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Sumo (pron. su-moh) wrestling originated in Japan as a ritual ceremony to the gods of good harvest. It is said that the Japanese people came about through the outcome of a Sumo contest between the gods. Sumo gained the patronage of the Imperial Court in the 8th century and never lost popularity.
Lucha Libre (which translates literally as Free Fighting) is the professional wrestling performed in Mexico and other Latin American countries.ts almost mythic heroes who battle evil and corruption have inspired generations in movies as well as the ring. Long before the World Wrestling Federation brought back wrestling to the United States, Lucha Libre's masked heroes and villains were developing the moves that would make the WWFs founders very rich.