Professional wrestling

Fictionalized martial arts events with professional athletes who are allowed the use of throws, jumps, grappling, and striking techniques

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Type

mock combat, live performance, combat sport, wrestling, type of sport

Styles and branches of Professional wrestling

• Backyard wrestling
• Bound for Glory
• Fighting Cholitas
• Hardcore wrestling
• History of professional wrestling

Notable Professional wrestling athletes and practitioners

• Dave Bautista United States
• Ronda Rousey United States
• Brock Lesnar Canada
• Logan Paul United States
• CM Punk United States
• André the Giant France
• Kurt Angle United States
• Edge Canada
• Jesse Ventura United States
• Rob Van Dam United States
• Ric Flair United States
• Alberto Del Rio Mexico
• Bobby Lashley United States
• Roddy Piper Canada
• Antonio Inoki Empire of Japan
• Yokozuna United States
• The Iron Sheik United States
• Jake Hager United States
• Dara Singh India
• Ted DiBiase United States
• Shinsuke Nakamura Japan
• Akebono Tarō United States
• Ricky Steamboat United States
• Ken Shamrock United States
• Quinton Jackson United States
• Chas Betts United States
• Bob Backlund United States
• Jim Duggan United States
• Peter Aerts Kingdom of the Netherlands
• Malakai Black Kingdom of the Netherlands
• Georg Hackenschmidt Russian Empire
• Frank Andersson Sweden
• Gable Steveson United States
• Rikidōzan Empire of Japan
• Sherri Martel United States
• Naoya Ogawa Japan

336 people in this reference practise Professional wrestling.

Equipment and weapons

• wrestling ring
• grappling
• acrobatics
• acting
• wrestling mask

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q131359 (CC0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.