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Ricky Ortiz
Ricky Ortiz, ring name of Richard Young (born 1975, Phoenix, Arizona), American retired pro wrestler and ex-XFL player; WWE 2008-2009 as Atlas Ortiz/Ricky Ortiz on ECW and SmackDown, 6-0 streak ended by Jack Swagger, released August 8, 2009.
Ricky Sosa
Ricky Sosa (also Ricky Star), Belgian professional wrestler born 2004, debuted 2021, former wXw European Champion, signed to TNA Wrestling in March 2026.
Ricky Starks
Ricky Starks, now Ricky Saints in WWE, American pro wrestler born 1990 in New Orleans; former NWA TV Champion, AEW FTW Champion, NXT and NXT North American Champion, SmackDown star.
Ricky Steamboat
Ricky Steamboat (Richard Blood, born 1953) is an American retired professional wrestler, "The Dragon," NWA World Heavyweight Champion 1989, WWF Intercontinental Champion via WrestleMania III win over Randy Savage, famous for the 1989 Ric Flair trilogy and 2009 WWE Hall of Fame induction.
Rico Constantino
Rico Constantino (Americo Sebastiano Costantino, born 1961), known as Rico, American wrestler and manager; American Gladiators champion, two-time WWE Tag Team Champion with Rikishi and Charlie Haas, released 2004, later Nevada police sergeant.
Rico Verhoeven
Rico Verhoeven, the King of Kickboxing, is a Dutch heavyweight kickboxer born 1989 who held GLORY's heavyweight title from 2013 to November 2025 with 13 defenses, then lost by TKO to Oleksandr Usyk in a 2026 WBC boxing title fight.
Ricochet (wrestler)
Ricochet (Trevor Mann), American high-flying pro wrestler; Prince Puma in Lucha Underground, WWE 2018-2024 (US, IC, NXT North American, first WWE Speed Champion), now AEW heel and AEW National Champion.
Riddick Bowe
Riddick Bowe (Big Daddy), American heavyweight boxer born 1967 in Brooklyn; 1988 Olympic silver medalist; undisputed heavyweight champion after beating Evander Holyfield in 1992; dumped WBC belt rather than fight Lennox Lewis; won Holyfield trilogy 2-1; IBHOF 2015.
Riddick Moss
Riddick Moss (Michael Carter Rallis, Mike Rallis, Madcap Moss), American wrestler, ex-Minnesota linebacker; WWE 2014-2023, 24/7 Champion, 2022 Andre the Giant Battle Royal winner, released September 2023.
Riho
Riho, also known as Riho-hime, is a Japanese professional wrestler from Shinagawa, Tokyo, best known as the inaugural AEW Women's World Champion from 2019 to 2020.
Rikidōzan (김신락)
Rikidōzan (김신락, 力道山), born Kim Sin-rak (1924–1963), was a Korean-born sumo wrestler turned professional wrestler who founded Japan's JWA in 1953, became puroresu's first star via an 87.0-rated 1957 Lou Thesz draw, and was later claimed by North Korean propaganda.
Rikishi (wrestler)
Rikishi, ring name of Solofa Fatu Jr., is an American professional wrestler of the Anoa'i family, known for the Stinkface and inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2015.
Rikishi (力士)
Rikishi (力士) is the Japanese term for professional sumo wrestlers registered with the Japan Sumo Association, ranked on the banzuke, living in stables, with sekitori privileges and documented health risks.
Riley Osborne
Riley Osborne is the ring name of Josh Terry, an English professional wrestler known for WWE's NXT and Evolve brands and his Shooting Star Press.
Ring name
Ring name: a professional wrestler's stage name for their character, central to kayfabe and branding; often trademarked by promotions like WWE, which typically own names created under contract, though performers like The Rock have reclaimed them.
Ring of Honor
Ring of Honor (ROH) is an American professional wrestling promotion founded in 2002, later owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group and acquired by Tony Khan in March 2022, known for its Code of Honor, Pure rules matches, and HonorClub streaming show.
