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51st Grey Cup

Because of Mosca's second career as a professional wrestler for such promotions as NWA Georgia and the then-WWF, it has been suggested that the confrontation may have been staged as a publicity stunt for Mosca's upcoming biography Tell It To My Face.

Adorable Rubí

Rubi Rubalcaba (born December 31, 1931) is a retired Mexican Luchador, or professional wrestler who is best known under the ring name Adorable Rubí.

Adventures of Dino Riki

The main character, Dino Riki, was modeled after the famous Japanese professional wrestler Riki Chōshū.

Águila Solitaria

Águila Solitaria (born August 31, 1954) is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler.

Alberto Muñoz

Alberto Muñoz (date of birth unknown) is a retired Mexican Luchador or professional wrestler who was active from at least the 1960s until the 1980s.

Alexander Ludwig

Ludwig's next lead role came in the part of Seth — one half of a teenage, alien brother-sister duo — in the film production of Race to Witch Mountain (2009), also starring Dwayne Johnson, the professional wrestler turned actor.

Américo Rocca

Javier Hernández Padilla (born September 22, 1952) is a semi-retired Mexican Luchador, or professional wrestler best known under the ring name Américo Rocca.

Buck Quartermain

Jason Seguine (born July 24, 1967) is an American professional wrestler and former football player, known by his ringname Buck Quartermain, who competes in Southeastern regional promotions including Independent Pro Wrestling and the National Wrestling Alliance-affiliated NWA Florida.

Cachorro Mendoza

Pedro Jacobo Contreras (born October 10, 1955) is a semi-retired Mexican Luchador or professional wrestler best known under the ring name Cachorro Mendoza.

César Curiel

César Curiel (born October 12, 1949) is a retired Mexican Luchador or professional wrestler who was active in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.

Drake Younger

Drake Wuertz (born September 10, 1984) is an American professional wrestler known by his ring name Drake Younger.

El Signo

Antonio Sánchez Rendón (both September 4, 1954 in Ocotlán de Morelos, Oaxaca, Mexico), is a retired Mexican luchador, or professional wrestler best known under the ring name El Signo (Spanish for "The Sign").

El Torero

Jose Isias Cancio Allon (born July 6, 1959) is a retired Mexican Luchador, or professional wrestler best known under the ring name El Torero, a Bullfighter ring persona.

Ellerbe, North Carolina

It is perhaps best known as the one-time home of professional wrestler André the Giant, who operated a nearby ranch/farm in his spare time and retirement.

Ernest Roeber

Ernest Roeber (1861 - April 30, 1944) was a German-American professional wrestler who held the European Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship in 1894 to 1900 and again in 1900 to 1901.

Franco Columbo

Javier Descalza Coronado (born August 11, 1953) is a Mexican retired Luchador, or professional wrestler, currently working as a match maker for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL).

Harvard Step Test

In the 1980s, WWF professional wrestler Bob Backlund performed the Harvard step test to demonstrate his exceptional conditioning.

Héctor Guerrero

Héctor Manuel Guerrero Llanes (born October 1, 1954) is a Mexican born American professional wrestler, well known by his paternal name Héctor Guerrero.

Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows

As his contract nears expiration in March 1996, professional wrestler Bret "Hitman" Hart was torn between two companies, World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW) during the Monday Night Wars.

James Laurinaitis

James' father Joe is a semi-retired World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) professional wrestler better known by his ring name Road Warrior Animal, one half of legendary wrestling tag-team The Road Warriors, while his uncles Marcus and John Laurinaitis are also former professional wrestlers.

Karloff Lagarde, Jr.

César Baltazar de Lucio Valencia (born October 21, 1970) is a semi-retired Mexican Luchador, or professional wrestler best known under the ring name Karloff Lagarde, Jr.

Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards

Also, professional wrestler, Sterling James Keenan uses "Mainlining Murder" as his entrance theme in 1PW and Ring of Honor, Major League Wrestling wrestler Vampiro uses "Dead American" as his theme.

Máscara Año 2000

Jesús Reyes González (born March 10, 1958) is a Mexican Luchador, or professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Máscara Año 2000 or Máscara Año Dos Mil.

Mestarit salilla

Mestarit salilla is the first and only album by the late former boxer, professional wrestler and Finnish parliament member, Tony Halme.

Mocho Cota

Manuel Cota Soto (born June 5, 1954) is a semi-retired Mexican luchador, or professional wrestler best known under the ring name Mocho Cota.

Moondog King

Edward J. "Ed" White (May 18, 1949 – August 25, 2005) was a Canadian professional wrestler, best known as Moondog King of the Moondogs when he joined the World Wrestling Federation (now WWE) in the early 1980s.

Mosco de la Merced

Mosco de la Merced (Juan Valdez Valentino) is a Mexican Luchador or professional wrestler, best known for his time in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) where he was a part of Los Vipers for many years.

Orig Williams

Orig Williams (20 March 1931 – 12 November 2009) was a Welsh professional wrestler and wrestling promoter.

