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Dusty Rhodes was a top star in Championship Wrestling from Florida and other NWA affiliates Multiple NWA territories were very successful in the 1970s and continued that success in the early 1980s. WTBS in Atlanta , Georgia , became a cable television superstation based on broadcasting Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW), with both Mr ...
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.
the wrestler with the most wins in top division who never made san'yaku, popular with crowds for his ringside antics: Kyokushūzan: 1992-3 2006-11 Komusubi Ōshima: first of a group of Mongolian wrestlers to make the top division, had an all-time record 58 consecutive tournaments in the maegashira ranks: Kyokutenhō: 1992-3 2015-7 Sekiwake ...
At the top were the elites, or the hookers, named for their ability to use arcane wrestling hooks to inflict damage and serious injury on the competition without much effort. [1] Wrestlers considered themselves among a select group, and often kept the fact that their sport was commonly faked—to an extent—in high secrecy. [3]
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]
The actor trained with wrestlers Chris Kanyon, Diamond Dallas Page and Shane Helms (aka WWE’s The Hurricane) for his starring role in the 2000 film Ready to Rumble, and learned to be a decent ...
This is a list of notable professional wrestlers and personalities that performed in the different incarnations of the Pacific Northwest Wrestling promotion from: 1925–1992 (as Don Owen Sports) 1992–1997 (as Championship Wrestling USA) They are listed in alphabetical order of their ring name
Prima Games has a rundown of the very best there is, so you'll be primed and ready for Wrestlemania next year with plenty of awesome moves up your sleeve. And while