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Baby Doll

In 1984, she debuted in World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW) as the valet for Gino Hernandez. Performing under the ring name **Andrea, the Lady Giant**, she was booked to dominate both male and female wrestlers in the ring. Her character had a punk haircut and typically wore leather pants, a leather jacket, metal studded belts, spiked dog collars and wristbands and scarves and t-shirts. Hernandez and Roberts feuded with Mike Von Erich and his manager, Sunshine.

She left WCCW in December 1984. In February 1985, she joined the World Championship Wrestling (WCW). She was introduced by Tully Blanchard as his new manager, "The Perfect 10" **Baby Doll**. She assisted Blanchard during his feuds with Dusty Rhodes and Magnum T.A.. After Rhodes defeated Blanchard for the WCW World Television Championship at The Great American Bash on July 6, 1985, Baby Doll was forced to be Rhodes' valet for 30 days. During this time, vignettes aired in which Rhodes tried to turn her into a "real lady."

In December 1985, WCW ran an angle to get J.J. Dillon in as Blanchard's manager. Baby Doll was missing from Blanchard's side for some time and then returned on December 28th at a house show. Tully confronted her in an interview and demanded to know where she had been. The angle played out that J.J. had given her a ticket to Mexico and said it was from Tully for her Christmas present. Dillon denied it and Tully hit Baby Doll who was then "saved" by Dusty Rhodes.

During a weekly Monday night television taping in Greenville, South Carolina in 1986, Jim Cornette and Beautiful Bobby Eaton attacked Baby Doll with a tennis racket. She responded by introducing The Warlord as her newest client. The Warlord briefly feuded with Big Bubba Rogers before leaving WCW. At the 1986 Great American Bash on July 5, 1986, Doll, Rhodes and Magnum T.A. defeated Cornette and The Midnight Express in a steel cage match. In addition to Rhodes and Magnum T.A., She also teamed with the Rock and Roll Express and the Road Warriors against Cornette and the Midnight Express throughout the 1986 Great American Bash tour.

On August 9, 1986, Baby Doll turned on Rhodes, helping Ric Flair retain the WCW World Heavyweight Championship during a title bout with Rhodes in St. Louis, Missouri. Roberts briefly managed Flair before she left WCW.

In 1988, Baby Doll returned to WCW, managing Larry Zbyszko during his feud with Barry Windham. Her tenure was short lived as she left the company once again.
Double-Bladed Axe

The Double Bladed Axe is a weapon that was added in the June 25, 2019 update. Once an attack with this weapon is initiated, it swings multiple times in a whirlwind pattern meaning numerous hits each attack before the animation is over. This weapon has low range but compensated for it with very high damage if all attacks hit, while yet still high damage if 2 hit and medium damage if only one hit makes contact. This weapon can drain a player's whole health bar under certain conditions, meaning it is very dangerous.[1] Click to view current axe HD
AWA SuperClash

**AWA SuperClash** was the first SuperClash event promoted by the American Wrestling Association (AWA). The event was held in Chicago, Illinois on September 28, 1985.

## Results

* Steve Regal defeated Brad Rheingans to retain the AWA World Light Heavyweight Championship.
* Sherri Martel defeated Candi Devine to win the AWA Women's Championship.
* Mil Máscaras defeated Buddy Roberts.
* Greg Gagne, Curt Hennig, and Scott Hall defeated Ray Stevens, Nick Bockwinkel, and Larry Zbyszko in a six-man tag team match.
* Little Tokyo defeated Little T.
* Jumbo Tsuruta, Giant Baba, and Genichiro Tenryu defeated Harley Race, Bill Irwin, and Scott Irwin in a six-man tag team match.
* Kerry Von Erich defeated Jimmy Garvin (with Precious).
* The Russians (Krusher Kruschev, Ivan Koloff, and Nikita Koloff) defeated The Crusher, Dick the Bruiser, and Baron Von Raschke.
* Jerry Blackwell defeated Kamala (with Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissie) in a $10,000 Body Slam Challenge.
* The Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal) defeated The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes and Terry Gordy) by disqualification to retain the AWA World Tag Team Championships.
* Sgt. Slaughter defeated Boris Zhukov by disqualification.
* Ric Flair defeated Magnum T.A. to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.

## Main Event

* Rick Martel fought Stan Hansen to a double countout to retain the AWA World Heavyweight Championship.
A.J. Petruzzi

The Masked Assassin

He wrestled his first match for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1984, facing B. Brian Blair in Phillipsburg, New Jersey. In 1985, Petruzzi, as **The Masked Assassin**, and The Spoiler lost a match against Barry Windham and Mike Rotunda at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

In 1991, he formed The Super Destroyers tag team with partner Doug Stahl and manager Hunter Q. Robins III in Extreme Championship Wrestling. While in ECW, the Super Destroyers were crowned the first ECW Tag Team Champions. Both Petruzzi and Stahl left the company in 1994, after holding the title twice.
Bad Attitude

Bobby Eaton and Steve Keirn formed a short-lived tag team in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) during Keirn's brief career in WCW in 1994. The team was called **Bad Attitude**. The team found little success and had a short feud with Brian and Brad Armstrong, losing to them in dark matches before Bash at the Beach and Fall Brawl pay-per-views. Following the feud, Keirn remained in WCW for a short while before leaving WCW and ending Bad Attitude.
Andy Kaufman

In the early 1980's, Kaufman made his presence known in professional wrestling, having a notable feud with Jerry "the King" Lawler.

