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were emphasized as valid techniques, as while they are difficult to use as finishing moves without a good base, they can be used to force movement. Also, just as today "tapping out" signifies a concession as does shouting out "Uncle!", back in the heyday of catch wrestling rolling to one's back could
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representative. The
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The phrase "catch as catch can" reflected the improvisational nature of the style, where wrestlers utilized whatever holds they could "catch" on their opponent with the primary goal being to make the opponent verbally quit by using grappling techniques including holds and dirty moves associated with
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was used originally to describe the wrestling method prevalent in catch wrestling tournaments during the late 19th century wherein no wrestling holds were banned from the competition, regardless of how dangerous they might be. The term was later applied to mixed martial arts matches, especially at
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The rules of catch wrestling would change from venue to venue. Matches contested with side-bets at the coal mines or logging camps favoured submission wins where there was absolutely no doubt as to who the winner was. Meanwhile, professionally booked matches and amateur contests favoured pins that
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Wrestling on the "catch-as-catch-can" principle was new to many spectators, but it was generally approved of as a great step in advance of the loose-hold system, which includes struggling on the ground and sundry objectionable tactics, such as catching hold of the legs, twisting arms, dislocating
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In modern times, professional wrestling is regarded as being, by definition, prearranged entertainment and is legally classed as such by legislatures such as New York (19 CRR-NY 213.2) It is nonetheless still feasible to hold catch wrestling competitions with all the rules and trappings of
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A "hook" can be defined as an undefined move that stretches, spreads, twists, or compresses any joint or limb. Therefore, another name for a catch wrestler was a "hooker," with the similar term "shooter" being relegated to specially skilled hookers.
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professional wrestling (roped elevated quadrilateral ring, submission and three count pinfall as equal goals, etc.). A rules system for such competition was devised by professional wrestling champion and catch wrestling coach
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Shannon's "King of Catch" tournaments and similar rules were employed for a 2018 tournament in memory of professional wrestling champion and catch wrestling coach
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was a technical submission which could end a match within seconds. As carnival wrestlers travelled, they met with a variety of people, learning and using techniques from various other
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in 1892, where he was defeated by 21 year-old pehlwani wrestler Kareem Buksh. This led to Indian pehlwani wrestlers being invited to compete in
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also signify defeat, as it would mean a pin. Catch-as-catch-can toeholds typically only exert force if the opponent sits still; therefore,
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Snake Pit U.S.A. Catch Wrestling Association (21 July 2018).
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fingers, and other items of attack and defence peculiar to
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Comparison of professional wrestling and mixed martial arts
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I'm Sorry, I Love You: A History of Professional Wrestling
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International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles
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451:1994 NWA World Title Tournament
3208:Jack Slack (17 October 2016).
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3132:. Simon and Schuster.
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1632:Mass Transit incident
1549:Dark Side of the Ring
579:Soft Ground Wrestling
370:
265:mixed martial artists
245:styles of wrestling.
208:Greco-Roman wrestling
97:notable practitioners
3730:Submission wrestling
3725:List of martial arts
3720:History of wrestling
3695:Lancashire wrestling
3416:Senegalese wrestling
3406:Lutte Traditionnelle
3113:, Robert H. Miller,
2635:Ed "Strangler" Lewis
2580:George Hackenschmidt
2428:and the now defunct
2200:George Hackenschmidt
2128:Joseph "Toots" Mondt
2120:Ed "Strangler" Lewis
2080:1904 Summer Olympics
2073:1904 Summer Olympics
1941:Lancashire wrestling
1880:John Graham Chambers
1563:Live Audio Wrestling
1406:Sports entertainment
647:George Hackenschmidt
554:Maple Leaf Wrestling
476:Wednesday Night Wars
303:acrobatic manoeuvres
277:, once a legitimate
257:submission wrestlers
92:Famous practitioners
49:Lancashire wrestling
3457:Mongolian wrestling
3390:Portal:Martial arts
3192:Black Belt magazine
2948:(4 February 2016).
2779:Styles of wrestling
2710:Davey Boy Smith Jr.
