Harley Race was an 8-time world champion in NWA. However, his 1986 King Of The Ring win was arguably his biggest accomplishment in WWE.

Harley Race, the longtime wrestler and promoter best known for playing the arrogant “King of the Ring,” wearing a regal crown and purple cape and insisting that opponents kneel and bow before ...

Former professional wrestling great Harley Race died Thursday afternoon at the age of 76, his Twitter account said. The Hall of Famer died of lung cancer complications, WWE said in a statement ...

He also competed as “King” Harley Race in the World Wrestling Federation after winning the 1986 King of the Ring tournament.

Race finally joined WWE full-time during the company's national expansion, and was introduced to a new generation of sports-entertainment fans worldwide as "The King" Harley Race.

Race joined WWE during the 1980s, when he performed as “The King” Harley Race, wearing a crown and robe, facing the Junkyard Dog in “WrestleMania III” in the Silverdome in Pontiac, Mich.