Fictional Sports We Wish Were Real

While the sports that have evolved over centuries and become today's spectacles have never lost their flair or propensity for an exciting finish, fans still dream of the fantasy sports that appear in the media.

Some involve the act of flying or riding a broomstick, while others require an innate ability to race at jaw-dropping speeds in an arena surrounded by eons of empty space.

Dreaming of these fictional sports may be enjoyable and euphoric, but it's not enough. We need these leagues to be created and perfected.

As the world develops and advances technologically, there needs to be room for new sports leagues that truly depict the path we are taking toward an aesthetically pleasing future, with flying cars and a flippant disregard for gravity.

If only.

Here are the fictional sports we wish were real.

Enjoy.

20. BASEketball

For fans who are envious of professional athletes and their incredible ability to dominate their craft, this game presents the perfect opportunity for average players to win against the athletically dominant.

While the sport is traditional with two teams, shoot-off for possession and innings, it has one aspect that separates it from the rest: the team that is on defense is allowed to distract and bother opponents in any way they please. As long as they don't touch the shooter or impair his vision, nothing is out of the question.

Artie Lange would undoubtedly be in the upper echelon of the league.

19. Death Race

While NASCAR already claims 75 million fans, that number could only increase if the sport involved vehicular manslaughter and meticulously built obstacle courses.

It may seem morally improper, but it's a sport that fans would empty their wallets to see, most likely on pay-per-view.

Many fans often wish Gladiators still existed, making it likely they would embrace this gruesome sport with open arms.

Especially if Jason Statham was a driver and this was his sidekick.

18. The Running Man

Naturally everything Arnold Schwarzenegger touches turns to gold, except his nanny, and the Running Man is no different, a gladiatorial sport that would gain a loyal throng of followers if it was started.

Similar to Death Race, this movie involves criminals choosing to take part in this vicious game, with the risk of death very real, instead of serving time in prison.

This government-owned game show has contestants running for freedom, while being chased by bounty hunters looking to take their lives. 

The show is essentially American Gladiators with irrevocable consequences, featuring the survival of a plethora of challenges during the attempted escape from these villains. 

Could be epic.

17. Lightcycle Races

Seemingly a more simplistic version of Death Race, this game still presents the potential for excitement.

After a light cycle completely covers the driver, he is forced into a riding position, with a protective canopy covering him. The rest is up to him.

The twist is the solid jetwall that the vehicles leave in their wake. They can only move in straight lines. With the brakes disabled, the vehicles often crash into the wall of another light cycle. Communication between vehicles is prevalent as well.

The athletically gifted Peter Griffin exemplifies the determination and drive it takes to succeed.

16. Kumite

The freestyle underground martial art featured in the Jean-Claude Van Damme movie Bloodsport, kumite is quite the sport.

This illegal, single-elimination and often lethal martial arts tournament invites the world's most fearsome artists to battle.

While the matches were clearly exhilarating, the training regimens may be more unique. They include climbing trees, bashing coconuts and breaking large ice blocks. 

That will certainly toughen a fighter up.

15. Aeroball

If Aeroball isn't accepted for it's inclusion of football, boxing, kung fu and basketball, it needs to be considered for requiring players to wear jet packs.

The futuristic sport featured in the 1970s comic strip Harlem Heroes, Aeroball players score "air strikes" by getting the ball in the "score tank."

While the rules are seemingly synonymous with every other sport, this 2000 AD creation features unique aspects that can't be ignored.

Jet packs, enough said.

14. Blernsball

Baseball can often seem tedious as nine innings fly by with few balls reaching the outfield grass and most batters walking back to the dugout with their heads down.

But don't fret, because Futurama has figured out how to improve America's pastime.

A very popular sport in the 31st century, Blernsball players hit a ball on an elastic tether to fielders who try to prevent the ball from going in the small holes on the field.

The Blernsball Hall of Fame is located in the same spot as the ancient one, in Cooperstown, including 20 generations of Hank Aarons.

Futuristic baseball, it doesn't get better.

13. Speedball

It may be an old video game on the Sega Genesis, but Speedball is sure to garner plenty of attention with its combination of chaotic violence and futuristic versions of handball and ice hockey.

While goals are naturally rewarded, violent play is also celebrated and necessary to win.

There's nothing like fast-paced contact sports to get the blood flowing.

Moral code doesn't seem to apply.

12. The Fielding Mellish Honeymoon Night

"It is swift, rhythmic, coordinated." (The video here)

Woody Allen is clearly thankful that the referees didn't stop the fight after a cut appeared on his face.