On March 20, 2023, Andy Kaufman was announced as the third inductee for the 2023 WWE Hall of Fame. At the ceremony, Kaufman was inducted by Jimmy Hart and was represented by his daughters, brother, and sister.
Barbara Bush

Papaya

Bush began appearing in the WWF as an EMT during segments, including on *SmackDown* in October 1999 as she helped get a bear trap off of Road Dogg's leg. Bush was also at Survivor Series when Tori was struck by X-Pac and when Stone Cold Steve Austin was run over by a car. She then appeared on the Thanksgiving 1999 edition of *SmackDown*, after the first ever Gravy Bowl match between Ivory and Jacqueline with Miss Kitty as the referee. Bush came out to help the distressed Kitty and gave her the Heimlich maneuver to dislodge an object from her throat. Ivory went after the EMT, tore her top open and then threw her into the gravy.

The following Monday on *Monday Night Raw*, Michael Cole introduced Bush, whose friends call her "B.B." She challenged the WWF Women's Champion to an Evening Gown Match. Ivory came to the ring to run down the registered nurse, as Ivory accused her of just trying to win friends with the "perverts" in the audience. The two went at it, with Ivory tearing off BB's shirt. The next week Michael Cole was scheduled to interview B.B., but Ivory interrupted the interview saying what BB lacked for brains she made up for in bra size. At Armageddon 1999, B.B. was competing for the WWF Women's Championship but she was the second participant eliminated from the swimming pool match when both Ivory and Miss Kitty stripped her. On December 20 edition on *Monday Night Raw*, a "Holiday Topless Top-Rope Match" took place; B.B. was in the corner of Val Venis while Terri was in Hardcore Holly's corner. Unfortunately for B.B., Val was tossed twice in the contest, and Triple H was there to make sure that she disrobed as he blocked the crowd's view of B.B., making it so that he was the only person to see her topless.

Three weeks later, Jerry Lawler welcomed B.B. and the other participants of the Miss Royal Rumble Swimsuit Competition into the ring for an interview. B.B. told Jerry and the fans she was sure they wanted to see 'bigger'. The King made the joke during the contest that they call him "The Burger King" but B.B. has "the Double Whoppers". The contest ended with Mae Young being crowned Miss Royal Rumble. The following Monday, B.B. was one of the lumberjills in the first Snow Bunny match between The Kat and Harvey "Hervina" Wippleman.

On February 10, Edge and Christian took on The Dudley Boyz. After the match, Bubba Ray Dudley appeared to be injured, bringing out the EMT's. It was all a set-up to get B.B. through a table. This would be her final appearance before her release.

Cathy turned up as **Papaya** in WCW with red hair as the on-screen wife and valet of Kwee Wee in 2000. She appeared only twice before disappearing.
Armando Fernandez

Fernandez was one of several Mexican wrestlers who worked for the World Wrestling Federation's (WWF) *Super Astros* television program. His first match took place on August 24, 1998, as he defeated Sho Funaki, in a dark match before *Shotgun Saturday Night*. His last match for the WWF was on March 15, 1998, as he defeated El Bandido on a *Super Astros* match.
Big Guido

In 1991 and 1992, Guido made a few appearances for the World Wrestling Federation as a jobber under the ring name **Mike Fury**. He lost to such stars as The British Bulldog, The Warlord, Tito Santana and Bret Hart.

He first joined the Full Blooded Italians in the original ECW at Heatwave 1996, introduced as Little Guido's "little" brother, **Big Guido**. He accompanied the stable members to the ring, and sporadically fought actual matches.

Guido reappeared on World Wrestling Entertainment's ECW brand's One Night Stand on June 12, 2005 accompanying the Full Blooded Italians to the ring. Big Guido then reappeared on *ECW* on June 11, 2006 during ECW One Night Stand alongside Tony Mamaluke and Little Guido. On the June 13 edition of *ECW*, Big Guido took part in the hardcore battle royal and was eliminated by The Big Show, but helped Sabu eliminate Big Show.
Abismo Negro

Negro made his World Wrestling Federation (WWF) debut on the January 19, 1997 episode of the *WWF Free For All* pay-per-view event pre–show before the 1997 Royal Rumble. On the telecast, Negro teamed with Heavy Metal and Histeria in a losing effort against the team of Octagón, Blue Demon Jr., and Tinieblas Jr. in a six-man tag team match. Negro made an appearance in January against Perro Aguayo Jr., and two appearances on the WWF's primary television program *Monday Night Raw* in March 1997. After March, Negro did not make any more appearances for the WWF.

On March 22, 2009, Negro passed away.
Antonio

On April 18, 2005, William Regal and Tajiri successfully defended the World Tag Team Championships against the debuting Heart Throbs (**Antonio** and Romeo). They went on to participate in a Tag Team Turmoil match for the World Tag Team Championship at the 2005 Backlash pay-per-view, although they were unsuccessful.

The Heart Throbs, who portrayed heels, mainly appeared on the *Raw* B-show, *Heat*. They had short-lived feuds with Eugene and William Regal and Rosey and The Hurricane.

During the first episode of *Heat* in 2006, the pair turned face and began educating the crowd by bringing two "hot chicks" into the ring and getting them to read a book.

On February 10, 2006, WWE announced that The Heart Throbs had been released from their contracts.
Bill Watts

In the 1960's, in the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF), Watts famously feuded with WWF Champion Bruno Sammartino, but was unable to win the title.

