How does wrestling work?

What the word wrestling means

Wrestling is also often called catching in Germany, it is a well-known and very popular type of exhibition match.

• Especially in America, Mexico and Japan there are very well-known wrestling loungers, for this reason the wrestling players fill the largest halls there. In Germany, wrestling is also enjoying a growing fan base.
• On television you can watch the exhibition matches of the WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) and Impact Wrestling. The WWE is clearly the largest and most famous league in the world.

How does this sport work?

In German, wrestling means nothing more than wrestling. However, the sport should not be confused with classic Olympic freestyle wrestling.

• Wrestling is a special form of sport, it is a mixture of acting and real sport. The winner of every wrestling match is certain from the start and everything is well thought out, although some matches can also be improvised.
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Mixed wrestling - an explanation

Mixed wrestling show fights are very popular all over the world. Wrestling ...

• The show is supplemented with a storyline and other show elements. However, anyone who thinks that wrestling is completely harmless is wrong. All wrestlers are professional athletes who have been practicing this sport for years and have received appropriate training.
• All punches, kicks, highflying inserts and also the falling techniques have been trained for years. Despite the well thought-out show, accidents happen again and again with real wrestlers. Very often an active wrestler has to leave the ring for several weeks because he broke something in an incorrectly scheduled action.
• Anyone who wants to learn wrestling should therefore join a professional club and, like all well-known wrestlers, learn the sport properly. It is very important to learn everything there is to know about wrestling, only then can you get into the ring yourself and test whether the sport is something for you.
• Otherwise, play it safe, stay at home and watch the active people on TV. Enjoy professional wrestling comfortably on your own couch and leave the action to the active ones.

This is how a singles match works in wrestling

• The process of a single match is very simple. Two opponents compete against each other in the ring. Such a match can be won by disqualification, pinfall, counting or by giving up.
• Pinfall means that the opponent's shoulders must completely touch the ring floor for at least 3 seconds. The referee makes sure that both shoulders are on the floor. As the name suggests, when you give up, your opponent has to give up. This mostly happens when he is severely weakened and in a surrender grip.
• When counting, the opponent is outside the ring. The referee will count him and if he fails to return to the ring by 10 then he will lose the match. Disqualification means that the opponent uses an illegal means or a third party intervenes from outside.
• The match is led by a referee (referee), who makes sure that things are right. In professional wrestling, however, a referee sometimes overlooks one or the other unauthorized action. However, this is part of the process in order to heat up the audience accordingly.
• As already mentioned, the winner will be determined by pinfall, disqualification, abandonment or abandonment. Most matches, however, are decided by pinfall.
• One of the two wrestlers uses his finishing move towards the end of the fight and this action sends the opponent to the mat floor.

There are a variety of different wrestling matches, these match types all work in principle in the same way. As a spectator, you will quickly understand how wrestling works.