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Gene LeBell Did It All
Over a legendary career as a judoka, pro wrestler, and Hollywood stuntman, LeBell was a pioneer in mixed martial arts and choreographed violence—and one of the toughest guys in the business
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Theory Is WWE’s Next Big, Bad Bodybuilder
The wrestling-obsessed 24-year-old wunderkind has evolved into the most vicious (and shredded) bodybuilding bad guy since "Ravishing" Rick Rude swiveled his hips in the late 1980s
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Dave Hebner and Tim White Brought Order and Chaos to the Wrestling Ring
The lives of two of the sport’s most famous referees remind us of the enduring importance of the "third man in the ring"
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Cody Rhodes Tore His Pec, Then Stitched Up a Bid for Immortality
An inside look at pec tears in pro wrestling, and what it means to wrestle with one
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Exclusive: The Steiner Brothers to Be Inducted Into the 2022 WWE Hall of Fame
Collegiate grappling stars Rick and Scott Steiner inaugurated the era of the bruising, ultra-legitimate amateur sports star whose power moves resonated with fans and banged up opponents
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Say Goodnight to the Bad Guy
Trained during the twilight of the territorial era of wrestling, Scott Hall got his big break in WWF doing a glorified Scarface impression—then transformed the entire sport after he took his talents to WCW
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“Beautiful” Bobby Eaton, 1958-2021
One of the most underrated and beloved performers of the 1980s and 1990s boasted a top-tier mullet and some of the best tag-team moves anyone ever saw
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“Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff, 1949-2021
The muscular superstar combined superlative conditioning with otherworldly intensity to become a leading antagonist during the golden age of Hulkamania
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Pat Patterson, 1941-2020
Remembering Pat Patterson, the first Intercontinental champion and architect of the modern pro wrestling style