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This is a list of records held by wrestlers of professional sumo. Only performances in official tournaments or honbasho are included here. Since 1958, six honbasho have been held every year, giving wrestlers from the modern era more opportunities to accumulate championships and wins. Before this, tournaments were held less frequently; sometimes ...
Ric Flair is a six-time winner of the category. The PWI Wrestler of the Year award recognizes the best professional wrestler of the year.Ric Flair has won the award a record six times, and remains the only wrestler with more than three wins; he also established the record for most consecutive wins with three from 1984 to 1986, with AJ Styles later tying that record in 2016-2018.
The following is a list of professional wrestling attendance records.The highest number of events on the list have been promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), the largest professional wrestling promotion in Japan.
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Top 10 most-attended shows in the 1940s No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s) 1. MBA: Antonino Rocca vs. Gene Stanlee December 12, 1949: New York City, New York: Madison Square Garden: 17,854 Antonino Rocca vs. Gene Stanlee [113] 2. TPSE: Bill Longson vs. Buddy Rogers April 12, 1946: St. Louis, Missouri: Kiel Auditorium ...
Most Popular Wrestler of the Year; Most Hated Wrestler of the Year; Comeback of the Year; Most Improved Wrestler of the Year; Inspirational Wrestler of the Year; Rookie of the Year; Woman of the Year; Lifetime Achievement; Defunct Midget Wrestler of the Year; Manager of the Year; Announcer of the Year; 1972–present Wrestling Observer ...
Top 10 most-attended shows in the 1970s No. Promotion Event Location Venue Attendance Main Event(s) 1. WWWF: Showdown at Shea June 25, 1976: New York City, New York: Shea Stadium: 32,000 Antonio Inoki vs. Muhammad Ali fought in a Boxer vs. Wrestler match [51] 2. WWWF: Billy Graham vs. Bruno Sammartino June 27, 1977: New York City, New York ...
This is a list of all sumo wrestlers who have reached the sport's highest rank of yokozuna. It was not recorded on the banzuke until 1890 and was not officially recognised as sumo's highest rank until 1909. Until then, yokozuna was merely a licence given to certain ōzeki to perform the dohyō-iri ceremony.