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WWE is an American professional wrestling promotion and entertainment company based in Stamford, Connecticut. [1] Former employees in WWE consist of professional wrestlers, managers, valets, play-by-play and color commentators, announcers, interviewers, referees, trainers, script writers, executives, and members of the board of directors.
This is a list of professional wrestlers and personalities that performed in World Championship Wrestling from 1988 to 2001. They are listed in alphabetical order by last name. For alumni of pre-WWE promotion Jim Crockett Promotions, see List of former Jim Crockett Promotions personnel. Deceased individuals are indicated with a dagger (†).
The NXT brand is for more advanced wrestlers in the developmental system who are prepping to be called up to the main roster. [9] Note - WWE (particularly NXT) has a partnership with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). As a result, TNA wrestlers may periodically appear on NXT programming, and vice versa.
The WWE Hall of Fame is a hall of fame which honors professional wrestlers and professional wrestling personalities maintained by WWE.Originally known as the "WWF Hall of Fame", it was created in 1993 when André the Giant was posthumously inducted with a video package as the sole inductee that year.
This is an incomplete list of professional wrestlers, commentators, managers, road agents, and other workers associated in professional wrestling categorized by the promotion of which the wrestlers are mainly associated.
This is a list of professional wrestlers and other people who appeared in the original incarnation of Extreme Championship Wrestling. Wrestlers who used more than one ringname while in ECW will be listed under the ring name for which they used the most or were best known in order to clean up the list, since any performer who used multiple ring names most likely has them listed on their ...
July 7 - Chief Little Eagle, American wrestler (born 1935) August 15 – Pat O'Connor, New Zealand wrestler (born 1924) August 31 – Bert Assirati, British wrestler (born 1908) September 30 - Al Lolotai, Western Samoan football player and wrestler (born 1920) November 21 – Dean Hart, Canadian music promoter and wrestling referee (born 1954)
In Japan, masked wrestlers are also very popular. Many are heavily influenced by anime and manga characters such as Tiger Mask and Black Tiger during the 1980s, and Jushin Thunder Liger in the 90s. Many of these stars would appear in World Championship Wrestling during the "Monday Night War" period. [2]