What is a Pro Wrestling Ring made of?

[@delmerjunior]

I really appreciate how you make you videos not only informative but fun to watch!

[@bensy1704]

this channel has been unbelievably helpful since I started training in November

[@TilWeMakeIt]

I’m glad, Bensy! Where are you training?

[@mrgonzo2139]

@@TilWeMakeIthe’s jus training that all

[@patrickjr80]

​@@TilWeMakeItexcept most places use rope because if steel starts to go and get a piece of it to come through and cause a major injury. WWE, WCW, ECW, I think even AEW and TNA all use rope not steel

[@adamchaves71]

Great looking ring Mike. We just got a new Highspot ring to replace our old one here at MPX. The guys love it.

[@TilWeMakeIt]

Thanks! Some of the other rings I've had through the years seem like dinosaurs compared to my Highspots ring.

[@adamchaves71]

@@TilWeMakeIt right!! Ours was built by the original owner. We bought everything from him when he retired last year. It was still a good ring, but it was time for a new home.

[@TilWeMakeIt]

@@adamchaves71 Did you get a 16 or 18 footer?

[@adamchaves71]

@@TilWeMakeIt the 18. The guys want a little more padding since it doesn’t use the 2x6’s. But it looks great and the guys love it.

[@rileykazama3145]

A few months ago I started training to be a pro wrestler and landing in a ring hurts but it's tons of fun

[@TilWeMakeIt]

How often are you training?

[@rileykazama3145]

@@TilWeMakeIt Tuesday Thursday and Sunday and el flaco loco is training me

[@TilWeMakeIt]

@@rileykazama3145 Nice! I think 3 days a week is the perfect amount. How is your body adjusting?

[@rileykazama3145]

@@TilWeMakeIt its adjusting ok

[@TilWeMakeIt]

@@rileykazama3145 👍

[@Biting_bullets25]

I neighbor had a ring in his basement took my first bump at 11 years old but never learned techniques I’ve been in love since that bump and i about to start actual training and im so excited

[@TilWeMakeIt]

Nice! Where will you be training?

[@Biting_bullets25]

@@TilWeMakeIt MCW in Maryland

[@scottyprice339]

Is there no shock absorber in the middle like I seen as a kid when they were building @ my local fair?

[@shawnfitzgerald6830]

Scotty, Older Style rings use to have a spring in the center. I had a 20 foot ring years ago that was constructed that way.

[@wildandwackywade]

I noticed your poles were squares is that better than having a circular pole? As well what are the ropes made out of?

[@TilWeMakeIt]

Great question, Wade! I don't think the square posts are much different than the round ones, other than - they are easier to weld when you need repairs done!

[@wildandwackywade]

@@TilWeMakeIt ok thank you.

[@TilWeMakeIt]

@@wildandwackywade You bet!

[@punktalley]

Whats all the circles on the wall? Looks like barrels glued together...

[@jadenstewart4423]

Starting my wrestling training next week!

[@TilWeMakeIt]

Nice! Where will you be training?

[@jadenstewart4423]

@@TilWeMakeIt The Arizona Pro Wrestling Training Center in Phoenix Arizona. It is a feeder basically for Phoenix Championship Wrestling and PCW Ultra in LA!

[@TilWeMakeIt]

@@jadenstewart4423 Oh, nice! Who is the head coach there, do you know?

[@farouqomaro598]

Thinking of building my own. Thanks

[@Tliwinski]

Are there steel beams going from side to side through the center for the boards to rest on? Or do the boards "hang" to be more spring-like?

[@lmunozgalvan70]

thanks for the video good knowledge; ]..question when we buy the rings are they certified for Wwe wresling ?..thanks

[@Payton.childers]

Just found your channel Mr. Mike!! Absolutely phenomenal work, I have rediscovered my love for WWE and pro wrestling in general and will begin training for a WWE tryout after I compete in a few bodybuilding competitions!!! At 6’5, 240 lbs, I think you’ve truly inspired me to train my ass off for the next year and see where it takes me, I’m officially a sub!!

[@TilWeMakeIt]

Awesome! Thanks so much!

[@VPW_Wrestling]

Hey Mike, great video. Was hoping to see how you have your cross cables under the ring. I noticed you use ratchet straps, but there really isn't much to it and for someone that doesn't know, they would have missed that entirely. Also, the sagging skirts - I am happy to see you are a bungee cord fan - Lay the skirt upside down on top of the ring - Tie the rope down firm to to the bottom truss on one side - On the other side, cow hitch a bungee cord to the apron rope, then pull that super tight around the bottom truss on the other side, then tie it down - Drop the skirt down Now not only is the skirt folding over the top of the ring but if you have that rope nice and tight, it'll keep that skirt from sagging throughout the whole show. I've adapted what Tom from WAR in Ohio does for his rings, where he replaced the apron rope with dog leads and then uses a ratchet tie under the rope to get that cable nice and taut. I personally love this way better than my way, but I am doing ring rentals and other events twice a week almost every week so the bungee cords are faster to set up and break down, plus ropes collapse better during breakdown.

