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4Christopher Nowinski (b. September 24, 1978) is a retired American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er known for his brief run in Wrestling/{{WWE}} and, subsequently for forming the Sports Legacy Foundation to deal with issues related to concussions. He was a ''Wrestling/WWEToughEnough'' graduate and debuted in 2002. As a wrestler, he was a 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwf-hc.html WWE Hardcore Champion]].
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6!! "Ivy League Tropes":
7* AbhorrentAdmirer: For Wrestling/MollyHolly for a time. Wrestling/WilliamRegal would tell him to focus on wrestling and not on "rogering" her.
8* BreadEggsBreadedEggs: His team in OVW with EZ Money was called Smart Money.
9* TheBusCameBack: Briefly so that he could help the [=SmackDown=] Your Vote campaign.
10* FinishingMove: [[PunnyName The Honor Roll]] (Swinging double underhook suplex), a reference to his Harvard Graduation.
11* GameBreakingInjury: He is most famous not for any of his accomplishments but for retiring from wrestling after getting a concussion and doing extensive research on the injuries' effect on athletes.
12* GeniusBruiser: He was the first [[UsefulNotes/IvyLeague Harvard graduate]] in WWE history. While in ''WWE Tough Enough,'' he was known as "Chris Harvard."
13* ImprobableWeaponUser: His metal face mask.
14* JerkJock[=/=]SmugSnake: Well, gee, just ''look'' at him.
15* JerkassHasAPoint: He argued that a show of force or open warfare wouldn't solve any of the countries problems, back when the "War on Terror" was still relatively popular.
16* MedalOfDishonor: He was in "''that'' Wrestling/JackieGayda match", which was [[Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield Bradshaw]] and Wrestling/TrishStratus vs. himself and Jackie on the June 7, 2002 episode of ''Wrestling/{{WWERAW}}'', which "won" Worst Worked Match of the Year from ''Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter''.
17* NotInTheFace: After suffering a concussion.

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