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Lists the various WWE wrestlers active during the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) Era, from 1963 through 1984. Please limit associated tropes to that wrestler's time in WWE.

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Lists the various WWE wrestlers active during the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) Era, from April 29, 1963 through January 23, 1984. Please limit associated tropes to that wrestler's time in WWE.
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!!! Tatsumi Fujinami (藤波 辰爾, Fujinami Tatsumi, 1978-1985)
* BruceLeeClone: Has the looks when younger. In fact, while wrestling in United States, regional promotors used to ask him seriously if he was a Creator/BruceLee relative.
* RedBaron: "Honoo no Hiryu" ("Dragon of the Flame")
* SignatureMove: Dragon Sleeper and Dragon Suplex
* SuplexFinisher: Dragon Suplex
* UrExample: Innovated the Dragon Sleeper and the Dragon Suplex, he also was the first IWGP Tag Team Champion with Kengo Kimura.
* WrestlingFamily: His son Leona competes for the [=Dradition=] promotion in Japan
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* DyeingForYourArt: He bleached his hair blonde when he began teaming with the Dream Team.
* FakeNationality: Of sorts. Bravo spent a lot of time in Quebec, but was actually born in Italy.



* FakeNationality: He was billed as being from Buzzard Creek, Oregon...[[WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries in America]].

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!!! Antonio Inoki (born 猪木寛至, Inoki Kanji) late 1970s - early 1980s
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* BullyingADragon: According to Bruno Sammartino, he once had to beat up Inoki for trying to shoot on him. He also shot on Muhammad Ali.
* CanonDiscontinuity: His [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWWF World Heavyweight Championship]] reign after defeating Wrestling/BobBacklund.
** DudeWheresMyRespect
* ForeignWrestlingHeel
* {{Homage}}: He went by Antonio because he was a fan of Antonino Rocca.
* LanternJawOfJustice
* UnderwearOfPower
* UrExample: He is the innovator of the Enzuigiri and the first Japanese person to be inducted into the WWE Hall Of Fame.
** He also invented the Octopus Hold..

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!!! Antonio Inoki Wrestling/AntonioInoki (born 猪木寛至, Inoki Kanji) late 1970s - early 1980s
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* BullyingADragon: According to Bruno Sammartino, he once had to beat up Inoki for trying to shoot on him. He also shot on Muhammad Ali.
* CanonDiscontinuity: His [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWWF World Heavyweight Championship]] reign after defeating Wrestling/BobBacklund.
** DudeWheresMyRespect
* ForeignWrestlingHeel
* {{Homage}}: He went by Antonio because he was a fan of Antonino Rocca.
* LanternJawOfJustice
* UnderwearOfPower
* UrExample: He is the innovator of the Enzuigiri and the first Japanese person to be inducted into the WWE Hall Of Fame.
** He also invented the Octopus Hold..



* UrExample: He was the inspiration for several luchardores and Japanese masked Wrestlers like [[Wrestling/ReyMysterioJr Rey Mysterio]] and the original Tiger Mask. He also was the first to use the flying cross chop.

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* UrExample: He was the inspiration for several luchardores and Japanese masked Wrestlers like [[Wrestling/ReyMysterioJr Rey Mysterio]] and the original Tiger Mask.Mask, Wrestling/SatoruSayama. He also was the first to use the flying cross chop.

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!!! General Skandor Akbar (James Wehba) 1976
See his [[Wrestling/GeneralSkandorAkbar dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.

!!! Andre The Giant (André René Roussimoff) 1973-1991
See his [[Wrestling/AndreTheGiant dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.

!!! Bob Backlund (Robert Lee "Bob" Backlund) 1977-1984, 1992-1997, 2000, 2007
See his [[Wrestling/BobBacklund dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.

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!!! General Skandor Akbar Wrestling/GeneralSkandorAkbar (James Wehba) 1976
See his [[Wrestling/GeneralSkandorAkbar dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.

1976

!!! Andre The Giant Wrestling/AndreTheGiant (André René Roussimoff) 1973-1991
See his [[Wrestling/AndreTheGiant dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.

1973-1991

!!! Bob Backlund Wrestling/BobBacklund (Robert Lee "Bob" Backlund) 1977-1984, 1992-1997, 2000, 2007
See his [[Wrestling/BobBacklund dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.



!!! Bobo Brazil (Houston Harris) 1963-1968, 1976-1977, 1984
See his [[Wrestling/BoboBrazil dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.

