Meanings
nounprofessional wrestling (uncountable)
- uncountableA form of sports entertainment characterized by the performance of choreographed wrestling matches with predetermined outcomes.
- uncountableA theatrical presentation of a choreographed wrestling match as part of the professional wrestling business.
- uncountableAny form of wrestling in which the wrestlers receive payment for participating.
Translations
Catalan lluita lliure
- lluita lliureentertainment characterized by choreographed wrestling
Chinese Cantonese 職業摔角 /职业摔角
- 職業摔角 /职业摔角entertainment characterized by choreographed wrestling
Chinese Mandarin 职业摔角
- 职业摔角entertainment characterized by choreographed wrestling
Finnish showpaini
- showpainientertainment characterized by choreographed wrestling
French catch
- catchentertainment characterized by choreographed wrestling
German Wrestling, Catchen
- Wrestlingentertainment characterized by choreographed wrestling
- Catchenentertainment characterized by choreographed wrestling
Hebrew היאבקות מקצועית
- היאבקות מקצועיתentertainment characterized by choreographed wrestling
Hungarian pankráció
- pankrációentertainment characterized by choreographed wrestling
Japanese プロレス, プロフェッショナルレスリング
- プロレス (puroresu)entertainment characterized by choreographed wrestling
- プロフェッショナルレスリング (purofesshonaru resuringu)entertainment characterized by choreographed wrestling
- プロレスリング (puroresuringu)entertainment characterized by choreographed wrestling
- 興行レスリング (kōgyō resuringu)entertainment characterized by choreographed wrestling
- 職業レスリング (shokugyō resuringu)entertainment characterized by choreographed wrestling
- 西洋相撲 (seiyō sumou)entertainment characterized by choreographed wrestling
Korean 프로 레슬링
- 프로 레슬링 (peuro reseulling)entertainment characterized by choreographed wrestling
Polish wrestling
- wrestlingentertainment characterized by choreographed wrestling
Russian реслинг, рестлинг
- реслинг (resling)entertainment characterized by choreographed wrestling
- рестлинг (restling)entertainment characterized by choreographed wrestling
Spanish lucha libre, lucha libre profesional
- lucha libreentertainment characterized by choreographed wrestling
- lucha libre profesionalentertainment characterized by choreographed wrestling
Ukrainian реслінг
- реслінг (reslinh)entertainment characterized by choreographed wrestling
Welsh reslo
- resloentertainment characterized by choreographed wrestling
Yiddish פּראָפֿעסיאָנעלע ראַנגלען
- פּראָפֿעסיאָנעלע ראַנגלען (profesyonele ranglen)entertainment characterized by choreographed wrestling
Cite this entry
APA
professional wrestling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/professional%20wrestling
MLA
“professional wrestling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/professional%20wrestling. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “professional wrestling,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/professional%20wrestling.
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