History Wrestling / GeorgeSteele

* DistractedByTheSexy: His whole feud with Savage started because Steele was fixated on [[Characters/WWEDivas Elizabeth]], who, in decided contrast to the Divas who would follow, wasn't actually ''doing'' anything to provoke this reaction. She was just ''there.''

* PowerStable: The Oddities, with [[Wrestling/JohnTenta Golga]], Wrestling/{{Kurrgan}}, [[Characters/WWEAttitude the Giant Silva]] and [[Characters/WWEDivas Luna Vachon]], until she turned heel.

* ArchEnemy: (in Detroit): The Original Sheik; (as a heel in WWE): Wrestling/BrunoSammartino, Pedro Morales, Wrestling/GorillaMonsoon, Wrestling/BobBacklund, Wrestling/HulkHogan; (as a face): Wrestling/RandySavage, of course, [[Characters/WWETagTeams the Headbangers]], [[TagTeamTwins the Disciples of Apocalypse]]

* TheWorfEffect: Lost several matches to Wrestling/{{Kamala}} in 1987 in order to build Kamala up for his feud with

* TheWorfEffect: Lost several matches to Wrestling/{{Kamala}} in 1987 in order to build Kamala up for his feud with Hogan.
* Website/{{WrestleCrap}}: Two inductions.
** The Oddities
** The infamous ''Heroes of Wrestling'' [=PPV=], which included a match between Steele and Greg "The Hammer" Valentine.

* ArchEnemy: (in Detroit): The Original Sheik; (as a heel in WWE): Wrestling/BrunoSammartino, Pedro Morales, Wrestling/GorillaMonsoon, Wrestling/BobBacklund, Wrestling/HulkHogan; (as a face): Wrestling/RandySavage, of course, the Headbangers, the Disciples of Apocalypse

* BashBrothers: Gorilla Monsoon (pre-face turn), Mr. Fuji, Wrestling/JunkyardDog, Wrestling/RickySteamboat

* CarpetOfVirility
* CompanionCube: A doll he carried around that he called "Mine"

* Website/{{WrestleCrap}}: The infamous ''Heroes of Wrestling'' [=PPV=], which included a match between Steele and Greg "The Hammer" Valentine.

* Wildman

* WildMan

* PopularityPower: Has claimed since that his feud with Savage wasn't intended to last as long as it did, but it got so
over that they ran with it.

* ConfusionFu: He was "The Animal," after all

* PopularityPower: Has claimed since that his feud with Savage wasn't intended to last as long as it did, but it got so over that they ran with it.

* DistractedByTheSexy: His whole feud with Savage started because Steele was fixated on Elizabeth, who, in decided contrast to the Divas who would follow, wasn't actually ''doing'' anything to provoke this reaction. She was just ''there.''

* BashBrothers: Gorilla Monsoon (pre-face turn), Mr. Fuji, Wrestling/JunkyardDog

* HesBack: The November 15, 2010 ''Raw'' was billed as "Old School Raw" and featured appearances by various legends[=/=]Hall of Famers and references to WWE's past. During the Wrestling/KofiKingston vs. [[Wrestling/TheNexus David Otunga]] match, with Kofi down on the mat, Steele made a surprise appearance. He entered the ring and shouted "EAT! EAT!" until the referee got in his way. So, Steele simply walked down to another corner and ate ''that'' turnbuckle. The referee told him, "That's enough, George," as Steele left to the cheers of the crowd. Otunga looked utterly confused, and Kofi got up, rammed Otunga's head into the exposed turnbuckle and hit him with his [[FinishingMove Trouble in Paradise (spinkick)]] for the pin.

* Wildman
* Website/{{WrestleCrap}}: The infamous ''Heroes of Wrestling'' [=PPV=], which included a match between Steele and Greg "The Hammer" Valentine.

* BashBrothers: Gorilla Monsoon (pre-face turn), Wrestling/JunkyardDog

* WildMan

* TheVoiceless[=/=]HulkSpeak: Most of the time, especially as a face. However, he ''could'' be articulate when he wanted to, though mainly as a heel in the 1970s.

'''William James Myers''' (b. 1937) is a retired American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and actor from Madison Heights, MI best known for his work in Wrestling/{{WWE}} from the 1960s through the 1980s as '''George "The Animal" Steele'''. He started his career in UsefulNotes/{{Detroit}} in the 1960s under a mask as '''The Student''' and was the first wrestler managed by Gary Hart, who would go on to be better known for his work in Texas. As he was a teacher and football coach in RealLife, he would wrestle during the summer and school vacations for extra money. He dropped the mask and became George Steele, taking the last name from how he would be working in UsefulNotes/{{Pittsburgh}}, which is known as the Steel City. He worked on and off for WWE for years as a {{Heel}}, until he finally retired from teaching in 1985-1986. He retired from full-time competition in 1988 due to contracting Crohn's Disease and worked as a talent scout. He returned in late 1998 as a member of the Oddities, just in time for the group to get jobbed out on their way out the door. He was a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/mi/nwa/mi-nwa-t.html NWA (Detroit) World Tag Team Champion]] with Frankie Laine. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 1995. [[YouMightRememberMeFrom You may have also seen him as wrestler-turned-actor Tor Johnson]] in ''Film/EdWood.''