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** Wrestling/ChrisAdams' bad temper always kept putting him in serious trouble, even serving time for assaulting a flight attendant and a co-pilot on the same flight and then destroying his second marriage for viciously beating his wife after a petty argument. This played a mayor factor on the decline of his career and the closing of his own wrestling school. After ripping one of his peers' wig off in a GWF match causing profuse bleeding and having a mayor career setback at WCW playing second fiddle to many young stars, Chris was fired after being arrested for DUI.
** [[Wrestling/ChrisAdams "Gentleman" Chris Adams]] and "Gorgeous" Gino Hernandez formed "The Dynamic Duo", possibly the best heel faction in WCCW's history.
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* BingeMontage: Several across the show, but those ones on ''The Mysterious Death of Gorgeous Gino'', ''Cocaine & Cowboy Boots: The Herb Abrams Story'', ''The Plane Ride from Hell'', ''The Steroid Trials'', ''Breaking the Cycle: The Graham Dynasty'' and ''The Tragic Fall of Adrian Adonis'' wound-up as UrExample.
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* BingeMontage: Several across the show, but those ones on ''The Mysterious Death of Gorgeous Gino'', ''Cocaine & Cowboy Boots: The Herb Abrams Story'', ''The Last Ride of The Road Warriors'', ''In the Shadow of Grizzly Smith'', ''The Plane Ride from Hell'', ''The Steroid Trials'', ''Breaking the Cycle: The Graham Dynasty'' and Dynasty'', ''The Tragic Fall of Adrian Adonis'' and ''Chris Adams, The Gentleman and The Demon'' wound-up as UrExample.
** In a situation that could have be avoided, broke and with his career over, Chris Adams was introduced to "Booray" Partnell, a fan who ended up acting as his caretaker, only for Chris to accidentally kill his then girlfriend at Booray's home by overdose and then brutally assault the latter on a separate occasion, forcing Partnell to defend himself with a pistol he promptly used against the former, killing him at only 46 years old.
** According to Wrestling/IcemanKingParsons and his own former wife and daughter, after having successful stints first in Britain and then on California, once having a foot set at the old Dallas territory, Wrestling/ChrisAdams cared about nothing but to be one of their top contenders. With the money, prestige and attention this came with even his young beautiful family took a second place on his priorities.
* JekyllAndHyde: Expressed by many during ''Chris Adams, The Gentleman and The Demon'' about the aforementioned performer. Whenever he [[YouWontLikeMeWhenImAngry loose his temper]], he was willing to straight out hurt people for real fearing no consequences. After Gino Hernandez's demise, his problems with alcohol and drug use worsened, so his temper too.
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* WorldsBestWarrior: Jerry Briscoe and Ed Sharkey talked very highly about Harley Race's fighting abilities on and off the squared circle.
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** Jerry Briscoe and Ed Sharkey talked very highly about Harley Race's fightingabilities prowess on and off the squared circle.circle.
** The same was told by Kevin Von Erich, David Manning and his own brother Neil about Chris Adams' abilities and extensive martial arts background.
** Jerry Briscoe and Ed Sharkey talked very highly about Harley Race's fighting
** The same was told by Kevin Von Erich, David Manning and his own brother Neil about Chris Adams' abilities and extensive martial arts background.
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* AxCrazy : Several SanitySlippage examples can be found but one highlighted amongst the rest, that of Dr. Jerry Graham (the man Eddie got his wrestling name after and his {{kayfabe}} brother working together as a tag team). Dr. Jerry was a full-time alcoholic who had his kicks maiming fellow wrestlers and civilians alike, fearing no man nor consequences. He was so distraught over his mother's death that he stormed the hospital she was lying in with a 12 gauge shotgun, a .380 ACP pistol and an 8-inch blade hunting knife to steal her dead body ''only'' for personal burial.
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** After flamboyant performer Chris Colt joined in a Six-man Tag team with a then novice Bill Anderson and notorious rough performer, Viet-Nam vet, former world judo champion and full-time stoner Mike "The California Hippie" Boyette, he found the hard way why making the latter angry was a terrible idea, one he barely escaped ''alive'' from since Boyette was about to utter killing Colt once he went out of control and attacked both partners out of the blue.
