Wrestling has a history that can be traced back to about 3000 BC. In fact, the sport started during the Babylonian rule and existed from empire to empire. However, much credit is given t the Greeks who greatly promoted this sports. The history of professional wrestling can be traced to early 20th century.

The main categories of the sport are the Greco-Roman (named so because of its origin and popularity) and the catch method which allowed wrestlers to grapple. You should know that the Greco-Roman style did prohibit grappling below the waist. However, whichever the style one chose, it was a real fight without simulations or staging.

As mentioned before, the sport was birthed in early 1900s, 1920s to be precise. It is during this time that another segment of catch fighting was developed. Through professional fighting, promoters could hire wrestlers and train them on how they should behave during the game. They even promoted the idea of tag teams to maximize entertainment. In a tag team match, the referee can be distracted to give the wrestlers the opportunity to weigh down on their opponent illegally.

It is therefore right to define the game as a stage-managed fight between well-coached performers who also know how to react to the match outcomes. The performers are to follow a given storyline and develop feuds for the excitement of the audience. It is true that these feuds and well-written storyline played a major role on the continuity and popularity of the game across the country.

There are those who would credit the introduction of television and cable as the beginning of the professional sport as it practiced today. With the former being introduced in the early 1950s and the latter in the early 1980s, many say that that was the golden age of the sport. It is during this time that the games were promoted on national televisions and associations such as National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) got the much-needed publicity for their stars.

These small disagreements lead to the formation of groups such as World Wide Wrestling Federation and American Wrestling Association based in New York and Minnesota respectively. Though the groups had some success in promoting their games, they could not match the success NWA had. In addition, they could not get a star figure with national popularity as Lou Thesz.

It is said that their main failure was in their inability to come up with convincing storyline. As the game was just getting national acceptance, people still though it was legitimate and thus a perfectly convincing plot and staging was necessary. Both WWF and AWA lacked or were not good in these. There were also claims of abuse of steroid by some of their performers.

Whereas there is more to the history of professional wrestling, it must be understood that the game is among the most watched in the world. It is also a top revenue earner for both the promoters and the performers. In addition, its acceptance is international as seen in countries like Australia, United Kingdom among others which have also embraced the game. It is watched by many and there are also a good number of upcoming wrestlers for the sport.