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* [[Gorgeous George]]
* [[Gorgeous George]]
* [[Name's the Same]]: With the Reverend Billy Graham.
* [[Name's the Same]]: With the Reverend Billy Graham.
* [[Sorbiquet]]: "Superstar"
* [[Sobriquet]]: "Superstar"
* [[Rhymes on a Dime]]
* [[Rhymes on a Dime]]
* [[Shout-Out]]: Took his ring name in honor of [[wikipedia:Billy graham|the preacher]].
* [[Shout-Out]]: Took his ring name in honor of [[wikipedia:Billy graham|the preacher]].
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* [[Beyond the Impossible]]: Held the World title for eight '''years''', when nowadays holding any title for eight ''months'' seems like an impossible feat.
* [[Beyond the Impossible]]: Held the World title for eight '''years''', when nowadays holding any title for eight ''months'' seems like an impossible feat.
* [[Charles Atlas Superpower]]: Was a scrawny underweight child in his youth who almost died of Rheumatic fever. He would dedicate his young adulthood to weight training, becoming a formidable power lifter before later becoming a world renowned wrestler.
* [[Charles Atlas Superpower]]: Was a scrawny underweight child in his youth who almost died of Rheumatic fever. He would dedicate his young adulthood to weight training, becoming a formidable power lifter before later becoming a world renowned wrestler.
* [[Iconic Characters|Iconic Wrestler]]: His [[Sorbiquet|nickname]] is "The Living Legend".
* [[Iconic Characters|Iconic Wrestler]]: His [[Sobriquet|nickname]] is "The Living Legend".
* [[Sorbiquet]]: "The Living Legend"
* [[Sobriquet]]: "The Living Legend"
* [[The Time of Myths]]: Bruno wrestled in an age where matches could be finished with hammer locks, and kept championships for years on end.
* [[The Time of Myths]]: Bruno wrestled in an age where matches could be finished with hammer locks, and kept championships for years on end.
* [[Underwear of Power]]
* [[Underwear of Power]]
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* [[Follow the Leader]]: Was the first WWWF Champion.
* [[Follow the Leader]]: Was the first WWWF Champion.
* [[Gorgeous George]]
* [[Gorgeous George]]
* [[Sorbiquet]]: "Nature Boy"
* [[Sobriquet]]: "Nature Boy"
* [[Smug Snake]]
* [[Smug Snake]]
* [[Underwear of Power]]
* [[Underwear of Power]]
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* [[Dyeing for Your Art]]: He bleached his hair blonde when he began teaming with the Dream Team.
* [[Dyeing for Your Art]]: He bleached his hair blonde when he began teaming with the Dream Team.
* [[The Mafia]]: The nephew of a Canadian crime boss in [[Real Life]] and him crossing the [[Trope Namer]] is the suspected reason behind his murder.
* [[The Mafia]]: The nephew of a Canadian crime boss in [[Real Life]] and him crossing the [[Trope Namer]] is the suspected reason behind his murder.
* [[Sorbiquet]]: "Canada's Strongest Man"
* [[Sobriquet]]: "Canada's Strongest Man"
* [[Underwear of Power]]
* [[Underwear of Power]]
* [[World's Strongest Man]]: After he lifted 715 pounds, allegedly ([[Jesse Ventura]] helped him with the lift).
* [[World's Strongest Man]]: After he lifted 715 pounds, allegedly ([[Jesse Ventura]] helped him with the lift).
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* [[Afro Asskicker]]
* [[Afro Asskicker]]
* [[The Giant]]: He was likely the biggest man in professional football when he played the game. There were plenty of professional wrestlers larger than him however.
* [[The Giant]]: He was likely the biggest man in professional football when he played the game. There were plenty of professional wrestlers larger than him however.
* [[Sorbiquet]]: "Big Cat"
* [[Sobriquet]]: "Big Cat"
* [[Scary Black Man]]
* [[Scary Black Man]]
* [[Underwear of Power]]
* [[Underwear of Power]]
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** [[Fake Nationality]]
** [[Fake Nationality]]
* [[Ho Yay]]: With [[Jesse Ventura]] and [[Bobby Heenan]] (in [[Real Life]]).
* [[Ho Yay]]: With [[Jesse Ventura]] and [[Bobby Heenan]] (in [[Real Life]]).
* [[The Nicknamer]]: Coined the phrase "Excellence of execution" and used it to refer to many wrestlers before it became one of [[Bret Hart]]'s [[Sorbiquet|nicknames]].
* [[The Nicknamer]]: Coined the phrase "Excellence of execution" and used it to refer to many wrestlers before it became one of [[Bret Hart]]'s [[Sobriquet|nicknames]].
* [[Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness]]: "External occipital protuberance," anyone?
* [[Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness]]: "External occipital protuberance," anyone?


