Make Your Own Wrestling Ring

You have finally decided to make your own backyard wrestling ring or would like a ring to train in, but you don't have much money? This article will explain how you can make a 12'x12' ring for a fraction of the cost of a professionally made ring kit.

Steps

1. Get 4 4-inch diameter metal posts turnbuckles.(Cement them into the ground.)
2. Buy 4 2x8 inch planks that are {{safesubst:#invoke:convert|convert}} long for the base of the ring.
3. Fill up the base with something to hold up the canvas. (Mattresses, tires etc.)
4. Get enough plywood to fill the whole 12x12 space in your wrestling ring. Screw it to the 2x8 .
5. Use some egg foam mattress pads for the padding.(about 2 or 3 will do.)
6. Lay down a tarp or bubble wrap, or canvas or something for the mat cover.(Canvas will be more comfortable but tarp will last through weather and such.)
7. Drill some eye-hooks through the posts so the turnbuckles will sit properly. (Use a washer and a nut so the eye-hooks will stay. For the turnbuckles, you can either buy real turnbuckles, use trampoline springs, car springs, whatever, and pull the rope real tight or just use the eye-hooks.
8. Buy some rope and either wrap tape around it or put it through a garden hose so the ropes will be comfortable when you hit them. Last, for the turnbuckle pads, take some of the egg crate padding and wrap it in a cloth pillowcase or handkerchief. This whole ring will cost around £150 to £250

Warnings

• When you are wrestling in a homemade wrestling ring, make sure the ring is built well to hold the weight.
• Be very careful when you attempt to wrestle".
• Professional-style wrestling is dangerous when attempted by amateurs.
• While this is an easy substitute for personal use, it will not function nor will it replace a professionally designed ring.

Things You'll Need

• Four 4" diameter steel posts
• Four 2"x8" wood planks, 12' long
• Enough filling materials, such as tires or mattresses, to fit a 12²' area.
• Three 48"x144" plywood boards
• Enough egg crate foam mattress padding to cover the ring and to create 12 turnbuckle pads. This usually is about 4 queen sized mattresses.
• A tarp or canvas that will cover the ring
• 12 turnbuckles
• About 144" of rope, divided into three
• Enough tape to wrap around each rope
• 12 large cloth hand towels or small pillowcases
• About 20 wood screws
• Power drill

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See also

• Make a Professional Wrestling Federation
• Create a Pro Wrestling Gimmick

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