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Medium: Television
Title: Supernatural
Bio: When not endangering the safety of his opponents by wrestling drunk, The Hangman likes to live up to his moniker by choking out his opponents with a magical noose that drops from the ceiling.
Signature Move: Hanging wrestlers.
Medium: Television
Title: Rumble
Bio: Having retired from the construction game, Melvin and Neville turned to pro wrestling to exert their girth in a more productive manner. Besides a win over The Forces of Evil, The Beefy Boys were mostly known for their larger than life presence than their impressive winning record. They even landed a part in a fast food commercial.
Signature Move: Being duped into doing things.
Medium: Television
Title: Rumble
Bio: Lord Byron is the face and owner of the Global Wrestling Federation. The GWF is constantly at war with the Real American Wrestling faction, despite rumors that Byron is secretly funding RAW. Proving that money can buy everything, Byron bought the Lord Mount Evans Tag Team Title even though he mostly wrestles as a singles wrestler. He then lost the same title in a singles match against The Prophet.
Signature Move: Spending money frivolously.
Medium: Television
Title: Scrubs
Bio: The Intern was a world champion wrestler. A malnourished world champion wrestler, but a world champion nonetheless. Maybe. Nobody ever knew who he won the title from or where the title came from. But one thing was certain, few were as aggressive as The Intern was on the mic.
Signature Move: Cutting promos.
Medium: Television
Title: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Bio: The Trashman is a mini hardcore wrestler who carries around his own garbage can that doubles as his weapon of choice and source of nourishment.
Signature Move: Eating out of trashcans.
Medium: 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.
2015 wasn’t the greatest year for wrestling legends in terms of breaking news stories. Two of the greatest entertainers, Dusty Rhodes and Roddy Piper, passed away. Jimmy Snuka was arrested and charged with third-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter of his then-girlfriend, Nancy Argentino, 32 years after the fact. And, even though former Hulkmaniacs thought it impossible, Hulk Hogan was able to further desecrate his legacy and contribution to professional wrestling by adding to his already long list of personal failures and embarrassments his dropping of the n-word. Multiple times. Seriously, you would’ve thought it was one of the Hulkamania commandments after “take your vitamins.”
Thankfully, this site focuses on wrestling in pop culture. So even when it’s bad, it’s not going to leave you depressed and questioning everything you kayfabe believed in. And luckily, 2015 was a good year for pro wrestling within the canon of pop culture.
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