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	Professional wrestling - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Professional wrestling is "simulated" in the sense that the outcomes are predetermined, and their effects upon the opponent exaggerated.
		In the earlier parts of the 20th Century, "professional wrestling" was at times just that, a professional contest of amateur-style wrestlers competeing for a purse with a league structure similar to professional boxing.
		Modern professional wrestling usually features striking and other techniques not part of traditional wrestling.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Professional_wrestling (2752 words)

	MSN Encarta - Professional Wrestling
		Many professional wrestling matches are held in huge arenas that seat thousands of people, but others take place in small venues, such as high school gyms, bingo halls, and halls operated by the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW).
		Professional wrestling developed from amateur wrestling, but while the two sports resemble each other in some ways, they are not closely related.
		Because of this, winning and losing in professional wrestling do not carry the same weight as they do in traditional sports.
	encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=461510921 (1231 words)

	Professional wrestling slang - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Professional wrestling has accrued a considerable amount of slang, in-references and jargon.
		Kayfabe, term used to describe the illusion (and up-keep of the illusion) that professional wrestling is not staged(i.e.
		Sell, to make a wrestling match seem unstaged by reacting to an opponents attacks in a manner that would suggest that the techniques were being applied at full-force and that he/she is feeling the painful effects.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Professional_wrestling_slang (7776 words)

	Professional Wrestling Attacks Encyclopedia Article, Information, History and Biography @ BareHands.com
		Professional wrestling contains a variety of punches and kicks found in martial arts and other fighting sports, listed below are moves more specific to wrestling itself.
		Attacking maneuvers in professional wrestling are mainly used to wear down an opponent for a submission hold, or set up for a throw.
		Professional wrestlers frequently give their "finishers" (signature moves that usually result in a win) new names.
	www.barehands.com /encyclopedia/Professional_wrestling_attacks (6317 words)

	Professional Wrestling
		Professional wrestling should be in the Olympics, not only because it is a sport, not only because of how easy it is to implement, but because of the benefits it would bring to the Games.
		Professional wrestling is a sport, perhaps the most perfect sport there is. As such, I have always thought that professional wrestling should be in the Olympics.
		Professional wrestling's top rated show, WWE Smackdown, drew an average Nielson rating of 3.35 for the year.
	www22.brinkster.com /thebrakshow/archives/articles/31.html (2217 words)

	Professional Wrestling
		Wrestling had been steadily evolving into a simple morality play — which meant that whenever possible, and especially in high-profile main event matches, the formula was to pit a good and pure wrestler (called a "babyface") against a bad and evil wrestler (known as a "heel").
		As wrestling carved out its niche on television (with a few false starts along the way), wrestlers began to emerge as personalities, sometimes becoming stars for reasons almost entirely unrelated to their ability to wrestle per se.
		As late as the 19th Century, wrestling was a respected and even prestigious sport, a favorite among every strata of society, from peasant to President (Abraham Lincoln was an accomplished wrestler; interestingly, so was Donald Rumsfeld).
	www.rotten.com /library/culture/professional-wrestling (1892 words)

	pWw Wrestleshop--Books: The Encyclopedia of Professional Wrestling: 100 Years of the Good, the Bad, and the Unforgettable
		Professional wrestling remains one of the hottest forms of entertainment in the world and fans agree that there is no greater show on earth.
		One-hundred years of professional wrestling: From "shoots" to "works," carneys to cage matches, heroes to villains, it is all here in a bold and colorful manner.
		The Encyclopedia of Professional Wrestling: 100 Years of the Good, the Bad, and the Unforgettable
	www.pwwew.net /wrestleshop/book/encyclopedia.htm (165 words)

	Why Women Watch Professional Wrestling
		The chapter on professional wrestling as American ritual deals with whether or not people believe professional wrestling, which combines sport and drama, is a ritual while theater and actual sport such as football are not.
		It is with these 26 questions for the extended interviews that the researcher had been able to understand what makes professional wrestling appealing to the female fan, the theory behind why they watch and how deeply professional wrestling plays a part in their lives.
		Professional wrestling, has gone through some up in downs in its life time, but in the last few years has grown into a multi-billion dollar enterprise.
	www.geocities.com /burnsy79/wrestling.html (8385 words)

	Of Mats and Men: Chapter 10 - Evil in Professional Wrestling
		The discussion of personifications of evil in professional wrestling would not be complete without discussing a practical problem of understanding evil acts in light of the agents' explanations of their evil deeds.
		A third type of possible personified representation of evil in professional wrestling is the situation in which two or more Heels do violence to one Face during a match with the motive to injure or humiliate.
		Evil in professional wrestling is almost always disclosed by particularly violent action inside or outside the wrestling ring.
	www.deathvalleydriver.com /Benaka/thesis(chap10).html (1827 words)

