The History Of Professional Wrestling On Earth

By Eugenia Dickerson


The history of professional wrestling is detailed as documented in some ancient writings and literary references. Professional fighting changed with time to what it is nowadays. At present professional fighting is a permanent job unlike in old days when it was taken as a leisure exercise. Fighting was a part time activity in various communities. It formed a very important part of many ceremonies and festival 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 certain countries like Mexico and Japan do not observe a given plot. The bouts are real competitions with no prearranged outcomes. Bouts in such countries are livelier since fighters have the freedom of using every tactic including submission holds and martial art strikes. This renders the bouts dangerous as wrestlers are likely to pick injuries or get 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 wrestling has several levels, which wrestlers strive to accomplish. Every level is signified by some kind of belt, which is given to the winner. Wrestling is known all over the globe because it occurs among Olympic Games and sports. During such competitions wrestlers of all ages and levels are included and the champion in every category is rewarded 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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