* AxCrazy : Several SanitySlippage examples can be found but one highlightedamongst among the rest, that of Dr. Jerry Graham (the man Eddie got his wrestling name after and his {{kayfabe}} brother working together as a tag team). Dr. Jerry was a full-time alcoholic who had his kicks maiming fellow wrestlers and civilians alike, fearing no man nor consequences. He was so distraught over his mother's death that he stormed the hospital she was lying in with a 12 gauge shotgun, a .380 ACP pistol and an 8-inch blade hunting knife to steal her dead body ''only'' for personal burial.
* AxCrazy : Several SanitySlippage examples can be found but one highlighted
* BattleCouple: Chris Colt was part of "The Dupree Brothers" first and "California Hell's Angels" later with mentor, best friend and domestic partner Ron Dupree until the latter got a heart attack and could not perform anymore. A few years later Chris had to grieve for Ron after the latter got another heart attack while announcing a match, passing away in-route to the hospital.
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* CheapHeat: One of the greatest examples in the business' history. "The crushing of Damien". According to Jake Roberts, originally it was meant to be done behind The Snake's back. So he advised Tenta for "Shock value" to get it done ''while he was watching and unable to do nothing to stop it'. This added to Jake's Oscar-grade performance and the subsequent "Damien-burgers" promo shot Earthquake's already meteoric push to a whole new level.
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** One of the greatest examples in the business' history. "The crushing of Damien". According to Jake Roberts, originally it was meant to be done behind The Snake's back. So he advised Tenta for "Shock value" to get it done ''while he was watching and unable to do nothing to stop it'. This added to Jake's Oscar-grade performance and the subsequent "Damien-burgers" promo shot Earthquake's already meteoric push to a whole newlevel.level.
** Not one of the first most controverted angles in the business' history, but Chris Colt was the first pro wrestler to burn an american flag in front of an audience in 1968.
** One of the greatest examples in the business' history. "The crushing of Damien". According to Jake Roberts, originally it was meant to be done behind The Snake's back. So he advised Tenta for "Shock value" to get it done ''while he was watching and unable to do nothing to stop it'. This added to Jake's Oscar-grade performance and the subsequent "Damien-burgers" promo shot Earthquake's already meteoric push to a whole new
** Not one of the first most controverted angles in the business' history, but Chris Colt was the first pro wrestler to burn an american flag in front of an audience in 1968.
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** According to his own niece, great-nephew and his fellow TagTeam parter Bill Armstrong, Chris Colt was born and raised in a loving environment where he got everything he needed, all of the sudden his father started to drink copiously every weekend, there more often. When he was ten, he found his mother once sitting in a couch with blood pouring from her face for his father had pummeled her with his pistol. Chris attempted to find safety for both and his sister inside the family's car when his dad started to threaten and then shoot at them. With his sister at the wheel, they were able to escape.
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** According to his own niece, great-nephew niece and his fellow TagTeam parter Bill Armstrong, great-nephew, Chris Colt was born and raised in a loving environment where he got everything he needed, all of the sudden his father started to drink copiously every weekend, there more often. When he was ten, he found his mother once sitting in a couch with blood pouring from her face for because his father had pummeled her with his a pistol. Chris attempted to find safety for both and his sister inside the family's car when his dad started to threaten and then shoot at them. With his sister at the wheel, they were able to escape.
** After his chaotic lifestyle drove him out of the business and making a living on gay pornography, Chris Colt would end up contracting HIV, [[DyingAlone dying alone]] with a needle in his arm at a Seattle's back alley where he was found two days after his demise at 48 years old.
** On the bullet above topic Chris Colt also did it using Music/AliceCooper's ''Welcome to my nightmare'' and not just that. According to Cornette, long-time friend historian Tom Burke and fellow performer "Moondog" Ed Moretti, Colt improved several aspects we take for granted on [[GarbageWrestling Extreme Wrestling]] nowadays.
* LineOfSightName: According to Jim Cornette, Chris Colt got his ring name from ''Colt Men'', an underground gay publication.
** After an incident in 1968 where Chris Colt burned an american flag on live TV, got not just "California Hell's Angels" ousted off the promotion but the TV show out the air.
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* WeHardlyKnewYe: Said almost verbatim by Jim Cornette about Chris Colt, a performer he called himself a fan of and as "The best wrestler nobody ever saw." Working predominantly on territories with small venues and due his flamboyant and dangerous way of life, he also passed away relatively young.
