The Wrestling Observer Newsletter (WON) is a newsletter that covers professional wrestling and mixed martial arts.
Founded in print in 1982 by Dave Meltzer, the Wrestling Observer website merged with Bryan Alvarez's Figure Four Weekly website in 2008, becoming Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Issues are offered in print and digital. The newsletter is often considered the first "dirt sheet", which is a wrestling publication which covers the art from a real-life perspective.[1]
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By year
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1980s boom
Black Saturday
1994 NWA World Title Tournament
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2000 All Japan Pro Wrestling mass exodus
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Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
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Others
Notable people
Early 20th Century
George Hackenschmidt
The Great Gama
Frank Gotch
Billy Sandow
Toots Mondt
Ed Lewis
Jack Pfefer
Jim Londos
Salvador Lutteroth
Lou Thesz
Mid 20th Century
Gorgeous George
El Santo
Sam Muchnick
Mildred Burke
The Fabulous Moolah
Blue Demon
Verne Gagne
Karl Gotch
Rikidōzan
Stu Hart
Bruno Sammartino
1970s and 1980s
Terry Funk
Harley Race
Gordon Solie
Antonio Inoki
Giant Baba
Mil Máscaras
André the Giant
Carlos Colón
Dusty Rhodes
Ric Flair
Jim Crockett Jr.
Big Daddy
Vince McMahon
Dynamite Kid
Satoru "Tiger Mask" Sayama
Hulk Hogan
Randy Savage
Hisashi Shinma
Akira Maeda
1990s
Ted Turner
Sting
The Great Muta
The Undertaker
Jim Ross
Mitsuharu Misawa
Kenta Kobashi
Toshiaki Kawada
Atsushi Onita
Antonio Peña
Eric Bischoff
Paul Heyman
Jim Cornette
Bret Hart
Shawn Michaels
Kevin Nash
Scott Hall
Vince Russo
Stone Cold Steve Austin
The Rock
Paul "Triple H" Levesque
2000s
Chris Jericho
Jeff Jarrett
Eddie Guerrero
Rey Mysterio
Brock Lesnar
John Cena
Hiroshi Tanahashi
Místico
2010s and 2020s
CM Punk
Bryan Danielson
Roman Reigns
Kazuchika Okada
Kenny Omega
Tony Khan
Nick Khan
Cody Rhodes
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Sculpture
Ten-bell salute
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Wrestling personalities in politics
Zubaz
Media outlets
Botchamania
Box y Lucha
Dark Side of the Ring
Fighting Spirit Magazine
Live Audio Wrestling
OSW Review
Power Slam
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Súper Luchas
Wrestling Observer Newsletter
Controversies
Animals in professional wrestling
Chris Benoit double-murder and suicide
Death of Owen Hart
Mass Transit incident
Montreal Screwjob
Murder of Bruiser Brody
Murder of Rikidōzan
Premature deaths
Speaking Out
United States v. McMahon
Vince McMahon sexual trafficking scandal
WWE–Saudi Arabia relationship
Lists
Attendance records
Championships
Matches rated 5 or more stars by Dave Meltzer
Moves
Promotions
Rivalries
Rosters
TV shows
Wrestling families
Related topics
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Comparison of professional wrestling and mixed martial arts
Martial arts
Mock combat
Pankration
Sport wrestling
Amateur
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Shoot
Submission
Lancashire
Luta Livre
Pehlwani
Stage combat
Theatre
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