Wrestling represents one of the oldest forms of combat. The origins of wrestling go back 15,000 years through cave drawings. Babylonian and Egyptian reliefs show wrestlers using most of the holds known in the present-day sport. Literary references to it occur as early as the Old Testament and the ancient Indian Vedas.
The history of professional wrestling, as a performing art, started in the early
20th century, with predecessors in funfair and variety strongman and wrestling
performances (which often involved match fixing) in the 19th century.
Professional wrestling is a popular form of entertainment
in Australia, North America, Latin America, Europe, and Japan.
Wrestling as a modern sport developed in the 19th century out of
traditions of folk wrestling, emerging in the form of two styles of
regulated competitive sport, "freestyle" and "Greco-Roman" wrestling
(based on British and continental tradition, respectively), summarized
under the term "amateur wrestling" by the beginning of the modern Olympics in 1896. The separation of "worked", i.e. purely performative,
choreographed wrestling ("admitted fakery" or "kayfabe") from competitive sport begins in the 1920s.
What is the concept behind WrestleMania, SummerSlam, Survivor Series, Royal Rumble, TLC, Battleground, Money in the Bank, Elimination Chamber, and Extreme Rules? Who can participate in the events?
WrestleMania: The biggest event of the year. Anyone can participate in any of these events if they're a big enough deal, but WrestleMania, "the granddaddy of them all," is the hardest event in which to get a spot.
SummerSlam: The second-biggest event of the year. Same deal.
Survivor Series: Historically, this was a series of 5-on-5 or 4-on-4 elimination matches. As WWE began running more shows and the sight of a bunch of wrestlers teaming up became less novel, Survivor Series slowly turned into just another pay-per-view. They still usually run at least one "traditional Survivor Series match," as they call it, during every Survivor Series show, but only occasionally is that match the main event.
Royal Rumble: This match was invented in the late 1980s to address a flaw in traditional "battle royale" matches, where a bunch of wrestlers started in the ring, wrestlers threw each other over the top rope to eliminate them, and the winner was the last wrestler in the ring. Although a neat concept, in practice, having so many wrestlers in the ring made for a big mess that was hard to watch. In contrast, in the Royal Rumble, two wrestlers start, and a new wrestler enters on a predetermined schedule (usually every 60 or 90 seconds). Again, wrestlers are eliminated by being thrown over the top rope and having their feet touch the ground. This way, the number of wrestlers in the match can ebb and flow as new wrestlers come in and others are eliminated, allowing for a good flow and less of a mess.
TLC: Tables, Ladders, and Chairs. The first few examples of this match (between the Hardy Boyz, the Dudley Boyz, and Edge & Christian) were so popular that they made this an annual event. They now also will include examples of each individual part of this match, so a TLC event could have a) a Tables Match, where you win when you put your opponent through a table; b) a Ladder Match, where you win when you grab something (often a title) suspended high above the ring; c) a Chairs Match, where steel chairs are legal; and d) a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs Match, where all items are legal.
Battleground: Just another PPV, with no special theme.
Money in the Bank: The event includes one or two Money in the Bank matches, which are ladder matches where the winner grabs a Money in the Bank briefcase to win. The briefcase allows the winner to challenge for the world championship at any point of their choosing over the next year. (Most winners choose to wait to make their challenge when the current champion has just been beaten up and is thus weaker.) Traditionally WWE included up-and-coming wrestlers in these matches, but that resulted in too many unproven champions. Now they often have current main eventers winning the match.
Elimination Chamber: This is a version of the cage match, often for the world title. Six wrestlers participate in total, although only two are wrestling to start. Every five minutes, another wrestler, who is locked in a small cage outside the ring, is "randomly" chosen to be unlocked and let into the match. As the title suggests, it's an elimination match.
Extreme Rules: The theme here is extreme violence, often through matches where foreign objects are legal, the pin can be made anywhere in the arena (and not just in the ring), and/or the referee cannot disqualify anyone for any reason. The event was designed to maintain the legacy of the influential, ultra-violent 1990s indie federation Extreme Championship Wrestling, which WWE purchased and revived for a time in the mid-2000s.
What's the difference between Smackdown, Raw, ECW, and NXT?
* Raw has one roster,
* Smackdown has a second roster,
* NXT has the third roster,
* ECW doesn't exist anymore.
NXT acts as a developmental camp for WWE, although a lot of the wrestlers there have been wrestling for longer than some of the main-roster guys.
Velocity and Sunday Night Heat were shows featuring talent lower on the card that let them get matches.
