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1. Professional wrestling: Professional wrestling is a form of theater that revolves around mock combat performed in a squared ring, with the premise being that the performers are competitive wrestlers. The storylines are typically based around interpersonal conflicts between good-natured "faces" and ... (Form of athletic theater) [100%] 2023-12-15 [Professional wrestling] [Performing arts]...
2. Professional wrestling: Professional wrestling is a form of entertainment, in which entertainers appear to be having an athletic contest. In actuality, they are performing a script, and the bout nearly always reaches an agreed-upon outcome. [100%] 2023-02-18 [Entertainment] [Sports]...
3. Professional wrestling: In the world of professional wrestling, sports are combined with theatrical performance to create a type of entertainment and performing art. It includes of exhibitions, referred to as'matches,' that are staged by travelling companies, referred to as promotions, in ... [100%] 2023-11-24 [Professional wrestling] [Performing arts]...
4. Professional wrestling tournament: On various occasions in professional wrestling, a single-elimination tournament of varying match types are held, often to determine a championship or number-one contendership therein. It has been known for promotions to use title tournament that are fictitious in ... (Type of tournament) [81%] 2024-01-21 [Professional wrestling tournaments]
5. Professional wrestling championship: A championship or title in professional wrestling is a recognition promoted by professional wrestling organizations. Championship reigns are determined by professional wrestling matches, in which competitors are involved in predetermined rivalries. (none) [81%] 2023-12-14 [Professional wrestling championships] [Professional wrestling slang]...
6. Professional wrestling tournament: On various occasions in professional wrestling, a single-elimination tournament of varying match types are held, often to determine a championship or number-one contendership therein. It has been known for promotions to use title tournament that are fictitious in ... (Type of tournament) [81%] 2023-12-18 [Professional wrestling tournaments]
7. Professional wrestling holds: Professional wrestling holds include a number of set moves and pins used by performers to immobilize their opponents or lead to a submission. This article covers the various pins, stretches and transition holds used in the ring. (Listing of professional wrestling holds) [81%] 2024-04-04 [Professional wrestling moves]
8. Professional wrestling weight classes: In professional wrestling, a weight class is a standardized weight range for the wrestlers. The top class in almost every promotion is heavyweight, but super heavyweights exist. (Weight classes used in professional wrestling) [70%] 2023-11-09 [Professional wrestling weight classes]
9. Professional wrestling in France: Professional wrestling in France dates back to the 1830s and exhibitions of Greco Roman wrestling in circuses. In the 1930s French wrestling moved from Greco Roman to Catch wrestling. [70%] 2023-11-24 [Professional wrestling in France] [Professional wrestling by country]...
10. Professional wrestling aerial techniques: Aerial techniques, also known as "high-flying moves" are maneuvers in professional wrestling using the ring's posts and ropes as aids, in many cases to demonstrate the speed and agility of smaller, nimble and acrobatically inclined wrestlers preferring this ... (none) [70%] 2023-09-12 [Professional wrestling moves] [Jumping sports]...
11. Professional wrestling aerial techniques: Aerial techniques, also known as "high-flying moves" are maneuvers in professional wrestling using the ring's posts and ropes as aids, in many cases to demonstrate the speed and agility of smaller, nimble and acrobatically inclined wrestlers preferring this ... (none) [70%] 2024-01-21 [Professional wrestling moves] [Jumping sports]...
12. Professional wrestling double-team maneuvers: In professional wrestling double-team maneuvers are executed by multiple wrestlers instead of one and typically are used by tag teams in tag team matches. Many of these maneuvers are combination of two throws, or submission holds. (Professional wrestling moves executed by multiple people) [70%] 2023-10-26 [Professional wrestling moves] [Tag team wrestling]...
13. Professional wrestling in Canada: The history of Professional wrestling in Canada dates back to the founding of Maple Leaf Wrestling, which opened in 1930 and was the first known professional wrestling company in the country. Many Canadian wrestlers including Bret Hart, Roddy Piper, Edge ... (Canadian related professional wrestling) [70%] 2024-01-03 [Professional wrestling in Canada] [History of professional wrestling]...
14. Professional wrestling in Australia: Professional wrestling in Australia makes up a small part of Australian culture. Unlike the North American or Japanese products which have large, globally renowned organisations such as WWE, AEW, New Japan Pro-Wrestling or Impact Wrestling with several hundred smaller ... (History of professional wrestling in Australia) [70%] 2024-01-03 [Professional wrestling in Australia] [History of professional wrestling]...