[@MrFPilati]

Hi! Great videos and thank you for your time for making them and sharing your experience and knowledge. My question is: How is the ropes “cables” connected to each other ends?

[@TilWeMakeIt]

I have small, metal "C" clamps that we tighten down to hold them.

[@Tonetare]

Where are the speakers hidden to make the bumps seem louder than they really are? Is it difficult to walk those ropes or can you do it?

[@TilWeMakeIt]

I've never seen a set up where speakers are used to amplify the sound of the ring.

[@randywinberry4395]

So where'd you get most of the materials ?

[@ryanevans126]

What fobu think to backyard wrestling me and my mate use to wrestle with my mate on grass was funnat time

[@kylemohammedronaldomyriad3238]

Hi Mike, love this video! (Kyle from Trinidad)

[@TilWeMakeIt]

This one’s for you! See you soon, my friend

[@timmurray1033]

Is this the old style ring with the spring in the middle or not?

[@TilWeMakeIt]

No. I’ve never owned one of those; last time I saw one was 2003 outside of Boston, MA.

[@marrakechsportracer4170]

@@TilWeMakeIt I know Monsters in KY still makes the ''breakdown'' style spring ring.Personally?. Spring ring's take alot of the sting out of the bump's taken.OSB plywood is abit lighter to bump on,,and future foam carpet padding ''Like canvas layers'' really helps ...

[@abstractfate6104]

I just need to say to people in these comments, there is no longer springs under the ring. As the spring would give very often it would hurt the wrestlers so they done away with it years ago. It’s now just basically the frame and wood.

[@anon2414]

How do the ropes stretch if it's a metal cable?

[@shawnmccullen1578]

The turnbuckle increases tension as you tighten it.

[@apotr297]

that ring padding is so thin when you tooking a bump does it hurt like taking a bump to the concrete?

[@TilWeMakeIt]

Concrete is very different. Wooden planks have give in them…concrete has no give whatsoever.

[@jarvisyoung8350]

I've taken a bump on both. There is some give to the planks. The concrete floor is very unforgiving.

[@Brando-Lee3725]

Ha ! Gutter Punk Anarchist Wrestling , the canvas covered in punk patches , zippers , spikes and safety pins holding it together , is what I pictured when you talked about mat repair and patches lol !

[@atilanoiiiamores4742]

just curious, does the canvas need washing from all the sweat on it?

[@TilWeMakeIt]

Because it’s so large, washing it properly is very difficult, but it should be sprayed with a disinfectant after use. It will dry in an hour.

[@JokerKlown-s7w]

Do you use wrechect straps or cable for the bottom

[@TilWeMakeIt]

We have 2 ratchet straps underneath.

[@JokerKlown-s7w]

Do you think they work better than the cables

[@Quoththeraven25]

What type of wood are the planks?

[@VPW_Wrestling]

We use Douglaston Fir for our ring. 17 planks, 2"x12"x16' for us. When we were first researching what kind of wood to get, we found Southern pine which was cheaper and cleaner, but when we did the research we found that it's also considered a soft wood. I got 200 lb guys throwing each other around, I'll go with the uglier more durable wood that nobody sees, thanks lol

[@michaelsorrells3311]

Any steel

[@stonersiren]

always wanted to know what the floor was made of, i honestly expected the "soft" layer to be much bigger tbh... pro wrestlers must really love the pain

[@MrEAW56]

Thats not very much padding on those 2x4's 👀

[@untaladrianvidal]

Thank you

[@TilWeMakeIt]

You're welcome, Adrian!

[@hagenstewart15]

I’ve been so tempted to build a ring but I don’t won’t to end my career before it starts 😂

[@damienalicea8696]

That's great. In WWE, always have Jaw/Jaw turnbuckles, real ropes made natural sisal ropes, 4 inches turnbuckle pad of 10 × 12 turnbuckle with tighten up with ropes & 1½ inches of O-ring steel when using ropes and tighten up with hose clippers. They (WWE) had coil spring in the center of pro-wrestling ring.

[@deedees8268]

Hi!!!!my name is Haking lee campbell !!and please tell me !! how much does the original Saturday night wcw wrestling ring cost ? thats the wrestling ring i want to buy or the Aew wrestling ring or wwe wrestling ring in time travel timeline i can't wait for this dream job oportunity and business safety

[@nelsonlowery7702]

WOW amazing 😮

[@nelsonlowery7702]

Always wounderd what it felt like to take a bump 💯

[@deniseatkinson9482]

Hi @Til We Make It is this an Indie show?

