The wrestling ring crouches in the
center of the room like a wild beast. Overhead are a series of light bars
suspended from the high ceiling. The ring is uncomfortably bright and the
lights generate a lot of heat. The wrestlers will be glistening within minutes
of the opening bell.
The ring encompases 18 square feet of
space (measured between the turnbuckles) and the ring floor is suspended three
feet above the concrete floor that supports it and rests on four steel posts. Each
post is four inches in diameter.
The ring floor is made out of plywood. The
plywood rests on a flexibeam system that provides a nice bounce for the
wrestlers. The floor is covered with a two inch-thick foam pad.
Canvas is stretched over the padding. The
canvas covers the entire ring plus the ring apron that extends two feet beyond
the ropes.
There are three ropes wrapped in colored
tape. The top rope is red; the middle rope white; and the bottom rope blue. The
ropes are evenly spaced on the three-foot ring posts.
The ropes are tied to the posts by
padded turnbuckles that stand 20 inches away from the posts when fully taut.
Once the wrestling starts, the entire universe will shrink to 18 square feet.
