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2024 In Professional Wrestling
2024 in professional wrestling describes the current year's events in the world of professional wrestling. List of promotions These promotions are holding events throughout 2024. Calendar of notable shows January February March April May June July August September October November December Notable events *January 2 – ''WWE NXT'' in the United Kingdom returned to the WWE Network after airing on TNT Sports (United Kingdom), TNT Sports since January 2020. *January 5 – Impact Plus relaunched as TNA+ and distributed by Endeavor Streaming. *January 13 – Impact Wrestling reverted to its original Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) name, beginning with Hard To Kill (2024), Hard To Kill (TNA had been renamed to Impact in 2017); at the event, Nic Nemeth, A. J. Francis, and Dana Brooke, Ash by Elegance made their TNA debuts, while DeAngelo Williams made his TNA return. *January 23 – Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson was appointed to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Professional Wrestling
Professional wrestling is a form of theater that revolves around staged wrestling matches. The mock combat is performed in a ring similar to the kind used in boxing, and the dramatic aspects of pro wrestling may be performed both in the ring or—as in televised wrestling shows—in backstage areas of the venue, in similar form to reality television. Professional wrestling as a form of theater evolved out of the widespread practice of match fixing among wrestlers in the early 20th century. Rather than sanction the wrestlers for their deceit as was done with boxers, the public instead came to see professional wrestling as a performance art rather than a sport. Professional wrestlers responded to the public's attitude by dispensing with verisimilitude in favor of entertainment, adding melodrama and outlandish stuntwork to their performances. Although the mock combat they performed ceased to resemble any authentic wrestling form, the wrestlers nevertheless continued to pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