2096:freestyle wrestling
2058:Georg Hackenschmidt
2014:Imam Baksh Pahalwan
1968:Imam Baksh Pahalwan
1647:Murder of RikidĹŤzan
726:The Fabulous Moolah
494:All Elite Wrestling
375:as demonstrated in
337:folkstyle wrestling
326:freestyle wrestling
212:travelling funfairs
184:freestyle wrestling
160:folkstyle wrestling
148:Freestyle wrestling
30:
3643:Canarian wrestling
2818:on 12 January 2020
2745:Stanislaus Zbyszko
2610:Demetrious Johnson
2495:Quentin Rosenzweig
2468:the advent of the
2376:mixed martial arts
2323:Mixed martial arts
2290:The response from
2204:
2192:Professional match
2167:Heyes, student of
2076:
1732:Wrestling families
1692:Attendance records
1627:Death of Owen Hart
687:Salvador Lutteroth
641:Early 20th Century
604:Women of Wrestling
584:Stampede Wrestling
569:Pro Wrestling Noah
509:All Star Wrestling
488:Notable promotions
381:
357:mixed martial arts
314:1904 Olympic Games
200:catch-as-catch-can
172:mixed martial arts
28:
21:Catch as Catch Can
3743:
3742:
3700:Scottish Backhold
3680:Cornish wrestling
3648:Leonese wrestling
3190:, December 2003,
3094:978-1-317-50047-6
2861:978-1-317-50047-6
2545:Yoshiaki Fujiwara
2402:Yoshiaki Fujiwara
2372:Yoshiaki Fujiwara
2252:amateur wrestling
1925:Amateur Wrestling
1865:
1864:
1637:Montreal Screwjob
1496:Ribera Steakhouse
1334:Glossary of terms
1322:World Heavyweight
1295:Wrestling singlet
1188:British wrestling
1042:
1028:Hiroshi Tanahashi
983:
869:
765:
701:
643:
599:UWF International
456:Monday Night Wars
318:amateur wrestling
269:amateur wrestling
193:
192:
107:English wrestling
82:Country of origin
3791:
3608:Collar-and-elbow
3497:Inbuan wrestling
3442:Kazakh wrestling
3386:
3367:
3360:
3353:
3344:
3343:
3320:
3314:
3312:
3310:
3301:. Archived from
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3186:Chuck Hustmyre,
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2891:
2882:. Archived from
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2828:
2827:
2825:
2823:
2817:
2809:The Manila Times
2800:
2773:
2768:
2767:
2766:
2685:Kazushi Sakuraba
2555:Masakazu Imanari
2550:Masakatsu Funaki
2530:Gokor Chivichyan
2446:Masakatsu Funaki
2438:Kazushi Sakuraba
2414:Kazushi Sakuraba
2352:Tatsumi Fujinami
2056:from Japan, and
1857:
1850:
1843:
1652:Premature deaths
1198:Mountevans rules
1038:
979:
899:Mitsuharu Misawa
865:
820:Jim Crockett Jr.
761:
756:Bruno Sammartino
699:Mid 20th Century
697:
639:
544:Joint Promotions
406:
383:
382:
243:collar-and-elbow
216:submission holds
202:) is a style of
182:Yes (as amateur
138:rough and tumble
134:collar-and-elbow
56:Rough and tumble
38:
31:
27:
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3794:
3793:
3792:
3790:
3789:
3788:
3759:Catch wrestling
3749:
3748:
3744:
3739:
3706:
3690:Devon wrestling
3675:Catch wrestling
3671:United Kingdom
3595:Greek wrestling
3573:
3420:
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2645:Abraham Lincoln
2620:Karol Kalmikoff
2485:
2478:
2465:no holds barred
2325:
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2272:
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2050:Benjamin Roller
1861:
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1780:Sport wrestling
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1612:
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1501:Ten-bell salute
1474:Gustave Courbet
1444:Cauliflower ear
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1086:
1062:Kazuchika Okada
1052:Bryan Danielson
1040:2010s and 2020s
909:Toshiaki Kawada
800:André the Giant
763:1970s and 1980s
706:Gorgeous George
637:
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489:
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349:shoot wrestling
295:performing arts
196:Catch wrestling
156:shoot wrestling
144:Descendant arts
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3327:External links
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3250:Jim Smallman,
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2418:Kiyoshi Tamura
2410:Billy Robinson
2366:(Tiger Mask),
2324:
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2276:
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2268:
2260:Waterloo, Iowa
2147:
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2140:Billy Robinson
2122:, his manager
2116:Gold Dust Trio
2060:from Estonia.
1999:folk wrestling
1964:The Great Gama
1885:Land and Water
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2630:Gene LeBell
2615:Marty Jones
2600:Danny Hodge
2595:Lee Hasdell
2570:Frank Gotch
2560:Verne Gagne
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2454:Shinya Aoki
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2368:Akira Maeda
2332:Billy Riley
2292:Jigoro Kano
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2240:half Nelson
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2182:Frank Gotch
2177:neck cranks
2169:Billy Riley
2161:eye-gouging
2100:lutte libre
2030:Tom Jenkins
2026:Frank Gotch
1765:Mock combat
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1535:Botchamania
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1449:Comic books
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1307:Backyarding
1255:Shoot style
1228:Lucha libre
1222:Intergender
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1145:New Zealand
1082:Cody Rhodes
1067:Kenny Omega
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959:Vince Russo
929:Paul Heyman
860:Akira Maeda
775:Harley Race
736:Verne Gagne
677:Jack Pfefer
667:Toots Mondt
657:Frank Gotch
136:, American
3753:Categories
3472:Shuai jiao
3437:Boli Khela
3339:, England.