	Professional Wrestling
		Professional wrestling is often seen as a suspect sport and marginal entertainment.
		The second half of the book explores professional wrestling's carnivalesque presentation of masculinities ranging from the cute to the brute, as well as the way in which the performances of women wrestlers almost inevitably enter into the realm of pornographic.
		This book looks at the world of professional wrestling both from the fan's-eye-view high in the stands and from the ringside in the wrestlers' gym.
	www.upress.state.ms.us /books/p/professional_wrestling.html (352 words)

	Diva (professional wrestling)
		In professional wrestling a diva is a recent term for a phenomenon; 'beautiful women' employed in the capacity eye candy.
		As wrestling has been traditionally a male-oriented which originated in the spectacle of carnival it is perhaps not surprising that practices occur.
		It is unclear as to whether 'bit played by women such as The Godfather 's Hos or relatives of WWE owner Vince McMahon such as his wife Linda McMahon as Divas.
	www.freeglossary.com /Diva_(professional_wrestling) (544 words)

	Mark (professional wrestling) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A mark is a professional wrestling fan who believes that everything associated with pro wrestling is real, rather than recognizing the existence of kayfabe (that is, it is a work).
		The term mark derives from pro wrestling's early days as a carnival sideshow, where those who were unaware or not privy to the workings of the business were seen as gullible 'marks' who would believe anything they were told.
		That rival wrestling organizations do not exist (especially if they are not acknowledged by announcers), and that the career of a veteran wrestler who is new to a promotion does not exist.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mark_(professional_wrestling) (559 words)

	Bury (professional wrestling) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In professional wrestling, bury refers to the lowering of a popular wrestler's status in the eyes of the fans.
		A wrestler must have attained a significant level of success before a sudden losing streak can be considered "burying." Getting buried is often the result of real-life backstage disagreements or feuds between the wrestler and the booker or the wrestler falling out of favor with the company; the booker buries the wrestler to punish him/her.
		The wrestler is set up by the booker to lose popularity, usually by having the wrestler lose one match after another, until he/she is seen by the fans as someone who belonged to the undercard.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bury_(professional_wrestling) (526 words)

	Professional wrestling throws - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Much of the action in professional wrestling involved the application of techniques that involve lifting the opponent up and throwing or slamming them down.
		It is very common in televised wrestling because it is simple and relatively safe yet looks powerful on camera.
		Scott Steiner popularized this move, primarily while wrestling in Japan.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Professional_wrestling_throws (526 words)

	Booker (professional wrestling) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Booking, in the sense used in professional wrestling, is the process of laying out in advance the general storyline of the match, to include what the eventual outcome will be.
		The booker also plans other aspects of the show, including interview segments and other backstage skits or promos between matches.
		Wrestling figures who are or were known bookers
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Booker_(professional_wrestling) (403 words)

	professional
		Wrestling - news and reports from the world of professional wrestling.
		Professional Wrestling [The Critic] - updated weekly with interactive trivia, Windows 95 themes, and the Weekly Rant.
		All Pro Wrestling - showcases California professional wrestling.
	www.esatclear.ie /~linkweb/NationalTeams/professional.htm (1137 words)

	Professional Wrestling Commentary
		Wrestling magazines do have the problem of becoming outdated so quickly seeing that things are constantly happening each and every week on tv, but this magazine is pretty good.
		The fact will always remain that she was the most popular female in pro wrestling's history, and for that, she will always be somewhat of an icon, legend, whatever you want to call it.
		ECW made their name on hardcore wrestling, and then the WWF, and even WCW adopted some of that, and no look where ECW is and how popular this style has become.
	pubpages.unh.edu /~gwd/commentary4.html (4370 words)

	Professional Wrestling Essays and Articles at eNotes
		It is 9 P.M. Monday night, and an announcer asks thousands of professional wrestling fans crowded into a local stadium, “Are you ready to rumble?” A television camera pans the audience as screaming fans of all ages leap to their feet, waving signs and sporting T-shirts that honor their favorite pro wrestling stars.
		Although the WWF officially discourages these backyard leagues and refuses to watch or recruit from homemade wrestling videos, many participants aspire to be “discovered” by the professional leagues.
		Tate was influenced by the theatrics of pro wrestling, they claimed, and was imitating the stunts executed by WWF star Dwayne Johnson, whose pro wrestling stage name is “The Rock.” To support their defense, Tate’s attorneys subpoenaed The Rock and other pro wrestlers to testify about how they make their televised action appear authentic.
	soc.enotes.com /professional-wrestling-article (1707 words)

