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Professional wrestling and Professional wrestling match types

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Difference between Professional wrestling and Professional wrestling match types

Professional wrestling vs. Professional wrestling match types

Professional wrestling (often shortened to pro wrestling or simply wrestling) is a form of sports entertainment which combines athletics with theatrical performance. Many types of wrestling matches, sometimes called "concept" or "gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, are performed in professional wrestling.

Similarities between Professional wrestling and Professional wrestling match types

Professional wrestling and Professional wrestling match types have 58 things in common (in Unionpedia): Attitude Era, Boxing, Bret Hart, Chris Jericho, CM Punk, Combat Zone Wrestling, D-Generation X, Dave Finlay, De facto, Dusty Rhodes (wrestler), Dwayne Johnson, Extreme Championship Wrestling, Face (professional wrestling), Folding chair, Glossary of professional wrestling terms, Hardcore wrestling, Heat (professional wrestling), Heel (professional wrestling), History of professional wrestling, Hulk Hogan, Impact Wrestling, Jerry Lawler, John Layfield, Kane (wrestler), Kayfabe, Knockout, Kurt Angle, Ladder match, Lucha libre, Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, ..., Manager (professional wrestling), Mick Foley, Pay-per-view, Pin (professional wrestling), Professional wrestling championship, Professional wrestling match types, Professional wrestling promotion, Professional wrestling tag team match types, Randy Orton, Ready to Rumble, Referee (professional wrestling), Ric Flair, Ring of Honor, Royal Rumble, Shawn Michaels, Shoot (professional wrestling), Sting (wrestler), Submission (combat sports), Tag team, Terry Funk, The New Age Outlaws, The Undertaker, Triple H, Umaga (wrestler), World Championship Wrestling, Wrestling ring, WWE, WWE SmackDown. Expand index (28 more) »

Attitude Era

The Attitude Era is a term used by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE, then known as World Wrestling Federation or WWF), professional wrestling fandom and media outlets to describe the company's programming, branded as "WWF Attitude", during the Monday Night Wars period when Monday Night Raw went head-to-head with World Championship Wrestling's (WCW) Monday Nitro in a battle for Nielsen ratings each week during the latter half of the 1990s.

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Boxing

Boxing is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves, throw punches at each other for a predetermined set of time in a boxing ring.

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Bret Hart

Bret Sergeant Hart (born July 2, 1957), better known by the ring name Bret "The Hitman" Hart, is a Canadian-American retired professional wrestler, retired amateur wrestler, writer and actor.

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Chris Jericho

Christopher Keith Irvine (born November 9, 1970), better known by the ring name Chris Jericho, is a Canadian professional wrestler and musician who appears primarily for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) through a non-contractual agreement, where he is the current IWGP Intercontinental Champion in his first reign.

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CM Punk

Phillip Jack Brooks (born October 26, 1978), better known by the ring name CM Punk, is an American mixed martial artist, comic book writer and former professional wrestler.

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Combat Zone Wrestling

Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) is an American independent wrestling promotion.

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D-Generation X

D-Generation X (also known as DX) was a professional wrestling stable (and later tag team) best known for their appearances in the World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment/WWE.

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Dave Finlay

David Finlay Jr. (born 31 January 1958) is a Northern Irish professional wrestling trainer, producer and retired professional wrestler.

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De facto

In law and government, de facto (or;, "in fact") describes practices that exist in reality, even if not legally recognised by official laws.

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Dusty Rhodes (wrestler)

Virgil Riley Runnels Jr. (October 11, 1945 – June 11, 2015), better known as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, was an American professional wrestler, booker, and trainer who most notably worked for the National Wrestling Alliance, Jim Crockett Promotions, and the World Wrestling Federation, later known as the WWE.

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Dwayne Johnson

Dwayne Douglas Johnson (born May 2, 1972), also known by his ring name The Rock, is an American actor, producer, and semi-retired professional wrestler.

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Extreme Championship Wrestling

Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) was a professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1992 by Tod Gordon.

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Face (professional wrestling)

In professional wrestling, a face (babyface) is a heroic or a "good guy" wrestler, booked (scripted) by the promotion with the aim of being cheered by fans.

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Folding chair

A folding chair is a light, portable chair that folds flat, and can be stored in a stack, in a row, or on a cart.

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Glossary of professional wrestling terms

Professional wrestling has accrued a considerable nomenclature throughout its existence.

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Hardcore wrestling

Hardcore wrestling is a form of professional wrestling where disqualifications, count-outs, and all other different rules do not apply.

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Heat (professional wrestling)

In professional wrestling, heat can refer to both crowd reactions and real-life animosity between those involved in a professional wrestling angle, or match.

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Heel (professional wrestling)

In professional wrestling, a heel (also known as a rudo in lucha libre) is a wrestler who portrays a villain or a "bad guy" and acts as an antagonist.

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History of professional wrestling

The history of professional wrestling, as a performing art, started in the early 20th century, with predecessors in funfair and variety strongman and wrestling performances (which often involved match fixing) in the 19th century.

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Hulk Hogan

Terry Gene Bollea (born August 11, 1953), better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American retired professional wrestler, actor, television personality, entrepreneur and musician.

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Impact Wrestling

Impact Wrestling is an American professional wrestling promotion currently based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Jerry Lawler

Jerry O'Neil Lawler (born November 29, 1949), better known as Jerry "The King" Lawler, is an American professional wrestler and color commentator signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) under the company's legends program.

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John Layfield

John Charles Layfield (born November 29, 1966), better known by the ring name John "Bradshaw" Layfield (abbreviated JBL), is an American businessman, retired professional wrestler and television personality most prominently known for his time in WWE where he is a former WWE Champion.