Smackdown and Raw existed before the draft, but it was just one big roster. After the draft, Raw had one roster and Smackdown had another.
Greatest WWE Champions of All Time:
The
following is a slideshow in which I count down the greatest WWE Champions in
the history of the wrestling business.
42. Vince McMahon
The only non-wrestler to ever
win the most prestigious prize in World Wrestling Entertainment, Vince McMahon
would vacate the title the following Monday on Raw.
41. Rey Mysterio
Rey Mysterio has had a long
and successful career in the WWE where he has become one of the only
Cruiserweight wrestlers to become a World Heavyweight title contender.
40. Andre the Giant
Andre the Giant will go down
as one of the greatest of all time and his tragic death brought about the
introduction of the WWE Hall of Fame in 1993.
39. Kane
The "Big Red
Machine" was involved in several of the hottest angles of the
"Attitude Era" and competed in and around the main event with the
likes of Austin, Rock, and Undertaker.
38. Stan Stasiak
Stan Stasiak was told in the
dressing room hours before his match with the then-champion Pedro Morales that
he would be going over.
37. Ivan Koloff
Koloff's reign as Champion
was very similar to Stasiak's in that he was needed to make the transition from
face to face.
36. The Iron Sheik
The Iron Sheik's legendary
status as a Hall of Famer came about due to his success as a heel that used the xenophobia of the time to get over.
35. The Big Show
The Big Show's first reign as
WWF Champion was tainted by an angle with the Big Bossman that hit too close to
the heart for many fans' liking.
34. Sergeant Slaughter
Sergeant Slaughter could have
drawn real money in the 1980s as a top babyface were it not for a disagreement
with the WWF management.
33. Psycho Sid
Psycho Sid's potential in the
wrestling business was curtailed by injuries and the fact that he struggled to
draw money as Champion.
Sid won the title twice
during a transitional period for the WWF when they were trying to compete with
WCW that was about to turn white-hot.
32. Rob Van Dam
Rob Van Dam had the
opportunity to become a red-hot champion that represented the cult of ECW fans.
31. Jeff Hardy
Jeff Hardy had a rare
emotional connection with the fans who were desperate to see him succeed in
everything he attempted.
30. Batista
Batista is another recent WWE star that will be remembered more as a World Heavyweight Champion than for his
two reigns as WWE Champion.
.
29. Chris Jericho
Chris Jericho is a truly great
of the wrestling business and he will be remembered as one of the most electric
promo men of all time.
28. The Miz
The Miz's story in wrestling
is nothing less than inspirational as he went from reality TV star to WWE
Champion.
27. Sheamus
Sheamus was brought on to Raw
in late 2009 as a monster heel destined for a big push to the main event
scene. But no-one expected him to win the WWE title so quickly after finally
being elevated to the main roster.
26. Diesel
Diesel was brought into the
WWF as Shawn Michaels' bodyguard and Vince McMahon saw some money to be made in
his 6 ft 11 frame." Big Daddy Cool" was truly a monster and he had the
charisma to make up for his limited move set in the ring.
25. Ric Flair
Ric Flair made his name
thanks to his legendary title reigns as World Heavyweight Champion in the old
NWA and in WCW.He only had one run with the Vince McMahon's company in his
prime and that saw him become a two-time WWF Champion.
24. Yokozuna
Yokozuna first won the title
at the infamous WrestleMania IX pay-per-view, where he defeated Bret Hart after
the "Hitman" was blinded by salt thrown by Mr. Fuji.
23. Buddy Rogers
Buddy Rogers revolutionized
wrestling in so many different ways. Not only did he establish the character
that Ric Flair took inspiration from, but he also developed the
in-ring psychology that has since been used by the top heels of every era.
22. CM Punk
Some people will argue that
because CM Punk has only been WWE Champion for a couple of weeks, he does not
deserve to hold such a high position on this list.
21. Eddie Guerrero
Guerrero was talented,
popular, and charismatic. The fans loved to cheer for him and he played an
integral part in the initial success of SmackDown.
His in-ring talent and
natural ability to make people happy contributed to his popularity and his
success.
20. The Ultimate Warrior
The Ultimate Warrior was
given the ball to run with as Vince McMahon's big superstar after Hulk
Hogan's star faded.
19. JBL
John Bradshaw Layfield was a
heel for the majority of his WWE career except for a tag-team
babyface run with Ron Simmons as the APA.
18. Brock Lesnar
Brock Lesnar was brought in
from developmental as the "Next Big Thing" managed by Paul Heyman.
His subsequent push saw one
of the most meteoric rises in WWE history that saw him become the youngest WWE
Champion in history at the age of 25.
