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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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