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Abdullah the Butcher
Lawrence Robert Shreve (born January 11, 1941), better known by the ring name Abdullah the Butcher, is a semi-retired Canadian professional wrestler.
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André the Giant
André René Roussimoff (May 19, 1946 – January 27, 1993), best known as André the Giant, was a French professional wrestler and actor.
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Angelo Poffo
Angelo John Poffo (April 10, 1925 – March 4, 2010) was an American professional wrestler and wrestling promoter.
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Antigua
Antigua, also known as Waladli or Wadadli by the native population, is an island in the West Indies.
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Archie Gouldie
Archibald Edward Gouldie (November 22, 1936 – January 23, 2016) was a Canadian professional wrestler.
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Art Crews
Art Crews (born January 3, 1959) is an American retired professional wrestler who competed in North American regional promotions including the National Wrestling Alliance, particularly the Central States, Mid-South and Pacific Northwest territories, during the 1980s.
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Athletic trainer
An athletic trainer is a certified and licensed health care professional who practices in the field of sports medicine.
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Atlanta
Atlanta is the capital city and most populous municipality of the state of Georgia in the United States.
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Austin Idol
Micheal McCord (born October 26, 1949) is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name the "Universal Heartthrob" Austin Idol.
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AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship
The AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship was a major professional wrestling title in the Continental Wrestling Association during the 1970s and 1980s.
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Baby Doll (wrestler)
Nickla Ann Roberts (born February 13, 1962) is an American semi-retired professional wrestler and valet, better known by her ring name, "The Perfect 10" Baby Doll.
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Bam Bam Bigelow
Scott Charles Bigelow (September 1, 1961 – January 19, 2007) was an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Bam Bam Bigelow.
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Bedford, Virginia
Bedford is an incorporated town and former independent city located within Bedford County in the U.S. state of Virginia.
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Bill Apter
William Stanley "Bill" Apter (born October 22, 1945) is an American photographer and journalist specializing in professional wrestling.
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Billboard (magazine)
Billboard (styled as billboard) is an American entertainment media brand owned by the Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group, a division of Eldridge Industries.
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Bobby Eaton
Robert Lee Eaton (born August 14, 1958) is an American retired professional wrestler, who made his debut in 1976.
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Bobby Fulton
James Hines (born October 4, 1960) is a retired American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Bobby Fulton.
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Break the Barrier
Break The Barrier was a professional wrestling supercard event held at Viking Hall, better known as the ECW Arena, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 15, 1999.
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Bret Hart
Bret Sergeant Hart (born July 2, 1957), better known by the ring name Bret "The Hitman" Hart, is a Canadian-American retired professional wrestler, retired amateur wrestler, writer and actor.
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Buddy Landel
Buddy Landel (born William Fritz Ensor; August 14, 1961 – June 22, 2015), better known as "Nature Boy" Buddy Landel, was an American professional wrestler born in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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Bulldog Bob Brown
Robert "Bob" Harold Brown (October 16, 1938 - February 5, 1997) was a Canadian professional wrestler, better known by his ring name "Bulldog" Bob Brown.
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Bulldog Brower
Richard Gland (September 17, 1933 – September 15, 1997) was an American professional wrestler who used the ring name Dick "Bulldog" Brower.
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Burlington, North Carolina
Burlington is a city in Alamance and Guilford counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina.
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Butch Miller (wrestler)
Robert Miller (born 21 October 1944), better known by his ring name Butch Miller, is a New Zealand retired professional wrestler best known as one half of the tag team known as "The Sheepherders" on the independent scene and in the National Wrestling Alliance and as one half of The Bushwhackers in the WWF.
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Buzz Sawyer
Bruce Alan Woyan (June 14, 1959 – February 7, 1992) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Buzz Sawyer.
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Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Canadian province of Alberta.
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Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina.
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Chicken as food
Chicken is the most common type of poultry in the world.
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Colonel DeBeers
Edward Wiskoski (born January 10, 1945) is an American retired professional wrestler.
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Concord, North Carolina
Concord (/ˈkɒn.kɔɹd/ or /ˈkaŋ.kəɹd/) is a city in Cabarrus County, in the U.S. state of North Carolina.