Paul Christy

Paul Christy (born Paul Christerson on March 20, 1939 in Chicago Illinois) is a former professional wrestler known mainly for his work in the National Wrestling Alliance and International Championship Wrestling as well as a very short stint in the World Wrestling Federation in the mid-'80s.

Playboy Cyber Girl

Candice Michelle (06-2002) is a model and actress, appearing in the WWE as a professional wrestler and Go Daddy commercials.

Rafael Herbert Reyes

Rafael Herbert Reyes (born November 7, 1967) is a Dominican born professional wrestler, who has worked most of his career as a Luchador in Mexico.

Raúl Mata

Raúl Mata (date of birth unknown) is a retired Mexican luchador, or professional wrestler who was mostly active from the 1960s to the 1980s.

Ray Rosas

Ray Rosas is a Mexican-American professional wrestler, who is currently working for several independent wrestling promotions but is best known for his work with Championship Wrestling from Hollywood.

Red Rider

Professional wrestler Kurt Angle uses an instrumental version of Lunatic Fringe as his entrance music in TNA.

Sheik Ali

Wadi Ayoub (1927 -September 29, 1976) was a champion Greco–Roman style professional wrestler, best known as Sheik Ali.

Sowelu

Sowelu is a martial arts fan and has stated that she is only attracted to fighting men (as for show-business men), such as mixed martial artists and professional wrestlers, especially those who look like Mark Hunt or Kazuyuki Fujita.

Stephen Petitpas

Stephen Petitpas (born November 14, 1957 in Soest, Germany), is a Canadian professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, "Big" Stephen Petitpas.

Steve Veidor

Steve Veidor, born 10 January 1935 as Steve Bell, in Ellesmere Port, in Cheshire, England, is a former heavyweight professional wrestler of the 1960s and 1970s, usually billed as The Handsome Heart Throb.

Tarzan Taborda

Tarzan Taborda (Albano Taborda Curto Esteves) (May 27, 1935 - September 9, 2005), was a Portuguese professional wrestler.

The Respect Issue

Kurt Angle, professional wrestler and former Olympic wrestler, is featured as a boxer on the cover art and throughout the inlay.

Tigre Blanco

Sergio Guzmán Silva (date of birth unknown) is a Mexican Luchador, or professional wrestler, who has worked for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) for most of his professional career.

Tyrel Ventura

He is the son of former Minnesota governor and professional wrestler Jesse Ventura and was an investigator alongside his father on the truTV series Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura.

Último Gladiador

Gerardo Campos Poza (born March 28, 1978), better known under his ring name Último Gladiador (Spanish for "Last Gladiator") is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler.

Yie Ar Kung-Fu

Buchu: With an appearance resembling professional wrestler Abdullah the Butcher, Buchu is a big sumo wrestler who uses a leaping motion to fly over Oolong, and as a middle level attack against him.


see also

Alberto Rodríguez

Alberto Del Rio (Alberto Rodríguez, born 1977), Mexican professional wrestler

Allen's

Notable patrons of Allen's include the late writer Lewis Grizzard, professional wrestler Bill Goldberg, lead guitarist/singer John Bell of Athens band Widespread Panic, R.E.M. lead singer Michael Stipe and The B-52's who namecheck Allen's in their 1990 single "Deadbeat Club".

American Dragon

Bryan Danielson, a professional wrestler who used the nickname "American Dragon"

Ashley Lane

Madison Rayne, American professional wrestler formerly known as Ashley Lane

Balls to the Wall

Professional wrestler Chris Jericho's band, Fozzy, did their own cover of the song "Balls to the Wall".

Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil

It was followed by another direct-to-video sequel, Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia, which stars the professional wrestler Ken Anderson.

Best in the World

CM Punk, a professional wrestler who calls himself the "Best in the World"

Chris Jericho, a professional wrestler who claims himself to be the "Best in the world at what I do"

Blassie

My Breakfast with Blassie (1983), movie starring Andy Kaufman and professional wrestler "Classy" Freddie Blassie

Blood Stain Child

The first song was used as the theme song for professional wrestler, Kensuke Sasaki and the second song was used as the theme song for the 30th anniversary of New Japan Pro Wrestling, a professional wrestling group.

Bucksnort, Tennessee

Wrestlers Bunkhouse Buck and " Dirty White Boy" Tony Anthony (aka T.L. Hopper) call Bucksnort home, and professional wrestler "Dirty" Dutch Mantel often was billed as being from the town.

Canadians of Syrian ancestry

Rami Sebei, a Canadian professional wrestler best known for his work under the ring name El Generico, currently signed to WWE under the ring name Sami Zayn.

Chico Alvarez

Bryan Alvarez (born 1975), American newsletter editor and professional wrestler under the name Chico Alvarez

Dalbrae Academy

The motto chosen was "Intelligence, integrity, intensity", which is also the motto of professional wrestler Kurt Angle.

Del Rio

Alberto Del Rio (born 1977; real name Alberto Rodríguez), Mexican professional wrestler who also performed under the name Dos Caras, Jr.

