The various styles of wrestling include:
amateur sportsprofessional sports, andsports entertainmentsand 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 wrestlingFreestyle wrestlingShuai jiao, covering several jacket wrestling styles of ChinaFolk wrestling (see also Category:Folk wrestling styles)KurashKhureshMongolian wrestlingOil wrestling, the national sport of TurkeySchwingen in SwitzerlandSsireum, the national sport of KoreaCollar-and-elbowCornish wrestlingCumberland and Westmorland wrestlingScottish BackholdCollegiate wrestling in the United StatesSambo (martial art) in RussiaAmateur pankration, a modern recreation of the ancient Olympic sportSumo in Japan is the most popular form of competitive wrestling at a professional levelLucha libre was once a competitive sport, but is now a sports entertainmentThe 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 JapanStrong Style in JapanLucha Libre particularly in Mexico, but also in other Spanish-speaking countriesBackyard wrestling originated from Hardcore Wrestling which was created by ECWSee also:
Kayfabe, the open secret that these matches are predeterminedProfessional wrestling promotionList of professional wrestling promotionsIndependent circuitWrestling as a sports entertainmentStyles 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 GamesGreek wrestlingLancashire wrestlingDevon wrestlingCatch wrestlingCategory:Grappling holdUnited World Wrestling, the governing body for Olympic wrestlingWWENew Japan Pro Wrestling is by attendance and revenue the second largest sports entertainment organisation in the world, behind WWEConsejo 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 promotionsCategory:Sport wrestlersCategory:Cornish Wrestling ChampionsCategory:Wrestling coachesCategory:Sumo peopleJess McMahon and Toots Mondt, co-founders of WWECategory:Professional wrestlers 
