The History Of Professional Wrestling In The World

By Eugenia Dickerson


The history of professional wrestling is long and detailed as captured in some ancient documentaries and literary references. Professional fighting evolved over time to become what it is today. Currently professional fighting is a full time job as opposed to ancient times when it was treated as a leisure activity. Fighting as a leisure activity existed in several different communities. It formed a crucial part of several festivals and ceremonies including initiation.

Cave drawings found in nations such as Babylon, France, and Egypt date back in 13th century. The drawings portrayed a number of the holds in use in modern sport. It was a good source of entertainment for many royal families including princesses, kings, paramount chiefs, and queens. Back then wrestlers fought fellow fighters and sometimes beasts like aggressive bulls.

The outcomes of current staged combat or wrestling are predetermined unlike before. Most competitions are organized by bodies such as International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles abbreviated as FILA and World Wrestling Entertainment shortened as WWE. These bodies comprise of technical teams whose job is creativity. They create and develop dramatic stories like feuds among fighters in order to make the matches interesting and leaving viewers in suspense to encourage watching.

Professional fighting in some countries such as Japan and Mexico do not follow a given plot. The matches are real competition with no predetermined outcomes. Matches or bouts in such nations are livelier as fighters are allowed to use all tactics including martial art strikes and submission holds. This makes the matches dangerous since fighters are more likely to get hurt or pick injuries.

One technique of reducing injuries in this type of game is coming up with laws that require fighters to in wear protective gears before entering the ring. The protective wears may entail masks and hand gloves. All masks should be having soft internal layer to shield the wrestler from the force of heavy blows. It also low possibilities of wrestlers picking basilar skull fractures.

The existing and altered laws put much weight on skills then bodily strength. A win is determined by the number of times the wrestler pins their rival on the ground. This game is for both women and men. Some of the methods applied in this sport are taught to all law enforcers as training. The skills attained give them a better stand against opponents should need for self defense arise.

Professional wrestling has a number of levels, which fighters strive to achieve. Every stage is marked by some sort of belt, which is presented to the winning fighter. Wrestling is recognized all over the World since it features among Olympic sports and games. During these competitions fighters of all ages and ranks are included and the winner in each category is awarded by the organizing bodies.

The history of professional wrestling comprises of the evolution and introduction of additional laws and styles in combat sport. As a combat sport it entails grappling methods like joint locks, pins, takedowns, clinch fighting, and grappling holds. Current, historic, and traditional styles are permitted in specific categories where the regulations allow. This sport borrows a lot from martial art. Partnership between wrestlers is allowed in some categories.




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