6 secrets of the WWE ring and weapons you must know about

#4 Outside the ring

The steps are made of solid steel

The space outside the ring is covered with hard foam mats, similar to the ones we use in a karate studio. They are usually 3/4“ thick and help protect the wrestler from the concrete beneath. The same foam coating is used to cover the barricades.

The barricades are usually made of hollow tube-like steel in the form of a squared-off fence. There are foam cushions inside the barricade as well, and they use a Velcro top to keep the inner foam and outer foam together. Similar Velcro is used to keep the apron together with the actual wrestling mat as well.

#5 Chairs and Ladders

Chairs and ladders are made of light metal

These are the most commonly used weapons in the WWE, and they are designed or used in such a way as to cause minimal damage to the wrestlers. First of all, the chair is indeed metal but it is not always steel as they claim it to be. They use light metal to make the chair on most occasions. Usage of such metals causes less physical damage and at the same time produces good sound effects.

Now, there are instances where real steel chairs are used, but irrespective of the metal used to make the chair, wrestlers follow a lot of safety measures while using them.

Ladders are also made from similar light metals and are hollow on the inside. This is what causes the ladders to shake violently whenever a wrestler tries to set it up. Even though it is light metal, it hurts like hell if there is enough force.

#6 The Ring

The WWE rings are complex structures

Let’s start off with the basics, shall we? The wrestling ring is made of an extremely tight foam cover. This thin foam pad is the top layer of the ring mat and below this is a 1” piece of plywood.

Then comes the most important part of the ring: the springs. The suspension springs are placed just below the plywood. These springs respond according to the weight on top of them. It’s the springs that help Superstars avoid getting injured when they fall into the mat.

A skeletal sheet follows the springs and this sheet along with the entire structure is then held together by steel beams.

The WWE ring is usually 20 by 20 feet in size, and it is raised from the ground by about 4 feet or higher.