

They don't have time to write out and rehearse every body slam, clothesline, and Irish whip. Pro wrestlers are masters of physical improv. Isn't wrestling scripted? Well, here's the interesting thing: The wrestlers themselves, along with the match's segment producer, usually a former wrestler, may plan out the rough sequence of events in advance. Instead, the actual matches are denoted by a single line, "Match." And then, referring to the series of moves and maneuvers that end the match, there's "the finish."

the wrestling, are not included in the TV script. For one thing, the play-by-play of the matches themselves, i.e. Reading through the script is fascinating if you've ever wondered how the hetero-flexible male soap opera is put together. Even though wrestling's staginess is now openly celebrated, the company has to keep a fig-leaf of kayfabe over their goods, if only for the sake of mystery and history. Someone is leaking scripts from backstage at the nation's largest sports entertainment company, and it is really pissing off the company's principal owner, Stephanie McMahon.
