Harley Race

Apr 11, 1943 - Aug 01, 2019 (76 years old) in Quitman, Mississippi, USA

Harley Leland Race is a retired American professional wrestler and is a current promoter and trainer. During his career as a wrestler, he held the NWA World Heavyweight Championship 8 times, and is considered by many to be the greatest wrestler of all time. He worked for all of the major wrestling promotions, including the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), the American Wrestling Association (AWA), WWE, and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). He was the first NWA United States Heavyweight Champion, which is now known as the WWE United States Championship. Race is one of six men inducted into each of the WWE Hall of Fame, the WCW Hall of Fame, the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame.

Known For

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TNA iMPACT!

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WWF Wrestling Challenge

"King" Harley Race

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Dark Side of the Ring

Self (Archival Footage)

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Saturday Night's Main Event

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WWE Rivalries

Self

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WWE Badd Blood: In Your House

Himself

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WCW Starrcade 1991

Himself (Manager)

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WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

King Harley Race

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WWE WrestleMania III

"King" Harley Race

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WWE WrestleMania IV

"The King of Wrestling" Harley Race

Credits

Pro Wrestling USA: Star Wars 1985 Future

★ 10
Biography: Dusty Rhodes 2023

Self (archive footage)

★ NR
Dark Side of the Ring 2019

Self (Archival Footage)

★ 8.2
WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995 2017

★ 10
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story 2014

Himself

★ 7.2
WWE Rivalries 2014

Self

★ 7
Harley Race: The Greatest Wrestler on God's Green Earth 2014

★ NR
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden 2013

Himself

★ 9.2
History & Tradition: The Story of The National Wrestling Alliance 2012

Himself

★ 7
WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection 2012

Himself

★ NR
WWE Hall of Fame: Harley Race 2012

Himself

★ 10
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time 2010

Harley Race

★ 8.3
K.C. On The Mat: The History of Professional Wrestling In Kansas City 2009

Himself

★ NR
WWE: Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '90s 2009

Himself

★ 6.9
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event 2009

Himself

★ 10
Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection 2008

Himself

★ 6.3
TNA Lockdown 2007 2007

Himself (Appearance)

★ 5
Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy 2007

Self

★ 4.8
Heroes of World Class 2006

Harley Race

★ 8.5
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology 2006

King Harley Race

★ 7.9
TNA iMPACT! 2004

★ 7.2
WWE Hall of Fame 2004 2004

★ 8.5
WWE: The Ultimate Ric Flair Collection 2004

Himself

★ NR
The Life and Death of Owen Hart 1999

Self

★ 6.8
Exposed!: Pro Wrestling's Greatest Secrets 1998

Booker

★ 1
WWE Badd Blood: In Your House 1997

Himself

★ 7.1
WCW Starrcade 1994 1994

Harley Race (Manager)

★ NR
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIX 1994

Himself (Manager)

★ NR
WCW Halloween Havoc 1994 1994

Himself (Manager)

★ NR
WCW Bash at the Beach 1994 1994

Himself (Manager)

★ 6.3
WCW Slamboree 1994 1994

Self (Manager)

★ NR
WCW Spring Stampede 1994 1994

Himself (Manager)

★ 9
WCW SuperBrawl IV 1994

Harley Race (Manager)

★ 5
WCW Clash of The Champions XXVI 1994

Himself (Manager)

★ NR
WCW Starrcade 1993 1993

Himself (Manager)

★ NR
WCW Battle Bowl 1993

Himself (Manager)

★ NR
WCW Clash of the Champions XXV 1993

Himself (Manager)

★ NR
WCW Halloween Havoc 1993 1993

Himself (Manager)

★ 6
WCW Fall Brawl 1993 1993

Himself (Manager)

★ NR
WCW Clash of the Champions XXIV 1993

Himself (Manager)

★ NR
WCW Beach Blast 1993 1993

Himself (Manager)

★ NR
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII 1993

Himself (Manager)

★ NR
WCW Slamboree 1993 1993

Harley Race (Manager)

★ 10
WCW SuperBrawl III 1993

Harley Race (Manager)

★ NR
WCW Clash of The Champions XXII 1993

Himself

★ 10
Raw 1993

Harley Race

★ 6.8
WCW Starrcade 1992 1992

Manager

★ 5
WCW Halloween Havoc '92 1992

Harley Race (Special Guest Referee)

★ 10
WCW Clash of The Champions XX: 20th Anniversary 1992

Harley Race (Manager)

★ NR
WCW Great American Bash '92 1992

Harley Race (Manager)

★ NR
WCW Wrestle War: WarGames 1992

Manager

★ NR
WCW SuperBrawl II 1992

Himself (Manager)

★ NR
WCW Clash of The Champions XVIII 1992

Manager

★ NR
WCW Starrcade 1991 1991

Himself (Manager)

★ NR
WCW Clash of The Champions XVII 1991

Manager

★ NR
WCW Halloween Havoc '91 1991

Harley Race (Manager)

★ 6
WCW The Great American Bash 1991 1991

Harley Race (Manager)

★ 10
WCW Great American Bash '90: New Revolution 1990

Himself

★ NR
WWE Royal Rumble 1989 1989

Harley Race

★ 5.1
WWE Survivor Series 1988 1988

Himself

★ 8.2
The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World 1988

"The King" Harley Race

★ NR
WWE WrestleMania IV 1988

"The King of Wrestling" Harley Race

★ 7.4
WWE Royal Rumble 1988

"King" Harley Race

★ 6.5
WWE Survivor Series 1987 1987

Race

★ 8.5
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '87 1987

"King" Harley Race

★ NR
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87 1987

"King" Harley Race

★ NR
The Best of the WWF: volume 11 1987

Harley Race

★ NR
WWE WrestleMania III 1987

"King" Harley Race

★ 7.5
WrestleMania III 1987

Self

★ 7
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches 1987

★ NR
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87 1987

"King" Harley Race

★ NR
The Best of the WWF: volume 9 1986

Harley Race

★ NR
WWF Wrestling Challenge 1986

"King" Harley Race

★ 6.8
WWE The Big Event 1986

"King" Harley Race

★ 8
The Best of the WWF: volume 8 1986

Harley Race

★ NR
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: May '86 1986

Harley Race

★ NR
AWA: WrestleRock '86 1986

Himself

★ 10
AWA Super Clash 1985

Harley Race

★ 7.9
Saturday Night's Main Event 1985

★ 8.2
PWUSA Star Wars 1985

Harley Race

★ NR
NWA Battle of the Belts 1985

Harley Race

★ 8
NWA Starrcade 1983 1983

Harley Race

★ 7
NWA The Race to Starrcade 1983

Himself

★ NR
WCCW Star Wars (June 1983) 1983

Harley Race

★ 10
WCCW Star Wars (August 1982) 1982

Harley Race

★ 10
WCCW Fritz Von Erich Retirement Show 1982

Harley Race

★ NR
NWA Sam Muchnick Retirement Show 1982

Harley Race

★ NR
WCCW Star Wars (February 1981) 1981

Harley Race

★ 8
NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa 1980

Himself

★ NR
The Super Bowl of Wrestling 1978

Himself

★ NR