An eight-time World Champion, the legendary Harley Race was the face of the National Wrestling Alliance in the 1970s and early 1980s, cementing his status as one of the all-time greats in pro wrestling. During his three-decade in-ring career, Race also has the distinction of being the first-ever NWA United States Heavyweight Champion, a title that exists today as the WWE United States Championship — but that isn’t the end of his relationship to WWE.

Many Western fans know Japanese wrestling for hard-hitting epics in such veins as Strong Style of New Japan Pro-Wrestling or the King’s Road Style of All Japan Pro Wrestling, but the sport as it exists in Japan takes influence from all manner of pro wrestling. As such, it’s not uncommon to see lucha libre influence in Japanese wrestling — not only in the in-ring style, but also in the form of masks.

Every journey, as the proverbial "they" say, begins with a single step, and before we see the first bell of the main event between Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and Jermell Charlo, before the pay-per-view card actually kicks off, Premier Boxing Champions began with a trio of streaming bouts.

One of the great top champions of WWE, Bret “The Hitman” Hart helped carry the company through the post-Hulk Hogan 1990s New Generation period up until 1997 when he suffered one of the most high-profile screwjobs in wrestling history. Before his singles spotlight, however, Hart was part of a tag team called The Hart Foundation alongside Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart.

In a startling revelation, -- that may not be all that surprising to some fans -- TMZ recently obtained video footage of former WWE superstar Matt Riddle involved in a disturbing incident at an airport. The video runs counter to the former WWE star's allegations that he was assaulted during a stop through the JFK airport.

In pro wrestling, looks are crucial — sometimes even more than in-ring ability. After all, it’s the first impression a wrestler gets to make on a potential fan, whether they’re devoted fans in the live crowd or just watching a random clip on social media. Even outside of WWE’s entertainment-focused realm, it’s true of promotions like the more Southern-flavored World Championship Wrestling.

In 1985, a group promo featuring the top heels of the National Wrestling Alliance’s Jim Crockett Promotions (later known as World Championship Wrestling) would end up changing the game. Following that promo, the heels in question — Ric Flair, Ole Anderson, Arn Anderson, and Tully Blanchard — would band together as The Four Horsemen, establishing much of what fans associate with heel factions.

The importance of veterans in wrestling sees the industry benefiting in many ways. WWE, AEW, WCW and every other company to reach a noteworthy status must have some veterans on the roster. Both the on-screen product benefits from the audience being familiar with someone they’ve watched for years and the backstage dynamic benefits from having those with experience.

A bad cross-promotional job benefits who? If anything, it hurts both parties involved and that’s what happened when Battle Dome and WCW worked together. Now assuming most people don’t know what Battle Dome even was, it was basically a very bad rip-off of American Gladiators but with some wrestling elements added to it. The most popular alum of this show was of course Terry Crews, who used the stage name T-Money.

2023 has been quite a noteworthy year for WWE, with an ongoing sale of the company and some big PPVs overseas which have all delivered in a major way. There have been quite a few standout names this year, all of whom are battling to be considered the best wrestler of the year.

The massive success of the New World Order made it easy to care about their on-screen rivals. However, there were also feuds behind the scenes with the wrestlers having real conflict with each other. Various NWO members had tension with other members of the WCW roster or even with each other throughout their run.

In a time when WWE was relying on larger-than-life cartoon characters during the 1980s and early 1990s, many WWE superstars were able to stand out on their own as an attraction. Obviously, fans remember the likes of Hulk Hogan and "Macho Man" Randy Savage during that era of professional wrestling, as these two were among the many legends from that cartoony generation of WWE. However, it's also worth highlighting some of the larger-than-life figures of that generation who weren't the most successful regarding championship wins yet still made an impression. One of those talents is none other than the late actor and professional wrestler Tommy Lister Jr., aka Zeus.

The incredible run of ECW featured many great moments and stars made in the promotion of Paul Heyman. Fans still chant for “ECW” at events today over two decades after the company went out of business. Quite a few things happened that would never happen in today’s climate given how different society and wrestling is in the 2020s.

The current landscape of NXT is witnessing huge changes at a level unseen since the start of the TakeOver events. Triple H produced some of the best overall wrestling shows in WWE history with the NXT brand having their quarterly versions of PPV events. CageMatch has ranked quite a few TakeOver shows as among the greatest in WWE, often over the main roster shows.

It's one thing to have a hot run in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) - just ask LA Knight - but it's all the more impressive to not only have a lengthy career in the company, but maintain relevancy. Professional wrestling is a physically and mentally demanding sport that requires extensive travel and strict dietary and training demands. Maintaining that lifestyle for a handful of years is no easy feat.

The former WWE Universal Champion Goldberg may not have been active in the business continuously like many others, but he’s certainly had his fair share of interactions with wrestlers and made quite some friends as well. Now Goldberg was a top wrestler, and it’s not hard to imagine why some people may not have liked him as much.

AEW WrestleDream is right around the corner, and with a stacked lineup featuring the promotion's biggest stars, there was no clear-cut main event being pushed by the company. Since MJF is defending his ROH Tag Team titles against The Righteous, there's no AEW World Championship match, meaning the door was wide open for another match to headline the event. While it hasn't officially been confirmed by AEW, the likely main event for WrestleDream will be Christian Cage Vs. Darby Allin in a Two Out Of Three Falls match for the AEW TNT Championship.

When it comes to in-ring performances, many wrestlers are not mainstream popular, but real wrestling fans know their worth. There are many ways to judge a wrestler’s career, such as their promo skills, their in-ring work, or even the number of merch they sell, especially in WWE. The following wrestlers are known by most wrestling fans, and they easily belong to the all-time greats list.

WWE has had a lot of great factions over the years. The 2000s was another decade to perfectly show that, as stables such as Evolution, Legacy, and more, were born in the decade. Furthermore, already established teams such as the NWO, and D-Generation X also returned in the 2000s.

Copyrights and trademarks are quite common in wrestling. Every wrestling promotion tries to protect its intellectual property to prevent others from stealing the characters or popular phrases they came up with. Many wrestlers (such as Hulk Hogan) have also adopted this practice and now own the rights to certain things that no one else is allowed to use without their consent, unless they are ready to face legal trouble.