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Continental Wrestling Association
Continental Wrestling Association (later the Championship Wrestling Association) was a wrestling promotion managed by Jerry Jarrett.
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Count Grog
Greg Mosorjak (born June 21, 1961), better known as Count Grog, is an American professional wrestling manager, referee, ring announcer, commentator, promoter, and booker.
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David Schultz (professional wrestler)
David Schultz (born June 1, 1955) is an American former professional wrestler.
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Debbie Combs
Debbie Szostecki (born April 18, 1959) is a professional wrestler better known as Debbie Combs.
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Disc jockey
A disc jockey, often abbreviated as DJ, is a person who plays existing recorded music for a live audience.
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Don Jardine
Donald Delbert Jardine (24 March 1940 – 16 December 2006) was a Canadian professional wrestler best known for his masked gimmick as The Spoiler.
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Drag (clothing)
The slang term "drag" refers to the wearing of clothing of the opposite sex, and may be used as a noun as in the expression in drag, or as an adjective as in drag show.
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Dutch Mantel
Wayne Maurice Keown (born November 29, 1949) is an American professional wrestling manager, booker and retired professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Dutch Mantel (also spelled Dutch Mantell).
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Edmonton
Edmonton (Cree: Amiskwaciy Waskahikan; Blackfoot: Omahkoyis) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta.
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Ernie Ladd
Ernest Ladd (November 28, 1938 – March 10, 2007), nicknamed "The Big Cat", was an American collegiate and professional football player and a professional wrestler.
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Face (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a face (babyface) is a heroic or a "good guy" wrestler, booked (scripted) by the promotion with the aim of being cheered by fans.
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Fork
A fork, in cutlery or kitchenware, is a tool consisting of a handle with several narrow tines on one end.
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Gama Singh
Gadowar Singh Sahota (born December 8, 1954) is an Indian/Canadian semi-retired professional wrestler known as Gama Singh and Great Gama currently signed with Impact Wrestling.
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George Scott (wrestler)
George Scott (August 27, 1929 – January 20, 2014) was a Canadian professional wrestler, booker and promoter.
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George South
George South (born September 7, 1962) is an American professional wrestler.
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Georgia Championship Wrestling
Georgia Championship Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion whose self-titled TV program aired in the 1970s and 1980s on Atlanta, U.S., superstation WTBS.
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Gimmick (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a gimmick generally refers to a wrestler's in-ring persona, character, behaviour, attire and/or other distinguishing traits while performing which are usually artificially created in order to draw fan interest.
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Glossary of professional wrestling terms
Professional wrestling has accrued a considerable nomenclature throughout its existence.
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Graham, North Carolina
Graham is a city in Alamance County, North Carolina, United States.
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Hamburg, New York
Hamburg is a town in Erie County, New York, United States.
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Hardcore wrestling
Hardcore wrestling is a form of professional wrestling where disqualifications, count-outs, and all other different rules do not apply.
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Harley Race
Harley Leland Race (born April 11, 1943) is an American former professional wrestler and current promoter and trainer.
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Harvey Wippleman
Bruno Lauer (born October 27, 1965) is an American professional wrestling manager, referee, and occasional wrestler, better known by his ring names, Harvey Wippleman and Downtown Bruno.
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Heart of America Sports Attractions
Heart of America Sports Attractions, also known as the Midwest Wrestling Association, Central States Wrestling and the World Wrestling Alliance, was an American professional wrestling promotion that ran shows mainly in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Iowa.
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Heel (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a heel (also known as a rudo in lucha libre) is a wrestler who portrays a villain or a "bad guy" and acts as an antagonist.
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Hurricane Helms
Gregory Shane Helms (born July 12, 1974) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Ring of Honor.
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Independent circuit
In professional wrestling, the independent circuit or indie circuit is the collective name of independent professional wrestling promotions which are smaller than major televised promotions.
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International Championship Wrestling
International Championship Wrestling was an independent professional wrestling promotion based in Lexington, Kentucky that operated from 1978 until 1984.
