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Wildwood wrote:

> For those who don't read 1wrestling or listed to Pro Wrestling Insider
> on sprtstalkcleveland.com, Steph's Boobs is a nickname for the WWE
> creative team.
> 
> I heard an old interview with Jim Cornette a few weeks ago (I have no
> idea how old it is, but I think it was while WWE had several
> developmental territories instead of just one like now) that in the
> world of pro wrestling, gimmics have a copyright of around 20 years
> before they can be brought back.
> 
> I think the boobs heard that because the last 2 "repackage" jobs they
> have done on RAW have parts (if not the whole gimmic) based off of
> late-70s to mid-80s wrestlers:
> 
> Rico = Adrian Street (look and overall gimmic)
> Kane = The Missing Link (look)
> La Resistance = Nicoli Volkoff (foreigners singing their "national
> anthem)
> 
> What's next?  Evolution winning the World Tag titles and using the
> Freebirds/Russians (and now XXX) rule where they won tag titles as a
> team, so any combo of them can defend it?
> 
> Will Maven start using the dreaded Tough Enough Hair Cream?
> 
> Will Big Show go on the blow-away diet (that might be good ;-)?
> 
> Will Chris Benoit bring a wolverine on a leash to the ring?

That's got some years to go until the 20 years rule goes into effect 
with the British Bulldogs, Ricky Steamboat, and Jake Roberts all 
bringing animals into the ring.  In the case of Roberts and the 
Bulldogs, into the early 90s.

> Will they have a latino star come to the ring in a racist gimmic like
> El Matador (oops..  they've already done that)?

Michael


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