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0;"><tbody><tr><td class="sidebar-pretitle">Part of <a href="/wiki/Category:Professional_wrestling" title="Category:Professional wrestling">a series</a> on</td></tr><tr><th class="sidebar-title-with-pretitle"><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling" title="Professional wrestling">Professional wrestling</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wrestling_-_Sikeston,_MO_1938_-_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Wrestling_-_Sikeston%2C_MO_1938_-_1.jpg/175px-Wrestling_-_Sikeston%2C_MO_1938_-_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="175" height="116" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Wrestling_-_Sikeston%2C_MO_1938_-_1.jpg/263px-Wrestling_-_Sikeston%2C_MO_1938_-_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Wrestling_-_Sikeston%2C_MO_1938_-_1.jpg/350px-Wrestling_-_Sikeston%2C_MO_1938_-_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1300" data-file-height="865" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent; border-top:1px solid #3633FF; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)">History</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist" style="padding-top:0;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_professional_wrestling" title="History of professional wrestling">History of professional wrestling</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Template:Years_in_professional_wrestling" title="Template:Years in professional wrestling">By year</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Early_wrestling_championships" title="Early wrestling championships">Early wrestling championships</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gold_Dust_Trio" title="Gold Dust Trio">Gold Dust Trio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980s_professional_wrestling_boom" title="1980s professional wrestling boom">1980s boom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Saturday_(professional_wrestling)" title="Black Saturday (professional wrestling)">Black Saturday</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NWA_World_Title_Tournament" title="NWA World Title Tournament">1994 NWA World Title Tournament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monday_Night_War" title="Monday Night War">Monday Night War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Attitude_Era" title="Attitude Era">Attitude Era</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_All_Japan_Pro_Wrestling_mass_exodus" title="2000 All Japan Pro Wrestling mass exodus">2000 All Japan Pro Wrestling mass exodus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Invasion_(professional_wrestling)" title="The Invasion (professional wrestling)">The Invasion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wednesday_Night_Wars" title="Wednesday Night Wars">Wednesday Night Wars</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent; border-top:1px solid #3633FF; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)">Notable promotions</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist" style="padding-top:0;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/All_Elite_Wrestling" title="All Elite Wrestling">All Elite Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/All_Japan_Pro_Wrestling" title="All Japan Pro Wrestling">All Japan Pro Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/All_Japan_Women%27s_Pro-Wrestling" title="All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling">All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/All_Star_Wrestling" title="All Star Wrestling">All Star Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Wrestling_Association" title="American Wrestling Association">American Wrestling Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consejo_Mundial_de_Lucha_Libre" title="Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre">Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Extreme_Championship_Wrestling" title="Extreme Championship Wrestling">Extreme Championship Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DDT_Pro-Wrestling" title="DDT Pro-Wrestling">DDT Pro-Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frontier_Martial-Arts_Wrestling" title="Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling">Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gorgeous_Ladies_of_Wrestling" title="Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling">Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Crockett_Promotions" title="Jim Crockett Promotions">Jim Crockett Promotions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joint_Promotions" class="mw-redirect" title="Joint Promotions">Joint Promotions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lucha_Libre_AAA_Worldwide" title="Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide">Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Wrestling" title="Major League Wrestling">Major League Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maple_Leaf_Wrestling" title="Maple Leaf Wrestling">Maple Leaf Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Wrestling_Alliance" title="National Wrestling Alliance">National Wrestling Alliance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Japan_Pro-Wrestling" title="New Japan Pro-Wrestling">New Japan Pro-Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pro_Wrestling_Noah" title="Pro Wrestling Noah">Pro Wrestling Noah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ring_of_Honor" title="Ring of Honor">Ring of Honor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soft_Ground_Wrestling" title="Soft Ground Wrestling">Soft Ground Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stampede_Wrestling" title="Stampede Wrestling">Stampede Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Joshi_Pro-Wrestling" title="Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling">Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Total_Nonstop_Action_Wrestling" title="Total Nonstop Action Wrestling">Total Nonstop Action Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UWF_International" title="UWF International">UWF International</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women_of_Wrestling" title="Women of Wrestling">Women of Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Championship_Wrestling" title="World Championship Wrestling">World Championship Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Wonder_Ring_Stardom" title="World Wonder Ring Stardom">World Wonder Ring Stardom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE" title="WWE">WWE</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Raw_(WWE_brand)" title="Raw (WWE brand)">Raw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SmackDown_(WWE_brand)" title="SmackDown (WWE brand)">SmackDown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NXT_(WWE_brand)" title="NXT (WWE brand)">NXT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evolve_(WWE_brand)" title="Evolve (WWE brand)">Evolve</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_professional_wrestling_promotions" title="List of professional wrestling promotions">Others</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent; border-top:1px solid #3633FF; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)">Notable