pressing catch

Spanish

Etymology

Pseudo-anglicism. Term popularized by the Spanish TVs Telecinco and Cuatro in 1990s and 2000s, respectively.[1]

Noun

pressing catch m (uncountable)

  1. (Spain, martial arts) freestyle wrestling, including professional wrestling (mainly WWE)
    Synonym: lucha libre
    • 2022 March 22, Jorge Pacheco, “Por qué los ídolos del pressing catch no llegan a los 60 y los luchadores se siguen jugando la vida”, in El Español‎:
    • 2022 July 5, Pablo R. Roces, “Vuelve Pressing Catch, el show que subió al ring a dos generaciones de adolescentes españoles”, in El Mundo‎:

References
  1. Pablo Ortiz (2019 December 20) “Pressing Catch en España, ¿por qué utilizamos este término?”, in Planeta Wrestling‎ (in Spanish)
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