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The Ascension (professional wrestling)
The Ascension: WWE tag team of Konnor (Ryan Parmeter) and Viktor (Rick Thompson), record-setting NXT Tag Team Champions (344 or 364 days), called up December 2014, later The Awakening on independents.
The Authority (professional wrestling)
The Authority, WWE heel stable (2013–2016) led by Triple H and Stephanie McMahon, successor to Vince McMahon's Corporation; pushed Randy Orton, feuded with Daniel Bryan, ousted at Survivor Series 2014, returned 2015.
The Barbarian (wrestler)
The Barbarian (wrestler) is the ring name of Sione Havea Vailahi, a Tongan professional wrestler born 1958; a former sumo wrestler, he starred as half of the Powers of Pain with The Warlord in the WWF and as the Faces of Fear with Meng in WCW.
The Beast in the East
The Beast in the East (Brock Lesnar: The Beast in the East Live from Tokyo) was a WWE Network special event on July 4, 2015 at Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo; the first WWE event broadcast live from Japan, where Finn Bálor won the NXT Championship from Kevin Owens.
The Beast Mortos
The Beast Mortos (born 1987), formerly Black Taurus, is a Mexican masked wrestler in AEW and ROH and La Facción Ingobernable; AAA owns the Black Taurus character rights, forcing the 2024 rename, and he is a former ROH World Tag Team Champion with Sammy Guevara.
The Bella Twins
The Bella Twins, the tag team of identical twins Nikki and Brie Bella, are WWE wrestlers known for Twin Magic and both holding the Divas Championship.
The Bloodline (professional wrestling)
The Bloodline is a villainous stable in WWE professional wrestling, formed in 2020 around Roman Reigns, Paul Heyman, and Jey Uso of the real-life Anoaʻi wrestling family.
The Blue Meanie
The Blue Meanie is the ring name of Brian Heffron, an American comedy wrestler from Philadelphia, ECW's Blue World Order (Da Blue Guy), WWE 1998-2000, known for the Meaniesault and the 2005 JBL incident.
The Boogeyman (wrestler)
The Boogeyman (wrestler) is the horror-themed WWE ring persona of Martin 'Marty' Wright (born 1964), a Tough Enough hopeful who debuted in 2005, ate live worms, beat Booker T and Sharmell at WrestleMania 22, and now works as a WWE Ambassador.
The Book of Five Rings (五輪書)
The Book of Five Rings (五輪書, Gorin no Sho) is Miyamoto Musashi's 1643–1645 treatise on strategy in five scrolls, Ground, Water, Fire, Wind, Void; the title is a later convention and no autograph manuscript survives.
The Bushwhackers
The Bushwhackers, also known as the Sheepherders, were a New Zealand professional wrestling tag team of Butch Miller and Luke Williams, inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2015.
The Culling (professional wrestling)
The Culling: WWE villainous stable on the NXT brand, led by Shawn Spears with Niko Vance and Izzi Dame; named March 12, 2025 after a trademark filing; later included Tatum Paxley, whom the group betrayed in November 2025.
The D'Angelo Family
The D'Angelo Family, also known as The Family, was a professional wrestling stable in WWE's NXT brand, led by Tony D'Angelo as the mafia-styled "Don of NXT" from 2022 to 2025.
The Dark Order
The Dark Order is a cult-like AEW wrestling stable since 2019 whose masked members use numbered aliases and follow a leader addressed as "The Exalted One."
The Elegance Brand
The Elegance Brand, a TNA Wrestling heel stable led by Ash by Elegance (ex-Dana Brooke) with Heather, M, Mr. Elegance, and The Personal Concierge; formed 2024, Knockouts Tag Team Champions since January 2026.
The Elite (professional wrestling)
The Elite: professional wrestling stable of Kenny Omega and the Young Bucks, ex-Bullet Club, founding AEW acts and two-time AEW World Trios Champions; once included Cody, Hangman Page, Okada, and Jack Perry.
The Fabulous Moolah
The Fabulous Moolah (Mary Lillian Ellison, 1923–2007), American wrestler who held the WWE Women's Championship a record 10,170 days (1956–1984), first woman in the WWE Hall of Fame, later controversial over exploitation allegations.
The Four Horsemen (professional wrestling)
The Four Horsemen, NWA/WCW heel stable formed January 1986 by Ric Flair, Arn and Ole Anderson, and Tully Blanchard with manager J.J. Dillon; held every major NWA title in 1988 and entered the WWE Hall of Fame in 2012.
The French Angel
The French Angel, ring name of Maurice Tillet (1903-1954), a Russian-born French wrestler with acromegaly; 1940s box-office draw, Boston AWA World Heavyweight Champion 1940-1942, Shrek resemblance unconfirmed.
The Godfather (wrestler)
Charles Wright, best known as The Godfather, is an American professional wrestler whose pimp character, with the catchphrase "Pimpin' ain't easy," made him one of the WWF Attitude Era's most popular attractions.
The Great American Bash
The Great American Bash, created by Dusty Rhodes in 1985 for Jim Crockett Promotions/NWA and later WCW and WWE, is a summer wrestling event series spanning 28 editions from 1985 to NXT's 2025 revival.
The Great Gama (غلام محمد بخش)
The Great Gama (غلام محمد بخش), Ghulam Mohammad Baksh Butt, 1878-1960, undefeated Punjabi pehlwani wrestler, Rustam-e-Hind, drew Zbyszko in London 1910, last bout 1929.
The Great Khali (दलीप सिंह राणा)
The Great Khali (दलीप सिंह राणा), Dalip Singh Rana, born 1972, Indian 7'1" wrestler; 2007 WWE World Heavyweight Champion, 2021 Hall of Famer, CWE founder, retired 2026.
The Green Regime
The Green Regime was a villainous WWE wrestling stable led by Chelsea Green, with Piper Niven and Alba Fyre as her bodyguards, active from 2025 to 2026.
The Headbangers
The Headbangers were a professional wrestling tag team of Mosh and Thrasher in the WWF, known for their heavy-metal gimmick and a 1997 tag title reign.
The Honky Tonk Man
The Honky Tonk Man (Wayne Farris), Elvis-impersonator wrestler of 1980s WWF/WWE and WCW; longest-reigning Intercontinental Champion at 454 days (1987-1988), lost to Ultimate Warrior at SummerSlam 1988, 2019 WWE Hall of Fame inductee.
The Horror Show at Extreme Rules
The Horror Show at Extreme Rules, WWE pay-per-view of July 19, 2020 at the WWE Performance Center, Orlando; horror-themed card with the Wyatt Swamp Fight, Eye for an Eye match, and controversial finishes.
The IIconics
The IIconics: WWE tag team of Billie Kay and Peyton Royce, WrestleMania 35 Women's Tag Team Champions, later The IInspiration in Impact/TNA, first team to hold tag gold in both WWE and TNA.
The Invasion (professional wrestling)
The Invasion (2001): WWF storyline, March-November 2001, in which WCW and ECW wrestlers merged as The Alliance to fight the WWF after Vince McMahon bought WCW; ended at Survivor Series 2001.
The Iron Sheik (حسین خسرو علی وزیری)
The Iron Sheik (حسین خسرو علی وزیری), born Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, was an Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler and WWF villain who won the WWF title in 1983, lost it to Hulk Hogan, and later became a social media star; died June 7, 2023.