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Paul Ellering (b. August 22, 1953) is an American ProfessionalWrestling manager and former wrestler. He debuted in 1978 and wrestled for the Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation, various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance promotions, the CWA (Memphis) and in Japan. He is best known as the manager for Wrestling/TheRoadWarriors.


As for his in-ring achievements, he is a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/cwa/awa-s-h.html AWA Southern (Memphis) Heavyweight Champion]], a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/cwa/awa-s-t.html AWA Southern (Memphis) Tag Team Champion]] with Sheik Ali Hassan, a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/iwe/iwe-t.html IWE IWA (Japan) World Tag Team Champion]] with Terry Latham, and he and The Road Warriors were inducted into the Wrestling/WWEHallOfFame in 2011. In 1984, ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' named him "Manager of the Year."


As usual, you can find the basics at [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Ellering The Other Wiki]].



!!! "Precious Tropes":
* ActionSurvivor: A wrestler who found his biggest success as a manager.
* UsefulNotes/AmericanNewspapers: Carried copies of ''The New York Times'' and ''The Wall Street Journal'' with him to the ring in Georgia.
* AwesomeMomentOfCrowning: He and the Road Warriors were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2011.
* BadassMustache: As shown above.
* BaldOfAwesome[=/=]BaldOfEvil: Face and Heel respectively in the late '90s.
* TheBusCameBack: When he was reintroduced as the manager of The Authors of Pain in ''Wrestling/{{WWENXT}}''.
* CelebrityResemblance: Dressed like {{Uncle Sam|WantsYou}} when they started in Georgia.
* CoolShades: As shown above.
* GorgeousGeorge: He glammed up during his wrestling days.
* HypercompetentSidekick: In RealLife, Ellering personally booked Wrestling/TheRoadWarriors' matches, scheduled their flights, set up hotel reservations, and kept track of expenses. Since he had been a wrestler before this, and is a member of UsefulNotes/{{MENSA}}, he absolutely qualifies for GeniusBruiser.
* PowerStable:
** (as a wrestler): [[Wrestling/JimmyHart The First Family]], in Memphis
** (as a manager): The original Legion of Doom, in Georgia.
* RedBaron: "Precious" and "Mr. [=DotCom=]".
* {{Ventriloquism}}: Rocco, a dummy he carried around briefly in 1992.
* WrestlingFamily: His daughter Rachael, who competes for ''NXT'' as Rachael Evers.

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Paul Ellering (b. August 22, 1953) is an American ProfessionalWrestling manager and former wrestler. He debuted in 1978 and wrestled for the Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation, various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance promotions, the CWA (Memphis) and in Japan. He is best known as the manager for Wrestling/TheRoadWarriors.


As for his in-ring achievements, he is a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/cwa/awa-s-h.html AWA Southern (Memphis) Heavyweight Champion]], a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/cwa/awa-s-t.html AWA Southern (Memphis) Tag Team Champion]] with Sheik Ali Hassan, a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/iwe/iwe-t.html IWE IWA (Japan) World Tag Team Champion]] with Terry Latham, and he and The Road Warriors were inducted into the Wrestling/WWEHallOfFame in 2011. In 1984, ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' named him "Manager of the Year."


As usual, you can find the basics at [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Ellering The Other Wiki]].



