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The ring boy scandal was a sex scandal in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF; now known as WWE) centered around allegations that in the late 1980s and early 1990s ring announcer Mel Phillips (1941–2012) had recruited teenage boys for the purposes of sexual exploitation.
The Dudley Brothers were a professional wrestling stable active in Extreme Championship Wrestling between 1995 and 1999.. The gimmick of the group was that, despite their obvious differences in physical appearance and race, the members were all said to be the sons of the fictional Willy Loman-esque "Big Daddy" Dudley, who had traveled America as a salesman throughout the 1960s and 1970s.
Fanning started wrestling in 1964 as "Big Jim Vallen". He went to the World Wide Wrestling Federation in the 1970s as "Handsome Jimmy Valiant" and formed a team with Johnny Valiant that would dominate the tag team scene for a while as WWWF Tag Team champions.
The Nasty Boys during the Hulkamania Tour in Melbourne, Australia, 2009. The Nasty Boys reunited in the Southeast Wrestling Alliance on May 6, 2001, where they defeated Death & Destruction (Frank Parker and Roger Anderson). [7] They were also active in the short-lived XWF [1] and the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico.
On February 26, 2005, at a show for Full Contact Wrestling, Matt and Nick were called "The Young Bucks" for the first time. Originally, Matt was wrestling under the name "Mr. Instant Replay", while Nick was called "Slick Nick". [19] That night The Young Bucks were defeated by the Kaos and Mongol, the Santino Brothers.
Thomas Wilton Billington (5 December 1958 – 5 December 2018), [3] best known by the ring name the Dynamite Kid, was a British professional wrestler.. Trained by former wrestler "Dr Death" Ted Betley, he competed in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), Stampede Wrestling, All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW).
The Southern Boys - also known as the Wild-Eyed Southern Boys and the Young Pistols - were a professional wrestling tag team active between 1987 and 1991 in Championship Wrestling from Florida, Southeastern Championship Wrestling, and World Championship Wrestling. The tag team was composed of Steve Armstrong and Tracy Smothers.
Heels is an American drama television series about professional wrestling created by Michael Waldron that premiered on August 15, 2021, on Starz. [1] In November 2021, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on July 28, 2023.