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Ivan Koloff
Ivan Koloff (born Oreal Donald Perras; August 25, 1942 – February 18, 2017) was a Canadian professional wrestler, best known for once holding the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship.
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Jason Conlan
Jason Conlan (born 1971) is a New Zealand cartoonist, best known under the pseudonym Mister J, who is the creator of Pro Wrestling Illustrated's monthly cartoon strip "On the Mat".
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Jerry Jarrett
Jerry Walter Jarrett (born September 4, 1942) is an American retired professional wrestling promoter and professional wrestler.
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Jerry Lawler
Jerry O'Neil Lawler (born November 29, 1949), better known as Jerry "The King" Lawler, is an American professional wrestler and color commentator signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) under the company's legends program.
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Jim Cornette
James Mark Cornette (born September 17, 1961) is an American podcaster, former professional wrestling booker, commentator, manager, and occasional professional wrestler.
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Jim Crockett Promotions
Jim Crockett Promotions Inc. was a family-owned professional wrestling promotion headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.
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Jimmy Hart
James Ray Hart (born January 1, 1943) is an American professional wrestling manager, executive, composer, and musician currently signed with WWE in a Legends deal.
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Jimmy Snuka
James Reiher Snuka (born James Wiley Smith; May 18, 1943 – January 15, 2017), better known by the ring name Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka, was a Fijian professional wrestler and actor.
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Jimmy Valiant
James Harold Fanning (born August 6, 1942) is a retired professional wrestler and author better known as Jimmy Valiant.
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Joey Mercury
Adam Birch (born July 18, 1979) is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring names Joey Mercury and Joey Matthews.
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Johnny Powers (wrestler)
Johnny Powers (born Dennis Waters, March 20, 1943) is a retired Canadian professional wrestler, known by his legally changed ring name Johnny Powers.
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Jos LeDuc
Michel Pigeon (August 31, 1944 – May 1, 1999) was a Canadian professional wrestler better known by his ring name, Jos LeDuc.
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K.C. Thunder
Kasey Geyer (born September 1, 1965), also known by the ring name K.C. Thunder, is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, promoter and trainer.
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Kamala
Kamala is a common Sanskrit name, usually meaning Nelumbo nucifera, the lotus.
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Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri.
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Ken Patera
Kenneth Wayne Patera (born November 6, 1942) is an American retired professional wrestler, Olympic weightlifter, and strongman competitor from the United States.
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Ken Spence
Ken Spence (21 November 1929 – 29 January 1989) was a Scottish international rugby union player.
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Ken Timbs
Ken Timbs (January 27, 1951 – August 1, 2004) was an American professional wrestler who, with tag team partner Eric Embry, competed as one half of the Fabulous Blondes in several regional territories including Southwest Championship Wrestling and International World Class Championship Wrestling during the early 1980s.
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Killer Karl Krupp
George Momberg (May 13, 1934 – August 24, 1995), better known by the ring name Killer Karl Krupp, was a Dutch-born professional wrestler famous during the 1970s and early 1980s.
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King Kong Bundy
Christopher Alan Pallies (born November 7, 1957) is an American retired professional wrestler, stand-up comedian and actor, better known by his ring name, King Kong Bundy.
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Kiwi Pro Wrestling
Kiwi Pro Wrestling (KPW) is a former professional wrestling promotion based in Wellington, New Zealand.
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Lanny Poffo
Lanny Mark Poffo (born December 28, 1954), better known by his ring names "Leaping" Lanny and The Genius is a Canadian-American professional wrestler, motivational speaker, poet and actor.
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Larry Sharpe (wrestler)
Larry Weil (June 26, 1951 – April 10, 2017) was an American professional wrestler, manager and trainer better known under his ring name, "Pretty Boy" Larry Sharpe.
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Lars Anderson (wrestler)
Larry Heiniemi (born March 14, 1939) is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Lars Anderson.
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Lee Marshall (announcer)
Lee Marshall (born Marshall Aaron Mayer; November 28, 1949 – April 26, 2014) was an American professional wrestling announcer formerly of the American Wrestling Association (AWA), World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Women of Wrestling (WOW!).
