Calaway debuted in the then-World Wrestling Federation on November 22, 1990 at Survivor Series 1990 as Cain the Undertaker. The name Cain was dropped soon afterward (but was later recycled, under a new spelling, as the name of Calaway's "brother"). The appearance of Undertaker was modelled on that of morticians from old Western movies, with the character being supposedly impervious to pain and possessing supernatural powers such as teleportation and manipulation of flames and lightning. It was also at this time that Undertaker switched managers from Brother L ...

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Mark Calaway, Mark Calaway - Early career, Mark Calaway - World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment, Mark Calaway - The Phenom, Mark Calaway - The American Bad Ass, Mark Calaway - The Return of The Deadman, Mark Calaway - WrestleMania winning streak, Mark Calaway - Wrestling facts, Mark Calaway - Finishing moves, Mark Calaway - Signature moves, Mark Calaway - Managers, Mark Calaway - Nicknames, Mark Calaway - Incarnations, Mark Calaway - Championships and accomplishments, Mark Calaway - Championship succession, Mark Calaway - Personal life

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Both Charlie Haas and his brother, Russ, were signed to WWF (now WWE) developmental contracts in Memphis Championship Wrestling but, in late 2001, Russ passed away from a heart ailment. Haas continued wrestling, briefly using the name R.C. Haas (Russ-Charlie Haas), and writing "Russ" on his wrist tape to commemorate his brother. After working in various developmental territories, Haas debuted in the WWE on December 26, 2002. On December 26, 2002 Haas debuted on SmackDown! as a heel along with Shelton Benjamin as "Team Angle." T ...

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Charlie Haas, Charlie Haas - Career, Charlie Haas - Wrestling facts, Charlie Haas - Finishing and signature moves, Charlie Haas - With Russ Haas, Charlie Haas - With Shelton Benjamin, Charlie Haas - Managers, Charlie Haas - Championships and accomplishments, Charlie Haas - Other accomplishments, Charlie Haas - Personal life

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The flagship Twin Cities campus is by far the largest in the system, with a total enrollment of 50,954 as of fall 2004. That made it the second-largest campus in the country at the time, behind Ohio State University's main campus in Columbus. Duluth reported 10,366, Crookston had 2,088, and Morris had 1,839 students, bringing the system-wide total to 65,247 for that semester (numbers for Rochester are apparently counted separately). The colors of the university, which are used system-wide, are maroon and gold. University of Minnesota system - Twin Cities< ...

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University of Minnesota system, University of Minnesota system - Campuses, University of Minnesota system - Twin Cities, University of Minnesota system - Duluth, University of Minnesota system - Crookston, University of Minnesota system - Morris, University of Minnesota system - Others, University of Minnesota system - History, University of Minnesota system - Additional properties

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In WWE, there have been five different Iron Man matches. WWE Iron Man matches typically run for 60 minutes, with a sudden death overtime if the two participants are tied when the time expires. Iron Man match - March 31 1996. Shawn Michaels vs Bret Hart, 1-0 (Sudden Death overtime), WWF Championship, WrestleMania XII, Michaels wins the Championship Iron Man match - May 2000. Triple H vs The Rock, 6-5, WWF Championship, Judgment Day, Triple H wins the Championship, special referee Shawn Mi ...

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Iron Man match, Iron Man match - World Wrestling Entertainment, Iron Man match - March 31 1996, Iron Man match - May 2000, Iron Man match - April 2001, Iron Man match - September 2003, Iron Man match - July 26 2004, Iron Man match - October 3 2005, Iron Man match - World Championship Wrestling, Iron Man match - Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, Iron Man match - TNA Against All Odds 2005, Iron Man match - TNA Bound For Glory 2005, Iron Man match - Facts

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WWE Friday Night SmackDown! - Pre-brand extension. WWF SmackDown! (as it was originally known) was set up to compete against WCW's Thursday night show, Thunder. In the spirit of the WWF's Attitude Era, the show was originally planned to be two hours of WWF Divas in primetime TV. However, this did not work out, and instead SmackDown! became a complementary show to RAW. SmackDown! first appeared on April 29, 1999 using the RAW is WAR set as a single television specia ...

