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Professional wrestling (view source)
Revision as of 17:22, December 29, 2012
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Professional wrestling got its start on the county fair circuits, where collegiate wrestlers used to put on fights for paying audiences. Eventually, the trade began to develop into a profitable business. With stars now worth millions of dollars, the violence and danger was slowly replaced with theatrical combat, allowing wrestlers to appear multiple times a day and perform several times a week without suffering serious injury.
Professional wrestling got its start on the county fair circuits, where collegiate wrestlers used to put on fights for paying audiences. Eventually, the trade began to develop into a profitable business. With stars now worth millions of dollars, the violence and danger was slowly replaced with theatrical combat, allowing wrestlers to appear multiple times a day and perform several times a week without suffering serious injury.
In the 21st century, the sport divided into traditional wrestling, which imposed certain rules regarding the use of closed fists and elbows and, [[mixed martial arts]] (MMA), which was a form of "no holds barred" wrestling combined with boxing and kick boxing. Both forms are regulated by the same state commissions. However, the public assumes that MMA matches are not fake. MMA is broadcast on the [[Fox Network]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2012/12/ufc-on-fox-5-ratings-overnight-numbers-show-3-41-million-viewers|title=UFC on FOX 5 ratings: Overnight numbers show 3.41 million viewers|date=December 9, 2012|accessdate=December 29, 2012}}</ref> while professional wrestling is broadcast on [[NBC]] and [[ION Television]]. The largest professional wrestling promotion has been the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). WWE has sought respectibility since 2003 by sponsoring an annual "Tribute to the Troop" performance at a military base which is also broadcast on televison. Mainstream media figures, such as [[Katie Couric]], the Muppets,<ref>http://www.wwe.com/shows/tributetothetroops/2012/the-muppets-hang-out-with-superstars-and-divas-photos</ref> and President Obama<ref>http://www.wwe.com/videos/president-obama-addresses-the-wwe-universe-26078867</ref> made cameo appearances on the 2012 show to lend credibility to what would otherwise appear to be fake performances. Conservative Governor [[Robert McDonnell]] also appeared on the program but distanced himself by telling the troops "to laugh with the WWE."<ref>http://www.wwe.com/videos/virginia-governor-bob-mcdonnell-talks-about-the-troops-26077001</ref>
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