Styles of wrestling


The various styles of wrestling include:
and some styles exist or have existed in more than one of these three broad categories. Where this is the case and an article exists, it may appear in and be linked to from two or more of the lists below.
Note particularly that the phrase professional wrestling normally refers to a [|sports entertainment] style, but can also refer to the [|professional level] of wrestling as a competitive sport.

Competitive wrestling

Amateur

The term sports entertainment was coined to describe the sports spectacles promoted by World Wrestling Entertainment. These matches are not competitive, but are a scripted and rehearsed entertainment. The rules are not always clear and are generally ignored in any case. The term is now used to describe all staged wrestling matches and similar versions of other sports.
In the context of sports entertainment, the term professional wrestling is used both to mean all staged forms of wrestling, and also more specifically for those of the particular style developed by WWE.
See also:
Styles no longer widely practised in amateur, professional or staged form, although some historical recreations may occur

Amateur wrestling