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dimanche 6 mai 2012
Damien Sandow
6'4"
243 lbs.
Damien SandowBio
Rest assured that Damien Sandow did not arrive in WWE to allow a decline in its moral value to continue.The cultured combatant intends to imbue a level of refinement within the WWE Universe that he finds sorely lacking. The kids who play too many video games, the adults who idolize singing competitions and struggle to keep up with Kim Kardashian … They are the ones who need help. Sandow seeks to uplift those who have been led along a misguided path. To the WWE Superstars who allow and encourage such crass situations to endure, Sandow will deliver a mandatory rearing in the form of spiritual and physical enlightenment.
The Superstar’s sophisticated in-ring style elevates him above those who would dare to muster a challenge. The tasteful titan may be misunderstood, but so would you if you had a philosopher’s mind with a linebacker’s body. An esteemed intellectual of Sandow’s stature simply cannot help that his opponents fall so far short of his high-minded ways.
Hold your applause for WWE’s new champion of civility, however. There’s no need to thank Sandow for taking up this hefty endeavor, as the realization of a world aspiring to his personal sense and sensibilities will be thanks enough.
Brock Lesnar
6'3"
266 lbs. Minneapolis, Minn.
F-5
WWE Champion; 2003 Royal Rumble Match winner; 2002 King of the Ring
Brock LesnarBio
Think all men are created equal? Then how do you explain Brock Lesnar?Possessing the type of staggering strength and scary intensity usually only seen in Superman villains, the 6-foot-3, 266-pound freak of nature from Minneapolis, Minn., has forced his way to the top of every major combat sport. He won the NCAA Division I collegiate wrestling championship as a senior at the University of Minnesota, the WWE Championship within six months of his debut and the UFC Heavyweight Title in his fourth professional MMA fight. Plain and simple, the man was built to destroy.
First scouted by WWE officials while smashing his way through the college wrestling ranks, Brock Lesnar debuted on Raw on March 18, 2002 and singlehandedly destroyed a ring full of unfortunate Superstars. From that night on, the domination was unrepentant. With the sinister Paul Heyman guiding his career, “The Next Big Thing” won the King of the Ring tournament in June and beat The Rock to win the WWE Title at SummerSlam. On that night, the punishing big man became the youngest WWE Champion in history and the fastest rising star sports-entertainment had ever seen.
Like a runaway train, Lesnar was impossible to stop. He manhandled The Undertaker in a way no competitor had ever done before and made “The Immortal” Hulk Hogan appear disturbingly vulnerable in defeat. Some Superstars look like they were chiseled out of granite — Lesnar looked like he was blasted out of the side of a mountain with dynamite. How else could you explain the way he heaved Big Show through the air as if the giant was a cruiserweight? In an industry filled with seriously strong men, this type of power had never been seen.
It became clear that Brock Lesnar held skills that few men possess. He wasn’t just strong, he was built to survive. Drop this man in the middle of the frozen wilderness with nothing but a Swiss army knife and he’ll walk out of the woods a week later wearing a grizzly bear for a coat.
Betting men would have put their money on The Next Big Thing carrying WWE through the decade, but Lesnar shocked the sports-entertainment world when he announced he was leaving WWE in 2004. Following a controversial loss to Goldberg at WrestleMania XX, the dangerous athlete pursued mixed martial arts where he conquered the cage for more than three years.
It looked like Lesnar was headed for retirement from there, until the hulking competitor walked out on Raw on the day after WrestleMania XXVIII and obliterated John Cena with his F-5 finishing maneuver. Lesnar didn’t say a word that night, but his message was clear — here comes the pain.
jeudi 5 avril 2012
Chief Jay Strongbow
6'0"
247 lbs.
Pawhuska, Okla.
