Line #14 Wrestling/SteveLombardi


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3	'''Steve Lombardi''' (b. 1961) is an American {{Professional Wrestl\|ing}}er and official from [[UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity Brooklyn, NY]] best known for his time in Wrestling/{{WWE}} from the 1980s to 2016, particularly under the name '''The Brooklyn Brawler'''. He started his career in 1983 and was a {{Jobber}} for years. In 1989, he was repackaged as a {{Heel}} as the Brawler, as manager [[Wrestling/BobbyHeenan Bobby "The Brain" Heenan]]'s revenge against the Red Rooster having [[HeelFaceTurn turned face]] and left the Heenan Family. The gimmick stayed with him after the feud ended. In 1992, he was Kim Chee, the handler for Wrestling/{{Kamala}}, until ''he'' turned face and sided with [[Wrestling/{{Slick}} Reverend Slick]]. After Matt Borne left WWE, he became the first {{Face}} version of Wrestling/DoinkTheClown. When the UsefulNotes/{{Baseball}} strike hit in mid-1994, he was turned into [=MVP=], renamed Abe "Knuckleball" Schwartz. He has also worked as a referee and as a backstage official for years. He has also competed for many independent promotions. He made his [=PPV=] in-ring debut as Kim Chee in the Gimmick Battle Royal at ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} X-7'' in 2001. Among his in-ring achievements, he is a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/mi/nwa-greatlakes/nwa-gl-h.html NWA Michigan Heavyweight Champion]], a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/on/bcw/bcw-tv.html BCW (Border City Wrestling in Ontario, Canada) Television Champion]] and, on the July 6, (taped July 4) 2000 ''[[Wrestling/WWESmackDown WWE [=SmackDown!=]]]'', actually [[CueTheFlyingPigs pinned]] '''[[Wrestling/TripleH TRIPLE H]]''' in a handicap match where he teamed with Kaientai following Wrestling/ChrisJericho's interference.
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5	!!! "Brawlin' Tropes":
6	* AlliterativeName: '''B'''rooklyn '''B'''rawler
7	* AlmightyJanitor: He's lost far more times than he's won, but, he's always had a job.
8	* ArchEnemy: The Red Rooster
9	* BashBrothers: With Wrestling/BarryHorowitz, Wrestling/IronMikeSharpe
10	* BrooklynRage
11	* CommutingOnABus: Shows up on TV in one gimmick or another every few years or so. He was the Doink who Wrestling/HeathSlater defeated on the July 2, 2012 ''Raw.''
12	* CoolMask: As Kim Chee
13	* ADayInTheLimelight: His pin on HHH.
14	* FacialMarkings: As Abe "Knuckleball" Schwartz, his face was painted to look like a baseball.
15	* FinishingMove: Swinging Neckbreaker, Cannonball Splash
16	* HesBack: Teamed with Wrestling/TheMiz and Wrestling/AlbertoDelRio to defeat [[Wrestling/ThreeMB 3MB]] at ''TLC 2012.''
17	* IHaveManyNames
18	* {{Jobber}}: This is his image, to the point that, in mid-1999, [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson the Rock]] once [[WhoWritesThisCrap compared]] fighting [[Wrestling/{{DGenerationX}} Billy Gunn]] (who was getting pushed but wasn't over) to fighting [[Wrestling/DavidHeath Gangrel]] (who wasn't getting pushed but could have been a big name under the right circumstances) and to fighting the Brawler.
19	* PowerStable: The Heenan Family
20	* TheVoiceless: For the most part as Kim Chee, though sometimes he would bark orders to Kamala in some unidentified language.

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