professional wrestling

John Cena's the bad guy in his final WrestleMania. Here's why that's a big deal

4:09am April 18, 2025

by A Martínez

John Cena could become WWE's most decorated world champion ever at WrestleMania this weekend. If he does it, it'll be as the bad guy – a role Cena hasn't played for most of his wrestling career.

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'Queen of The Ring' star Emily Bett Rickards on wrestling pioneer Mildred Burke

5:00am March 07, 2025

by A Martínez

In Ash Avildsen's new film Queen of The Ring, Emily Bett Rickards plays the role of Mildred Burke, a single mother who defied the odds in the 1930s to become the first million-dollar female athlete in the male-dominated world of professional wrestling.

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National

Sid Eudy, the professional wrestler known as 'Sid Vicious,' dies at 63

4:29am August 27, 2024

Eudy wrestled in several professional leagues over the course of his career, starred on teams such as The Skyscrapers and the Four Horsemen and won 2 WWE and WCW titles.

John Cena accepts the "SI Muhammad Ali Legacy Award" onstage at Sports Illustrated 2018 Sportsperson of the Year Awards Show on December 11, 2018.

John Cena sets a new Guinness World record by granting 650 Make-A-Wish wishes

5:00am September 27, 2022

by Matt Adams

Actor and WWE wrestling icon John Cena has just set a new Guinness World Record for granting 650 wishes through the Make-A-Wish foundation.

Melton is a pro wrestling fan and occasional referee at local matches in Charlotte, N.C.

Arts

When Wrestling Is 'Physical Theater,' Fans See Art In The Ring

9:46am November 14, 2017

Jeff Melton and his friend Adrian Rohr of Charlotte, N.C., are wrestling fans, a sport they love because it lifts their spirits by making them feel like the underdog sometimes can win.

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Linda McMahon, who twice ran for U.S. Senate in Connecticut, is Donald Trump's nominee to head the Small Business Administration.

Trump Tags Former Wrestling Magnate To Head Small Business Administration

7:34pm December 07, 2016

by Brakkton Booker

Linda McMahon is the co-founder of the pro-wrestling enterprise World Wrestling Entertainment. The Republican twice ran to become the first female U.S. senator for Connecticut, but lost both bids.

WWE chairman Vince McMahon (C) has his head shaved by Donald Trump (L) and Bobby Lashley (R) after losing a bet in the Battle of the Billionaires at the 2007 World Wrestling Entertainment's Wrestlemania in Detroit, Michigan.

4 Ways Donald Trump's Pro Wrestling Experience Is Like His Campaign Today

6:00am April 30, 2016

by Stephen Nessen

At least none of Trump's political opponents have been strapped down and had their heads shaved by him.