people</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist" style="padding-top:0;"><small><b>Early 20th Century</b></small> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bert_Assirati" title="Bert Assirati">Bert Assirati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Riley" title="Billy Riley">Billy Riley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Sandow" title="Billy Sandow">Billy Sandow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Lewis_(wrestler)" title="Ed Lewis (wrestler)">Ed Lewis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Gotch" title="Frank Gotch">Frank Gotch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Hackenschmidt" title="George Hackenschmidt">George Hackenschmidt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Great_Gama" title="The Great Gama">The Great Gama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Pfefer" title="Jack Pfefer">Jack Pfefer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Stecher" title="Joe Stecher">Joe Stecher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Londos" title="Jim Londos">Jim Londos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lou_Thesz" title="Lou Thesz">Lou Thesz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salvador_Lutteroth" title="Salvador Lutteroth">Salvador Lutteroth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toots_Mondt" title="Toots Mondt">Toots Mondt</a></li></ul> <p><small><b>Mid 20th Century</b></small> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Blue_Demon" title="Blue Demon">Blue Demon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruno_Sammartino" title="Bruno Sammartino">Bruno Sammartino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Santo" title="El Santo">El Santo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Fabulous_Moolah" title="The Fabulous Moolah">The Fabulous Moolah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gorgeous_George" title="Gorgeous George">Gorgeous George</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karl_Gotch" title="Karl Gotch">Karl Gotch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mildred_Burke" title="Mildred Burke">Mildred Burke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rikid%C5%8Dzan" title="Rikidōzan">Rikidōzan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Muchnick" title="Sam Muchnick">Sam Muchnick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stu_Hart" title="Stu Hart">Stu Hart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Verne_Gagne" title="Verne Gagne">Verne Gagne</a></li></ul> <p><small><b>1970s and 1980s</b></small> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Akira_Maeda" title="Akira Maeda">Akira Maeda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_the_Giant" title="André the Giant">André the Giant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Inoki" title="Antonio Inoki">Antonio Inoki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shirley_Crabtree" title="Shirley Crabtree">Big Daddy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Robinson" title="Billy Robinson">Billy Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Heenan" title="Bobby Heenan">Bobby Heenan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlos_Col%C3%B3n" title="Carlos Colón">Carlos Colón</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dusty_Rhodes" title="Dusty Rhodes">Dusty Rhodes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dynamite_Kid" title="Dynamite Kid">Dynamite Kid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Signo" title="El Signo">El Signo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Texano" title="El Texano">El Texano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Genichiro_Tenryu" title="Genichiro Tenryu">Genichiro Tenryu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Giant_Baba" title="Giant Baba">Giant Baba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Solie" title="Gordon Solie">Gordon Solie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harley_Race" title="Harley Race">Harley Race</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hulk_Hogan" title="Hulk Hogan">Hulk Hogan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Crockett_Jr." title="Jim Crockett Jr.">Jim Crockett Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mil_M%C3%A1scaras" title="Mil Máscaras">Mil Máscaras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Negro_Navarro" title="Negro Navarro">Negro Navarro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_Savage" title="Randy Savage">Randy Savage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ric_Flair" title="Ric Flair">Ric Flair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satoru_Sayama" title="Satoru Sayama">Satoru "Tiger Mask" Sayama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stan_Hansen" title="Stan Hansen">Stan Hansen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terry_Funk" title="Terry Funk">Terry Funk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vince_McMahon" title="Vince McMahon">Vince McMahon</a></li></ul> <p><small><b>1990s</b></small> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Akira_Taue" title="Akira Taue">Akira Taue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Pe%C3%B1a" title="Antonio Peña">Antonio Peña</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atsushi_Onita" title="Atsushi Onita">Atsushi Onita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bret_Hart" title="Bret Hart">Bret Hart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Bischoff" title="Eric Bischoff">Eric Bischoff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keiji_Muto" title="Keiji Muto">Keiji "The Great Muta" Muto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Ross" title="Jim Ross">Jim Ross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jushin_Liger" title="Jushin Liger">Jushin Liger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenta_Kobashi" title="Kenta Kobashi">Kenta Kobashi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Nash" title="Kevin Nash">Kevin Nash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manami_Toyota" title="Manami Toyota">Manami Toyota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitsuharu_Misawa" title="Mitsuharu Misawa">Mitsuharu Misawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Heyman" title="Paul Heyman">Paul Heyman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Hall" title="Scott Hall">Scott Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shawn_Michaels" title="Shawn Michaels">Shawn Michaels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sting_(wrestler)" title="Sting (wrestler)">Sting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stone_Cold_Steve_Austin" title="Stone Cold Steve Austin">Stone Cold Steve Austin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ted_Turner" title="Ted Turner">Ted Turner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwayne_Johnson" title="Dwayne Johnson">The Rock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Undertaker" title="The Undertaker">The Undertaker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toshiaki_Kawada" title="Toshiaki Kawada">Toshiaki Kawada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Triple_H" title="Triple H">Triple H</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vince_Russo" title="Vince Russo">Vince