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  2. 1980s professional wrestling boom - Wikipedia

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    Fans who were kids in the mid-late 1980s were teens by the 1990s, and many grew bored with the comic book style of wrestling of the 1980s, turning their attention away from their childhood favorites such as Hogan, Junkyard Dog, and "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka, in favor of newer and grittier wrestlers like The Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, Razor Ramon ...

  3. Hulk Hogan - Wikipedia

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    Known for his flamboyance and massive physique, and his trademark blond horseshoe moustache and bandanas, Hogan is widely regarded as the most recognized wrestling star worldwide, the most popular wrestler of the 1980s and one of the greatest professional wrestlers in history.

  4. Junkyard Dog - Wikipedia

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    Sylvester Ritter (December 13, 1952 – June 1, 1998) was an American professional wrestler and college football player, best known for his time in Mid-South Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation as the Junkyard Dog (or JYD).

  5. Adrian Adonis - Wikipedia

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    Keith Adonis Franke (September 15, 1953 – July 4, 1988) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, "Adorable" Adrian Adonis.He was best known for his appearances with the American Wrestling Association and World Wrestling Federation throughout the 1980s.

  6. Rock 'n' Roll Express - Wikipedia

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    The Rock 'n' Roll Express is a professional wrestling tag team consisting of professional wrestlers Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton.The duo began teaming together in Memphis in the early 1980s, followed by Mid-South Wrestling (later to be known as the Universal Wrestling Federation), followed by Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP).

  7. Lou Albano - Wikipedia

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    Louis Vincent Albano [8] (July 29, 1933 – October 14, 2009) was an Italian-American professional wrestler, manager and actor, who performed under the ring/stage name "Captain" Lou Albano.

  8. Zac Efron and Jeremy Allen White are '80s wrestlers in new ...

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    A24 released the first official photo of Zac Efron and Jeremy Allen White together in their new movie about the Von Erich brothers called "The Iron Claw."

  9. Koko B. Ware - Wikipedia

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    Ware was the first wrestler on television to fall victim to the perfect-plex of newcomer Mr. Perfect on the January 7, 1989, episode of Saturday Night's Main Event XIX, while at the 1990 Survivor Series, Ware became the first wrestler to fall victim to The Undertaker's tombstone piledriver in the Undertaker's WWF debut match.