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A report heading to city council’s community and public services committee Wednesday recommends removing professional wrestling from the definition of combative sports after local wrestling promoters got caught up in a citywide moratorium on combative sporting events last December.

The city initially placed a moratorium on combative sporting events in reaction to the shocking death of local fighter Tim Hague. Just weeks after it was implemented, professional wrestling was exempt from the year-long moratorium, which was scheduled to last until Dec. 31 but was officially lifted last February.

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Under the existing bylaw, professional wrestling events are sanctioned by the Edmonton Combative Sports Commission despite not having a requirement to provide event officials, medical coverage, or medical services as part of the event sanctioning.

The bylaw, however, did provide some guidelines regarding venue, spectator safety, insurance and general fitness of performers, and under Policy 12 of the bylaw, ‘professional wrestling’ is further classified as sports entertainment.