	Professional Wrestling Proposal
		Part II: Knowledge and Preconceptions After being exposed to professional wrestling for quite sometime, I became somewhat knowledgeable of the sport.
		The professional wrestling sport is a very secretive business.
		Wrestling is infamous for blurring the lines between true sport and pure entertainment.
	www.studyworld.com /newsite/ReportEssay/SocialIssues/Sports\Pro_Wrestling_Proposal.htm (919 words)

	Professional Wrestling's Rebirth
		Don't look now, but the most popular programming on cable television is professional wrestling.
		Wrestling officials claim that they are aimed at 18 to 34 year olds but admit that adolescents, pre-teens, and teens make up much of the viewing audience.
		Given its high TV ratings and rabid fans, pro wrestling is not likely to disappear any time soon, despite questions of its family value.
	www.infoplease.com /spot/prowrestling1.html (676 words)

	Amazon.com: Professional Wrestling Collectibles: Books: Kristian Pope,Kristian Pope
		Professional wrestling is the fastest-growing form of entertainment in the U.S., and along with the sport's record-breaking popularity, the collectibles market for pro wrestling has skyrocketed.
		Professional Wrestling Collectibles covers every known aspect of the wrestling collectibles market for the millions of fans and collectors.
		They're professional wrestlersand just as they've stomped opponents in the ring, pro wrestling itself is stomping its opponents in the sports arena.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0873418786?v=glance (749 words)

	Professional wrestling - Encyclopedia Dramatica
		The official story is that once, as he was following his spirit animal through Detroit in search of a missing girl, he was struck by a vision - after which he donned a green robe and top hat, and began wrestling under the pseudonym "The Wizard of Oz".
		The Wizard of Oz Aussieintn is now known for his internets exploits, but in previous decades he was a lifting champion and studied Native American Martial Arts under Chuck Norris.
		His manager was the Tinman, however, and his career fell apart shortly after winning his first belt.
	www.encyclopediadramatica.com /index.php/Professional_wrestling (210 words)

	Sell (professional wrestling) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In professional wrestling, the sell is the element of making the action appear to be at least somewhat realistic to the crowd, or at least the marks within the crowd.
		The rise of a significant number of "smarks" (fans who are aware of the staging of pro wrestling and many of its other conventions), has changed the "selling" process somewhat.
		However, this makes for an entertaining (and sometimes comical) show, which is the point of pro wrestling.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sell_(professional_wrestling) (368 words)

	DDT (professional wrestling) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In professional wrestling a DDT is any move in which the wrestler falls down or backwards to drive a held victim's head into the mat.
		The classic DDT is performed by putting the victim in a front facelock and falling backwards so that the victim is forced to dive forward onto his or her head.
		Implant DDT refers to variations of the DDT where the opponent is driven to the mat face first, as in a faceplant, and not on to their heads.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/DDT_(professional_wrestling) (1736 words)

	Face (professional wrestling) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In professional wrestling, a face is a character who is portrayed as being moral or approving (that is, faces are "good guys" or "crowd favorites").
		The vast majority of wrestling storylines (though not all) place a heel (or bad guy) against a face.
		While technically tweeners, their immense popularity with crowds had their gimmicks categorized by many as faces (though they were not babyfaces).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Face_(professional_wrestling) (455 words)

	Hoss (professional wrestling) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is slang for a larger professional wrestler with little technical wrestling ability and often not much charisma.
		However, since many of the wrestlers he applies it to are significantly lacking in the talent and/or charisma departments, and rely exclusively on their size to get over, it has come to assume its current meaning as an insult among wrestling fans.
		To help a "Hoss" get over with the crowd they are often made into an enforcer character and placed with a charismatic heel wrestler.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hoss_(professional_wrestling) (207 words)

	Professional wrestling - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Professional wrestling is "simulated" in the sense that the outcomes are predetermined, and their effects upon the opponent exaggerated.
		Professional wrestling is generally any form of wrestling in which the wrestlers receive payment for participating.
		In the earlier parts of the 20th Century, "professional wrestling" was at times just that, a professional contest of amateur-style wrestlers competing for a purse with a league structure similar to professional boxing.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Professional_wrestling (2299 words)

	Category:Professional wrestling - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		During its earlier history, professional wrestling promoters and performers claimed that the competition was real, and varying fractions of the audience have believed this to be the case (a situation known as kayfabe).
		Professional wrestling is a form of entertainment where the participants engage in simulated wrestling matches for means of entertainment.
		Any pretence to be a sporting competition was dropped in the 1990s, when Vince McMahon 's WWF wrestling organisation began describing its events as " sports entertainment ".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Category:Professional_wrestling (2299 words)

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