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* [[Farm Boy]]
* [[Farm Boy]]
* [[Mighty Glacier]]
* [[Mighty Glacier]]
* [[Sorbiquet]]: "Haystacks" and before that "Country Boy"
* [[Sobriquet]]: "Haystacks" and before that "Country Boy"


== Ivan Koloff (Oreal Perras) 1963, 1969-1971, 1975-1976, 1978-1979, 1983 ==
== Ivan Koloff (Oreal Perras) 1963, 1969-1971, 1975-1976, 1978-1979, 1983 ==
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* [[Fake Nationality]]
* [[Fake Nationality]]
* [[Leotard of Power]]
* [[Leotard of Power]]
* [[Sorbiquet]]: "The Russian Bear"
* [[Sobriquet]]: "The Russian Bear"
* [[Unrelated Brothers]]: With Nikita Koloff
* [[Unrelated Brothers]]: With Nikita Koloff


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* [[Fake Nationality]]: As the "Arabian Wildman" Java Ruuk.
* [[Fake Nationality]]: As the "Arabian Wildman" Java Ruuk.
* [[Jobber]]: For most of his WWWF career.
* [[Jobber]]: For most of his WWWF career.
* [[Sorbiquet]]: "The Unpredictable"
* [[Sobriquet]]: "The Unpredictable"
* [[Underwear of Power]]
* [[Underwear of Power]]


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* [[Leotard of Power]]
* [[Leotard of Power]]
* [[Lightning Bruiser]]
* [[Lightning Bruiser]]
* [[Sorbiquet]]: "[[World's Strongest Man]]"
* [[Small Name, Big Ego]]
* [[Sobriquet]]: "[[World's Strongest Man]]"
* [[Ted Baxter]]
* [[Ur Example]]: Paved the way for other Olympians (i.e. [[Mark Henry]] and [[Kurt Angle]]) to come into Pro-Wrestling.
* [[Ur Example]]: Paved the way for other Olympians (i.e. [[Mark Henry]] and [[Kurt Angle]]) to come into Pro-Wrestling.
* [[Wearing a Flag on Your Head|Wearing A Flag As A Wrestling Attire]]
* [[Wearing a Flag on Your Head|Wearing A Flag As A Wrestling Attire]]
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* [[Canada, Eh?]]
* [[Canada, Eh?]]
* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]
* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]
* [[Sorbiquet]]
* [[Sobriquet]]
* [[Underwear of Power]]
* [[Underwear of Power]]


