The History Of Professional Wrestling In The World

By Eugenia Dickerson


The history of professional wrestling is quite long as documented in certain ancient scripts or literary references. Professional fighting changed slowly to what it is currently. At the moment professional wrestling is a life time work unlike in ancient days when it was considered a leisure activity. Wrestling was a recreational activity in many communities. It was a significant part of many festivals and rites including initiation.

Cave drawings found in countries like France, Egypt, and Babylon date back in thirtieth century. The drawings depicted some of the holds used in current sport. It was a source of entertainment for various royal families including kings, queens, princesses, and paramount chiefs. Back then fighters fought fellow human beings and even beasts such as 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 certain nations such as Mexico and Japan do not comply with a given predestined plot. The bouts are actual competitions without prearranged outcomes or results. Bouts in such nations are livelier because fighters have the choice of using all tactics including submission grasps and martial art strikes. This makes the bouts unsafe because wrestlers are prone to picking injuries or getting hurt.

One way of reducing cases of injury in this sport is passing laws that require wrestlers to put a protective gear before stepping in the ring. The protective gears may include masks and hand gloves. The masks must have an inner layer of sponges or cushions for protection against the impact of blows. It also reduces chances of wrestlers sustaining basilar skull fracture.

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 fighting has many ranks that wrestlers struggle to achieve. Every rank is signified by some form of belt that is given to the champion. Wrestling is well-known around the globe as it features amongst Olympic Games. During such bouts wrestlers of all levels and ages are included and the champions of each category are rewarded by the concerned bodies.

The history of professional wrestling involves the introduction and evolution of additional rules and styles in combat bouts. As a competitive sport it involves grappling methods like pins, joint locks, grappling holds, takedowns, and clinch fighting. Traditional, current, and historic tactics are allowed in particular categories where the stipulations allow for such. Professional wrestling borrows much from martial art. Partnership among wrestlers is permitted in some divisions.




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