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Wrestling Stunt Spring Ring
Wrestling rings
are generally composed of an elevated steel beam and wood plank stage
covered by foam padding and a canvas mat, with the sides then covered
with an “aspron� to prevent spectators from seeing underneath.
Around the “ring� are three cables (the “ringropes�) wrapped
in various types of piping (generally rubber hosing and tape), which
are held up by turn buckles. World Wrestling Entertainment and some
independent groups use real rope, as opposed to cables.
Wrestling rings
vary in shape and size, with most measuring between 14 and 20 Feet on
each side, measured between the turnbuckles. WWE uses a 20 foot ring
while the past promotions of World Championship Wrestling and Extreme
Championship Wrestling used an 18-foot ring. Because of this, the
18-foot ring is commonly held as the “standard� for wrestling
rings in the United States and Canada. Rings typically include an
“apron� area of the ring floor, extending between one and two
feet beyond the ropes; the ring floor is generally between three and
four feet above the ground. Many rings utilize a suspension system
with a large coil spring underneath the stage to reduce the impact of
a wrestler landin on it; the stiffness of such sprins varies, with
softer springs providing a gentler impact, at the expense of the
wrestlers bouncing visibly on impact, a stiffer spring provides a
more “realistic� visual experience, but at a hiher risk of injury
due to the harsher impact. According to Mick Foley rings uilt for the
World Wrestling Federation before approximately 1998 were
particularly “stiff,� and one of them contributed to his injuries
suffered during his famous hell in trhe Call match against the
Undertaker. A newer style of ring construction utilizes a “flexibeam�
system instead of a spring, where the steel beams used to construct
thering stage absorb much of the impact.
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