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William James Myers (April 16, 1937 – February 16, 2017), better known by his ring name George "The Animal" Steele, was an American professional wrestler, school teacher, author, and actor. His career lasted from 1967 until 1988, though he made occasional wrestling appearances into the 1990s and 2000s.
Photographed prototype versions of George Steele with painted on chest hair, as well as a Roddy Piper figure with a panther shirt are rumored to have actually been produced. The Bendies series figure cards featured a Mail-In promotion for a brass die-cast metal belt buckle that was a replica of the WWF Championship Belt.
Hulk Hogan shared the news of Steele’s death on Twitter, writing, 'George 'the Animal' Steel, RIP my brother, only love, only grateful. HH.'
On October 10, 1999, he appeared on the infamous Heroes of Wrestling pay-per-view, pinning George "The Animal" Steele with the assistance of Sherri Martel. He wrestled on the 2000 tour of the United Kingdom in which Yokozuna died. He was also involved with the short-lived X Wrestling Federation as an investor and as an in-ring performer.
Alexis Ferrell, 27, was arrested and charged back on Aug. 16 after distraught witnesses called 911 to report that they'd spotted her allegedly eating the feline in a neighborhood just outside Canton
His first recorded loss in the WWF came on July 22, 1985, at the Nassau Coliseum, against George "The Animal" Steele. On July 24, in Buffalo, New York , he lost to Bruno Sammartino by countout . During this match, he busted several of the chairs in which the ringside commissioners were sitting and the incident almost had the WWF banned from the ...
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Johnson was portrayed by wrestler George "The Animal" Steele in Tim Burton's film Ed Wood (1994). [ 8 ] Johnson was featured extensively in the early work of cartoonist Drew Friedman , where Johnson was depicted as "Tor", a slow-witted, white-eyed lummox based on Johnson's persona in Ed Wood's films. [ 9 ]