Main event - Citizendia

For other uses, see The Main Event.

A main event is a the final match of a title match system sporting event. "The Championship" redirects here For the English football competition see Football League Championship. The term is used primarily in combat sports such as boxing, professional wrestling and mixed martial arts. A combat sport (also known as a combative sport) is a competitive Contact sport where two combatants fight against each other using certain rules of engagement typically Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff Mixed martial arts (MMA is a full contact Combat sport that allows a wide variety of fighting techniques from a mixture of Martial arts traditions and

The main event is generally the most prestigious match on the card, and the one with most promotion behind it. In sports a card is a listing of the matches taking place in a title match Combat sport event The match is commonly a contest for a top championship, though may feature another special attraction. "The Championship" redirects here For the English football competition see Football League Championship. Sometimes, multiple matches of equally high importance are held at the end of a card in succession, and billed as a double main event or, rarely, a triple main event.

Advertisement for sporting events focuses primarily on their main event.

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