"professional wrestling" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} professional wrestling (uncountable)
  1. A form of sports entertainment characterized by the performance of choreographed wrestling matches with predetermined outcomes. Tags: uncountable Translations (entertainment characterized by choreographed wrestling): lluita lliure [feminine] (Catalan), 職業摔角 (Chinese Cantonese), 职业摔角 (Chinese Cantonese), 职业摔角 (Chinese Mandarin), showpaini (Finnish), catch [masculine] (French), Wrestling [neuter] (German), Catchen [neuter] (German), היאבקות מקצועית (Hebrew), pankráció (Hungarian), プロレス (puroresu) (Japanese), プロフェッショナルレスリング (purofesshonaru resuringu) (Japanese), プロレスリング (puroresuringu) (Japanese), 興行レスリング (kōgyō resuringu) (Japanese), 職業レスリング (shokugyō resuringu) (Japanese), 西洋相撲 (seiyō sumou) [dated] (Japanese), 프로 레슬링 (peuro reseulling) (Korean), wrestling [masculine] (Polish), реслинг (resling) (Russian), рестлинг (restling) (Russian), lucha libre [feminine] (Spanish), lucha libre profesional (Spanish), реслінг (reslinh) (Ukrainian), reslo [masculine] (Welsh), פּראָפֿעסיאָנעלע ראַנגלען (profesyonele ranglen) (Yiddish)
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  2. A theatrical presentation of a choreographed wrestling match as part of the professional wrestling business. Tags: uncountable Related terms: kayfabe, professional wrestler, puroresu, sports entertainment, trashsport
    Sense id: en-professional_wrestling-en-noun-jb7DfbXr
  3. Any form of wrestling in which the wrestlers receive payment for participating. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-professional_wrestling-en-noun-pCR62Ns6

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