Talk:History of professional wrestling
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[edit] Wrestlemania III
The article stated "In front of 93,173 fans and one of the largest pay-per-view audiences in history". I'm not going to get involved in the attendance argument, but the PPV audience isn't even close to being the largest. In terms of buyrate yes, but the total number of buys was only in the 400,000 region. I've removed the reference to the PPV audience to reflect this Sasaki 18:42, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] What just happened to this page?
It looks totally stripped down and torn apart. Gruntyking117 22:13, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Just A Note
If "pro wrestling" is defined (with the exception of rare shoot fights) as wrestling matches in which the performers are paid for their performance, and the outcome is predetermined, then this "sports entertainment" type originated LONG before what is... well... said by just about everyone I've read. For example, in the late 4th century, the Christian clergymen Gregory of Nazianzus spoke of "those persons who in the theatres perform wrestling matches in public, but not that kind of wrestling in which the victory is won according to the rules of the sport, but a kind to deceive the eyes of those who are ignorant in such matters, and to catch applause" (Oration 27).
- That's a great catch! This article definitely needs another couple of paragraphs on the history of "worked" wrestling in other times and cultures. - Geoffg 03:15, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
