How much do wrestlers know?

Question

How much do wreslters actually know abot the match, I know they know who is going to win, and also anything big which is going to happen, but do they know that in the third minute of the match that one of them hit a leg drop and in the fifth there a clothes line?????

Answer 1

Good question!

The best wrestling matches are well choreographed. Anyone can dance, but making it good enough for someone to pay to watch you dance that takes choreography, you can’t pull it off on the fly.

In general if you watched a match and said, nothing much happened, you saw an “on the fly match” where the two wrestlers danced around, bumped each other and fired fists at each other.

Matches with lots of high impact complex moves are highly choreographed.

Most matches are a mix of both. It works like this:

You have sets, groups of set moves. Moves in sets tend to be high impact moves that take both wrestlers working in coronation to pull them off without badly hurting someone. Inbetween each set is a rest period with slow mat moves that are unscripted. This is to cut down on the amount of moves wrestlers have to remember and to give the wrestlers a chance to rest before another high energy burst of moves. You will notice this flow in lots of matches, Action Period, Slow Period, Action Period, Slow Period.

Set one starts at the beginning of the match and lasts for a minute or so and ends with someone getting the upper hand or a stalemate with someone jumping out of the ring for a breather. For the next minute or so the guy with the upper hand works in an armbar or some mat move where both wrestlers can take a breather while continuing the match. If someone is outside the ring, he stomps around, argues with the crowd and such. The match should be around 3 to 4 minutes old

Then the second set starts with more high flying planned out action. At the end of the second set, the good guy or “Face” the wrestler with the cute face that the crowd likes, gets into big trouble and is hurt. During this rest period, the “Heel” bad guy, works in some punishing mat holds into the good guy and make him suffer. The match should no be 4 to 6 minutes old.

The third set can involve just about anything but in lots of matches the heel lays in some wicked high power moves to try to put the good guy away. This is usually where the good guy hero really takes a beating. The last move of the 3rd set is some horrible move that should all but kill the good guy but somehow he kicks out of the pin and hangs on. The slow period involves the Heel getting upset that he cant put the good guy away and he stomps around the ring and screams at the reff for not counting quick enough. The match should now be 7 to 8 minutes old

The 4th and last set is where the good guy gets a second wind and comes back strong beating the hell out of the bad guy. The last move either is the good guy winning or getting cheated in some way by the bad guy and losing the match. The match ends at 9 to 10 minutes

And that is how you get a 10 minute match without knowing every single move but still being able to put in some really great high powered action moves that look really sick.

Oh, how do you know when to start the next set. Well, if you don't care you just talk to the opponent but eveyone sees it and it looks fake. Most of us have a squeeze sign, like you squeeze the opponents are 3 times really fast or something like that.

As far as fake, all football plays are designed in advance, but when someone slams into you it still hurts. The only thing fake is that it’s not a sport where the outcome is determined by skill.

Most matches in the pro tv circuit are so faked and involve so much crap that they are terrible examples. Try watching some old stuff from the 80s and 90s or some indy wrestling.

Answer 2

Yeah, they have a general idea including the finish, some big spots, and about how long the match should go. The rest they ussually just call on their own. You can even occasionally see wrestlers "calling their spots" while they're working together.

There are a few exceptions. Sometimes less gifted in-ring performers may have their entire match planned out. The Hogan-Warrior match was extensively planned beforehand.

Answer 3

The bottom line is that they know everything, from the first action, to the duration of their matches to who wins, man! it is unfair. Then it is no talent, definitely they are enhancing their performance unnaturally, because I can't imagine putting my body on the line in such a brutal form knowing that I will lose the match. They better do something about this acting. It would be better they have a tournament, which the winners are not predetermine so that we wrestling fans would know who our true hero is. I adore most of them before this time, but how about those I adore because of how they win matches are the weakest among the wrestlers, but due to their relationship with the managements or promoters made them to exalt them as if they are the true heroes. I love wrestling, but knowing that they know the outcome of their fights is not helping my love for wrestling at all. Please someone must take this message to WWE management so that they will start organizing a true fight for us even ones a year.

Answer 4

Several years ago I watched a TV show the secret of wrestling revealed. It it they said the wrestlers talk during the match to plan the next move. The ref is in on it and tells them the time and makes sure nobody is hurt.
I also have a friend that was a pro wrestler and he said exactly the same thing.

Answer 5

some wrestles map out every detail of the match before hand macho man randy savage was famous for this over wrestlers such as austin, the rock and triple H just go out there and just go on the flow. intresting fact by the way mick foley didnt actually know he was going to be pushed off the hell in the cell in king of tyhe ring 98 he had told the idea 2 undertaker before the match but they had'nt actually said it would happen. Sorry i kind of started rambbling but hope thats answered ur question. peace.

Answer 6

You're pretty much right on the money there amac.It's all pre-arranged by the storyliners - the moves, where, when etc.Of course the winner is known before as well.It's usually part of an on-going feud or whatever as in WWE/TNA.
The ref wears an earpiece who receives instructions backstage back-stage.He'll usually give a sign or whatever when the time-limit for that match is up.the commentators know as well - it's up to them to make it "dramatic".Still watch it tho!

Answer 7

They know the finish, the ref gives them info on the time. They usually go through certain spots that occur during the match. It depends on the wrestlers , some plan everything out, some go out there and just wing it.

Grim Reeper is a tool

Answer 8

No, they usually make it up as they go along. That's why guys with similar styles and experience with each other tend to do better matches. They communicate during the match, and they plan ahead a basic outline of what they will be doing.

Answer 9

obviously moves like a superplex or a double closeline are coreographed but most of the match is just planned out in a rough outline. thry preety much make it up as they go and do a few coordinated moves when the right time comes

Answer 10

They know a rough outline, such as who'll win and that at some point they'll go out the ring. How they get to the outcome is up to them.

Remember that they do shows that aren't televised, they don't have a week to go through it all, it's quite a lot "spur of the moment."