Denis Gauthier

Gauthier's father, Denis Sr., was a professional wrestler, and his mother Diana is the sister of former wrestlers Jacques, Armand and Raymond Rougeau.

Diamond Lil

Katie Glass, a little person professional wrestler who used the ring name Diamond Lil

Emiko

Emiko Kado (門 恵美子, 1976-1999), Japanese professional wrestler

Fred Beell

Beell first became a professional wrestler in the late 1890s, during a time when professional wrestlers would fight numerous exhibition matches each month, keeping them on the road constantly.

Hart wrestling family

#Smith Stewart (born November 28, 1949), retired professional wrestler.

Ikaris

He has even adopted a unique human identity by becoming a professional wrestler with the Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation as "Iceberg" Ike Harris.

Jeanne Basone

Jeanne Basone (born May 19, 1963) is an American female professional wrestler, actress, model and stuntwoman best known by her ring name Hollywood in the women's wrestling promotion Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling, founded by David McLane.

Jeff Roth

Jeff Roth is a semi-retired American professional wrestler who has competed in North American independent promotions throughout the 1990s including Florida Championship Wrestling, Future of Wrestling and the National Wrestling Alliance.

Kyoko Hamaguchi

Her father is professional wrestler Animal Hamaguchi, who is known for his emotional displays during Kyoko's matches.

Life Is Show Time

The music video for "Life Is Show Time" features Japanese professional wrestler Hiroshi Tanahashi, professional boxer Daiki Kameda, and judoka Keiji Suzuki battling Ghouls, the low level enemies that Kamen Rider Wizard also battles.

Luther Biggs

Luther Biggs is an American professional wrestler, who has competed in North American independent promotions including the United States Wrestling Association, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and had a short stint in World Championship Wrestling during the late 1990s, most notably as one half of the tag team Hard Knox with Killer Kyle and manager Coach Buzz Stern.

Macho Man

Randy Savage (November 15, 1952 – May 20, 2011), an American professional wrestler known by the stage name "Macho Man"

Michael Lockwood

Crash Holly (1971–2003), professional wrestler, real name Mike Lockwood

North Hills High School

Other notable sports alumni include professional wrestler Larry Zbyszko.

Pebbles cereal

WWE professional wrestler John Cena is now officially endorsed by Fruity Pebbles as the result of references to the cereal made by Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson over the course of 2011.

Phil Brooks

CM Punk (born 1978), U.S. professional wrestler whose real name is Phillip Brooks

Power mike

Michael Okpala (1939–2004), Nigerian professional wrestler and wrestling promoter

Rasse

Masaki Okimoto, Japanese professional wrestler, whose stage name is Rasse

Robert James Eaton

For the professional wrestler, Robert Lee "Bobby" Eaton, see Bobby Eaton.

Sadakazu Uyenishi

After the Bartitsu Club closed down (circa 1902), Uyenishi continued his work as a professional wrestler and also taught jiujitsu classes at the self defence academy that had been established by his former Bartitsu Club colleague, Pierre Vigny.

San José de Ocoa Province

Rafael Sanchez, better known by the alias of Jack Veneno, former professional wrestler and current sub-secretary of sports, was born in San José

Sir William

Bill Dundee (born 1943), Scottish born-Australian professional wrestler

Stasiak

Shawn Stasiak, Canadian chiropractor and semi-retired professional wrestler

The Blue Knight

Greg Valentine or "The Blue Knight", American professional wrestler

The Phenom

The Undertaker, a professional wrestler with World Wrestling Entertainment

The Pro

Mike Awesome (1965–2007), an American professional wrestler

Tim Brooks

Killer Tim Brooks (born 1934), retired American professional wrestler

Unskinny Bop

In his book A Lion's Tale: Around the World in Spandex, professional wrestler Chris Jericho states that he used Unskinny Bop as his entrance theme in his first professional match, and continued to use it as theme music while wrestling on the Canadian independent circuit in the early 1990s.

Valentina

Elizabeth Miklosi aka "Valentina" (born 1983), American professional wrestler

Vökoder

Tim Donst, the first professional wrestler working under the character of Vökoder.

Webster, South Dakota

Brock Lesnar - Current WWE professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist and Heavyweight Champion in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

WFA: King of the Streets

Color commentary for the event was provided by former National Football League player and professional wrestler Bill Goldberg.

When Nature Calls

The film features cameos from such notable people as baseball legend Willie Mays, professional wrestler Fred Blassie, comedian Morey Amsterdam, and Watergate icon G. Gordon Liddy.

White Ninja

Keiji Mutoh (b. 1962), Japanese professional wrestler who used the name White Ninja

Wicker Park, Chicago

Notable past and current residents include Nelson Algren, who lived on the third floor at 1958 W. Evergreen Ave between 1959–1975; Liz Phair, who penned her first album Exile in Guyville in and about Wicker Park; James Iha, former guitarist of the band Smashing Pumpkins; professional wrestler Colt Cabana; and singer/guitarist Matt Skiba of The Alkaline Trio.