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WWE Friday Night SmackDown!, WWE Friday Night SmackDown! - Show history, WWE Friday Night SmackDown! - Pre-brand extension, WWE Friday Night SmackDown! - Brand extension, WWE Friday Night SmackDown! - Friday Night SmackDown!, WWE Friday Night SmackDown! - Current champions, WWE Friday Night SmackDown! - Recurring segments, WWE Friday Night SmackDown! - General managers and owners, WWE Friday Night SmackDown! - Commentators

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Mero made her WWF debut as Sable at WrestleMania XII in March 1996, when she escorted Hunter Hearst Helmsley to ringside for his match against The Ultimate Warrior. She even won two awards at the 1997 Slammy Awards: "Dressed to Kill" and "Miss Slammy." She wore a rather revealing outfit to win the latter. After "Wildman" Marc Mero witnessed Sable being mistreated by Hunter backstage, he attacked him and took Sable under his wing as his manager. She stayed with him all the way up to his injury in 1997. Between 1997 and th ...

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Rena Mero, Rena Mero - Personal life, Rena Mero - World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment career, Rena Mero - WWF lawsuit, Rena Mero - Return to WWE, Rena Mero - post WWE, Rena Mero - Playboy, Rena Mero - Finishing and signature moves, Rena Mero - Championships and accomplishments, Rena Mero - Championship sucession

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Before his then-WWF debut with his brother Jeff, Matt was trained by former wrestler Dory Funk, Jr. Before signing with the WWF, Matt and Jeff ran their own wrestling promotion, OMEGA Wrestling, in which Matt competed under the name High Voltage. Other wrestlers associated with OMEGA include Christopher Daniels, Amy Dumas, Shannon Moore and Gregory Helms. Matt Hardy - World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment. Matt (then 19) and Jeff (then just 16) started working for the WWF in 1993 and were initially used in singles matches as jobbers to bigger names. It wasn't until 1998 that the brothers ...

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Matt Hardy, Matt Hardy - Career, Matt Hardy - World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment, Matt Hardy - Release from WWE, Matt Hardy - Return to WWE, Matt Hardy - On SmackDown!, Matt Hardy - Trademarks, Matt Hardy - Finishing and signature moves, Matt Hardy - MattFacts, Matt Hardy - Quotes, Matt Hardy - Championships and Accomplishments, Matt Hardy - Awards, Matt Hardy - Books

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Ric Flair - NWA/WCW. After three years with AWA, Flair joined the NWA affiliated Jim Crockett Promotions based in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. On the rise, he suffered a severe back injury in a October 4, 1975 plane crash in Wilmington, North Carolina which a Mr. James Watts pulled Flair out of the plane. Doctors told Flair that he would never wrestle again but Flair proved them wrong by returning to active wrestling the next year. Flair went as far as suing the estate of the pil ...

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Ric Flair, Ric Flair - Professional wrestling, Ric Flair - NWA/WCW, Ric Flair - World Wrestling Federation, Ric Flair - Second WCW run, Ric Flair - World Wrestling Entertainment, Ric Flair - Legacy, Ric Flair - Controversy, Ric Flair - In wrestling, Ric Flair - Nicknames, Ric Flair - Finishing and signature moves, Ric Flair - Championships and accomplishments, Ric Flair - Championship succession, Ric Flair - Personal information

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Matt Morgan was first introduced to WWE (then WWF) as part of its Tough Enough II program but left the show early due to injury. In April 2002, Morgan signed a developmental deal with World Wrestling Entertainment and was assigned to Ohio Valley Wrestling, where he wrestled as "The Blueprint" Matt Morgan. Morgan was soon brought up to one of the main shows in WWE, SmackDown!, and was picked by then GM of SmackDown!, Paul Heyman, to join 'Team Lesnar' (Morgan, Brock Lesnar, Big Show, A-Train and Nathan Jones) who would face off against 'Team Angle' in a Ten Man Eliminat ...