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* WeHardlyKnewYe: Said almost verbatim by Jim Cornette about Chris Colt, a performer he called himself a fan of and as "The best wrestler nobody ever saw." Working predominantly on territories with small venues and due his flamboyant and dangerous way of life, he also passed away relatively young.
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* ArchnemesisDad: New Jack's and Jake Roberts' fathers rose up high above as glaring examples of infamy.
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* ArchnemesisDad: New Jack's and Jack's, Jake Roberts' and Chris Colt's fathers rose up high above as glaring examples of infamy.
** According to his own niece, great-nephew and his fellow TagTeam parter Bill Armstrong, Chris Colt was born and raised in a loving environment where he got everything he needed, all of the sudden his father started to drink copiously every weekend, there more often. When he was ten, he found his mother once sitting in a couch with blood pouring from her face for his father had pummeled her with his pistol. Chris attempted to find safety for both and his sister inside the family's car when his dad started to threaten and then shoot at them. With his sister at the wheel, they were able to escape.
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* TheOldestProfession: Confirmed by his ex-wife and [[Characters/WCWFemaleTalent Missy Hyatt]] who got him discovered and offered a try-out to be a pro wrestler, Buff Bagwell turned into a male stripper and then a women's escort after his wrestling career was over as a solution for his financial problems.
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* TheOldestProfession: TheOldestProfession:
** Running women's wrestling as an operation exclusively of her own for years and taught by her husband, Wrestling/TheFabulousMoolah's side business was a solicitation ring her young pupils were fully aware they were part of.
** Confirmed by his ex-wife and [[Characters/WCWFemaleTalent Missy Hyatt]] who got him discovered and offered a try-out to be a pro wrestler, Buff Bagwell turned into a male stripper and then a women's escort after his wrestling career was over as a solution for his financialproblems.problems.
** After escaping from a father who simply loose it and in order to sustain his mother and sister, Chris Colt had to turn into hustling while he was learning the ropes to become a pro wrestler. Later in life and with his wrestling career over, he would turn on gay adult entertainment.
** Running women's wrestling as an operation exclusively of her own for years and taught by her husband, Wrestling/TheFabulousMoolah's side business was a solicitation ring her young pupils were fully aware they were part of.
** Confirmed by his ex-wife and [[Characters/WCWFemaleTalent Missy Hyatt]] who got him discovered and offered a try-out to be a pro wrestler, Buff Bagwell turned into a male stripper and then a women's escort after his wrestling career was over as a solution for his financial
** After escaping from a father who simply loose it and in order to sustain his mother and sister, Chris Colt had to turn into hustling while he was learning the ropes to become a pro wrestler. Later in life and with his wrestling career over, he would turn on gay adult entertainment.
** On May 9, 1975 Chris Colt was scheduled to partake in a cage match, this right after consume copious amounts of LSD. At the moment the cage was closed he started to ''see'' giant spiders coming at him, so he proceeded to bail out from the venue as he started to attack people in ringside. After being beaten-up by the rabid fans, he had to be escorted outside in handcuffs by local policemen.
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* SexDrugsAndRockAndRoll: After finding success within the industry, "The Fabulous Freebirds" indulge themselves in a truly [[TheRockStar RockStar]] fantasy, with all the debauchery and issues with the law it comes with.
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* SexDrugsAndRockAndRoll: SexDrugsAndRockAndRoll:
** After finding success within the industry, "The Fabulous Freebirds" indulge themselves in a truly [[TheRockStar RockStar]] fantasy, with all the debauchery and issues with the law it comeswith.with.
** Chris Colt was a notorious case since this was really all what he expected in life. Hard on alcohol, drugs and parties, he even became acquaintance for the likes of Music/JanisJoplin and even went on tour as Music/JoeCocker's bodyguard a couple of times.
** After finding success within the industry, "The Fabulous Freebirds" indulge themselves in a truly [[TheRockStar RockStar]] fantasy, with all the debauchery and issues with the law it comes
** Chris Colt was a notorious case since this was really all what he expected in life. Hard on alcohol, drugs and parties, he even became acquaintance for the likes of Music/JanisJoplin and even went on tour as Music/JoeCocker's bodyguard a couple of times.
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* WeHardlyKnewYe: Said almost verbatim by Jim Cornette about Chris Colt, a performer he called himself a fan of and as "The best wrestler nobody ever saw." Working predominantly on territories with small venues and due his flamboyant and dangerous way of life, he also passed away relatively young.