15. Professional wrestling match types: Many types of wrestling matches, sometimes called "concept" or "gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, are performed in professional wrestling. Some gimmick matches are more common than others and are often used to advance or conclude a storyline. (Various types of matches used in professional wrestling) [70%] 2023-12-31 [Professional wrestling match types]
16. Professional wrestling in India: Professional wrestling is a popular sport in India. The country has a rich history of professional wrestling and many professional wrestlers from India have worked around the world in various promotions. (Overview of professional wrestling in India) [70%] 2024-04-21 [Professional wrestling in India]
17. Professional wrestling in Israel: Professional wrestling in Israel has been promoted since the 1950s after the nation's establishment. In the 1950s, Rafael Halperin worked in the United States as a professional wrestler in Vince McMahon Sr.'s Capitol Wrestling Corporation. (none) [70%] 2024-08-20 [Professional wrestling in Israel]
18. Professional wrestling in Japan: Professional wrestling in Japan has existed for several decades. The first Japanese person to involve themselves in catch wrestling (the basis of traditional professional wrestling) was former sumo wrestler Sorakichi Matsuda. (none) [70%] 2024-08-21 [Professional wrestling in Japan]
19. Professional wrestling in Russia: Professional wrestling in Russia has been promoted in the country from the late 19th century. 1892 is considered the year when professional wrestling appeared in Russia, when Polish wrestler Vladislav Pytljasinski came to St. (none) [70%] 2024-08-20 [Professional wrestling in Russia] [Wrestling in Russia]...
20. Professional wrestling in Puerto Rico: Professional wrestling has been considered one of the most popular forms of entertainment in Puerto Rico for more than fifty years. It is considered the highest source of income in the sports entertainment industry on the island; a minor industry ... (none) [63%] 2024-08-20 [Professional wrestling in Puerto Rico] [Lucha libre]...
21. Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom: The history of professional wrestling in the United Kingdom spans over one hundred years beginning in the 1920s, when it was popularised under the concept of "All in Wrestling", which emphasised an "anything goes" style and presentation. Following World War ... (none) [57%] 2024-08-20 [Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom]
22. Outsiders (professional wrestling): The Outsiders were a professional wrestling tag team consisting of Kevin Nash and Scott Hall, best known for their appearances in World Championship Wrestling (WCW). They also teamed in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), and ... (Professional wrestling) [81%] 2023-12-19 [The Kliq members] [New World Order (professional wrestling) members]...
23. Blading (professional wrestling): In professional wrestling, blading is the practice of intentionally cutting oneself to provoke bleeding. It is also known as "juicing", "gigging", or "getting color". (Professional wrestling) [81%] 2022-10-11 [Professional wrestling controversies] [Professional wrestling slang]...
24. Referee (professional wrestling): In professional wrestling, a referee is an authority figure present in or near the ring during matches. The referee's purpose is similar to that of referees in combat sports such as boxing or mixed martial arts, that is, as ... (Professional wrestling) [81%] 2023-12-12 [Professional wrestling referees]
25. Sukeban (professional wrestling): Sukeban is an American independent women's professional wrestling promotion. In Japanese culture, Sukeban is an ode to the girl gangs in the 60's and 70's, which the promotion is influenced by as the roster is consisted by ... (Professional wrestling) [81%] 2024-01-19 [2023 establishments in New York City] [American independent professional wrestling promotions based in New York (state)]...
26. Retribution (professional wrestling): Retribution (stylized in all caps) was a stable of professional wrestlers who performed in the WWE for the Raw brand. The group, led by Mustafa Ali, featured Mace, Slapjack, T-Bar, Reckoning, and Retaliation. (Professional wrestling) [81%] 2023-10-01 [Masked tag teams] [WWE teams and stables]...
27. NEVER (professional wrestling): NEVER was a series of professional wrestling events held by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) between August 2010 and November 2012. On July 12, 2010, NJPW officially announced the NEVER project, which was to highlight younger up-and-coming talent ... (Professional wrestling) [81%] 2023-10-26 [New Japan Pro-Wrestling shows] [2010 in professional wrestling]...
28. FTR (professional wrestling): FTR (often stylized as #FTR; standing for Fuck The Rest) is a professional wrestling tag team of Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood, who are signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and are former two-time AEW World Tag Team Champions ... (Professional wrestling) [81%] 2024-01-19 [All Elite Wrestling teams and stables] [Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide teams and stables]...
29. Rib (professional wrestling): In professional wrestling, a rib is a prank played on a wrestler, or backstage employee of a wrestling promotion, by another wrestler. Ribs may be practiced as a form of stress relief from the grueling schedule of traveling, experiencing the ... (Professional wrestling) [81%] 2024-01-19 [Practical jokes] [Professional wrestling slang]...
