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Historical Dictionary of Wrestling (Hardcover)
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Historical Dictionary of Wrestling (Hardcover)
Series: Historical Dictionaries of Sports
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Wrestling as a legitimate contest is one of the oldest, if not the
oldest form of sport. There are cave drawings in France that depict
memorable matches, which are over 15,000 years old. Egyptian and
Babylonian reliefs depict wrestling bouts where wrestlers are using
most of the holds known to the modern-day sport. Wrestling was also
a big part of ancient Greek literature and legend and historical
records of sport indicate that wrestling under various sets of
rules was contested at the Ancient Olympic Games in Greece. Today's
modern wrestling is a form of "sports entertainment" in which
highly skilled athletes enact wrestling matches in such a way so
that their opponents do not get hurt and the matches' endings are
scripted (although the audience is not aware of the script). This
Historical Dictionary of Wrestling covers the history of Wrestling
through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an
extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 600
cross-referenced entries on important amateur and professional
wrestling, wrestling personalities, announcers, managers and
promoters from all eras, and wrestling organizations. This book is
an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone
wanting to know more about the sport of Wrestling.
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