!!! "Precious Tropes":
* ActionSurvivor: A wrestler who found his biggest success as a manager.
* UsefulNotes/AmericanNewspapers: Carried copies of ''The New York Times'' and ''The Wall Street Journal'' with him to the ring in Georgia.
* AwesomeMomentOfCrowning: He and the Road Warriors were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2011.
* BadassMustache: As shown above.
* BaldOfAwesome[=/=]BaldOfEvil: Face and Heel respectively in the late '90s.
* TheBusCameBack: When he was reintroduced as the manager of The Authors of Pain in ''Wrestling/{{WWENXT}}''.
* CelebrityResemblance: Dressed like {{Uncle Sam|WantsYou}} when they started in Georgia.
* CoolShades: As shown above.
* GorgeousGeorge: He glammed up during his wrestling days.
* HypercompetentSidekick: In RealLife, Ellering personally booked Wrestling/TheRoadWarriors' matches, scheduled their flights, set up hotel reservations, and kept track of expenses. Since he had been a wrestler before this, and is a member of UsefulNotes/{{MENSA}}, he absolutely qualifies for GeniusBruiser.
* PowerStable:
** (as a wrestler): [[Wrestling/JimmyHart The First Family]], in Memphis
** (as a manager): The original Legion of Doom, in Georgia.
* RedBaron: "Precious" and "Mr. [=DotCom=]".
* {{Ventriloquism}}: Rocco, a dummy he carried around briefly in 1992.
* WrestlingFamily: His daughter Rachael, who competes for ''NXT'' as Rachael Evers.
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* UsefulNotes/AmericanNewspapers: Carried copies of ''The New York Times'' and ''The Wall Street Journal'' with him to the ring in Georgia.



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* WrestlingFamily: His daughter Rachael, who competes for ''NXT'' as Rachael Evers.
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* BadassMustache

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* BadassMustacheBadassMustache: As shown above.



* CoolShades
* HypercompetentSidekick: In RealLife, Ellering personally booked Wrestling/TheRoadWarriors' matches, scheduled their flights, set up hotel reservations, and kept track of expenses.

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* CoolShades
CelebrityResemblance: Dressed like {{Uncle Sam|WantsYou}} when they started in Georgia.
* CoolShades: As shown above.
* HypercompetentSidekick: In RealLife, Ellering personally booked Wrestling/TheRoadWarriors' matches, scheduled their flights, set up hotel reservations, and kept track of expenses. Since he had been a wrestler before this, and is a member of UsefulNotes/{{MENSA}}, he absolutely qualifies for GeniusBruiser.
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPaul Ellering (b. August 22, 1953) is an American ProfessionalWrestling manager and former wrestler. He debuted in 1978 and wrestled for the Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation, various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance promotions, the CWA (Memphis) and in Japan. He is best known as the manager for Wrestling/TheRoadWarriors.


As for his in-ring achievements, he is a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/cwa/awa-s-h.html AWA Southern (Memphis) Heavyweight Champion]], a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/cwa/awa-s-t.html AWA Southern (Memphis) Tag Team Champion]] with Sheik Ali Hassan, a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/iwe/iwe-t.html IWE IWA (Japan) World Tag Team Champion]] with Terry Latham, and he and The Road Warriors were inducted into the Wrestling/WWEHallOfFame in 2011. In 1984, ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' named him "Manager of the Year."


As usual, you can find the basics at [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Ellering The Other Wiki]].



!!! "Precious Tropes":



* HypercompetentSidekick: In RealLife, Ellering personally booked Wrestling/TheRoadWarriors[=/=]Legion of Doom's matches, scheduled their flights, set up hotel reservations, and kept track of expenses.

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* HypercompetentSidekick: In RealLife, Ellering personally booked Wrestling/TheRoadWarriors[=/=]Legion of Doom's Wrestling/TheRoadWarriors' matches, scheduled their flights, set up hotel reservations, and kept track of expenses.
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* ActionSurvivor
* AwesomeMomentOfCrowning: He and the Road Warriors were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2011.
* BadassMustache
* BaldOfAwesome[=/=]BaldOfEvil: Face and Heel respectively in the late '90s.
* CoolShades
* HypercompetentSidekick: In RealLife, Ellering personally booked Wrestling/TheRoadWarriors[=/=]Legion of Doom's matches, scheduled their flights, set up hotel reservations, and kept track of expenses.
* RedBaron: "Precious" and "Mr. [=DotCom=]".
* {{Ventriloquism}}: Rocco, a dummy he carried around briefly in 1992.

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