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Booker T. 2006–present. Texas All-Star Wrestling. Humble. Bob Murphy. 1994–present. The first successful promotion since the close of World Class Championship Wrestling in 1990 and the Global Wrestling Federation in 1994, it is currently the oldest independent promotion in Texas[ 3][ 4] Texas Wrestling Alliance.
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 1830s. [ 1] Professional wrestling is a popular form of entertainment in Australia, North America, Latin America, Europe, and Japan.
During the 1950s, the National Wrestling Alliance oversaw many wrestling territories such as Mid-Atlantic Wrestling and NWA San Francisco, in a business model known as the "territory system". [ 1 ] This is a list of the most notable past and present professional wrestling promotions.
August 16 – Tarzan Goto [ 15] (died in 2022) August 20 – Bob Cook. August 27 – Sambo Asako (died in 2004) August 28 – Lester Speight. September 17 – Masahiro Chono [ 15] September 24 – Sunny Beach [ 15] September 26 – Knuckles Nelson. September 28 – Steve Blackman [ 15] September 30 – Mustafa Saed.
e. Professional wrestling in the United States, until the 1920s, was viewed as a legitimate sport. This view did not endure into the 1930s, as professional wrestling became identified with modern theatrics. The scripted nature of the art has made some critics view it as an illegitimate sport, particularly in comparison to boxing, mixed martial ...
t. e. Professional wrestling (often referred to as pro wrestling, or simply, wrestling) is a form of athletic theater [ 2] that combines mock combat with drama, under the premise (known colloquially as kayfabe) that the performers are competitive wrestlers. Although it entails elements of sports wrestling and martial arts, including genuine ...
Rizado Ruiz (c) defeated Huracán Ramírez for the Mexican National Welterweight Championship [ 2][ 3] September 24. EMLL 32nd Anniversary Show. Karloff Lagarde defeated Huracán Ramírez (c) in a best two-out-of-three match for the NWA World Welterweight Championship [ 4] December 3. Juicio Final.