rounds in wrestling?

[paulonorcatto]

just watching world of sport at the moment and they used to use rounds in the matches. i was just wondering if any promotions still use rounds anymore.

[Hassan bin Sober]

Not that I know of but that would explain why they always say "The following match is scedueled for one-fall."

[paulonorcatto]

madhatter2k said:

Not that I know of but that would explain why they always say "The following match is scedueled for one-fall."

ah that makes sense

[Midnight Rider]

madhatter2k said:

Not that I know of but that would explain why they always say "The following match is scedueled for one-fall."

Yeah,I guess really most wrestling matches are one long "round",if you will;But I think British wrestling went by different rules,they used a certain number of timed "rounds" per "match",just like Boxing does.It also used to be in British wrestling you couldn't just throw the other guy around however you felt,you had to do a proper(as in the knees or legs of the "thrower" also had to touch to the mat) takedown or you received a warning.

[odanobunaga]

BWF used rounds circa 1996. They stoped now.

[MOH [Still ''Le Sighing'']]

I really think it breaks down the momentum that the match has going for it.

Le Sigh

[Wizard]

I remember the AWF, an independent fed from Indiana run by Sgt. Slaughter and Tito Santana in the mid nineties had the round system, it was described as European rules.

A bout is announced as "scheduled for one fall," to differentiate it from 2/3 fall matches.

In European/AWF rules, rounds would last for 5 minutes each but would end when a competitor scored a fall.

[Midnight Rider]

wizard said:

I remember the AWF, an independent fed from Indiana run by Sgt. Slaughter and Tito Santana in the mid nineties had the round system, it was described as European rules.

A bout is announced as "scheduled for one fall," to differentiate it from 2/3 fall matches.

In European/AWF rules, rounds would last for 5 minutes each but would end when a competitor scored a fall.

I remember the AWF;we used to get it on TV at 2 or 3 A.M. on the weekends,I always did think the round system seemed out of place,plus their roster,while not terrible,seemed to be composed of ex-WWF wrestlers whose were about 5 or 10 years past their prime.Really though,before the 80's,when 2/3 falls matches were almost the standard for major title defenses,they were would be a "rest period" of a few minutes between falls,which gave them match more of a "round system" feel also.

And yes,come to think of it what you wrote about "one fall" is right,I believe a "fall" in wrestling is defined is a pinfall,submission,Disqualification,or Count Out so a "one fall" match would mean the first person to attain of the above on the opponent wins the match.