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Lexington Herald-Leader
The Lexington Herald-Leader is a newspaper owned by The McClatchy Company and based in the U.S. city of Lexington, Kentucky.
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Lexington, South Carolina
Lexington is the largest town in and the county seat of Lexington County, South Carolina, United States.
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Lia Maivia
Ofelia "Lia" Maivia (born Ofelia Fuataga; May 22, 1927 – October 19, 2008) was a Samoan-American professional wrestling promoter.
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List of monarchs of Tonga
This is a list of monarchs of Tonga since 1875, after the constitutional role of the monarch was established.
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Louisville Gardens
Louisville Gardens is a multi-purpose, 6,000-seat arena, in Louisville, Kentucky, that opened in 1905, as the Jefferson County Armory.
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Manager (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a manager is a supporting character paired with a wrestler (or wrestlers) for a variety of reasons.
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Manny Fernandez (wrestler)
Emanuel Fernandez (born July 27, 1954) is an American professional wrestler for different independent promotions.
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Mark Lewin
Mark Lewin (born March 16, 1937) is an American retired professional wrestler.
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Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city located along the Mississippi River in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee.
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Mid-South Coliseum
Mid-South Coliseum is a multi-purpose arena located in Memphis, Tennessee that seated 10,085 people.
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Montserrat
Montserrat is a Caribbean island in the Leeward Islands, which is part of the chain known as the Lesser Antilles, in the West Indies.
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Moondog Rex
Randy Colley (born May 2, 1950) is a retired professional wrestler better known as Moondog Rex.
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Moondog Spot
Larry Booker (January 6, 1952 – November 29, 2003) was an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring names Moondog Spot and Larry Latham.
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National Wrestling Alliance
The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) is an American professional wrestling organization.
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NWA Central States Tag Team Championship
The NWA Central States Tag Team Championship was the primary tag team championship for the Heart of America Sports Attractions / Central States Wrestling promotion from 1979 until the promotion ceased to exist in 1988.
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NWA Central States Television Championship
The NWA Central States Television Championship was the secondary singles chamoionship for the Heart of America Sports Attractions / Central States Wrestling promotion from 1977 until the promotion ceased to exist in 1988.
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NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship
The NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling title defended in the US states of Tennessee and Alabama.
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NWA World Heavyweight Championship
The NWA World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in the National Wrestling Alliance. Although formally established in 1948, its lineage has been traditionally traced backwards to the first World Heavyweight Championship, which traces its lineage to the title first awarded to Georg Hackenschmidt in 1905, which he subsequently lost to Frank Gotch in 1908. This effectively makes it the oldest surviving wrestling championship in the world. The title has been competed for in such well-known promotions as the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF, now WWE), New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Eastern Championship Wrestling (ECW, later Extreme Championship Wrestling), Ring of Honor (ROH), and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA, now Impact Wrestling). With many territorial promotions appearing across the United States, the NWA was formed in 1948 as an overall governing wrestling body. Like franchises, these territories had the option of NWA membership. The promotion owners had to recognize the NWA heavyweight, junior heavyweight, and light heavyweight champions as world champions while retaining their own ownership and top champion. Ric Flair holds the record for the most reigns with nine.
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On the Mat
On the Mat was a professional wrestling television program for the National Wrestling Alliance-affiliated All Star Pro-Wrestling (ASPW), or simply NWA New Zealand, that aired on Television New Zealand's TV2 from 1975 to 1984.
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One Man Gang
George Gray (born February 12, 1960) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, (The) One Man Gang.
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Otto Schwanz
William Murray Happer (born October 4, 1972) is an American professional wrestler and trainer, best known by his ring name Otto Schwanz.
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Owensboro, Kentucky
Owensboro is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Daviess County, Kentucky, United States.
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Ox Baker
Douglas A. Baker (April 19, 1934 – October 20, 2014) was an American professional wrestler and actor, better known professionally as Ox Baker.
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Pat O'Connor (wrestler)
Patrick John O'Connor (22 August 1924 – 16 August 1990), was a New Zealand professional wrestler.
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Pez Whatley
Pezavan Whatley (January 10, 1951 – January 18, 2005) was a professional wrestler in the 1980s up until the mid-1990s.
