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After her massive debut last night at Wrestle Kingdom, Sasha Banks is the Wrestling Republic Wrestler of the Day on January 4th.  Sasha Banks Biography: Birth Name: Mercedes Kaestner-Varnado Age: 30 (January 26th, 1992) Height: 5’5 Debut: 2010 Place of Birth: Fairfield, California Accolades: 1x NXT Women’s Champion, 5x WWE Raw Women’s Champion, 1x WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion, 3x WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion, #2 on PWI Women’s Top 50 in 2016, #3 on PWI’s Top 50 Tag Teams On May 16th, Sasha Banks and Naomi walked out of WWE, not appearing in wrestling for months. Last night, Banks made…

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Bianca Belair, the EST of WWE, is the Wrestling Republic Wrestler of the Day for January 2nd.  Bianca Belair Biography: Birth Name: Bianca Nicole Blair Age: 33 (April 9th, 1989) Height: 5’7 Debut: 2016 Place of Birth: Knoxville, Tennessee Accolades: 1x WWE Raw Women’s Champion (current), 1x WWE SmackDown Champion, 1x Royal Rumble winner (2021), #1 on PWI Women’s 150 in 2021 One of the top women’s wrestlers in the world, Bianca Belair has been the Raw Women’s Champion for the past 272+ days. In honor of her successful title defense tonight against Alexa Bliss, Belair is today’s Wrestler of…

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Mick Foley. Mankind. Dude Love. A few of the names the Wrestling Republic Wrestler of the Day for December 29th has wrestled under.  Mick Foley Biography: Birth Name: Michael Francis Foley Age: 57 (June 7th, 1965) Height: 6’2 Weight: 287 pounds Debut: 1983 Place of Birth: Bloomington, Indiana Accolades: 3x WWE Champion, 1x WWE Hardcore Champion, 8x WWE Tag Team Champion, WWE Hall of Fame (2013), 1x WCW World Tag Team Champion, 1x TNA World Heavyweight Champion, 1x TNA Legends Champion, 2x ECW World Tag Team Champion On December 29th, 1998, Mankind defeated the Rock to win the WWE Championship.…

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Tatsumi Fujinama, a nine-time world champion, is the Wrestling Republic Wrestler of the Day for December 28th.  Tatsumi Fujinama Biography: Birth Name: Tatsumi Fujinama Age: 69 (December 28th, 1953) Height: 6’0 Weight: 227 pounds Debut: 1971 Place of Birth: Kunisaki, Japan Accolades: 6x IWGP Heavyweight Champion, 5x IWGP Tag Team Champion, 1x NWA World Heavyweight Champion, 2x NWA International Junior Heavyweight Champion, 3x WWE International Heavyweight Champion, WWE Hall of Fame (2015), Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (1996), 1x WCWA World Heavyweight Champion, 1x UWA World Heavyweight Champion Working mostly in NJPW as both an executive and a wrestler,…

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Owner of the most dominant winning steak in wrestling history, the WWE’s Goldberg is the Wrestling Republic Wrestler of the Day for December 27th.  Goldberg Biography: Birth Name: William Scott Goldberg Age: 56 (December 27th, 1966) Height: 6’4 Weight: 285 pounds Debut: 1997 Place of Birth: Tulsa, Oklahoma Accolades: 1x World Heavyweight Champion, 2x WWE Universal Champion, WWE Hall of Fame (2018), 1x WCW World Heavyweight Champion, 2x WCW United States Heavyweight Champion, 1x WCW World Tag Team Champion, #2 on PWI’s Top 500 in 1998, #9 on PWI’s Top 500 in 1999 On this day in 1998, Goldberg’s legendary…

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The first and only WWE Champion ever to come from Iran, WWE’s The Iron Sheik is today’s Wrestling Republic Wrestler of the Day.  The Iron Sheik Biography: Birth Name: Hossein Khosrow Ali Waziri Age: 80 (March 15th, 1942) Height: 6’0 Weight: 258 pounds Debut: 1973 Place of Birth: Tehran, Iran Accolades: 1x WWE World Heavyweight Champion, 1x WWE Tag Team Champion, WWE Hall of Fame (2005), 1x NWA National Television Champion, NWA Hall of Fame (2008) On December 24th, 1983, Bob Backlund became the first person to accomplish The Iron Sheik’s Persian Club Challenge, after which the Sheik attacked and…

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NXT

Already a multi-time champion, WWE’s Raquel Rodriguez is the Wrestling Republic Wrestler of the Day for December 24th.  Raquel Rodriguez Biography: Birth Name: Victoria Gonzalez Age: 31 (January 12th, 1991) Height: 6’0 Weight: 177 pounds Debut: 2014 Place of Birth: La Feria, Texas Accolades: 1x WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion, 1x NXT Women’s Champion, 2x NXT Women’s Tag Team Champion, Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic (2021), #10 on PWI Women’s 150 (2021) On last night’s episode of SmackDown, Raquel Rodriguez won a gauntlet match to earn a title shot against Ronda Rousey. Because of this, Rodriguez is today’s Wrestler of…

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AEW

The Great Muta, most notably of All Japan Pro Wrestling, is the Wrestling Republic Wrestler of the Day for December 23rd.  The Great Muta Biography: Birth Name: Keiji Muto Age: 60 (December 23rd, 1962) Height: 6’2 Weight: 243 pounds Debut: 1984 Place of Birth: Fujiyoshida, Japan Accolades: 3x AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion, 5x AJPW World Tag Team Champion, 1x NWA World Champion, 1x NWA World Television Champion, 1x WCW World Tag Team Champion, 4x IWGP Heavyweight Champion, 6x IWGP Tag Team Champion, #3 on PWI’s Top 500 in 2002 After a decades-long career, The Great Muta is going to…

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AEW

Voted by the Wrestling Republic voting committee. AEW’s The Acclaimed in Anthony Bowens and Max Caster have won the Breakout Star Of The Year. Breakout Star Of The Year, went to the star(s) that the voter felt had a “break out” year. By breaking out, the winners had an increase in exposure to wrestling fans. As well as showing their potential to be a top act within the company. Voting Results: The original vote had both AEW’s The Acclaimed and NXT’s Roxanne Perez receiving 4 votes each out of the 17. After a tiebreaking poll, The Acclaimed had won 12…

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Luke Gallows, formerly of New Japan Pro Wrestling and Impact, is representing The OC as Wrestling Republic’s Wrestler of the Day for December 22nd.  Luke Gallows Biography: Birth Name: Andrew William Hankinson Age: 39 (December 22nd, 1983) Height: 6’8 Weight: 290 pounds Debut: 2005 Place of Birth: Cumberland, Maryland Accolades: 2x WWE Tag Team Champion, 3x IWGP Tag Team Champion, 3x Impact World Tag Team Champion, #65 on the PWI Top 500 in 2016 A multi-time champion in several promotions, Gallows is celebrating his 39th birthday today. In honor of this, he is today’s Wrestler of the Day. A former…

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