== Larry Zbyszko (Lawrence "Larry" Whistler) early 1974-1980 ==
== Larry Zbyszko (Lawrence "Larry" Whistler) early 1974-1980 ==
* [[Deceptive Disciple]]: To Bruno Bruno Sammartino.
* [[Deceptive Disciple]]: To Bruno Bruno Sammartino.
* [[Sorbiquet]]: "The New Living Legend"
* [[Sobriquet]]: "The New Living Legend"
* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]: Officially, his last name is spelt Zby'''sz'''ko, but is sometimes misspelled like Zby'''s'''ko or Z'''ybys'''ko.
* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]: Officially, his last name is spelt Zby'''sz'''ko, but is sometimes misspelled like Zby'''s'''ko or Z'''ybys'''ko.
* [[Underwear of Power]]
* [[Underwear of Power]]
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* [[Garbage Wrestler]]
* [[Garbage Wrestler]]
* [[Playing with Fire]]: If he wasn't the first wrestler to throw fireballs, then he was the first notable one.
* [[Playing with Fire]]: If he wasn't the first wrestler to throw fireballs, then he was the first notable one.
* [[Sorbiquet]]: "The Sheik", "The Sheik of Araby" and "The Original Sheik".
* [[Sobriquet]]: "The Sheik", "The Sheik of Araby" and "The Original Sheik".
* [[Underwear of Power]]
* [[Underwear of Power]]
* [[Ur Example]]: One of those responsible for introducing the hardcore style to wrestling.
* [[Ur Example]]: One of those responsible for introducing the hardcore style to wrestling.
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* [[Fake Nationality]]: He was billed as being from Buzzard Creek, Oregon...[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series|in America]].
* [[Fake Nationality]]: He was billed as being from Buzzard Creek, Oregon...[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series|in America]].
* [[Finishing Move]]: The [[Bear Hug]]
* [[Finishing Move]]: The [[Bear Hug]]
* [[Sorbiquet]]: "The Man"
* [[Sobriquet]]: "The Man"
* [[Underwear of Power]]
* [[Underwear of Power]]
* [[Wrestling Family]]: His son is former [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] and [[WCW]] wrestler, Shawn Stasiak.
* [[Wrestling Family]]: His son is former [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] and [[WCW]] wrestler, Shawn Stasiak.

Latest revision as of 20:35, 1 February 2024

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Lists the various WWE wrestlers active during the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) Era, from 1963 through 1984. Please limit associated tropes to that wrestler's time in the WWE.

André The Giant (André René Roussimoff) 1973-1991

Antonio Inoki (born 猪木寛至, Inoki Kanji) late 1970s - early 1980s

Antonino Rocca (Antonino Biasetton) 1952–1963,1975–1977

Billy Graham (Eldridge Wayne Coleman) 1975-1978, 1982-1983, 1986-1988

Bob Backlund (Robert Lee "Bob" Backlund) 1977-1984, 1992-1997, 2000, 2007

Bobo Brazil (Houston Harris) 1963-1968, 1976-1977, 1984

Bruno Sammartino (Bruno Leopoldo Francesco Sammartino) 1959-1988

  • Beyond the Impossible: Held the World title for eight years, when nowadays holding any title for eight months seems like an impossible feat.
  • Charles Atlas Superpower: Was a scrawny underweight child in his youth who almost died of Rheumatic fever. He would dedicate his young adulthood to weight training, becoming a formidable power lifter before later becoming a world renowned wrestler.
  • Iconic Wrestler: His nickname is "The Living Legend".
  • Sobriquet: "The Living Legend"
  • The Time of Myths: Bruno wrestled in an age where matches could be finished with hammer locks, and kept championships for years on end.
  • Underwear of Power
  • World's Strongest Man: In 1960 he set a world record in the bench press at 565 pounds. One newspaper referred to him as "The Italian Sampson."

Buddy Rogers (Herman Gregory Rohde, Jr.) 1961-1963, 1982

Dino Bravo (Adolfo Bresciano) 1977-1978, 1986-1992

Ernie Ladd (Ernest Ladd) 1964, 1968-1970, 1972, 1975-1976, 1978, 1980-1981

Gorilla Monsoon (Robert James "Gino" Marella) 1959-1999

Haystacks Calhoun (William Dee Calhoun) 1958, 1964-1965, 1968-1969, 1973-1976, 1978, 1979

Ivan Koloff (Oreal Perras) 1963, 1969-1971, 1975-1976, 1978-1979, 1983

Johnny Rodz (Johnny Rodriguez) 1967-1985

Ken Patera 1977-1978, 1980, 1984-1985, 1987-1988

Killer Kowalski (Władek (later Walter) Kowalski) 1957-1958, 1962-1964, 1968-1970, 1974-1977

Larry Zbyszko (Lawrence "Larry" Whistler) early 1974-1980

Mil Máscaras (Aaron Rodríguez) 1972–1973, 1977–1978, 1981, 1997

Pat Patterson (Pierre Clermont) 1979-2004

Pedro Morales 1959, 1963-1964, 1970-1974, 1980-1982, 1986-1987

The Sheik (Edward George Farhat) 1964-1969, 1973-1974

Stan Stasiak (George Stipich) 1971-1979

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