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Gorgeous George is generally regarded as one of the first to implement a gimmick, let alone a "heel" gimmick, in professional wrestling. Starting in the 1940s, he invented an extravagant, flamboyant "pretty boy" gimmick who wore wavy blonde hair, colorful robes and ritzy outfits, and was accompanied by beautiful valets to the ring for his matches.
He is also known for his tenure in Ring of Honor (ROH) under the ring name Punishment Martinez, where he is a former one-time ROH World Television Champion. [5] He also worked in Japan through ROH's relationship with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW).
A heel hook is a leg lock affecting multiple joints, and is applied by transversely twisting the foot either medially or laterally. There are several variations of heel hooks, with the most typical being performed by placing the legs around a leg of an opponent and holding the opponent's foot in the armpit on the same side.
Guy Larose (February 7, 1925 – May 26, 2012), better known by his ring name Hans Schmidt. He was a Canadian professional wrestler famous in the 1950s and 1960s. His gimmick that of a German pseudo-Nazi heel, gained him considerable notoriety and popularized the proliferation of similar gimmicks through Canadian and American wrestling.
“Heels” premiered on Starz in 2021, with the second season dropping in 2023 before it was canceled along with several other Starz shows. The series follows the Duffy Wrestling League (DWL), a ...
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And Heels fans were left hanging by the season 2 finale, in which Amell's character, Duffy Wrestling League writer and star Jack Spade, suffered a medical emergency during his biggest match yet ...
A wrestling event where a company's biggest draws wrestle. [1] Compare B-show and C-show. A-team A group of a wrestling promotion's top stars who wrestle at an A-show. [1] Compare B-team. abort To suddenly discontinue a feud, angle, or gimmick due to a lack of fan interest or some other caveat (like injury), usually without explanation. [1] ace