Monday, November 4, 2013

A Look At The History Of Professional Wrestling

By Marsha Klein


No other game is as amusing as one in which the results rely solely on agreements made between the competing partners prior to the actual match. It is a match in which evil can out do good and the fans go to sleep in the hope that in the fourth coming match the opposite will occur. Welcome to the history of professional wrestling where a lot of theater skills are put in good use and weaponry doctored to fit in the match.

One wonders why this match has a lot of supports. Some of these may be an answer. First, rules are not abided; a jester is received with joy and is found interesting by fans moreover, these audiences are encouraged to jeer and praise to give morale or demoralize. Where else can one find such a unique sport? However there are those who think otherwise about this sport, they state that this sport tend to promote violence in the society.

Wrestling had become a kind of entertainment especially by the 19th century especially in Europe where it was already taking root. Brawlers from the local communities were dared to show case strength by wrestling in the ring. This was happening mostly in Northern America where betting had come in to promote the game further. Bets were done by people from a common town in a way to sustain a hero from their region.

In the 1800s, enclosed podiums had been taken to be battle fields. Those who sponsored this matches had even created match schedules. It got a better boost in 1901 when a body was created to assist in raising the sport to be recognized nationally. This body was referred to as the NWA. There objective was to build the regional sponsors and turn it to a cooperative union.

It was not until 1920s when first matches were characterized by signature movements and time limitation. Promoters and sponsors began to hire wrestlers on contract basis. New methods of winning were also arising, for example a referee could be distracted. Stories about the matches were put on air insinuating a return match which kept the fans looking forward to it.

Increased and intense competitions turned out in the 1930s as organizations based regionally fought for not only territories but also talent. The promoters came to agree on definite defined boundaries also at this time as NWA grew to be a bigger. Parties were not allowed to entice talented wrestlers from the competing party.

The success of wrestling can be traced back to one creative individual, Vin MeMahin. He is the master mind planner who bought competing firms properties to render them out of business so as to dominate over the entire market as a monopoly. He also raised stakes of this business by reaching out to TV stations to air the sport at a much better term than before especially between 1940 to 1950.

The history of professional wrestling is being wrote to date as the wrestlers shine from being popular to famous and others becoming superstars. Its business opportunity to grow is also promoting as the number of people watching it hit 13 million and shows signs of improving. This ensures tickets sell, TV home viewers subscribe to it and this business remains very competitive and attractive for investors.




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