Historical Dictionary of Wrestling
eBook - ePub

Historical Dictionary of Wrestling

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eBook - ePub

Historical Dictionary of Wrestling

About this book

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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Information

Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Year
2014
eBook ISBN
9780810879263
Edition
1

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Editor’s Foreword
  3. Preface
  4. Reader’s Note
  5. Acronyms and Abbreviations
  6. Chronology
  7. Introduction
  8. A
  9. B
  10. C
  11. D
  12. E
  13. F
  14. G
  15. H
  16. I
  17. J
  18. K
  19. L
  20. M
  21. N
  22. O
  23. P
  24. Q
  25. R
  26. S
  27. T
  28. U
  29. V
  30. W
  31. Y
  32. Z
  33. Appendix A: Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame Inductees
  34. Appendix B: Nicknames and Ring Names
  35. Appendix C: Professional Wrestlers Who Used Their Real Names
  36. Appendix D: Early Professional Wrestling Heavyweight Champions
  37. Appendix E: Wrestlemania Events
  38. Appendix F: Royal Rumble Events
  39. Appendix G: Professional Wrestling Promotional Groups
  40. Appendix H: Fédération Internationale de Luttes Associees (FILA) Hall of Fame Inductees
  41. Appendix I: Olympic Wrestling Champions Greco-Roman Style
  42. Appendix J: National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Champions
  43. Appendix K: Dan Hodge Trophy Winners
  44. Bibliography
  45. About the Author