'WWF SmackDown' was released 20 years ago today. It was the perfect game for the perfect era of the then-World Wrestling Federation. To celebrate the newest flagship Thursday-night show of the WWF, ...

WWE changed its name from WWF 23 years ago today. That means it has now been called WWE longer than it was called WWF. WWE operated under the name WWF for 23 years from the spring of 1979 to the ...

Even smarks still have a soft spot for them. When the action figure market heated up in the 1980s, a number of companies were delivering very positive earnings reports to shareholders. Mattel made ...

With opponents ranging from his early nemesis and eventual ally Sgt. Slaughter to Hulk Hogan and even Antonio Inoki, there's just no denying that the late Iron Sheik was one of the greatest performers ...

If you haven’t heard of RetroMania Wrestling yet, perhaps this will get your attention: It is now officially the sequel to the beloved 1991 arcade game WWF WrestleFest. Let’s back up a bit, as ...

(AP) - The Iron Sheik, a former pro wrestler who relished playing a burly, bombastic villain in 1980s battles with some of the sport’s biggest stars and later became a popular Twitter personality, ...

World Wrestling Entertainment has been a driving force in pro wrestling for years. Initially led by Vince McMahon Sr., his son turned a territory brand into an international powerhouse. The name of ...

WWE Hall of Famer Pat Patterson died at age 79 following a battle with cancer. Patterson was the first WWE (then WWF) intercontinental champion, the inventor of the Royal Rumble and one of the most ...

WWF Wrestling Challenge was a professional wrestling television program produced by the World Wrestling Federation. It was syndicated weekly and aired from 1986 to 1995. The show became simply known ...

NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 28: WWF owner Vince McMahon attends the 76th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Herald Square November 28, 2002 in New York City. (Photo by Matthew Peyton/Getty Images) On ...