Throughout its history, women have served in various onscreen roles in the American professional wrestling promotion WWE. In the 1990s, WWE introduced the term Diva to refer to its female performers, including wrestlers, managers or valets, backstage interviewers, or ring announcers.
A ladder match is a type of match in professional wrestling, most commonly one in which an item is hung above the ring, and the winner is the contestant who climbs a ladder and retrieves the item. The ladder itself becomes a key feature of the match, as wrestlers will use the ladder as a weapon to strike the opponent(s), as a launching pad for acrobatic attacks, and frequently these matches include impressive falls from the top of the ladder. There have been a few matches in which the hung item must be used in a special manner in order to win the match, such as striking the opponent with the item.
Matthew Kaye is an American professional wrestler, professional wrestling commentator, actor and former high school teacher, currently signed to Major League Wrestling, using the ring name Matt Striker. During his career he has worked for WWE, Impact Wrestling, Lucha Libre AAA World Wide, Lucha Underground and Major League Wrestling. Striker is currently working commentary for MLW Wrestling.
The Slammy Awards, also known as the Slammys, is a concept used by WWE, where awards, similar to the Academy and Grammy Awards, are given to professional wrestlers and other individuals within WWE, such as commentators and managers. Introduced in 1986, there have been 13 editions of the concept. The awards are a mixture of "serious" and "tongue-in-cheek". Winners of the award receive a statuette that depicts one wrestler holding another over his head.
Todd Clark Pettengill is a former American radio disc jockey who most recently worked for WPLJ 95.5 in the New York area. From 1993 to 1997, he also served as an on-screen backstage interviewer for the World Wrestling Federation.
Owen James Hart was a Canadian-American professional wrestler who worked for several promotions including Stampede Wrestling, New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). He received most of his success in the WWF, where he wrestled under both his own name and the ring names The Blue Angel and The Blue Blazer.
José Jorge Arriaga Rodríguez is an American professional wrestler currently working on the Mexican independent circuit, under the ring name Cinta de Oro. He is best known for his tenure in WWE, under the ring name Sin Cara, where he was the longest-tenured wrestler to use the persona.
Kanako Urai is a Japanese professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Asuka, as a member of Damage CTRL.
Karlee Leilani Perez is an American actress, model and retired professional wrestler. She is best known for her time in WWE under the ring name Maxine. She is also known for her appearances with Lucha Underground under the ring name Catrina between 2015 and 2016.
Masami Odate is a Japanese professional wrestler. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Iyo Sky. She is a member of Damage CTRL and a former two-time WWE Women's Tag Team Champion with fellow stablemate Dakota Kai, as well as a former Women's Money in the Bank contract holder and former WWE Women's Champion. She previously wrestled in WWE's developmental brand NXT under the ring name Io Shirai, where she was a former NXT Women's Champion and NXT Women's Tag Team Champion with Zoey Stark.
Emanuel Alejandro Rodriguez is a Mexican-American professional wrestler, currently performing under the ring name Samuray Del Sol. He is best known for his time in WWE, where he performed under the ring name Kalisto, as a member of both the Lucha Dragons and Lucha House Party.
Drew Gulak is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in WWE, where he was a former one-time WWE Cruiserweight Champion and eight-time WWE 24/7 Champion.
The Lucha Dragons were a professional wrestling tag team composed of Kalisto and Sin Cara. They previously wrestled in WWE's developmental territory NXT, where they were one-time NXT Tag Team Champions. Their name is a reference to their lucha libre style of wrestling. They won the NXT Tag Team Championship after defeating then champions The Ascension on September 11, 2014, at NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way.
Christopher James Dijak is an American professional wrestler. He is currently working on the independent circuit under the ring name Donovan Dijak. He is best known for his tenure in WWE, where he performed under the ring names Dominik Dijakovic, T-Bar, and Dijak.
1996 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
1993 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
1992 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
1990 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
1986 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
1989 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
