Wrestlers

Wrestling has become more and more popular over the last few years. An increasing number of wrestling fans want to become wrestlers for the fame, fortune or adventurous lifestyle. However, a wrestler's job requires hard work and dedication in order to achieve fame. Contrary to popular belief, wrestlers do not work only once or twice a week, when they have to perform. A wrestler is however also involved regular training at wrestling schools in house shows, events that are not televised and that occur 4-5 times a week.

There are many promotions of wrestling, but only three are the biggest and the most important: the WWF, WCW, and ECW; out of this three, the top two federations, the WWF and WCW, are in conflict one against the other 

The World Wrestling Federation (WWF) dominates the wrestling world and is known to be the most creative brand, considering its characters and storylines. Ran by the man of innovation Vince McMahon, the shows organized by the federation offer entertaining matches, while still keeping the athletic aspect of the game. The WWF is one half of the Monday night wars. The main shows are "RAW is WAR" on Monday nights and on Thursdays a show called "Smackdown,"while also owning several pay-per-view events.

The World Championship Wrestling (WCW) began to lose its popularity, after the WWF began to receive favorable ratings on Monday nights, not capturing enough viewers with its "Smackdown" show. The wrestling brand is owned by Time-Warner and WTBS, its wrestlers being more appreciated than the ones on WWF. Even if it doesn't develop the wrestling characters that much, they focus on introducing various wrestling talents. WCW struggles to win the night ratings from the WWF for Monday, and also presents many pay-per-view events throughout the year.

Finally, the Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) has been around since 1992 and is one of the smallest wrestling brands. It prides itself to be extreme, amazing stunts and aggressive fighters. ECW has a TV show on Saturday nights and some pay-per-view events where you can see blood and painful moves.