Tomahawk Chop; Sleeper Hold; Indian Deathlock
World Tag Team Champion; held numerous regional championships in the southeastern United States; worked in WWE front office for a short time; mentored Tatanka in the early-1990s ; WWE Hall of Fame Class of 1994
World Tag Team Champion; held numerous regional championships in the southeastern United States; worked in WWE front office for a short time; mentored Tatanka in the early-1990s ; WWE Hall of Fame Class of 1994
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Chief Jay StrongbowBio
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When Chief Jay Strongbow went on the warpath, no one was safe; not his opponent, not the referee, nor anyone else unfortunate enough to get in his way. Perhaps the greatest Native American to lace up a pair of boots, Chief Jay was one of sports-entertainment's most influential and popular grapplers for almost 40 years.
Strongbow's illustrious career began in 1947. Over the next two decades, he became one of the most successful Superstars in the business, racking up dozens of regional NWA championships in the southern United States. In the late-1960s, he moved on to WWE, where he would become a household name for the following two decades and beyond.
Although Strongbow was a talented singles star in his own right, he etched his name in history through his accomplishments in the tag team scene. In May 1972, Strongbow won his first of four World Tag Team Championships, teaming with Sonny King to defeat the rugged tandem of Baron Mikel Scicluna & King Curtis. Although Strongbow & King only held the title for a month, Chief Jay demonstrated that he understood the nuances of the tag team division as well as anyone. It was only a matter of time -- and finding the right partner -- for Strongbow before he would share the gold again.
That time came in 1976 when he and fellow Native American Billy White Wolf defeated The Executioners and Tor Kamata & Nikolai Volkoff in a three-team tournament to win the gold. Chief Jay & White Wolf were extremely popular, but their reign was abbreviated in 1977 when they were forced to vacate the gold due to a neck injury suffered by White Wolf.
With White Wolf's career over, Strongbow decided to focus on his singles career. Years before, he had battled men like Spiros Arion and Jimmy Valiant. Back as a singles combatant, Strongbow embarked on a long-running battle with Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, and the two clashed in a memorable and brutal Indian Strap Match in 1979.
In the early 1980s, however, Strongbow was called to the tag team ranks once again. This time, it was by blood, as brother Jules Strongbow arrived in WWE, and the Native American duo set their sights on tag team gold. On June 28, 1982, the pair from Pawhuska, Okla., defeated the diabolical Japanese duo of Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito to win the World Tag Team Championship. They would lose the gold to and regain it from Fuji & Saito later that year before finally succumbing to the Wild Samoans in 1983.
Soon after that loss, Chief Jay Strongbow retired from active competition. He remained a vital part of WWE, however, assuming a prominent role in the front office and serving as a mentor to fellow Native American grappler Tatanka in the early-1990s. At one point, Strongbow even presented Tatanka with a sacred Native American headdress as a token of his success. In 1994, Tatanka would return the favor, bestowing on Chief Jay the highest honor in WWE: Induction into the Hall of Fame.
Different Superstars are remembered for different reasons; some because of championship success or classic matches, others because of longevity or innovative in-ring style. Strongbow exhibits all four of those qualities, as well as one other memorable trait: Going on the warpath. The indelible image of his war dance and the resulting knee lifts and chops that his opponents received is among the most iconic in sports-entertainment. Chief Jay Strongbow was a great champion, a charismatic showman and a warrior, and his imprint on sports-entertainment will be felt forever.
mercredi 28 mars 2012
Kane
7'0" 
7'0" 323 lbs.
Chokeslam
The Big Red Monster, The Devil's Favorite Demon
WWE Champion; World Heavyweight Champion; ECW Champion; Intercontinental Champion; World Tag Team Champion; WCW Tag Team Champion; Hardcore Champion
KaneBio
If it seems improbable for hellfire and brimstone to be so utterly chilling, you haven’t met Kane. At seven feet tall and weighing in at more than 300 pounds, The Devil’s Favorite Demon is a monstrous abomination that seems to have been extracted directly from your childhood nightmares.
The Big Red Monster has tormented WWE since his debut at Badd Blood in October 1997, when he tore off the cage door and unleashed hell during the first-ever Hell in a Cell Match between Shawn Michaels and his half-brother Undertaker.
