By Myrtle Cash


Sports are the main thing that brings people together. Sports makes people realize that they have talents to utilize. Most people do not get time to actually realize their potential and talents. This makes them to land in professions that they do not feel fit and comfortable in. It is said that the best thing is to realize your talent and make a profession from it. The saying seems to be true because for a person to work and produce good results, they have to love what they are doing. Everything has its history either bad or good. The History of professional wrestling has a lot of information that people need know especially the young generation.

Expert wrestling started in small unorganized groups in the 1880s. It is popular way of entertaining in Japan, Europe, Latin America, and North America. It later became an international sport in 1990s. It was made international by the expansion of World Wrestling Federation. It was viewed as financial success during the time of promotions. These promotions were made during the time of travelling carnivals.

The game started in the carnival stage. This is the time that professional wrestlers were so popular and entertaining. They were traveling around the states showing people the different ways of fighting. At this time the sport was a form of entertainment and not competition. People would come out in large numbers to watch this people perform on the stage. There were also managers who chose how wrestlers would gain fame and money.

Wrestlers were arranged in a pyramid of fame and money. This was based precisely on the ability of the athlete and talent. The juniors and amateurs included young performers and journeymen who joined the carnival for fame and to get fans. Wrestlers were called shooters for their ability to shoot and battle real competitions. These professional wrestlers were more competitive, successful, and not so much common to people.

History of wrestlers also went on to be built by the introduction of television sets in the continent. Technology makes things change thus bringing change to professional wrestling. It was used as a platform by wrestlers to familiarize themselves with the people. 1950s was the time that professional the highly entertaining sport was aired on the television. It made the game more popular for people who had never seen it or heard about it.

People referred to it as golden age for entertainment industry. The character and professionalism of the wrestlers changed as a result of television appeal. It was easier and entertaining to watch people competing in wrestle matches because it they brought in drama and humor. Production was also cheap those days. In the years 1948 to 1955 major television networks aired these shows.

The sport then lost its high ratings in the late 1950s. This is because the producers had overexposed it and it became more available to the viewers thus making it less popular. After realizing this, most shows were dropped from television line ups.

Many more joined the wrestling groups. The new members not only joined the federation to entertain the crowd but also as a business. What was known as an entertainment game to the people was turned to be a business activity by the new members. They changed the history of professional wrestling from how entertaining it was to how one can earn from it. The sport has remained to be a business and people join it for fame and money.




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