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This set category contains articles about African-American professional wrestlers. Pages in category "African-American professional wrestlers" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 207 total.
Tony Atlas debuted as the Black Atlas in a feud with Randy Savage around 1976. Wrestling masks also have a significant cultural importance in lucha libre, and puroresu to a lesser extent; famed luchadores such as Blue Demon, Mil Máscaras and El Santo have achieved an almost iconic status in Mexico. In Japan, masked wrestlers are also very popular.
Bill Tabb is a retired American professional wrestler, known by his ringname The Black Assassin, who competed in North American regional promotions including the American Wrestling Alliance and National Wrestling Alliance, specifically Florida Championship Wrestling and Jim Crockett Promotions during the 1980s.
This is a list of oldest surviving professional wrestlers. As of 2024, there are 43 living veterans from the " Golden Age of Wrestling " (1950s–1970s) over 75 years old. The last surviving wrestler from the " Pioneer Era " (WWWF) (1900s–1940s) was American wrestler Angelo Savoldi (born April 21, 1914, died September 13, 2013, aged 99 years ...
Fans who were kids in the mid-late 1980s were teens by the 1990s, and many grew bored with the comic book style of wrestling of the 1980s, turning their attention away from their childhood favorites such as Hogan, Junkyard Dog, and "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka, in favor of newer and grittier wrestlers like The Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, Razor Ramon ...
The Universal Wrestling Federation was a professional wrestling promotion based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from 1979 to 1987. Former employees in the UWF consisted of professional wrestlers , managers , play-by-play and color commentators , announcers , interviewers and referees .
Harris was trained by Joe Savoldi after meeting him at matches at the Naval Armory. [1] Savoldi originally named Harris "BuBu Brasil, The South American Giant," where he wrestled using a sequined satin cape stitched together by his wife, [8] but a promoter misprinted his first name as "Bobo" in an advertisement, and the name stuck with Harris throughout his career. [3]
Independent Superstars of Pro Wrestling (1999–2010) 80's Wrestling Con [1] Joseph Fillers Flag Pond, Tennessee: Southern Championship Wrestling (1995–1998) [1] Robert Fischer Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Wrestling Alliance (1998–2000) [1] [46] Shawn Fitzgerald Verona, Pennsylvania: Tri-State Wrestling Federation (1990–1992) [1] Doug Flex ...