Kane is consumed by an infernal desire to set ablaze the lives of his fellow Superstars, leaving a scorched path of destruction behind his fiery footsteps. Some of The Big Red Monster’s more demented acts have included setting a WWE Hall of Famer on fire, hitting a WWE executive with a Tombstone, kidnapping too many Superstars to mention and forcing a WWE Diva to marry him. No one is safe from his twisted desires and demonic impulses. Least of all, it would seem, Kane himself.
For years, the sadistic Superstar wore a ghoulish face mask designed to conceal hideous burns from a fire supposedly started by The Undertaker years before. But WWE fans received a shock on one of the most infamous nights of Kane's career when, after losing a Mask vs. Championship Match on Raw, the tortured soul was forced to unmask and reveal his face to the world.
Kane’s career has been marked by some stellar and brutally woeful contests in the ring against some of the biggest names in WWE including The Undertaker, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Shawn Michaels, Edge and others. He’s also pioneered some of the most vicious stipulations of all time, including First Blood, Inferno, Stretcher and even Till Death Do Us Part Matches.
Like his sibling, Kane wields a highly decorated mantle of WWE glory, including reigns as WWE Champion, World Heavyweight Champion and ECW Champion. He has shown near-unprecedented versatility in the tag team ranks as well, finding championship success with a litany of partners such as X-Pac, Big Show and even twice with The Deadman himself. Most notably, the famed Brothers of Destruction simultaneously held the World Tag Team Championships and WCW Tag Team Championships during the Alliance Invasion.
Hidden beneath a mask in his earliest WWE haunts, Kane reverted to concealing his face under a scarlet leather shroud in late 2011. Once again attuned with his darkest side – perhaps at even further depths of evil – Kane looks to lock the WWE Universe in the grip of his grim black glove and leave the landscape of sports-entertainment in ember-laden ash.
The Big Red Monster has tormented WWE since his debut at Badd Blood in October 1997, when he tore off the cage door and unleashed hell during the first-ever Hell in a Cell Match between Shawn Michaels and his half-brother Undertaker.
Kane is consumed by an infernal desire to set ablaze the lives of his fellow Superstars, leaving a scorched path of destruction behind his fiery footsteps. Some of The Big Red Monster’s more demented acts have included setting a WWE Hall of Famer on fire, hitting a WWE executive with a Tombstone, kidnapping too many Superstars to mention and forcing a WWE Diva to marry him. No one is safe from his twisted desires and demonic impulses. Least of all, it would seem, Kane himself.
For years, the sadistic Superstar wore a ghoulish face mask designed to conceal hideous burns from a fire supposedly started by The Undertaker years before. But WWE fans received a shock on one of the most infamous nights of Kane's career when, after losing a Mask vs. Championship Match on Raw, the tortured soul was forced to unmask and reveal his face to the world.
Kane’s career has been marked by some stellar and brutally woeful contests in the ring against some of the biggest names in WWE including The Undertaker, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Shawn Michaels, Edge and others. He’s also pioneered some of the most vicious stipulations of all time, including First Blood, Inferno, Stretcher and even Till Death Do Us Part Matches.
Like his sibling, Kane wields a highly decorated mantle of WWE glory, including reigns as WWE Champion, World Heavyweight Champion and ECW Champion. He has shown near-unprecedented versatility in the tag team ranks as well, finding championship success with a litany of partners such as X-Pac, Big Show and even twice with The Deadman himself. Most notably, the famed Brothers of Destruction simultaneously held the World Tag Team Championships and WCW Tag Team Championships during the Alliance Invasion.
Hidden beneath a mask in his earliest WWE haunts, Kane reverted to concealing his face under a scarlet leather shroud in late 2011. Once again attuned with his darkest side – perhaps at even further depths of evil – Kane looks to lock the WWE Universe in the grip of his grim black glove and leave the landscape of sports-entertainment in ember-laden ash.
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
6'5" 260 lbs.
Miami, Fla.
