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the oldest sport on Earth, where hugging someone aggressively is the entire point
means A sport or physical contest in which two opponents grapple at close quarters, each trying to pin, throw, or force the other into submission through holds and leverage rather than strikes.
from From Old English 'wrestlian,' a frequentative of 'wræstan' meaning to twist or wrench — the same twisting impulse behind 'wrest' (as in to wrest something from someone's grip) and 'wrist,' the joint that does the twisting. The whole cluster traces back to a Proto-Germanic root for turning and writhing, so the word literally describes what the bodies are doing: twisting against each other, over and over.
- cave proof
- 15,000-year-old French cave art depicts grappling matches
- first olympics
- Featured in the ancient Games as far back as 708 BC
- abe lincoln
- The president had roughly 300 matches, lost only one
- naked greeks
- Ancient competitors wrestled fully nude, oiled up
- global spread
- Nearly every culture invented it independently
wwe wrestlemania — annual professional wrestling event since 1985, draws over 70,000 fans at stadiums
njpw wrestle kingdom — tokyo dome wrestling event held yearly since 1991 in japan
ufc — mixed martial arts organization founded 1993, hosts wrestling-based combat sport events
olympic greco-roman wrestling — ancient sport contested at every summer olympics since 1896