2021 in professional wrestling (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "2021 in professional wrestling" in English language version.

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8slamwrestling.net

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4wrestlinginc.com

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411mania.com

Lee, Joseph (February 3, 2021). "Lars Sullivan Says He Told WWE He Was Done With Wrestling Due To Anxiety". 411 Mania. He added that his anxiety issues had become so bad that he wasn't able to eat on days he was set to appear on TV and had trouble sleeping... He said he likely wouldn't wrestle anymore and called his past actions "idiocy" and "selfish behavior"

battle-news.com

43歳・二児の母がプロレスデビュー！「頑張れば色んな事を掴めるということを子どもたちに伝えたい」 [43-year-old mother of two makes professional wrestling debut! “I want to tell the children that if they work hard, they can achieve many things.”], Battle News, 2023, retrieved 13 March 2023

bleacherreport.com

Chiari, Mike (March 4, 2021). "Legendary Wrestling Promoter Jim Crockett Jr. Dies at Age 76". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
Kasabian, Paul (May 15, 2021). "Former ECW Star Jerome "New Jack" Young Dies at Age 58". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved May 15, 2021.

cagematch.net

Kreikenbohm, Philip (2021). "Brutus Creed". Cagematch.net. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
Kreikenbohm, Philip (2021). "Julius Creed". Cagematch.net. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
Ru Feng, Cagematch, 2023, retrieved 12 April 2023
Erica Yan, Cagematch, 2022, retrieved 12 April 2023

cbc.ca

Mark Kennedy (February 1, 2021). "Saved by the Bell star Dustin Diamond dead of cancer at 44". CBC. The Associated Press.

cultaholic.com

Waddon, Mitch (April 1, 2021). "WWE's Brian Kendrick Confirms Retirement From Wrestling". cultaholic.com. Retrieved June 5, 2021.

diariolibre.com

Muere Jack Veneno, el Campeón de la Bolita del Mundo Archived 2021-04-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)

espn.com

Raimondi, Marc (January 19, 2021). "Early UFC fighter Paul Varelans dies at 51 due to COVID-19". espn.com. Retrieved April 6, 2021.

f4wonline.com

"Update on WWE SmackDown TV schedule for holiday season". WON/F4W - WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, UFC News, UFC results. 2021-12-05. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
"WWE reveals location for New Year's Eve episode of SmackDown". WON/F4W - WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, UFC News, UFC results. 2021-08-14. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
Renner, Ethan (April 4, 2021). "OZZY OSBOURNE TO BE INDUCTED INTO WWE HALL OF FAME". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
Meltzer, Dave (May 28, 2021). "TONY MARINO PASSES AWAY AT 90 YEARS OLD". 44wonline.com. Retrieved May 28, 2021.

fightful.com

"NJPW And AJPW Holding Giant Baba Anniversary Show In February 2021". fightful.com. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
Delelice, Robert (September 25, 2020). "Report: NXT UK TakeOver: Dublin Now Rescheduled For 6/20/2021". Fightful. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
Lambert, Jeremy (April 30, 2021). "NXT UK TakeOver: Dublin Officially Canceled By WWE". Fightful. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
'The Assassin' Jody Hamilton Passes Away

freep.com

Former wrestler Shannon 'Daffney' Spruill died of apparent gunshot wound, according to police

heelbynature.com

Nature, Heel By (2021-02-05). "Butch Reed Passes Away At Age 66". Retrieved 2021-02-05.

lastwordonsports.com

"NJPW, AJPW, Noah, Six More Companies Coming Together for 'LEGACY' 70th Anniversary Show". lastwordonsports.com. 18 June 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
Greer, Jamie (February 28, 2021). "Former NWA and WWWF Star Dean Ho Passes Away at 80". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
Greer, Jamie (February 26, 2021). "Former WWWF Star "Jumping" Johnny DeFazio Passes Away at 80". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
Hideki Hosaka passes away aged 49

mediotiempo.com

Murió Súper Porky, Brazo de Plata, leyenda de la Lucha Libre (in Spanish)

mundodeportivo.com

solowrestling.mundodeportivo.com

Fallece "Super Genie" Melissa Coates a los 50 años

njpw1972.com

"Wrestle Grand Slam in Yokohama Stadium, Tokyo Dome postponed 【WGS】". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. May 7, 2021. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
"Wrestle Grand Slam in Tokyo Dome Set for July 25; Shingo Ibushi Main Event【WGS】". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. May 7, 2021. Retrieved May 17, 2021.

