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* IKnowKarate: RVD practices Kung Fu.


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* [[IKnowKarate I Know Judo]]
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* IKnowKungFu



* [[IKnowKungFu I Know Judo]]
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Adding when they debuted in wwe, on either raw or smackdown, and when they left. I might be wrong about the years, wikipedia is only so reliable.


!!! BookerT (Booker Tio Huffman)

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!!! BookerT (Booker Tio Huffman)Huffman) 2001-2007, 2011-



!!! Chavo Guerrero (Salvador Chavito Guerrero Llanes III)

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!!! Chavo Guerrero (Salvador Chavito Guerrero Llanes III)III) 2001-2011



!!! The Hurricane (Gregory "Sugar Shane" Helms)

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!!! The Hurricane (Gregory "Sugar Shane" Helms)Helms) 2001-2010



!!! Lance Storm (Lance Evers)

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!!! Lance Storm (Lance Evers)Evers) 2001-2004



!!! Rhyno (Terrance "Terry" Gerin)

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!!! Rhyno (Terrance "Terry" Gerin)Gerin) 2001-2005



!!! RobVanDam (Robert "Rob" Alexander Szatkowski)

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!!! RobVanDam (Robert "Rob" Alexander Szatkowski)Szatkowski) 2001-2007



!!! Tajiri (田尻 義博, Tajiri Yoshihiro)

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!!! Tajiri (田尻 義博, Tajiri Yoshihiro)Yoshihiro) 2001-2005



!!! Tazz (Peter Senerchia)

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!!! Tazz (Peter Senerchia)Senerchia) 2000-2009



!!! Tommy Dreamer (Thomas James "Tom" Laughlin)

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!!! Tommy Dreamer (Thomas James "Tom" Laughlin)Laughlin) 2001-2010

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* TheComicallySerious



* TheUnfunny
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* {{Facepalm}}: His infamous promo that ended with "HULK HOGAN, WE COMIN' FOR YOU, [[NWordPrivileges NIGGA!]] ......([[OhCrap realizes his mistake]])"

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* {{Facepalm}}: His infamous promo that ended with "HULK HOGAN, "{{HULK HOGAN}}, WE COMIN' FOR YOU, [[NWordPrivileges NIGGA!]] ......([[OhCrap realizes his mistake]])"
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!!! Chavo Guerrero (Salvador Chavito Guerrero III)

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!!! Chavo Guerrero (Salvador Chavito Guerrero Llanes III)
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* OddFriendship: Several over his tenure, RVD, EddieGuerrero, and Golddust.
* OnlySaneMan: He shares this role with Josh Matthews when it comes to commentary on Smackdown. Though unlike Josh Matthews, who wisely stays quiet about it, Booker T tends to call Michael Cole out on his insanity.

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* OddFriendship: Several over his tenure, RVD, [[RobVanDam RVD]], EddieGuerrero, and Golddust.
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* OnlySaneMan: He shares this role with Josh Matthews when it comes to commentary on Smackdown. Though unlike Josh Matthews, who wisely stays quiet about it, Booker T BookerT tends to call Michael Cole MichaelCole out on his insanity.



* TheRival: His civilian guise has been on and off with Matt Hardy since childhood.

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* TheRival: His civilian guise has been on and off with Matt Hardy MattHardy since childhood.



* HoYay: With Sabu in both incarnations of ECW, and then Jeff Hardy, Shane [=McMahon=], and Rey Mysterio in WWE.

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* HoYay: With Sabu in both incarnations of ECW, and then Jeff Hardy, Shane [=McMahon=], JeffHardy, ShaneMcMahon, and Rey Mysterio ReyMysterioJr in WWE.



** "Nobody gets higher than Rob Van Dam!"

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** "Nobody gets higher than Rob Van Dam!"RobVanDam!"



* BadassDecay: Paul Heyman blamed Vince [=McMahon=] for Tazz going from a "killer" to a "fat, little, obnoxious color commentator, and not even a good one!" Tazz responded by giving him a Tazzmission; a CrowningMomentOfAwesome for both men.
* CaptainObvious: Used by Tazz to refer to his broadcast partner - either Michael Cole or Joey Styles - when they said something blindingly obvious.

