Lists of professional wrestling personnel
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Active
Male
- Batista (David Bautista)
- Shelton Benjamin
- Chris Benoit
- Christian (Jason Reso)
- Robert Conway
- Simon Dean (Mike Bucci)
- Edge (Adam Copeland)
- Ric Flair (Richard Fliehr)
- Sylvain Grenier
- Muhammad Hassan (Mark Magnus)
- Triple H (Paul Levesque)
- The Hurricane (Shane Helms)
- Chris Jericho (Chris Irvine)
- Kane (Glen Jacobs)
- Chris "The Masterpiece" Masters (Chris Mordetsky)
- Maven (Maven Huffman)
- Shawn Michaels (Michael Hickenbottom)
- Randy Orton
- William Regal (Darrin Matthews)
- Rhyno (Terry Gerin)
- Steven Richards (Michael Manna)
- Rosey (Matt Anoai)
- Gene Snitsky
- Tajiri (Yoshihiro Tajiri)
- Tyson Tomko (Travis Tomko)
- Val Venis (Sean Morley)
- Viscera (Nelson Frazier, Jr.)
Female
- Christy Hemme
- Molly Holly (Noreen Greenwald)
- Stacy Keibler
- Melina Perez
- Trish Stratus (Patricia Stratigias)
- Victoria (Lisa Marie Varon)
Commentators
- Jonathan Coachman (Heat/backstage on RAW)
- Todd Grisham (Heat//WWE Experience)
- Ivory (Lisa Moretti) (Heat/WWE Experience)
- Jerry "The King" Lawler (RAW)
- Jim Ross (RAW)
- Al Snow (Allen Sarven) (Heat)
Managers/Non-Wrestlers
Inactive
- Garrison Cade (Lance Cade) (injured; )
- Eugene (Nick Dinsmore) (injured; ruptured left patellar tendon, will be gone for several months)
- Mick Foley (Michael Francis Foley) (works sporadically for WWE, often promoting books he has authored or charitable causes such as "Smackdown Your Vote" - also appearing at selected Ring of Honor events.)
- Matt Hardy (injured; knee surgery)
- Mark Henry (injured; shoulder injury)
- Johnny Nitro (John Hennigan) (kayfabe: fired by Eric Bischoff, actually sent to OVW for seasoning)
- Lita (Amy Dumas) (injured; torn ACL, will be gone for several months)
- Christopher Nowinski (injured; post-concussion syndrome)
- The Rock (Dwayne Johnson) (continuing movie career)
Male
- Akio (James Yang)
- Kurt Angle
- Danny Basham (Danny Holly)
- Doug Basham
- John Cena
- The Big Show (Paul Wight)
- Spike Dudley (Matthew Hyson)
- René Duprée (René Goguen)
- Funaki (Shoichi Funaki)
- Chavo Guerrero (Chavo Guerrero, Jr.)
- Eddie Guerrero
- Charlie Haas
- Heidenreich (Jon Heidenreich)
- Hardcore Holly (Bob Howard)
- Scotty 2 Hotty (Scott Garland)
- Mark Jindrak
- Orlando Jordan
- Billy Kidman (Peter Gruner)
- John "Bradshaw" Layfield
- Paul London
- Shannon Moore
- Rey Mysterio (Óscar Gutiérrez)
- Nunzio (James Maritato)
- Daniel Puder
- Luther Reigns (Matt Wiese)
- Kenzo Suzuki
- Booker T (Booker Huffman)
- The Undertaker (Mark Callaway)
Female
Commentators
- Michael Cole (Sean Coulthard) (SmackDown!)
- Bill DeMott (William DeMott) (Velocity)
- Josh Mathews (Josh Lomberger) (Velocity)
- Tazz (Peter Senerca) (SmackDown!)
