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is regarded as the father of the wrestling gimmick, and by extension the heel gimmick. Starting in the 1940s, he invented an extravagant, flamboyant "pretty boy" gimmick who wore wavy blonde hair, colorful robes and ritzy outfits, and was accompanied by beautiful valets to the ring for his matches.
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2263:"WWE: 10 Wrestlers That Work Better as Faces Than as Heels"
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113:Early wrestling championships
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1937:Oz, Drake.
1875:during his
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1788:Becky Lynch
1680:, or other
1666:lucha libre
1643:Ivan Koloff
1591:protagonist
1571:lucha libre
1452:Mock combat
1229:Box y Lucha
1222:Botchamania
1193:Video games
1176:George Luks
1136:Comic books
1073:Match types
994:Backyarding
942:Shoot style
915:Lucha libre
909:Intergender
832:Puerto Rico
827:New Zealand
764:Cody Rhodes
749:Kenny Omega
700:Randy Orton
641:Vince Russo
611:Paul Heyman
542:Akira Maeda
457:Harley Race
418:Verne Gagne
359:Jack Pfefer
349:Toots Mondt
339:Frank Gotch
2584:Grand Slam
2506:House show
2491:Dirt sheet
2391:References
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1879:reign and
1792:antiheroes
1784:Scott Hall
1728:cheap heat
1710:while the
1682:tricksters
1651:Rusev/Miro
1623:Hulk Hogan
1580:antagonist
1497:Luta Livre
1492:Lancashire
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1457:Pankration
1399:Promotions
1264:Power Slam
1257:OSW Review
1157:Paintings
1068:House show
1016:Dirt sheet
897:X Division
675:Kurt Angle
636:Scott Hall
631:Kevin Nash
556:Ted Turner
527:Hulk Hogan
472:Giant Baba
452:Terry Funk
423:Karl Gotch
413:Blue Demon
364:Jim Londos
123:1980s boom
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2541:Ring name
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1897:SmackDown
1853:Charlotte
1776:Ric Flair
1627:John Cena
1404:Rivalries
1153:Magazines
1088:Ring name
782:Australia
776:By region
759:Nick Khan
754:Tony Khan
705:John Cena
621:Bret Hart
507:Big Daddy
497:Ric Flair
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1914:low blow
1822:The Rock
1718:such as
1708:a weapon
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1601:To gain
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1414:TV shows
1098:Tag team
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936:Puroresu
904:Hardcore
651:The Rock
576:Jim Ross
433:Stu Hart
393:El Santo
354:Ed Lewis
70:a series
68:Part of
2640:Manager
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2501:Gimmick
2476:Blading
2469:General
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1582:to the
1576:villain
1514:Theatre
1472:Amateur
1409:Rosters
1120:Culture
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1678:devils
1674:demons
1657:, and
1629:, and
1588:heroic
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864:Styles
837:Russia
822:Mexico
812:Israel
802:France
792:Canada
306:Others
2546:Shoot
2481:Botch
2462:terms
1924:Notes
1857:Divas
1841:angle
1670:rudos
1584:faces
1482:Shoot
1477:Catch
1394:Moves
1373:Lists
1203:Zubaz
1141:Films
1078:Music
1046:Shoot
977:Masks
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807:India
797:China
663:2000s
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549:1990s
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