Wrestling

Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan, 71, dies from cardiac arrest

The former wrestling superstar died from cardiac arrest. He had been active in support for US President Donald Trump over recent years.

Hulk Hogan, professional entertainer and wrestler, gestures on Day 4 of the Republican National Convention (RNC), at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US, July 18, 2024; illustrative.
 JEWISH WRESTLING icon Bill Goldberg (left) takes part in his final WWE match this month against Gunther. The fight was originally slated to take place in Tel Aviv.

Goldberg’s final bell rings in US, not Tel Aviv

 AMERICAN WRESTLER Amit Elor – whose parents are Israeli – celebrates winning gold in the Women’s Freestyle 68kg competition at the Paris Olympics.

American Jew Amit Elor captures gold

American wrestler Amit Elor competes in Serbia, September 2022.

American-Israeli wrestler Amit Elor eyes Olympic gold, representing two nations


US wrestling phenom Amit Elor has overcome antisemitism, tragedy, now, she vies for gold in Paris

In Paris, her first Olympic matches are scheduled for Aug. 5 — her father’s birthday.

 Amit Elor celebrates during the bronze medal match of the Wrestling Senior World Championships, Sept. 21, 2023, in Belgrade, Serbia.

Longtime Jewish wrestling promoter Paul Heyman to be inducted into WWE Hall of Fame

For Heyman, 58, the self-described “schmuck son of two extraordinary human beings,” it’s an honor that’s been a long time coming.

 Brock Lesnar (left) and Paul Heyman a day after beating the Undertaker in Wrestlemania XXX.

The Iron Claw meets the Iron Dome: Wrestler Kevin Von Erich comes to Tel Aviv

Von Erich wants to help Israel hang on, and he will do what he can while he is here. “I love Texas and I love Israel,” he said, before heading off to start his very full day. 

The Von Erich family from the movie and real life

Legendary wrestling family to meet hostage families in Israel

Von Erich has expressed support for Israel during the current war, and when representatives of Dizengoff Center and Lev Cinemas invited him to visit, he agreed immediately. 

 THE VON ERICH clan, then and now.

Wrestler Maxwell Jacob Friedman is glad to be seen as a strong Jew

Friedman is the longest-reigning world champion in the four-year history of All Elite Wrestling — a pro wrestling promotion based in Jacksonville, Florida.

Maxwell Jacob Friedman attends a UFC event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Dec. 10, 2022.

The Von Erich wrestling brothers, subjects of upcoming film ‘The Iron Claw,’ huge in Israel

The Von Erichs aren’t just legends in the Lone Star state. At one time they were a super heavyweight-sized deal in the Jewish state as well.

 David Von Erich pinning Abe Jacobs during a professional wrestling match in Miami Beach, Florida, December 16, 1981

WWE's Sami Zayn is embroiled in Israel-Gaza controversy, avoids sanctions

Professional wrestler Sami Zayn sparked outrage over alleged anti-Israel activity on social media and alluding to the war in Gaza, but WWE has yet to punish him.

 WWE superstar Sami Zayn (right) is seen alongside longtime partner and rival Kevin Owens holding professional wrestling titles aloft in a ring.

Parashat Vayishlach: Eternal struggle

This most enigmatic encounter of Jacob wrestling with a mystery “man” arouses many questions. Who is this unnamed adversary with whom Jacob struggles all night until the break of dawn?

 ‘ETERNAL STRUGGLE,’ organic pigment and acrylic on canvas, 160 x 120 cm., 2023.

Chechen-born UFC fighter on Instagram: Jews are guests of Palestinians

Israeli fighter Haim Gozali challenged Khamzat Chimaev to a fight over it.


WWE issues apology for using Auschwitz footage in promo video

Dominik Mysterio stated "You think this is a game to me? I served hard time. And I survived” before pictures of the camp flashed on screen.

 The entrance of Auschwitz-Birkenau

Iran wrestler defects to avoid death penalty for supporting revolt

Mohammad Namjoo-Motlagh: 'I will remain their voice until Iran is freed from oppression'

Vigil held for Navid Afkari, a wrestler killed by the Iranian regime, in Toronto, Canada