“The WWE does have a training center to teach budding rasslers how to fake taking a punch”
The term is “sell”. As in, Hennig sold that punch so well he made his opponent look like a million bucks.
“how to take a flying leap”
Only IMP knows what he’s talking about here.
“the proper way to yell and scream”
The proper term is “cutting a promo”.
“how to smack the canvas to produce the loudest noise”
Wrestlers are trained to hit the canvas as flat as possible not to make a loud noise, but to distribute the impact evenly over their entire bodies to avoid injury. That canvas is a lot harder than you think.
“costume design, cosmetology”
Wrestling companies have a team that does this for the wrestlers. They don’t do it themselves.
“how to cheat without getting caught by the go-along-with-it refs”
It’s called wrestling psychology. It’s the art of engaging the fans. One Eddie Guerrero took this to new levels that was hilarious and awesome.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kQ7dbi1BSeY&pp=ygUaZWRkaWUgZ3VlcnJlcm8gY2hlYXQgY2hhaXI%3D “There are probably plenty of internships where you get to rassle for little or no pay while the McMahon's collect the gate receipts and broadcast revenues.”
Today, wrestlers have agents that work on behalf of the wrestlers to secure the best contracts possible. Beginning pay for a WWE wrestler is around 60k, but within 6 months that pay either increases dramatically, or they’re let go. Merchandise sales often make wrestlers millions alone.
“I'm searching their website for some indication of "success rate" or "job placements" but none is disclosed.”
The likelihood of making it in entertainment or sports is extremely low, be it football, baseball, acting, being a famous musician or what have you. To make it in WWE you have to be an extremely talented individual.
“It's probably better than Betsy DeVos's "for profit" schools…”
I’m guessing IMP knows less about education than he does wrestling.
The Department of Education’s main function is guaranteeing college loans. This drives up the cost of education and screws over students. The Department should be abolished. Students should have to go to private banks to get a school loan, the student should be allowed to declare bankruptcy if the school ill prepared them to get a job, and the college/university should have to cosign on the loan.