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*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsBV1WZgjFQ&t=2m36s In the latter,]] Mike Hartsfield further clarifies that Vic only wound up landing in the ring because, when he hit the ropes on his way down, hit them with his legs, causing him to swing around; had he landed on his butt, he would've kept going down to the floor.
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*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsBV1WZgjFQ&t=2m36s In the latter,]] Mike Hartsfield further clarifies that Vic only wound up landing in the ring because, when he hit the ropes on his way down, he hit them with his legs, causing him to swing around; had he landed on his butt, he would've kept going down to the floor.
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* ForWantOfANail: A ''seven hour weather delay'' led to heavy drinking from the WWE wrestlers waiting to return to the United States from Europe. The flight ''to'' Europe went off without incident, and the consensus from the interviewed subjects (Referee Mike Chioda and [[Characters/{{ECW}} Justin Credible]] especially) was that the long wait while stuck on the tarmac was the catalyst for what happened.
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** Across two separate episodes[[note]]"The Life and Crimes of New Jack" and "Extreme & Obscene: Rob Black's XPW"[[/note]], it is made explicitly clear that the ''only reason'' Vic Grimes didn't die as a result of [[https://prowrestling.fandom.com/wiki/XPW_Freefall the scaffold match]] was essentially because God was on his side.[[note]]And, of course, it's worth pointing out that the reason this match happened ''at all'', and why New Jack was willing to try and ''murder the guy'' was because [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_Dangerously_(2000) back in ECW,]] the pair had a match that saw the two of them falling from a metal structure... [[ButterflyOfDoom whereupon Vic accidentally landed on New Jack's head, and almost killed him outright.]][[/note]]
*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XYUZCqUxCM&t=1m7s In the former episode,]] D'Lo Brown reveals Vic was ''a foot away'' from hitting the concrete, something New Jack explains was because he didn't throw him hard enough.
*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsBV1WZgjFQ&t=2m36s In the latter,]] Mike Hartsfield further clarifies that Vic only wound up landing in the ring because, when he hit the ropes on his way down, hit them with his legs, causing him to swing around; had he landed on his butt, he would've kept going down to the floor.
** A ''seven hour weather delay'' led to heavy drinking from the WWE wrestlers waiting to return to the United States from Europe. The flight ''to'' Europe went off without incident, and the consensus from the interviewed subjects (Referee Mike Chioda and [[Characters/{{ECW}} Justin Credible]] especially) was that the long wait while stuck on the tarmac was the catalyst for what happened.
** Across two separate episodes[[note]]"The Life and Crimes of New Jack" and "Extreme & Obscene: Rob Black's XPW"[[/note]], it is made explicitly clear that the ''only reason'' Vic Grimes didn't die as a result of [[https://prowrestling.fandom.com/wiki/XPW_Freefall the scaffold match]] was essentially because God was on his side.[[note]]And, of course, it's worth pointing out that the reason this match happened ''at all'', and why New Jack was willing to try and ''murder the guy'' was because [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_Dangerously_(2000) back in ECW,]] the pair had a match that saw the two of them falling from a metal structure... [[ButterflyOfDoom whereupon Vic accidentally landed on New Jack's head, and almost killed him outright.]][[/note]]
*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XYUZCqUxCM&t=1m7s In the former episode,]] D'Lo Brown reveals Vic was ''a foot away'' from hitting the concrete, something New Jack explains was because he didn't throw him hard enough.
*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsBV1WZgjFQ&t=2m36s In the latter,]] Mike Hartsfield further clarifies that Vic only wound up landing in the ring because, when he hit the ropes on his way down, hit them with his legs, causing him to swing around; had he landed on his butt, he would've kept going down to the floor.
** A ''seven hour weather delay'' led to heavy drinking from the WWE wrestlers waiting to return to the United States from Europe. The flight ''to'' Europe went off without incident, and the consensus from the interviewed subjects (Referee Mike Chioda and [[Characters/{{ECW}} Justin Credible]] especially) was that the long wait while stuck on the tarmac was the catalyst for what happened.
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** After Wrestling/HarleyRace rebuffed Wrestling/VinceMcMahon's offer to make him jump ship to [=WWF=], the latter attacked the seasoned veteran who payed the courtesy by sweeping the floor clean with the promoter's sorry rear end.