Watts became Executive Vice President of World Championship Wrestling (succeeding Kip Frey) in 1992. He took a lot of his old-school values with him, such as banning moves from the top rope and the babyfaces and heels separation. His tenure was not long, nor were his ideas overly embraced. Under Watts' reign as WCW chief, Ron Simmons became the first African-American professional wrestler to hold a widely recognized World Heavyweight Championship.

Bill later went on to a position of booking power in the World Wrestling Federation. His tenure there was short, as Watts stated in later interviews that he was only there on a three-month contract and had no interest in staying long-term. On April 4, 2009, Watts was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as a part of the Class of 2009.
Ava

On the October 25, 2022 episode of *NXT*, Ava made her first televised appearance for WWE, revealing herself to be a member of Joe Gacy's villainous faction, Schism. She debuted under the ring name **Ava Raine**, but but her name was later shortened to **Ava** on February 14, 2023. Ava made her in-ring debut on April 1 at Stand and Deliver with Schism, losing to Chase University. Schism would slowly begin to disband in September 2023, starting with the expiration of The Dyad's contracts on September 14, and culminating in a backstage segment in October where Gacy declared that Schism is dead. Shortly afterwards, Ava began acting as the on-screen assistant of Shawn Michaels. On January 23, 2024, she was promoted to the new general manager of *NXT*, becoming the youngest general manager in WWE history.
Andy Shepherd

In January 2017, Shepherd debuted for WWE as part of their broadcast team for the WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament. In June 2018, Shepherd returned as the ring announcer for the two-night WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament. The day after the tournament, it was announced that a WWE United Kingdom brand would launch, *NXT UK*, which had its first television taping the following month, in which Shepherd once again served as ring announcer.

On March 12, 2020, Shepherd was promoted to play-by-play commentator on *NXT UK*, replacing Tom Phillips and joining Nigel McGuinness.

In late 2022, when *NXT UK* was merged with the main *NXT* brand, Shepherd's contract was ended with WWE.
Al Madril

Madril wrestled in World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW) and was involved in a feud with the Von Erich family in late 1986 and much of 1987, when he formed a tag team sometimes referred to as the "Duo of Doom" with Brian Adias, who turned heel after accusing the Von Erichs of holding him back and preventing him from succeeding on his own merits. During one especially memorable incident, Kerry Von Erich confronted Adias regarding his actions. Kerry was attacked by Madril, with Adias standing aside and allowing Madril to hit Kerry with one of Kerry's crutches several times. Afterwards, Kevin Von Erich ran in and launched an attack on Madril. Adias and Madril would go on to win the World Class Tag Team Championships while continuing to feud with the Von Erichs through the summer of 1987.
Big Sky

Sky could be seen in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) occasionally as the bodyguard of the tag team Doom along with Woman late in 1989, specifically Starrcade 1989.

In 1993, he signed with World Championship Wrestling and teamed with Vinnie Vegas. After Vinnie left WCW, Sky was left in limbo and left WCW by the end of the year.
Billy Jack Haynes

In 1986, Haynes went to the World Wrestling Federation and feuded with Randy Savage over the Intercontinental Championship and then with Hercules Hernandez over who was stronger, more muscular, and who had a better version of the full nelson (their mutual finishing maneuver). Their feud in the WWF peaked with what was dubbed "The Battle of the Full Nelsons" at WrestleMania III, where the two men battled to a double count-out. After the bell, Hercules' manager Bobby Heenan kneed Haynes in the back while he had Hercules in a full nelson out on the floor. Haynes chased Heenan into the ring where Hercules blindsided him with his trademark chain, hitting Haynes multiple times and cutting his forehead.

In the months to follow, the two had a series of "chain matches," where they were attached at the wrist by a foot long chain which could also be used as a weapon during the match. Haynes later teamed with fellow Oregon native Ken Patera who had returned to the WWF. Haynes saved Patera from a beating at the hands of Hercules and Harley Race after Patera's return match. The pair would later feud with Demolition after a television match where Demolition left Haynes, Patera, and Brady Boone beaten and lying in the ring. He left the WWF soon thereafter.

Haynes appeared under a mask in World Championship Wrestling as **Black Blood** in Kevin Sullivan's stable. Soon after The Great American Bash, he was fired in July 1991.
Bill Miller

"Dr." Bill Miller wrestled as **Mr. M** in the American Wrestling Association (AWA) during its early years and held the AWA Title for over seven months while feuding with Verne Gagne.

Miller was the number one challenger to Bruno Sammartino for the WWWF World Championship in the mid-1960's, managed by Bobby Davis.

In the early 1960's, he would team up with his brother Dan Miller. They held the WWWF United States Tag Team Championship, winning it from Gorilla Monsoon and Cowboy Bill Watts in Washington, DC; losing it to Johnny Valentine and Antonio Pugliese in Madison Square Garden.

On March 24, 1997, Miller passed away.
Alex Porteau

Alex Pourteau began to wrestle for World Class Championship Wrestling between 1988 and 1989. Although Pourteau won no championship gold he did get a break under the tutelage of Skandor Akbar.

Pourteau had worked for the World Wrestling Federation on odd occasions from 1994, but began to wrestle full-time for the company in 1996. Pourteau received a push from the WWF, with the gimmick of an amateur wrestler, however his character did not last. At different times, he teamed up with Aldo Montoya and Bob Holly. After a year with the company, Pourteau left the WWF in 1997.

After leaving the WWF in 1997, Pourteau joined WCW for a brief stint mainly performing on *WCW Pro* and *WorldWide*.

