>>6469564 Other styles like classic British that I'm not going to get into so this doesn't turn into a novel. But check out stuff like the old World of Sport (esp Johnny Saint) which is extremely different. With rounds, penalty cards, and small list of approved holds.
There are pros and cons to all styles. Some people really don't like the 'resu resu resu' segment of puroresu matches, but it's not much different than having shine and heat segments before the 'real match' starts in American style.
American wrestling will often push the most charismatic wrestlers to the forefront, and use the more skilled wrestlers to prop them up. The skilled talent's job is to get good matches out of the chosen stars. This often leads to those wrestlers improving though. (Like Cena going from a guy who painfully obviously didn't know wtf he was doing to be able to hold his own against HBK for an hour in a an time classic, or even lead other people.)
In Japanese wrestling the people at the top of the card are the ones putting on the best matches. Most of the promotions cater straight to the wrestling fans, so the most skilled are put into the upper card and given the time and freedom to show what they can do. Trying to do it the American way usually results in backlash, like Evil the other year.
I'm generalizing. There's exceptions. We all know. Spare the 'whataboutism'. And styles change over time. For instance, when NOAH formed, they created Ark Style, which was King's Road mixed with some of the finger points of Strong Style mixed in.
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