Rock Bottom; People's Elbow
WWE Championship; Intercontinental Champion; World Tag Team Champion; Royal Rumble winner (2000); WCW Champion
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He’s been dubbed The Great One, The People’s Champion and The Most Electrifying Man in All of Entertainment, but mere words fail to capture the essence of the most charismatic Superstar of all time. Although the catchphrase “boots to asses” comes awfully close. The first third-generation Superstar in WWE history, the man born Dwayne Johnson was destined for sports-entertainment immortality since birth, but his rise to the status of a pop culture icon was harder to predict. In the time since he made his debut as a grinning good guy at the 1996 Survivor Series, The Brahma Bull has won seven WWE Championships, headlined WrestleMania, hosted “Saturday Night Live,” written a New York Times bestselling autobiography and starred in films like “Fast Five” and “The Game Plan,” which have grossed literally billions of dollars. And, the amazing thing is, he’s just getting started.
Son of WWE Hall of Famer Rocky Johnson, the University of Miami football standout showed promise early when he won the Intercontinental Championship within months of first setting foot in the ring. From there, The Rock’s momentum never slowed as he laid the smackdown on “Attitude Era” rivals like “Stone Cold” Steve Austin and Triple H while spouting off endless catchphrases that immediately became part of national conversation. With one eyebrow cocked, The People’s Champion would warn jabronis to “Know your role and shut your mouth” or “Just bring it!” before delivering his devastating finishing maneuver, The Rock Bottom, on the way to victory.
The 6-foot-5 competitor was soon fielding offers to star in films like “The Scorpion King” and “Gridiron Gang”thanks to the endless charisma and sex appeal he exuded in the squared circle. Now a Hollywood leading man, The Rock left WWE to pursue his acting career, only to return to the ring against John Cena in the main event of WrestleMania XXVIII—and prove to WWE’s newest generation of fans that he truly is The Most Electrifying Man in All of Entertainment.
Dolph Ziggler
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Dolph ZigglerBio
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An accomplished amateur wrestler, Ziggler set school records for wins at St. Edward’s High School in Ohio, and again at Kent State University before parlaying his skills into a WWE contract. In 2008, this braggart first introduced himself to the WWE Universe by gladhanding every Superstar on Raw. Successfully introduced to just about everyone on the roster, Ziggler really made a name for himself following the 2009 Draft and moving to SmackDown, where he perfected his unctuous image and proved his mettle in high-profile contests against the likes of Rey Mysterio and John Morrison. In 2010, he defeated Kofi Kingston for his first big win, the Intercontinental Championship with shrill girlfriend turned “business associate” Vickie Guerrero attached to his side.
In 2011, Ziggler broke into WWE’s upper echelon during a string of contests against Edge, in a rivalry that netted Ziggler a controversial, and short-lived, World Heavyweight Championship. It lasted less than 12 minutes. From there, he returned to Raw in the 2011 Draft, ultimately capturing the U.S. Championship from longtime rival Kofi Kingston at WWE Capitol Punishment, then successfully defended his prize for six long months. His edge-of-your-seat matches with the squared circle’s elite – such as Randy Orton, Daniel Bryan and CM Punk – lend credence to this blond showoff who the WWE Universe loves to see in action, even if they end up cheering against him.
Whether he’s holding gold, or chasing it, Ziggler is heartily drinking of his own Kool Aid. There’s no limit to his arrogance, no filter to his condescension, and no ceiling to his talent. He’s good, he knows it, and unfortunately, he wants you to know it, too.
Zack Ryder
- 6'2''
- 214 lbs.
- Long Island, N.Y.
United States Championship; Tag Team Champion; Assistant to the SmackDown General Manager
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Zack Ryderbio
Some Superstars wait their entire careers for an opportunity to come along. Zack Ryder went out and created his own.
The self-described "Long Island Iced-Z" first gained prominence by hitching his wagon, along with then-partner Curt Hawkins, to a major star: The Rated-R Superstar, Edge. During that time, Ryder showed that, although he can be a goofball at times, he's more than willing to step up when called on a deliver the win. Together with Hawkins (as a part of the villainous faction La Familia), Ryder managed to capture the WWE Tag Team Championship, defeating Jesse & Festus and Finlay & Hornswoggle at The Great American Bash in 2008.
