What is the essence of American professional wrestling?

WWE was originally named WWF (World Wrestling Federation). 1982, American professional sports legend Vincent McMann bought WWWF (World Wrestling Federation Global Wrestling Federation) founded by his father Vincen McMahon Sr in 1960s, and renamed it WWF. However,1June 1999, due to losing the patent lawsuit with another WWF (World Wildlife Federation), it reluctantly gave up the old brand that had been used for more than 20 years and changed its name to WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment). In 2002, two other wrestling groups, WCW (World Wrestling Champion) and ECW (Extreme Wrestling Champion) were acquired and merged into WWE with a huge system.

The former WWWF is completely different from the current WWF style, and great changes have taken place in the past 40 years. Before the 1980s, WWF was as serious as boxing. In the 1980s, the most famous event was that Hogan (who participated in the performance of the American TV series "The Beach Guard" broadcast in China) won the championship. Hogan kept the championship belt for quite a long time. Because of his influence, WWF has gradually become one of the most popular sports in America.

1982, Vincent McMahon bought WWF from his father, and great changes have taken place in WWF since then. Now WWF is a performance-oriented competition, with many different characters, such as rock and stone cold. They are popular heroes, while HHH and Kurt Angle are villains, but these roles are not fixed. But it is precisely because of its ups and downs and bloody battles that WWF is becoming more and more popular, and its games are also broadcast all over the world. Now WWF has nearly 500 million viewers every week.

WWF peaked from 1985 to 1995. Wrestling stars discovered by Vincent McMann, such as hulk hogan, Randall Mario Poffo, Mr. Perfect, Bret Hart, etc. I could have used it from the beginning. In terms of ratings and box office, WCW and ECW won in a row. In order to turn the tide, WCW hired hulk hogan, Randall Mario Poffo and others to WCW with high salaries. This poaching behavior caused an unprecedented crisis in WWF (WCW even poached WWF writers and broadcasters), but it also made Vincen Mcmahon start to reuse and mold new players. Nowadays, dwayne douglas johnson, Triple H, Lengshi steve austin and Funeral Club, who are well-known household names, all have a chance to show their talents, and these new players are unexpectedly welcomed by the public, especially in the boxing champions mike tyson and Lengshi steve austin of 1998.

Vincen McMahon has also introduced many new competition types, such as hardcore competition, steel cage competition, women's wrestling, etc., which has seriously impacted the old weapons competition ECW and WCW, and WCW saw that WWF was so popular and began to learn the WWF model. Joined the conflict between beauty cards and team battles or between players and bosses, but faced with the salary of many big-name wrestlers, internal financial operation problems and the suspension of TV broadcast, WCW and ECW gradually declined.

Before the merger, Vincent McMahon and the screenwriter skillfully used the plot of "group confrontation" to shape Vincent McMahon's children Sean and Stephanie McMahon (Shane &; Stephanie McMahon), led many players to seize the ownership of WWF. During that time, players from different leagues took turns to fight with WWE players in the rock war, and Leng Shi steve austin joined forces with dwayne douglas johnson, Triple H ... and other players on weekdays. Then lead other second-tier players to resist the invasion of WCW and ECW, and hold a competition called "Invasion". This competition (The Rock, Undertaker, Kane, Y2J, Daxiu VS. Lengshi steve austin, Kurt Angel, Shane McMahon, RVD, Booker T) has realized the dreams of many wrestling fans. Watching the champions of different leagues compete on the same stage, this contest is the most important one in American professional wrestling history.

After the merger and renaming, Vincent McMann decided to give WWE a new start, abandon the effective "dispatcher" system and introduce the "general manager" management system, and divide all his players into two camps: "RAW" (former CEO of WCW eric bischoff used to be General Motors) and "SmackDown!" (referred to as SD! With Vincen Mcmahon's daughter Stephanie McMahon as the general manager, after many changes, now SD! GM is Theodore Long).