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Matt Morgan, Matt Morgan - Career, Matt Morgan - In wrestling, Matt Morgan - Finishing and signature moves, Matt Morgan - Championships and accomplishments

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Bloom played football at the University of Pittsburgh as an offensive tackle, then an offensive guard. After graduating, he briefly worked in the NFL, playing for the San Diego Chargers. He then became a schoolteacher, working with children with behavioral problems and deaf children. Matthew Bloom - World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment. Bloom portrayed several characters throughout his career since making his debut in 1997. This included a few runs in Power Pro Wrestling in Memphis as Baldo an ...

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Matthew Bloom, Matthew Bloom - Career, Matthew Bloom - World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment, Matthew Bloom - Japan, Matthew Bloom - Wrestling facts, Matthew Bloom - Finishing and signature moves, Matthew Bloom - Managers, Matthew Bloom - Championships and accomplishments, Matthew Bloom - Championship succession

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Triple H was taught to wrestle by legendary wrestling heel Killer Kowalski. In 1994 he joined World Championship Wrestling (WCW), wrestling there as a heel under the names Terra Ryzin and Jean-Paul Levesque. He left in 1995 for WCW's rival organization, the WWF (now WWE). Triple H started off his WWE career as the Connecticut Blue-Blood, Hunter Hearst Helmsley. He was not a very popular wrestler whose most notable accomplishment was being squashed by The Ultimate Warrior at WrestleMania XII. Hunter was best known backsta ...

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Triple H, Triple H - Wrestling career, Triple H - D-Generation X, Triple H - World Champion, Triple H - The Game, Triple H - Return to wrestling, Triple H - Return of the Game, Triple H - Personal life, Triple H - Controversy, Triple H - Television films and books, Triple H - Profile, Triple H - Quotes, Triple H - Nicknames, Triple H - Finishing and signature moves, Triple H - Previous managers and valets, Triple H - Trivia, Triple H - Championships and accomplishments, Triple H - Championship succession

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Beginning as Monday Night RAW, the program originally aired on the USA Network. The only networks to have aired RAW in the United States are the USA Network and TNN, which is now Spike TV. It returned to USA Network on October 3, 2005. Before that, the last USA Network telecast of RAW was on September 18, 2000. The current RAW is the successor to WWF Monday Night RAW, which first aired on January 11, 1993 on USA Network for 1 hour and then later moved to 2 hours. The original RAW broke new gro ...

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WWE RAW, WWE RAW - Show history, WWE RAW - RAW gains ground, WWE RAW - Brand Extension, WWE RAW - Return to USA Network, WWE RAW - Current champions, WWE RAW - Recurring segments, WWE RAW - General managers and owners, WWE RAW - Commentators

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Minnesota Golden Gophers - Baseball. Paul Molitor Terry Steinbach Dave Winfield (also played basketball at Minnesota) Dan Wilson Minnesota Golden Gophers - Basketball. Willie Burton Bobby Jackson Kevin McHale Joel Przybilla Flip Saunders Mychal Thompson See also:

Minnesota Golden Gophers, Minnesota Golden Gophers - National titles, Minnesota Golden Gophers - Traveling football trophies, Minnesota Golden Gophers - Famous Gopher athletes, Minnesota Golden Gophers - Baseball, Minnesota Golden Gophers - Basketball, Minnesota Golden Gophers - Football, Minnesota Golden Gophers - Golf, Minnesota Golden Gophers - Hockey, Minnesota Golden Gophers - Swimming, Minnesota Golden Gophers - Wrestling, Minnesota Golden Gophers - Facilities, Minnesota Golden Gophers - Former facilities, Minnesota Golden Gophers - Proposed/Future facilities, Minnesota Golden Gophers - External link

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List of famous tall men - 7 ft 2.5 in 220 cm. Arvydas Sabonis — basketball player ...

