Professional Wrestlers
By Eric Cohen, About.com Guide to Professional Wrestling
This section of the site will get you familiar with the current stars in the ring as well as some of the legendary figures that were a part of the business.
Champions
While a title belt is just a prop, it is the most important prop in the business. Most of the feuds you will see in wrestling are based around these titles.
- The Current Champions
- Longest Reigning WWE & World Heavyweight Champions
- Longest Reigning Intercontinental Champions
- Longest Reigning US Champions
- Longest Reigning Tag Team Champions
WWE RAW Superstars
The WWE is currently split between three brands. Each roster plies their trade on a different WWE program with each one being broadcast on a different network. These are the wrestlers that you need to know about to follow the WWE flagship program on the USA Network, Monday Night RAW. Please note that information about all female wrestlers, regardless of the company they work for, can be found in the Diva Profiles section.
- MVP
- Primo Colon
- Randy Orton
- Santino Marella
- Shawn Michaels
- Ted DiBiase Jr.
- The Miz
- Triple H
- Vince McMahon & Family
WWE SmackDown Superstars
These are the wrestlers you need to know about to follow the action on Friday Night SmackDown. The show can be seen on MyNetwork TV.
ECW Superstars
At one time, ECW was a rival promotion to the WWE. The WWE won the rights to use their name in bankruptcy court and relaunched Extreme Championship Wrestling a few years ago. ECW can be seen every Tuesday night on SyFy.
TNA Wrestlers
Total Nonstop Action is the second largest wrestling company in America and can be seen every Thursday night on Spike TV. The biggest in-ring difference between the WWE and TNA is that TNA matches are competed in a six-sided ring.
Stars of the '00s
These wrestlers made their biggest contributions to the business in the new century and currently aren't wrestling for either the WWE or TNA.
Stars of the '90s
The '90s saw a wrestling renaissance due to the Monday Night War between the WWE and WCW. These are the wrestlers that helped make that wrestling boom possible and aren't currently working for either the WWE or TNA.
- Bam Bam Bigelow
- Bret Hart & The Hart Foundation
- Brian Pillman
- Dallas Page
- D-Generation X
- Goldberg
- Juventud Guerrera
- Ken Shamrock
- Lex Luger
- Mike Awesome
- Nasty Boys
- new World order
- Raven
- Scott Hall (Razor Ramon)
- Shane Douglas
- Sid
- Steve Austin
- Terry Funk
- The Rock
- Vader
Stars of the '80s
When Hulkamania swept the nation, wrestling became a part of the popular culture.
- Andre the Giant
- Big Bossman
- Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake
- Captain Lou Albano
- Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
- "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan
- Honky Tonk Man
- Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- Jesse "The Body" Ventura
- Jimmy Hart
- "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig
- Randy "Macho Man" Savage
- Ric Flair & The Four Horsemen
- Rick Rude
- Ricky Steamboat
- Road Warriors (aka Legion of Doom)
- Roddy Piper
- Ted "Million Dollar Man" DiBiase
- Tito Santana
- Ultimate Warrior
Celebrity Wrestlers
Wrestling became part of the main stream culture due to celebrity involvement in the 1980's. Since then, many famous people have tried their hand at wrestling.
- Andy Kaufmann's Feud with Jerry Lawler
- Cyndi Lauper Starts the Rock-n-Wrestling Era
- Mr. T Pities The Fool Known as Roddy Piper
- Muhammad Ali vs. Antonio Inoki
- Boxers vs. Wrestlers
- Best Football Players to Step in the Ring
- What Celebrities Have Appeared at WrestleMania?
- Top 5 Celebrities to Appear at WrestleMania
- Least Famous Celebrities to Appear at WrestleMania
- Photo Gallery - Celebrities to Appear on RAW
- RAW Guest Hosts
- UFC Fighters That Have Wrestled
- Wrestlers That Have Become Celebrities
Diva Profiles
The life stories of the most beautiful women on TV.