[@shawnmccullen1578]

No love for the tag rope?

[@dragonfoxsolid1308]

Those metal hooks look like a freak accident could happen if someone knocks the hook out of place it could spring forward.

[@TilWeMakeIt]

I see what you’re saying. In 29 years, I’ve never seen that happen, but in theory, I suppose it’s possible.

[@dragonfoxsolid1308]

@@TilWeMakeIt Nothing against your setup (looks great btw) just I could see someone punching a safety pad knocking a hook off theoretically.

[@VPW_Wrestling]

@@dragonfoxsolid1308 If the ropes are not tight enough, then that's very possible, but whenever you see a turnbuckle pop, it's almost 100% likely the turnbuckle stripped and not the hook popping off.

[@therealSouljaMan]

I would work in your ring

[@FTBeaman]

2x4s make a better sound than big sheets of plywood and are easier to carry.

[@Infamous-ivy]

Do you have to go to college to be a Wwe superstar?

[@TilWeMakeIt]

Nope!

[@GryHen-pg9iy]

Mike what size is your ring? I was a pro wrestler from 2004-2012! I love videos like these, im new here, but already like your stuff bud. Much respect.

[@TilWeMakeIt]

It’s an 18 x 18 ft.

[@GryHen-pg9iy]

@@TilWeMakeIt cool, I've been in those, are you going to make a long form video about how to build a ring from the ground up? I think a lot of wrestling fans would like that! Have a couple talent of your promotion help you

[@claycollins9852]

I watched them break the ring down after a DPW show. Its just wood boards lined in two rows. Then a "mat" over top of it. I didnt get to take a flatback, but i did slap the ring top near the apron. There is little to no give. There are no springs underneath. Its just bad asses, going out there, and hurting the shi* outta themselves. I hold those warriors in the highest respect. Except Kidd Bandit.

[@Mario42033]

you need to come up with another solution for those bungees, the S hooks are pointed out and up looks dangerous and ghetto, hope nobody gets scraped/hooked like a fish coming down

[@Tonetare]

Lolololol

[@boomwa2002]

I believe you meant 3/8” cable not 3/4” 3/4” cable wouldn’t go thru your 5/8” hose. By the way, I build rings on the side :)

[@pghenthusiast]

mike goes quack

[@jayhari1713]

That's so crazy that the "ropes" are airline cable just wrapped in a garden hose. Crazzzyyy. L

[@zickelous]

Thank you Mike, I've started training wrestling like a month and a half, and next week I'm gonna help to set up a ring to an event, now I can go from a total dumbass from a less dumbass during it lmao

[@TilWeMakeIt]

Nice! Where are you training at?

[@zickelous]

@@TilWeMakeIt BWF, the biggest company here in Brazil, and I think I've never been so happy in my life honestly

[@TilWeMakeIt]

@@zickelous Oh yes, I know BWF. Getting to Brazil is on my bucket list, so maybe we'll bump into each other down the road sometime!

[@mikecoleman518]

He did not go into the framing underneath. This is the most important part he completely kept out. The maker of these frames purposely keeps this info from the public. There HAS to be something that is “giving” in order to have that spring type action. There’s no way wrestlers would agree to fall into wood planks and steel framework.

[@SegaGentleman]

There is no give in a wrestling ring. As a life long fan I believed there was a spring under a ring, but kurt angle just did a joe rogan episode and said that there is only plywood under the cloth. The company does this for maximum sound effect during slams

[@abstractfate6104]

In todays world there is actually no spring at all as it was hurting wrestlers more as the spring would keep giving out. Some rings will have braces underneath making it actually more stiff. I’ve only encountered that a couple of times though. Most rings today having nothing. It’s just the metal boards with very little flex to them. So if you think wrestling don’t hurt, go ahead and get some training in for a few days and tell me it don’t knock the breath out of your soul.

[@abstractfate6104]

And yes, we do agree on falling wood planks and boards just like we agree to fall on a concrete floor thats outside the ring, sometimes wooden floors.

[@abstractfate6104]

And let’s be realistic here. There’s an x under the ring to support the ring posts. How are you gonna put a spring in the center of this specific ring?

[@jarvisyoung8350]

Wrong ! I wrestled. There is some give, but the boards and a steel frame is pretty much it. No springs, etc. And, yes we were willing. We knew how to take a bump on that fairly hard surface.

[@Pimp3Fly]

IS MAGIC EVEN REAAAALLLLLLL😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@VictorFrank-mr5ss]

D one without iron

[@patrickjr80]

Wwe still uses rope..rope. why? If a rope starts to weaken it has issues tightening. Steel cable can get stands of the cable portrude and cause a sevear injury. Only amateurs use steel cable nowadays

[@MichaelReep222]

Wwe is rope

[@briank0022]

You eat live and breathe wrestling