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Professional wrestling in the United States - Wikipedia. Contents. hide. (Top) 1860s–1940s: Beginnings. Carnival days. "Farmer" Burns and Frank Gotch era. 1920–1948: Expansion. Growth of wrestling promotions. 1948–1984: Territory era, rise of television. Gimmick characters. Competitiveness compromised. Moderate slowdown.
Professional wrestling. Judo. Sambo. Mixed martial arts. See also. Notes. References. External links. Wrestling is a martial art and combat sport that involves grappling with an opponent and striving to obtain a position of advantage through different throws or techniques, within a given ruleset.
WWE. World Wrestling Entertainment, LLC, doing business as WWE, is a big company that produces professional wrestling shows. It is now the most popular company in the wrestling business. Vince J. McMahon started the company in 1963.
Professional wrestling is a form of athletic theater that combines mock combat with drama, under the premise that the performers are competitive wrestlers.
The history of professional wrestling, as a performing art, started in the early 20th century, with predecessors in funfair and variety strongman and wrestling performances (which often involved match fixing) in 1830s. Professional wrestling is a popular form of entertainment in Australia, North America, Latin America, Europe, and Japan.
Professional wrestling, pro wrestling is wrestling done as performance art. It is different from other sports because it is a fixed sport. It is sometimes known as sports entertainment. Like other athletes, most wrestlers train each day to maintain their physical condition.
Professional wrestling-related lists (6 C, 117 P) H. History of professional wrestling (2 C, 15 P) M. Professional wrestling matches (1 C, 7 P)
