Backyard wrestling
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Backyard wrestling (commonly abbreviated as BYW), is a controversial imitational hobby practice loosely connected with professional wrestling, performed and arranged by predominantly untrained 11-30 year old males in an unsanctioned and unprofessional environment, however in some exceptional and notable cases, the practice undergoes some development taking a varying semi-pro form with few practitioners learning the basics and techniques to present appropriate wrestling opposing preferably hardcore stunts; a denigrating part of its past. Females are rarely seen in the activity and more commonly play a valet or figure head.
Backyard wrestling has become a highly popular activity and entertainment form on the internet inspiring immense amount of people to partake from all over internationally with video sharing sites mostly YouTube filled with videos on a daily basis. Few limited knowns in the unsanctioned sport include Shawn Matthews, Chris Cryptic, Matt Demorest, and Joe Randa.
In addition, backyard wrestling is also a title applied to home-filmed and produced wrestling shows, events, matches and videos using typically a camcorder. It is a developed underground scene which often implements internet, more notiably YouTube, for promotional viewership to their videos as well as other promotional publications. Noting that backyard wrestling was not unheard of before the 1990's, the modern backyard wrestling "craze" lasted roughly from 1996-2001 in the duration of professional wrestling's boom period commonly refered to as the Monday Night Wars between rival competitors, World Wrestling Entertainment and World Championship Wrestling.
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History
Practice
Mostly connected to 1996-2001, practitioners of the underground trend conducted matches with a wreckless, uncoordinated style that showcased risky stunts and high spots (or falls) usually off rooftops and ladders and emphasized on the usage of dangerous objects and weapons that included thumbtacks, barbed wire, tables, plywood, fire, glass, and fluorescent lamps. However, in the current age, there is lessened amount of federations focusing on involving weaponry and "bumps" with a majority opting to increasingly learn professional wrestling moves that factually require years to perfect and perform them as safely as possible. Despite this, it has still come to the controversial concerns and rebuttal of many, primarily professional wrestling personalities.
Backyard wrestling stands as an ambiguous title because as it is often practiced in backyards, it can literally transpire at any location such as parks, fields, garages, playgrounds, vacant lots, warehouses, living rooms, barns, basements, and school gyms. Commonly, professional wrestling promotions construct a professional wrestling ring to host their events in a backyard while other non-professional federations decide to build a professional or home-made ring. Trampolines that minimize injury as well as bases and mattresses are also utilized, but some choose to wrestle on bare ground heightening a big risk for such a injury liable practice.
Pro wrestling similarities
The controversial conduction molds vastly after professional wrestling