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** After Wrestling/HarleyRace rebuffed Wrestling/VinceMcMahon's offer to make him jump ship to [=WWF=], the latter attacked the seasoned veteran who payed the courtesy by sweeping the floor clean with the promoter's sorry rear end.
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** Wrestling/HarleyRace's former wife told first hand how a fun loving guy and good father he was despite of his feared reputation as the toughest guy in industry.
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** Wrestling/HarleyRace's former wife told first hand how a fun loving guy and good father he was despite of his feared reputation as the toughest guy in the industry.
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** Harley Race in-ring career was finished by Hulk Hogan, the man he was looking for to settle a score with a few years prior by accident. After a spot where he had to perform his flying headbutt to a table outside the ring, the iron bar sustaining the table´s frame caused a bowel rupture required several surgeries to be corrected.
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** Harley Race in-ring career was finished by Hulk Hogan, the man he was looking for to settle a score with a few years prior by accident. After a spot where he had to perform his flying headbutt to a table outside the ring, the iron bar sustaining the table´s piece of forniture´s frame caused a bowel rupture that required several surgeries to be corrected.correct.
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** Possibly the major attack against this very trope was provided by Wrestling/Harley Race as consultant on 1998's TV special ''Exposed! Pro Wrestling's greatest secrets''.
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** Possibly the major attack against this very trope was provided by Wrestling/Harley Race Wrestling/HarleyRace as consultant and interviewee on 1998's TV special ''Exposed! Pro Wrestling's greatest secrets''.
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** Not just that, Wrestling/Harley Race also innovated wrestling with maneuvers as his patented flying headbutt and running knee. After his long standing career was over, he became this to many newcomers to the business.
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** Not just that, Wrestling/Harley Race Wrestling/HarleyRace also innovated wrestling with maneuvers as his patented flying headbutt ''flying headbutt'' and running knee.''running knee''. After his long standing career was over, he became this to many newcomers to the business.
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* ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: Vince [=McMahon=] attempted to make Harley Race jump the ship to [=WWF=] for a hefty sum, Race cleaned his mustache with Vince's check and let him know that [[IGaveMyWord he promissed]] to surrend the title to Ric Flair at the event.
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* ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: Vince [=McMahon=] attempted to make Harley Race jump the ship to [=WWF=] for a hefty sum, Race cleaned his mustache with Vince's the promoter's check and let him know that [[IGaveMyWord he promissed]] to surrend the title to Ric Flair at the event.event Vince was trying to sabotage.
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* TheSpartanWay: Proving that GoodOldWays not always are ''that'' good, Wrestling/HarleyRace's history shows this in spades. His family was so poor he had to leave home at fourteen because they couldn't support him anymore, so he ended up working on a farm owned by the legendary Stanislaus and Wladek Zbysko, they offered him wrestling lessons in exchange of his hard work. Then he went to work as ''Carny attraction'' having shoots[[note]]Real fights[[/note]] against anybody for 3-4 bucks a match.
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* TheSpartanWay: Proving that GoodOldWays not always are ''that'' good, Wrestling/HarleyRace's history shows this in spades. His family was so poor he had to leave home at fourteen because they couldn't support him anymore, so he ended up working on a farm owned by the legendary Stanislaus and Wladek Zbysko, they offered him wrestling lessons in exchange of his hard work. work, this proved to be a veritable TrainingFromHell. Then he went to work as a ''Carny attraction'' attraction'', having shoots[[note]]Real fights[[/note]] against anybody for 3-4 bucks a match.
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* WrestlingDoesntPay: PlayedForLaughs. Wrestling/HarleyRace's first job in the business was as driver and assistant for Happy Humphrey, a well known 700 lbs. performer back in TheFifties. One of Race's main chores was to help Humphrey to ''take a bath'', consisting in swab him with a mop soaked in soap as the large performer lied naked on the ground.
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* WrestlingDoesntPay: PlayedForLaughs. Wrestling/HarleyRace's first job in the business was as driver and assistant for Happy Humphrey, a well known 700 lbs. performer wrestler back in TheFifties. One of Race's main chores was to help Humphrey to ''take a bath'', consisting in swab him with a mop soaked in soap as the large extra-large performer with a soap soaked mop as he lied naked on the ground.
