Harley Race
Biography
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Heroes of World Class
as Harley Race
2006
WWE WrestleMania III
as "King" Harley Race
1987
WWE Survivor Series 1988
as Himself
1988
NWA Starrcade 1983
as Harley Race
1983
WCW The Great American Bash 1990
as Himself
1990
WCW Halloween Havoc 1991
as Harley Race (Manager)
1991
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
as King Harley Race
2006
PWUSA Star Wars
as Harley Race
1985
History & Tradition: The Story of The National Wrestling Alliance
as Himself
2012
Exposed!: Pro Wrestling's Greatest Secrets
as Booker
1998
AWA Super Clash
as Harley Race
1985
Harley Race: The Greatest Wrestler on God's Green Earth
2014
The Life and Death of Owen Hart
as Self
1999
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
as Himself
2013
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
as Harley Race
2010
The Best of the WWF: volume 8
as Harley Race
1986
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
as Harley Race
1986
The Best of the WWF: volume 11
as Harley Race
1987
The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World
as "The King" Harley Race
1988
K.C. On The Mat: The History of Professional Wrestling In Kansas City
as Himself
2009
TV Appearances
TNA iMPACT!
2004
Raw
as Harley Race
1993
WWE Rivalries
as Self
2014
WWF Wrestling Challenge
as "King" Harley Race
1986
WWF Wrestling Challenge
as King Harley Race
1986
WWF Wrestling Challenge
as Harley Race
1986
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
Dark Side of the Ring
as Self (Archival Footage)
2019
World Class Championship Wrestling
as Harley Race
1982
WWE Old School
as Harley Race
1973
WWE Old School
as "King" Harley Race
1973
Mid-South Wrestling
as Harley Race
1981