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* BadassDecay: Paul Heyman blamed Vince [=McMahon=] VinceMcMahon for Tazz going from a "killer" to a "fat, little, obnoxious color commentator, and not even a good one!" Tazz responded by giving him a Tazzmission; a CrowningMomentOfAwesome for both men.
* CaptainObvious: Used by Tazz to refer to his broadcast partner - either Michael Cole MichaelCole or Joey Styles JoeyStyles - when they said something blindingly obvious.



* TheDogBitesBack: When the Alliance started to lose faith in Austin, Tazz (Who at this point has been his personal [[TheUnfavorite Unfavorite]]) tells him exactly what he thinks of him. Although he gets his ass beat for it, the rest (who would've normally joined in on the beat down) simply left).

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* TheDogBitesBack: When the Alliance started to lose faith in Austin, [[StonColdSteveAustin Austin]], Tazz (Who at this point has been his personal [[TheUnfavorite Unfavorite]]) tells him exactly what he thinks of him. Although he gets his ass beat for it, the rest (who would've normally joined in on the beat down) simply left).
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* BadassDecay: Paul Heyman blamed Vince McMahon for Tazz going from a "killer" to a "fat, little, obnoxious color commentator, and not even a good one!" Tazz responded by giving him a Tazzmission; a CrowningMomentOfAwesome for both men.

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* BadassDecay: Paul Heyman blamed Vince McMahon [=McMahon=] for Tazz going from a "killer" to a "fat, little, obnoxious color commentator, and not even a good one!" Tazz responded by giving him a Tazzmission; a CrowningMomentOfAwesome for both men.
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* OneHeroTwoSidekicks: At first his only side kick was Mighty Molly. She turned on him and he later mentored [[FunWithAcronyms Rosey the S.H.I.T.]] and Super Stacy.
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* CharacterDerailment
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* {{Facepalm}}: His infamous promo that ended with "HULK HOGAN, WE COMIN' FOR YOU, [[NWordPrivileges NIGGA!]] ......([OhCrap realizes his mistake]))"

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* {{Facepalm}}: His infamous promo that ended with "HULK HOGAN, WE COMIN' FOR YOU, [[NWordPrivileges NIGGA!]] ......([OhCrap ([[OhCrap realizes his mistake]))"mistake]])"
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* {{Facepalm}}: His infamous promo that ended with "HULK HOGAN, WE COMIN' FOR YOU, [[NWordPrivileges NIGGA!]] ......([OhCrap realizes his mistake]))"


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* NeverLiveItDown: See the {{Facepalm}} entry.
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* [[IconicCharacter Iconic Wrestler]]:Specifically of WCW, since he reminded people for years he was the five time WCW Champion. The next generation will likely know him more for his Smackdown commentary if he sticks around.

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* [[IconicCharacter [[IconicCharacters Iconic Wrestler]]:Specifically of WCW, since he reminded people for years he was the five time WCW Champion. The next generation will likely know him more for his Smackdown commentary if he sticks around.

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that doesn\'t make him an action survivor.


* ActionSurvivor: Is currently a commentator for Smackdown.


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* BadassLonghair



* DirtyCoward (Heel)

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* DirtyCoward (Heel)DirtyCoward: Heel.



* LightningBruiser



* {{Narm}}: A lot occured during his King Booker gimmick in 2006.

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* {{Narm}}: A lot occured occurred during his King Booker gimmick in 2006.



* UpperClassTwit (As King Booker)

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* UpperClassTwit (As UpperClassTwit. As King Booker)
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* {{Badass}}
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* BadassBeard
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* OnlySaneMan: Unlike Josh Matthews who wisely stays quiet, Booker T tends to call Michael Cole out on his insanity.

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* OnlySaneMan: Unlike He shares this role with Josh Matthews when it comes to commentary on Smackdown. Though unlike Josh Matthews, who wisely stays quiet, quiet about it, Booker T tends to call Michael Cole out on his insanity.
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* BadAss


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* LawfulGood


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* OnlySaneMan: Unlike Josh Matthews who wisely stays quiet, Booker T tends to call Michael Cole out on his insanity.
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* ActionSurvivor: Is currently a commentator for Smackdown.
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* RammingAlwaysWorks: [[strike: [[FinishingMove SPEAR!!!]]]] '''GORE!!!'''
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Isn\'t it sad was renamed Demoted To Extra.