Managers/Non-Wrestlers
- Joy Giovanni
- Paul Heyman
- Theodore Long
- Michelle McCool (Michelle McCool-Alexander)
- Hiroko Suzuki
- Amy Weber
Inactive
- Jesus Aguilera (Aaron Aguilera) (injured; groin and neck, will be sent to OVW for seasoning)
- Carlito Caribbean Cool (Carly Colon) (injured; seperated shoulder)
- Bubba Ray Dudley (Mark Lamonica) (kayfabe: injured after a chokeslam by The Big Show through a table, actually resting at home)
- D-Von Dudley (Devon Hughes) (kayfabe: injured after a chokeslam by The Big Show through a table, actually resting at home)
- Mordecai (Kevin Fertig) (sent to OVW for seasoning)
- Matt Morgan (kayfabe: ambushed by Hardcore Holly; actually sent to OVW for seasoning)
- Rob Van Dam (Rob Szatkowski) (injured; knee injury)
Notable backstage workers and others contracted to WWE
- Arn Anderson (Marty Lunde) (road agent)
- Stone Cold Steve Austin (Steve Williams) - recently signed with WWE Films
- Tommy Dreamer (Tom Laughlin) (road agent)
- Hillbilly Jim (Jim Morris) (WWE promotions)
- Brother Love (Bruce Prichard) (still in WWE, working backstage)
- Dean Malenko (Dean Simon) (road agent)
- Shane McMahon (vice-president of World Wrestling Entertainment, has been working off camera, heading the Media Relations department)
- Stephanie McMahon (Stephanie McMahon-Levesque) (vice-president of World Wrestling Entertainment, has been working off camera as creative head of the SmackDown! brand)
- Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat (Richard Blood) (road agent)
- Sgt. Slaughter (Robert Remus) (road agent)
- Lance Storm (Lance Evers) (working as a trainer for its developmental territory, Ohio Valley Wrestling)
Male
- Abyss (Chris Park)
- The Amazing Red (Jonathan Figueroa)
- Apollo (German Figueroa)
- Johnny B. Badd (Marc Mero)
- Mikey Batts
- "Alpha Male" Monty Brown (Monte Brown)
- Jerrelle Clark
- Dallas (Lance Hoyt)
- "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels (Daniel Covell)
- Andy Douglas
- Sonjay Dutt (Retesh Bhalla)
- Glenn Gilberti
- Scott Hall
- Jeff Hardy
- "Wildcat" Chris Harris
- Don Harris
- Ron Harris
- Masao Inoue
- B.G. James (Brian James)
- Jeff Jarrett
- Kazarian (Frankie Kazarian)
- Kid Kash (David Cash)
- Ron "The Truth" Killings
- Konnan (Carlos Ashenoff)
- Lex Lovett
- Jerry Lynn
- Kevin Nash
- Kevin Northcutt
- Diamond Dallas Page (Page Falkenberg)
- Primetime (Elix Skipper)
- C.M. Punk (Phil Brooks)
- Raven (Scott Levy)
- Dustin Rhodes (Virgil Runnels III)
- Chris "The Future" Sabin
- Sabu (Terry Brunk)
- The Empire Saint (Pat Kenney)
- Sandman (Jim Fullington)
- Shark Boy (Dean Roll)
- Alex Shelley
- Sonny Siaki
- Michael Shane (Matt Bentley)
- Spanky (Brian Kendrick)
- Chase Stevens
- "Cowboy" James Storm
- A.J. Styles (Allen Jones)
- Johnny Swinger (Joseph Dorgan)
- Chris Vaughn
- Erik Watts
- David Young (David Santo)
Female
Team Canada
- Johnny Devine (J.P. Parsonage)
- "The Natural" Bobby Roode
- Ruffy Silverstein
- Petey Williams
- Eric Young
Commentators
- Shane Douglas (Troy Martin) (Xplosion)
- Jeff Hammond (Impact!)
- Scott Hudson (Xplosion)
- Mike Tenay
- Don West (Impact!)
Managers/Non-Wrestlers
- Scott D'Amore
- Terry Funk
- "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Rodderick Toombs)
- Harley Race
- Dusty Rhodes (Virgil Runnels, Jr.)
- Larry Zbyszko (Lawrence Whistler)
Unaffiliated/Retired
Many wrestlers claim to retire and subsequently become active again; hence this unified category. Some of the wrestlers on this list are not affiliated with any North American promotion, but may be affiliated with an overseas promotion.
