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Puroresu looks and feels like a fight between two combatants, and anyone who directs you to their all-time favorite puroresu matches will likely be inviting you to watch a pro wrestling contest that looks like a fight for survival.

For the bulk of its existence as a style of professional wrestling, puroresu has been heavily influenced not just by the storytelling and entertainment style of North American pro wrestling (which is affectionately referred to as Ōdō or “King’s Road” style) but by a multitude of fighting arts that up physicality. It can be easily argued that Japanese professional wrestling, or puroresu, was ahead of its time when it comes to the art of making a pro wrestling match look and feel like a fistfight since its onset. Much of what we call the hybrid style of professional wrestling in the United States and Europe can be more accurately described as Strong Style, which is a very physical corner of the art of Japanese pro wrestling. More pro wrestlers are coming into the industry with mixed martial arts (MMA) backgrounds, applying techniques from these disciplines to the squared circle, and creating hybrid fighting styles that have taken the art of professional wrestling into some interesting directions. Notable users of move: Taz, who named his version of the move the TazmissionĪs the art of professional wrestling has (and continues to) evolve, and as professional wrestlers around the world seek new ways to diversify their repertoires, the lines between professional wrestling and the martial arts have blurred in many areas.