17. Mankind
Mick Foley was one of the
faces of the "Attitude Era" and while he could never quite eclipse
Austin or the Rock, he was still immensely popular.
The night that he first won
the WWF title from the Rock will go down as one of the greatest moments in Raw
history.
16. Kurt Angle
Kurt Angle was a star that
successfully made the transition out of the "Attitude Era"
demonstrating his versatility and adaptability. I have already documented
Angle's legendary program with Brock Lesnar that accounted for two of his four
WWE championship reigns.
15. Randy Orton
Randy Orton is a six-time WWE
Champion and is currently the second biggest star in the company alongside John
Cena. orton's recent title run as a babyface WWE Champion did not bring out the
best in the "Viper" as I do not feel he has the charisma to pull this
off as a babyface.
14. Undertaker
The Undertaker's breathtaking
gimmick and the incredibly well-crafted back story always meant that he would have
a successful career in the World Wrestling Federation.
13. Shawn Michaels
Shawn Michaels' run as the biggest star of the company in the mid-nineties is perhaps overshadowed by his
real-life feud with Bret Hart.
He first won the WWF title in
dramatic circumstances at WrestleMania XII by super kicking Bret Hart in
overtime of their 60 minutes Iron Man match.
12. Edge
Edge was pushed as the next big thing on Smackdown feuding with the likes of Kurt Angle before a serious
injury curtailed his babyface push. The edge may never have broken out of the mid-card without winning the inaugural Money in the Bank ladder match at
WrestleMania.
11. Pedro Morales
Pedro Morales was a popular
Puerto Rican wrestler who was chosen to replace Bruno Sammartino as the WWWF's
long-term babyface champion.
10. Randy "Macho
Man" Savage
While Hulk Hogan was the face
of the company and Vince McMahon's golden boy for the majority of the 1980s,
Randy Savage was not far behind in popularity. savage, like Hogan, became a pop
culture icon and this was the main reason his tragic death was met with such
sorrow from personalities outside the wrestling community.
9. Superstar Billy Graham
Superstar Billy Graham became
the first-ever long-term heel champion of the WWWF, reigning supreme for nine
and a half months. this remains the longest single WWE Championship reign by a
heel with JBL and Yokozuna tied for second place.
8. Bob Backlund
Bob Backlund became the third
man, after Bruno Sammartino and Pedro Morales, to be chosen as a long-term
champion by Vince McMahon Senior.
7. The Rock
For a man that was only in
the wrestling business full-time for seven years, the Rock's accomplishments
are even more impressive as he would win the WWF title on seven separate
occasions.
6. Triple H
Triple H often comes under a great deal of criticism for having held down the roster and hogged the main
event scene but there is a reason that the "Game" is an eight-time
WWE Champion. the current WWE COO first won the "big one" after
turning heel and joining the "Corporation" in 1999.
5. John Cena
Cena is a 9-time WWE
Champion and, whether you like him or not, he is the name and face of the
company right now. he has headlined countless WrestleManias and been involved in
many high-profile feuds including his current war with CM Punk. he is the
perfect frontman for a PG-based product and the sight of Cena confronting the
odds time and again is good for business.
4. Bret "the
Hitman" Hart
Bret Hart was chosen as the
man to lead the WWF into a new era in which steroids were no longer of
paramount importance. Hart had already chiseled a reputation for
himself as the best worker in the company and a man who could have a good match
with anyone.
3. Bruno Sammartino
The sheer longevity of Bruno
Sammartino's two reigns as WWWF Champion is enough to earn him a place in the
history books. Sammartino was on top of the wrestling world for a total of 11
years including an eight-year singular title reign.
2. Stone Cold Steve Austin
Stone Cold Steve Austin is
the only man in wrestling that can claim to have rivaled Hulk Hogan in
mainstream popularity. The "Austin years" saw the highest television
ratings and pay-per-view buy rates in wrestling history as the WWF decided to
promote an edgier product.
1. Hulk Hogan
"Hulkamania" was a
real presence in the 1980s, as millions of children, bought into the real-life the superhero-like persona of the "Hulkster."
Hogan's "golden
boy" looks and obvious marketability led to Vince McMahon putting the WWF
title on him for the long haul.
