Top 5 professional wrestling all-time stars

Professional wrestling latest news and competitions? WWE superstar John Cena will never be mistaken for a Harley Race or Lou Thesz. But what Cena lacks in actual wrestling ability, he certainly makes up for in personality. For the last several years, Cena has been the face of WWE. As a top product seller, his t-shirts can be seen all over arenas worldwide. Though hated by smart male fans, he is popular with the youth demographic WWE is pushing towards. Cena is 5th in our list of Greatest Wrestlers. Besides, Cena also holds his place as one of the most popular WWE superstars of all time.

The Bad Girl Penelope Ford certainly lives up to her name, with her cunning ringside tactics and cocky attitude. Although she mostly appears as Kip Sabien’s manager in AEW, Ford is an experienced tag team wrestler who has won multiple championships on the independent scene. In an interview with Women’s Pro Wrestling Weekly, she said she took inspiration from Japanese fighters when developing her style because she liked their “fire and aggression.”

Sumo, a Japanese belt-wrestling style, was a popular spectator sport under imperial patronage (710–1185). Originally a submission spectacle, sumo became highly ritualized as a toppling match with victory coming also from the forcing of an opponent out of a 12-foot (4-metre) circle. By the 17th century sumo wrestling had became a professional sport in Japan. From the samurai martial art jujitsu, judo, the other prominent Japanese wrestling style, was derived in the 19th century and became an international sport in the second half of the 20th century.

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many entertainment businesses to shut down, either temporarily or permanently. However, in this COVID-19 crisis, two premier pro wrestling entities have kept airing fresh content every week. One of the two pro wrestling giants is WWE as the company has managed to find a way to work around the situation. In all these years of storytelling, WWE has seldom failed to provide us with unique stories, moments, and facts – and we love these tidbits. For instance, the fact that WrestleMania 16 (2000) had no men’s singles match has always fascinated me. Read even more details at WWE Stars news.

The Enigma’s high flying style had made him one of WWE’s biggest breakout stars at the turn of the millennium From competing in the first ever tag team triple threat ladder match at Wrestlemania 2000 to forming Team Xtreme with Lita and brother Matt, Hardy became renown for his high-risk stunts. Throughout the decade, he soon enjoyed success as a singles competitor and rose to become a two-time world heavyweight and one time WWE champion.