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Kane (wrestler)

Glenn Thomas Jacobs (born April 26, 1967) is an American professional wrestler, actor, businessman and politician, better known by his ring name Kane.

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Kayfabe

In professional wrestling, kayfabe is the portrayal of staged events within the industry as "real" or "true", specifically the portrayal of competition, rivalries, and relationships between participants as being genuine and not of a staged or predetermined nature of any kind.

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Knockout

A knockout (abbreviated to KO or K.O.) is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, muay thai, mixed martial arts, karate, some forms of taekwondo, and other sports involving striking, as well as fighting-based video games.

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Kurt Angle

Kurt Steven Angle (born December 9, 1968) is an American professional wrestler, actor and former amateur wrestler currently signed to professional wrestling promotion WWE, where he is the on-screen general manager of the Raw brand and an occasional wrestler.

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Ladder match

A ladder match is a type of match in professional wrestling, most commonly one where an item (usually a title belt) is hung above the ring, and the winner is the contestant who climbs a ladder and retrieves the item.

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Lucha libre

Lucha libre (meaning "freestyle wrestling" or literally translated as "free fight") is the term used in Mexico for professional wrestling.

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Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide

Antonio Peña Promotions, S.A de CV d/b/a Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, or simply AAA (an abbreviation of its original name Asistencia Asesoría y Administración, Spanish for "Assistance, Assessment, and Administration") is a Mexican Lucha Libre (professional wrestling) promotion based in Mexico City, Mexico.

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Manager (professional wrestling)

In professional wrestling, a manager is a supporting character paired with a wrestler (or wrestlers) for a variety of reasons.

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Mick Foley

Michael Francis "Mick" Foley Sr. (born June 7, 1965) is a former American professional wrestler and color commentator currently signed to WWE.

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Pay-per-view

Pay-per-view (PPV) is a type of pay television service by which a subscriber of a television service provider can purchase events to view via private telecast.

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Pin (professional wrestling)

A pinfall is a victory condition in various forms of professional wrestling that is met by holding (pinning) an opponent's shoulders on the wrestling mat, usually until the referee counts to three.

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Professional wrestling championship

A championship or title in professional wrestling is a recognition promoted by professional wrestling organizations.

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Professional wrestling match types

Many types of wrestling matches, sometimes called "concept" or "gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, are performed in professional wrestling.

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Professional wrestling promotion

A professional wrestling promotion (also federation or fed) is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling.

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Professional wrestling tag team match types

Much like singles matches, tag team professional wrestling matches can and have taken many forms.

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Randy Orton

Randal Keith Orton (born April 1, 1980) is an American professional wrestler and actor.

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Ready to Rumble

Ready to Rumble is a 2000 American buddy comedy film directed by Brian Robbins and written by Steven Brill, which is based on Turner Broadcasting's now defunct professional wrestling promotion, World Championship Wrestling (WCW).

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Referee (professional wrestling)

In professional wrestling, a referee is an authority figure present in or near the ring during matches.

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Ric Flair

Richard Morgan Fliehr (born February 25, 1949), better known as Ric Flair, is an American professional wrestling manager and retired professional wrestler signed to WWE under its Legends program.

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Ring of Honor

Ring of Honor Wrestling Entertainment, LLC, d/b/a Ring of Honor (ROH) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Royal Rumble

The Royal Rumble is a professional wrestling event, produced every January since 1988 by professional wrestling promotion WWE.

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Shawn Michaels

Michael Shawn Hickenbottom (born July 22, 1965), better known by his ring name Shawn Michaels, is an American actor, professional wrestling personality, television presenter and retired professional wrestler.

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Shoot (professional wrestling)

A shoot in professional wrestling is any unplanned, unscripted, or real-life occurrence within a wrestling event.

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Sting (wrestler)

Steve Borden (born March 20, 1959), better known by the ring name Sting, is an American retired professional wrestler, actor, author and former bodybuilder.

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Submission (combat sports)

A submission is a combat sports term for yielding to the opponent, and hence resulting in an immediate defeat.

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Tag team

Tag team wrestling is a type of professional wrestling in which matches are contested between teams of multiple wrestlers.

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Terry Funk

Terrence Funk (born June 30, 1944) is an American semi-retired professional wrestler and actor.

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The New Age Outlaws

The New Age Outlaws were a professional wrestling tag team in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) made up of "Road Dogg" Jesse James and "Badd Ass" Billy Gunn.

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The Undertaker

Mark William Calaway (born March 24, 1965), better known by the ring name The Undertaker, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE as a free agent.

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Triple H

Paul Michael Levesque (born July 27, 1969), better known by the ring name Triple H (an abbreviation of his original WWE ring name Hunter Hearst Helmsley), is an American business executive, professional wrestler, and actor.

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Umaga (wrestler)

Edward Smith Fatu (March 28, 1973 – December 4, 2009) was an American Samoan professional wrestler.

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World Championship Wrestling

World Championship Wrestling, Inc. (WCW) was an American professional wrestling promotion, historically based in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Wrestling ring

A wrestling ring is the stage on which professional wrestlers wrestle.

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WWE

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., d/b/a WWE, is an American integrated media and entertainment company that primarily is known for professional wrestling.

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WWE SmackDown

WWE SmackDown, also referred to as SmackDown Live or simply SmackDown, is a professional wrestling television program that debuted on April 29, 1999.

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Professional wrestling and Professional wrestling match types Comparison

Professional wrestling has 357 relations, while Professional wrestling match types has 222. As they have in common 58, the Jaccard index is 10.02% = 58 / (357 + 222).

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