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and stressed the need to work hard to realize one's dreams. Although such a personality appears appropriate for a face wrestler, Angle's character was arrogant and constantly reminded people of his
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their opponents' moves, or an uninteresting character. This often results in wrestlers who are supposed to be cheered receiving a negative or no reaction from the fans. When this happens, it can prompt a change in character for the wrestler in question. For example,
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as a face using a more heroic version of the same character, he would have failed. Unusually, Angle did not use any of these heroic mannerisms when playing a face character, instead acting as somewhat of an antihero with a few elements of the
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to contrast with Flair's party animal "Nature Boy" persona. These actions often relate to wrestlers promoting charity work or other actions outside the ring, blurring the lines between scripted wrestling and their personal lives.
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meta-reference to how wrestling had changed. Although his character was intended to be a heel and behaved accordingly, some commentators speculated that if Angle attempted to get
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Fans sometimes dislike face wrestlers despite the way they are promoted. Some reasons for this include repetitive in-ring antics, a limited moveset, a lengthy title reign,
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2192:(4): 96–122.
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2461:Triple Crown
2282:
2239:(2): 44–53.
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2167:. Retrieved
2163:
2139:. Retrieved
2135:the original
2127:Slam! Sports
2126:
2123:"Kurt Angle"
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2013:
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1992:. Retrieved
1988:the original
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1916:Rey Mysterio
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1862:Daniel Bryan
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1593:Stage combat
1531:Martial arts
1521:Combat sport
1432:
1428:Speaking Out
1367:
1362:SĂşper Luchas
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1255:William Etty
1119:
1088:Championship
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959:All-in style
926:Saudi Arabia
823:Roman Reigns
805:
803:
779:Brock Lesnar
774:Rey Mysterio
764:Jeff Jarrett
746:
744:
700:Jim Cornette
685:Antonio Peña
632:
630:
616:Randy Savage
601:Dynamite Kid
576:Dusty Rhodes
571:Carlos ColĂłn
561:Mil Máscaras
546:Gordon Solie
528:
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482:Sam Muchnick
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428:Billy Sandow
406:
237:The Invasion
227:Attitude Era
131:
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107:
97:
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83:
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52:Please help
47:verification
44:
2279:Foley, Mick
1935:Richard Jr.
1899:lucha libre
1870:Randy Orton
1754:Mr. McMahon
1714:solid white
1706:lucha libre
1691:lucha libre
1536:Mock combat
1313:Box y Lucha
1306:Botchamania
1277:Video games
1260:George Luks
1220:Comic books
1157:Match types
1078:Backyarding
1026:Shoot style
999:Lucha libre
993:Intergender
916:Puerto Rico
911:New Zealand
848:Cody Rhodes
833:Kenny Omega
784:Randy Orton
725:Vince Russo
695:Paul Heyman
626:Akira Maeda
541:Harley Race
502:Verne Gagne
443:Jack Pfefer
433:Toots Mondt
423:Frank Gotch
2456:Grand Slam
2378:House show
2363:Dirt sheet
2272:References
2141:January 6,
2052:Dory Dixon
1960:Hulk Hogan
1884:Mannerisms
1816:role model
1797:Kurt Angle
1581:Luta Livre
1576:Lancashire
1571:Submission
1541:Pankration
1483:Promotions
1348:Power Slam
1341:OSW Review
1241:Paintings
1152:House show
1100:Dirt sheet
981:X Division
759:Kurt Angle
720:Scott Hall
715:Kevin Nash
640:Ted Turner
611:Hulk Hogan
556:Giant Baba
536:Terry Funk
507:Karl Gotch
497:Blue Demon
448:Jim Londos
207:1980s boom
139:Hulk Hogan
80:newspapers
2522:Ring girl
2413:Ring name
2398:Promotion
2261:190674428
2253:1352-8165
2206:1054-2043
2108:109877493
2089:1475-682X
1947:Ric Flair
1920:John Cena
1912:Bret Hart
1892:Wrestler
1853:Batista's
1779:'s (WCW)
1734:authority
1676:blue-eyes
1656:promotion
1488:Rivalries
1237:Magazines
1172:Ring name
866:Australia
860:By region
843:Nick Khan
838:Tony Khan
789:John Cena
705:Bret Hart
591:Big Daddy
581:Ric Flair
512:RikidĹŤzan
458:Lou Thesz
2542:Category
2527:Tag team
2281:(2000).
2104:ProQuest
2021:(1998).
1994:July 10,
1924:Big Show
1872:for the
1746:antihero
1710:técnicos
1685:técnicos
1668:villains
1648:babyface
1586:Pehlwani
1498:TV shows
1182:Tag team
1052:Concepts
1020:Puroresu
988:Hardcore
735:The Rock
660:Jim Ross
517:Stu Hart
477:El Santo
438:Ed Lewis
154:a series
152:Part of
18:Technico
2512:Manager
2388:Kayfabe
2373:Gimmick
2348:Blading
2341:General
2214:1146046
1876:, to a
1848:selling
1845:lack of
1833:jobbers
1810:at the
1804:gimmick
1738:cleanly
1728:History
1672:referee
1598:Theatre
1556:Amateur
1493:Rosters
1204:Culture
1115:Gimmick
1110:Kayfabe
1083:Blading
1057:Attire
1040:Women's
871:Bolivia
813:CM Punk
799:MĂstico
190:By year
179:History
94:scholar
2485:People
2289:
2259:
2251:
2212:
2204:
2169:May 9,
2106:
2087:
2031:
1722:demons
1660:heroes
1652:booked
1005:Midget
948:Styles
921:Russia
906:Mexico
896:Israel
886:France
876:Canada
390:Others
96:
89:
82:
75:
67:
2418:Shoot
2353:Botch
2334:terms
2257:S2CID
2210:JSTOR
2054:and
1970:Notes
1789:Sting
1765:Sting
1718:rudos
1566:Shoot
1561:Catch
1478:Moves
1457:Lists
1287:Zubaz
1225:Films
1162:Music
1130:Shoot
1061:Masks
1032:U-Kei
901:Japan
891:India
881:China
747:2000s
645:Sting
633:1990s
101:JSTOR
87:books
2507:Heel
2502:Face
2446:Belt
2403:Push
2393:Mask
2368:Feud
2287:ISBN
2249:ISSN
2202:ISSN
2171:2019
2143:2011
2085:ISSN
2029:ISBN
1996:2007
1821:over
1801:hero
1682:and
1664:heel
1644:face
1642:, a
1145:Push
1135:Heat
1125:Heel
1120:Face
73:news
2408:Rib
2383:Job
2241:doi
2194:doi
2186:TDR
2077:doi
1949:in
1688:in
1678:in
1638:In
1167:Rib
1140:Job
385:WWE
56:by
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