At WrestleMania XXV, Pourteau participated as a member of John Cena's "army".
Akira Hokuto

On November 26, 1995, Hokuto made her WCW at the World War 3 pay-per-view event. Managed by Sonny Onoo, she teamed with Bull Nakano and defeated the team of Cutie Suzuki and Mayumi Ozaki. The same teams competed in a match on *Monday Nitro* the following night, with Hokuto and Nakano winning again.

Hokuto also competed in a tournament to crown the first WCW Women's Champion. Hokuto competed in the first round of the tournament twice. She lost in the first round to Madusa Miceli. She won the tournament, defeating Madusa in the finals, held at WCW's Starrcade on December 29, 1996, in Nashville, Tennessee. Hokuto later defeated Madusa at WCW's The Great American Bash on June 15, 1997, a match where Madusa was forced to 'retire' due to a stipulation. This was the last time Hokuto ever appeared in WCW and the Women's Championship was apparently dropped, as it was never defended or mentioned again. This made her the only WCW Women's Champion.
Apolo Dantés

Starting in late 1998, the World Wrestling Federation created *WWF Super Astros*, a show featuring Hispanic and Lucha Libre performers. For approximately ten months, Dantés worked several *Super Astros* shows. In his first match, which was taped on November 16, 1998, Dantés defeated El Merenguero. His last *Super Astros* match took place on May 25, 1999, where he defeated Funaki. In his last match for the WWF, he, Pantera, and Papi Chulo lost to Los Boricuas (El Merenguero, José Estrada, Jr., and Miguel Pérez, Jr.) in match that took place before the WWF's *Shotgun Saturday Night* show.
AJ Styles and Omos

On the October 19, 2020 episode of *Raw*, AJ Styles debuted a new bodyguard, Omos, before defeating Riddle. At TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs, Styles faced Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship in a TLC match, but failed to win as The Miz unsuccessfully cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase during the match; Omos was involved in the match, preventing Miz from reaching the title and dropping him onto a table placed outside the ring before chasing John Morrison to the back. On January 31, 2021 at Royal Rumble, during the Royal Rumble match, Omos involved himself by preventing Styles from being eliminated on a few occasions. Omos also eliminated Big E and Rey Mysterio despite not being in the match. He would also go on to help Styles enter the Elimination Chamber match early before being ejected by WWE official Adam Pearce.

On the March 22 episode of *Raw*, Styles and Omos challenged The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) to a championship match at WrestleMania 37, which The New Day accepted. At WrestleMania, Styles and Omos captured the Raw Tag Team Championship and in the process, Styles also became the twenty-second WWE Grand Slam Champion. Over the following months, Styles and Omos successfully defended the titles in rematches with The New Day and against Elias and Jaxson Ryker before entering into a feud with The Viking Raiders (Erik and Ivar). At the Money in the Bank event, Styles and Omos successfully defended the titles against The Viking Raiders. After this, Styles and Omos began feuding with Riddle and Randy Orton, collectively known as RK-Bro. After weeks of confronting each other, a match was made between Styles and Omos and RK-Bro at SummerSlam for the titles. At the event, Styles and Omos lost the titles to RK-Bro, ending their reign at 133 days.

At Extreme Rules, Styles and Omos teamed with Bobby Lashley to take on The New Day in a six-man tag team match, in which Styles, Omos, and Lashley lost. After this, it was announced that Styles and Omos would face RK-Bro in a rematch for the tag team titles at Crown Jewel. At the event, they failed to regain the titles. On the December 20 episode of *Raw*, after weeks of tension and speculation, Omos would attack Styles, breaking up the tag team.
Akebono

On 31 March 2005, Akebono made an appearance on *SmackDown!* to accept the Big Show's challenge to a sumo match at WrestleMania 21. Akebono made his wrestling debut later that night, defeating jobber Eddie Vegas. At WrestleMania 21, Akebono defeated Big Show with a koshinage, throwing him entirely out of the ring.

On 1 July, Akebono made an appearance at a house show in Japan to help Big Show during a match against Carlito after Carlito's bodyguard Matt Morgan had interfered. The next day, Akebono teamed with Big Show to defeat Carlito and Morgan in a tag team match.
Al Perez

Perez debuted as "The Latin Heartthrob" in World Class Championship Wrestling in 1987, where he was the top heel for several months. He was managed by Gary Hart and feuded with Kevin Von Erich, Kerry Von Erich and Dingo Warrior.

On December 25, 1987, he was successful in a steel cage match against Kerry Von Erich. Hart and Von Erich's father Fritz were supposed to be handcuffed together but after Fritz was attacked by several heels and afterwards collapsed with a suspected heart attack, Hart alone was handcuffed to the ropes. Perez managed to smash Von Erich's head into the handcuffs to score the pinfall win.

In 1988, Perez moved to World Championship Wrestling (WCW) with Hart and teamed with Larry Zbyszko along with feuding with Nikita Koloff and Dusty Rhodes.

Al Perez signed with the WWF and made his debut on October 2, 1989 with a win over George South in a dark match at a *WWF Superstars* taping in Wheeling, West Virginia. Perez was undefeated the first month, wrestling primarily on lower card shows against Barry Horowitz and The Brooklyn Brawler. His first loss would come against Boris Zhukov on November 13, 1989 in Roanoke, Virginia. Perez would then continue to wrestle primarily on the undercard, although on one *Prime Time Wrestling* show, host Gorilla Monsoon made mention of a possible tag-team pairing of Perez and Tito Santana. Perez was primarily seen on house shows and *Prime Time Wrestling*. Despite sustaining losses to the likes of Hercules and Tito Santana, Perez had many wins over wrestlers such as Paul Roma, Jim Powers, The Red Rooster, Koko B. Ware, "Bullet" Bob Bradley, Kato, Jim Brunzell, and others. His last WWF match was a win over Jim Powers on July 23, 1990 in West Palm Beach, Florida.