WWE currently has Raw is war and Smackdown! , Velocity, Sunday Night Heat and House Show (where House Show is not broadcast on TV). In addition, WWE will hold a special competition-PPV (pay per view) regularly every month. Pay-per-view means that every time a TV station broadcasts a PPV program, it has to buy the right to broadcast. That is to say, if it wants to broadcast a PPV, it has to buy the right to broadcast from WWE every time, and the price of each PPV is different. The most popular PPV, March Wrestler, has the right to broadcast every time.

PPV programs are sometimes adjusted. In 2005, there will be 15 PPVs. They are:

65438+ 10 9: ※ New Year Revolution (organized by RAW alone)

65438+1October 30th: Royal Rumble (RAW and SD! The Royal War.

February 20th: No way out (SmackDown! There is no way out.

April 3rd: Wrestling fanaticism XXI (***) Wrestling fanaticism 2 1.

May 1: RAW burst shock.

May 22nd: Judgment Day (SmackDown! ) judgment day

June 12: ECW PPV

June 26th: Revenge (Primitive) Fatal Revenge

August 2 1: SummerSlam (***) summer shock.

September 18: unforgivable (SmackDown! ) unforgivable

10/09: No mercy (life) is heartless.

65438+1October 30th: ※SmackDown! The exclusive PPV name has not been determined.

165438+1October 27th: Survivor Series (* * *) Survival of the Strong.

65438+February 18: the end of the world

There are many wrestlers in WWF now, but only a few can compete regularly, which mainly depends on the strength and popularity of the players and the plot arrangement of WWF. The venue takes the form of touring performance, with a large audience, and PPV (pay-per-view) also takes this way. In March, 2002, WWF held a tour competition in three Asian cities, Tokyo, Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, which caused a sensation everywhere. At the end of 2003, MACW, a branch of NWA-TNA, another professional wrestling league, landed in Guangzhou.

WWE entered the mainstream American society, and rock and roll, a superstar, entered Hollywood and appeared in many movies, such as Scorpion King, Jungle Cavalry, Megatron and so on. It is said that a film adapted from the famous game "Doom Warrior" is being made at present, and it is known as the second Schwarzenegger. Jesse ventura, the current governor of Minnesota, was a heavyweight champion of WWF, and his rise represents the social affirmation of professional wrestling. In addition, WWE official website has more than 6 million monthly visits, making it one of the most popular websites in the United States 10, with a program rating of 3-6% in North America (equivalent to 40-50% in Taiwan Province Province). It can be said that WWF has now reached the peak of sports and entertainment in the world. WWE and China also have a certain relationship. It is said that WWE's belts and commodities are all made in China.

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WCW- World Wrestling Championship (WCW for short) was established in 199 1. Its predecessor was the most powerful and famous NWA National Wrestling League in the world at that time. It seems that superstars like "natural boys" ric flair and Sting, who are well-known in WCW, all became famous before the establishment of WCW.

Some friends who just started watching wrestling in recent years may not believe that WCW's popularity and popularity were beyond WWF's reach! In the early days of WCW's establishment, NWA stars "Scorpion" Sting and ric flair joined in. The initial operation was not as difficult as other newly established alliances. More and more viewers like WCW, and the attendance rate and ratings of WCW are also rising. At that time, WWF, another wrestling league that once belonged to NWA, was also actively operating, hoping to take over the position of NWA as the world's first wrestling league. Just when WWF was in full swing, their superstar hulk hogan announced that he would not renew his contract with WWF. It turns out that Hogan has turned to WCW, the biggest competitor of WWF. Later, a number of WWF superstars including lex luger and Randall Mario Poffo left WWF to join WCW, and people clearly realized that the WCW era had arrived!

It's not over yet. 1995-96, Bret Hart, the superstar of WWF, and Dissel (kevin nash) and Razer Ramon (Scott Hall), the rookie trained by WWF, turned to WCW because they were dissatisfied with the top management of WWF, which led to WWF's second big resignation! Because these two runaways did great harm to WWF, kevin nash and Scott Hall, who switched to WCW, together with hulk hogan, formed the most popular wrestling league NWO (New World Order) so far, and it has reached the golden age of WCW!

