Professional wrestling, often referred to as pro wrestling, or simply, wrestling, is a form of athletic theater centered around mock combat, with the premise that its performers are competitive wrestl
Christopher Daniels performing a flying crossbody on Jonny Storm; like all wrestling moves, this requires coordination between both wrestlers in order to ensure each other's safety.
Spectators gather in Pyongyang, North Korea for Antonio Inoki's Pro Wrestling Friendship Games. A traditional wrestling ring can be seen in the lower left corner.
A WWE Money in the Bank ladder match in 2009
Tommy Seigler applies a hold to Nick Kozak while a referee looks on.
Wrestling is a martial art, combat sport, and form of entertainment that involves grappling with an opponent and striving to obtain a position of advantage through different throws or techniques, with
Professional wrestling
…is a form of athletic theater centered around mock combat, with the premise that its performers are competitive wrestlers. The legitimate sport of wrestling has never been popular enough in the United States to sustain a professional scene because the action is considered too slow-paced. In the late 19th…
Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Wrestlers shown in the center on an Ancient Greek relief of the pentathlon, c. 500 BC
Karajá ceramic statuette, wrestlers
Jacob Wrestling with the Angel illustration by Gustave Doré, 1855