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t. e. The Speaking Out movement is a social movement against emotional, physical and sexual abuse in the professional wrestling industry, where people publicize their allegations of misconduct committed by powerful and/or prominent individuals.
Deadlock Pro-Wrestling (stylized as DEADLOCK Pro Wrestling ), often referred to simply as DPW, is an American independent professional wrestling promotion, founded on November 1, 2021, by Anthony Douglas, James Darnell, and John Blud. [ 1] On December 11, DPW taped the first episode of their broadcast show, Fire, which aired five days later on ...
e. Professional wrestling in the United States, until the 1920s, was viewed as a legitimate sport. This view did not endure into the 1930s, as professional wrestling became identified with modern theatrics. The scripted nature of the art has made some critics view it as an illegitimate sport, particularly in comparison to boxing, mixed martial ...
During the 1950s, the National Wrestling Alliance oversaw many wrestling territories such as Mid-Atlantic Wrestling and NWA San Francisco, in a business model known as the "territory system". [ 1 ] This is a list of the most notable past and present professional wrestling promotions.
First champion (s) Michael Modest. Most reigns. Rik Luxury (5 times) Longest reign. Levi Shapiro (1,855+ days) Shortest reign. Tito Aquino (<1 day) The APW Worldwide Internet Championship is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the independent professional wrestling promotion All Pro Wrestling .
Ropeless ring mixed martial arts -style matches. GCW Bloodsport is a professional wrestling event held by the American promotion Game Changer Wrestling (GCW). [ 1] This event consists of a unique ruleset compared to a traditional pro wrestling event, in that every match must end in either a knockout or submission. [ 2]
World Class Championship Wrestling (1983–1986) French became a mainstay with World Class Championship Wrestling in 1983. She was called Sunshine and helped Garvin in his feud with David Von Erich. Garvin received some criticism for hiding behind Sunshine when he was in trouble. Sunshine was known for constantly interfering on Garvin's behalf.
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla ( PWG) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Los Angeles, California. It is owned and operated by wrestlers themselves, having been created by Disco Machine, Excalibur, Scott Lost, Joey Ryan, Super Dragon, and Top Gun Talwar. [ 1 ] Since then, Disco, Talwar, Ryan and Lost have retired and left the company.