Line #7 Wrestling/Lodi


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3	Bradley Cain (born September 8, 1970) is an American {{Professional Wrestl\|ing}}er, trainer and author best known for his time in Wrestling/{{WCW}} as Lodi. He debuted in 1997 and worked in the North Carolina independent scene before arriving in WCW in late November 1997 as a member of Wrestling/{{Raven}}'s Flock. He was given the name [[SdrawkcabName Lodi]] because of his resemblance to Music/BillyIdol. He was a {{Jobber}}, generally there to get beat up by other wrestlers. After Wrestling/PerrySaturn defeated Raven at ''WCW Fall Brawl 98'', Lodi drifted for a year until he and Lenny Lane were put together as the team The West Hollywood Blondes, a nod to the 1993 team The Hollywood Blondes, [[Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin "Stunning" Steve Austin]] and [[Wrestling/BrianPillman "Flyin'" Brian Pillman]]. The team actually got over and helped WCW's sagging TV UsefulNotes/{{Ratings}}, but the organization GLAAD objected to the gimmick, leading to them being repackaged as Standards And Practices. In that role, they had some connection to [[Wrestling/StacyKeibler Ms. Hancock (Stacy Keibler)]], which was never explained. They were also known as [=XS=], then [=2XS=], none of which got over. Wrestling/{{WWE}} did not pick up his contract after buying WCW so he went off into the independents.
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5	As for his in-ring achievements, he is a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/midatlantic/macw/nwa-ma-hc.html NWA Mid-Atlantic Hardcore Champion]], a former [[https://www.cagematch.net//?id=5&nr=1221 RWA (Renegade Wrestling Alliance in Pennsylvania) Heavyweight Champion]], a former [[https://www.cagematch.net//?id=5&nr=2017 [=WrestleForce=] Tag Team Champion]] with fellow Flock alumnus Sick Boy and a former [[https://www.cagematch.net//?id=5&nr=859 TCW (Dusty Rhodes' Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling in Georgia) Hardcore Champion]].
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7	!! "Everybody Loves Lodi's Tropes":
8	* AmbiguouslyGay: His team with Lenny Lane, the West Hollywood Blondes.
9	* BadassTeacher: His most famous student is Wrestling/CharlotteFlair.
10	* BullyingADragon[=/=]TooDumbToLive: He faced Wrestling/{{Goldberg}} on the March 16, 1998 ''Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro'' and one of the signs he had with him read "GOLDBERG IS A MEATHEAD." He actually stood behind the referee and jumped up and down while holding the sign. The ref moved out of the way, Goldberg grabbed the sign and you can probably guess the rest.
11	* {{Expy}}: His carrying around signs was based on [[Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys ECW's Sign Guy Dudley]], another gimmick Raven had created.
12	* FinishingMove: A DDT called [[PunnyName The Sign-Off]].
13	* IHaveManyNames: Brad Kane, Skank, Lodi, Idol, Rave
14	* MoralGuardians: When he and Lenny were repackaged as the TagTeam Standards and Practices.
15	* NameOfCain: His real last name.
16	* PowerStable: Wrestling/{{Raven}}'s Flock
17	* TagTeam:
18	** (with Toad) Dangerous Minds
19	** The West Hollywood Blondes[=/=]Standards And Practices[=/=][=XS=][=/=][=2XS=], with Lenny Lane.
20	* UnrelatedBrothers: With Lenny Lane, after the gay angle was dropped. This was eventually forgotten about.

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