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Kevin Sullivan, Wrestling’s Prince of Darkness, Fades to Black

The sport’s master manipulator spent three decades reshaping pro wrestling’s theatrical roots in his demonic image

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Exclusive: The U.S. Express to Be Inducted Into the 2024 WWE Hall of Fame

Mike Rotunda and his tag team partner and brother-in-law, Barry Windham, are being honored for their work as the charismatic good-guy duo that carried the flag during the first WrestleMania

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Ole Anderson Was the Ghost of Wrestling’s Past

The tough-as-nails tag team wrestler and promoter embodied the best and worst of the territories era

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The Making of Bray Wyatt

Windham Rotunda, who died Thursday at the age of 36, was born into the wrestling business. This is the story of his life, as told by his family and by Windham himself.

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Terry Funk Embodied the Spirit of Pro Wrestling

The debate over who was the greatest wrestler of all time remains a complicated one, but few—if any—were as versatile as Funk

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The Iron Sheik Broke the Mold

Over the course of a turbulent and exciting career, the Iranian wrestler bridged the past and present

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Billy Graham Went From Superstardom to Immortality

The man whose paradigm-shifting work in the 1970s served as the prototype for Hulk Hogan, Jesse Ventura, and Vince McMahon’s entire 1980s WWF spent most of his last decades struggling with health problems.

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Jerry Jarrett Created Pro Wrestling as We Know It

The hyper-creative Memphis promoter left an indelible stamp on the sport, helping to bridge the gap from the territorial era to the present

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Lanny Poffo Was a Wrestling Genius

Linked forever to his famous brother, Randy Savage, and trailblazing father, Angelo Poffo, Lanny carved out a unique legacy of his own

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Sting and the Great Muta Bring It All Back Home

Born in WCW to fight the Stinger, the Great Muta’s final act will see him battling alongside his old rival in a six-man tag match drenched in history