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Smash (wrestler)
Smash is the ring name of Barry Allen Darsow (born 1959), American wrestler, one half of Demolition with Ax; three-time WWF World Tag Team Champion, also Krusher Khruschev, Repo Man, Blacktop Bully; WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2026.
Smith Hart
Smith Hart, born Smith Stewart Hart (1948–2017), was a Canadian-American professional wrestler, promoter, and trainer, eldest of Stu and Helen Hart's twelve children, brother of Bret and Owen.
Smoky Mountain Wrestling
Smoky Mountain Wrestling (SMW) was a professional wrestling promotion founded by Jim Cornette and financed by Rick Rubin, running Appalachian shows from 1991 until its closure in December 1995.
Sofia Tsolakidou
Sofia Tsolakidou (Σοφία Τσολακίδου), Greek kickboxer born 2006 in Athens; 7th Krush women's flyweight (−52 kg) champion and WAKO-Pro Mediterranean −55 kg champion; 2024 WAKO European K-1 −56 kg gold; not the chess player Stavroula Tsolakidou.
Sofiya Pozdnyakova
Sofiya Pozdnyakova (София Позднякова, born 1997, Novosibirsk) is a Russian sabre fencer, daughter of Stanislav Pozdnyakov, who won individual and team sabre gold at Tokyo 2020 for ROC.
Sofya Velikaya
Sofya Velikaya (Софья Александровна Великая), born 1985 in Almaty, Russian sabre fencer; two-time Olympic team sabre champion (2016, 2020), three-time individual Olympic silver medallist, eight-time world champion, first woman to win Olympic team sabre gold twice.
Solo Sikoa
Solo Sikoa (Joseph Yokozuna Fatu, born 1993) is a WWE Raw wrestler, son of Rikishi, brother of The Usos, cousin of Roman Reigns; Bloodline enforcer, MFT leader, US and NXT North American Champion.
Somjit Jongjohor
Somjit Jongjohor (สมจิตร จงจอหอ), Thai flyweight boxer born 1975; 2008 Beijing Olympic gold medalist, 2003 world champion, 2007 world silver, Asian Games 2002 gold and 2006 silver; retired after 2008 to coach.
Somluck Kamsing
Somluck Kamsing (สมรักษ์ คำสิงห์), also Somrak Khamsing, Thai boxer born 1973 in Khon Kaen; won featherweight gold at Atlanta 1996 as Thailand's first Olympic champion, later actor, convicted in 2025.
Son Tae Jin
Son Tae Jin (손태진) is a South Korean former taekwondo athlete who won the men's featherweight gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics at age 20.
Song Dae Nam
Song Dae Nam (송대남), born 1979, is a South Korean judoka, 2012 London Olympic gold medalist in men's -90 kg, winning the final against Cuba's Asley González in golden score.
Song Yadong (宋亚东)
Song Yadong (宋亚东), "Kung Fu Kid", Chinese UFC bantamweight born 1997 in Heilongjiang; Team Alpha Male boxer, record 24-9-1; beat Cejudo, Figueiredo, and knocked out Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC Shanghai 2026.
Sonjay Dutt
Sonjay Dutt (Retesh Bhalla, born 1982, Washington D.C.) is an Indian-American pro wrestler, TNA X Division and GFW champion, MLW J-Cup winner, and now AEW Vice President of Production and Creative Coordination.
Sonny Liston
Sonny Liston (Charles Liston, 1932?–1970), American heavyweight boxing champion 1962–1964; beat Floyd Patterson by first-round knockout twice, lost twice to Muhammad Ali, learned boxing in prison, died mysteriously in Las Vegas.
Sonny Liston vs. Cassius Clay
Sonny Liston vs. Cassius Clay refers to two world heavyweight title fights, in 1964 and 1965, both won in upsets by Cassius Clay, the later Muhammad Ali.
Sonya Deville
Sonya Deville (Daria Rae Berenato, born 1993, Shamong Township, NJ) is an American pro wrestler and ex-MMA fighter ('The Jersey Devil'); 2015 Tough Enough finalist, WWE Women's Tag Team Champion with Chelsea Green, released by WWE in February 2025, now TNA's Daria Rae.