30. DDT (professional wrestling): In professional wrestling a DDT is any move in which the wrestler has the opponent in a front facelock/inverted headlock and falls down / backwards to drive the opponent's head into the mat. The classic DDT is performed by ... (Professional wrestling) [81%] 2024-01-20 [Professional wrestling moves]
31. Blading (professional wrestling): In professional wrestling, blading is the practice of intentionally cutting oneself to provoke bleeding. It is also known as "juicing", "gigging", or "getting color". (Medicine) [81%] 2023-12-22 [Bleeding]
32. 7Upp (professional wrestling): 7Upp (7 アップ, 7 Appu), formerly known as Neo Stardom Army (ネオスターダム軍団, Neosutādamu gundan), is a Japanese professional wrestling tag team, consisting of Nanae Takahashi and Yuu, mainly performing in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom and also in ... (Professional wrestling) [81%] 2024-01-21 [Independent promotions teams and stables] [Japanese promotions teams and stables]...
33. Burning (professional wrestling): Burning (バーニング, Bāningu, usually stylized in all capital letters as BURNING) is a professional wrestling stable originally formed in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) in August 1998 by Jun Akiyama, Kenta Kobashi, Kentaro Shiga and Yoshinobu Kanemaru. Akiyama and Kobashi dominated ... (Professional wrestling) [81%] 2024-01-12 [All Japan Pro Wrestling teams and stables] [Japanese promotions teams and stables]...
34. Piledriver (professional wrestling): A piledriver is a professional wrestling driver move in which the wrestler grabs their opponent, turns them upside-down, and drops into a sitting or kneeling position, driving the opponent head-first into the mat. The technique is said to ... (Professional wrestling) [81%] 2024-01-19 [Professional wrestling moves] [Banned sports tactics]...
35. Demolition (professional wrestling): Demolition is an American professional wrestling tag team most prominent during the late 1980s and early 1990s in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) made up of Ax (Bill Eadie), Smash (Barry Darsow), and later Crush (Brian Adams). In ... (Professional wrestling) [81%] 2023-12-12 [1987 establishments in the United States] [Independent promotions teams and stables]...
36. Sanity (professional wrestling): Das Kabinett Inukai (jap. 犬養内閣, Inukai naikaku) regierte das Kaiserreich Japan unter Premierminister Inukai Tsuyoshi vom 13. (Professional wrestling) [81%] 2024-01-20 [WWE NXT teams and stables] [WWE teams and stables]...
37. Chaos (professional wrestling): Chaos is a professional wrestling stable, primarily performing in the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion and All Elite Wrestling (AEW). The stable is currently led by Kazuchika Okada. (Professional wrestling) [81%] 2024-02-21 [New Japan Pro-Wrestling teams and stables] [Pro Wrestling Noah teams and stables]...
38. Injustice (professional wrestling): Injustice was a professional wrestling stable in Major League Wrestling (MLW) between 2019 and 2021. On the February 16, 2019 episode of Fusion, Ace Austin defeated Rich Swann in a middleweight match. (Professional wrestling) [81%] 2024-03-26 [Major League Wrestling teams and stables]
39. Islanders (professional wrestling): The Islanders was a professional wrestling tag team. The members were Tonga Fifita (Haku) and Sam Fatu (Tama), and they wrestled in the World Wrestling Federation. (Professional wrestling) [81%] 2024-04-16 [Heenan Family members] [WWE teams and stables]...
40. Imperium (professional wrestling): Imperium are a European villainous professional wrestling stable consisting of leader Gunther of Austria, Ludwig Kaiser of Germany, and Giovanni Vinci of Italy. They are all currently signed to WWE, where they perform on the Raw brand. (Professional wrestling) [81%] 2024-04-07 [Independent promotions teams and stables] [WWE NXT teams and stables]...
41. Hex (professional wrestling): The Hex are a professional wrestling tag team most known for working in National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), consisting of Allysin Kay and Marti Belle. They are former one-time NWA World Women's Tag Team Champions. (Professional wrestling) [81%] 2024-08-03 [Ring of Honor teams and stables] [National Wrestling Alliance teams and stables]...
42. Gimmick (professional wrestling): In professional wrestling, a gimmick generally refers to a wrestler's in-ring persona, character, behaviour, attire, and/or other distinguishing traits while performing which are usually artificially created in order to draw fan interest. These in-ring personalities often ... (Professional wrestling) [81%] 2024-08-29 [Professional wrestling gimmicks] [Professional wrestling slang]...
43. The Bloodline (professional wrestling): The Bloodline is a villainous professional wrestling stable that performs in WWE on the SmackDown brand. The team is led by Roman Reigns and features his real-life cousins, Jimmy Uso and Solo Sikoa, who are members of the renowned ... (Professional wrestling) [70%] 2023-11-04 [Anoa'i family] [WWE teams and stables]...
44. 1985 in professional wrestling: 1985 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling. These promotions held notable events in 1985. (Professional wrestling-related events during the year of 1985) [70%] 2023-12-29 [1985 in professional wrestling] [1985-related lists]...