Thesis statement: Professional wrestling is the greatest sport ever conceived or created. In order to prove this, we must first prove it’s a sport. Using various online resources (as well as the author’s own rhetoric), this paper attempts to prove the second claim in order to prove the first. 1. Wrestling has to be a sport 1. Sport has several different definitions 1. More active sports 1. Football, hockey, baseball, soccer, basketball, cricket, etc. 1. Less active sports 1. Nascar, cheerleading, certain track and field sports, and others 1. NASCAR as a sport 1. In the fan’s eyes 1. It’s competitive, so it’s a sport 1. In the media’s eyes 1. Major outlets like ESPN cover it, so it has to be a sport 1. Cheerleading is a sport 1. Choreography 1. Like wrestling, cheerleading and dance are choreographed, planned, and (outside of events) noncompetitive 1. Activity 1. Cheerleading is generally considered a sport because of training/physical activity 2. In general, wrestlers train more/work more/work harder in day-to-day work 1. The best ever? 1. Combinations 1. Choreography 1. Good matches are super visually interesting (like cheerleading) because of motion 1. Competition 1. Some fights/storylines can be very intriguing 2. Match wins/stories often decided in ring, like a ball game's story unfolds on court 1. Closing 1. Restatement of thesis 2. Wrestling is a sport 1. Summary of items I-III 1. Wrestling is the best sport ever 1. Summary of item IV