Soslan Andiyev
Soslan Andiyev (Сослан Петрович Андиев, 1952-2018), Soviet freestyle wrestler from Vladikavkaz; dominant super-heavyweight of the 1970s with Olympic golds 1976 and 1980, four world titles, and FILA Hall of Fame induction in 2006.
Soslan Ramonov
Soslan Ramonov (Сослан Людвикович Рамонов), born 1991 in Tskhinvali, is a retired Russian Ossetian freestyle wrestler, 2016 Rio Olympic champion and 2014 world champion at 65 kg, retired June 2022.
Southpaw stance
Southpaw stance: right hand and foot forward, left rear power hand, mirror of orthodox. Also the disputed baseball-vs-boxing etymology, prevalence (25% elite boxers, 17.4% MMA), contested advantage, and Hagler, Whitaker, Pacquiao.
Spike Dudley
Spike Dudley (Matthew Jonathan Hyson, b. 1970), also Little Spike Dudley and Brother Runt, retired American wrestler of ECW, WWE, and TNA, known as a 140-pound giant killer who took extreme bumps, later a MassMutual financial planner.
Sport jiu jitsu
Sport jiu jitsu: competitive jiu-jitsu under JJIF disciplines (Fighting, Duo, Ne-Waza) and sport Brazilian jiu-jitsu circuits (IBJJF, ADCC, AJP, SJJIF), with World Games and Asian Games participation.
Spring Stampede (1994)
Spring Stampede 1994, WCW's inaugural Spring Stampede pay-per-view, held April 17, 1994 at the Rosemont Horizon near Chicago; 12,200 fans; Flair vs. Steamboat double-pin main event, Sting wins the International title.
Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (ศรีสะเกษ ศ.รุ่งวิสัย)
Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (ศรีสะเกษ ศ.รุ่งวิสัย), born Wisaksil Wangek in 1986, is a Thai boxer, two-time WBC super flyweight champion famous for his 2017 majority-decision and fourth-round knockout wins over unbeaten Román González.
St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House
St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House (In Your House 27) was a WWF pay-per-view on February 14, 1999 at the Memphis Pyramid, Tennessee; attendance 19,028; main event steel cage Austin vs. McMahon with Big Show's WWF debut.
Stacy Keibler
Stacy Keibler (Stacy Ann-Marie Keibler, born 1979), Baltimore-born model, actress, and retired wrestler; WCW Nitro Girl "Skye"/Miss Hancock, WWE Diva who managed the Dudley Boyz, Dancing with the Stars finalist, and 2023 WWE Hall of Fame inductee.
Stamp Fairtex
Stamp Fairtex (Nadthawan Panthong, b. 1997, Rayong) is a Thai atomweight fighter and ONE Championship's first three-sport world champion, holding Muay Thai, kickboxing, and MMA titles; she vacated the MMA belt in 2025 after a knee injury and returned to competition in 2026.
Stan Hansen
Stan Hansen (John Stanley Hansen II, b. 1949), 'The Lariat,' American pro wrestler from Borger, Texas; broke Bruno Sammartino's neck in 1976, first foreigner to beat both Inoki and Giant Baba, four-time AJPW Triple Crown champion, WWE Hall of Fame 2016.
Stan Lane
Stan Lane (Wallace Stanfield Lane, born 1953), also known as Sweet Stan Lane, is a retired American wrestler trained by Ric Flair, famous for the Fabulous Ones and the Bobby Eaton Midnight Express, later a WWF announcer.
Stan Stasiak
Stan "The Man" Stasiak, born George Emile Stipich, was a Canadian professional wrestler known for the Heart Punch and a brief WWWF Heavyweight Championship reign in 1973.
Stanislaus Zbyszko
Stanislaus Zbyszko (Jan Stanisław Cyganiewicz, 1879-1967), Polish wrestler, three-time world heavyweight champion, drew with Gotch and Gama, staged the 1925 double cross, and acted in Night and the City.