The Signature Spot

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Billed as the youthful grapplers of the 1980s, Curt Hennig, Eddie Gilbert, and Salvatore Bellomo pose for a picture together.

Sadly, none of them remain with us.

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"Get a toothbrush!"

Bret Hart's work as a heel throughout 1997 was arguably the best of his entire career, as it also offered many memorable jabs to wrestlers and the audience.

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📸 WCW UK Tour 1993

- Back Row (L-R): Vinnie Vegas, Maxx Payne, Barry Windham
- Center Row: Rick, Phil (UK Promoter), Harley Race, Scotty Flamingo, Paul Orndorff
- Front: Gary Michael Cappetta

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Vader guest-starred in three Boy Meets World episodes as Frankie Stechino’s father, portraying a funny, loving blue-collar relationship. Series creator Michael Jacobs noted Vader's natural ease in the role.

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In the 1998 Year in Review edition of WCW Magazine, readers voted Bobby "The Brain" Heenan as the top commentator of the year. Here's the complete Top 5:

1. Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
2. Mike Tenay
3. Larry Zbyszko
4. Tony Schiavone
5. Chris Jericho

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🔥VADER TIME IS DINNER TIME! 🔥

This Survivor Series Supper Sweepstakes Supper ad promoted eating dinner with your favourite WWF Superstar in your hometown.

Who would have you chosen in November 1996?

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After semi-retiring from pro wrestling, Iceman Parsons worked Texas indie shows while moonlighting as a nightclub bodyguard, which was a natural extension of his ring career.

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Such a missed opportunity for Cole or Pat to yell out "Feenyyyyyy" with Will Friedle sitting beside Danielle Fishel.

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In 1999, John Cena moved to California to pursue bodybuilding. He worked at Gold's Gym in Venice Beach, lived in his car, and survived on Subway sandwiches.

When a trainer mentioned a nearby training school, John enrolled in Ultimate Pro Wrestling school in 2000.

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Becky Lynch (Rebecca Quin) joined her brother and enrolled in a wrestling school run by Paul Tracy and Fergal Devitt (Finn Balor).

Becky began training at the age of 15 and soon began performing all over the United Kingdom under the name Rebecca Knox.

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The Birth of Leviathan

Before he became "The Animal" Batista, he was Leviathan, a monster who emerged from the depths of the Ohio River.

• Jim Cornette created this old-school character
• They filmed his "origin story" at the Ohio River at night

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Stealth mode: -100, Monday detected

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Maylon Mercy locks a Sleeper Hold on a young Jeff Hardy. Ya know what I mean?

The character was based on Robert DeNiro’s Max Cady in the 1991 film Cape Fear. This remake of the 1962 film of the same name starred the incredible duo of Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum.

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Named by Vince McMahon, Matilda travelled with the British Bulldogs in a sky kennel that cost $20 daily.

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After decades of resistance to cowboy boots, these Hitman-branded ones may have changed my mind.

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Dok Hendrix (Michael Hayes) was the original David S. Pumpkins.

Any questions? 🎃

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Sometimes you wanna go
Where everybody knows your name
And wrestlers try to be tame
You wanna avoid a running knee
Our heels are always to be blame
You wanna be where everybody knows your name 🍻