The popularity of professional wrestling programs has skyrocketed since the early nineties, and with it so has the popularity of regular weekly programs featuring it. This is obviously good for business, more viewers means more money. But as the popularity of these programs has increased, there has also been an increase in violence and incidents related to these programs. Die-hard fans of professional wrestling will argue that there is no real danger in performing the acts they see on the show, or that there is no way these shows could cause violence in viewers because they are clearly fake. And they are right, there is no real danger if you are a trained professional who has been practicing the techniques for years and knows how to perform them correctly. Fans will argue that there are no problems with the shows, that they don't cause violence, but scholars argue otherwise. Psychologists such as Matthew Bernthal (Bernthal 2005) and Jablonski (Jablonski 1995) have both conducted research that argues against these die-hard fans, who have specific examples of violence in viewers and may demonstrate that there may actually be a problem with watching these programs. regularly. This is where my research paper comes in, is there really a problem? Do these programs prevent unnecessary violence? And if so, how do they cause it? Although fans will say that the programs are harmless and do not cause violence in viewers as long as they understand that they are fake, there is in fact research that shows that these professional wrestling programs have caused violent acts in viewers and this research is able to provide examples specifications and studies that demonstrate it. With this research I will use ...... half of the article ...... restling." School Psychology International 26.2 (2005): 224-242.DuRant, R., Neiberg, R., Champion, H., Rhodes, S., & Wolfson, M. (2007). Viewing professional wrestling on television and involvement in violent behavior and other health risks by a national sample of adolescents Journal Of Adolescent Health, 40(2), S26 .Jablonski, C.K. and Zillmann, D. (1995) 'The role of humor in the trivialization of violence', Media Psychology: Journal for Individual and Mass Communication 7: 122–33.Ridberg, R. ( 2002). Wrestling with Manhood: Boys, Bullying, and Battering, MA: Media Education Foundation, R., Skalski, P., Lachlan, K., Westerman, D., Davis, J., & Smith,. . The gritty nature of televised wrestling: Is violence a cause for concern? Newspaper broadcast and electronic media, 49(2), 202-220