Jimmy
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Post by Jimmy on Sept 6, 2011 1:29:35 GMT -5
I'm sure there are no wrestlers from my tiny hometown of Hasbrouck Heights, NJ, nor am I aware of any from surrounding towns like Hackensack or Lodi. Most Jersey wrestlers tend to be from South Jersey (DDP, Bam Bam Bigelow, Blue Meanie, Droz, Chaz, etc). Jay Lethal's hometown of Elizabeth isn't that far from it, and apparently Robbie E. is from the area as well. I just can't think of any wrestlers from the Bergen County area. Technically I wouldn't be surprised if the NYC guys are geographically the closest, but in summary I don't have a 'hometown' guy.  |
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Post by Inspector_SpaceTime on Sept 6, 2011 2:14:44 GMT -5
The only person that i know was from west orange new jersey is orange cassidy ... yep, and i am not even a hundred percent on that either.
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Cranjis McBasketball
Crow T. Robot
Knew what the hell that thing was supposed to be
Peace Love and Nothing But
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Sept 6, 2011 2:23:40 GMT -5
The Hart Family is as close as I get.
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MolotovMocktail
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Home of the 5-time, 5-time, 5-time, 5-time 5-time Super Bowl Champion 49ers-and Wrestlemania 31
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Post by MolotovMocktail on Sept 6, 2011 3:07:03 GMT -5
Rosa Mendes is actually from San Mateo, a little ways south of me. And Crash Holly was from that same general area, in Pacifica.
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Post by derickyuki on Sept 6, 2011 3:22:23 GMT -5
Originally from Indianapolis, so I had Dick the Bruiser and Flash Flannigan.
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Post by I *still* ✡ Johnny on Sept 6, 2011 4:21:24 GMT -5
Davey Boy Smith came from a small town in Yorkshire.
There are probably a TON of British wrestlers that come from my immediate area (SY), but seeing as I never watched British wrestling (I wasn't even born!) I wouldn't know.
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Post by dlg3000 on Sept 6, 2011 7:59:41 GMT -5
I'm from South Carolina, and I was wondering if Sgt. Slaughter and Rufus R. Jones (RIP) were REALLY from South Carolina. I was told that Rufus R. Jones was really from Dillon, SC, which is 20 minutes from where I live.
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Mozenrath
FANatic
Foppery and Whim
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Post by Mozenrath on Sept 6, 2011 8:06:58 GMT -5
I'm from South Carolina, and I was wondering if Sgt. Slaughter and Rufus R. Jones (RIP) were REALLY from South Carolina. I was told that Rufus R. Jones was really from Dillon, SC, which is 20 minutes from where I live. Apparently, Slaughter was born in Parris Island, South Carolina. |
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Post by derrtaysouth95 on Sept 6, 2011 8:19:05 GMT -5
Hulk Hogan was born in my hometown - Augusta, GA.
My girlfriend is from a town near Orangeburg, SC....so therefore Shelton Benjamin.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2011 8:32:23 GMT -5
Can't think of any wrestlers actually from my area, but Kevin Nash and Eric Bischoff both lived in Scottsdale for several years.
Oh, and Justin Roberts currently lives in Scottsdale.
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Post by Vanilla Gorilla on Sept 6, 2011 9:22:53 GMT -5
I once saw Steve Corino digging through the $5 DVD bin at my then local Wal-Mart in Pottstown, PA.
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Famous Rocking Chimes
Dennis Stamp
Made Famous
My general reaction to WWE right now
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Post by Famous Rocking Chimes on Sept 6, 2011 10:26:16 GMT -5
Drew McIntyre.
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Dragonfly
Unicron
...is no Barry Windham.
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Post by Dragonfly on Sept 6, 2011 10:49:25 GMT -5
If we're just talking Beaver County, PA (where I was born and raised), the two that immediately pop into mind are Shane Douglas and Dominic Denucci. Douglas is from New Brighton, while Denucci is from Freedom (New Sewickley Township, to be precise). He actually lives four miles from my parents. My in-laws are friends with him.
Moving to Western Pennsylvania in general:
Bruno Sammartino
Kurt Angle
Demolition Ax
The Nasty Boys (Both of them)
Sterling James Keenan
Ken Jugan/Lord Zoltan (He's a legend in the Pittsburgh indie scene. To everyone else, he's a WWF jobber from the 80's.)
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Post by unoriginalalex on Sept 6, 2011 10:53:40 GMT -5
Paul London was originally from Hartford, CT where I live now. Velvet Sky was originally from Waterbury, where I was born. My sympathies, but you're in a better place now.  (I think Paul London being from Hartford was kayfabed, though. Pretty sure he's really from Austin.) No one from Meriden, but Stevie Richards and J.D. Maverick (April Hunter's husband) lived in Wallingford (which sucks) for a while. Presumably, Hunter lived there too. Also, Justin Credible something something Olive Garden in Waterbury, which is about 15 minutes west of Meriden. Haha, oh! I didn't know that about London, I always thought he was just born in CT but lived in Austin for the majority of his life. |
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Post by Wolf Hurricane on Sept 6, 2011 10:58:18 GMT -5
Scott Steiner, Eric Bischoff, Kevin Nash and Rhyno are from Detroit, and both Motor City Machine Guns are billed from my city, although they live slightly outside of it. There are probably a few more as well.
Also, Djm is a fellow Detroiter.
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IAmPWG
Trap-Jaw
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Post by IAmPWG on Sept 6, 2011 11:05:15 GMT -5
Delirious is from my neck of the woods  |
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Post by BitterAF on Sept 6, 2011 11:27:00 GMT -5
From Buffalo, NY...
1. Adrian Adonis
2. The Destroyer Dick Beyer (He coaches high school swimming and my school swam against his team, so I saw him 2-3 times each season over the course of 4 years. Such cool guy).
3. Beth Phenoix (Actually from Elmira, which is maybe 2 hours or so away. Did go to college in Buffalo, not sure where she lives now)
4. Don Curtis (held various NWA tag belts in the 50s/60s)
5. Mark Lewin (same as above)
6. Lex Luger (Went to high school in a suburb
7. Mark Mero (Born and moved sometime when he was in middle school)
8. Brodie Lee (Actually grew up an hour east down the thruway)
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Post by hotshotalex on Sept 6, 2011 11:30:00 GMT -5
Delirious is from my neck of the woods You are from The Edge of Sanity? Cool |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2011 11:56:17 GMT -5
Batista
Alex Riley
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IAmPWG
Trap-Jaw
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Post by IAmPWG on Sept 6, 2011 12:07:34 GMT -5
Delirious is from my neck of the woods You are from The Edge of Sanity? Cool Yes, it's located right next to Part's Unknown |
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(I think Paul London being from Hartford was kayfabed, though. Pretty sure he's really from Austin.)
