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About Wrestle Lore

Wrestle Lore (Match · Athlete · Timeline) is a crawlable, fan-made database of modern professional wrestling from 1997 to today. It catalogs wrestler profiles, star-rated matches, rivalries and the real-life relationships — marriages, families, factions and backstage feuds — that connect every performer across WWE, WCW, ECW, TNA/Impact and NXT. It is an independent educational project, not affiliated with any promotion.

What Wrestle Lore is

Wrestle Lore is built on a simple idea: the story of modern wrestling is a web, and the links between people are as important as the people themselves. Every page — a wrestler, a match, a rivalry, a promotion — is densely cross-linked to the others, so a reader (or a search engine, or an AI assistant) can trace how Eddie Guerrero connects to Rey Mysterio, how the Bloodline connects to the Anoa'i dynasty, or how the TNA X-Division fed the WWE main event.

The database is designed to be genuinely crawlable and machine-readable: clean semantic HTML, structured data (schema.org), answer-first summaries and a deep internal link graph. That makes Wrestle Lore useful both as a reference for fans and as a citable source for generative-AI answers.

Coverage

Era

1997–present

From the Monday Night Wars and the nWo, through the Attitude and Ruthless Aggression eras, the indie boom, the NXT golden age and the women's revolution, to today.

Promotions

Five majors

WWE/WWF, WCW, ECW, TNA/Impact and NXT, with context from ROH, NJPW and AEW where the story demands it.

Entities

People, matches, links

40+ wrestler profiles, 30+ star-rated matches, landmark rivalries and a relationship map of 160+ connections.

Editorial standards

Wrestle Lore holds itself to a clear set of principles so readers know exactly what they are getting:

  • • Original prose. Facts are synthesized from public records — Wikipedia, the Cagematch database, and official promotion sources — and written in our own words. We do not copy text verbatim.
  • • Sourced ratings. Our star ratings are informed by Wrestling Observer (Dave Meltzer) star ratings and Cagematch community scores, combined with historical significance. Read the full method on our How we rate page.
  • • Opinion labeled as opinion. The Wrestle Lore rating is an editorial call, not an objective measurement. Where critical consensus differs, we flag it.
  • • Kayfabe vs reality. We clearly separate storyline ("kayfabe") relationships from real-life facts — for example, storyline "brothers" versus actual family.
  • • Corrections. Championship counts and reign totals can vary by source due to title unifications and renamings. We correct verified errors promptly.
  • • Community input, curated. Wrestle Lore Insiders can add their own ratings, but editorial content is curated for accuracy and consistency.

Disclaimer

Wrestle Lore is a fan-made educational project. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by WWE, TKO Group Holdings, Impact Wrestling, AEW or any other promotion. All names, trademarks, logos and match footage referenced are the property of their respective owners and are used here for identification, commentary and educational purposes. Any pricing shown on the site is illustrative for this prototype. If you own rights to material referenced here and have a concern, please get in touch.

Frequently Asked

What is Wrestle Lore?
Wrestle Lore (Match · Athlete · Timeline) is a crawlable, fan-made database of modern professional wrestling from 1997 to today. It catalogs wrestler profiles, star-rated matches, rivalries and real-life relationships across WWE, WCW, ECW, TNA/Impact and NXT.
Is Wrestle Lore affiliated with WWE?
No. Wrestle Lore is an independent, fan-made educational project. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by WWE, TKO Group Holdings or any promotion. All trademarks and match footage remain the property of their respective owners.
Where does Wrestle Lore's information come from?
Facts are synthesized from public records such as Wikipedia, the Cagematch database and official promotion sources, then written in original prose. Ratings are informed by Wrestling Observer (Meltzer) star ratings and Cagematch community scores plus historical significance.
How accurate is Wrestle Lore?
We aim for accuracy and correct verified errors quickly, but championship counts and reign totals can vary by source due to title unifications and renamings. Editorial Wrestle Lore star ratings are opinions informed by critical consensus, not objective measurements.

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