!!! Bruiser Brody (Frank Donald Goodish) 1976-1977
See his [[Wrestling/BruiserBrody dedicated character page for his list of tropes.]]

!!! Haystacks Calhoun (William Dee Calhoun) 1958, 1964-1965, 1968-1969, 1973-1976, 1978, 1979
See his [[Wrestling/HaystacksCalhoun dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.

!!! The Crusher (Reggie Lisowski) 1963, 1986, 1987, 1988
See his [[Wrestling/TheCrusher dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.

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!!! Bobo Brazil Wrestling/BoboBrazil (Houston Harris) 1963-1968, 1976-1977, 1984
See his [[Wrestling/BoboBrazil dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.

1984

!!! Bruiser Brody Wrestling/BruiserBrody (Frank Donald Goodish) 1976-1977
See his [[Wrestling/BruiserBrody dedicated character page for his list of tropes.]]

1976-1977

!!! Haystacks Calhoun Wrestling/HaystacksCalhoun (William Dee Calhoun) 1958, 1964-1965, 1968-1969, 1973-1976, 1978, 1979
See his [[Wrestling/HaystacksCalhoun dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.

1979

!!! The Crusher Wrestling/TheCrusher (Reggie Lisowski) 1963, 1986, 1987, 1988
See his [[Wrestling/TheCrusher dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.



!!! Jackie Fargo (Henry Faggart) 1956, 1957, 1963, 1967
See his [[Wrestling/JackieFargo dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.

!!! Pampero Firpo (Juan Kachmanian) 1972
See his [[Wrestling/PamperoFirpo dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.

!!! Eddie Gilbert (Thomas Edward Gilbert Jr.) 1982-1984
See his [[Wrestling/EddieGilbert dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.

!!! Billy Graham (Eldridge Wayne Coleman) 1975-1978, 1982-1983, 1986-1988
See his [[Wrestling/SuperstarBillyGraham dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.

!!! Eddie Graham (Edward Gossett) 1959, 1960, 1964. 1965, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973)
See his [[Wrestling/EddieGraham dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.

!!! Stan Hansen (John Stanley Hansen) 1976-1977, 1980, 1982
See his [[Wrestling/StanHansen dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.

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!!! Jackie Fargo Wrestling/JackieFargo (Henry Faggart) 1956, 1957, 1963, 1967
See his [[Wrestling/JackieFargo dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.

1967

!!! Pampero Firpo Wrestling/PamperoFirpo (Juan Kachmanian) 1972
See his [[Wrestling/PamperoFirpo dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.

1972

!!! Eddie Gilbert Wrestling/EddieGilbert (Thomas Edward Gilbert Jr.) 1982-1984
See his [[Wrestling/EddieGilbert dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.

1982-1984

!!! Billy Graham Wrestling/SuperstarBillyGraham (Eldridge Wayne Coleman) 1975-1978, 1982-1983, 1986-1988
See his [[Wrestling/SuperstarBillyGraham dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.

1986-1988

!!! Eddie Graham Wrestling/EddieGraham (Edward Gossett) 1959, 1960, 1964. 1965, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973)
See his [[Wrestling/EddieGraham dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.

1973)

!!! Stan Hansen Wrestling/StanHansen (John Stanley Hansen) 1976-1977, 1980, 1982
See his [[Wrestling/StanHansen dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.
1981



!!! King Curtis Iaukea/The Wizard (Curtis Iaukea) 1966, 1972-1973, 1986-1987
See his [[Wrestling/KingCurtisIaukea dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.

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!!! [[Wrestling/KingCurtisIaukea King Curtis Iaukea/The Wizard Wizard]] (Curtis Iaukea) 1966, 1972-1973, 1986-1987
See his [[Wrestling/KingCurtisIaukea dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.



!!! Killer Khan (小沢 正志 Ozawa Masashi;, Masashi Ozawa) 1980-1982, 1987
See his [[Wrestling/KillerKhan dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.

!!! Ivan Koloff (Oreal Perras) 1963, 1969-1971, 1975-1976, 1978-1979, 1983
See his [[Wrestling/IvanKoloff dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.

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!!! Killer Khan Wrestling/KillerKhan (小沢 正志 Ozawa Masashi;, Masashi Ozawa) 1980-1982, 1987
See his [[Wrestling/KillerKhan dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.

1987

!!! Ivan Koloff Wrestling/IvanKoloff (Oreal Perras) 1963, 1969-1971, 1975-1976, 1978-1979, 1983
See his [[Wrestling/IvanKoloff dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.



