Backyard wrestling

A backyard wrestler falling towards a cloth covered table as his opponent rolls out of the way of the move.
A backyard wrestler falling towards a cloth covered table as his opponent rolls out of the way of the move.

Backyard wrestling (BYW), also referred to as yarding or backyarding, is an underground hobby and sport involving untrained practices of professional-style wrestling, typically in a low-budget environment, such as a backyard. Although not legitimized, backyard wrestling is often organized into promotions, mimicking actual professional wrestling.[citation needed] Most backyard wrestlers are merely emulating modern wrestling, though a small percentage have experience from enrolling in wrestling school or from referring to how-to guides on the internet.[citation needed]