Styles of wrestling

and some styles exist or have existed in more than one of these three broad categories. Where this is the case and an article exists, it may appear in and be linked to from two or more of the lists below.

Amateur freestyle wrestling

The various styles of wrestling include:

Note particularly that the phrase professional wrestling normally refers to a sports entertainment style, but can also refer to the professional level of wrestling as a competitive sport.[1]

Competitive wrestling

Amateur
A competitor at national level Greco-Roman wrestling scores five points for lifting his opponent off the mat
Oil wrestling
Main article: amateur wrestling

Professional
Professional sumo wrestling
  • Sumo in Japan is the most popular form of competitive wrestling at a professional level
  • Lucha libre was once a competitive sport, but is now a sports entertainment
  • Catch as Catch Can

Sports entertainment

The term sports entertainment was coined to describe the sports spectacles promoted by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).[2] These matches are not competitive, but are a scripted and rehearsed entertainment. The rules are not always clear and are generally ignored in any case.[3] The term is now used to describe all staged wrestling matches and similar versions of other sports.[4]

In the context of sports entertainment, the term professional wrestling is used both to mean all staged forms of wrestling, and also more specifically for those of the particular style developed by WWE.

  • Professional wrestling mainly in the USA but also in Japan
  • King's Road style in Japan
  • Strong style in Japan
  • Lucha Libre particularly in Mexico, but also in other Spanish-speaking countries
  • Backyard wrestling originated from Hardcore Wrestling which was created by ECW

See also:

  • Wrestling as a sports entertainment

Obsolete styles
Pankration

Styles no longer widely practised in amateur, professional or staged form, although some historical recreations may occur

Techniques
  • Category:Grappling hold

Organisations
  • United World Wrestling, the governing body for Olympic wrestling
  • WWE
  • New Japan Pro Wrestling is by attendance and revenue the second largest sports entertainment organisation in the world, behind WWE
  • Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre is the world's oldest wrestling organization, specializing in the Lucha Libre style. Founded in Mexico City in 1933.
  • Category:Professional wrestling promotions

People

Amateur wrestling
  • Category:Sport wrestlers
  • Category:Cornish Wrestling Champions
  • Category:Wrestling coaches

Competitive professional wrestling
  • Category:Sumo people

Sports entertainment
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See also

References
  1. See Wiktionary
  2. http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/487839-stephanie-mcmahon-talks-connors-cure retrieved October 18, 2014
  3. http://whatculture.com/wwe/10-oddest-rules-wrestling.php retrieved October 18, 2014
  4. For example roller derby, see history of roller derby
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