Russo</a></li></ul> <p><small><b>2000s</b></small> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AJ_Styles" title="AJ Styles">AJ Styles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Bautista" title="Dave Bautista">Batista</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brock_Lesnar" title="Brock Lesnar">Brock Lesnar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Jericho" title="Chris Jericho">Chris Jericho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Guerrero" title="Eddie Guerrero">Eddie Guerrero</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edge_(wrestler)" title="Edge (wrestler)">Edge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiroshi_Tanahashi" title="Hiroshi Tanahashi">Hiroshi Tanahashi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Hardy" title="Jeff Hardy">Jeff Hardy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Jarrett" title="Jeff Jarrett">Jeff Jarrett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Cena" title="John Cena">John Cena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Angle" title="Kurt Angle">Kurt Angle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M%C3%ADstico" title="Místico">Místico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_Orton" title="Randy Orton">Randy Orton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rey_Mysterio" title="Rey Mysterio">Rey Mysterio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rob_Van_Dam" title="Rob Van Dam">Rob Van Dam</a></li></ul> <p><small><b>2010s and 2020s</b></small> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Becky_Lynch" title="Becky Lynch">Becky Lynch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bryan_Danielson" title="Bryan Danielson">Bryan Danielson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CM_Punk" title="CM Punk">CM Punk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cody_Rhodes" title="Cody Rhodes">Cody Rhodes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jon_Moxley" title="Jon Moxley">Jon Moxley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kazuchika_Okada" title="Kazuchika Okada">Kazuchika Okada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Omega" title="Kenny Omega">Kenny Omega</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Khan" title="Nick Khan">Nick Khan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roman_Reigns" title="Roman Reigns">Roman Reigns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rossy_Ogawa" title="Rossy Ogawa">Rossy Ogawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seth_Rollins" title="Seth Rollins">Seth Rollins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Khan" title="Tony Khan">Tony Khan</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent; border-top:1px solid #3633FF; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)">By region</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist" style="padding-top:0;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_Australia" title="Professional wrestling in Australia">Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fighting_Cholitas" title="Fighting Cholitas">Bolivia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_Canada" title="Professional wrestling in Canada">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_China" title="Professional wrestling in China">China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_France" title="Professional wrestling in France">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_India" title="Professional wrestling in India">India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_Iran" class="mw-redirect" title="Professional wrestling in Iran">Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_Israel" title="Professional wrestling in Israel">Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_Japan" title="Professional wrestling in Japan">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lucha_libre" title="Lucha libre">Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_New_Zealand" title="Professional wrestling in New Zealand">New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_Puerto_Rico" title="Professional wrestling in Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_Russia" title="Professional wrestling in Russia">Russia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_Saudi_Arabia" class="mw-redirect" title="Professional wrestling in Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_the_United_States" title="Professional wrestling in the United States">United States</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent; border-top:1px solid #3633FF; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)">Styles</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist" style="padding-top:0;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/British_wrestling" class="mw-redirect" title="British wrestling">British wrestling</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/All-in_professional_wrestling" title="All-in professional wrestling">All-in style</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiral-Lord_Mountevans_rules" title="Admiral-Lord Mountevans rules">Mountevans rules</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cruiserweight_(professional_wrestling)" title="Cruiserweight (professional wrestling)">Cruiserweight</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/X_Division" title="X Division">X Division</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_France" title="Professional wrestling in France">French catch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hardcore_wrestling" title="Hardcore wrestling">Hardcore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Intergender_wrestling" title="Intergender wrestling">Intergender</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lucha_libre" title="Lucha libre">Lucha libre</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midget_wrestling" title="Midget wrestling">Midget</a> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Mini-Estrella" title="Mini-Estrella">Mini-Estrella</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Puroresu</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shoot_wrestling" title="Shoot wrestling">Shoot style</a> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/U-Kei_(martial_arts)" title="U-Kei (martial arts)">U-Kei</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_professional_wrestling" title="Women's professional wrestling">Women's</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent; border-top:1px solid #3633FF; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)">Concepts</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist" style="padding-top:0;"> <ul><li>Attire <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wrestling_mask" title="Wrestling mask">Masks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wrestling_singlet" title="Wrestling singlet">Wrestling singlet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wrestling_shoe" title="Wrestling shoe">Wrestling shoe</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blading_(professional_wrestling)" title="Blading (professional wrestling)">Blading</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_championship" title="Professional wrestling championship">Championship</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:World_heavyweight_wrestling_championships" title="Category:World heavyweight 