Rick Savage, Pro Wrestler

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Ric, sometimes known as Rick Savage, Pro Wrestler, is the professional name of Frank Huguelet, who achieved fame in the wrestling world in the 1990′s. He performed in the Professional Wrestling Federation, World Championship Wrestling (WCW), United States Wrestling Alliance, National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), National Championship Wrestling, as well as...

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Dead Wrestlers #14: Miss Elizabeth

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  Notorious wrestler “moll” Elizabeth Ann Hulette, a veteran of the World Wrestling Federation (early to middle 1990s), as well as World Championship Wrestling (middle 1990s) who became best known as the manager and consistent ringside companion (as well as one-time real life (non-kayfabe) spouse of Randy “Macho Man” Savage”), and later served as...

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Dead Wrestlers #13: Mr. Perfect

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     Curtis Michael “Curt” Hennig, also known by the ring pseudonym “Mr. Perfect”, was a professional wrestler, manager, and “color” commentator of American birth who, during the course of a long and storied kayfabe career worked for many professional wrestling promotions including, but not limited to, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), the American...

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Dead Wrestlers #12: Umaga

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Edward Smith “Eki” Fatu, a wrestler of Samoan-American parentage, was born on March 28, 1973 in San Francisco, California. “Eki” received professional wrestling training at the “Wild” Samoan Pro Wrestling Training Center, and soon began wrestling professionally for Afa’s World Xtreme Wrestling (WXW).  True Or False: Umaga’s Real Name Was Edward Answer Correctly And...

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Dead Wrestlers #11: Big Boss Man

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     Raymond Walter Traylor, Jr., known to millions worldwide as wrestler Big Boss Man (on occasion, Big Bossman), was born in Marietta, Georgia on May 2, 1963.  Best known for his appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment under the aforementioned ring pseudonym, he also accrued notoriety under earlier aliases such as Big Bubba Rogers...

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Dead Wrestlers #10: Rick Rude

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Beginning in the early 1980s and extending well into the next decade, dead wrestler and celebrated personality Richard Erwin Rood, known to connoisseurs of televised grappling as Rick (sometimes “Ravishing Rick”) Rude, performed during his brief life for many major and independent promotions, including World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF)....

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Dead Wrestlers #9: Bam Bam Bigelow

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     Among wrestlers, Bam Bam Bigelow was one of the longest-lived (professionally speaking) of the bunch, with a career that spanned two decades from the 1980′s through to the start of the 21st century. Known for his distinctive flame tattoo that famously adorned his otherwise largely bald dome, Bigelow worked in several major...

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Dead Wrestlers #8: Lance Cade

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     Another good man joined the ranks of famous wrestlers on August 13, 2010, when Lance Kurtis McNaught, better known to fans of World Wrestling Entertainment as Lance Cade (previously Garrison Cade), passed away in San Antonio, Texas, at the age of 29. Reportedly trained by Shawn Michaels, Cade made his debut in...

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Dead Wrestlers #7: Dino Bravo

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  Adolfo Bresciano (August 6, 1948 – March 10, 1993) was an Italian-born, Canadian-based professional wrestler, and #7 on our list of wrestlers. Professionally known as Dino Bravo, he famously billed himself as “The World’s Strongest Man”. He began wrestling in the early 1970′s, having taken the name “Dino Bravo” from a previous competitor....

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Dead Wrestlers #6: the British Bulldog

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Davey Boy Smith, known as the British Bulldog, was born November 27, 1962 in Golborne, England. He was known to his legions of fans for his thrilling performance as both a tag team and solo performer during a nearly 20 year professional career encompassing appearances with Stampede Wrestling, the World Wrestling Federation, and World...

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Dead Wrestlers #5: Eddie Guerrero

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     Eduardo “Eddie” Guerrero was born on October 9, 1967, the youngest member of a respected Mexican-American wrestling family. He was born and raised in El Paso, Texas, where he graduated from Jefferson High School. He attended the University of New Mexico as well as New Mexico Highlands University (the latter on an athletic...

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Dead Wrestlers #4: Owen Hart

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Owen James Hart was born in Calgary, Alberta on May 7th, 1965. He was the youngest of 12 children born to Stu and Helen Hart. His father, Stu Hart, ran the Stampede Wrestling promotion and is a member of the WWE Hall of Fame. Owen Hart first learned to wrestle as an amateur in...

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Dead Wrestlers #3: Chris Benoit

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Chris Benoit was born may 21st 1967, and died June 24th 2007. He was a professional wrestler from Canada who held two world championships with WCW and WWE. Chris Benoit was widely regarded as one of the more well respected and technical wrestlers to ever step into the ring. As young man, Chris spent...

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Dead Wrestlers #2: Randy Savage

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Better known as Randy “Macho Man” Savage, Randall Mario Poffowas born on November 15, 1952, on the campus of Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. His father, Angelo Poffo, was a well-known wrestler in the 1950′s and 60′s. In 1971, after graduating high-school, Randy was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team as...

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Dead Wrestlers #1: Andrè the Giant

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 Every sport has it’s stars, top performers who excel and are known and loved by the passionate fans who follow every game or match. Once in a great a while an athlete comes along who eclipses the very arena he performs in and comes to symbolize the spirit of competition not only for fans...

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