How to build a HARD wrestling ring

this isnt the best video. I was in a hurry when i made it but hopfully it will help you out

[@ZuliteTheGreat173IFW]

That ring looks sick. I love it. I think the IFW is going to be useing this as our next ring. & you say it hurts. Try landing on your back off a 12 foot ladder onto the ground. The Ring is gonna feel like a fluffy pillow to us. Check us out. We love it

[@xxhalfpipexx]

If it is a 16x16 ring, you should connect the 2x4's with hinges so it flexes more in the center so the tires help take more impact, it worked for us. Also, if you put the tires vertical instead of horizontal in sets of 2 or 3 (drill holes in the tires and just use a nut, bolt, and washers at two points so they dont wiggle apart) we found it helps a lot with the give. Good luck to you man, keep it up.

[@vidguy]

if you want a ring that DOESNT use tires, you need 2x6's for the frame and/or the deck support. i built one, and it supported A LOT of weight. for the deck support; take 2 of the framing boards, and nail/screw 2x4's on top of them, and then when you tip those 2x6's on their sides, the 2x4's will be like support rails for the deck boards, and then the plywood on top of that, and VOILA, nice, bouncy ring.

[@ecwfaithful]

I made this ring for a friend, but I made a few alterations. 1. I sawed some of the tires in half. 2. I placed the wood posts on Christmas tree stands. 3. I tied sections of rope around the posts under the ring. 4. I used the turnbuckles to hold some chainlink to connect the ropes. 5. I taped the ropes to color with electrical tape. 6. I taped foam sheets over the end of the chainlink.

[@comethazine9169]

The ring really hurts but pain can be fun

[@theSANCH81]

hey i'm building my ring next weekend. Yours looks awesome btw and thx alot for putting up this video. I was wondering what kind of rope did you use? And is it strong enough to go to the top rope and do moves?

[@510LTC510]

you can also out mattresses down under thee tires to help take thee bump some of my friends didnt like taking the fall so we added the old mattresses so it doesnt hurt as much

[@Thrashwrestling]

that is a cool backyard ring,probably stiff as hell,I have a ring alot like the highspots one, but prior to that i've went through 2 wood rings the 2nd one like one from the dark ages called the barbarian....good times

[@gcmsboy1234]

@nickmatt2 the professional "ropes" used on wwe and most rings are airline cable (steel) with a rubber hose over top and tape. It actually can hurt to run and are very stiff.

[@gcmsboy1234]

@DrummerBoy189 Okay. The tires you get dont need to have the rim or the inter tube in them. Just the rubber part on the outside

[@gcmsboy1234]

@TheSuperTenor Thank You for your input. Anything else you would like to add? I know this is a random video you found and you haven't looked at any of my other videos. But we have moved from the backyard to the real wrestling world, and travel around the state. With real workers, that have appeared on tna, ecw, and raw. If you have the time, or interest, you could watch those videos. About the rope being to high?, well it seemed to work out just fine for our needs. But im sure you could do beter

[@gcmsboy1234]

This is what i had the money for. And its not the padding that makes it safe, its the way you take your bumps. I was in the wrestling business for a couple years ( this video was one of my first wrestling videos) and the padding was only about half a inch thick and it was hard not soft. It hurt to hit your hands on it. If it was soft you would be able to see people sink in when they hit it or stand on it but you don't. I also know what a wrestling ring is made of because i set one up for years.

[@sstrunks8000]

Although not soft, a wrestling is supposed to spring quite a bit and I dont see any spring when yall slam each other in your other vids. This makes me wonder if you attached anything above the tires to the 2nd higher frame that you built instead of keeping a "floating" platform that is totally unattached from the frame. Is this so?

[@MrTamiya89]

cool wrestling ring mate 10/10

[@ggguy12]

Thanks for making this easy an simple

[@scEOIN]

The bottom of it is very well done, Impressed by that, but would the turnbuckles not become loose over time? It doesn't seem like they have anything to keep them in. I know they screw in but over time, if enough tension is created, it will come out. Just an observation. I'm still rating this video well though. :)

[@beerholder43]

At any point do you attach the 2x4's to the frame or the plywood to the 2x4's? Or does it just lay on top of the tires?

