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David Von Erich
David Von Erich (David Alan Adkisson, 1958-1984), 'The Yellow Rose of Texas,' WCCW wrestler, second Von Erich son; died at 25 in Tokyo, officially of acute enteritis, honored by the 1984 Parade of Champions.
Davit Chakvetadze
Davit Chakvetadze (Давит Чакветадзе, დავით ჩაკვეტაძე), born 1992 in Kutaisi, is a Georgian-born Russian Greco-Roman wrestler, 2016 Rio Olympic champion at 85 kg and 2015 European Games gold medalist.
Davit Gobejishvili
Davit Gobejishvili (დავით გობეჯიშვილი, born 1963) is a Georgian super-heavyweight freestyle wrestler, 1988 Seoul Olympic champion for the USSR and 1992 Barcelona bronze medalist for the Unified Team, twice world champion (1985, 1990).
Davit Khakhaleishvili
Davit Khakhaleishvili (დავით ხახალეიშვილი), Georgian heavyweight judoka, 1971-2021; Olympic +95 kg gold at Barcelona 1992 for the Unified Team, beating Naoya Ogawa; three European titles; disqualified at Atlanta 1996 for missing the weigh-in.
Davor Stefanek
Davor Štefanek (Давор Штефанек), born 1985 in Subotica, is a Serbian Greco-Roman wrestler who won the 66 kg gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Dawn Marie Psaltis
Dawn Marie Psaltis (born 1970, Rahway, New Jersey), ring name Dawn Marie, American retired wrestler and valet of ECW (1998–2001) and WWE (2002–2005); later a New Jersey nurse and Wrestlers Rescue founder.
Dax Harwood
Dax Harwood (David Michael Harwood, born 1984), also known as Scott Dawson and KC McKnight, is an American pro wrestler; one half of FTR with Cash Wheeler, first WWE Tag Team Triple Crown winner, and a multi-promotion AEW, ROH, IWGP, and AAA tag champion.
DDT (professional wrestling)
The DDT is a professional wrestling move that drives an opponent's head into the mat, credited to Jake "The Snake" Roberts and named for the banned pesticide.
Dean Malenko
Dean Malenko, American retired professional wrestler born Tampa, Florida, 1960, son of Boris Malenko; nicknamed The Iceman and The Man of 1,000 Holds; champion in ECW, WCW, and WWE, later a WWE producer and trainer.
Death Before Dishonor (2026)
ROH Death Before Dishonor 2026, the 23rd Death Before Dishonor, was a Ring of Honor pay-per-view on August 21, 2026 at Philadelphia's 2300 Arena on HonorClub; Bandido and Athena retained world titles, Lethal Twist and Action Andretti won championships.
Debra Marshall
Debra Gale Marshall (born 1960) is an American retired wrestling manager and valet, Queen Debra in WCW (1995–1998) and Debra in WWF (1998–2002), 1999 WWF Women's Champion and PWI Manager of the Year, later a New Orleans Victim Witness Coordinator.
DEFY Wrestling
DEFY Wrestling, Seattle-based independent pro wrestling promotion founded 2017 by Matt Farmer and Jim Perry; home venue Historic Washington Hall; merged with PROGRESS Wrestling 2024; titles include DEFY World and Womens Championships.
Deiveson Figueiredo
Deiveson Figueiredo, Brazilian UFC bantamweight and former two-time UFC Flyweight Champion (first Brazilian to win the flyweight title), known for his four-fight Brandon Moreno rivalry, record 25-8-1, and 2023 move to 135 lb.
Delfine Persoon
Delfine Persoon, Belgian boxer (born 1985), WBC female lightweight champion 2014-2019 with nine defenses, lost two famous fights to Katie Taylor, also IBF lightweight titlist, worked as a police officer.
Demetrious Johnson
Demetrious "Mighty Mouse" Johnson, American retired MMA fighter; inaugural UFC flyweight champion with a record 11 title defenses, later ONE flyweight champion; retired 2024; UFC Hall of Fame Class of 2026.
