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Create-A-Wrestler: El Gato Loco

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Title: Google Photos App
Bio: The crazed masked cat is known for his high-flying lucha style. He is also known for his stalker of an ex-girlfriend, who can be spotted in the crowd during his matches.
Signature Move: Flying Body Press

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Create-A-Wrestler: The Battling Bailiff

Night Court 2 - Battling BailiffMedium: Television
Title: Night Court
Bio: The Battling Bailiff was a newcomer to the New York wrestling territory and was scheduled to make his debut at Madison Square Garden. He had previously worked as a nighttime courtroom bailiff. Some say he was the second cousin of the Big Boss Man.
Signature Move: Bailing out of a match.

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Create-A-Wrestler: Klondike Butcher

Night Court 3Medium: Television
Title: Night Court
Bio: Not much is known about the Klondike Butcher, other than he fears little old ladies. Instead of beating the crap out of fans who get involved in matches, like most wrestlers do, the Klondike Butcher takes them to court for physically assaulting him.
Signature Move: Taking little old ladies to court.

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Revolting Blob

Revolting BlobMedium: Film
Title: Billy Madison
Bio: The Revolting Blob was one of the most vile wrestlers. He would hit senior citizens and sit on his opponents’ heads. In 1983 he completely disappeared from the wrestling scene after killing one of his opponents. Eventually, he became the principal of an elementary school that allowed guys in their late-twenties to enroll.
Signature Move: Sitting on opponents’ heads and making passes at Billy Madison.

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Create-A-Wrestler: Bert “The Titanic” Zupanic

IMG_4985Medium: Television
Title: The X-Files
Bio: Bert Zupanic is a down on his luck, washed-up wrestler who pays his way to the top of Argyle Promotions. His bribery lands him in the main event against Rob Van Dam cosplaying as Westley from The Princess Bride.
Signature Move: Twin magic.

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The X-Files

IMG_5013“Fight Club”
Season 7, Episode 20
5/7/2000

With a week into its revival on Fox, I figured it was as good a time as any to look at that one wrestling-themed episode of The X-Files that Rob Van Dam made a cameo in.

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Fictional Comic Book Luchadores & Their Lucha Underground Counterparts

Screen Shot 2016-01-26 at 9.50.13 PMWith Lucha Underground fully embracing their comic book influences and releasing their own comic book yesterday, and with the premiere of season two tonight, it only made sense to make this list of the best fictional comic book luchadores. With many of the heroes and villains of Lucha Underground borrowing from the same supernatural themes and conventions found in these comic books, it also made sense to compare the comic book characters to their Lucha Underground counterparts.

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Royal Rumble Final Four

RR1992-3The Royal Rumble is upon us once again to help make Roman Reigns look even stronger. Last year, I took a look at the best #1 and #2 entrants. This year, I decided to showcase the top ten final four competitors. Because as fun as the Rumble is, everyone knows the best part is when it’s down to the last four wrestlers.

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