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title="Push (professional wrestling)">Push</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/House_show" title="House show">House show</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_match_types" title="Professional wrestling match types">Match types</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_in_professional_wrestling" title="Music in professional wrestling">Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ring_name" title="Ring name">Ring name</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sports_entertainment" title="Sports entertainment">Sports entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tag_team" title="Tag team">Tag team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Professional_wrestling_weight_classes" title="Category:Professional wrestling weight classes">Weight classes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wrestling_ring" title="Wrestling ring">Wrestling ring</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent; border-top:1px solid #3633FF; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)">Culture</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist" style="padding-top:0;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Backyard_wrestling" title="Backyard wrestling">Backyard wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cauliflower_Alley_Club" title="Cauliflower Alley Club">Cauliflower Alley Club</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cauliflower_ear" title="Cauliflower ear">Cauliflower ear</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_wrestling-based_comic_books" title="List of wrestling-based comic books">Comic books</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fantasy_wrestling" title="Fantasy wrestling">Fantasy wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Professional_wrestling_films" title="Category:Professional wrestling films">Films</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Lucha_libre_films" title="Category:Lucha libre films">Luchador films</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_professional_wrestling_magazines" title="List of professional 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href="/wiki/Animals_in_professional_wrestling" title="Animals in professional wrestling">Animals in professional wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Benoit_double-murder_and_suicide" title="Chris Benoit double-murder and suicide">Chris Benoit double-murder and suicide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Owen_Hart#Death" title="Owen Hart">Death of Owen Hart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mass_Transit_incident_(professional_wrestling)" title="Mass Transit incident (professional wrestling)">Mass Transit incident</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montreal_Screwjob" title="Montreal Screwjob">Montreal Screwjob</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruiser_Brody#Death" title="Bruiser Brody">Murder of Bruiser Brody</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murder_of_Rikid%C5%8Dzan" title="Murder of Rikidōzan">Murder of Rikidōzan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_premature_professional_wrestling_deaths" title="List of premature professional wrestling deaths">Premature deaths</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ring_boy_scandal" title="Ring boy scandal">Ring boy scandal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Speaking_Out_movement" title="Speaking Out movement">Speaking Out</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/United_States_v._McMahon" title="United States v. 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The term comes from the <a href="/wiki/Gairaigo" class="mw-redirect" title="Gairaigo">Japanese</a> pronunciation of "professional wrestling"<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">プロフェッショナル・レスリング</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">purofesshonaru resuringu</i></span>)</span>, which in Japanese is abbreviated to “puro” (プロ - “pro”) & “resu” (レス - an abbreviation of “wrestling”). The term became popular among <a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a>-speaking fans due to Hisaharu Tanabe's activities in the online <a href="/wiki/Usenet" title="Usenet">Usenet</a> community.<sup id="cite_ref-usenet_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-usenet-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-dojo_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dojo-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Growing out of origins in the traditional American style of wrestling, it has become an entity in itself. Japanese pro wrestling is distinct in its <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_professional_wrestling_terms#ring_psychology" title="Glossary of professional wrestling terms">psychology</a> and presentation of the sport and how it functions based on Japanese culture.<sup id="cite_ref-dojo_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dojo-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is treated closer to a legitimate competition, with fewer <a href="/wiki/Theatrics" class="mw-redirect" title="Theatrics">theatrics</a>; the <a href="/wiki/Angle_(professional_wrestling)" class="mw-redirect" title="Angle (professional wrestling)">stories</a> told in Japanese matches are about a fighter's spirit and perseverance.<sup id="cite_ref-dojo_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dojo-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Pro wrestling in Japan led to the development of <a href="/wiki/Shoot_wrestling" title="Shoot wrestling">shoot wrestling</a> and has been closely related to <a href="/wiki/Mixed_martial_arts" title="Mixed martial arts">mixed martial arts</a> (MMA) starting with <a href="/wiki/Shooto" title="Shooto">Shooto</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pancrase" title="Pancrase">Pancrase</a>, organizations which predate the <a href="/wiki/Ultimate_Fighting_Championship" title="Ultimate Fighting Championship">Ultimate Fighting Championship</a> (UFC), along with influencing subsequent promotions such as <a href="/wiki/Fighting_Network_Rings" title="Fighting Network Rings">RINGS</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pride_Fighting_Championships" title="Pride Fighting Championships">PRIDE</a>. It is common for pro wrestlers and mixed martial artists in Japan to <a href="/wiki/Comparison_of_professional_wrestling_and_mixed_martial_arts" title="Comparison of professional wrestling and mixed martial arts">cross over</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Overview">Overview</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Puroresu&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Overview"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Despite some similarities to the popular style of <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_the_United_States" title="Professional wrestling in the United States">professional wrestling in the United States</a>, Japanese wrestling is known for many differences from the Western style. <i>Puroresu</i> in Japan is known for its "<i>fighting spirit</i>" (<span class="t_nihongo_kanji"><span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">闘魂</span></span></span>, <i>tōkon</i>), and the wrestlers are known for their <a href="/wiki/Full_contact_sport" class="mw-redirect" title="Full contact sport">full contact</a> strikes. Many Japanese wrestlers have some degree of knowledge in many different <a href="/wiki/Martial_arts" title="Martial arts">martial arts</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wrestling" title="Wrestling">wrestling</a> styles; because of this, there are usually doctors and trainers at ringside for assisting the wrestlers after a match.