Definitions for professional wrestling
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. professional wrestlingnoun

   wrestling for money

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1. professional wrestlingnoun

   An entertainment business characterized by the performance of choreographed wrestling matches with predetermined outcomes.

2. professional wrestlingnoun

   A theatrical presentation of a choreographed wrestling match as part of the professional wrestling business.

3. professional wrestlingnoun

   Any form of wrestling in which the wrestlers receive payment for participating.

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1. Professional wrestling

   Professional wrestling is a form of athletic theater that revolves around mock combat matches that are usually performed in a ring similar to the kind used in boxing. The dramatic aspects of pro wrestling may be performed both in the ring or—as in televised wrestling shows—in backstage areas of the venue, in similar form to reality television. Professional wrestling as a form of theater evolved out of the widespread practice of match fixing among wrestlers in the early 20th century. Rather than sanction the wrestlers for their deceit as was done with boxers, the public instead came to see professional wrestling as a performance art rather than a sport. Professional wrestlers responded to the public's attitude by dispensing with verisimilitude in favor of entertainment, adding melodrama, gimmickry, and outlandish stuntwork to their performances. Although the mock combat they performed ceased to resemble any authentic wrestling form, the wrestlers nevertheless continued to pretend that it was authentic, and the fans played along—this is a tradition known as kayfabe.

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1. professional wrestling

   Professional wrestling is a form of performance art and entertainment which combines athletics with theatrical performances. It involves matches between wrestlers characterized by scripted storylines, choreographed maneuvers, and predetermined outcomes designed to entertain an audience. Often, these matches are organized by wrestling promotion companies and involve characters with individual personalities and rivalries. Despite the outcomes being pre-determined, wrestlers are highly trained athletes who specialize in grappling techniques and acrobatics.

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1. Professional wrestling

   Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance. It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport. The unique form of sport portrayed is fundamentally based on classical and "catch" wrestling, with modern additions of striking attacks, strength-based holds and throws, and acrobatic maneuvers; much of these derive from the influence of various international martial arts. An additional aspect of combat with improvised weaponry is sometimes included to varying degrees. The matches have predetermined outcomes in order to heighten entertainment value, and all combative maneuvers are executed with the full cooperation of those involved and carefully performed in specific manners intended to lessen the chance of actual injury. These facts were once kept highly secretive but are now a widely accepted open secret. By and large, the true nature of the performance is not discussed by the performing company in order to sustain and promote the willing suspension of disbelief for the audience by maintaining an aura of verisimilitude. Originating as a sideshow exhibition in North American traveling carnivals and vaudeville halls, professional wrestling grew into a standalone genre of entertainment with many diverse variations in cultures around the globe, and is now considered a multi-million dollar entertainment industry. In North America, it has experienced several different periods of prominent cultural popularity during its century and a half of existence. The advent of television gave professional wrestling a new outlet, and wrestling was instrumental in making pay-per-view a viable method of content delivery.

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How to pronounce professional wrestling?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say professional wrestling in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of professional wrestling in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of professional wrestling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of professional wrestling in a Sentence

1. Trey Gowdy:

   The remedy is not to have a professional wrestling-type carnival atmosphere, which is what congressional public hearings have become.

2. Frank Deford:

   I believe that professional wrestling is clean and everything else in the world is fixed.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=professional wrestling
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Professional_Wrestling
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_Wrestling
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=professional wrestling