Usage of animals in professional wrestling
Professional wrestler Stu Hart wrestling a Bengal tiger named Sasha "Chi-Chi" in 1969[1]
The usage of animals in professional wrestling has varied through the profession 's history. Animals that have been used as opponents to humans in matches include bears, tigers, cheetahs and orangutans.[2] [3] [4] [5]
^ Mihaly, John (October 2009). "Hart Exhibition , on page 3" . via InfiniteCore.ca . WWE Magazine . Retrieved May 13, 2016 .
^ Eveleth, Rose (November 18, 2013). "There Are People Who Wrestle Bears, And They Say the Bears Could Win If They Wanted To" . smithsonianmag.com.
^ Cyriaque Lamar (July 2, 2012). "This is history's greatest photo of a bear beating up a man" . Io9.gizmodo.com . Retrieved February 24, 2017 .
^ Kurchak, Sarah (June 29, 2015). "The Twisted and Terrible History of Men Fighting Bears | FIGHTLAND" . Fightland.vice.com . Retrieved February 24, 2017 .
^ Ryan Dilbert (August 13, 2015). "Exploring the Strange History of Pro Wrestlers Battling Bears" . Bleacher Report . Retrieved February 24, 2017 .