National Kiss a Wrestler Day Timeline

​1904

​Freestyle wrestling joins the Olympics

Freestyle wrestling begins its modern Olympic journey in St. Louis.

​1896

Greco-Roman wrestling debuts in the modern Olympics

Greco-Roman wrestling is introduced as an Olympic discipline. ​

​1888

​The U.S. hosts the first tournament

​The first organized national wrestling tournament takes place in New York City.

​13,000 B.C.

​Wrestling is born

​There are cave drawings in France depicting Babylonian and Egyptian wrestling bouts where wrestlers are using most of the holds known to the modern-day sport.