However, from the end of 1998, WCW began to decline, and all this should be attributed to WCW's senior managers and screenwriters! People began to think that the characters of WCW were more and more old-fashioned and the plot was more and more monotonous. Even openly copied WWF's plot. At this time, WWF's story is very infectious, and the wrestler's image is also very distinctive. In order to win the audience, WWF set a precedent for wrestlers to beat the boss! All this is due to Vincent McMann, the boss of WWF. Obviously, WWF is very effective. At this point, WCW executives not only failed to correct their mistakes, but copied WWF's conspiracy into WCW's conspiracy. Of course, the effect is counterproductive. The audience of WCW became less and less, and then Sting, Hook Hogan and Bret Hart announced their retirement.

In 200 1 year, the operation of WCW has been very difficult, and the top management of WCW continues to waste resources. Time warner Inc. Company, the holding company of WCW, announced that it would auction WCW, but no one expected that it was WWF, an old rival for many years. Vincent McMann, the boss of WWF, said after the successful acquisition of WCW that the old WCW will close down in the near future, and WWF will formally take over WCW after the closure. Booker T won the double champion in the last performance of WCW, and WCW officially graduated.

2.2 Introduction. ECW:

The Extreme Championship Wrestling League (ECW) was founded in Philadelphia on 1992, and its predecessor was the Eastern Wrestling League.

At that time, in the United States, the nature of wrestling had changed greatly, and entertainment replaced everything. WWF, which is famous for its entertainment, stands tall in the world wrestling arena, but people can hardly see the real game, and the plot takes up most of the time, while wrestlers are competing in a show way. But many wrestling fans want to see really fierce fights and competitions, and ECW has met their wishes. In fact, ECW means the Extreme Championship Wrestling League, in which people really see what the limit is, and the most famous ECW is its death competition and hardcore competition, in which wrestlers can use any weapon and there are no rules in the competition! Now WWF's hardcore competition and street fighting are all learned in ECW.

ECW gradually has its own loyal wrestling fans, who will shout E-C-DUB(ECW) and E-C-DUB at the critical moment of the game. ECW was also the first American wrestling league to communicate with Japan. Tajiri, who is now in WWE, is invited by ECW of Japan NWA Alliance. However, it is still difficult for most people to accept such a brutal game as ECW. Coupled with the mistakes of the top management of ECW, ECW finally declared bankruptcy because it could not make ends meet! Now ECW has been acquired by WWF, and Paul Heyman, one of ECW's bosses, has also invested in WWF. Many former ECW superstars are also active in WWF, 3D, RHYNO, RAVEN, TAZZ and even the symbol of ECW, "Mr. Monday Night" Rob Vamdam! Although ECW was acquired by WWF, these stars still continue their E-C-DUB spirit at WWF!

Why is the competition so fierce that the wrestlers have nothing to do?

They all received professional wrestling training. In terms of anti-strike ability, a qualified wrestler is at least 10 times stronger than ordinary people. So as you can see, those wrestlers can't die on the field (although they can't die, it's common for wrestlers to get hurt). We should thank every wrestler on the field. Their professional performances cost a lot. Wrestlers have their own ways to reduce injuries besides their extraordinary physique. If someone throws them out of the air, they will land with their feet first to reduce the impact. When you hit your face with your fist, you don't clench your fist. Your fist is actually a little loose, and your strength will be preserved. It can also be said that wrestling is an industry with more performances than competitions. You can also see it from the name WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment). So strictly speaking, there are almost no players who fell to death on the wrestling table (Owen slipped and fell), but many were seriously injured. (For example, HBK, which many people like very much, has been injured continuously recently).

4. Is wrestling real or fake?

Wrestling can be said to be true or false. Because wrestling is an industry that performs more than competition, its entertainment determines that wrestling will not be a real fight. So wrestlers can do some incredible things, and these things have to cooperate with each other. Moreover, the schedule of wrestlers is very tight, and it is impossible to organize wrestling if the players are often injured. Some people may be disappointed to see this. Wrestling is fake. But I repeat, when the wrestler flies down from the air to suppress his opponent, when the wrestler ends his opponent with powerful moves such as power bombs, can those shocks be fake? Are all the painful expressions made by wrestlers fake? Absolutely not! They brought great shock to all their friends who watched wrestling with their own pain! When randy orton was thrown on a nail by Mick Foley and Eddie was shot dead on a bench in JBL, their expressions were absolutely true! So wrestling also has a real side. Generally speaking, wrestling is a fighting competition in which two people cooperate tacitly. The results of every wrestling match are arranged in advance, and there will even be rehearsals. That's why the wrestling we saw was so wonderful. Finally, it is meaningless to discuss whether wrestling is true or not, as long as wrestling can bring us happiness.