* DemotedToExtra



* IsntItSad



* DemotedToExtra



* IsntItSad
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!!! RobVanDam (Robert "Rob" Alexander Szatkowski)
* AscendedFanboy: Not only has he been into wrestling since he was a kid, he's also written a few comic books.
* TheBumblebee
* CombatPragmatist
* CrazyAwesome
* DeadpanSnarker: He had his moments.
* EnsembleDarkhorse
* ExtremityExtremist: While it's a stupid epithet ([[SarcasmMode thank you]], [[ButtMonkey Michael Cole]]), RVD is known for his extremely flexible legs and "educated feet".
* FoeYay: His feud with Kane was alternately this trope and HeadTiltinglyKinky.
* FingerlessGloves
* FunWithAcronyms
* HolyShitQuotient
* HoYay: With Sabu in both incarnations of ECW, and then Jeff Hardy, Shane [=McMahon=], and Rey Mysterio in WWE.
* [[IconicCharacters Iconic Wrestler]]
* IHaveTheHighGround
* IKnowKungFu
* ImprovisedWeapon [[WeaponOfChoice Of Choice]]: He uses steel chairs to execute the ''Van Daminator'' and ''Van Terminator''.
* LightningBruiser
* TheStoner: Name-drops "420" and "getting high" in promos, never mind his goofy surfer-dude accent.
** "Nobody gets higher than Rob Van Dam!"
* [[NamesTheSame Surname's The Same]]: He's not related to Jean Claude Van Damme in any way, despite the resemblance.



!!! Tazz (Peter Senerchia)
* BadassBeard
* BadassDecay: Paul Heyman blamed Vince McMahon for Tazz going from a "killer" to a "fat, little, obnoxious color commentator, and not even a good one!" Tazz responded by giving him a Tazzmission; a CrowningMomentOfAwesome for both men.
* CaptainObvious: Used by Tazz to refer to his broadcast partner - either Michael Cole or Joey Styles - when they said something blindingly obvious.
* CoolShades
* DeadpanSnarker: Nearly always.
* {{Delinquents}}
* TheDogBitesBack: When the Alliance started to lose faith in Austin, Tazz (Who at this point has been his personal [[TheUnfavorite Unfavorite]]) tells him exactly what he thinks of him. Although he gets his ass beat for it, the rest (who would've normally joined in on the beat down) simply left).
* [[IKnowKungFu I Know Judo]]
* JerkAss [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold With A Heart Of Gold]]
* TheJimmyHartVersion: In the later days of {{ECW}}, he began using a knockoff of {{KISS}}'s "War Machine" for his entrance. This theme reappeared in the WWECW revival.
* NamesTheSame: With the LooneyTunes character. The extra Z was added on by WWE to try to avoid any lawsuits from Time Warner, which owned [[{{WCW}} their biggest rival]]
* TheNapoleon
* [[PutOnABus Put On The Commentator's Table]]
* SuplexFinisher
* ThirteenIsUnlucky
* UnstoppableRage: His finisher, the Tazzmission, banks on this.
** "Who can stop the path of rage?!"

!!! Tommy Dreamer (Thomas James "Tom" Laughlin)
* GarbageWrestler
* HotDad

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!!! Tazz (Peter Senerchia)
Chavo Guerrero (Salvador Chavito Guerrero III)
* BadassBeard
BadassFamily
* BadassDecay: Paul Heyman blamed Vince McMahon for Tazz going from a "killer" to a "fat, little, obnoxious color commentator, and not even a good one!" Tazz responded by giving him a Tazzmission; a CrowningMomentOfAwesome for both men.
ButtMonkey
* CaptainObvious: Used by Tazz to refer to his broadcast partner - either Michael Cole or Joey Styles - when they said something blindingly obvious.
CharacterDerailment
* CoolShades
CoolMask
* DeadpanSnarker: Nearly always.
FunnyForeigner
* {{Delinquents}}
* TheDogBitesBack: When the Alliance started to lose faith in Austin, Tazz (Who at this point has been his personal [[TheUnfavorite Unfavorite]]) tells him exactly what he thinks of him. Although he gets his ass beat for it, the rest (who would've normally joined in on the beat down) simply left).
* [[IKnowKungFu I Know Judo]]
* JerkAss [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold With A Heart Of Gold]]
* TheJimmyHartVersion: In the later days of {{ECW}}, he began using a knockoff of {{KISS}}'s "War Machine" for his entrance. This theme reappeared in the WWECW revival.
* NamesTheSame: With the LooneyTunes character. The extra Z was added on by WWE to try to avoid any lawsuits from Time Warner, which owned [[{{WCW}} their biggest rival]]
* TheNapoleon
* [[PutOnABus Put On The Commentator's Table]]
* SuplexFinisher
* ThirteenIsUnlucky
* UnstoppableRage: His finisher, the Tazzmission, banks on this.
** "Who can stop the path of rage?!"