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** Harley Race started his professional career as Larry "The Ax" Hennig partner.
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** Harley Race started his professional career to compete professionally as Larry "The Ax" Hennig partner.
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** Wrestling/HarleyRace career was saved by promoter Gus Karras, who stopped the doctors willing to amputate his leg after the car accident that killed Race's his first wife.
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** In a reel played on his episode, Wrestling/HarleyRace told about a couple of rods in his back, artificial hip, four screws on his left leg and two bracers in his left forearm. Despite of all of this, the man kept on competing for a long time. His career could has been very early cut short due a near-fatal accident that left him as a young widower. Then the doctors told him they most likely had to amputate his left leg and he would never be able to walk again.
* TheDeterminator: This can be said about Wrestling/HarleyRace and the legacy he left in the industry, not only he had his first professional match before he could even learn to drive a car, but he honed his skills and sharpened his teeth with ''the toughest among the tough'' back in his day. As told by Jim Cornette, in a land of tough guys, he was "The King", a man simply impossible to be hurt.
* TheDeterminator: This can be said about Wrestling/HarleyRace and the legacy he left in the industry, not only he had his first professional match before he could even learn to drive a car, but he honed his skills and sharpened his teeth with ''the toughest among the tough'' back in his day. As told by Jim Cornette, in a land of tough guys, he was "The King", a man simply impossible to be hurt.
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** In a reel played on his episode, Wrestling/HarleyRace told talked about a couple of rods in his back, artificial hip, four screws on in his left leg and two bracers in his left forearm. Despite of all of this, the man kept on competing competition for a long time. His career could has been very early cut short due a near-fatal accident that left him as a young widower. Then the doctors told him they most likely had to amputate his left leg and he would never be able to walk again.
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* TheDeterminator: This can be said about Wrestling/HarleyRace and the legacy he left in the industry, not only he had his first professional match before he could even learn to drive a car, but he honed his skills and sharpened his teeth with ''the toughest among the tough'' back in his day. His career could have ended very early due a near-fatal car crash that left him as a young widower. Then a group of doctors told him they most likely had to amputate his left leg and he would never be able to walk again. As told by Jim Cornette, in a land of tough guys, he was "The King", a man simply impossible to be hurt.
* TheDeterminator: This can be said about Wrestling/HarleyRace and the legacy he left in the industry, not only he had his first professional match before he could even learn to drive a car, but he honed his skills and sharpened his teeth with ''the toughest among the tough'' back in his day. His career could have ended very early due a near-fatal car crash that left him as a young widower. Then a group of doctors told him they most likely had to amputate his left leg and he would never be able to walk again. As told by Jim Cornette, in a land of tough guys, he was "The King", a man simply impossible to be hurt.
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** After Wrestling/HarleyRace rebuffed Wrestling/VinceMcMahon's offer to make him jump ship to [=WWF=], the promoter latter attacked the seasoned veteran who pay him payed the courtesy by sweeping the floor clean with the former's promoter's sorry rear end.
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*** After his confrontation with Vince [=McMahon=], Harley discovered the [=WWF=] was having an incoming event in Kansas City, ''Harley's hometown'', so he proceeded to storm the place Hulk Hogan was with a gun, since he couldn't find the World Heavyweight Champion, Race had to settle up with ''set the ring ablaze''.
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*** After his confrontation with Vince [=McMahon=], Harley Race discovered the [=WWF=] was having an incoming event in Kansas City, ''Harley's ''His hometown'', so he proceeded to storm the place Hulk Hogan was with a gun, since he couldn't find the World Heavyweight Champion, Race had to settle up with ''set the ring ablaze''.
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** With his in-ring career over and after several setbacks that lead him to alcoholism, Wrestling/HarleyRace family life went sour for he became abusive with his wife, who lived in constant fear of threats against her well-being. This ended up in a nasty divorce battle where everything he worked over twenty years for was gone overnight.
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** Harley Race in-ring career was finished by Hulk Hogan, the man he was looking for to settle a score with a few years prior by accident. After a spot where he had to perform his flying headbutt to a table outside the ring, the iron bar sustaining the table´s frame caused a bowel rupture required several surgeries to be corrected.
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** After a life full with ups and downs, Harley Race found a resurgence in the business as manager and instructor. Proof of this was his ''WWE Hall of Fame'' induction in 2004.