On September 5, 1990, Perez competed in WCW as **The Black Scorpion**, wrestling Sting in a losing effort at *Clash of Champions XII*. Perez would wrestle one more match as The Scorpion at a house show in Chicago, Illinois on September 30.
Ax

Bolo Mongol

Super Machine

Ax competed in the World Wrestling Federation against many top wrestlers from 1983 to 1984 as **Bolo Mongol**. He fought against many top level opponents, including then WWF Champion Bob Backlund, then-WWF Champion Hulk Hogan, Sgt. Slaughter, and Jimmy Snuka.

In 1986, he returned to the World Wrestling Federation and became **Super Machine** with André the Giant as *Giant Machine* and Blackjack Mulligan as *Big Machine*. Super Machine was the primary mouthpiece of the team. The three Machines were introduced as rivals of Bobby Heenan and his massive tag team of Big John Studd and King Kong Bundy.

In January 1987, he returned to the WWF and formed the tag team Demolition with Moondog Rex, who wrestled as Smash while he wrestled as **Ax**. Rex was later replaced by Barry Darsow as Smash.. Though they began as heels, their unique brawling style and charisma made them so popular that they became faces in November 1988. They won the WWF Tag Team Championship three times as a team of two, but lost the belts at SummerSlam 1990 after they reverted to being heels by forming a threesome with Crush. Ax retired soon thereafter.
Bam Neely

Neely made his WWE television debut on the *ECW* brand on April 8, 2008 when after Kane and Chavo Guerrero signed the contract for their ECW Championship rematch at Backlash, Neely stormed the ring, aiding Guerrero (as well as Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder) in beating down Kane and putting him through a table. On the May 5 edition of *Raw*, the entire *ECW* roster defeated Triple H and Mr. Kennedy in a handicap match where Guerrero pinned Kennedy.

Neely's character was then revealed to be a former border guard who was hired as a bodyguard by Guerrero to help him win back the ECW Championship as well as provide backup for La Familia. He won his *ECW* in-ring debut by defeating then-ECW Champion Kane in a handicap match while teaming with Guerrero. On the May 6 edition of *ECW*, Neely and Guerrero faced CM Punk and Kane in a losing effort. He had his first singles match on the June 20 edition of *SmackDown* in a losing effort against Matt Hardy. On the June 23 edition of Raw during the 2008 Draft, Neely and Guerrero faced Hardcore Holly and Cody Rhodes in a losing effort. On the August 5 edition of *ECW*, Neely and Guerrero were defeated by Evan Bourne and Ricky Ortiz. On the August 8 edition of *SmackDown*, Neely along with the rest of La Familia were all betrayed by Edge, and on the August 12 edition of *ECW*, Neely lost to Evan Bourne, with whom Guerrero and Neely had begun a minor feud.

On the September 5 episode of *SmackDown*, Neely faced R-Truth in a losing effort. On the September 23 episode of *ECW*, Neely faced Finlay in a losing effort. On the October 24 episode of *SmackDown* during a non-title tag team match against the reigning WWE Tag Team Champions Primo Colon and Carlito, Guerrero and Neely had some miscommunication which resulted in Guerrero slapping Neely and Neely throwing (and missing) a punch at Guerrero which distracted Neely long enough for Carlito to hit the *Backstabber* for the victory. This, in addition to earlier storyline issues fostered by inability to beat R-Truth, caused the team to disband.

The following week, on the October 28 episode of *ECW*, the duo would team one last time, as they and Mark Henry defeated then-ECW Champion Matt Hardy, Evan Bourne, and Finlay. Afterwards, Neely only appeared on television once more in a losing effort to Hardy on the November 4 episode of *ECW*. He was released from WWE on January 9, 2009.
Aleah James

James debuted on the November 5, 2020 episode of *NXT UK*, in a match won by Jinny. She ended her debut year with a match on the December 3 episode of *NXT UK*, won by Aoife Valkyrie. On January 23, 2021, it was reported WWE signed James officially to its *NXT UK* brand. She returned to television on the February 18 episode of *NXT UK* in a match against Dani Luna. She returned the following month on the March 25 episode of *NXT UK* in a match against Isla Dawn.

When *NXT UK* was merged with the main *NXT* brand in late 2022, James was released from her WWE contract.
Bill Wiles

Wiles' first known match in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) was against Axl Rotten in a house show in Waltham, Massachusetts, in a losing effort. He wrestled Sabu, Louie Spicolli and Balls Mahoney, but failed to defeat them. Wiles challenged Taz for the ECW World Television Championship in a singles match in the same venue in Waltham, Massachusetts to a losing effort.

Wiles would work alongside Lou E. Dangerously's Dangerous Alliance, teaming up with C.W. Anderson, proceeding to feud against Roadkill and Danny Doring and The Hardcore Chair Swingin' Freaks (Balls Mahoney and Axl Rotten). The brink of the feud with Roadkill and Doring happened at ECW Living Dangerously. Doring and Roadkill's manager Elektra turned on them, allowing Anderson and Wiles to pick up the win. Wiles soon left the Dangerous Alliance sometime after Cyberslam 2000 as a singles competitor, facing Nova, Michael Shane and Steve Corino in several matches on *ECW Hardcore TV* and *ECW on TNN* tapings. He formed a tag team with "The Prodigy" Tom Marquez dubbed as the Sideshow Freaks. They fought Doring and Roadkill, and Christian York and Joey Matthews. The team would eventually split up.

