Curb Stomp (professional Wrestling)
Strikes are offensive moves in professional wrestling, that can sometimes be used to set up an opponent for a Professional wrestling holds, hold or for a Professional wrestling throws, throw. There are a wide variety of strikes in pro wrestling, and many are known by several different names. Professional wrestlers frequently give their List of professional wrestling terms#F, finishers new names. Occasionally, these names become popular and are used regardless of the wrestler performing the technique. Professional wrestling contains a variety of punches and kicks found in martial arts and other fighting sports; the moves listed below are more specific to wrestling itself. Many of the moves below can also be performed from a raised platform (the top rope, the ring apron, etc.); these are called Professional wrestling aerial techniques, aerial variations. Moves are listed under general categories whenever possible. Body press A maneuver that involves a wrestler attacking with the core ...
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Professional Wrestling
Professional wrestling is a form of theater that revolves around staged wrestling matches. The mock combat is performed in a ring similar to the kind used in boxing, and the dramatic aspects of pro wrestling may be performed both in the ring or—as in televised wrestling shows—in backstage areas of the venue, in similar form to reality television. Professional wrestling as a form of theater evolved out of the widespread practice of match fixing among wrestlers in the early 20th century. Rather than sanction the wrestlers for their deceit as was done with boxers, the public instead came to see professional wrestling as a performance art rather than a sport. Professional wrestlers responded to the public's attitude by dispensing with verisimilitude in favor of entertainment, adding melodrama and outlandish stuntwork to their performances. Although the mock combat they performed ceased to resemble any authentic wrestling form, the wrestlers nevertheless continued to pre ...
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