<sup id="cite_ref-bbc_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbc-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Most matches have clean finishes and many of the promotions do not use any <a href="/wiki/List_of_professional_wrestling_terms" class="mw-redirect" title="List of professional wrestling terms">angles</a> or <a href="/wiki/Gimmick_(professional_wrestling)" title="Gimmick (professional wrestling)">gimmicks</a>. Japanese wrestling is also known for its relationship with fellow <a href="/wiki/Mixed_martial_arts" title="Mixed martial arts">mixed martial arts</a> promotions. Puroresu remains popular, and it draws huge crowds from the major promotions. With this and its relationship with other <a href="/wiki/Martial_arts" title="Martial arts">martial arts</a> disciplines, the audiences and wrestlers treat puroresu as a <a href="/wiki/Combat_sport" title="Combat sport">combat sport</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-esl_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-esl-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It should be also noted that the term "Puroresu" in Japan refers to all professional wrestling, regardless of country of origin. For example, American promotions <a href="/wiki/WWE" title="WWE">WWE</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ring_of_Honor" title="Ring of Honor">Ring of Honor</a> are referred to as "Puroresu" in Japan. Japanese wrestling historian Fumi Saito noted: "Puroresu is completely Japanese-English, and in the U.S. the same word is used for both pro and amateur wrestling. It may be easier to understand if you think of wrestling in the U.S. as having the same nuance as '<a href="/wiki/Sumo" title="Sumo">sumo</a>' in Japanese. You call both 'wrestling' even if it's competitive or professional wrestling."<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rules">Rules</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Puroresu&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Rules"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Puroresu has a variety of different rules, which can differ greatly from wrestling in other countries. While there is no governing authority for puroresu, there is a general standard which has developed. Each promotion has its own variation, but all are similar enough to avoid confusion. Any convention described here is simply a standard, and may or may not correspond exactly with any given promotion's codified rules. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="General_structure">General structure</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Puroresu&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: General structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Matches are held between two or more sides ("corners"). Each corner may consist of one wrestler, or a team of two or more. Most team matches are governed by tag team rules (see below). </p><p>The match is won by scoring a "fall", which is generally consistent with standard professional wrestling: </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Pin_(professional_wrestling)" title="Pin (professional wrestling)">Pinning</a></i> an opponent's shoulders to the mat for the referee's count of three</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Submission_wrestling" title="Submission wrestling">Submission</a></i> victory, which sees the wrestler either tap out or verbally submit to their opponent</li> <li><i>Knockout</i>, the failure to regain composure at the referee's command</li> <li><i>Countout</i>, the failure of a party to return to the ring at the referee's command, which is determined by a count of twenty (some federations use ten, but in Japanese wrestling they use twenty)</li> <li><i>Disqualification</i>, the act of one wrestler breaking the rules</li> <li><i>Referee stoppage</i>, when an official deems a participant unfit to continue wrestling (either pre-planned or due to legitimate injury)<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>Additional rules govern how the outcome of the match is to take place. One such example would be the Japanese <a href="/wiki/Universal_Wrestling_Federation_(Japan)" title="Universal Wrestling Federation (Japan)">Universal Wrestling Federation</a>, as it does not allow pinfall victories in favor of submissions and knockouts; this is seen as an early influence of <a href="/wiki/Mixed_martial_arts" title="Mixed martial arts">mixed martial arts</a>, as some wrestlers broke away from traditional wrestling endings to matches in favor of <a href="/wiki/Shoot_(professional_wrestling)" title="Shoot (professional wrestling)">legitimate outcomes</a>. Another example is that most promotions disallow punches, so many wrestlers utilize open handed strikes and stiff forearms; this rule was also applied in the early stages of <a href="/wiki/Pancrase" title="Pancrase">Pancrase</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Styles">Styles</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Puroresu&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Styles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Strong_style"><i>Strong style</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Puroresu&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Strong style"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/New_Japan_Pro-Wrestling" title="New Japan Pro-Wrestling">New Japan Pro-Wrestling</a>, headed by <a href="/wiki/Antonio_Inoki" title="Antonio Inoki">Antonio Inoki</a>, used Inoki's "strong style" approach of wrestling as a combat sport, influenced strongly by the styles of <a href="/wiki/Catch_wrestling" title="Catch wrestling">catch wrestlers</a> such as <a href="/wiki/Lou_Thesz" title="Lou Thesz">Lou Thesz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Karl_Gotch" title="Karl Gotch">Karl Gotch</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Billy_Robinson" title="Billy Robinson">Billy Robinson</a>. Wrestlers incorporated kicks and strikes from <a href="/wiki/Martial_arts" title="Martial arts">martial arts</a> disciplines, and a strong emphasis was placed on <a href="/wiki/Submission_wrestling" title="Submission wrestling">submission wrestling</a>. Inoki became known for "different styles fights" which were predetermined matches against practitioners of various martial arts. This led to a <a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Antonio_Inoki" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Antonio Inoki">real fight against Muhammad Ali</a> in 1976 that was watched by an estimated 1.4 billion people worldwide. Many of New Japan's wrestlers, including top stars such as <a href="/wiki/Seiji_Sakaguchi" title="Seiji Sakaguchi">Seiji Sakaguchi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tatsumi_Fujinami" title="Tatsumi Fujinami">Tatsumi Fujinami</a>, <a href="/wiki/Akira_Maeda" title="Akira Maeda">Akira