Risako Kawai
Risako Kawai (川井梨紗子, later Kinjo), Japanese freestyle wrestler born 1994 in Ishikawa; two-time Olympic champion (Rio 2016 63 kg, Tokyo 2020 57 kg), four-time world champion, retired October 2025.
Ritu Phogat
Ritu Phogat, "The Indian Tigress" (born 1994, Balali, Haryana), Indian wrestler and ONE Championship MMA fighter; 2016 Commonwealth Wrestling gold, U23 Worlds silver; pro MMA record 7-5, 2021 atomweight Grand Prix finalist.
Rizin Fighting Federation
Rizin Fighting Federation (RIZIN FF), Japanese MMA promotion founded 2015 by ex-PRIDE president Nobuyuki Sakakibara; ring-based PRIDE-style rules, New Year's Eve flagship events, Bellator, BKFC, and PFL co-promotions.
Rizvan Kuniev (Ризван Куниев)
Rizvan Kuniev (Ризван Куниев), Russian UFC heavyweight born 1992 in Makhachkala, Dagestan; pro record 14-3-1, 1 NC, former PROFC and Eagle FC champion, wushu sanda background, UFC debut June 2025.
RJ City
RJ City (RJ Skinner, born 1988, Richmond Hill, Ontario) is a Canadian wrestler and AEW host of Hey! (EW), 2022-2025, 164 episodes; former WWE Network personality, indie champion, and creative contributor.
Road Dogg
Road Dogg (Brian James) is a retired American wrestler and 2019 WWE Hall of Famer, New Age Outlaws partner of Billy Gunn, DX member, five-time World Tag Team Champion, later SmackDown head writer.
Road to UFC Season 5
Road to UFC Season 5, the UFC's win-and-advance tournament for Asia-Pacific prospects, ran opening rounds in Macau (May 28-29, 2026) and semifinals in Shanghai (August 28, 2026) across four divisions, with finals and UFC contracts pending in 2027.
Road Warrior Animal
Road Warrior Animal (Joseph Michael Laurinaitis, 1960-2020), American pro wrestler, half of the Road Warriors/Legion of Doom with Hawk; only duo to hold AWA, NWA, and WWE tag titles; WWE Hall of Fame 2011.
Road Warrior Hawk
Road Warrior Hawk, born Michael James Hegstrand, was an American professional wrestler, one half of the tag team The Road Warriors with Road Warrior Animal.
Roadblock (March 2016)
Roadblock (March 2016), also WWE Roadblock, was a WWE Network special on March 12, 2016 at Ricoh Coliseum, Toronto; Triple H retained the WWE World Heavyweight Championship against Dean Ambrose three weeks before WrestleMania 32.
Roadblock: End of the Line
Roadblock: End of the Line was a WWE Raw-exclusive pay-per-view held December 18, 2016, at PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh. Cesaro & Sheamus ended The New Day's 483-day tag title reign; Charlotte Flair beat Sasha Banks 3:2 in a 30-minute Iron Man Match; Kevin Owens retained the Universal Title by DQ.
Rob Conway
Rob Conway (Robert Thomas Conway Jr., born 1972) is an American professional wrestler, three-time WWE World Tag Team Champion with La Résistance and two-time NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion, now a part-time independent wrestler.
Rob Font
Rob Font (Robert Spencer Font, born 1987) is an American UFC bantamweight boxer-style fighter, 22-10 pro, 12-9 in the UFC, former CES featherweight champion, notable for wins over Garbrandt and Moraes and never losing by KO.
Rob Van Dam
Rob Van Dam (RVD), ring name of Robert Alex Szatkowski (born 1970), is an American wrestler of ECW, WWE, and TNA who held the WWE and ECW Championships simultaneously in 2006 and entered the WWE Hall of Fame in 2021.