3309:8 February
3062:5 November
3031:28 October
2966:31 October
2822:12 January
2785:References
2720:Ray Steele
2665:John Pesek
2640:Evan Lewis
2625:Dan Koloff
2575:Karl Gotch
2380:legitimate
2360:Osamu Kido
2344:Lancashire
2342:, then in
2328:Karl Gotch
2216:wrist lock
2146:Techniques
2136:Karl Gotch
2067:Catch (or
2010:Great Gama
1987:submission
1952:Tom Cannon
1935:in state.
1921:Lancashire
1810:Luta Livre
1805:Lancashire
1800:Submission
1770:Pankration
1712:Promotions
1577:Power Slam
1570:OSW Review
1470:Paintings
1381:House show
1329:Dirt sheet
1210:X Division
993:Kurt Angle
954:Scott Hall
949:Kevin Nash
874:Ted Turner
845:Hulk Hogan
790:Giant Baba
770:Terry Funk
741:Karl Gotch
731:Blue Demon
682:Jim Londos
441:1980s boom
373:hammerlock
345:Luta Livre
241:and Irish
231:Devonshire
223:Lancashire
164:Luta Livre
123:Lancashire
119:Devonshire
104:Parenthood
58:Fair fight
52:Loose-hold
3715:Grappling
3665:Karakucak
3635:Schwingen
3487:Pahlavani
3214:Fightland
3085:Routledge
2955:Fightland
2917:Wrestling
2852:Routledge
2740:Lou Thesz
2690:Ad Santel
2463:The term
2338:" gym in
2336:Snake Pit
2317:grappling
2281:Ad Santel
2153:chokehold
2084:St. Louis
2069:Freestyle
2046:Lou Thesz
2038:Ad Santel
2022:Dan Kolov
1979:strongman
1975:carnivals
1902:wrestling
1890:wrestling
1717:Rivalries
1466:Magazines
1401:Ring name
1100:Australia
1094:By region
1077:Nick Khan
1072:Tony Khan
1023:John Cena
939:Bret Hart
825:Big Daddy
815:Ric Flair
746:RikidĹŤzan
692:Lou Thesz
204:wrestling
76:Grappling
72:Wrestling
3625:Ranggeln
3615:Khridoli
3599:Ireland
3527:Pehlwani
3522:Malakhra
2960:Archived
2757:See also
2590:Stu Hart
2422:Pancrase
2319:styles.
2236:leg lock
2228:Omoplata
2194:between
2173:leglocks
2112:gimmicks
2042:Ed Lewis
1948:pehlwani
1933:sheriffs
1913:Cornwall
1815:Pehlwani
1727:TV shows
1411:Tag team
1281:Concepts
1249:Puroresu
1217:Hardcore
969:The Rock
894:Jim Ross
751:Stu Hart
711:El Santo
672:Ed Lewis
388:a series
386:Part of
299:striking
291:"worked"
239:pehlwani
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3462:Khuresh
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3174:YouTube
2296:Kodokan
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1991:assault
1898:wrestle
1827:Theatre
1785:Amateur
1722:Rosters
1433:Culture
1344:Gimmick
1339:Kayfabe
1312:Blading
1286:Attire
1269:Women's
1105:Bolivia
1047:CM Punk
1033:MĂstico
424:By year
413:History
363:History
359:(MMA).
235:Cornish
127:Indian
115:Cornish
54:Hooking
3655:Turkey
3639:Spain
3630:Ringen
3603:BarrĂłg
3590:Gouren
3578:Europe
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3493:India
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3399:Africa
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1960:London
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1182:Styles
1155:Russia
1140:Mexico
1130:Israel
1120:France
1110:Canada
624:Others
331:Other
132:Irish
3585:Glima
3567:Dumog
3507:Mukna
3467:Naban
3432:Alysh
3337:Wigan
2430:RINGS
2340:Wigan
2309:choke
2018:Gulam
1985:or a
1981:by a
1917:Devon
1795:Shoot
1790:Catch
1707:Moves
1686:Lists
1516:Zubaz
1454:Films
1391:Music
1359:Shoot
1290:Masks
1261:U-Kei
1135:Japan
1125:India
1115:China
981:2000s
879:Sting
867:1990s
341:Sambo
174:(MMA)
168:Sambo
95:(see
68:Focus
3562:Buno
3542:Sumo
3517:Kene
3482:Iran
3425:Asia
3319:2005
3311:2016
3285:2010
3236:ISBN
3222:2020
3147:2019
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2968:2019
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