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A typical wrestling match features a one-on-one battle. Matches are held in a wrestling ring—a square platform that is elevated above the arena floor and bounded by several sets of ropes. The wrestlers typically confront each other before the match, and once the actual bout has begun, they gloat and stalk around the wrestling ring when they are winning. They often yell at the referee or at audience members during the match, pretending to be distracted by activity outside the ring. Unlike boxing matches, there are no timed rounds in professional wrestling. Most matches are one-fall bouts, meaning that they go on until one wrestler scores a fall by pinning the opponent’s shoulders to the mat for three seconds.

Many professional wrestling matches are held in huge arenas that seat thousands of people, but others take place in small venues, such as high school gyms, bingo halls, and halls operated by the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW).

In matches run by small organizations, bouts tend to last 10 to 15 minutes. The large wrestling federations, such as the WWF and WCW, present matches that typically last from 4 to 7 minutes. The WWF and WCW also present television interviews and dramatic confrontations outside the ring. These elements showcase the wrestlers’ personalities as well as their in-ring antics, keeping people interested in the characters the wrestlers have developed.

The promoter determines the winner of a match beforehand, having writers script the results to create fan interest. Because of this, winning and losing in professional wrestling do not carry the same weight as they do in traditional sports. The characters that the wrestlers portray are more important than their win-loss records. Some stars rarely win, but they continue to wrestle because they are so entertaining.

Each match has a referee, but the referee does not judge illegal acts in the ring. Instead, the referee serves as a coordinator, telling the wrestlers when to change the pace of the match, or mentioning to them what moves to execute next. The referee wears a listening device in the ear that allows the promoter to give instructions during the match. The referee then relays messages to the wrestlers as the match progresses.

A wrestler’s trademark is his or her finishing move, which usually has a colorful name. Finishing moves include the Stone Cold Stunner, the DDT, the Choke Slam, the Razor's Edge, the Tombstone Piledriver, and the Power Bomb. These finishing moves are designed to provide a dramatic ending to the match, but they are also designed not to hurt the wrestlers. For example, in the Stone Cold Stunner and the DDT, which are almost identical, the wrestler grabs the opponent's head and falls to the mat, making it appear that the opponent has smashed his or her head into the canvas and been knocked out. The move appears violent, but when making it, the winner uses the shoulder to cushion and protect the opponent's head. The result is a crowd-pleasing ending, but no serious injury. Wrestlers are specifically trained to perform these maneuvers, and they are extremely careful in executing them. If untrained wrestlers attempt these moves, they can cause serious injury.

Not all wrestling matches are one-on-one. The most popular variation is a tag-team match, in which two partners alternate being in the ring against members of another duo. In addition, there are six-person and eight-person tag-team matches in which three or four wrestlers join up and fight as a team. In a battle royal, 30 to 60 wrestlers compete against each other. A participant is eliminated when he or she is thrown out of the ring. The winner is the last wrestler in the ring.