Male
- A-Train (Matthew Bloom)
- Captain Lou Albano
- Mike Awesome (Michael Alphonso)
- Marcus "Buff" Bagwell
- Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake (Ed Leslie)
- Bam Bam Bigelow (Scott Bigelow)
- D'Lo Brown (A.C. Connor)
- Big Van Vader (Leon White)
- Big Vito (Vito LaGrasso)
- Steve Blackman
- Bull Buchanan (Barry Buchanan)
- Brian Christopher/Grandmaster Sexay (Brian Lawler)
- Carlitos Colon
- Justin Credible (Peter Polaco)
- The Demon (Dale Torborg)
- Ted DiBiase
- Dances with Dudley (Adolfo Bermudez)
- Signguy Dudley (Joel Gertner)
- Snot Dudley (Anthony Michaels)
- Dynamite Kid (Tom Billington)
- Faarooq (Ron Simmons)
- Gangrel (David Heath)
- The Godfather (Charles Wright)
- Goldberg (Bill Goldberg)
- Zach Gowen
- "Superstar" Billy Graham (Billy Graham)
- Chavo Guerrero also known as "Chavo Classic"
- Bart Gunn (Mike Plotcheck)
- Billy Gunn (Monty Sopp)
- Haku (Uliuli Fitita)
- Bret Hart
- Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Raymond Heenan)
- Hulk Hogan (Terry Bollea)
- The Iron Sheik (Khosrow Vaziri)
- Jamal (Eddie Fatu)
- Nathan Jones
- Kanyon (Chris Klucsaritis)
- King Kong Bundy (Chris Pallies)
- Nikita Koloff (Scott Simpson)
- "The Konstrictor" Viktor Krüger (Viktor Krueger)
- Lamont (Desmond Thompson)
- Brock Lesnar
- Low Ki (Brandon Silvestry)
- Lex Luger (Lawrence Pfohl)
- Rodney Mack (Rodney Begnaud)
- Steve McMichael
- Mideon (Dennis Knight)
- Ernest Miller
- Mosh/Chaz (Charles Warrington)
- Don Muraco
- The Nighthawk (Ron Thomas)
- Jamie Noble (James Howard)
- Sean O'Haire
- One Man Gang (George Gray)
- Paul Orndorff (Paul Martin)
- Chuck Palumbo
- Pitbull #1 (Gary Wolfe)
- Stevie Ray (Lane Huffman)
- Rico (Rico Constantino)
- Rikishi (Solofa Fatu)
- Road Warrior Animal (Joseph Laurinaitis)
- Jake "The Snake" Roberts (Aurelian Smith, Jr.)
- Mike Rotunda
- Sakoda (Ryan Sakoda)
- Bruno Sammartino
- Perry Saturn (Perry Satullo)
- "Macho Man" Randy Savage (Randy Poffo)
- Ken Shamrock (Ken Kilpatrick)
- Sting (Steve Borden)
- Jimmy Snuka (James Reiher)
- Johnny Stamboli (John Hugger)
- George "The Animal" Steele (James Myers)
- Rick Steiner (Rick Rechsteiner)
- Scott Steiner (Scott Rechsteiner)
- Mr. T (Laurence Tureaud)
- Tatanka (Chris Chavis)
- Test (Andrew Martin)
- Thrasher (Glen Ruth)
- Ultimate Warrior (Jim Hellwig)
- Ultimo Dragon (Yoshihiro Asai)
- Greg Valentine
- Jesse Ventura (James G. Janos)
- Sid Vicious/Sycho Sid (Sid Eudy)
- Nikolai Volkoff (Josip Peruzovic)
- Koko B. Ware (James Ware)
- Barry Windham
- X-Pac (Sean Waltman)
Female
- Alicia/Ryan Shamrock (Alicia Webb)
- Nicole Bass
- Chyna (Joanie Laurer) - currently starring in VH1 reality show The Surreal Life
- Carmella DeCesare
- Jazz (Carlene Begnaud)
- Gail Kim
- Kimberly Page (Kimberly Falkenberg)
- Linda Miles
- The Fabulous Moolah (Lillian Ellison)
- Nidia (Nidia Guenard)
- Terri Runnels
- Sable (Rena Mero)
- Tori (Terri Poch)
- Debra Williams
- Mae Young
Managers/Non-Wrestlers
- Paul Bearer (William Moody)
- Mr. Fuji (Harry Fujiwara)
- Clarence Mason
- Pete Rose (involved in several angles with Kane)
Deceased
- Adrian Adonis
- André the Giant (André Roussimoff)
- Giant Baba (Shohei Baba)
- Big Boss Man (Ray Traylor)
- Fred Blassie (Frederick Blassman)
- Dino Bravo (Adolfo Bresciano)
- Bruiser Brody (Frank Goodish)
- British Bulldog (David Smith)
- Big Daddy (Shirley Crabtree)
- Big Dick Dudley (Alex Rizzo)
- James Dudley
- Bobby Duncum, Jr.
- Giant Haystacks (Martin Ruane)
- "Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert (Thomas Gilbert)
- The Grand Wizard (Ernie Roth)
- Owen Hart
- Stu Hart
- Hercules Hernandez (Ray Fernandez)
- Crash Holly (Mike Lockwood)
- Miss Elizabeth (Elizabeth Heulette)
- Gorilla Monsoon (Robert Marcella)
- Mr. Perfect (Curt Hennig)
- Junkyard Dog (Sylvester Ritter)
- Brian Pillman
- Pitbull #2 (Anthony Durante)
- "Bomber" Pat Roach
- Road Warrior Hawk (Michael Hegstrand)
- "Ravishing" Rick Rude (Richard Rood)
- Big John Studd (John Minton)
- Sailor Art Thomas
- The Wall (Jerry Tuite)
- "Gorgeous" George Wagner
- Pez (Shaska) Whateley
- Yokozuna (Rodney Anoai)