5. Besides WWE, what other famous wrestling leagues are there?

There are many others, such as NWA-TNA, IWA, K- 1 (I don't know if this is Japanese), UFC and so on. It's a very famous alliance. As for some small leagues of local nature, there are even more.

6. Description of electrical appliances

Columns and steps are not actually made of iron. The ladder is actually much lighter than the commentator introduced, and it doesn't hurt to be hit by this thing. Many times, you will notice that it is the triangular end of the step that touches the wrestler's body (the V-shaped end is used to fix the platform column, you need to imagine) (that is, he was hit). If it is used to hit the other side on the head, the other side will raise their hands to protect it; If a player leans on the second step, that is, the next step, then the opponent throws this step at him. If you look closely, you will notice that the tip is actually thrown on the second step on which the player leans, not at people. The pillars of the ring are stronger and potentially dangerous, but similarly, few players are injured. If the opponent dodges on the court, the player usually hits the post with his shoulder. If you get close, you will find that their bodies have no contact with the pillars at all. Similarly, when a player is knocked to the ground, his legs are pulled up and he hits the goalpost with his crotch. In fact, his crotch can't touch the iron column. It is more "real" to be hit by a goalpost outside the court, but if you look closely, you will find that wrestlers usually block it with their hands before their shoulders hit the goalpost to reduce the impact.

There are real barbed wire and fake barbed wire (wound), so players often change real barbed wire and fake barbed wire ropes during the competition. When the players are about to be beaten up, they use fake thread instead of real thread, and this is done behind the podium. The spikes of the fake barbed wire are all wrapped to prevent injury.

The tables used in wrestling matches are all thin and weak, and they are easily broken. These tables have not been tampered with in advance, but the materials are inferior, and the smashed positions are all in the middle, where there is no metal bracket.

When a wrestler uses a hammer, the hammer is either fake or plastic, or the player deliberately "pulls" the hammer back to reduce the strength, that is, he does not try his best to hit his opponent, but pulls it back when waving the hammer.

Generally speaking, the "lead pipe" used by wrestlers is either plastic pipe or aluminum pipe. The reason why lead pipes are hardly used is fear of lead poisoning. Those "steel pipes" are not actually made of steel.

Those thumbtacks are real. It hurts when you stick them on. Anything you see will hurt when you stick it on the player. But the boots, knee pads and elbow pads worn by wrestlers will play a protective role, but not in other places, such as those tied to the face or body.

Those folding chairs are specially designed to reduce most of the impact, and the average player will not use too much force, thus reducing the risk of injury. Besides, those chairs are really made of iron.

The bottom of the ring is very elastic, like a spring bed. When an athlete jumps from a height, the rings absorb most of the impact. There are several layers of cork under the cushion of the ring, which will also absorb the impact. In addition, there is often a small microphone under the ring, which makes some big moves sound more dangerous.

7. What is the blood on the wrestling hand?

In 95% cases, the wrestlers cut their own blood, not with blood bags. Specifically, when the wrestler rolls out of the ring and hides out of the audience's sight, he pulls out a small blade (usually hidden in a wristband or glove, or secretly hands it to him when the referee pretends to check whether he is injured) and quickly cuts his forehead. Don't cut other places, because it is easy to be dangerous, but sometimes it is also dangerous, because if the wound is too deep, it may hurt the aorta. You will notice that at this time, nine times out of ten, the lens will be removed from the bleeding player to avoid destroying the shape. A small wound can quickly mix bleeding and sweat, and the effect is very good. Sometimes blood bags or blood bags are used, such as the blood that Kane vomited from his mouth.