=========================================================================
Real names for some popular Wrestlers:
1-Stephanie McMahon’s real name is Stephanie McMahon Levesque
2-“Stone Cold” Steve Austin’s real name is Steve Austin
3- The Big Show’s real name is Paul Wight
4-The Miz’s real name is Michael Gregory Mizanin
5-The Rock’s real
name is Dwayne Douglas Johnson
6-Triple H’s real
name is Paul Michael Levesque
7-The Undertaker’s real
name is Mark William Calaway
8- Batista’s real name is David Michael Bautista Jr
9- Brock Lesnar‘s real
name is... Brock Lesnar
10 - CM Punk’s real
name is Phillip Jack Brooks
11 -Dolph Ziggler’s real name is Nicholas Theodore Nemeth
12 - John Cena’s real
name is John Felix Anthony Cena
13 - Randy Orton’s real name is Randal Keith Orton
14 -Rey Mysterio’s real name is Óscar Gutiérrez
15 - Ric Flair’s real name is Richard Morgan Fliehr
16 - Daniel Bryan’s real name is Bryan Lloyd Danielson
17 - Edge’s real name is Adam Joseph Copeland
18 - Jeff Hardy’s real name is Jeffrey Nero Hardy
19 - Hulk Hogan’s real name is Terry Gene Bollea
Things strange and may you didn't know about WWE:
WWE
was originally known as WWF but had to change its name
World
Wrestling Entertainment hasn't always been known as WWE. From 1979
to 2002, the wrestling franchise was known as World Wrestling Federation or WWF for short.
The organization changed its name following a lawsuit by the World Wildlife
Fund, which also goes by WWF.
The two
actually first settled in 1994, according to the Guardian, on the terms that the WWE would cut
back on the use of the acronym, but in 2002, a UK court found that the original
agreement had been breached and thus, the WWE was born out of necessity.
President
Donald Trump is a member of the WWE Hall of Fame.
Trump has been in attendance at
many WWE events throughout the
years and Trump Plaza in Atlantic City hosted WrestleMania 4 (1988) and 5
(1999). The president even took to the ring a few times, notably
competing against Vince McMahon during Wrestlemania and dropping real money from the
rafters.
In
2013, Trump
was inducted into WWE's Hall of Fame by McMahon. Linda McMahon, who is married to Vince, even
serves in Trump’s cabinet as the head of Small Business
Administration and is going
to be part of his 2020 PAC,
according to Politico.
John
Cena has won the WWE World Championship an impressive 16 times.
You
may know John Cena from the big screen, but his career as a professional
wrestler is remarkable. As of 2017, Cena has 16 WWE
World Championship victories. Ric Flair is the only other
professional wrestler to accomplish this.
John
Cena is the only Superstar to win WWE and United States Titles at The Showcase
of the Immortals.
Cena made his WrestleMania debut by winning the U.S. Championship at
WrestleMania XX then seized the WWE Title one year later. For
what it’s worth, only two Superstars — Bret Hart and Daniel Bryan — won both the WWE and Intercontinental Titles at
WrestleMania.
The Rock won the shortest match in
WrestleMania history.
The People’s Champion crushed Erick Rowan in six seconds at
WrestleMania 32, besting a record set eight years earlier in an ECW Title bout between Kane and Chavo
Guerrero Jr.
The WrestleMania attendance record is
101,763.
More than 100,000 WWE fans packed AT&T Stadium in Dallas for
WrestleMania 32, topping the 93,173 attendees for WrestleMania III in Pontiac, Mich, and smashing a record that was thought to be unbreakable.
Nearly three out of four champions lose
their title in the final match at WrestleMania.
The Road to WrestleMania is a long one, and it is clearly an
easier one for challengers to travel than a champion. In 2016, Roman Reigns became the latest of the
74 percent of challengers to claim championship gold in
the last fight of the night.
Nearly 1.6 million fans have attended
WrestleMania since its inception in 1985.
Of course, it helps that the number of fans coming to experience
The Showcase of the Immortals continues to grow. Attendance at WrestleMania has
steadily increased from WrestleMania 22 at Chicago’s Allstate Arena to the Citrus Bowl in Orlando,
Fla., a decade later.
WWE
doesn't allow blood in the ring (anymore).
Seth Rollins and John
Cena battle it out at the WWE SummerSlam 2015 at Barclays Center of Brooklyn on
August 23, 2015, in New York City. JP Yim/Getty Images, Since 2008, WWE
has banned performers from bleeding in the ring — a result of WWE programming
shifting from TV-14 to TV-PG.
Sources : https://www.wwe.com/
https://www.businessinsider.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_WWE_personnel
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-concept-behind-WrestleMania-SummerSlam-Survivor-Series-Royal-Rumble-TLC-Battleground-Money-in-the-Bank-Elimination-Chamber-and-Extreme-Rules-Who-can-participate-in-the-events
إرسال تعليق