[@gcmsboy1234]

@SantaDog what do you mean by that. I dont wrestle anymore but when i did it was just in 3 different citys and sometimes different shows?

[@efwrestling1]

how deep do i make the holes and how long is the 2 by 4 and do u use steel cable for the ropes and how did u get all the tires

[@vidguy]

all you needed to do, was get 2 more 2x4's for support along 2 sides, and use them for supporting the 2x4's for the flooring, and plywood

[@EvangelineEVANGELINE]

You stupid

[@markiejr837]

they give some spring when you fall on the ring and it gives a some support in the middle of the ring

[@WeAreCreedGames]

Good point. Think i'll give it a try in the next couple months.

[@ImperialDepot]

if you have done the wooden poal thing under the ring and than the grey thing (sorry im form belgium and i dont undeastand evryting but the most) can you put a soft mat under it?

[@GARRETTMATT40]

At about 0:56 when you put the 2"4s on the tires, do you nail them to the top frame or just leave them detatched?

[@gcmsboy1234]

chain? That sounds expensive. What i should have done though is used metal turnbuckle post and hooked a steel cable and put rubber hose over that.

[@markiejr837]

@gcmsboy1234 one more thing were did you buy those eyelits?

[@gcmsboy1234]

Hey. I know what im talking about and yes you can. Ropes used for wwe and most real wrestling rings arn't "stretchy" at all. There made out of airline cable. Or steel cable. They dont stretch at all and hurt your back when you hit them. So yeah you can bounce off of these ropes.

[@gcmsboy1234]

a wrestling ring isnt soft at all. And where do you train whats your trainers name and tell me the reversal que for a arm wrench, hammer lock etc

[@aidend1993]

so the wooden beams rest on top of the tyres then you drill them in to the frame?

[@markiejr837]

@gcmsboy1234 you think when i build a ring i could just but tires in the middle instead of all those tires u think it would be enough support??

[@kofikingston96ken]

nice ring

[@gcmsboy1234]

@ps3tna . if we did that the boards would break. Dont say they wouldnt because they did with the 2 by 4's up there. And it doesnt matter about the stiffness. Because either way the real wrestling rings i have been on hurt more than this. Its more about the padding than the spring it has.

[@gcmsboy1234]

Hey the pvc foam padding comes from a hardware store and thats all i really know

[@readybeeill]

the bottom rope looks too high off the mat. but for backyard rings its one of the better ones i have seen on here. The tires just act as a replacement that the metal frame on a legit ring would do.

[@gcmsboy1234]

well.... The tires are what allow spring to happen without the boards breaking. Without the tires the boards would completly break. But. If you really want to build a ring. You could make it like i said and use steel for the frame. And put steel where the 2 by 4's are and then you wouldent need tires. But its probley cheaper and eayser this way.

[@gcmsboy1234]

@Huracankpo2 Thank you for your support! :D But in all honesty, before I quit wrestling and anything to do with it, I was trained. Now I know your thinking, "hes just saying that". But my new videos show proof. Its me traveling around the state wrestling with real workers, and getting payed at that. I'm not going to bash you for your stupidity on my subject. But I'm informing you of your mistake. That I in fact, have the knowledge needed to "Try This At Home".

[@gcmsboy1234]

@nickmatt2 actually. I did wrestle in a indy wrestling promotion. If you would have watched my new videos you would know. And there is nothing to make them bounce its all about how tight the ropes are. There is no elastic or any other thing to make them bounce its just the tightness.

[@bjdtekins]

just a tip use padding on your ring and yes it is pricey but its worth it

[@012345678912345663]

as does the rope to the ring? is that it is the only thing I need to complete the ring. if you please help with that

[@efwrestling1]

thats kool but if i put real ropes can i bounce of them because of the wood posts

[@gcmsboy1234]

@XDJxLLAMAxBEATSx32 I'm not sure where your from? But thats ply wood. Or if you want to get technical: Compressed Particle Board. Its all the same thing, Its all made out of wood clippings compressed. And considering we had 3 ply "PLY WOOD" I would think that would be the appropriate name for the wood. Good try at trying to point out some flaw that doesn't exist though.

