Mercer is perhaps best known as the ringside commentator of World Class Championship Wrestling in the 1980s.

The ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship is the most prestigious full range ( takedown, position, and submission inclusive ) grappling tournament in the world.

Currently, the largest professional wrestling company worldwide is the United States-based World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ), which bought over many smaller regional companies in the late twentieth century, as well as its primary competitors in early 2001, World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) and Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW ).

The other prominent professional wrestling company worldwide is Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA ).

In Japan, it is New Japan Pro Wrestling, All Japan Pro Wrestling, and Pro Wrestling NOAH.

* Throwing an opponent over the top rope during a match ( this move is still illegal in the National Wrestling Alliance )

A prime example of this is The Rock ' n ' Wrestling Connection of the 1980s, which combined wrestling with MTV.

Wrestling is described as performed art which demands an immediate reading of the juxtaposed meanings.

* August 27 – East Coast Wrestling Association is established.

Stacksteads is home to the World Gravy Wrestling Championships held on the late August bank holiday.

* As a result of an ongoing lawsuit from the World Wildlife Fund over the use of the initials ' WWF ,' the company formerly known as the World Wrestling Federation is forced to change its name to World Wrestling Entertainment.

* Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA ) an American professional wrestling promotion is founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett.

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ( doing business as WWE, Inc .; ) is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales.

Wrestling legend Mick Foley is also a member of their National Leadership Council and has worked as a volunteer on their online hotline.

Despite lackluster football and basketball teams, Mathews High School is known for success in several sports including Boy's and Girl's Crew Teams, Boys and Girls Cross Country, Volleyball, Wrestling, Softball, and Track and Field.

Piedmont High School is a member of the Alabama High School Athletic Association, and participates in Class 3A Football, Basketball, Baseball, Wrestling, Golf, Volleyball, and Track. They also have a band, Piedmont blue knights marching band class 3A

*" The Wrestling Pro " Leon Baxter, a professional wrestler, is a Dothan native who got his start in the 1960s, wrestling all over the South as " Tarzan Baxter.

The Plainville High School is home the 1980 and 1985 Kansas Football State Championship teams, as well as the 1988 and 1992 3-2-1A State Wrestling Championship teams and the 2012 2A State Championship boys track team.

Along with the fire department, it is also sponsored by Duncan Wrestling members.

* Chris Chavis, a Lumbee Indian, is a professional wrestler better known as, " Tatanka " and " The War Eagle ", and is a former member of the World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ).

William Fitzstephen ( d. about 1190 ), in his biography of Thomas Becket, gives a graphic sketch of the London of his day and, writing of the summer amusements of the young men, says that on holidays they were " exercised in Leaping, Shooting, Wrestling, Casting of Stones jactu lapidum, and Throwing of Javelins fitted with Loops for the Purpose, which they strive to fling before the Mark ; they also use Bucklers, like fighting Men.

Wrestling shoes are also very light and flexible shoes that are designed to mimic bare feet while providing additional traction and protection.

The National Collegiate Wrestling Association has also approved the following eight weight classes for its women's division:

Professional wrestler Bill Goldberg of World Championship Wrestling fame, who also starred in Universal Soldier: The Return, also used " Crush ' Em " as an entrance song.

In 2000, the World Wide Fund for Nature ( also trademarked WWF ), an environmental organization, sued World Wrestling Federation Entertainment Inc. in the United Kingdom .< ref >

Starting in 1995, TNT was also the home of WCW Monday Nitro, the flagship show of the now defunct World Championship Wrestling, once regularly the highest rated weekly program on cable.

AYSO soccer, Club Soccer such as Apex Soccer Club, Newbury Park Soccer Club and Conejo Valley United, Conejo Youth Basketball Association, also known as CYBA, Conejo Valley Thunder Wrestling, Pop Warner football, Little League baseball, CYFFA flag football, girls ' softball, organized swim team leagues, ice hockey, and even organized lacrosse and field hockey involve hundreds and even thousands of participants and their parents year in and year out.

Muncie Southside High School also has had success in winning two Wrestling State Championships ( 1975 & 1990 ) a 3a State runner up in 1999 as well as a State Championship in the Class 3A Boys Basketball ( 2001 ).

Lost to consolidation in 1988, Muncie Northside High School also found success in athletics winning three Girls ' Volleyball State Championships ( 1975 – 1978 ) and one Wrestling State Championship ( 1974 ).

The local high school ( Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg Fighting Saints ) claimed the 2008 Minnesota High School Football Class A Championship by defeating Royalton, MN and also reigned as 2009 Minnesota Class A Wrestling Champions.

He wrestled there under the ring names 1 – 2 – 3 Kid and X-Pac off and on from 1993 – 2002, World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) under the ring name Syxx, and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA ) under the ring name Syxx-Pac and also under his real name.

Akron also headquartered the National Marble Tournament, Professional Bowlers Association, and Women's Professional Mud Wrestling.

* Kurt Angle, NCAA champion wrestler, US Olympic gold-medal wrestler and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA ) professional wrestler ; also formerly a sports anchor at WPGH-TV

Hoquiam also sponsors the Grizzly Alumni Wrestling tournament in January and Volleyball tournament in September.

He also competed under the moniker of Red River Jack in Texas, during an angle against Gary Hart's men and Skandor Akbar's Army in World Class Championship Wrestling.

He also learns martial arts on Helicon that later help him on Trantor, the principal art being Heliconian Twisting ( a form seemingly equal parts Jiu Jitsu, Krav Maga, and Submission Wrestling ).

The USO is also providing services for the annual " Tribute to the Troops " special of World Wrestling Entertainment.

Norfolk Scope was also the site of an infamous episode of WCW Monday Nitro, where several members of the World Wrestling Federation stable D-Generation X literally drove a tank to the entryway of the Scope, thus " invading " the competition.

The Hampton Roads area is also home to at least one professional wrestling promotion, Vanguard Championship Wrestling, which holds events throughout the region, and has a weekly television show on the local Fox affiliate.

* Maurice Catarcio ( 1929 – 2005 ), professional wrestler for the World Wrestling Federation and record holder in The Guinness Book of World Records.

Psychopathic Records launched the professional wrestling company Juggalo Championship Wrestling in 1999.

Shamrock made an appearance in the independent Wrestling company Juggalo Championship Wrestling, owned by Psychopathic Records, during their flagship annual event, Bloodymania 3.