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The top title for male wrestlers is the NXT Championship. It is held by first-time champion Oba Femi, who defeated Trick Williams in a triple threat match also involving Eddy Thorpe at NXT: New Year's Evil on January 7, 2025. [19] The secondary title for male wrestlers is the NXT North American Championship.
The NXT brand is for more advanced wrestlers in the developmental system who are prepping to be called up to the main roster. [9] Note - WWE (particularly NXT) has a partnership with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). As a result, TNA wrestlers may periodically appear on NXT programming, and vice versa.
Some reigns were held by champions using a ring name while others use their real name. Cody Rhodes is the current champion in his first reign. He won the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship (WWE and Universal Championships) by defeating Roman Reigns in a Bloodline Rules match at WrestleMania XL Night 2 on April 7, 2024, in Philadelphia ...
Ring name (Real name) Life Years active Promotion Managed Ref. Billy Sandow (Wilhelm Baumann) 1884–1972 1900s- circa 1920s National Wrestling Association: Ed "Strangler" Lewis, Billy Jenkins, Marin Plestina, Everett Marshall [1] Frank Smith (Francis Marion Smith) 1878–1933 1925–1933 National Wrestling Association: Jim Browning [1] [2 ...
Dalip Singh Rana (born 27 August 1972) is an Indian-born American [7] retired professional wrestler and wrestling promoter better known by his ring name The Great Khali. [8] He is best known for his tenure in WWE where he became the first Indian-born World Heavyweight Champion in history.
NWA Warzone Wrestling 14 Berwick, Victoria, Australia — — — Adam Pearce left the NWA and resigned as champion after the organization refused to allow him to defend the title in the concluding match of his seven-match series against Colt Cabana. The match did take place with Cabana winning, but both wrestlers refused the title in the ...
Ring name (Real name) Life Years active Location Promotion Ref. Dan Adams 1989–2010 Wichita, Kansas: Sunflower State Wrestling (1989–2010) [1] Billy Anderson: 1956– 1974– San Bernardino, California: Western States Wrestling Association (1988–1991) Empire Wrestling Federation (1996–) [1] Ole Anderson: 1942–2024 1967–1993 Atlanta ...
National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) is an American professional wrestling promotion operating via its parent company Lightning One, Inc. [1] Title reigns are either determined by professional wrestling matches or are awarded to a wrestler, as a result of the culmination of various scripted storylines, [2] following is correct as of February 5, 2025.