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Netflix is turning into cable TV::After the loss of behind-the-scenes talent and the acquisition of rights to WWE, Netflix is starting to feel more and more like basic cable.

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[-] someguy3@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

Well I can't call it wrestling, because then what would we call wrestling.

[-] Assman@sh.itjust.works 11 points 10 months ago

Angry grab ass time

[-] DadVolante@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 months ago

The same thing MMA calls it: catch wrestling.

They're all linked. They have an evolutionary track.

[-] maness300@lemmy.world -1 points 10 months ago

Fun fact: wrestling started off as a show before it became a sport.

[-] DadVolante@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Untrue. Vastly untrue.

What we know as wrestling started off in civil war camps (between battles, Irish soldiers would wrestle each other while the other soldiers would bet on the matches), which eventually turned into a legitimate sport, who's first World Champion was a man called William Muldoon. Also known as "the solid man".

What we know as professional wrestling today can be traced back to 1909 with a match between Frank Gotch and George Hackenschmidt, which is considered to be the last legitimate contest for a world title under the banner of "professional wrestling".

After that we get the rise of the Gold Dust Trio and what we know as "sports entertainment".

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