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List of famous tall men, List of famous tall men - 10 ft 6 in 320 cm, List of famous tall men - 8 ft 11 in 272 cm, List of famous tall men - 8 ft 4 in 254 cm, List of famous tall men - 7 ft 9 in 236 cm, List of famous tall men - 7 ft 8 and 3/4 in 235 cm, List of famous tall men - 7 ft 7 in 231 cm, List of famous tall men - 7 ft 6 in 229 cm, List of famous tall men - 7 ft 4 in 224 cm, List of famous tall men - 7 ft 3 in 221 cm, List of famous tall men - 7 ft 2.5 in 220 cm, List of famous tall men - 7 ft 2 in 218 cm, List of famous tall men - 7 ft 1 in 216 cm, List of famous tall men - 7 ft ½ in 215 cm, List of famous tall men - 7 ft 213 cm, List of famous tall men - 6 ft 11 in 211 cm, List of famous tall men - 6 ft 10 in 208 cm, List of famous tall men - 6 ft 9 in 206 cm, List of famous tall men - 6 ft 8.5 in 204 cm, List of famous tall men - 6 ft 8 in 203 cm, List of famous tall men - 6 ft 7.5 in 202 cm, List of famous tall men - 6 ft 7 in 201 cm, List of famous tall men - 6 ft 6 in 198 cm, List of famous tall men - 6 ft 5 in 196 cm, List of famous tall men - 6 ft 4.5 in 194 cm, List of famous tall men - 6 ft 4 in 193 cm, List of famous tall men - 6 ft 3.5 in 192 cm, List of famous tall men - 6 ft 3 in 191 cm, List of famous tall men - 6 ft 2 in 188 cm, List of famous tall men - 6 ft 1 in 185 cm, List of famous tall men - Note

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Royal Rumble - 1988. This event was held on January 24, 1988 at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Ricky Steamboat def. Rick Rude by Disqualification Jumping Bomb Angels def. The Glamour Girls in a Two Out Of Three Falls Match to win the WWF Women's Tag Team Championship Judy Martin pinned Itsuki Yamazaki Itsuki Yamazaki pinned Leilani Kai Noriyoi Tateno pinned Judy Martin Jim Duggan won the Royal Rumble The Islanders def. Th ...

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Royal Rumble, Royal Rumble - Royal Rumble Winners, Royal Rumble - Results, Royal Rumble - 1988, Royal Rumble - 1990, Royal Rumble - 1991, Royal Rumble - 1992, Royal Rumble - 1993, Royal Rumble - 1994, Royal Rumble - 1995, Royal Rumble - 1996, Royal Rumble - 1997, Royal Rumble - 1998, Royal Rumble - 1999, Royal Rumble - 2000, Royal Rumble - 2001, Royal Rumble - 2002, Royal Rumble - 2003 - 2006, Royal Rumble - Royal Rumble Records, Royal Rumble - Facts and trivia

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Shelton Benjamin - Ohio Valley Wrestling. Benjamin was Brock Lesnar's tag team partner (also a wrestling teammate and roommate at The University of Minnesota) in Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW). Together they were known as The Minnesota Stretching Crew and held the OVW Tag Team Titles on three occasions. After Lesnar was called up to WWE, Benjamin formed a tag team with Redd Dogg Begnaud (later known as Rodney Mack in WWE) to again hold the OVW Tag Team Titles. Shelton did compete on some episodes of WWE Sunday Night HEAT before becoming an official member of the WWE roster. < ...

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Shelton Benjamin, Shelton Benjamin - Career, Shelton Benjamin - Ohio Valley Wrestling, Shelton Benjamin - WWE Smackdown, Shelton Benjamin - WWE RAW, Shelton Benjamin - In wrestling, Shelton Benjamin - Finishing and signature moves, Shelton Benjamin - Championships and accomplishments, Shelton Benjamin - Championship succession

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Paul Wight - World Championship Wrestling. Paul Wight became involved in professional wrestling when Danny Bonaduce introduced him to Hulk Hogan at a charity basketball event in early 1995. Wight trained at Larry Sharpe's Monster Factory for seven months and then signed with World Championship Wrestling. He polished his skills at the WCW Power Plant, where at one point he possesse ...

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Paul Wight, Paul Wight - Career, Paul Wight - World Championship Wrestling, Paul Wight - World Wrestling Federation, Paul Wight - World Wrestling Entertainment, Paul Wight - Wrestling facts, Paul Wight - Finishing and signature moves, Paul Wight - Managers, Paul Wight - Championships and accomplishments, Paul Wight - Championship succession, Paul Wight - Acting career, Paul Wight - Personal life

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Cena's first televised WWE match was against Kurt Angle on June 27, 2002. Angle was giving free shots at himself to newcomers, something he still does from time to time, and Cena had been inspired by Vince McMahon's recent, somewhat inscrutable, speech to WWE's rising stars, exhorting them to show "ruthless aggression" and they would have a place among the legends. He almost beat Kurt Angle, kicking out of the Angle Slam and surviving the Ankle Lock submissi ...

