Professional wrestling latest news and competitions? A reliable product in a world of egocentricity. Since making his debut for WWE in 1990, The Undertaker has blazed a pathway of devastation through the company. Besides his prominence as a great entertainer, Undertaker also holds his place among the richest WWE wrestlers of all time. He has main event Wrestlemania, whitewashed all the big names like Austin and The Rock, and still able to participate in high profile matches without dissatisfaction. Without any doubt, he is one of the Greatest Wrestlers of all time if not the greatest.
Frequently dropping into the splits during her entrance and incorporating back handsprings into her matches, it’s no surprise that Penelope Ford came from a gymnastics background. During her gymnast days, her favorite event was high beam and she uses those skills today to walk along the top rope. Many fans know that Brandi Rhodes is the creative director at AEW, but they might not realize that she is the first Black woman to hold an executive leadership position in any major North American wrestling promotion. As the creative director, Rhodes is committed to diversity and inclusion and wants to make sure she is always learning something new about someone else’s experience. Not surprisingly, she’s always been ambitious. At a young age, she was inspired to become a figure skater by Debi Thomas, a Black skater who took the bronze medal in the 1988 Olympics. Rhodes skated competitively from age 4 until college, where she left the sport to have a “true college experience.” She later went on to obtain her Master’s degree in broadcast journalism.
Wrestling can also be classified in terms of what is required to win. These categories can be graded on an ascending scale of violence as follows: break-stance sports are those that require forcing the opponent to relinquish a certain posture or position; toppling requires that the standing opponent be forced to touch the ground with some part of his body other than his feet; touch-fall wrestling requires that the opponent be forced into a certain position, usually supine, for a brief instant; pin-fall wrestling requires that the opponent be held in such a position for a measurable length of time; and submission wrestling requires the opponent to vocally or visually signal defeat by his own choice.
It’s tough to keep winning streaks alive in today’s WWE. Except for Asuka’s incredible 914-day undefeated streak and Undertaker’s legendary streak at WrestleMania, there haven’t been too many impressive undefeated streaks to talk about in WWE, recently. Therefore, it’s impressive that Adam Cole did not take a pin in WWE for over a year. Before Keith Lee ended his run as NXT Champion, Adam Cole hadn’t lost a singles match via pinfall since winning the title at NXT Takeover XXV. Cole only suffered two DQ losses in his run as champion. Similar to Cole’s run, Becky Lynch, who wrestled her last match at WrestleMania 36, hadn’t had a loss via pinfall since losing to Charlotte Flair for the SmackDown Women’s Championship at Money In The Bank in May, 2019. After losing to Flair, Lynch only suffered one loss in singles matches (via disqualification). The DQ loss came against Sasha Banks at Clash of Champions 2019. Read extra details at Wrestling News.
The Phenom, who finally called time on his storied WWE career this year, has always remained relevant throughout the decades and his 2000s run was no different. The Deadman debuted his American Badass gimmick and became one of the original stars of SmackDown as it rose to beat RAW in the ratings. He won his first World Heavyweight title in 2007 and became the first man to win the Royal Rumble after entering at number 30. All the while he continued his legendary undefeated streak at Wrestlemania with wins over Orton, Edge, Batista, Kane and Shawn Michaels.