!!! Chief Wahoo [=McDaniel=] (Edward [=McDaniel=]) 1965-1968
See his [[Wrestling/ChiefWahooMcDaniel dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.

!!! Gorilla Monsoon (Robert James "Gino" Marella) 1959-1999
See his [[Wrestling/GorillaMonsoon dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.

!!! Pedro Morales 1959, 1963-1964, 1970-1974, 1980-1982, 1986-1987
See his [[Wrestling/PedroMorales dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.

!!! Ken Patera 1977-1978, 1980, 1984-1985, 1987-1988
See his [[Wrestling/KenPatera dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.

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!!! Chief Wrestling/{{Chief Wahoo [=McDaniel=] McDaniel}} (Edward [=McDaniel=]) 1965-1968
See his [[Wrestling/ChiefWahooMcDaniel dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.

1965-1968

!!! Gorilla Monsoon Wrestling/GorillaMonsoon (Robert James "Gino" Marella) 1959-1999
See his [[Wrestling/GorillaMonsoon dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.

1959-1999

!!! Pedro Morales Wrestling/PedroMorales 1959, 1963-1964, 1970-1974, 1980-1982, 1986-1987
See his [[Wrestling/PedroMorales dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.

1986-1987

!!! Ken Patera Wrestling/KenPatera 1977-1978, 1980, 1984-1985, 1987-1988
See his [[Wrestling/KenPatera dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.



!!! Antonino Rocca (Antonino Biasetton) 1952–1963,1975–1977
See his [[Wrestling/AntoninoRocca dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.

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!!! Antonino Rocca Wrestling/AntoninoRocca (Antonino Biasetton) 1952–1963,1975–1977
See his [[Wrestling/AntoninoRocca dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.



!!! Buddy Rogers (Herman Gregory Rohde, Jr.) 1961-1963, 1982
See his [[Wrestling/BuddyRogers dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.

!!! Bruno Sammartino (Bruno Leopoldo Francesco Sammartino) 1959-1988
See his [[Wrestling/BrunoSammartino dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.

!!! Larry Sharpe (Larry Weil) 1974, 1977-1982, 1985
See his [[Wrestling/LarrySharpe dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.

!!! The Sheik (Edward George Farhat) 1964-1969, 1973-1974
See his [[Wrestling/EdFarhat dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.

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!!! Buddy Rogers Wrestling/BuddyRogers (Herman Gregory Rohde, Jr.) 1961-1963, 1982
See his [[Wrestling/BuddyRogers dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.

1982

!!! Bruno Sammartino Wrestling/BrunoSammartino (Bruno Leopoldo Francesco Sammartino) 1959-1988
See his [[Wrestling/BrunoSammartino dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.

1959-1988

!!! Larry Sharpe Wrestling/LarrySharpe (Larry Weil) 1974, 1977-1982, 1985
See his [[Wrestling/LarrySharpe dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.

1985

!!! [[Wrestling/EdFarhat The Sheik Sheik]] (Edward George Farhat) 1964-1969, 1973-1974
See his [[Wrestling/EdFarhat dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.



!!! Kevin Sullivan 1975-1977
See his [[Wrestling/KevinSullivan dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.

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!!! Kevin Sullivan Wrestling/KevinSullivan 1975-1977
See his [[Wrestling/KevinSullivan dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.
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!!! Eddie Graham (Edward Gossett) 1959, 1960, 1964. 1965, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973)
See his [[Wrestling/EddieGraham dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.
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!!! Killer Khan (小沢 正志 Ozawa Masashi;, Masashi Ozawa) 1980-1982, 1987
See his [[Wrestling/KillerKhan dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.
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See his [[Wrestling/KenPatera dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.

