One of the more unappreciated sports in our time is wrestling. Many don't understand or don't know the struggles that wrestlers have to go through day in and day out. Although wrestling has several hundred struggles, here are just a few 10 struggles of being a wrestler.
Cutting Weight
Having to drop a couple dozen pounds every week is not the easiest. Having to sweat a lot and not eating are the two best ways to go about it.
No One Cares
No one outside of the wrestling community watches the sport or goes to any of the meets -- it's just the wrestling moms.
People Don't Understand The Rules
Wrestling can be a very complicated sport and tough to learn, and so every sports column written about wrestling from a non-wrestler sounds like the stupidest thing from a wrestler's point of view.
Cauliflower Ear
Depending on who you ask, some people like having it and some don't. But most non-wrestlers have a tough time looking at a deformed ear, and getting it drained is a very painful experience.
You Can't Have Thanksgiving Or Christmas Dinner
Going back to the cutting weight thing, wrestling season comes at the most inconvenient time to stop eating, beginning right around Thanksgiving and not ending until March.
No Excuses
Unlike sports like football or baseball where you get to lose as a team. Wrestling you have to lose by yourself and no blame can be put on anyone else.
Always In a Bad Mood
Between not eating and tough practices most wrestlers will be in a very bad mood during the seasons, being set off by the tiniest things.
WWE Takes The Spotlight
Most people don't confuse high school or college wrestling with WWE, but it is difficult to google wrestling without getting a bunch of unrelated, fake wrestling.
Skin Infections
It is very easy to get a skin infection like ring worm from the wrestling mats and it gives wrestling a bad rep, making people think it's a disgusting sport.
No Recognition
Similar to the no one really cares. Wrestling has been so unrecognized by the sports world that many claim it's not a sport and was so bad that it was discontinued from the Olympic games. In the end it was saved, but it was close to being beat by ping pong.