[@gcmsboy1234]

uh i dont remember exzactly. it all depends on the legnth of the ring and the ammount of spring you want. but i would get enogh to put together because i have had so many problems with this ring so far.

[@dansretrogamingandwrestling]

actually sir the padding on both TNA, and WWE rings is high density 1/2 padding purchased from mike samples, of monster rings and cages

[@briansantella4022]

if its single padded yes but there normally double padded like tna is cause you can tell its softer than a wwe ring by looking at them walk on it its cause a spring and the double padding wwes is just single padded with no springs underneath

[@gcmsboy1234]

new ones do . wen u use tires ur just using the rubber part not the rim..i got mine from a place that sells tires and got old ones for free. but if tires are completly out of the picture u could use some type of spring

[@gcmsboy1234]

yeah they are for somthing. Without the tires the two by fours would break. No lie. They still break when there on the tires. So the tires do serve a pourpus.

[@gcmsboy1234]

@FutureWHC Let me put it like this. It feels better than a real ring. If you build it like i did.But if you just wana have fun and screw around put like 3 layers of carpet. But that would eliminate any bounce the ring had. Dont listen to anyone who says that real rings dont hurt. Because they do.

[@akbkab55]

how many screws,turnbuckles,and tires do u need?

[@elystv6541]

Where did you buy your PVC foam padding

[@KatieSmith-ek5pq]

GCMSboy1234, can this be scaled down? We're having a WWE wedding and we thought it would be cool to get married in a wrestling ring. Like we could probably just skip the tires since no one will be actually wrestling on it. If so, what would the dimensions be? We would just need enough room for the officiant, me, and Jeff to stand on it.

[@sweetr383]

oh my god best ring on youtube!

[@HellboundFS]

Dude, I was born to feel pain. I just wish I could do this.

[@Estebanter]

For everyone that has searched the net looking for those turnbuckles. actually name for those bolts are called Eye Bolts

[@gcmsboy1234]

@cody1800212. Yeah. Well its like this. The padding on a real wrestling ring isnt really padding. Its so hard it hurts to hit your hand on it. The padding i use is real soft and doesnt hurt. A real wresting ring hurts.

[@XDJxLLAMAxBEATSx32]

@gcmsboy1234 Naaa. The stuff your using is particle board. Ply-wood is solid. Particle board is the chip-wood you have...

[@recreationalvideos7954]

what did you use for canvas

[@aidend1993]

Ok, man, I am building a possible 15ft ring scaled up from this one, I want to follow your design and such and need to know what weight it can take, but I really need some thorough instructions, this is a big cash committment that I work for hours on end at Micky D's raising cash for. Get back to me please would be awesome, Ta.

[@ps3tna]

you know to give it less stiffness and more of a real ring feel if you didnt put the 2x4 across on that top frame just an outer frame the plywood on top of tires and then screw it down on the outer frame

[@gcmsboy1234]

@RatedRK0rton yeah they would be 200 dollars new.. But why would you use new tires. I used them from a junk yard

[@ecwfaithful]

@gcmsboy1234 Actually, WWE uses real rope covered in Vynal tape. You are thinking of TNA, ROH, and many other companies.

[@markiejr837]

NICE JOB HOW MUCH DID IT COST

[@gcmsboy1234]

@SuperWhiteboy3 Okay. First off its a backyard ring. Second for the money it looks as close to a real ring as your going to get. Third it is basicly the same thing as a real ring. I used to set up and break down a real wrestling ring every friday for a couple of months when i wrestled in a real promotion. I know what im talking about.

[@JackoLuver999]

u can put carpet under da mat 4 more padding

[@britishstallion]

I wrestle on rings weekly, and none of them ever hurted me. As long as you know your shit, it's as soft as a cloud !

