Critic score: 23/100 - User score: 8.6/10 - This is a comedy about professional wrestling, so I hate to break it to you, but it's all fake. Ultimately, this movie didn't really know what its market was, which is why critics had a hard time with it. They couldn't possibly fathom a movie about wrestling that pokes fun at wrestling tropes. Why would fans like this?" they screamed. The thing is, wrestling fans are smart and understand that it's fine to laugh at themselves. Go make yourself a friend who loves pro-wrestling. It's important to meet people with different worldviews.
What critics said: "A movie made for wrestling fans that makes fun of wrestling fans? That cuts a little too close to the vicarious masochism at the heart of pro wrestling's core constituency. Also, it's not funny."