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* BearHug
* FinishingMove: Swinging Full-Nelson Neckbreaker
* HotbloodedSideburns
* JerkJock
* LeotardOfPower
* LightningBruiser
* PowerStable: [[Wrestling/BobbyHeenan The Heenan Family]]
* RedBaron: "WorldsStrongestMan"
* SmallNameBigEgo
* UrExample: Paved the way for other Olympians (i.e. Wrestling/MarkHenry and Wrestling/KurtAngle) to come into Pro-Wrestling.
* [[WearingAFlagOnYourHead Wearing A Flag As A Wrestling Attire]]

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* BearHug
* FinishingMove: Swinging Full-Nelson Neckbreaker
* HotbloodedSideburns
* JerkJock
* LeotardOfPower
* LightningBruiser
* PowerStable: [[Wrestling/BobbyHeenan The Heenan Family]]
* RedBaron: "WorldsStrongestMan"
* SmallNameBigEgo
* UrExample: Paved the way for other Olympians (i.e. Wrestling/MarkHenry and Wrestling/KurtAngle) to come into Pro-Wrestling.
* [[WearingAFlagOnYourHead Wearing A Flag As A Wrestling Attire]]
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* AssKicksYou
* BadassBeard
* {{Big|Fun}} FunPersonified
* {{Face}}: Pretty much always, to the point he made a career as a "traveling enforcer" for the various territories.
* FarmBoy
* FinishingMove: Big Splash
* TheGiant: 640 pounds, even Sammartino had trouble slamming him. Besides the immovability part of the gimmick though he was pretty versatile.
* MightyGlacier
* PartsUnknown: "Morgan's Corner, AR"

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* AssKicksYou
* BadassBeard
* {{Big|Fun}} FunPersonified
* {{Face}}: Pretty much always, to the point he made a career as a "traveling enforcer"
See his [[Wrestling/HaystacksCalhoun dedicated character page]] for the various territories.
* FarmBoy
* FinishingMove: Big Splash
* TheGiant: 640 pounds, even Sammartino had trouble slamming him. Besides the immovability part
his list of the gimmick though he was pretty versatile.
* MightyGlacier
* PartsUnknown: "Morgan's Corner, AR"
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See his [[Wrestling/AntoninoRocca dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.

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* AwesomeMomentOfCrowning: Inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 1995.
* CarpetOfVirility
* DefeatingTheUndefeatable: No one managed to take the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ny/capitol/ny-world-t.html World (Capitol) Tag Team Championship]] off of him and Jose Miguel Perez.
* DoesNotLikeShoes
* {{Face}}: The defining example of his era.
* RetiredBadass: Even after he stopped wrestling he hung around the WWWF as a commentator and referee.
* SpotlightStealingSquad: He headlined every single main event in Madison Square garden for seven straight years, though he often shared the spotlight with other people. Probably justified, [[TropesAreTools as he did bring wrestling back to the garden and was largely responsible for making the New York territory profitable again.]]
* TwoferTokenMinority: Italian-Argentinian
* UltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny: He starred in the comic book ''Downfall of Superman'' and was the cause of it, using his superior wrestling ability.
* UnderwearOfPower
* UrExample: Responsible for introducing the fast, high-flying style to wrestling, including the dropkick, cross body and huracanrana. He also innovated the Argentine back breaker.

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* AwesomeMomentOfCrowning: Inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 1995.
* CarpetOfVirility
* DefeatingTheUndefeatable: No one managed to take the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ny/capitol/ny-world-t.html World (Capitol) Tag Team Championship]] off of him and Jose Miguel Perez.
* DoesNotLikeShoes
* {{Face}}: The defining example of his era.
* RetiredBadass: Even after he stopped wrestling he hung around the WWWF as a commentator and referee.
* SpotlightStealingSquad: He headlined every single main event in Madison Square garden for seven straight years, though he often shared the spotlight with other people. Probably justified, [[TropesAreTools as he did bring wrestling back to the garden and was largely responsible for making the New York territory profitable again.]]
* TwoferTokenMinority: Italian-Argentinian
* UltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny: He starred in the comic book ''Downfall of Superman'' and was the cause of it, using his superior wrestling ability.
* UnderwearOfPower
* UrExample: Responsible for introducing the fast, high-flying style to wrestling, including the dropkick, cross body and huracanrana. He also innovated the Argentine back breaker.
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See his [[Wrestling/SuperstarBillyGraham dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.

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* AwesomeMomentOfCrowning: Inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2004.
* BadassMustache
* BaldOfEvil[=/=]BaldOfAwesome
* DentedIron: Ever since the late 80's his body has been a wreck. Graham is the earliest example of what heavy steroid abuse can do to a person.
* {{Expy}}: Wrestling/JesseVentura, Wrestling/HulkHogan and Wrestling/ScottSteiner all drew from him.
* FinishingMove: BearHug
* FluffyFashionFeathers
* GorgeousGeorge
* NamesTheSame: With the Reverend Billy Graham.
* RedBaron: "Superstar"
* RhymesOnADime
* ShoutOut: Took his ring name in honor of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_graham the preacher]].
* UnrelatedBrothers: To Dr. Jerry Graham, Eddie Graham and "Crazy" Luke Graham.