Maeda</a>, <a href="/wiki/Satoru_Sayama" title="Satoru Sayama">Satoru Sayama</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yoshiaki_Fujiwara" title="Yoshiaki Fujiwara">Yoshiaki Fujiwara</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nobuhiko_Takada" title="Nobuhiko Takada">Nobuhiko Takada</a>, <a href="/wiki/Masakatsu_Funaki" title="Masakatsu Funaki">Masakatsu Funaki</a>, <a href="/wiki/Masahiro_Chono" title="Masahiro Chono">Masahiro Chono</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shinya_Hashimoto" title="Shinya Hashimoto">Shinya Hashimoto</a>, <a href="/wiki/Riki_Choshu" title="Riki Choshu">Riki Choshu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minoru_Suzuki" title="Minoru Suzuki">Minoru Suzuki</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shinsuke_Nakamura" title="Shinsuke Nakamura">Shinsuke Nakamura</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Keiji_Mutoh" class="mw-redirect" title="Keiji Mutoh">Keiji Mutoh</a>, came from a legitimate martial arts background. This style led to the development of <a href="/wiki/Shoot_wrestling" title="Shoot wrestling">shoot wrestling</a> and the spin-off <a href="/wiki/Universal_Wrestling_Federation_(Japan)" title="Universal Wrestling Federation (Japan)">Universal Wrestling Federation</a>. Sayama developed and founded <a href="/wiki/Shooto" title="Shooto">Shooto</a>, a pioneer <a href="/wiki/Mixed_martial_arts" title="Mixed martial arts">mixed martial arts</a> (MMA) organization, in 1985. That same year, Sayama's student <a href="/wiki/Caesar_Takeshi" class="mw-redirect" title="Caesar Takeshi">Caesar Takeshi</a> founded <a href="/wiki/Shoot_boxing" title="Shoot boxing">Shootboxing</a>. Funaki, Suzuki and others would found <a href="/wiki/Pancrase" title="Pancrase">Pancrase</a> and hold their first event almost two months before <a href="/wiki/UFC_1" title="UFC 1">UFC 1</a>. Maeda founded <a href="/wiki/Fighting_Network_Rings" title="Fighting Network Rings">RINGS</a> in 1991 as a shoot-style promotion, which began transitioning to legitimate MMA competition in 1995. Takada was a co-founder of <a href="/wiki/Pride_Fighting_Championships" title="Pride Fighting Championships">PRIDE</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rizin_Fighting_Federation" title="Rizin Fighting Federation">Rizin</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ōdō_("King's_Road")"><span id=".C5.8Cd.C5.8D_.28.22King.27s_Road.22.29"></span><i>Ōdō</i> ("King's Road")</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Puroresu&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Ōdō ("King's Road")"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Ōdō</i></span><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">王道</span></span>, "King's Road"; also translated as "Royal Road")</span> is a style which originated in <a href="/wiki/All_Japan_Pro_Wrestling" title="All Japan Pro Wrestling">All Japan Pro Wrestling</a>, and is most closely associated with the Four Pillars<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">四天王</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn"><i>Shitennō</i></i></span>)</span>, the informal Western fan’s nomenclature for 1990s AJPW wrestlers <a href="/wiki/Toshiaki_Kawada" title="Toshiaki Kawada">Toshiaki Kawada</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kenta_Kobashi" title="Kenta Kobashi">Kenta Kobashi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mitsuharu_Misawa" title="Mitsuharu Misawa">Mitsuharu Misawa</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Akira_Taue" title="Akira Taue">Akira Taue</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Eggshells_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Eggshells-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, matches involving these four have been also referred to in Japan as <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Shitennō puroresu</i></span><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">四天王プロレス</span></span>)</span>.<sup id="cite_ref-2009_Masanobu_Fuchi_interview_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2009_Masanobu_Fuchi_interview-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As opposed to <i>strong style's</i> European <a href="/wiki/Catch_wrestling" title="Catch wrestling">catch wrestling</a> influences, <i>ōdō</i> opted for a more "narrative" style,<sup id="cite_ref-Eggshells_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Eggshells-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> derived from the American model of professional wrestling as physical storytelling.<sup id="cite_ref-KingsRoadR&F1_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KingsRoadR&F1-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, <i>ōdō</i> distinguished itself from American professional wrestling by largely eschewing many of its storytelling devices. <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_professional_wrestling_terms#angle" title="Glossary of professional wrestling terms">Angles</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gimmick_(professional_wrestling)" title="Gimmick (professional wrestling)">gimmicks</a> were virtually non-existent, as all the storytelling in <i>ōdō</i> occurred through the matches themselves.<sup id="cite_ref-KingsRoadR&F1_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KingsRoadR&F1-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Blading_(professional_wrestling)" title="Blading (professional wrestling)">Blading</a> was also banned outright.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Because Baba disliked submissions,<sup id="cite_ref-90Nendai_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90Nendai-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> they were also eschewed for decisive pinfalls.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECharlton2018_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECharlton2018-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2011, Japanese wrestling magazine <i>G Spirits</i> cited Misawa's July 29, 1993 <a href="/wiki/Triple_Crown_Heavyweight_Championship" title="Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship">Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship</a> title defense against Kawada as the first match in the <i>Shitennō</i> style,<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the 1993 <a href="/wiki/World%27s_Strongest_Tag_Determination_League" title="World's Strongest Tag Determination League">World's Strongest Tag Determination League</a> final, in which Misawa and Kobashi wrestled <a href="/wiki/The_Holy_Demon_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="The Holy Demon Army">Kawada and Taue</a>, was referred to as the "completed form" of the style by <i>Tokyo Sports</i> in 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to Kawada, <i>ōdō</i> matches, which placed a heavy emphasis on <i>fighting spirit</i>, were about "breaking the limit you set in the last".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECharlton2018_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECharlton2018-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-90Nendai_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90Nendai-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> AJPW referee <a href="/wiki/Kyohei_Wada" title="Kyohei Wada">Kyohei Wada</a>, who recounted that Baba told his talent "whatever you want to do, do it, and whatever you can show the people, show it", would later compare his job officiating these matches to "conducting a symphony".