WWE and A&E announced the upcoming lineup for their partnership with the Biography and WWE Most Wanted Treasures series, as well as the release dates for each of the two shows. The Biography series will have episodes centered on Stone Cold Steve Austin, Macho Man Randy Savage, Roddy Piper, [.]
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Duke ‘The Dumpster’ Droese Talks RAW Angle That Forced Jerry Lawler To Apologize On Camera
The 80s and early 90s was all about occupational gimmicks in WWF whether it was TL Hooper as a plumber, Skinner as an alligator hunter or Repo Man as… a repo man. Another that comes to mind is Duke “The Dumpster” Droese who was a garbage man by day and a WWF Superstar by night.
Droese’s gimmick seemed to catch on a little better than many of the other “job” gimmicks and he explained why in an interview on Interactive Wrestling Radio.
“Well, I think the reason is because I came up with it. I was wrestling as ‘The Garbage Man’ Rocco Gibraltar down in Florida. I worked on it for a long time. The reason I did it is because I knew that was the kind of thing that Vince McMahon would probably grab ahold of,” revealed Droese. “I remember the Big Boss Man as the police or prison guard gimmick and it just felt like something the World Wrestling Federation would have in the la
2.7k shares We would target the money, we would target the high-end clothes and we would target the jewelry - turn around and sell it, said Johnson, who parlayed his WWE fame into an A-list Hollywood career.
The Ballers star described himself to the outlet as a kid who had some anger issues but also thought he was really cool.
Details: Johnson described the crimes he and friends would commit, as parts of his phase is documented on the series
The Rock is portrayed by three actors on the retro series, including Bradley Constant in his high school years
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Currently Reading Young Rock Showrunner Nahnatchka Khan on Writing Wrestling Icons and Striking a Balance Between Real-Life Hardships and Humor
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Nahnatchka Khan grew up watching wrestling legends like “The Iron Sheik” with her Iranian immigrant family on Saturday nights in the 1980s. Fast-forward to now, and the showrunner of NBC’s “Young Rock” is hoping you’ll sit down with your family and watch her adaptation of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s life on Tuesday nights.
Khan is in familiar territory, as she was also the creator and executive producer of ABC’s “Fresh Off the Boat,” another sitcom inspired by a real person (Taiwanese-American restaurateur, Eddie Huang). But, retelling and reimagining in a way that felt revealing for someone as well-known as “The Rock” was a unique challenge.