Started watching "real" wrestling in the mid 1970s when my Grandma would babysit my brother and me. She'd chain smoke as we watched Bruno, Superstar Billy Graham, etc, followed by roller derby. What memories! Saw Andre in person late in his career; couldn't have been taller than 6'9", but easily weighed over 5 bills.
Fake? Of course. Entertaining? Of course (to many, anyway). Are many of the professional wrestlers able to perform incredibly athletic moves while absorbing intense physical punishment? Absolutely.