Movies like The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s (2005)
The best movies like The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s (2005) are WWE Royal Rumble 2007 (2007), Embattled (2020) and WWE Royal Rumble 2008 (2008). If The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s hooked you with its action and drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
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- Highest ratedBeast (2026)7.5/10 from 228 votes
- NewestStardom Nighter in Korakuen 2026 Apr.2 (2026)Released 2026
WWE Royal Rumble 2007 (2007)
Royal Rumble (2007) was the twentieth annual Royal Rumble PPV. It took place on January 28, 2007 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas and featured talent from the Raw, SmackDown! and ECW brands. The main event was the annual 30-man Royal Rumble match, which featured wrestlers from all three brands. The primary match on the Raw brand was a Last Man Standing match for the WWE Championship between John Cena and Umaga. The predominant match on the SmackDown! brand was Batista versus Mr. Kennedy for the World Heavyweight Championship. The featured match on the ECW brand was between Bobby Lashley and Test for the ECW World Championship.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & drama
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisEmbattled (2020)
The eldest son of a ruthlessly tough MMA champion must fight his way out of the abusive cycle his father has continued.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWWE Royal Rumble 2008 (2008)
Royal Rumble (2008) was the twenty-first annual Royal Rumble PPV. It took place on January 27, 2008 at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York and featured talent from the Raw, SmackDown and ECW brands. The event was also the first WWE pay-per-view broadcast in high definition. As has been customary since 1993, the Royal Rumble match winner received a match at that year's WrestleMania. The main event was the annual 30-man Royal Rumble match, which featured wrestlers from all three brands. The primary match on the Raw brand was Randy Orton versus Jeff Hardy for the WWE Championship. The primary match on the SmackDown brand was Edge versus Rey Mysterio for the World Heavyweight Championship. The featured matches on the undercard were Montel Vontavious Porter versus Ric Flair in a Career Threatening match and John "Bradshaw" Layfield versus Chris Jericho.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisWWE Royal Rumble 2006 (2006)
Royal Rumble (2006) was the nineteenth annual Royal Rumble PPV. It was presented by Sony Computer Entertainment's The Con and took place on January 29, 2006 in the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida The biggest Superstars of WWE RAW and WWE SmackDown! clash at Royal Rumble to determine who will go to WrestleMania 22 as the heavyweight contender. Also, WWE Title: Edge vs. John Cena, World Heavyweight Title: Kurt Angle vs. Mark Henry, WWE Cruiserweight Title (6-way Match): Kid Kash vs. Funaki vs. Gregory Helms vs. Jamie Noble vs. Nunzio vs. Paul London, Mickie James vs. Ashley, & The Boogeyman vs. John 'Bradshaw' Layfield
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & drama
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisBeast (2026)
MMA legend Patton James, now a commercial fisherman, is pulled back into the cage when his brother is in danger. Reuniting with his old coach Sammy, he commits to one final fight in one championship against the brutal champion Xavier Grau.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisJawbone (2017)
A former youth boxing champion, Jimmy McCabe is a man in search of hope but looking in all the wrong places. When he hits rock bottom he turns to his childhood boxing club and the only family he has left: gym owner Bill corner man Eddie and promoter Joe. Back in training, years after anyone thought he was a contender, he risks his life, as he tries to stand tall and regain his place in the world.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBorn a Champion (2021)
After a blood- soaked jujitsu match in Dubai, fighting legend Mickey Kelley falls to superstar Blaine. But years later, an online video proves that Blaine cheated, and the world demands a rematch. Can the aging underdog get back into shape in time to vanquish his foe, get revenge, and claim his prize?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIn Full Bloom (2019)
Set shortly after the end of World War II, a philosophical boxing drama of two fighters from opposite worlds (USA and Japan) who are pulled together for a questionable fight arranged by their unscrupulous managers and the Yakuza.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNever Back Down: No Surrender (2016)
Picking up after the events of Never Back Down 2, former MMA champion Case Walker is on the comeback trail to become champion once again.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisJane Got a Gun (2015)
After her outlaw husband returns home shot with eight bullets and barely alive, Jane reluctantly reaches out to an ex-lover who she hasn't seen in over ten years to help her defend her farm when the time comes that her husband's gang eventually tracks him down to finish the job.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisBruised (2021)
Jackie Justice is a mixed martial arts fighter who leaves the sport in disgrace. Down on her luck and simmering with rage and regret years after the fight, she's coaxed into a brutal underground fight by her manager and boyfriend Desi and grabs the attention of a fight league promoter who promises Jackie a life back in the Octagon. But the road to redemption becomes unexpectedly personal when Manny - the son she gave up as an infant - shows up at her doorstep. A triumphant story of a fighter who reclaims her power, in and out of the ring, when everyone has counted her out
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCagefighter: Worlds Collide (2020)
Reiss is the greatest champion to ever fight in a LEGENDS cage. But when promoter Max Black pits him against wrestling superstar Randy Stone, Reiss finds himself in the toughest fight of his life.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisQueen of the Ring (2025)
In a time when pro wrestling for women was illegal all over the country, a small town single mother embraces the danger to change culture as she dominates America's most masculine sport to become the first million dollar female athlete in history.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGunslingers (2025)
When the most wanted man in America surfaces in a small Kentucky town, his violent history -- and a blood-thirsty mob seeking vengeance and a king’s ransom -- soon follow. As brothers face off against one another and bullets tear the town to shreds, this lightning-fast gunslinger makes his enemies pay the ultimate price for their greed.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIn the Blood (2014)
