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Crowds cheer while watching a wrestling match

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Spectators react at a wrestling match

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Michael Hayes, seen here removing his ring robe, is widely considered one of the best “trash talkers” in pro wrestling history.

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Armand Hussian, whose original name was either Mike Barber or Mike Harmon, served as a heel (bad guy) manager in the WCCW, but early in his career had been known for “tape-measure” biceps and an all-around phenomenal physique. Here he can be seen…

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Heel (bad guy) manager Skandor Akbar, Kamala the Ugandan Giant, and his handler Kim Chee prepare for a match. Though he portrayed a wealthy Arab sheik, Akbar was of Lebanese descent and grew up in Texas. Kamala was played by Jim

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Andre the Giant (6’10”, 400 pounds) and King Kong Bundy (6’4”, 450 pounds) engage in an epic clash. They would reprise their feud in the WWF later in the 1980s.

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“Wild” Bill Irwin exults after another successful defense of his WCCW Television Championship. He held the belt on four separate occasions.

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A bloodied “Nature Boy” Ric Flair retains his NWA World Championship. Flair, a 16-time world heavyweight champion, was the most successful wrestler of the 1980s.

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Kerry Von Erich applies the clawhold, the signature Von Erich finisher, to his hated rival The Great Kabuki.

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“Wild” Bill Irwin bullwhips a prone foe. Irwin would later use this gimmick in Ted Turner’s World Championship Wrestling, where he competed for many years.
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