Wiles wrestled at the final Extreme Championship Wrestling pay-per-view event Guilty as Charged, scoring the victory against Mike Bell in a dark match.
Babu

El Puerto Riqueño

Ubas

Babu started appearing on ECW shows in 1995 under the ring name of **El Puerto Riqueño**. He challenged for the ECW Television Championship on several occasions, but he was not able to win the belt. He appeared at several major shows; his first major appearance was a loss to Stevie Richards at November to Remember 1995. The following month, he competed at December to Dismember 1995, losing to Taz, and Holiday Hell 1995, where he lost to Bruiser Mastino. He wrestled at three major ECW shows in 1996, losing to Spiro Greco at CyberSlam 1996, wrestling to a no contest against Super Nova at Hostile City Showdown 1996, and losing to Louie Spicolli at Heat Wave 1996. In 1997, he started to wrestle under his real name. Also during his ECW run, he competed under the name **Ubas**. During his run, he appeared on *ECW Hardcore TV*, and also appeared on some of ECW's feature shows. He left ECW when he was signed by WWF.

He was briefly part of the WWF's fledgling Light Heavyweight division, wrestling two matches against Taka Michinoku in late 1997 and early 1998. He re-debuted on the August 16, 1998 episode of *Sunday Night Heat* under the name of "**Abu**" (later "**Babu**"). His gimmick was that of a manservant to Tiger Ali Singh. He was often seen doing degrading things for Singh. Although most of his stint in WWF was in a non-wrestling role, he did have a few televised matches: on the November 3, 1998 edition of *Monday Night Raw*, he was ordered by Tiger Ali Singh to wrestle Al Snow, though Singh reentered and won the match; on the December 6, 1998 edition of *Sunday Night Heat*, he teamed with Singh to wrestle Kurrgan and Luna Vachon, with the match ending in a no-contest. He also wrestled on a 1998 edition of *Shotgun* when he was ordered by Singh to compete against Goldust in a losing effort.

He soon went back to ECW, appearing twice on their television shows. On the January 2, 1999 edition of ECW's *Hardcore TV*, he lost to Yoshihiro Tajiri. He also appeared on *ECW on TNN* on December 17, 1999, wrestling Super Calo and Hidaka in a three way match. That match ended in a no-contest.
Bad Bunny

Bad Bunny made his first appearance for WWE during their annual Royal Rumble pay-per-view on January 31, 2021. At the event, he performed live, which also had an appearance by Booker T. Also at the event, Bad Bunny got involved in a segment with The Miz, which saw Bad Bunny get physically involved by performing a top rope dive onto Miz and John Morrison during the Royal Rumble match. Bad Bunny then began appearing on *Monday Night Raw*, and continued to be involved in segments with The Miz. He also allied with Damian Priest, who helped Bad Bunny win the WWE 24/7 Championship on the February 15 episode of *Raw*. Bad Bunny also made a brief backstage appearance at the Elimination Chamber on February 21. On the March 15 episode of *Raw*, Bad Bunny gave the 24/7 Championship back to R-Truth. Bad Bunny and Priest continued to be involved in segments with The Miz and John Morrison, with the feud reaching its climax after the latter vandalized Bad Bunny's Bugatti. This led to a challenge being issued for WrestleMania 37. The match occurred on night one of the event where Bad Bunny and Priest defeated Miz and Morrison in a tag team match.

On January 29, 2022, at the Royal Rumble, Bad Bunny would make a surprise return to WWE, competing in the men’s Royal Rumble match by entering at number twenty-seven. He would eliminate Sheamus and Dolph Ziggler and would last until the final five, when he was eliminated by the eventual winner Brock Lesnar.

On March 8, 2023, it was announced that Bad Bunny would serve as the host for WWE's upcoming premium live event, Backlash, taking place in his native Puerto Rico. On April 1, Bad Bunny joined the Spanish announce team to commentate during the match between Rey Mysterio and Dominik Mysterio on Night One of WrestleMania 39. Bunny would intervene during the match, preventing Dominik from attacking Rey with a chain. Two nights later on *Raw*, Bunny - who was attending the show as a fan - was choke slammed through the announcers table by former partner Damian Priest, who was now a teammate of Dominik Mysterio in The Judgment Day. On the April 23 episode of *Raw*, Bunny would return and attack Priest with a kendo stick, subsequently announcing that instead of hosting Backlash, he would be wrestling Priest in a San Juan Street Fight at the event. At Backlash, Bunny would defeat Priest after help from the Latino World Order (Mysterio, Santos Escobar, Joaquin Wilde, and Cruz Del Toro), Carlito, and Savio Vega.
Bill Kazmaier

Kazmaier began wrestling in 1986, and wrestled a single WWF match in Calgary, Alberta on November 10, 1986 defeating David Barbie.

His biggest national exposure came when he debuted for World Championship Wrestling in the summer of 1991. He received several shots at Lex Luger's WCW World Heavyweight Championship but failed to win the title. He also briefly teamed with Rick Steiner, only to lose to The Enforcers in a tournament final for the WCW World Tag Team Championship. At Halloween Havoc 1991, in Chattanooga, he beat Oz by submission. At the 1991 Starrcade, Kazmaier and his partner Jushin "Thunder" Liger defeated Diamond Dallas Page and Mike Graham in Norfolk, Virginia.
Alex Shelley

On June 12, 2005, Shelley made an appearance on the international version of *WWE Heat*, losing to Simon Dean after being hit with the Simonizer.

