Points are scored by throwing your opponent to the ground.Greco-Roman - In Greco-Roman, a wrestler may not attack his opponent's legs, nor use his own legs to trip, lift or execute other moves.Many rituals with religious background are still followed today. It originated in ancient times as a performance to entertain the Shinto Gods. Sumo is a Japanese style of wrestling and Japan's national sport.It is overgrown former athletes that learned how to act. Sorry to burst your bubble, but professional wrestling such as WWE (formerly WWF) is not real.When talking about college wrestling, all you need to know is Dan Gable. In the 88’ Olympics the Soviets took over at the top and in the 92’ and 96’ Olympics the US was again on the top. In the 84’ Olympics the US dominated the competition. These rule changes made a large impact on how wrestlers trained and the teams that began to win because of the change.Beginning in the1980 Olympics, rules for time were changed.1952 – 1980 saw the Germans and Soviets dominating the world in wrestling.Both athletes were too exhausted to continue when the referee decided to call the match. One such match went on for six hours with the score 1-1 and finished in a draw. In these years the matches did not have a time limit so the matches could and sometimes did go on for hours. Scandinavians ruled the wrestling world from 1908 – 1948.
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