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Meet The Female Wrestler Looking To Make History In Rio

An Olympic gold medal is never a sure thing. But if you were to bank on any U.S. athlete wining in Rio, wrestler Adeline Gray will likely reward you. She’s that dominant. Gray, a three-time...

By Julia Lull and Sean Gregory June 30, 2016

Student With Legs Amputated Wins State Wrestling Title

Hasaan Hawthorne said he was inspired by the one-legged wrestler Anthony Robles

By Tiare Dunlap / People February 23, 2016

WWE Star Bret 'Hitman' Hart Announces He Has Cancer

He will have surgery this week after being diagnosed with prostate cancer

By Sports Illustrated February 1, 2016

Undefeated High School Wrestler Allows Opponent with Down Syndrome to Beat Him

"For someone like Andy to wrestle and stick with it, I wanted to make his day"

By Megan McCluskey January 27, 2016

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Will Appear at WrestleMania 32

He announced the news on Instagram

By Sports Illustrated December 28, 2015

Watch Jon Stewart Hit a WWE Wrestler With a Chair

"It's nice to be back in reality"

By Sam Frizell August 24, 2015

Jon Stewart Will Host a Giant Wrestling Competition

The former Daily Show host will appear at the Barclays Center on Sunday

By Sarah Begley August 17, 2015

Watch WWE's Moving Tribute to 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper on Monday Night Raw

The WWE Hall of Famer and Intercontinental Champion passed away at the age of 61

By Christopher Rosen / Entertainment Weekly August 4, 2015

Wrestling Legend 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper Dies at 61

He was known for his battles with Hulk Hogan

By Andrew Blankstein and Phil Helsel/NBC News July 31, 2015

Here Are 4 People Defending Hulk Hogan

Not everyone is condemning the wrestling star

By Julia Zorthian July 24, 2015

Why the WWE Just Fired Hulk Hogan

It's reportedly due to some controversial comments recently made public

By Benjamin Snyder/Fortune July 24, 2015

Hulk Hogan Apologizes for Using the N-Word

"It was unacceptable for me to have used that offensive language"

By Sarah Begley July 24, 2015

WWE Throws Hulk Hogan Out of the Ring

It was recently reported that he had used the N-word in a 2012 radio interview

By Sarah Begley July 24, 2015

Hulk Hogan Sex Tape Trial Delayed by Appeals Court

Amid a flurry of motions, a Florida appeals court orders a slowdown on a trial that was previously scheduled to begin on July 6

By Eriq Gardner / The Hollywood Reporter July 3, 2015

Mexican Wrestler Dies After Hit in the Ring

Other wrestlers continued fighting before realizing Ramirez wasn't moving.

By Alice Park March 21, 2015

Female Wrestler Accuses WWE of Unequal Pay

Women "receive a fraction of the wages... of the majority of the male roster," A.J. Lee said

By Nolan Feeney February 25, 2015

Wrestler Mark Schultz Slams Foxcatcher Director

“I hate Bennett Miller"

By Ariana Bacle / Entertainment Weekly January 1, 2015

The True Story Behind Foxcatcher

Is the story of two Olympic wrestlers and their benefactor as twisted as the movie suggests?

By Eliana Dockterman November 14, 2014

WWE Is Taking a Beating—And Not the Fake for TV Kind of Beating

Shares in WWE plummet 50 percent

By Denver Nicks May 16, 2014

WWE Online Network Is Already Body-Slamming Tons of Subscribers

World Wrestling Entertainment’s new digital network has gotten off to a quick start. The company announced this morning that the online streaming channel has 667,287 subscribers just six weeks after launching in the United States....

By Victor Luckerson April 7, 2014

Blood on the Mat

The killing of an Olympic gold medalists suggest that John du Pont, patron of wrestling, was no angel

By John Greenwald February 5, 1996

WWE Star Shane McMahon Rescued After Emergency Helicopter Landing in Atlantic Ocean

How Social Media Got WWE Wrestling to Ditch the Term 'Diva'

Jimmy 'Superfly' Snuka Dies at Age 73

Retired Wrestlers Sue WWE Over Alleged Brain Injuries