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Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Wrestling at the 2016 Rio Olympics: 18 events (Greco-Roman, men's and women's freestyle, six weights each), 14–21 August, under post-2013 reformed rules; Russia led with 9 medals, Japan 4 golds.
Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Paris, 5-11 August 2024, Grand Palais Éphémère; 18 events, 291 wrestlers from 63 countries; Japan won a record-modern gold haul, Mijain Lopez retired on the mat.
Wrestling at the Summer Olympics
Wrestling at the Summer Olympics, or Olympic wrestling, spans Greco-Roman, freestyle, and women's freestyle. On the program since 1896 except 1900, dropped and reinstated in 2013, with 18 medal events at LA 2028.
Wrestling mask
A wrestling mask is a fabric hood worn by a professional wrestler as part of a ring character, and the defining emblem of Mexican lucha libre.
Wrestling Revolver
Wrestling Revolver (Pro Wrestling REVOLVER) is an American independent wrestling promotion owned by Sami Callihan, started from Des Moines, Iowa, known for hardcore and intergender matches, five titles, and TrillerTV/IWTV streaming.
Wrestling weight classes
Wrestling weight classes are body-mass divisions ensuring evenly matched bouts. UWW runs 10 categories per style, 6 at the Olympics; NCAA uses 10 classes with 5% body fat minimum; high school uses 12-14 classes.
Wu Jingyu
Wu Jingyu (吴静钰), born 1987 in Jingdezhen, China, is a taekwondo athlete, double Olympic flyweight (−49 kg) champion at Beijing 2008 and London 2012, two-time world champion, and later Chinese Taekwondo Association vice president.
Wu Yu
Wu Yu (吴愉) is a Chinese boxer, born 1995 in Guizhou, who won women's 50 kg gold at Paris 2024, the 2023 world title at 52 kg, and the 2023 Asian Games title; distinct from a speed skater and a runner of the same name.
Wushu (武术) (sport)
Wushu (武术), also called kung fu, is the competitive Chinese martial art sport with taolu routines and sanda fighting, governed by the IWUF (founded 1990); official at Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics.
WWE
WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment), part of TKO Group Holdings with UFC since 2023, is the American pro wrestling media company behind Raw, SmackDown, NXT, and WrestleMania, now streaming on Netflix.
WWE 205 Live
WWE 205 Live: weekly cruiserweight wrestling show (205 lb limit), Nov 29 2016 to Feb 11 2022 on WWE Network/Peacock, born from the Cruiserweight Classic, replaced by NXT Level Up.
WWE 24/7 Championship
WWE 24/7 Championship: WWE wrestling title revealed by Mick Foley on May 20, 2019 Raw, defendable anytime anywhere with a referee present; first champion Titus O'Neil, final champion Nikki Cross, retired 2022.
WWE Backlash
WWE Backlash, also known as WWE WrestleMania Backlash, is a recurring professional wrestling event produced by WWE, first held in 1999 as the annual pay-per-view following WrestleMania.
WWE Bad Blood (2024)
WWE Bad Blood (2024) was a WWE Premium Live Event on October 5, 2024, at State Farm Arena, Atlanta, the fourth Bad Blood and first since 2004. CM Punk beat Drew McIntyre in Hell in a Cell; Rhodes and Reigns won the main event before The Rock returned.
WWE brand extension
WWE brand extension: the split of WWE's roster, titles, and storylines into Raw and SmackDown brands, first in 2002 (McMahon vs Flair draft), revived in 2016, reshaped by the 2024 draft and the $5 billion Netflix deal.
WWE Championship
The WWE Championship, currently Undisputed, is WWE's main men's world title. First awarded in 1963, it has been held by icons including Bret Hart and The Rock.
WWE Clash of Champions
WWE Clash of Champions was a professional wrestling pay-per-view series produced by WWE from 2016 to 2020, with four editions, each built around championship matches.
WWE Crown Jewel
WWE Crown Jewel: annual WWE premium live event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia since 2018 under the WWE–General Entertainment Authority Vision 2030 deal; 2025 held in Perth; Crown Jewel Championship introduced 2024; controversial over Khashoggi, women's exclusion, 2019 flight delay.
WWE Cruiserweight Championship (1996–2007)
The WWE Cruiserweight Championship (1996–2007), also known as the WCW Cruiserweight Title, was created by WCW in March 1996 and carried into WWE until 2007.
WWE Divas Championship
WWE Divas Championship, women's wrestling title 2008-2016, created by Vickie Guerrero on SmackDown; Michelle McCool first champion, AJ Lee longest reign 295 days, retired at WrestleMania 32 for the new Women's Championship.
WWE Elimination Chamber
WWE Elimination Chamber: a six-person steel-chain cage match debuted at Survivor Series 2002, and the annual WWE premium live event around it, held since 2010 (replacing No Way Out), most recently February 28, 2026 at Chicago's United Center.
WWE European Championship
WWE European Championship, also WWF European Championship: a secondary WWE professional wrestling title active February 26, 1997 to July 22, 2002. First held by the British Bulldog in Berlin; retired by unification with the Intercontinental title under final champion Rob Van Dam.
WWE Evolution
WWE Evolution, WWE's all-women's pay-per-view; first held October 28, 2018 in Uniondale, NY as the first-ever all-women's PPV, revived as Evolution 2 on July 13, 2025 in Atlanta, where Naomi won the Women's World Title.
WWE Evolution (2025)
WWE Evolution (2025), the second all-women's WWE premium live event, held July 13, 2025 at State Farm Arena, Atlanta, seven years after the 2018 edition; Naomi cashed in Money in the Bank to win the Women's World Championship from IYO SKY and Rhea Ripley.
WWE Extreme Rules
WWE Extreme Rules, also tied to predecessor One Night Stand, is WWE's annual hardcore-themed pay-per-view first held June 7, 2009 in New Orleans, headlined by no-disqualification Extreme Rules Matches with weapons; 14 editions ran through 2022.
WWE Fastlane
WWE Fastlane is a recurring WWE professional wrestling event, first held February 22, 2015, annual through 2019, returning October 7, 2023 in Indianapolis with record viewership, gate, and sponsorship.
WWE Great Balls of Fire
WWE Great Balls of Fire, a 2017 Raw-brand pay-per-view held July 9 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas; the only event under that name. Brock Lesnar retained the Universal Championship against Samoa Joe; Strowman beat Reigns in an Ambulance Match.
WWE Hall of Fame
WWE Hall of Fame: WWE's honor roll for wrestlers and contributors, founded 1993 with posthumous inductee André the Giant, revived 2004 as an annual WrestleMania-weekend ceremony; 241 inductees as of 2025, plus Celebrity Wing, Legacy, Warrior Award, and Immortal Moment categories.
WWE Hall of Fame (2019)
WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2019, enshrined April 6, 2019 at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, before WrestleMania 35; headlined by D-Generation X, with Honky Tonk Man, Torrie Wilson, Harlem Heat, Hart Foundation, Brutus Beefcake, and Warrior Award recipient Sue Aitchison.
WWE Hall of Fame (2021)
WWE Hall of Fame (2021) was WWE's 2021 induction ceremony, streamed April 6, 2021, on Peacock and WWE Network without fans, honoring the postponed Class of 2020 and the Class of 2021, including Kane and The Great Khali.