Facts & History

Did You Know?

From Bodyguards to Wrestlers

Wrestlers of the United States of America?

Wrestling Not Sting’s Intention?

WWE Superstar Snoop Dogg’s Cousin?

CM Punk’s Coincidental Love Life

The Miz Teamed with Both Tough Enough Season 3 Winners?

 

Glossary

AEW – All Elite Wrestling is a privately run company run by President and CEO Tony Khan.

Apron – The surface area of the wrestling ring that runs around the area just outside the ropes of the ring. It is the hardest surface portion of the wrestling ring.

Countout – When a wrestler is outside of the ring during a match, the referee gives him/her until the count of 10 (except in ROH, the count of 20) to get back into the ring or else he or she is counted out. The one who is counted out loses or if both wrestlers are counted out, then the match ends in a draw.

Face (a.k.a. Babyface) – Good guy (gal)

Fatal Four Way Match – When four men/women compete in a match at the same time. There are no countouts or disqualifications, the first man/woman to gain a pinfall/submission is declared the winner.

Heel – Bad guy (gal)

Pinfall – When both of a wrestler’s shoulders are pinned to the mat and the referee counts 1-2-3 to end the match.

Submission – When a wrestler applies a submission hold to his/her opponent. If the opponent taps, says that they have had enough or passes out from the hold, then the match is over.

ROH – Ring of Honor Entertainment, LLC is a privately run company based in Bristol, PA.

Royal Rumble Match – A special event match held once per year, usually in January, where up to 30 wrestlers compete. Both numbers 1 and 2 start the match, then another wrestler enters the ring every 90 seconds. Wrestlers are eliminated by being thrown out of the ring over the top rope. Both feet must touch the floor. The last wrestler in the ring after all others have been eliminated is the winner.

Tag Team – When two men/women or one man and one woman team together in a wrestling match.

TLC Match – Tables, ladders and chairs

IMPACT Wrestling – IMPACT Wrestling, a privately run company based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Run by Anthem Sports & Entertainment. IMPACT Wrestling runs its signature weekly show, IMPACT, along with several other Pay-Per-View events throughout the year.

Triple Threat Match – When three men/women compete against one another in a wrestling match. There are no countouts or no disqualifications, the first man/woman to gain a pinfall/submission is declared the winner.

WWE – World Wrestling Entertainment Company headquartered in Stamford, CT. Run by WWE Chairman & CEO Vincent K. McMahon, WWE is the company behind the shows Raw, SmackDown Live, Main Event, NXT (WWE’s Developmental System). WWE also runs a Pay-Per-View event or two each month; most notably, Royal Rumble in January, WrestleMania in March or April, SummerSlam in August, and Survivor Series in November. For more information on WWE click on: WWE Info.

 

Listings

Top 50 Villains in Wrestling History

Top 50 Good Guys in Wrestling History

The 50 Most Beautiful People in Sports Entertainment History

Superstars with Alter Egos

WWE Triple Crown Champions

IMPACT Wrestling Triple Crown Champions

ROH Triple Crown Champions

WWE Grand Slam Champions

IMPACT Wrestling Grand Slam Champions

Greatest Tag Teams in Wrestling History

Worthy WWE Hall of Famers

Superstars Who Have Held it All from WWE…Except the Big One

Superstars Who Have Held it All from IMPACT Wrestling…Except the Big One

Superstars Who Have Held it All from ROH…Except the Big One

WrestleMania Rematches at SummerSlam

Wrestling’s Greatest Real-Life Sibling Tag Teams

The Greatest Trios in Wrestling History

Real-Life Wrestling Couples

WWE Hall of Famers Who Are Worthy of Having a Statue

NXT Alums Who Have Gone on to Hold Major Championships

Tough Enough Alums Who Have Gone on to Hold Major Championships

Diva Search Alums Who Have Gone on to Hold Major Championships

Best Theme Music in Wrestling History

Superstars Who Could Have/Should Have Held a World Championship from WWE

Real-Life Tag Teams

Best Survivor Series Teams in History

 

Trivia

 

Wrestling Companies

AEW – All Elite Wrestling

IMPACT Wrestling

ROH – Ring of Honor

WWE – World Wrestling Entertainment

Wrestling Families

The Almanza Family

The Anderson Family

The Anoa’i Family

The Armstrong Family

The Benoit Family

The Bischoff Family

The Blanchard Family

The Blossom Family

The Blue Demon Family

The Bockwinkel Family

The Borne Family

The Briscoe Family

The Brisco Family

The Bushwhacker Family

The Calaway Family

The Canterbury Family

The Cena Family

The Chetti Family

The Colon Family

The Combs Family

The Crawford Family

The Crockett Family

The Darsow Family

The DiBiase Family

The Dreamer Family

The Duncum Family

The Dupree Family

The Estrada Family

The Farhat Family

The Finlay Family

The Flair Family

The Francis Family

The Fuller Family

The Funk Family

The Gagne Family

The Garvin Family

The Gilbert Family

The Gordy Family

The Grable Family

The Graham Family

The Graham Family (2)

The Guerrera Family

The Guerrero Family

The Gymini Family

The Haas Family

The Hamilton Family

The Hardy Family

The Harris Family

The Hart Family

The Hebner Family

The Hennig Family

The Hickenbottom Family

The Hogan Family

The Huffman Family

The Jackson Family

The Jarrett Family

The Kay Family

The Kiniski Family

The Knight Family

The Knox Family

The Lanza Family

The Laurinaitis Family

The Lawler Family

The Lesnar Family

The Lloyd Family

The Mack Family

The Malenko Family

The Marella Family

The Marlow Family

The McGuire Family

The McMahon Family

The Michinoku Family

The Miller Family

The Mobile Homers Family

The Mortier Family

The Mosca Family

The Mysterio Family

The Nemeth Family

The Orton Family

The Parisi Family

The Perez Family

The Poffo Family

The Prichard Family

The Pringle Family

The Putski Family

The Rhodes Family

The Rhodes Family (2)

The Rodriguez Family

The Romero Family

The Rougeau Family

The Salinas Family

The Sammartino Family

The Santana Family

The Santo Family

The Savoldi Family

The Sharpe Family

The Singh Family

The Smith Family

The Spivey Family

The Stasiak Family

The Steamboat Family

The Steiner Family

The Strongbow Family

The Sullivan Family

The Takano Family

The Tapa Family

The Tolos Family

The Vachon Family

The Valentine Family

The Von Erich Family

The Watts Family

The Wayne Family

The White Family

The Whitler Family

The Windham Family

 

Wrestling Superstars

WWE Superstars

IMPACT Wrestling Superstars

ROH Superstars

AEW Superstars

Other Superstars

Deceased Superstars

 

 

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