It was announced on the January 8, 2020 broadcast of *NXT* that Shelley would be teaming with Kushida in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. On the January 16 episode of *NXT*, Shelley had his debut match teaming with Kushida and losing to the Grizzled Young Veterans in the first round of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Tournament.
Arnold Skaaland

In 1963, Skaaland was a part of the newly created, New York City-based World Wide Wrestling Federation. On June 1, 1967, he collected his only title as one half of the WWWF United States Tag Team Champions, when Tony Parisi gave his half of the title to Skaaland. Skaaland and his partner, Spiros Arion, soon lost the titles to The Sicilians (Lou Albano and Tony Altimore) on July 10, 1967 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Arion and Bruno Sammartino regained the belts two weeks later, and retired them.

Skaaland then managed Bruno Sammartino and Bob Backlund, with both men winning the WWF World Heavyweight Championship under his tutelage.

In 1978, Skaaland retired from regular wrestling, though he occasionally appeared as a late substitute for wrestlers that couldn't make a show. Backlund's lengthy reign ended on December 26, 1983 when Skaaland threw in the towel while Backlund was trapped in the camel clutch, the finishing move of challenger The Iron Sheik.

In 1994, he was inducted into the WWF Hall of Fame class of 1994 for managing both Sammartino and Backlund to the (W)WWF World Heavyweight Championship. He appeared on WWF television later that year, with Backlund attacking him in order to consolidate his heel turn.

On March 13, 2007, Skaaland passed away.
Billy Red Lyons

In 1984, Lyons would become affiliated with the World Wrestling Federation when Jack Tunney brought him in. Lyons would serve as a WWF television announcer, interviewer and ring announcer. He became famous for his catchphrase, "Don'tcha dare miss it!" Lyons was released in 1995, along with Tunney.

On June 22, 2009, Lyons passed away.
Amale

Prior to her signing with WWE, Amale wrestled on *NXT UK* several times in 2019 and 2020, facing the likes of Aoife Valkyrie, Dani Luna, Jinny and Xia Brookside as enhancement talent. On August 13, 2020, it was announced that she had signed a contract with WWE. On October 8, 2020, she teamed with Nina Samuels against Luna and Brookside in a losing effort when Samuels abandoned Amale at ringside. Amale and Samuels argued later on that evening during Kay Lee Ray's state of union address. Two weeks later, she was defeated by Samuels. Amale would start a short feud with Xia Brookside by attacking her on the May 6, 2021 episode of *NXT UK*, costing her opportunity to compete in a gauntlet match to determine the next number one contender for the NXT UK Women's Championship. Amale would defeat Brookside two weeks later on the May 20 episode of *NXT UK*. On the July 15 episode of *NXT UK*, Amale would unsuccessfully challenge Meiko Satomura for the NXT UK Women's Championship. She turned face in December after explaining her journey to WWE in a video. Upon her return in January 2022, she started a feud with Jinny. This resulted in a match between the two on the January 27 episode of *NXT UK*, with Jinny picking up the victory. Amale rekindled her rivalry with Brookside by defeating her on the February 24 episode of *NXT UK*, but lost to her on the March 31 episode due to interference from Brookside's new bodyguard, Eliza Alexander.

On August 18, 2022, Amale was released from her WWE contract.
Audrey Marie

Marie's *NXT* television debut took place on the August 1, 2012 episode of *WWE NXT* taped at Full Sail University, where she lost to Raquel Diaz. After spending several months losing in tag team matches, she won her first televised match for *NXT* on the November 28 episode, defeating Emma, while also turning villainous. In late January 2013, Sasha Banks began receiving letters from a "secret admirer". On the February 20 episode of *NXT*, the admirer was revealed to be a scheming Marie, who promptly ambushed Banks; the villainous Marie had been jealous of Banks' success in *NXT* while she herself had been out injured. Marie went on to defeat Banks in her return match later that episode. Marie's feud with Banks ended on the April 3 episode of *NXT*, when Marie teamed with Summer Rae against Banks and Paige. Marie was pinned after Rae ran away from the match. On May 17, 2013, Marie was released; her last televised match was a loss to Emma on the May 29 episode of *NXT* which was taped before her release.
Big Bully Busick

He wrestled his first match for the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) on May 12, 1978, losing to Billy Red Lyons in the Pittsburgh Civic Arena. Over the next two years, Busick had several more matches with the WWWF (renamed WWF in 1979) when they held shows in the Pittsburgh area, usually as a jobber, though he won at least two matches.

In 1991, Busick re-debuted in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). In addition to bullying his opponents, Busick (along with his manager Harvey Wippleman) antagonized fans at ringside, committing such acts as popping a child's balloon with his cigar. He even harassed ring announcer Mike McGuirk, which eventually led to a save from opponent Sid Justice in a quick loss for Busick. After having spent weeks primarily squashing enhancement talent, Busick entered into a small feud with the Brooklyn Brawler after the Brawler challenged Busick to match to see who was the real bully of the WWF. The Brawler defeated the Bully by countout. A rematch one week later saw the Brawler fail to dominate the Bully with Wippleman grabbing the Brawler's leg leading to a controversial win for the Bully. Busick spent the remainder of his time in the WWF wrestling against Bret Hart, The British Bulldog, and Jimmy Snuka, before leaving the company in late 1991.

