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professional wrestling

professional wrestling noun: a form of sports entertainment characterized by the performance of choreographed wrestling matches with predetermined outcomes.

Noun

professional wrestling (uncountable)

  1. A form of sports entertainment characterized by the performance of choreographed wrestling matches with predetermined outcomes.
  2. A theatrical presentation of a choreographed wrestling match as part of the professional wrestling business.
  3. Any form of wrestling in which the wrestlers receive payment for participating.

Questions about professional wrestling

What does professional wrestling mean?
Professional wrestling means a form of sports entertainment characterized by the performance of choreographed wrestling matches with predetermined outcomes.
What part of speech is professional wrestling?
Professional wrestling is a noun.

Words near professional wrestling in the dictionary

  1. professional university
  2. professional victim
  3. professional victims
  4. professional wrestler
  5. professional wrestlers
  6. professional wrestling
  7. professionalese
  8. professionalisation
  9. professionalisations
  10. professionalise
  11. professionalised

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