postwrestling.com

Pollock, John (August 1, 2021). "Masato Yoshino's retirement, new Open the Dream Gate champion in Kobe". postwrestling.com. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
Pollock, John (March 20, 2021). "Barry Orton, brother of Bob and uncle of Randy, passes away at 62". postwrestling.com. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
Pollock, John (6 January 2022). "Shozo "Strong" Kobayashi passes away at 81". POST Wrestling. Retrieved 16 January 2022.

prowrestlingfeed.com

"WWE Has Canceled The TLC 2021 Pay-Per-View". October 14, 2021. Retrieved October 14, 2021.

pwinsider.com

"Jimmy Rave Passes Away". PWInsider.com. 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2022-05-13.

pwtorch.com

Wells, Kelly (April 6, 2021). "WWE HALL OF FAME 2020 & 2021: Wells's alt-perspective coverage of the induction ceremony for both the 2020 and 2021 classes". PWTorch. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

ramblingsaboutwrestling.com

Iversen, Stuart (June 29, 2021). "Ice Ribbon After The Rain, Ribbon ~ Goodbye Our Matsuya Uno (27/6/21) Review". ramblingsaboutwrestling.com. Retrieved July 1, 2021.

slamwrestling.net

Johnson, Steven (March 1, 2021). "WOMEN'S GREAT ANN CASEY DIES". slamwrestling.net. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
Oliver, Greg (March 5, 2021). "LEGENDARY BUDDY COLT DIES". slamwrestling.net. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
Oliver, Greg (May 24, 2021). "PAUL CHRISTY DIES". slamwrestling.net. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
Annino, Christopher (June 4, 2021). "LUCHA LIBRE EXOTICO STAR PASION KRISTAL DROWNS". slamwrestling.net. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
Chris Youngblood of famed Romero clan dies
Dominic DeNucci Dies
Wrestler-turned-actor Brick Bronsky dies
Southern wrestler Steve ‘The Brawler’ Lawler dies of COVID

thegladiatores.com

Lizarranga, Alfonso (October 17, 2018). "Ultimo Guerrero nuevo campeón completo del CMLL". The Gladiatores (in Spanish). Retrieved March 4, 2020.

thesportster.com

Former NXT Star ACH Claims To Have Retired From Professional Wrestling

thespun.com

Machlin, Tzvi (February 24, 2021). "Former San Francisco 49ers Star Has Passed Away". thespun.com. Retrieved June 5, 2021.

timeslive.co.za

Zifo, Mesuli (March 22, 2021). "Former South African heavyweight turned preacher Jimmy Abbott dies". TimesLive. Retrieved June 5, 2021.

variety.com

Paul Orndorff, WWE Hall of Famer Known as ‘Mr. Wonderful,’ Dies at 71

web.archive.org

Muere Jack Veneno, el Campeón de la Bolita del Mundo Archived 2021-04-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)

wrestletalk.com

"Former AEW Star Sadie Gibbs Announces Retirement". Wrestletalk. WrestleTalk. Retrieved 28 April 2021.

wrestling-news.net

Daly, Wayne (October 2, 2021). "NJPW STRONG Results: Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2021 Night 3 – Long Beach, CA (10/2)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved October 3, 2021.

wrestlinginc.com

Sabu Retiring From In-Ring Competition?
Haulotte, Kellie (February 11, 2021). "Rusty Brooks Passes Away At Age 63". wrestlinginc.com. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
Pro Wrestling Legend Bobby Eaton Passes Away At Age 62
Wrestling Star Bert Prentice Passes Away, Statements From Impact, Dixie Carter, Others

wwe.com

Melok, Bobby (March 10, 2021). "Molly Holly to be inducted into WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2021". WWE. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
Melok, Bobby (March 18, 2021). "Eric Bischoff to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2021". WWE. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
Melok, Bobby (March 24, 2021). "Kane to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2021". WWE. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
Melok, Bobby (March 24, 2021). "The Great Khali to be inducted into WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2021". WWE. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
Melok, Bobby (March 29, 2021). "Rob Van Dam to be inducted into WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2021". WWE. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
WWE (May 18, 2021). "Don Kernodle passes away". wwe.com. Retrieved June 5, 2021.

corporate.wwe.com

"Long-Time WWE® Employee Rich Hering to Receive "Warrior Award"". WWE. April 6, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2021.

x.com

@KaciONTV (August 14, 2021). "Thank you @WWE and @ByronSaxton! I had a blast sharing the BIG NEWS that SMACKDOWN is coming to Charlotte on New Years Eve! #wwecharlotte" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
Kenn Doane [@kenndoane] (April 20, 2021). "I've decided to retire from in ring wrestling" (Tweet) – via Twitter.