In hindsight, every marriage should feature a play-by-play announcer leading fans along the road to consummation.

Clearly they can spice it up.

11. Anbo-Jitsu

If sports like curling and croquet can exist, this one certainly garners a look.

Two opponents, blinded by a solid visor on their helmet, battle for position and their bearings.

Their weapon, a staff with a sensor on one end and a cushion on the other in case they feel stressed and need to squeeze something, is used for detection.

Used by Commander William Riker in Star Trek: The Next Generation in 2365, this game is seemingly a unique martial art, requiring focus and the use of all one's senses.

A true test of will.

10. Flonkerton

This is for all the individuals who have a loving relationship with their office space.

Played by members of The Office during the Office Olympics, it translates to "Box of Paper Snowshoe Racing."

This sport, of Icelandic origin, has competitors race a predetermined distance with heavy boxes of paper strapped to their feet.

Sounds like the ultimate coffee break.

9. Blood Bowl

Any game featuring human warriors, goblins, dwarfs, elves and trolls will naturally present endless fun.

Played between two teams of 16 players, Blood Bowl requires teams to either score the most touchdowns or violently eliminate the other team in order to win.

Any version of American football that doesn't throw flags every time a player is touched is fine with us.

8. Professional Wrestling

While we love the WWF and WWE for the riveting plots that are featured in each match, as well as the fearless competitors who participate, it's missing one key ingredient.

The moves are relentless, the viciousness endless, but it lacks the full physicality that it preaches.

These fighters should have no problem making the sport a bit more honest, absorbing some significant physical harm. 

We want more than just Acadamy Award performances. We have Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jean-Claude Van Damme for that.

7. Robot Boxing

As technology continues to advance, the sports world will see improvement as well, and not just in equipment and playing fields. 

There will be no sport more profitable than steel machines competing for prize money. It's a seemingly improved version of boxing, with wear and tear nonexistent.

Only these fighters can live on forever.

"The human body can only take so much, but the steel never stops."

The safest investment.

6. Rollerball

While fans love hockey for its combination of violence and ice skating, they would embrace it further if there were no rules, as the fights clearly bring about the most cheering.

Rollerball is similar in that it combines violence with roller blades and the players must bring a heavy metal ball into a high goal.

But Rollerball has no rules, and motorcyclists riding around to bring momentum to the players.

We didn't think hockey could get any more extreme.

"Hells Bells" certainly helps.

5. Disc Wars

In the original TRON movie, two gladiators faced off in a closed arena, each with an identity disc to use as a shield and a weapon.

While it sounds a bit like Ultimate Frisbee, this game is a bit more gruesome.

In TRON: Legacy, the game modified to a 16-program competition, enhancing the experience.

From tennis players to a football team, these athletes will stop at nothing to eliminate their opponents. 

In the end, adding Daft Punk songs to any activity can make it just as exciting.

4. Pod Racing

A popular sport in the beleaguered regions of the galaxy in the Star Wars prequels, it is similar to Death Race, but with more advanced technology.

Podracers built two large turbine engines, linked by plasma discharges, around an anti-gravity pod, connected by long cables.

While the more recent Star Wars movies pail in comparison to the earlier films, this sport certainly entertains the crowd.

The future looks bright.

3. Mario Kart

While watching cars race on a circular track for a tedious amount of laps (sound familiar?) can seem mundane, it gets exciting when the cars have power-ups that include mushrooms, turtle shells and lightning bolts to attack opponents.

This go-kart racing was made famous by the energetic Mario, but that doesn't mean we couldn't make it better.

The perfect game for those who stumble early, but shine in crunch time.

2. NFL Blitz

No refs, no rules, no mercy.

With football getting softer every year as the league's officials attempt to protect every pretty face, one game can bring a new, greater following.

The game may seem ludicrous and over the top, but it would bring a throng of new fanatics anxiously awaiting the next display of bloodshed.

No more blown calls, no more ignorance.

1. Quidditch

Some might see the creation of this Wizarding sport difficult considering it's played on flying broomsticks, but where others see a problem, we see an opportunity.

Seemingly ice hockey played in the air, Quidditch offers fans exhilarating matches and fervent competitors.

With loyal fan bases, the Quidditch World Cup would be just as crowded in the real world as it was in Goblet of Fire.

While Harry Potter fans from more than 200 colleges have joined the International Quidditch Association in an attempt to enjoy the game and compete in tournaments, they are bereft of that key element of Quidditch.

Once flying is perfected, only then can we perfect the game.