<sup id="cite_ref-WadaAutobio_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WadaAutobio-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>However, this escalation eventually manifested through the use of dangerous maneuvers that focused on the head and neck,<sup id="cite_ref-2009_Masanobu_Fuchi_interview_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2009_Masanobu_Fuchi_interview-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> particularly during the finishing stretches of <i>ōdō</i> matches.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECharlton2018_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECharlton2018-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The physical consequences of this style, or at least its use of head drops, has often been cited as the underlying reason for Misawa's death after an in-ring accident in 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECharlton2018_12-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECharlton2018-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-KingsRoadR&F2_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KingsRoadR&F2-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Professional wrestling journalist and historian <a href="/wiki/Dave_Meltzer" title="Dave Meltzer">Dave Meltzer</a> noted, after his death, that Misawa "regularly took psychotic bumps", including back suplexes where he would land on his head.<sup id="cite_ref-WON6222009_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WON6222009-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>nb 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> AJPW would steer away from <i>ōdō</i> after Misawa led a <a href="/wiki/2000_All_Japan_Pro_Wrestling_mass_exodus" title="2000 All Japan Pro Wrestling mass exodus">mass exodus</a> to form <a href="/wiki/Pro_Wrestling_Noah" title="Pro Wrestling Noah">Pro Wrestling Noah</a>, particularly when Motoko Baba sold her stock to Keiji Mutoh, but Noah would continue to practice <i>ōdō</i> (referred to as Royal Road with Ark by the promotion) in its booking.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECharlton2018_12-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECharlton2018-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This element of <i>ōdō</i> has been criticized for its negative influence on professional wrestling,<sup id="cite_ref-G_Spirits_Vol._13_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-G_Spirits_Vol._13-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and 1990s All Japan been cited as a cautionary tale in response to legitimately dangerous maneuvers.<sup id="cite_ref-WON6172019_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WON6172019-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Meltzer wrote in 2009 that head drops were "never necessary" as Misawa and his peers in AJPW were already "having the best matches in wrestling" before they incorporated these maneuvers into their style.<sup id="cite_ref-WON7012009_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WON7012009-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_styles">Other styles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Puroresu&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Other styles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Throughout the 1990s, three individual styles—<a href="/wiki/Shoot_style" class="mw-redirect" title="Shoot style">shoot style</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lucha_libre" title="Lucha libre">lucha libre</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Hardcore_wrestling" title="Hardcore wrestling">hardcore</a>—were the main divisions of <a href="/wiki/Independent_promotion" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent promotion">independent promotions</a>, but as a result of interpromoting, it is not unusual to see all three styles on the same card. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Joshi_puroresu">Joshi puroresu</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Puroresu&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Joshi puroresu"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Pro wrestling done by female wrestlers is called <i>joshi puroresu,</i> or women’s wrestling, and is usually promoted by companies that specialize in women’s wrestling, rather than divisions of otherwise male-dominated promotions as is the case in the United States (a major exception was <a href="/wiki/FMW" class="mw-redirect" title="FMW">FMW</a>, a men's promotion which had a small women's division, but even then depended on talent from women's federations to provide competition). However, <i>joshi puroresu</i> promotions usually have agreements with male puroresu promotions such that they recognize each other's titles as legitimate, and may share <a href="/wiki/Card_(professional_wrestling)" class="mw-redirect" title="Card (professional wrestling)">cards</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/All_Japan_Women%27s_Pro-Wrestling" title="All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling">All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling</a> was the dominant <i>joshi</i> organization from the 1970s to the 1990s. AJW's first major star was Mach Fumiake in 1974, followed in 1975 by <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Sato" title="Jackie Sato">Jackie Sato</a> and <a href="/wiki/Maki_Ueda_(wrestler)" title="Maki Ueda (wrestler)">Maki Ueda</a>, known as the "<a href="/wiki/Beauty_Pair" title="Beauty Pair">Beauty Pair</a>". The early 1980s saw the fame of <a href="/wiki/Jaguar_Yokota" title="Jaguar Yokota">Jaguar Yokota</a> and <a href="/wiki/Devil_Masami" title="Devil Masami">Devil Masami</a>, major stars of the second wave of excellent workers who took the place of the glamour-based "Beauty Pair" generation. That decade would later see the rise of <a href="/wiki/Chigusa_Nagayo" title="Chigusa Nagayo">Chigusa Nagayo</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lioness_Asuka" title="Lioness Asuka">Lioness Asuka</a>, known as the "<a href="/wiki/Crush_Gals" title="Crush Gals">Crush Gals</a>", who as a tag team achieved a level of unprecedented mainstream success in Japan, unheard of by any female wrestler in the history of professional wrestling all over the world.<sup id="cite_ref-Von_Bandenburg_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Von_Bandenburg-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-WOR_March_2024_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WOR_March_2024-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Laprade_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Laprade-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Solomon_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Solomon-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Their long running feud with <a href="/wiki/Kaoru_Matsumoto" class="mw-redirect" title="Kaoru Matsumoto">Dump Matsumoto</a> and her "Gokuaku Domei" ("Atrocious Alliance") stable would become extremely popular in Japan during the 1980s, with their televised matches resulting in some of the highest rated broadcasts in Japanese television as well as the promotion regularly selling out arenas.