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The 1988 Royal Rumble: The First Chapter in a Long History
Read more: The 1988 Royal Rumble: The First Chapter in a Long HistoryThe first Royal Rumble was framed like a novelty, but it was handled like a prototype. That’s the part people forget. WWF didn’t stumble into a classic on January 24,…
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Meet Pat Patterson: The Man Who Created The Royal Rumble
Read more: Meet Pat Patterson: The Man Who Created The Royal RumblePat Patterson, 1941–2020 He spent decades in the brightest spotlight in wrestling, then did his most important work in the shadows. Pat Patterson was the kind of figure fans argued…
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The Royal Rumble: Wrestling’s Cleanest Chaos
Read more: The Royal Rumble: Wrestling’s Cleanest ChaosThe Royal Rumble is built on a simple lie that everyone agrees to believe: that order can be imposed on chaos with a countdown clock. Every ninety seconds (sometimes two…
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Who Was Ivan Koloff?
Read more: Who Was Ivan Koloff?Ivan Koloff (1942–2017) He made his name by taking something sacred from a crowd and holding it up like a trophy. Ring Names: (In order) Ivan Koloff walked into American…
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Who Was Nature Boy Buddy Rogers?
Read more: Who Was Nature Boy Buddy Rogers?Buddy Rogers, 1921–1992 He sold elegance like a weapon. In an industry built on sweat and blunt force, Buddy Rogers walked in looking like he’d never had to raise his…
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Who Was Bruno Sammartino?
Read more: Who Was Bruno Sammartino?Bruno Sammartino, 1935–2018 He didn’t look like a man built for spectacle. That was part of the trick. Bruno Sammartino carried himself with the plain gravity of someone who’d already…
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Who Was Andre The Giant?
Read more: Who Was Andre The Giant?André the Giant, 1946–1993 There are wrestlers who get over because they’re great talkers. Others because they can fly. André the Giant got over because he walked into a room…
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Who Was Hulk Hogan?
Read more: Who Was Hulk Hogan?Hulk Hogan, 1953–2025 He sold America a simple bargain: believe hard enough, flex long enough, and the world will move for you. Hulk Hogan didn’t just wrestle in the 1980s…