Professional wrestling in the United States, through the advent of television in the 1950s, and cable in the 1980s, began appearing in powerful media outlets...
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The history of professional wrestling in the United Kingdom spans over one hundred years. After a brief spell of popularity for Greco Roman professional...
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logistics of running a wrestling event. Within the convention of the show, the company is a sports governing body which sanctions wrestling matches and gives...
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The United States Wrestling Association (USWA) was a professional wrestling promotion based in Memphis, Tennessee. The company was founded when the Memphis-based...
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Professional wrestling in Japan has existed for several decades. The first Japanese person to involve themselves in catch wrestling (the basis of traditional...
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The 1980s professional wrestling boom, more commonly referred to as the Golden Era[by whom?] or the Rock 'n' Wrestling Era, was a surge in the popularity...
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strongman and wrestling performances (which often involved match fixing) in the 1830s. Professional wrestling is a popular form of entertainment in Australia...
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Professional wrestling is a dramatic enactment of wrestling as a spectator sport. As is the norm for this sport, women's professional wrestling is organized...
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2024 in professional wrestling describes the current year's events in the world of professional wrestling. These promotions are holding events throughout...
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list of professional wrestling promoters in the United States. This section lists notable professional wrestling promoters, especially those of the "Farmer"...
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Chikara (stylized in all capital letters and sometimes referred to as Chikara Pro) was an American professional wrestling promotion based in Philadelphia,...
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The WWE United States Championship is a men's professional wrestling championship promoted by the American promotion WWE, defended on the SmackDown brand...
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independent wrestling promotions in the United States, sorted by regional area, and lists both active and defunct "indy promotions" from the 1990s and 2000s...
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In professional wrestling, a gimmick generally refers to a wrestler's in-ring persona, character, behaviour, attire, and/or other distinguishing traits...
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All In is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event, currently produced by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). The inaugural event...
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The United Wrestling Network (UWN) is a governing body for professional wrestling promotions in the United States that was formed in 2013 by David Marquez...
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originally a professional wrestling and boxing promotion and later became the holding company for the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF), later the World...
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of the United States have drawn comparisons to professional wrestling and many wrestlers and wrestling personalities across the world have served in elected...
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Professional wrestling in Australia makes up a small part of Australian culture. Unlike the North American or Japanese products which have large, globally...
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In American professional wrestling, the term Black Saturday refers to Saturday, July 14, 1984, the day when Vince McMahon's World Wrestling Federation...
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the wrestlers are mainly associated. List of professional wrestling promoters List of professional wrestling promotions List of independent wrestling...
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Beyond Wrestling is an independent professional wrestling promotion based out of Worcester, Massachusetts in the United States. Established in 2009 by...
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portal List of professional wrestling promotions List of women's wrestling promotions List of professional wrestling promotions in Europe "United Kingdom Promotions"...
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All-in wrestling was both a style of professional wrestling that emerged in the United Kingdom in the Interwar period as well as a term that came to describe...
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with the style of freestyle wrestling spreading rapidly in the United Kingdom and in the United States during the late 1800s. Wrestling professionals soon...
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as the sole governing body for professional wrestling in the United States. It remained the largest and most influential body in wrestling until the mid-1980s...
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The history of Professional wrestling in Canada dates back to the founding of Maple Leaf Wrestling, which opened in 1930 and was the first known professional...
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Professional wrestling in New Zealand Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom Professional wrestling in the United States Professional wrestling match types...
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The Grand Slam is an accomplishment recognized by various professional wrestling promotions in the United States and Japan. It is a distinction given to...
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Professional wrestling in France dates back to the 1830s and exhibitions of Greco Roman wrestling in circuses. In the 1930s French wrestling moved from...
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