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.

Known For

Raw

Harley Race

TNA iMPACT!

WWF Wrestling Challenge

"King" Harley Race

WWF Wrestling Challenge

King Harley Race

WWF Wrestling Challenge

Harley Race

Dark Side of the Ring

Self (Archival Footage)

Saturday Night's Main Event

WWE Rivalries

Self

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2023	Biography: Dusty Rhodes	Self (archive footage)
2017	WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995
2014	Harley Race: The Greatest Wrestler on God's Green Earth
2014	WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story	Himself
2013	WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden	Himself
2012	History & Tradition: The Story of The National Wrestling Alliance	Himself
2012	WWE Hall of Fame: Harley Race	Himself
2012	WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection	Himself
2010	WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time	Harley Race
2009	K.C. On The Mat: The History of Professional Wrestling In Kansas City	Himself
2009	WWE: Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '90s	Himself
2009	WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event	Himself
2008	Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection	Himself
2007	Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy	Self
2007	TNA Lockdown 2007	Himself (Appearance)
2006	Heroes of World Class	Harley Race
2006	WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology	King Harley Race
2004	WWE Hall of Fame 2004
2004	WWE: The Ultimate Ric Flair Collection	Himself
1999	The Life and Death of Owen Hart	Self
1998	Exposed!: Pro Wrestling's Greatest Secrets	Booker
1997	WWE Badd Blood: In Your House	Himself
1994	WCW Spring Stampede 1994	Himself (Manager)
1994	WCW Slamboree 1994	Self (Manager)
1994	WCW SuperBrawl IV	Harley Race (Manager)
1994	WCW Clash of The Champions XXVI	Himself (Manager)
1994	WCW Bash at the Beach 1994	Himself (Manager)
1994	WCW Halloween Havoc 1994	Himself (Manager)
1994	WCW Clash of The Champions XXIX	Himself (Manager)
1994	WCW Starrcade 1994	Harley Race (Manager)
1993	WCW Clash of The Champions XXII	Himself
1993	WCW SuperBrawl III	Harley Race (Manager)
1993	WCW Slamboree 1993	Harley Race (Manager)
1993	WCW Clash of the Champions XXIV	Himself (Manager)
1993	WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII	Himself (Manager)
1993	WCW Beach Blast 1993	Himself (Manager)
1993	WCW Fall Brawl 1993	Himself (Manager)
1993	WCW Halloween Havoc 1993	Himself (Manager)
1993	WCW Starrcade 1993	Himself (Manager)
1993	WCW Clash of the Champions XXV	Himself (Manager)
1993	WCW Battle Bowl	Himself (Manager)
1992	WCW Clash of The Champions XX: 20th Anniversary	Harley Race (Manager)
1992	WCW Clash of The Champions XVIII	Manager
1992	WCW Starrcade 1992	Manager
1992	WCW Halloween Havoc '92	Harley Race (Special Guest Referee)
1992	WCW SuperBrawl II	Himself (Manager)
1992	WCW Wrestle War: WarGames	Manager
1992	WCW Great American Bash '92	Harley Race (Manager)
1991	WCW Halloween Havoc '91	Harley Race (Manager)
1991	WCW The Great American Bash 1991	Harley Race (Manager)
1991	WCW Clash of The Champions XVII	Manager
1991	WCW Starrcade 1991	Himself (Manager)
1990	WCW Great American Bash '90: New Revolution	Himself
1989	WWE Royal Rumble 1989	Harley Race
1988	WWE Survivor Series 1988	Himself
1988	The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World	"The King" Harley Race
1988	WWE Royal Rumble	"King" Harley Race
1988	WWE WrestleMania IV	"The King of Wrestling" Harley Race
1987	WWE WrestleMania III	"King" Harley Race
1987	The Best of the WWF: volume 11	Harley Race
1987	WWE Houston Wrestling: November '87	"King" Harley Race
1987	WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87	"King" Harley Race
1987	WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87	"King" Harley Race
1987	The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
1987	WWE Survivor Series 1987	Race
1986	The Best of the WWF: volume 8	Harley Race
1986	The Best of the WWF: volume 9	Harley Race
1986	WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: May '86	Harley Race
1986	AWA: WrestleRock '86	Himself
1986	WWE The Big Event	"King" Harley Race
1985	PWUSA Star Wars	Harley Race
1985	AWA Super Clash	Harley Race
1985	NWA Battle of the Belts	Harley Race
1983	NWA Starrcade 1983	Harley Race
1983	NWA The Race to Starrcade	Himself
1983	WCCW Star Wars (June 1983)	Harley Race
1982	WCCW Star Wars (August 1982)	Harley Race
1982	NWA Sam Muchnick Retirement Show	Harley Race
1982	WCCW Fritz Von Erich Retirement Show	Harley Race
1981	WCCW Star Wars (February 1981)	Harley Race
1980	NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa	Himself
1978	The Super Bowl of Wrestling	Himself
	Pro Wrestling USA: Star Wars 1985

Year	TV Show	Role
2019	Dark Side of the Ring	Self (Archival Footage)
2014	WWE Rivalries	Self
2004	TNA iMPACT!
1993	Raw	Harley Race
1986	WWF Wrestling Challenge	"King" Harley Race
1986	WWF Wrestling Challenge	King Harley Race
1986	WWF Wrestling Challenge	Harley Race
1985	Saturday Night's Main Event