Special Guests
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Ron Simmons
The first African American to win the WCW World Heavyweight Champion title, Simmons is recognized by WWE as the first black world champion in professional wrestling history. Simmons is an inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2012) and the College Football Hall of Fame (Class of 2008).
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Shane Douglas
Shane Douglas, The Franchise, is an ECW Original. He is a four-time ECW World Heavyweight champion and a one-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion. Shane has wrestled everywhere: ECW, WWE, WCW, TNA, NWA, and Xtreme Pro Wrestling, for which he was a promoter.
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Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat
Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat is a WWE Hall of Famer (Class of 2009) with countless titles, including: four-time NWA World Heavyweight champ; four-time United States Heavyweight champ; twelve-time World Tag Team Champ; two-time Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champ, and one-time Intercontinental Heavyweight champ.
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Buff Bagwell
He is Buff, and he's the Stuff! Buff Bagwell wrestled with WCW from 1991-2001, where he was a five-time World Tag Team Champion. Former NWO member, Bagwell also wrestled overseas for New Japan Wrestling.
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Jimmy Hart
"The Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart is a WWE Hall of Famer (Class of 2005) who has managed the "Who's Who" of wrestling legends, including Hulk Hogan, Bret Hart, Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake, Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, the Honky Tonk Man, The Hart Foundation, King Kong Bundy, and many more, making him a legend in his own right.
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Bobby Blaze
Bobby Blaze, Ashland, KY native, is a WCW superstar and one-time Smoky Mountain Heavyweight Champion, defeating Jerry "The King" Lawler to be known as "The King-Slayer." Bobby is the author of "Pin Me, Pay Me! Have Boots, Will Travel," and currently is the head trainer for FTC's Art of Grappling wrestling school, located in Ironton, OH. Bobby also co-hosts a weekly wrestling-themed podcast, "Bell to Bell with Bobby Blaze."
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Gangrel
Gangrel, wrestling superstar, was known for his theatrical entrances, where his vampire persona rose from a ring of fire on stage, slowly walked to the ring, and then drank from his "goblet of blood." Gangrel has performed for WWE, ECW, and WCW. He is best known for his time in the faction The Brood.
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Sgt. Slaughter
Sgt. Slaughter, a WWE Hall of Famer (Class of 2004), former WWF champion, and WrestleMania VII headliner saw an alternate version of his persona featured in the "G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero" cartoon series. He is also a member of the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame class of 2016.
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Diamond Dallas Page
Diamond Dallas Page (DDP) is a three-time WCW World Heavyweight champion, WWE Hall of Famer (Class of 2017), and is only the 4th WCW Triple Crown Champion. DDP is also an actor and well-known fitness instructor, where he has seen great success with his own personal yoga program, DDP Yoga.
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2 cold scorpio
Championships held by 2 Cold Scorpio over the course of his career include the ECW World Tag Team Championship, ECW World Television Championship, GHC Tag Team Championship and WCW World Tag Team Championship.
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PCO
Pierre Carl Oullet is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling as one-half of The Quebecers/The Amazing French Canadians with Jacques Rougeau (with whom he held the WWF Tag Team Championship on three occasions). After retiring in 2011, Ouellet returned to the ring in 2016 as PCO. Ouellet wrestled for Ring of Honor (ROH), where he was a ROH World Champion, ROH World Tag Team Champion, and ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champion.
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