Getting people to dip their toe into pro wrestling is always gonna be an uphill battle. "It's fake" is all they have to say to convince themselves that they won't watch. Can't show them a 5 star match, "it's fake". Can't show them a flipfest, "that's gymnastics, they're not even close to eachother". Can't even show them an old school memphis brawl, even though you can see the potatoes flying.

So, what can you do? Well, your options are:

An All Out Slug Fest: Don Frye vs. Yoshihiro Takayama. Yeah, yeah, i know what you're going to say, "that's not even pro wrestling, it's mma!". That's a fair point, but misses what i'm trying to do. What i'm trying to do is disconnect "pro wrestler" from "fake". They're just throwing haymakers at eachother, and he's still standing (even though Takayama looks more like ground beef than person at the end)! Now theres a seed of doubt in that persons mind, maybe they are actually hitting eachother in pro wrestling? Now the strong style pipeline begins, Inokiism's captured another soul.

Deathmatch: Atsushi Onita vs Hayabusa, Exploding Barbed War Deathmatch. No, i'm not going to recommend showing CZW's Tournament of Death VIII or what have you. FMW is great for this occasion, as it has pomp and circumstance, which'll catch the viewers eye. The walkout, the themes, the crowd, the lights. Hayabusa looks like a power ranger to a lot of first time watchers. "Why's the ref dressed like that? I know what a 'cage match' is, but why is it covered in barbed wire?" Questions will be risen, only to be answered with a simple "the cage explodes if you touch it".

And finally, Complete and Utter Nonsense: Sami Zayn vs Johnny Knoxville. Celebrity brings attention. The Jackass crew is known for doing things for attention. Johnny Knoxville is Bugs Bunny is human form. WeeLC falls under this category. If they want fake, turn up that dial to slapstick.