The first annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event taking place on March 31, 1985, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The show featured nine professional wrestling matches with the main event match pitting Hulk Hogan and Mr. T against Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff.
Carmen Electra presents a series of matches from the NWWL, including Annie Social vs. Trish the Dish, Ninja Chops vs. Kylie Electra, Cleopatra vs. Josianne the Pussycat, April Hunter vs. Melissa Coates and a championship match between reigning champion Kandi Smyth and NWWL newcomer Mandy Weaver.
When playing by the rules gets you nowhere, it's time to get extreme! Don't miss WWE World Champion Daniel Bryan when he defends his title against Kane in an Extreme Rules Match, John Cena battles Bray Wyatt in a Steel Cage and Evolution reunites to challenge The Shield in a Six Man Tag Match at WWE Extreme Rules, Sunday, May 4th at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Money in the Bank (2017) is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and WWE Network event produced by WWE for the SmackDown brand. It took place on June 18, 2017, at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri. It is the eighth event under the Money in the Bank chronology and the first to feature a Women's Money in the Bank ladder match.
Wrestle Kingdom 7 in Tokyo Dome was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), which took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on January 4, 2013, headlined by Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.
Into the Fire was a professional wrestling pay-per-view, scripted and produced by the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) that took place on December 14, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. The event takes its name from the 1984 heavy metal single, "Into the Fire" by the American band, Dokken, which was used as the theme song to NWA Power, the NWA's weekly wrestling show that debuted on October 8, 2019. In the main event Nick Aldis succefully defends the NWA World Heavyweight Championship against James Storm in a Two-out-of-three falls match. On the undercard Aron Stevens vs. Colt Cabana vs. Ricky Starks for the NWA National Championship. The NWA World Tag Team Champions, The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson), defend the championship against former champions The Wild Cards (Thomas Latimer and Royce Isaacs). The show featured four additional matches.
Battleground (2017) is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and WWE Network event produced by WWE for the SmackDown brand. It took place on July 23, 2017, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is the fifth event under the Battleground chronology.
SummerSlam 2024, also promoted as SummerSlam: Cleveland, was a professional wrestling event produced by WWE. It was the 37th annual SummerSlam and took place on Saturday, August 3, 2024, at Cleveland Browns Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio. The event aired via pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming and featured wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. This was the second SummerSlam event to emanate from Cleveland, after the 1996 event, which was held at the Gund Arena (now known as Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse). WWE wrestler and Cleveland area native The Miz served as the host of the event.
The 2023 Revolution is the upcoming fourth annual Revolution professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It will take place on March 5, 2023, at the Chase Center in San Francisco, California.
The documentary portrays the life and history of Mexican wrestlers who for various reasons have decided to participate in this contact sport characterizing exotic characters. The exotic refers to the strange, the mysterious, the weird, the unusual. Particularly in wrestling exotic style refers to refined athletes in their clothing, well groomed, with a very special walk, occasionally thin effeminate. Not rude, not technical, but not rare height or size, these mannered gladiators have represented a third option within the Mexican rings, some shamelessly displaying their sexual preference and thereby defying the homophobic, or secretly homophily, mood of the wrestling fans.
"619" isn't just San Diego's area code, it's WWE Superstar Rey Mysterio's signature move, recalling his hometown. Join Rey for this special journey from his humble "619" beginnings...to his days in WCW...to his high-flyin' WWE career. Rey takes us to Mexico, where he first began training. Get Rey's unique perspectives on his fiercest rivals in the business. For the first time anywhere, Rey's family members and WWE Superstars help profile the most acrobatic and unique performer in WWE today.
The story of one of St. Louis’ most popular and longest-running local programs, KPLR-TV's Wrestling at the Chase. For many St. Louisans, the Saturday night live broadcasts and Sunday morning repeats became must-see TV. It also helped make St. Louis one of the premiere cities for this unique brand of over-the-top entertainment. Relive the antics of Lou Thesz, Cowboy Bob Orton, Ted DiBiase, Dick the Bruiser, King Kong Brody, and others.
Following his infamous championship as part of a marketing stunt for the film Ready to Rumble, David Arquette is widely known as the most hated man in pro-wrestling worldwide. Nearly 20 years after he "won" the initial title, through ups and downs in his career, with his family, and with his struggles with addiction, David Arquette seeks redemption by returning to the ring...for real this time.
The 2023 edition of New Year Dash!! was an annual professional wrestling event held by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) on January 5, 2023, at Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan, the day after Wrestle Kingdom 17, headlined by the Tag Team Match Kazuchika Okada & Kenny Omega vs. United Empire (Aaron Henare & Jeff Cobb).
¡Que viva la lucha! is a 2007 film directed and produced by Gustavo Vazquez about Lucha libre in Tijuana, Mexico, considered to be a form of extreme lucha libre. The film follows Extreme Tiger, an up-and-coming professional luchador from Tijuana, on a journey that places him in a mask vs. hair match against Joe Líder. In addition, he follows other new talent, Angel Negro Jr. and Pancho Cachondo. In the process, the film also interviews other luchadores, promoters, commissioners, families, and fans who discuss the cultural significance of lucha libre as sport, ritual, and spectacle.
The story of WWF villain, Luna Vachon. Raised by a family of wrestling legends, wrestling was her first love. Reaching the peak of her fame in the 90s, Luna’s biggest hurdle was challenging the mainstream wrestling industry and their view on women at that time She aimed to be the biggest, baddest wrestling villain that ever lived. But despite her successes, both her stage persona and reality started to blur. The guilt of abandoning her two sons to pursue her dream job, being diagnosed as bipolar, abuse, and addiction would prove too much. While the crowd yelled out ‘Lunatic’ to her in-ring heel character, little did they know a dark cloud of mental health struggles plagued her in real-life.
The story of the one of the most distinctive and storied championships in the world of sports entertainment and the men who held it.
Triple X and America's Most Wanted settle their two year blood feud inside the dangerous and sadistic Six Sides of Steel where the losing team must disband. Features AJ Styles, Jeff Hardy, and Randy Savage vs. The Kings of Wrestling, plus Diamond Dallas Page vs. Raven from Orlando, FL.
Live from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, comes a Superstar-studded event without equal. At WWE Crown Jewel, history is made and champions are celebrated in front of the greatest audience in the world, the WWE Universe. WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns puts his title on the line against “The Beast Incarnate” Brock Lesnar. Edge competes against Seth Rollins inside Hell in a Cell. Becky Lynch defends the WWE Smackdown Women’s Championship in Triple Threat action against Bianca Belair and Sasha Banks. Goldberg looks to get revenge on “The All Mighty” Bobby Lashley in a No Holds Barred Match. Big E and Drew McIntyre collide for the WWE Championship. A new king and queen will be crowned in the finals of the King of the Ring and Queen’s Crown Tournament. Plus, more!
It is the one night of the year where Raw and SmackDown go head-to-head at Survivor Series as champions will collide and teams will do battle to determine who the ultimate survivors from each brand really are!