Pro Wrestline: Sport or Sports Entertainment
Bret Hart: Wrestling with Shadows Written and Produced by Biography Special Interview 15 December, 1997
Unreal Story of Professional Wrestling Narr. Steve Allen Written and Produced by A&E Special Documentary A&E New York, New York 1 March, 1998
WCW/nWo: Sting Unmasked Narr. Toni Shiavone Written by Eric Bischoff, Produced by Turner Broadcasting Co. Special Interview, Turner Entertainment Atlanta, Georgia 5 May 1998
Nagurski, B. "Professional Wrestling" Microsoft Encarta `99 (Electronic Version). Copyright INSO Corp. 1993-1998
PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING: SPORT OR ENTERTAINMENT?
I. Introduction "Do you smell what the Rock is cookin?" shouts The Rock. This is the new crude face of professional wrestling. But it wasn't always like this. Haven't you ever wondered about the real history of pro wrestling, not the history' of what happened last week on
Raw or Nitro? People either watch it or don't, or some watch it and don't admit it. In any case, what is it really? Some call it a controlled riot with commercial breaks, a melodrama of mayhem, or a brawl with a referee. Whatever you call it, it's an old form of entertainment with plenty of ups and downs, but recently, it has become a part of mainstream America.
II. The Early Years
Wrestling is as old as human history. It has always been used for dominance or competition. The Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, and Arabs all were great wrestlers.
Plato's name literally means broad-shouldered, and he wrestled in his early days. The Irish used it as a way to settle differences. In fact, it was Irish immigrants living in Vermont who brought the sport to America. Because of this, Vermont would produce the best wrestling talent for the next 50 years. Presidents like Washington, Taft, and Coolidge were all rasslers, and Abraham Lincoln was very much a professional wrestler. Professional wrestling began when veterans from the Civil War used the
Unreal Story of Professional Wrestling Narr. Steve Allen Written and Produced by A&E Special Documentary A&E New York, New York 1 March, 1998
WCW/nWo: Sting Unmasked Narr. Toni Shiavone Written by Eric Bischoff, Produced by Turner Broadcasting Co. Special Interview, Turner Entertainment Atlanta, Georgia 5 May 1998
Nagurski, B. "Professional Wrestling" Microsoft Encarta `99 (Electronic Version). Copyright INSO Corp. 1993-1998
PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING: SPORT OR ENTERTAINMENT?
I. Introduction "Do you smell what the Rock is cookin?" shouts The Rock. This is the new crude face of professional wrestling. But it wasn't always like this. Haven't you ever wondered about the real history of pro wrestling, not the history' of what happened last week on
Raw or Nitro? People either watch it or don't, or some watch it and don't admit it. In any case, what is it really? Some call it a controlled riot with commercial breaks, a melodrama of mayhem, or a brawl with a referee. Whatever you call it, it's an old form of entertainment with plenty of ups and downs, but recently, it has become a part of mainstream America.
II. The Early Years
Wrestling is as old as human history. It has always been used for dominance or competition. The Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, and Arabs all were great wrestlers.
Plato's name literally means broad-shouldered, and he wrestled in his early days. The Irish used it as a way to settle differences. In fact, it was Irish immigrants living in Vermont who brought the sport to America. Because of this, Vermont would produce the best wrestling talent for the next 50 years. Presidents like Washington, Taft, and Coolidge were all rasslers, and Abraham Lincoln was very much a professional wrestler. Professional wrestling began when veterans from the Civil War used the