John Stossel has been reporting for many years.
I still recall him interviewing a professional wrestler and asking that wrestler on camera, if what they do on stage really fake? That wrestler boxed Johnnies ears in a split second and then walked away. I think his hearing was effected for the rest of that show.
Hey, guess who has a birthday tomorrow?
John Frank Stossel, Born March 6th, 1947 = 72 y/o!!
He looks about 10 years younger.
I met him in-person after one of the tapings in Midtown-in fact, I think I have the picture on my profile page.
He had lung cancer.
The fact that the fighter in question could actually deliver a serious blow doesn’t in any way answer whether the broadcast fights on stage are really fake.
He got slapped by wrastler David Schultz and in turn sued the WWF and won a few hundred thousand for his troubles. Should be able to do a search and find a video clip of the incident on line.