[@briansantella4022]

what type of springs did you use onethe ropes

[@gcmsboy1234]

actually. Bunji cords wouldnt work. When i wrestled in a real federation they used actual steel cable with hose around it and tape. So yeah. Yeah i should have used metal posts but i didnt. I dont wrestle anymore though

[@briansantella4022]

ive been in a wwe tna ring and indy ring there at least 1 inch of padding and its realy soft the ways the ring is safe is cause the one flexi beam which goes under the 8 croos beams wich are under the wood planks the flexi beam is super strong flexible steal that bends a little wen u fall so it doesnt hurt that bad it still hurts but not as bad as you say

[@gcmsboy1234]

@JohnMWrestling i wouldnt try it. The tires are there so that the boards can have a little give but not enough so that they break. Without the tires there all the boards would break. If you use steel beams instead of 2 by fours then yeah it would be okay

[@xFreestyleKingx]

wat kind of ropes can u use for the ring?

[@gcmsboy1234]

@AlexTheNightMareHawk . Yeah when i was actually in training i was at a 16 by 16 ring at practice and a 18 by 18 at the shows. The one at the shows was to stiff i liked the 16 foot one better

[@aidend1993]

No, it's tyres, google it. :) In your vid they arent attatched to the frame just resting there, could act as suspension somehow. Not sure, I'm really solid about building this so I want to get everything right.

[@gcmsboy1234]

cool. U should post some of your videos.

[@josephmexico2633]

cool video but at the end the warning who wouldnt know that

[@TeamTomm]

what type of tarp did u use?

[@daveshigh1]

how big did you make that ring?

[@gcmsboy1234]

we built a ridge to lay the boards on and they were about 1cm off the tires

[@Estebanter]

I think. i think. If you ask at your Local Garage for old tyres, you'll get some for free cause they must pay to dispose of them

[@aidend1993]

Yeah, I have a lot of money put away for this, maybe not the space, and also, building this with wood would probably be a bad option for me, my friends that I wrestle with 1 of them is 6ft4 100kgs..i think the impact we would collectively cause could snap the wood

[@gcmsboy1234]

About 230$ for me. It could cost more or less depending on how much you get and where u get it at.

[@gcmsboy1234]

There is spring. Just not allot. But enough to make a difference. I wrestle on a real wrestling ring at training and you cant really feel the spring. It hurts allot.

[@5112gio]

hey how many pieces of wood do I need and I don't know what is 112 by 4's tellme in centimeters please

[@hhpwextreme4092]

We're do u get all the tires

[@gcmsboy1234]

@asnowball2 i would but actually its the right height . And furthermore i don't have the ring anymore nor do i wrestle anymore

[@PwCWrestlingVideos]

You need 3 ropes, 4 buckets, 2 bags of concrete, metal rods, 4 pvc pipes and some cardboard. Check our ring out hahaha

[@nameischarlie]

how long are te 2 by 4s are they 10 foot or 12?

[@danielaguirre4777]

About how much did it cost to make this ring?

[@gcmsboy1234]

4,236,568,234 i think but it might have been about 4,236,568,200 less. Thats 34... Truth is i don't even know the real ammount we used. But we put them about a foot apart and stacked 2 on top of each other

[@planetmackie]

how much did it cost you

[@briansantella4022]

and how the hell do you know the guys name wwe and tna buy it from? ive heard of monster rings and cages but still how do you know that guy?

[@gcmsboy1234]

well. we probley should have started off with more support for the boards but we fixed it.

[@gcmsboy1234]

I have too and i had to help set one up and take down almost every friday for 3 or 4 months i know what im talking about bud.

[@gcmsboy1234]

Hey I might have already sent you a personal message i cant remember. I honestly do not know the weight it can take. I would say a grown up 250 pounds is too much.

[@gcmsboy1234]

well. If you dont count all the repairs i did to it. But when i made it it was about 200 for all the supplys

[@asnowball2]

nice ring but the bottom turnbuckle is too high up if you fix it post another vid 5/5

[@gcmsboy1234]

i know i just said turn buckle because they would most likely work better

[@gcmsboy1234]

yeah i know right. Its only dangerous if you dont know what your doing.

[@hbkhhhhbbbbkkkk]

Yo ill make a vid but does mine look ok

[@CapShotz]

How much does this all cost

[@jvandiesel]

iike the ring and wanna build one but dont know a good spot i dont have a backyard but i do like the ring WTG

[@gcmsboy1234]

5k isnt too cheap. It would get you a decent ring. but before you buy anything so expensive contact your insurance company because we lost our wrestling ring because of the risk of injury.