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Combat sports and professional wrestling have long been linked in one form or another for many decades. It makes sense. Both are forms are entertainment, and professional wrestling is at its best when it blends reality with its form of athletic entertainment.
In today's wrestling landscape, we are seeing those transitions be more prevalent than ever, and on WrestleMania weekend in Orlando, Florida, it was on full display.
If you have watched any professional wrestling show, small or large, in recent years you've seen an uptick in submissions and MMA-choreographed sequences.