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Piedmont Triad
The Piedmont Triad (or simply the Triad) is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point.
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Porkchop Cash
Robert Cash (born October 22, 1955) is an American semi-retired professional wrestler.
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Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) is an American produced, internationally sold professional wrestling magazine that was founded in 1979.
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Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling (often shortened to pro wrestling or simply wrestling) is a form of sports entertainment which combines athletics with theatrical performance.
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Professional wrestling attacks
Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw.
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Professional wrestling match types
Many types of wrestling matches, sometimes called "concept" or "gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, are performed in professional wrestling.
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Professional wrestling throws
Professional wrestling throws are the application of professional wrestling techniques that involve lifting the opponent up and throwing or slamming them down.
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Promoter (entertainment)
An entertainment promoter in industries like music, wrestling, and sports is an individual or organization in the business of marketing and promoting live events such as concerts/gigs, sports events, professional wrestling (wrestling events), festivals, raves, and nightclubs.
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Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh is the capital of the state of North Carolina and the seat of Wake County in the United States.
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Randy Savage
Randall Mario Poffo (November 15, 1952 – May 20, 2011), better known by his ring name "Macho Man" Randy Savage, was an American professional wrestler and color commentator best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) and later World Championship Wrestling (WCW).
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Ric Converse
Richard "Ric" Converse (born December 26, 1979) is an American professional wrestler.
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Ric Flair
Richard Morgan Fliehr (born February 25, 1949), better known as Ric Flair, is an American professional wrestling manager and retired professional wrestler signed to WWE under its Legends program.
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Ricky Morton
Richard Wendell Morton (born September 21, 1956) is an American professional wrestler who has worked for such wrestling organizations as Jim Crockett Promotions, the American Wrestling Association, Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling, the World Wrestling Federation (now WWE) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.
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Ricky Rickard
Rick "Ricky" Rickard (born 1958) is a retired New Zealand professional wrestler who competed in the National Wrestling Alliance-affiliated All Star-Pro Wrestling, promoted by his father Steve Rickard, as well as touring Australia, Singapore, Malaysia and the United States during the 1970s and early 1980s.
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Rip Rogers
Mark Sciarra (born February 7, 1954) is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Rip Rogers.
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Robert Gibson (wrestler)
Robert Gibson (born Ruben Gibson, July 19, 1958) is an American professional wrestler.
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Ron Garvin
Roger Barnes (born March 30, 1945) is a Canadian retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Ron "Ronnie" Garvin.
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SCW Brass Knuckles Championship
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SCW North Carolina Championship
The SCW North Carolina Championship was a professional wrestling regional championship in Southern Championship Wrestling (SCW).
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Seagrove, North Carolina
Seagrove is a town in Randolph County, North Carolina, United States.
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Shannon Moore
Shannon Moore (born July 27, 1979) is an American professional wrestler.
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Smash (wrestler)
Barry Allen Darsow (born October 6, 1959) is an American semi-retired professional wrestler who performs as Smash, one half of the tag team Demolition.
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South Carolina
South Carolina is a U.S. state in the southeastern region of the United States.
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Southeastern United States
The Southeastern United States (Sureste de Estados Unidos, Sud-Est des États-Unis) is the eastern portion of the Southern United States, and the southern portion of the Eastern United States.
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Southern Championship Wrestling
Southern Championship Wrestling (SCW) was a professional wrestling promotion that held events in the Southeastern United States, especially in eastern and central North Carolina, from November 1994 to November 2004, when it was run by Greg Mosorjak.
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Stampede Wrestling
Stampede Wrestling was a Canadian professional wrestling promotion based in Calgary, Alberta.
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Steve Regal
Steve Regal (born August 25, 1951) is an American retired professional wrestler.
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Steve Rickard
Sydney Mervin "Merv" Batt (3 September 1929 – 5 April 2015), best known by his ring name Steve Rickard, was a New Zealand professional wrestler, trainer and promoter.
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Stu Hart
Stewart Edward Hart, (May 3, 1915 – October 16, 2003) was a Canadian football player, amateur wrestler, sailor, professional wrestler, wrestling booker, promoter, coach and trainer.