!!! Tommy Dreamer (Thomas James "Tom" Laughlin)
* GarbageWrestler
* HotDad
IHaveTheHighGround



* TheJimmyHartVersion: During his stint in [[FanNickname WW]][[{{Revival}} ECW]], his theme song was a Jimmy Hart Version of "Man In The Box" by Alice In Chains, the theme song he had in the original {{ECW}}.
* LastOfHisKind: As of 2008, he is the only ECW original in the [[FanNickname WWECW/ECWWE]] brand.
** As of his retirement in December 2009, he was the final ECW original.
* OldMaster
* [[WoodenKatanasAreEvenBetter Singapore Canes Are Even Better]]: His trademark WeaponOfChoice.
* {{Tearjerker}}: His retirement speech to the fans - whom he called his family - and his final walk up the ramp with his twin five-year-old daughters.

!!! Chavo Guerrero (Salvador Chavito Guerrero III)
* BadassFamily
* ButtMonkey
* CharacterDerailment
* CoolMask
* FunnyForeigner
* IHaveTheHighGround
* IsntItSad



!!! Tajiri (田尻 義博, Tajiri Yoshihiro)
* BattleButler: When serving William Regal.
* ChaoticNeutral
* CrazyAwesome
* FragileSpeedster
* FunnyForeigner
* GlassCannon
* HolyShitQuotient
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Kickboxing]]
* ImprobableWeaponUser: [[AHandfulForAnEye His mist spray]] usually green, but black caused ({{Kayfabe}}) TemporaryBlindness
* PsychopathicManchild
* TheUnintelligible: Only other Japanese wrestlers and Torrie Wilson could understand him.


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!!! Rhyno (Terrance "Terry" Gerin)
* AnimalMotifs
* BadassMoustache
* LeotardOfPower
* RedBaron: "The War Machine"
* RhinoRampage
* ScreamingWarrior
* UnstoppableRage
* XtremeKoolLetterz

!!! RobVanDam (Robert "Rob" Alexander Szatkowski)
* AscendedFanboy: Not only has he been into wrestling since he was a kid, he's also written a few comic books.
* TheBumblebee
* CombatPragmatist
* CrazyAwesome
* DeadpanSnarker: He had his moments.
* EnsembleDarkhorse
* ExtremityExtremist: While it's a stupid epithet ([[SarcasmMode thank you]], [[ButtMonkey Michael Cole]]), RVD is known for his extremely flexible legs and "educated feet".
* FoeYay: His feud with Kane was alternately this trope and HeadTiltinglyKinky.
* FingerlessGloves
* FunWithAcronyms
* HolyShitQuotient
* HoYay: With Sabu in both incarnations of ECW, and then Jeff Hardy, Shane [=McMahon=], and Rey Mysterio in WWE.
* [[IconicCharacters Iconic Wrestler]]
* IHaveTheHighGround
* IKnowKungFu
* ImprovisedWeapon [[WeaponOfChoice Of Choice]]: He uses steel chairs to execute the ''Van Daminator'' and ''Van Terminator''.
* LightningBruiser
* TheStoner: Name-drops "420" and "getting high" in promos, never mind his goofy surfer-dude accent.
** "Nobody gets higher than Rob Van Dam!"
* [[NamesTheSame Surname's The Same]]: He's not related to Jean Claude Van Damme in any way, despite the resemblance.