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** After Wrestling/HarleyRace rebuffed Wrestling/VinceMcMahon's offer to make him jump ship to [=WWF=], the promoter attacked the seasoned veteran who pay him the courtesy by sweeping the floor clean with the former's sorry rear end.
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** Wrestling/HarleyRace stood up for a woman being mistreated by her man not knowing the latter had a friend with a knife right behind Harley who proceed to stab him three times in the back. As told by Trevor Murdoch, once Harley had his wounds treated, he found out where the guy lived and passed by on his car, spraying the place with a ''machine gun''.
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** Wrestling/HarleyRace Wrestling/HarleyRace's legend was cemented on this:
*** He stood up for a woman being mistreated by her man once, not knowing the latter had a friend with a knife right behind Harley who proceed to stab him three times in the back. As told by Trevor Murdoch, onceHarley Race had his wounds treated, he found out where the guy lived and passed by on his car, spraying the place with a ''machine gun''.gun''.
*** After his confrontation with Vince [=McMahon=], Harley discovered the [=WWF=] was having an incoming event in Kansas City, ''Harley's hometown'', so he proceeded to storm the place Hulk Hogan was with a gun, since he couldn't find the World Heavyweight Champion, Race had to settle up with ''set the ring ablaze''.
*** He stood up for a woman being mistreated by her man once, not knowing the latter had a friend with a knife right behind Harley who proceed to stab him three times in the back. As told by Trevor Murdoch, once
*** After his confrontation with Vince [=McMahon=], Harley discovered the [=WWF=] was having an incoming event in Kansas City, ''Harley's hometown'', so he proceeded to storm the place Hulk Hogan was with a gun, since he couldn't find the World Heavyweight Champion, Race had to settle up with ''set the ring ablaze''.
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*** Vince attempted to buy the then NWA World's Heavyweight Champion Harley Race in order to stink ''Starrcade '83'' as part of his plan for national expansion.
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* ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: Vince [=McMahon=] attempted to make Harley Race jump the ship to [=WWF=] for a hefty sum, Race cleaned his mustache with Vince's check and let him know that [[IGaveMyWord he promissed]] to surrend the title to Ric Flair at the event.
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** Wrestling/BrutusBeefcake was more famous for being part of Tag Teams included those with Hulk Hogan and Wrestling/GregValentine
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** Wrestling/BrutusBeefcake was more famous for being part of Tag Teams included those with Hulk Hogan and Wrestling/GregValentineWrestling/GregValentine.
** Harley Race started his professional career as Larry "The Ax" Hennig partner.
** Harley Race started his professional career as Larry "The Ax" Hennig partner.
** Wrestling/HarleyRace's former wife told first hand how a fun loving guy and good father he was despite of his feared reputation as the toughest guy in industry.
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* IDidWhatIHadToDo: The reason why Abdullah had to do everything in his grasp to protect his spot and own brand, even having to BecomeTheMask performing acts like eating a raw chicken and beef liver on camera as stated by former manager Hugo Savinovich and Mick Foley.
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* IDidWhatIHadToDo: IDidWhatIHadToDo:
** The reason why Abdullah had to do everything in his grasp to protect his spot and own brand, even having to BecomeTheMask performing acts like eating a raw chicken and beef liver on camera as stated by former manager Hugo Savinovich and MickFoley.Foley.
** Expressed by many on ''The Life & Legends of Harley Race''. Brought up into a very rough childhood and going into competition from a very young age, Race's history is this trope personified. And not only professionally speaking.
** The reason why Abdullah had to do everything in his grasp to protect his spot and own brand, even having to BecomeTheMask performing acts like eating a raw chicken and beef liver on camera as stated by former manager Hugo Savinovich and Mick
** Expressed by many on ''The Life & Legends of Harley Race''. Brought up into a very rough childhood and going into competition from a very young age, Race's history is this trope personified. And not only professionally speaking.
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* WorldsBestWarrior: Jerry Briscoe and Ed Sharkey talked very highly about Harley Race's fighting abilities on and off the squared circle.
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* WrestlingDoesntPay: PlayedForLaughs. Wrestling/HarleyRace's first job in the business was as driver and assistant for Happy Humphrey, a well known 700 lbs. performer back in TheFifties. One of Race's main chores was to help Humphrey to ''take a bath'', consisting in swab him with a mop soaked in soap as the large performer lied naked on the ground.
