The various styles of wrestling include:
amateur sports
professional sports, and
sports entertainments
and some styles exist or have existed in more than one of these three broad categories. Where this is the case and an article exists, it may appear in and be linked to from two or more of the lists below.
Note particularly that the phrase professional wrestling normally refers to a sports entertainment style, but can also refer to the professional level of wrestling as a competitive sport.
Two styles of wrestling have been included in the modern Summer Olympics:
Greco-Roman wrestling
Freestyle wrestling
Shuai jiao, covering several jacket wrestling styles of China
Folk wrestling (see also Category:Folk wrestling styles)
Kurash
Khuresh
Mongolian wrestling
Oil wrestling, the national sport of Turkey
Schwingen in Switzerland
Ssireum, the national sport of Korea
Collar-and-elbow
Cornish wrestling
Cumberland and Westmorland wrestling
Scottish Backhold
Collegiate wrestling in the United States
Sambo (martial art) in Russia
Amateur pankration, a modern recreation of the ancient Olympic sport
Sumo in Japan is the most popular form of competitive wrestling at a professional level
Lucha libre was once a competitive sport, but is now a sports entertainment
The term sports entertainment was coined to describe the sports spectacles promoted by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). These matches are not competitive, but are a scripted and rehearsed entertainment. The rules are not always clear and are generally ignored in any case. The term is now used to describe all staged wrestling matches and similar versions of other sports.
In the context of sports entertainment, the term professional wrestling is used both to mean all staged forms of wrestling, and also more specifically for those of the particular style developed by WWE.
Professional wrestling mainly in the USA but also in Japan
Strong Style in Japan
Lucha Libre particularly in Mexico, but also in other Spanish-speaking countries
Backyard wrestling originated from Hardcore Wrestling which was created by ECW
See also:
Kayfabe, the open secret that these matches are predetermined
Professional wrestling promotion
List of professional wrestling promotions
Independent circuit
Wrestling as a sports entertainment
Styles no longer widely practised in amateur, professional or staged form, although some historical recreations may occur
Pankration, mixing boxing and wrestling, and a sport in the original Olympic Games
Greek wrestling
Lancashire wrestling
Devon wrestling
Catch wrestling
Category:Grappling hold
United World Wrestling, the governing body for Olympic wrestling
WWE
New Japan Pro Wrestling is by attendance and revenue the second largest sports entertainment organisation in the world, behind WWE
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre is the world's oldest wrestling organization, specializing in the Lucha Libre style. Founded in Mexico City in 1933.
Category:Professional wrestling promotions
Category:Sport wrestlers
Category:Cornish Wrestling Champions
Category:Wrestling coaches
Category:Sumo people
Jess McMahon and Toots Mondt, co-founders of WWE
Category:Professional wrestlers