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* AwesomeMomentOfCrowning: Inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2004.
* BadassMustache
* BaldOfEvil[=/=]BaldOfAwesome
* DentedIron: Ever since the late 80's his body has been a wreck. Graham is the earliest example of what heavy steroid abuse can do to a person.
* {{Expy}}: Wrestling/JesseVentura, Wrestling/HulkHogan and Wrestling/ScottSteiner all drew from him.
* FinishingMove: BearHug
* FluffyFashionFeathers
* GorgeousGeorge
* NamesTheSame: With the Reverend Billy Graham.
* RedBaron: "Superstar"
* RhymesOnADime
* ShoutOut: Took his ring name in honor of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_graham the preacher]].
* UnrelatedBrothers: To Dr. Jerry Graham, Eddie Graham and "Crazy" Luke Graham.
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See his [[Wrestling/PedroMorales dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.

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* AlwaysSecondBest: During his career, he could never get fans to forget about Bruno Sammartino, but today he's better appreciated.
* AwesomeMomentOfCrowning: Inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 1995.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: He had to forfeit the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Title]] because it was considered improper for someone to hold more than one title. If only that still applied today.
* FinishingMove: Boston Crab
* HowMuchMoreCanHeTake: He and Bruno Sammartino wrestled for 75 minutes straight, neither one managing to get the three count
* {{Spicy Latin|a}}o
* UnderwearOfPower
* UrExample: The First Triple Crown Champion in WWF.
* WelcomeToTheCaribbeanMon: One of the most iconic Puerto Rican wrestlers

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* AlwaysSecondBest: During his career, he could never get fans to forget about Bruno Sammartino, but today he's better appreciated.
* AwesomeMomentOfCrowning: Inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 1995.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: He had to forfeit the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Title]] because it was considered improper for someone to hold more than one title. If only that still applied today.
* FinishingMove: Boston Crab
* HowMuchMoreCanHeTake: He and Bruno Sammartino wrestled for 75 minutes straight, neither one managing to get the three count
* {{Spicy Latin|a}}o
* UnderwearOfPower
* UrExample: The First Triple Crown Champion in WWF.
* WelcomeToTheCaribbeanMon: One of the most iconic Puerto Rican wrestlers
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See his [[Wrestling/BoboBrazil dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.

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* AlliterativeName
* ArchEnemy: The Sheik.
* AwesomeMomentOfCrowning: Inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 1994.
* CanonDiscontinuity: His NWA World Title win over Buddy Rogers.
* HardHead: His finisher, the Coco Butt
* OldMaster: To Rocky Johnson.
* StarterVillain: Ernie Ladd and Bobo would be better known for their feuds with other wrestlers but that was his first rivalry.
* ThrowItIn: His name was supposed to be "Boo-Boo Brazil", but a promoter misprinted his first name as "Bobo", the rest is history.
* UnderwearOfPower
* UrExample: The first African-American to get over big with white audiences.

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* AlliterativeName
* ArchEnemy: The Sheik.
* AwesomeMomentOfCrowning: Inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 1994.
* CanonDiscontinuity: His NWA World Title win over Buddy Rogers.
* HardHead: His finisher, the Coco Butt
* OldMaster: To Rocky Johnson.
* StarterVillain: Ernie Ladd and Bobo would be better known for their feuds with other wrestlers but that was his first rivalry.
* ThrowItIn: His name was supposed to be "Boo-Boo Brazil", but a promoter misprinted his first name as "Bobo", the rest is history.
* UnderwearOfPower
* UrExample: The first African-American to get over big with white audiences.
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* TagTeam: The New Dream Team, with Greg "The Hammer" Valentine

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* TagTeam: The New Dream Team, with [[Wrestling/GregValentine Greg "The Hammer" ValentineValentine]]
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See his [[Wrestling/BuddyRogers dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.

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* WrestlingFamily: Father of [[Wrestling/CurtHennig Curt “Mr. Perfect” Hennig]] and grandfather to Joe Hennig aka Curtis Axel (formerly Michael [=McGillicutty=] of Wrestling/TheNexus) and Amy Hennig.

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* WrestlingFamily: Father of [[Wrestling/CurtHennig Curt “Mr. Perfect” Hennig]] and grandfather to [[Wrestling/CurtisAxel Joe Hennig aka Curtis Axel "Curtis Axel" Hennig]] (formerly Michael [=McGillicutty=] of Wrestling/TheNexus) and Amy Hennig.