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1985, Japan's second women's wrestling promotion formed in <a href="/wiki/Japan_Women%27s_Pro-Wrestling" title="Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling">Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling</a>. The promotion ran their first show on August 17, 1986. It featured <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Sato" title="Jackie Sato">Jackie Sato</a> who returned from retirement and future stars such as <a href="/wiki/Shinobu_Kandori" title="Shinobu Kandori">Shinobu Kandori</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mayumi_Ozaki" title="Mayumi Ozaki">Mayumi Ozaki</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cutie_Suzuki" title="Cutie Suzuki">Cutie Suzuki</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Dynamite_Kansai" title="Dynamite Kansai">Dynamite Kansai</a>, who would go on to be top stars in <a href="/wiki/Ladies_Legend_Pro-Wrestling" title="Ladies Legend Pro-Wrestling">LLPW</a> and <a href="/wiki/JWP_Joshi_Puroresu" title="JWP Joshi Puroresu">JWP</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1992, <a href="/wiki/Japan_Women%27s_Pro-Wrestling" title="Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling">Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling</a> dissolved, splitting into <a href="/wiki/Ladies_Legend_Pro-Wrestling" title="Ladies Legend Pro-Wrestling">LLPW</a> and <a href="/wiki/JWP_Joshi_Puroresu" title="JWP Joshi Puroresu">JWP</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-wrestling-titles.com_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wrestling-titles.com-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These promotions worked together with <a href="/wiki/Frontier_Martial-Arts_Wrestling" title="Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling">FMW</a> and <a href="/wiki/All_Japan_Women%27s_Pro-Wrestling" title="All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling">All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling</a> to create a critically acclaimed era with several classic matches authorized by the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">American</a> wrestling publication <i><a href="/wiki/Wrestling_Observer_Newsletter" title="Wrestling Observer Newsletter">Wrestling Observer Newsletter</a></i> featuring wrestlers such as <a href="/wiki/Manami_Toyota" title="Manami Toyota">Manami Toyota</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aja_Kong" title="Aja Kong">Aja Kong</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kyoko_Inoue" title="Kyoko Inoue">Kyoko Inoue</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bull_Nakano" title="Bull Nakano">Bull Nakano</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mayumi_Ozaki" title="Mayumi Ozaki">Mayumi Ozaki</a>, <a href="/wiki/Megumi_Kudo" title="Megumi Kudo">Megumi Kudo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dynamite_Kansai" title="Dynamite Kansai">Dynamite Kansai</a>, amongst others. This era was also notable for multiple wrestlers returning from retirement such as <a href="/wiki/Chigusa_Nagayo" title="Chigusa Nagayo">Chigusa Nagayo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lioness_Asuka" title="Lioness Asuka">Lioness Asuka</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jaguar_Yokota" title="Jaguar Yokota">Jaguar Yokota</a>, <a href="/wiki/Devil_Masami" title="Devil Masami">Devil Masami</a>, and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Bison_Kimura&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bison Kimura (page does not exist)">Bison Kimura</a>, which increased interest. </p><p>In 2022, <a href="/wiki/New_Japan_Pro_Wrestling" class="mw-redirect" title="New Japan Pro Wrestling">New Japan Pro Wrestling</a> inaugurated their own <a href="/wiki/IWGP_Women%27s_Championship" title="IWGP Women's Championship">IWGP Women's Championship</a>. In 2024 <a href="/wiki/Pro_Wrestling_NOAH" class="mw-redirect" title="Pro Wrestling NOAH">Pro Wrestling NOAH</a> followed with their <a href="/wiki/GHC_Women%27s_Championship" title="GHC Women's Championship">GHC Women's Championship</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Puroresu&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_martial_arts" title="Japanese martial arts">Japanese martial arts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mixed_martial_arts" title="Mixed martial arts">Mixed martial arts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Global_Professional_Wrestling_Alliance" title="Global Professional Wrestling Alliance">Global Professional Wrestling Alliance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_professional_wrestling_promotions_in_Japan" title="List of professional wrestling promotions in Japan">List of professional wrestling promotions in Japan</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Puroresu&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns 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Unbound Digital. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-78965-034-1" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-78965-034-1"><bdi>978-1-78965-034-1</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Unladylike%3A+A+Grrrl%27s+Guide+to+Wrestling&rft.pub=Unbound+Digital&rft.date=2019&rft.isbn=978-1-78965-034-1&rft.aulast=Von+Bandenburg&rft.aufirst=Heather&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3D5pSgDwAAQBAJ%26dq%3DThe%2BCrush%2BGals%26pg%3DPT270&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APuroresu" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-WOR_March_2024-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-WOR_March_2024_24-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBryan_Alvarez,_Dave_Meltzer2024" class="citation podcast cs1"><a href="/wiki/Bryan_Alvarez" title="Bryan Alvarez">Bryan Alvarez</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dave_Meltzer" title="Dave Meltzer">Dave Meltzer</a> (26 March 2024). <span class="id-lock-subscription" title="Paid subscription required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.f4wonline.com/podcasts/wrestling-observer-radio/wrestling-observer-radio-raw-with-an-incredible-final-angle-wheeler-yuta-tons-more">"Wrestling Observer Radio: RAW with an incredible final angle, Wheeler Yuta, tons more"</a></span>. <i><a href="/wiki/Wrestling_Observer_Newsletter" title="Wrestling Observer Newsletter">Wrestling Observer Newsletter</a></i> (Podcast). 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title="Gaea Japan">Gaea Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan_Women%27s_Pro-Wrestling" title="Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling">Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:15em">Independent promotions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Apache_Pro-Wrestling_Army" title="Apache Pro-Wrestling Army">Apache Pro-Wrestling Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battlarts" title="Battlarts">Battlarts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diamond_Ring_(professional_wrestling)" title="Diamond Ring (professional wrestling)">Diamond Ring</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fighting_of_World_Japan_Pro_Wrestling" title="Fighting of World Japan Pro 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