10 Behind The Scenes Secrets WWE Don't Want You To Know

Only the most eagle-eyed fans will have spotted this one by themselves: WWE wrestlers tend to "work" the left side of their and their opponent's bodies. That is, they go for the left arm, the left leg, and apply headlocks with their left arm.

The logic here is that, since most people are right-handed, they still have their good side free so that they can more naturally escape a manoeuvre (for instance, in the headlock example, they can elbow their opponent in the midriff with their stronger arm).

An interesting aside is that, while this same logic is used in Japanese wrestling, performers in Mexico use the exact opposite approach, applying moves to the right side of their opponent's body to make cooperation easier (hence those awesome high-flying sequences).

If nothing else, this should give us a new-found appreciation for those handful of wrestlers who have achieved success both north and south of the American border: the likes of Rey Mysterio, Eddie Guerrero and Chris Jericho, who have essentially had to learn the ropes twice.