When her husband goes missing during their Caribbean vacation, a woman sets off on her own to take down the men she thinks are responsible.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisFoxcatcher (2014)
The greatest Olympic Wrestling Champion brother team joins Team Foxcatcher led by multimillionaire sponsor John E. du Pont as they train for the 1988 games in Seoul - a union that leads to unlikely circumstances.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Last Stand of Ellen Cole (2024)
When an evil contractor goes to extreme measures to evict a testy tenant who is standing in the way of his new project, he fails to take into account that this seemingly harmless old woman is a trained killer and will do anything to protect her beloved home.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisThe System (2022)
When a young soldier, newly returned from war, gets caught up in a drug bust, he is recruited by the authorities to go undercover in a notoriously dangerous prison in order to figure out what is really going on.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe 355 (2022)
A group of top female agents from American, British, Chinese, Colombian, and German government agencies are drawn together to try and stop an organization from acquiring a deadly weapon to send the world into chaos.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Black Book (2023)
After his son is wrongly accused of kidnapping, a deacon who has just lost his wife takes matters into his own hands and fights a crooked police gang to clear him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNo Holds Barred (1989)
Rip is the World Wrestling Federation champion who is faithful to his fans and the network he wrestles for, but Brell, the new head of the World Television Network, wants Rip to wrestle for his network.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisTJPW Grand Princess '24 (2024)
Grand Princess '24 was a professional wrestling event promoted by Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling (TJPW), held on March 31, 2024 at Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan. In the main event, Miyu Yamashita defended the Princess of Princess Championship against Miu Watanabe.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action & drama
DDT Change Age 2026 ~Extraordinary Zenkai Power~ (2026)
Change Age 2026 ~Extraordinary Zenkai Power~ was a professional wrestling event promoted by DDT Pro-Wrestling, held on April 5, 2026 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. It featured a retirement ceremony for long-time star and former KO-D Openweight Champion Kazusada Higuchi, and the remaining members of his Harimao stable competed together one last time in the main event.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action & drama
Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2023 ~Finals~ (2023)
Cinderella Tournament 2023 ~Finals~ was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom, held on April 15, 2023, at Yoyogi National Stadium No.2 Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. It primarily involved the semi-final and final matches for company's annual single-elimination tournament, as well as other featured matches.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action & drama
Stardom Nighter in Korakuen 2026 Apr. (2026)
Stardom Nighter in Korakuen 2026 Apr. was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom, held on April 8, 2026 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action & drama
Stardom in Korakuen 2026 Apr. (2026)
Stardom in Korakuen 2026 Apr. was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom, held on April 11, 2026 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action & drama
Stardom Nighter in Korakuen 2026 Apr.2 (2026)
Stardom Nighter in Korakuen 2026 Apr.2 was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom, held on April 23, 2026 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. It featured Saki Kashima's last advertised match before her retirement, teaming with God's Eye stablemate Syuri against AZM and the returning Momo Watanabe. The show also served as the final build for All Star Grand Queendom 2026 - in the main event, H.A.T.E.'s Saya Kamitani and Konami faced their separate championship challengers for Yokohama Arena, Sayaka Kurara and Hanan, in a tag team match.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action & drama
Stardom in Osaka 2026 Apr. (2026)
Stardom in Osaka 2026 Apr. was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom, held on April 4, 2026 at Herbis Hall in Osaka, Japan.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action & drama
AEW Revolution 2025: Zero Hour (2025)
LOS ANGELES! All Elite Wrestling returns to the City of Angels with one of the most prestigious wrestling events of the year, AEW Revolution! Be a part of history as the 6th annual AEW Revolution invades Crypto.com Arena for the first time. The pre show, Zero Hour, features Chris Jericho vs. Gravity for the ROH World Championship and Johnny TV & MxM Collection (Mansoor & Mason Madden) vs. Big Boom AJ, Mark Briscoe & Orange Cassidy (w/Big Justice).
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action & drama
WWE SummerSlam 2021 (2021)
The biggest party of the Summer is not only back, but for the first time ever, will be taking place in an NFL arena at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Witness "The Head of the Table" Roman Reigns take on John Cena for the WWE Universal Championship, Nikki A.S.H. facing off against Charlotte Flair & Rhea Ripley in a Triple Threat Match for the WWE Raw Women's Championship, and The All Mighty WWE Champion Bobby Lashley defending his title against the unstoppable Goldberg.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action & drama
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What are the best movies like The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s?
The closest matches to The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s are WWE Royal Rumble 2007 (2007), Embattled (2020) and WWE Royal Rumble 2008 (2008). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s?
Start with WWE Royal Rumble 2007 (2007), the closest match to The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s.
What is the highest-rated movie like The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s?
Beast (2026), rated 7.5/10 by 228 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s?
Stardom Nighter in Korakuen 2026 Apr.2 (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s?
Yes: WWE Royal Rumble 2007 (2007), Embattled (2020) and WWE Royal Rumble 2008 (2008).
How are movies similar to The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.