!!! Tajiri (田尻 義博, Tajiri Yoshihiro)
* BattleButler: When serving William Regal.
* ChaoticNeutral
* CrazyAwesome
* FragileSpeedster
* FunnyForeigner
* GlassCannon
* HolyShitQuotient
* [[IKnowKarate I Know Kickboxing]]
* ImprobableWeaponUser: [[AHandfulForAnEye His mist spray]] usually green, but black caused ({{Kayfabe}}) TemporaryBlindness
* PsychopathicManchild
* TheUnintelligible: Only other Japanese wrestlers and Torrie Wilson could understand him.

!!! Tazz (Peter Senerchia)
* BadassBeard
* BadassDecay: Paul Heyman blamed Vince McMahon for Tazz going from a "killer" to a "fat, little, obnoxious color commentator, and not even a good one!" Tazz responded by giving him a Tazzmission; a CrowningMomentOfAwesome for both men.
* CaptainObvious: Used by Tazz to refer to his broadcast partner - either Michael Cole or Joey Styles - when they said something blindingly obvious.
* CoolShades
* DeadpanSnarker: Nearly always.
* {{Delinquents}}
* TheDogBitesBack: When the Alliance started to lose faith in Austin, Tazz (Who at this point has been his personal [[TheUnfavorite Unfavorite]]) tells him exactly what he thinks of him. Although he gets his ass beat for it, the rest (who would've normally joined in on the beat down) simply left).
* [[IKnowKungFu I Know Judo]]
* JerkAss [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold With A Heart Of Gold]]
* TheJimmyHartVersion: In the later days of {{ECW}}, he began using a knockoff of {{KISS}}'s "War Machine" for his entrance. This theme reappeared in the WWECW revival.
* NamesTheSame: With the LooneyTunes character. The extra Z was added on by WWE to try to avoid any lawsuits from Time Warner, which owned [[{{WCW}} their biggest rival]]
* TheNapoleon
* [[PutOnABus Put On The Commentator's Table]]
* SuplexFinisher
* ThirteenIsUnlucky
* UnstoppableRage: His finisher, the Tazzmission, banks on this.
** "Who can stop the path of rage?!"

!!! Tommy Dreamer (Thomas James "Tom" Laughlin)
* GarbageWrestler
* HotDad
* IsntItSad
* TheJimmyHartVersion: During his stint in [[FanNickname WW]][[{{Revival}} ECW]], his theme song was a Jimmy Hart Version of "Man In The Box" by Alice In Chains, the theme song he had in the original {{ECW}}.
* LastOfHisKind: As of 2008, he is the only ECW original in the [[FanNickname WWECW/ECWWE]] brand.
** As of his retirement in December 2009, he was the final ECW original.
* OldMaster
* [[WoodenKatanasAreEvenBetter Singapore Canes Are Even Better]]: His trademark WeaponOfChoice.
* {{Tearjerker}}: His retirement speech to the fans - whom he called his family - and his final walk up the ramp with his twin five-year-old daughters.
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!!! Booker T (Booker Tio Huffman)

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* DanceBattler: A 6'3, 250 pound angry man... [[LightningBruiser who breakdances.]]

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* CatchPhrase: Two; "Can you dig that, [[LargeHam Suckaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]]" and "Tell me, he didn't just say that."



* IsntItSad

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* IsntItSadJerkWithAHeartOfGold: As a face.



* MoralityPet: His wife.



* MoralityPet: His wife.

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* MoralityPet: His wife.NoInDoorVoice
* OddFriendship: Several over his tenure, RVD, EddieGuerrero, and Golddust.
* OutOfFocus: Compared to his importance in WCW
* SpiritedCompetitor: Whenever he was a face.


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* MoralityPet: His wife.
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* BadassDecay: Paul Heyman blamed Vince McMahon for Tazz going from a "killer" to a "fat, little, obnoxious color commentator, and not even a good one!" Tazz responded by giving him a Tazzmission; a CrowningMomentOfAwesome for both men.
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* OldShame: Once denounced his Latino heritage, became a [=WASP=] and changed his name to Kerwin White.

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* OldShame: Once denounced his Latino heritage, became a [=WASP=] and changed his name to Kerwin White. This storyline was quietly disposed of once his uncle Eddie passed away and he was the only one left to carry on the Guerrero family name.

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