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1958:PWTorch.com
1926:Oz, Drake.
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1669:, or other
1655:lucha libre
1632:Ivan Koloff
1580:protagonist
1560:lucha libre
1441:Mock combat
1218:Box y Lucha
1211:Botchamania
1182:Video games
1165:George Luks
1125:Comic books
1062:Match types
983:Backyarding
931:Shoot style
904:Lucha libre
898:Intergender
821:Puerto Rico
816:New Zealand
753:Cody Rhodes
738:Kenny Omega
689:Randy Orton
630:Vince Russo
600:Paul Heyman
531:Akira Maeda
446:Harley Race
407:Verne Gagne
348:Jack Pfefer
338:Toots Mondt
328:Frank Gotch
2573:Grand Slam
2495:House show
2480:Dirt sheet
2380:References
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1868:reign and
1781:antiheroes
1773:Scott Hall
1717:cheap heat
1699:while the
1671:tricksters
1640:Rusev/Miro
1612:Hulk Hogan
1569:antagonist
1486:Luta Livre
1481:Lancashire
1476:Submission
1446:Pankration
1388:Promotions
1253:Power Slam
1246:OSW Review
1146:Paintings
1057:House show
1005:Dirt sheet
886:X Division
664:Kurt Angle
625:Scott Hall
620:Kevin Nash
545:Ted Turner
516:Hulk Hogan
461:Giant Baba
441:Terry Funk
412:Karl Gotch
402:Blue Demon
353:Jim Londos
112:1980s boom
2639:Ring girl
2530:Ring name
2515:Promotion
1899:Ric Flair
1886:SmackDown
1842:Charlotte
1765:Ric Flair
1616:John Cena
1393:Rivalries
1142:Magazines
1077:Ring name
771:Australia
765:By region
748:Nick Khan
743:Tony Khan
694:John Cena
610:Bret Hart
496:Big Daddy
486:Ric Flair
417:Rikidōzan
363:Lou Thesz
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2081:. Medium
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1903:low blow
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1707:such as
1697:a weapon
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1590:To gain
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957:Concepts
925:Puroresu
893:Hardcore
640:The Rock
565:Jim Ross
422:Stu Hart
382:El Santo
343:Ed Lewis
59:a series
57:Part of
2629:Manager
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2490:Gimmick
2465:Blading
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1687:History
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1571:to the
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1577:heroic
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853:Styles
826:Russia
811:Mexico
801:Israel
791:France
781:Canada
295:Others
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2470:Botch
2451:terms
1913:Notes
1846:Divas
1830:angle
1659:rudos
1573:faces
1471:Shoot
1466:Catch
1383:Moves
1362:Lists
1192:Zubaz
1130:Films
1067:Music
1035:Shoot
966:Masks
937:U-Kei
806:Japan
796:India
786:China
652:2000s
550:Sting
538:1990s
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