Despite the similarities, the WWE and UFC are very distinct brands in the eyes of their fans. In talking to fans that I know, WWE fans don't want the wresting

Despite the similarities, the WWE and UFC are very distinct brands in the eyes of their fans. In talking to fans that I know, WWE fans don't want the wresting to become more real. Nobody watching WWE is under the impression that being thrown onto a table is something that would happen in the normal course of a sporting competition. Making it more like "real" wrestling would largely defeat the parts that make the WWE fu UFC fans, on the other hand, are coming to the sport because it's real. Fans that only watch the UFC are often very sensitive about a comparison to the WWE, because they value the fact that it is "real" competition and not scripted.