@Robbie: Agree and I bet anyone facing a guy like a Regal, Bradshaw or Bob Holly can only dream they'd stop 2 inches from their face
As far as rehearsals go, they usually practice big spots or sequences as well as the finish, but not much else. How could you? It'd take a hell of a memory to remember the entire sequence for a 20 or 30 minute match, while being dropped on your head and beat up.
Wrestlers usually call the match while wrestling it; usually one leading (often the veteran but not always; Chris Jericho is known to let the rookies get baptism under fire when wrestling him by having them call it). It's pretty easy to notice them whispering to each other when in rest holds or if the camera men are asleep on the job.
I still think most wrestlers are extremely talented athletes and have a tough life. Just the travel schedule (for WWE guys) is enough to wear anyone else out, never mind the injuries!
Bottom line, though, is wrestling is for entertainment. It's like watching a movie, or TV show. I argue all the time with people who say "but why do you watch that and not UFC, UFC is real!" to which my reply is usually, I am more entertained by story lines and seeing guys performing often incredible feats and moves, than watching guys hump each other on the ground for an hour (yes I'm generalizing, but you get the point).
To each their own, but for me, I'm WAY more entertained by ROH, WWE and even TNA the few times I watch it, than any MMA event.
