Wrestling is a branch of sports, which is deeply rooted. Wrestling has been done in all societies under different names and regional rules during the period before Common Era. The sport of wrestling has its characteristic features and belief systems of the community in which is included. Wrestling; a sprout that takes the inspiration of nativity, the fighting of predators and wild animals from each other, from the struggle. Wrestling was a part of military training; so it is one of the most important factors that wrestling was an important branch of sports during the period before Common Era. The purpose of this study was to promote traditional wrestling in different societies. Within the scope of the study; Chinese, Indian, Japanese, African, Turkish, Mongolian, Iceland and Korean societies. Juedi is traditional wrestling of Chinese society, Kushti is traditional wrestling of Indian society, Sumo is traditional wrestling of Japanese society, Nubian is traditional wrestling of African society, Bukh is traditional wrestling of Mongolian society, Ssireum is traditional wrestling of Korean society, Glima is traditional wrestling of Icelandic society. In this study, a screening method is used. Therefore, relevant journals, books and thesis have been reached in different libraries and electronic media, and the most relevant ones have been selected and used in the study. In this study, Chinese, Indian, Japanese, African, Turk, Siberia, Mongolian, Icelandic and Korean societies were included. At the end of the work, it was observed that wrestling had an important role in all the communities included in this study, and wrestling was done for military objectives, as well as for religious objectives in general. In the old days, it was determined that wrestling was not only done by men, but that wrestling could be wrestled among women, sometimes even by a woman. Ġt was determined that wrestling have taken place in the epic and mythology of many societies the end of the readings that.