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Dark Side of the Ring
Dark Side of the Ring, VICE TV docuseries by Evan Husney and Jason Eisener since April 2019, examines tragic wrestling stories like Bruiser Brody, the Von Erichs, Benoit, and Owen Hart.
Darren Elkins
Darren "The Damage" Elkins (born 1984), American UFC featherweight from Portage, Indiana; 29-13 pro, 19-12 UFC over 31 bouts from 2010; retired August 8, 2026 after a 35-second TKO loss to Yadier del Valle.
Darren Till
Darren Till, "The Gorilla" (born 1992), English MMA fighter and boxer from Liverpool; former UFC welterweight title challenger (18-5-1 record) who later fought in Misfits Boxing and BKFC.
Dave Bautista
Dave Bautista (David Michael Bautista Jr., born 1969), ring name Batista, "The Animal": six-time WWE world champion and two-time Royal Rumble winner who retired in 2019 and became an actor, known as Drax in Guardians of the Galaxy, in Dune, Spectre, and as Kratos in Amazon's God of War series.
Dave Carstens
Dave Carstens (David Krynauw Enslin Carstens), South African boxer, 1932 Los Angeles Olympics light-heavyweight gold medalist; professional 1932-39 with 11 wins, 12 losses, 2 draws; died 1955.
Dave Finlay Sr.
Dave Finlay Sr., born David Finlay in 1936, is a Northern Irish retired professional wrestler, promoter, and amateur coach, father and trainer of WWE star Fit Finlay.
Dave Schultz (amateur wrestler)
Dave Schultz (1959-1996), American freestyle wrestler, 1984 Olympic and 1983 World welterweight champion, 1982 NCAA titleist for Oklahoma; murdered by John du Pont at Team Foxcatcher while training for the 1996 Olympics.
Davey Boy Smith
Davey Boy Smith (1962-2002), "The British Bulldog", English wrestler; British Bulldogs tag team with Dynamite Kid, SummerSlam 1992 Wembley IC title win over Bret Hart, first WWE European Champion, WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2020.
Davey Boy Smith Jr.
Davey Boy Smith Jr. (Harry Francis Smith, born 1986), Canadian wrestler, son of the British Bulldog and Diana Hart. Hart Dynasty WWE tag champion; 3x IWGP, 2x GHC, 3x NWA, 2x MLW tag champion; AJPW Triple Crown winner, now with All Japan.
Davey Richards
Davey Richards, real name Wesley David Richards, is an American professional wrestler, born 1983 in Othello, Washington, best known for Ring of Honor and TNA.
David Benavidez
David Benavidez, "El Bandera Roja" or "The Mexican Monster", is an undefeated American boxer (32-0, 26 KOs) from Phoenix and a three-weight world champion: WBC super middleweight, WBC light heavyweight, and WBA/WBO cruiserweight titles.
David Branch (fighter)
David Branch (born 1981) is an American retired middleweight MMA fighter, 22-7, first two-division WSOF champion (middleweight and light heavyweight), UFC veteran at 4-5, later signed to ONE Championship.
David Douillet
David Douillet, born 1969 in Rouen, French heavyweight judoka, double Olympic champion (Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000), four-time world champion 1993–1997, later French Sports Minister 2011–2012.
David Finlay (wrestler)
David Finlay (David Stephen Finlay III, born 1993, Hannover, Germany), fourth-generation wrestler, son of Fit Finlay; Bullet Club War Dogs leader, two-time IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion, 2025 New Japan Cup winner, now AEW's The Dogs.
David Flair
David Flair, born David Richard Fliehr in 1979, is an American professional wrestler best known for WCW, where he won the United States and World Tag Team Championships.
David Haye
David Haye, "The Hayemaker" (born 1980, Bermondsey, London), British two-weight world champion boxer who unified the cruiserweight titles in 2008 and won the WBA heavyweight title from Nikolai Valuev in 2009; retired 2018, record 28-4 with 26 KOs.
David Lemieux (boxer)
David Lemieux is a Canadian former professional boxer from Montreal who competed from 2007 to 2022, won the IBF middleweight title in 2015, and was known for a high knockout rate.
David Martínez (fighter)
David "Black Spartan" Martinez (Miguel David Martinez Aceves, born 1998), Mexican UFC bantamweight, Bonebreakers MMA; 15-1 record, 4-0 UFC, ranked #9, wins over Font, Vera, and Ige; also a UNAM physician and 2022 World Games kickboxer.
David Mundell (fighter)
David "Redneck" Mundell (born 1991) is an American bare-knuckle boxer and former BKFC middleweight champion, 10-3 in BKFC, who earlier fought MMA at 10-5 in Bellator, CFFC, and Titan FC; he lost the title to Jack Cullen at BKFC 94 in 2026.
David Musulbes
David Musulbes (Давид Мусульбес), born 1972 in Vladikavkaz, Ossetian freestyle wrestler; 2000 Olympic gold for Russia, World champion 2001 and 2002, six-time European champion, and 2008 Olympic silver for Slovakia after doping upgrade.
David Nagy
David Nagy (Nagy Dávid, born 1999) is a Hungarian right-handed épée fencer for Vasas SC who won team épée gold at Paris 2024, Hungary's first men's épée team Olympic title in 52 years.
David Onama
David Onama (born 1994) is a Ugandan UFC featherweight at Factory X, 14-3 pro, 6-3 in the UFC; only Ugandan on the roster, lost to Steve Garcia by first-round TKO in November 2025.
David Otunga
David Otunga, American lawyer and former WWE wrestler (2009–2019); Harvard Law graduate, ex-Sidley Austin attorney, "I Love New York 2" contestant, Nexus member, two-time WWE Tag Team Champion, actor in "The Call."
David Picasso
David Picasso, born Alan David Picasso Romero, is a Mexican boxer from Naucalpan who challenged Naoya Inoue for the undisputed super bantamweight title in 2025.
David Price (boxer)
David Price (born 1983, Liverpool) is a retired British heavyweight, 2006 Commonwealth Games gold medalist and 2008 Olympic bronze medalist, former British and Commonwealth champion, 25-7 (20 KOs) as a professional.
David Reid
David Terrell Reid, "The American Dream" (born 1973, Philadelphia), American boxer; 1996 Olympic light-middleweight gold and WBA super-welterweight champion 1999–2000; retired 2001 at 17-2 after a detached retina.
David Sammartino
David Sammartino (David Bruno), son of champion Bruno Sammartino, is an American retired professional wrestler; debuted 1980 as Bruno Sammartino Jr., wrestled at WrestleMania I against Brutus Beefcake, and left WWF after a staged 1985 loss.
David Schultz (professional wrestler)
David "Dr. D" Schultz (James David Schultz, born 1955), American retired professional wrestler of the AWA, Stampede, and WWF; fired after slapping John Stossel on 20/20 in 1984; later a bounty hunter; distinct from Olympic wrestler Dave Schultz.
David Taylor (wrestler, born 1990)
David Taylor, "Magic Man" (born Dec. 5, 1990, Reno, Nevada), American freestyle wrestler: 2020 Olympic gold at 86 kg, world titles 2018, 2022, 2023, two NCAA titles and Hodge Trophies at Penn State, now Oklahoma State head coach.
David Tua
David Tua, known as "The Tuamanator", is a New Zealand former professional heavyweight boxer who won bronze at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and later challenged Lennox Lewis for the world heavyweight title.