We hear a great deal about shoot-outs and whether Nagasaki could/would/did beat Billy Robinson. But what exactly were they ? How were they decided? Fall/submissions/ exhaustion. Were they for training purposes or for clearing the air between two wrestlers in a private match? How often did they occur? Was there a referee? Help please.
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A shoot between pro wrestlers generally took place in a gym without paying customers. They usually lasted until one wrestler could not continue (submission, fatigue, injury). There was a referee of sorts but who's role was only to make sure the wrestlers stayed on the mats and to signal the end of the contest. This is different than a gym or locker room (or hotel room) fight, or a shoot contest in front of paying customers (a "smoker" as they were sometimes called).
As to who would win, 9 times out of 10 that is simply speculation from wrestling fans, because the wrestlers did a good job over their careers convincing you that one wrestler was tougher than another.