When La Familia splintered in 2009, Zack was cut adrift, eventually turning up on ECW with a totally new look and a catchphrase that would soon be heard in arenas around the world … and computers as well: “Woo Woo Woo! You know it!”
After circling around the bottom of the card for more than a year, Zack became disenfranchised with his place in the WWE picture. Knowing he had more to offer, he took a Flip cam and some ingenuity and created “Z! True Long Island Story.” Debuting on YouTube in February 2011, the show quickly became a sensation, racking up viewer upon viewer each week. Before long, Zack Ryder signs began cropping up at WWE events, WWE fans became obsessed with spiking their hair and chants of “Woo Woo Woo!” echoed from the rafters. Inspired by his overwhelming Twitter, Facebook and YouTube success, Zack introduced the Internet Championship on his web show and the self-christened titleholder soon found himself being endorsed by the likes of John Cena, who supported Ryder online and on TV.
As time went on, the groundswell could no longer be ignored, and Zack Ryder became a fixture on Raw. During his slow climb up the Monday night ladder, Ryder teamed up with Hollywood icon Hugh Jackman to defeat Dolph Ziggler, paired with John Cena in Raw main events and initiated the first-ever WWE “Twitition” to earn a United States Championship Match. Before long, Ryder most “liked” achievement, however, was his triumph at WWE TLC 2011 where Long Island Iced-Z unseated rival Ziggler for the U.S. Title.
Zack Ryder is the definition of a 21st century Superstar. Using the internet and social media, he created his own opportunity and fanned the flames of popular opinion all on his own. Now that he’s reached the top of the WWE ladder, nothing’s going to knock him down. You know it.
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Some Superstars wait their entire careers for an opportunity to come along. Zack Ryder went out and created his own.The self-described "Long Island Iced-Z" first gained prominence by hitching his wagon, along with then-partner Curt Hawkins, to a major star: The Rated-R Superstar, Edge. During that time, Ryder showed that, although he can be a goofball at times, he's more than willing to step up when called on a deliver the win. Together with Hawkins (as a part of the villainous faction La Familia), Ryder managed to capture the WWE Tag Team Championship, defeating Jesse & Festus and Finlay & Hornswoggle at The Great American Bash in 2008.
When La Familia splintered in 2009, Zack was cut adrift, eventually turning up on ECW with a totally new look and a catchphrase that would soon be heard in arenas around the world … and computers as well: “Woo Woo Woo! You know it!”
After circling around the bottom of the card for more than a year, Zack became disenfranchised with his place in the WWE picture. Knowing he had more to offer, he took a Flip cam and some ingenuity and created “Z! True Long Island Story.” Debuting on YouTube in February 2011, the show quickly became a sensation, racking up viewer upon viewer each week. Before long, Zack Ryder signs began cropping up at WWE events, WWE fans became obsessed with spiking their hair and chants of “Woo Woo Woo!” echoed from the rafters. Inspired by his overwhelming Twitter, Facebook and YouTube success, Zack introduced the Internet Championship on his web show and the self-christened titleholder soon found himself being endorsed by the likes of John Cena, who supported Ryder online and on TV.
As time went on, the groundswell could no longer be ignored, and Zack Ryder became a fixture on Raw. During his slow climb up the Monday night ladder, Ryder teamed up with Hollywood icon Hugh Jackman to defeat Dolph Ziggler, paired with John Cena in Raw main events and initiated the first-ever WWE “Twitition” to earn a United States Championship Match. Before long, Ryder most “liked” achievement, however, was his triumph at WWE TLC 2011 where Long Island Iced-Z unseated rival Ziggler for the U.S. Title.
Zack Ryder is the definition of a 21st century Superstar. Using the internet and social media, he created his own opportunity and fanned the flames of popular opinion all on his own. Now that he’s reached the top of the WWE ladder, nothing’s going to knock him down. You know it.
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