On May 8, 2018, Busick passed away.
Barry Houston

In early 1994, Houston began appearing in World Championship Wrestling losing to Terry Funk and Bunkhouse Buck in a tag team match with Erik Watts during *WCW WorldWide* on May 17, and the following week on *WCW Saturday Night*, teamed with Todd Morton to lose to Pretty Wonderful (Paul Orndorff and Paul Roma) on May 24 after being pinned by Roma. He also lost to Harlem Heat in several matches with Watts, Morton, Brian Armstrong and Buddy Wayne during the next few weeks.

On April 4, 1995, Houston lost to "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff on *WCW Saturday Night* in Atlanta, Georgia. Teaming with Frankie Lancaster, the two lost to Colonel Parker's Stud Stable (Bunkhouse Buck and "Dirty" Dick Slater) a dark match at The Great American Bash in Dayton, Ohio on June 18, 1995. During the next several months, he would become a regular on *WCW Saturday Night*, facing Al Snow, Kamala, The Blacktop Bully, Meng, Kevin Sullivan and Mr. JL in single matches before teaming with Frankie Lancaster and Mark Starr in a 6-man tag team match against The Four Horsemen (Brian Pillman, Arn Anderson and "Nature Boy" Ric Flair) on *Monday Nitro* on October 30, 1995. After losing to V.K. Wallstreet on November 25, Houston left WCW.

On December 27, 1997, Houston received a tryout match for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), facing Tom Brandi on *Shotgun Saturday Night*.

Briefly returning to WCW, Houston competed in the cruiserweight division against La Parka, Super Calo, El Dandy, Norman Smiley, and WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho.
Big Dick Dudley

Dudley joined Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) in 1994. With his partner, Dudley Dudley, the "brothers" became a strong group in ECW, with their strong-arm antics. Big Dick became known for his powerhouse finisher, the *Total Penetration*, a double arm chokeslam into a tigerbomb, as well as his dangerous habit of attacking fans at ringside. Soon, the Dudley Family grew, including Buh Buh Ray, D-Von, Snot, Spike, and Dances with Dudley, creating a very dangerous family. Big Dick, being the eldest as well as the largest, formed the heart of the group, planning out attacks and leading the group. He also had to deal with brotherly problems, including feuds with D-Von and Spike.

Although Big Dick was the leader of the family, he rarely was given title shots, instead content to sit back and direct his brothers in their quests for gold. His aid to Buh Buh Ray and D-Von helped create the great tag team that was The Dudley Boyz, and his giant stature made Spike even more popular in their feud. As some of the Dudley family left, the remaining members, Buh Buh Ray and D-Von, became ECW Tag Team Champions. They soon became top heels in the company. He also carried on an almost year-long feud with Spike, the biggest brother against the smallest, with the fans firmly on the side of the underdog. In 1999, Dudley left the company.

On May 16, 2002, Dudley passed away.
Angel

In 1999, he joined Extreme Championship Wrestling. Angel formed a stable known as "Da Baldies" with Vito LoGrasso, Tony DeVito, Vic Grimes, P.N. News and Redd Dogg. The Baldies feuded with New Jack throughout late 1999 and early 2000 over who was the "King of the Streets". This feud saw Angel defeat New Jack at the Guilty As Charged 2000 pay per view, proclaiming himself the King of the Streets, until he and New Jack faced off again in late 2000, with Jack winning, and 'reclaiming' the title. Throughout the summer of 2000, Angel and DeVito feuded with Chris Chetti and Nova, and also had a blood feud with Balls Mahoney and Chilly Willy.
Bart Gunn

Gunn began his stint in the World Wrestling Federation as one-half of the tag team The Smoking Gunns with his storyline brother Billy Gunn. The team won the WWF Tag Team Championship three times before breaking up and engaging in a brief feud in October 1996. Bart Gunn briefly went into solo competition, his most high-profile match occurring on *Monday Night Raw*, in April 1996, which he lost to "The Ringmaster" Steve Austin via the Million Dollar Dream.

Gunn feuded with Billy Gunn during the fall of 1996 which ended after he defeated Billy on the December 16th episode of *Monday Night Raw*. He scored an upset victory over Hunter Hearst Helmsley by disqualification on *Superstars*. Gunn also participated in the 1997 Royal Rumble. He became a jobber in 1997, losing to Faarooq, Triple H, Ahmed Johnson and Vader. He disappeared off the roster that June.

Under his new manager Jim Cornette, Gunn recreated the Midnight Express tag team as "**Bodacious Bart**" with partner "Bombastic" Bob Holly. The team had limited success throughout 1998.

In 1998, Bart Gunn participated in the WWF's shootfight tournament, the Brawl for All. Gunn faced tag partner Bob Holly in the first round, and was declared the winner on points. Gunn next defeated "Dr. Death" Steve Williams, with a surprising knockout. He defeated The Godfather in the semi-finals, and Bradshaw in the finals to win the tournament.

Afterward, Gunn feuded with both Holly and Williams, both angry at having been beaten in the tournament, the latter masking himself and pushing Gunn off a stage. Capitalizing on Gunn's impressive Brawl for All showing, the WWF held a Brawl for All match between Gunn and boxer Butterbean at WrestleMania XV. Butterbean knocked out Gunn in 35 seconds. Gunn was soon after released by WWF.

On December 10, 2007, Gunn returned to World Wrestling Entertainment as **Bart Gunn**, for the 15th Anniversary Battle Royal on *Raw*, but was eliminated from the match by Steve Blackman.