I know there are still some folks who believe rasslin' is real, but I beg to differ. I put them in the same category as folks who believe reality TV is real. No, there isn't a formal script, but to get the camera angles right and get permission to film in various locations lots of stuff has to be set up. Those TV bachelors aren't paying for and planning elephant riding dates, the challenges on America's Next Top Model aren't the norm for real models and learning the tango doesn't make people cry at the Arthur Miller dance studio near my house... need I go on? Professional wrestling and reality TV are in the same boat for many reasons. Both get accused of being fake, both feature over-the-top characters and both rely heavily on ad lib and staged disagreements.
From "Jersey Shore" to "Real Housewives of New Jersey," I believe the casts of most of these programs are wanna-be actors and folks who don't have enough talent to become actors, but who want to be famous anyway. And the props!!! OMG. There are fake boardrooms, ridiculous challenges, clocks turned into odd necklaces... but the oddest most-talked about prop of all is Heidi. Heidi from the Hills is using her entire body as a prop. Her plastic surgeries are the star of the final season of the show!
You may find reality shows tacky and tasteless, but what's the difference between a fight scene written for weird characters on a bonafide drama and the fight scenes between Real Housewives? The size of the paycheck the producers have to hand over. None of it is real, but some of it is definately low budget.
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