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Super heavyweight
Super heavyweight is a weight class in combat sports and competitive bodybuilding.
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Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV
Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV (4 July 1918 – 10 September 2006), son of Queen Sālote Tupou III and her consort Prince Viliami Tungī Mailefihi, was the king of Tonga from the death of his mother in 1965 until his own death in 2006.
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The Barbarian (wrestler)
Sione Havea Vailahi (born September 6, 1958) is a Tongan professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, The Barbarian.
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The Grappler
Edward Lynn "Len" Denton (born August 25, 1960) is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, The Grappler.
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The Hardy Boyz
The Hardy Boyz, often referred to simply as The Hardys, were a professional wrestling tag team consisting of real-life brothers Jeff and Matt Hardy who are currently signed to WWE.
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The Iron Sheik
Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri (حسین خسرو علی وزیری; born 15 March, 1942), better known by his ring name The Iron Sheik, is an Iranian American former professional wrestler, amateur wrestler and actor.
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The Moondogs
The Moondogs are a Northern Irish rock band formed in 1979, and consisting of Gerry McCandless, Austin Barrett and Jackie Hamilton.
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The Rock 'n' Roll Express
The Rock 'n' Roll Express is a professional wrestling tag team consisting of professional wrestlers Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton.
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Thomasville, North Carolina
Thomasville is a city in Davidson County, North Carolina, United States.
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Tojo Yamamoto
Harold Watanabe (January 6, 1927 – February 19, 1992) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Tojo Yamamoto.
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Tom Prichard
Thomas Prichard (born August 18, 1959) is a retired American professional wrestler and author.
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Tommy Young
Thomas Machlay (born July 9, 1947), known as Tommy Young, is a professional wrestling referee and retired professional wrestler best known for his time in the National Wrestling Alliance and Jim Crockett Promotions/World Championship Wrestling.
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Tony Anthony
Darrell W. "Tony" Anthony (born April 12, 1960) is a retired American professional wrestler, also known by his ring name Dirty White Boy.
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Tony Atlas
Anthony White (born April 23, 1954) better known by his ring name Tony Atlas is an American bodybuilder, powerlifter, and professional wrestler who has held multiple titles and championships in each sport.
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Tracy Smothers
Tracy Stanton Smothers (born September 2, 1962) is an American professional wrestler.
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Troy Graham
Troy Rolland Thompson Jr. (October 26, 1953 – March 7, 2002) was an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring names Troy Graham and The Dream Machine.
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Tully Blanchard
Tully Arthur Blanchard (born January 22, 1954) is an American retired professional wrestler.
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United States
The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.
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Vince McMahon
Vincent Kennedy McMahon (born August 24, 1945) is an American professional wrestling promoter and executive, American football executive, businessman, film producer, actor and sporadic professional wrestler.
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Wade Keller
Wade Keller (born May 22, 1971) is an American professional wrestling journalist who runs the Pro Wrestling Torch newsletter.
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Wahoo McDaniel
Edward McDaniel (June 19, 1938 – April 18, 2002) was a Choctaw-Chickasaw Native American who achieved fame as a professional American football player and later as a professional wrestler.
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West Indies
The West Indies or the Caribbean Basin is a region of the North Atlantic Ocean in the Caribbean that includes the island countries and surrounding waters of three major archipelagoes: the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles and the Lucayan Archipelago.
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WKQQ
WKQQ (100.1 FM) is a radio station licensed to the city of Winchester, Kentucky, and serves the greater Lexington, Kentucky, area.
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World Championship Wrestling
World Championship Wrestling, Inc. (WCW) was an American professional wrestling promotion, historically based in Atlanta, Georgia.
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WWE
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., d/b/a WWE, is an American integrated media and entertainment company that primarily is known for professional wrestling.
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Youngsville, North Carolina
Youngsville is a town in Franklin County, North Carolina, United States.
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2300 Arena
2300 Arena (previously named Viking Hall, New Alhambra Arena, and The Arena) is a multipurpose indoor arena used primarily for professional wrestling, boxing, mixed martial arts, and concert events.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Link