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John Cena, John Cena - World Wrestling Entertainment, John Cena - United States champion, John Cena - WWE champion, John Cena - Cena on RAW, John Cena - Fan backlash, John Cena - Life after the championship, John Cena - Outside of wrestling, John Cena - Music and movies, John Cena - Fashion, John Cena - Guest appearances, John Cena - Trademarks, John Cena - Raps, John Cena - The Five Moves of Doom, John Cena - Other finishing and signature moves, John Cena - Signature illegal weapons, John Cena - Signature taunts, John Cena - Trivia, John Cena - Championships and accomplishments, John Cena - Championship succession

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King of the Ring - 1985. July 8, 1985, Foxboro, Massachusetts. Don Muraco defeated The Junkyard Dog Les Thornton defeated Steve Lombardi Paul Orndorff fought Bob Orton, Jr. to a draw Pedro Morales defeated Johnny V WWF Intercontinental Champion Tito Santana defeated Terry Funk Jim Brunzell defeated The Spoiler Ricky Steamboat defeated Greg Valentine The Iron Sheik defeated B. Brian Blair Don Muraco defeated Les Thornton ...

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King of the Ring, King of the Ring - History, King of the Ring - Pay-per-view, King of the Ring - List of winners, King of the Ring - Event results, King of the Ring - 1985, King of the Ring - 1986, King of the Ring - 1987, King of the Ring - 1988, King of the Ring - 1989, King of the Ring - 1991, King of the Ring - 1993, King of the Ring - 1994, King of the Ring - 1995, King of the Ring - 1996, King of the Ring - 1997, King of the Ring - 1998, King of the Ring - 1999, King of the Ring - 2000, King of the Ring - 2001, King of the Ring - 2002, King of the Ring - Trivia, King of the Ring - External link

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Moore befriended Matt and Jeff Hardy as a boy, and wrestled in their backyard wrestling circuit. After the Hardy Boys began wrestling professionally, they trained Moore, and he debuted on April 8, 1995 against Jeff. Moore began working on the independent circuit, wrestling for the North Carolina-based Southern Championship Wrestling and National Championship Wrestling promotions as Kid Dynamo. In addition, he frequently wrestled for OMEGA, the promotion operated by the Hardy Boys. In the late 1990s Moore began wrestling for the Georgia-based Music City Wrestling promotion. Sh ...

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Shannon Moore, Shannon Moore - Wrestling career, Shannon Moore - World Championship Wrestling, Shannon Moore - World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment, Shannon Moore - Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, Shannon Moore - Wrestling facts, Shannon Moore - Finishing and signature moves, Shannon Moore - Managers, Shannon Moore - Nicknames, Shannon Moore - Championships and accomplishments, Shannon Moore - Personal life

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The year kicked off as Angle competed in his first Royal Rumble match. Angle made it to the final two before he was eliminated by Triple H. By the time No Way Out had rolled around, Angle had gotten himself into a number 1 contender's match with Triple H where Stephanie McMahon was the special referee. After a chair shot and an Angle Slam, Angle pinned Triple H to become the no 1 contender for WrestleMania X8. However, the next night on RAW, WWE co-owner at the time, Ric Flair gave Triple H a rematch with Angle in which he defeated A ...

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Kurt Angle, Kurt Angle - Amateur wrestling, Kurt Angle - Extreme Championship Wrestling, Kurt Angle - World Wrestling Federation, Kurt Angle - World Wrestling Entertainment, Kurt Angle - History of the You Suck! Chant, Kurt Angle - Wrestling facts, Kurt Angle - Finishing and signature moves, Kurt Angle - Managers, Kurt Angle - Championships and accomplishments, Kurt Angle - Championship succession, Kurt Angle - Personal life, Kurt Angle - Trivia, Kurt Angle - Books, Kurt Angle - Videos

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