Hollywood Wrestling, also known as Wrestling From Hollywood, was an American professional wrestling

Professional wrestling

Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...

 television

Television

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 series which originally aired locally in Los Angeles on KTLA

KTLA

KTLA, virtual channel 5, is a television station in Los Angeles, California, USA. Owned by the Tribune Company, KTLA is an affiliate of the CW Television Network. KTLA's studios are on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, and its transmitter is located atop Mount Wilson...

 in the early 1950s, and by 1952 nationally (via kinescope

Kinescope

Kinescope , shortened to kine , also known as telerecording in Britain, is a recording of a television program made by filming the picture from a video monitor...

) on the improvised Paramount Television Network

Paramount Television Network

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. It was produced by Klaus Landsberg

Klaus Landsberg

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.

History

Pioneer television station KTLA broadcast pro wrestling matches as early as 1947, when the station began airing televised wrestling from the Grand Olympic Auditorium

Grand Olympic Auditorium

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. Originally, the bouts were sponsored by the Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company

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.

By 1952, the matches were being syndicated nationally on the Paramount Television Network. The series was filmed (via kinescope

Kinescope

Kinescope , shortened to kine , also known as telerecording in Britain, is a recording of a television program made by filming the picture from a video monitor...

) and then delivered to stations in the network. Hollywood Wrestling was a popular series, and although it was not seen in all areas of the United States, it did air on the following stations: WLEV-TV, Allentown, PA; KFDA-TV

KFDA-TV

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, Amarillo, TX; WBAL-TV

WBAL-TV

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, Baltimore, MD; WAAM-TV

WJZ-TV

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, Baltimore; KGBT-TV

KGBT-TV

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, Brownsville, TX; WWTV

WWTV

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, Cadillac, MI; KCRG-TV

KCRG-TV

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, Cedar Rapids, IA; WBTV

WBTV

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, Charlotte, NC; WJW-TV, Cleveland; WFAA, Dallas; WOC-TV, Davenport, IA; WHIO-TV

WHIO-TV

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,
Dayton; KBTV

KUSA-TV

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, Denver; KFEL-TV, Denver; WEAU-TV

WEAU-TV

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, Eau Claire, WI; WDAY-TV

WDAY-TV

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, Fargo, ND; WOOD-TV

WOOD-TV

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, Grand Rapids, MI; KPRC-TV

KPRC-TV

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, Houston; KID-TV, Idaho Falls, ID; WFBM-TV, Indianapolis; WJTV

WJTV

WJTV is the CBS-affiliated television station for Jackson, Mississippi. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 12 from a transmitter in Raymond. The station can also be seen on Comcast channel 13 and in high definition on digital channel 433. Owned by Media General, WJTV has...

, Jackson, MS; WGAL

WGAL

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, Lancaster, PA; KSWO-TV

KSWO-TV

KSWO-TV, virtual channel 7, is the ABC affiliated television station located in Lawton, Oklahoma. It also serves Wichita Falls, Texas. Its transmitter is located near Grandfield, Oklahoma. KSWO broadcasts its digital signal on VHF channel 11...

, Lawton, OK; WLVA-TV, Lynchburg, VA; KEYD-TV, Minneapolis; KNOE-TV

KNOE-TV

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, Monroe, LA; KPTV

KPTV

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, Portland, OR; KZTV

KOLO-TV

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, Reno; KEMO

Kémo

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, St. Louis; KSTP-TV

KSTP-TV

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, St. Paul; KEYL, San Antonio; KGO-TV

KGO-TV

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, San Francisco; KTVW

KCPQ

KCPQ, channel 13, is the Fox television affiliate licensed to Tacoma, Washington serving the Seattle/Tacoma television market, owned by the Tribune Company...

, Seattle; KELO-TV

KELO-TV

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, Sioux Falls, SD; KMO-TV, Tacoma; WEAT-TV, West Palm Beach, FL; and WSBA-TV, York, PA.