11.   But his appearance is just the latest evidence that professional wrestling is taking over the world.

12.   But if professional wrestling is condemned, dismissed, or ridiculed by many, it is also followed by millions of passionate fans across North America and beyond.

13.   But real issues nonetheless, as opposed to the phony, trumped-up feuds that are the heart of professional wrestling.

14.   But we prefer professional wrestling to non-competitive ceremonies, whether in mud, a roped-off canvas ring or politics.

15.   Cable television talk shows were more like professional wrestling than real dialogue, said Rem Rieder, the editor of The American Journalism Review.

16.   Cohodes likes professional wrestling and the Oakland Raiders football team, in addition to stock-car racing.

17.   Critics liken it to professional wrestling, with its gruntings and grapplings and programmed posturings.

18.   Crossing all borders of taste and tradition, like Schwarzenegger or Van Damme, American professional wrestling is now beamed to more than a hundred other countries.

19.   Do not underestimate the lure of professional wrestling.

20.   During the past five years, indie wrestling has taken off here and elsewhere, growing with the popularity of professional wrestling.