Demetrius Andrade
Demetrius "Boo Boo" Andrade, American southpaw boxer born 1988 in Providence, Rhode Island; 2007 amateur world champion and 2008 US Olympian; WBO junior middleweight and WBO middleweight world champion; first loss to David Benavidez, RTD 6, November 2023.
Demian Maia
Demian Maia, Brazilian BJJ black belt and retired UFC fighter from São Paulo; middleweight and welterweight title challenger; retired with most UFC wins by a Brazilian and second-most submissions in UFC history.
Demolition (professional wrestling)
Demolition: WWF (WWE) tag team of Ax (Bill Eadie), Smash (Barry Darsow), later Crush (Brian Adams); three-time WWF World Tag Team Champions with a record 478-day first reign, 698 combined days, WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2026.
Denis Goltsov (Денис Александрович Гольцов)
Denis Goltsov (Денис Александрович Гольцов), "The Russian Bogatyr", Russian heavyweight MMA fighter born 1990, 37-9, 2024 PFL Heavyweight World Champion, 2023 PFL finalist, two-time combat sambo world champion.
Dennis Alexio
Dennis Alexio, born Dennis Raymond Dick, is an American former professional kickboxer who competed from about 1980 to 1999, won 16 championship belts, and appeared in the 1989 film Kickboxer.
Dennis Bermudez
Dennis "The Menace" Bermudez (born 1986), American featherweight MMA fighter, TUF 14 runner-up to Diego Brandao, seven-fight UFC win streak, wins over Holloway and Guida, retired 18-9 in 2018.
Dennis Siver
Dennis Siver (born 1979, Omsk, Russia) is a German retired MMA fighter, first German in the UFC, 23-11-0 1 NC, UFC 12-8-0 1 NC, known for his spinning back kick and wins over Sotiropoulos and B.J. Penn.
Deonna Purrazzo
Deonna Purrazzo (The Virtuosa), American professional wrestler born 1994, former WWE NXT talent, three-time TNA Knockouts Champion, and inaugural ROH Women's Pure Champion signed to AEW/ROH.
Deontay Wilder
Deontay Wilder, "The Bronze Bomber" (born 1985, Tuscaloosa, Alabama), American heavyweight boxer, 2008 Olympic bronze medalist and former WBC heavyweight champion (2015-2020, 10 defenses), famed for right-hand knockout power; record 45-4-1 with 43 KOs.
Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury
Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury: heavyweight boxing trilogy, 2018-2021. First fight split draw (115-111, 114-112, 113-113), Fury won rematches by TKO7 (2020) and KO11 (2021).
Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury II
Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury II, the February 22, 2020 Las Vegas rematch, saw Fury stop WBC champion Wilder by seventh-round TKO after their 2018 split draw, taking the heavyweight title.
Derek Brunson
Derek Brunson, "The One," American middleweight MMA fighter from Wilmington, NC; three-time DII All-American wrestler, 14-7 in the UFC (2012-2023), later signed with the PFL and beat Ray Cooper III in his 2023 debut.
Derek Chisora
Derek (Dereck) Chisora, nicknamed "War", Zimbabwe-born British heavyweight boxer, 36-14 (23 KOs) after 50 fights; British, Commonwealth and European titleholder, three-time world-title challenger, retired April 2026 then announced a comeback against Murat Gassiev.
Derek Chisora vs. Deontay Wilder
Derek Chisora vs. Deontay Wilder, also billed "100", was a 4 April 2026 heavyweight fight at London's O2 Arena, each man's 50th bout; Wilder won by split decision with an eighth-round knockdown in Chisora's billed farewell.
Derek Hinkey
Derek Hinkey (David Derek Hinkey, born 1980) is a Paiute-Shoshone actor and former pro boxer from Reno, Nevada; 9-3 record, then Red Feather in American Primeval and Shorty Bowlegs in Dark Winds.