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* AwesomeMomentOfCrowning: Inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 1994.
* DirtyCoward
* DyeingForYourArt: He bleached his hair in preparation for the oncoming of television.
* [[LegacyCharacter Legacy Wrestler]]: He was the first of many Nature Boys in pro wrestling with Wrestling/RicFlair being the most famous.
* FinishingMove: The figure four leg lock.
* GorgeousGeorge
* NewsBroadcast: Famously broke the knee tendons of a reporter who had the audacity to ask him if professional wrestling was fake using the figure four leg lock.
* RedBaron: "Nature Boy"
* {{Retcon}}: The tournament in Brazil where he defeated the likes of Bruno Sammartino and Antonino Rocca then won the WWWF championship never actually happened.
* SmugSnake
* UnderwearOfPower
* UrExample: Was the first [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWWF World Heavyweight Champion]].
* WorfHadTheFlu: His excuse for getting squashed by Bruno Sammartino.

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* AwesomeMomentOfCrowning: Inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 1994.
* DirtyCoward
* DyeingForYourArt: He bleached his hair in preparation for the oncoming of television.
* [[LegacyCharacter Legacy Wrestler]]: He was the first of many Nature Boys in pro wrestling with Wrestling/RicFlair being the most famous.
* FinishingMove: The figure four leg lock.
* GorgeousGeorge
* NewsBroadcast: Famously broke the knee tendons of a reporter who had the audacity to ask him if professional wrestling was fake using the figure four leg lock.
* RedBaron: "Nature Boy"
* {{Retcon}}: The tournament in Brazil where he defeated the likes of Bruno Sammartino and Antonino Rocca then won the WWWF championship never actually happened.
* SmugSnake
* UnderwearOfPower
* UrExample: Was the first [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWWF World Heavyweight Champion]].
* WorfHadTheFlu: His excuse for getting squashed by Bruno Sammartino.
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* NewsBroadcast: Famously broke the knee tendons of a reporter who had the audacity to ask him if professional wrestling was fake using the figure four leg lock.
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* TagTeam: Under masks with [[Characters/WWERockNWrestling Big John Studd]] as the Executioners.

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* TagTeam: Under masks with [[Characters/WWERockNWrestling Big John Studd]] Wrestling/BigJohnStudd as the Executioners.

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[[quoteright:256:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Ivan_Koloff_8002.jpg]]
* TheBadGuyWins: The audience was shocked to silence when he pinned Bruno Sammartino, ending his eight year reign. In fact, the ring announcer didn't even proclaim that Koloff had won out of fear of how the audience would respond.
* BaldOfEvil
* BearHug
* BeardOfEvil
* BearsAreBadNews: His RedBaron: "The Russian Bear"
* FakeNationality: A French-Canadian playing a Russian
* ForeignWrestlingHeel: Really [[CanadaEh Canadian Eh]]
* HuskyRusskie
* LeotardOfPower

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[[quoteright:256:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Ivan_Koloff_8002.jpg]]
* TheBadGuyWins: The audience was shocked to silence when he pinned Bruno Sammartino, ending
See his eight year reign. In fact, the ring announcer didn't even proclaim that Koloff had won out [[Wrestling/IvanKoloff dedicated character page]] for his list of fear of how the audience would respond.
* BaldOfEvil
* BearHug
* BeardOfEvil
* BearsAreBadNews: His RedBaron: "The Russian Bear"
* FakeNationality: A French-Canadian playing a Russian
* ForeignWrestlingHeel: Really [[CanadaEh Canadian Eh]]
* HuskyRusskie
* LeotardOfPower
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!!! Chief Wahoo [=McDaniel=] (Edward [=McDaniel) 1965-1968

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!!! Chief Wahoo [=McDaniel=] (Edward [=McDaniel) [=McDaniel=]) 1965-1968
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!!! Chief Wahoo [=McDaniel=] (Edward [=McDaniel) 1965-1968
See his [[Wrestling/ChiefWahooMcDaniel dedicated character page]] for his list of tropes.

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* AppropriatedAppellation: His name was supposed to be "Boo-Boo Brazil", but a promoter misprinted his first name as "Bobo", the rest is history.


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* ThrowItIn: His name was supposed to be "Boo-Boo Brazil", but a promoter misprinted his first name as "Bobo", the rest is history.

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