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Heat (professional wrestling)

Index Heat (professional wrestling)

In professional wrestling, heat can refer to both crowd reactions and real-life animosity between those involved in a professional wrestling angle, or match. [1]

54 relations: Alex Wright, Bobby Heenan, Brian Pillman, Brutus Beefcake, Buddy Rogers (wrestler), CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, Dean Ambrose, Dean Malenko, Dick Slater, Eric Embry, George South, Glossary of professional wrestling terms, Gorgeous George, Hans Schmidt (wrestler), Heat (disambiguation), Heel (professional wrestling), History of WWE Raw, Jake Roberts, Jimmy Rave, John Layfield, Juggalo World Order, Junkyard Dog, Kouhiro Kanemura, Lanny Poffo, Los Gringos Locos, Luke Robinson (wrestler), Manager (professional wrestling), Mildred Burke, Mr. Gannosuke, Nation of Domination, Nikolai Volkoff, No contest (combat sports), Oliver Humperdink, Professional wrestling, Professional wrestling match types, Randy Orton, RJ Brewer, Ron Wright (wrestler), Samoa Joe, The Batten Twins, The J-Tex Corporation, The Network (professional wrestling), The New Day (professional wrestling), The Road Warriors, Theatresports, U-S-A!, Vickie Guerrero, Vladimir Kozlov, WarGames match, ..., WCW World Television Championship, WrestleMania 34, WrestleMania XX, XFL. Expand index (4 more) »

Alex Wright

Alexander Wright (born May 17, 1975) is a British-German former professional wrestler and professional wrestling promoter.

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Bobby Heenan

Raymond Louis Heenan (November 1, 1944 – September 17, 2017), better known as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, was an American professional wrestling manager, color commentator, wrestler, and comedian, best known for his time with the American Wrestling Association (AWA), the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW).

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Brian Pillman

Brian William Pillman (May 22, 1962 – October 5, 1997) was an American professional wrestler and professional football player best known for his appearances in Stampede Wrestling in the 1980s and World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in the 1990s.

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Brutus Beefcake

Edward Harrison Leslie (born April 21, 1957) is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, best known for his work in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) under the ring name Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake.

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Buddy Rogers (wrestler)

Herman Gustav Rohde Jr. (February 20, 1921 – June 26, 1992), better known by the ring name Buddy Rogers, was an American professional wrestler.

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CM Punk

Phillip Jack Brooks (born October 26, 1978), better known by the ring name CM Punk, is an American mixed martial artist, comic book writer and former professional wrestler.

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Daniel Bryan

Bryan Lloyd Danielson (born May 22, 1981) is an American professional wrestler and author currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Daniel Bryan.

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Dean Ambrose

Jonathan David Good (born December 7, 1985) is an American professional wrestler and actor currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Dean Ambrose and is currently inactive due to a triceps injury.

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Dean Malenko

Dean Simon (born August 4, 1960) is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Dean Malenko.

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Dick Slater

Richard Van Slater (born May 19, 1951), better known by his ring name "Dirty" Dick Slater, is a retired American professional wrestler who wrestled in the 1970s, 1980s, and mid-1990s for various promotions including Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling (WCW).

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Eric Embry

Douglas Eric Embry (born July 10, 1959) is a retired professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with Championship Wrestling from Florida (as "Nitro" Eric Embry), World Class Championship Wrestling and the United States Wrestling Association (as "The Flamboyant" Eric Embry).

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George South

George South (born September 7, 1962) is an American professional wrestler.

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Glossary of professional wrestling terms

Professional wrestling has accrued a considerable nomenclature throughout its existence.

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Gorgeous George

George Raymond Wagner (March 24, 1915 – December 26, 1963) was an American professional wrestler best known by his ring name Gorgeous George.

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Hans Schmidt (wrestler)

Guy Larose (February 7, 1925 – May 26, 2012), better known by his ring name of Hans Schmidt, was a Canadian professional wrestler famous in the 1950s and 1960s.

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Heat (disambiguation)

Heat as a technical term in classical thermodynamics is a process function describing the amount of energy transferred between systems in the form of thermal energy.

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Heel (professional wrestling)

In professional wrestling, a heel (also known as a rudo in lucha libre) is a wrestler who portrays a villain or a "bad guy" and acts as an antagonist.

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History of WWE Raw

The history of WWE Raw began as WWF's Monday Night Raw on January 11, 1993.

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Jake Roberts

Aurelian Jake Smith Jr. (born May 30, 1955), best known by his ring name Jake "The Snake" Roberts, is an American actor and semi-retired professional wrestler.

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Jimmy Rave

James Guffey (born December 8, 1982) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Jimmy Rave.

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John Layfield

John Charles Layfield (born November 29, 1966), better known by the ring name John "Bradshaw" Layfield (abbreviated JBL), is an American businessman, retired professional wrestler and television personality most prominently known for his time in WWE where he is a former WWE Champion.

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Juggalo World Order

The Juggalo World Order (commonly known as the jWo or JWO, the official typeset in the logo) is a professional wrestling stable which wrestles for Juggalo Championship Wrestling (JCW).

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Junkyard Dog

Sylvester Ritter (December 13, 1952 – June 2, 1998) was an American professional wrestler and college football player, best known for his work in Mid-South Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation as the Junkyard Dog (or JYD for short), a nickname Ritter received while working in a wrecking yard.

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Kouhiro Kanemura

(김행호) (born August 9, 1970) is a Zainichi-Korean retired professional wrestler, better known by the ring name.

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Lanny Poffo

Lanny Mark Poffo (born December 28, 1954), better known by his ring names "Leaping" Lanny and The Genius is a Canadian-American professional wrestler, motivational speaker, poet and actor.

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Los Gringos Locos

Los Gringos Locos (intended to mean The Crazy Americans in English) were a lucha libre stable in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA).

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Luke Robinson (wrestler)

Luke Barry Robinson (born January 13, 1985) is an American professional wrestler.

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Manager (professional wrestling)

In professional wrestling, a manager is a supporting character paired with a wrestler (or wrestlers) for a variety of reasons.

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Mildred Burke

Mildred Bliss (August 5, 1915 – February 18, 1989), better known by the ring name Mildred Burke, was an American professional wrestler.

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Mr. Gannosuke

is a Japanese retired professional wrestler.

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Nation of Domination

The Nation of Domination (NOD) was a professional wrestling stable in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) from November 17, 1996 to November 28, 1998.

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Nikolai Volkoff

Josip Nikolai Peruzović (born October 14, 1947), better known by his ring name of Nikolai Volkoff, is a Croatian semi-retired professional wrestler who is best known for his performances for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF).

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No contest (combat sports)

No contest (abbreviated "NC") is a technical term used in some combat sports to describe a fight that ends for reasons outside the fighters' hands, without a winner or loser.

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Oliver Humperdink

John Jay Sutton (January 16, 1949March 20, 2011), better known by his ring name Oliver Humperdink, was an American professional wrestling manager who worked for Jim Crockett Promotions, Florida Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation.

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Professional wrestling

Professional wrestling (often shortened to pro wrestling or simply wrestling) is a form of sports entertainment which combines athletics with theatrical performance.

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Professional wrestling match types

Many types of wrestling matches, sometimes called "concept" or "gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, are performed in professional wrestling.

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Randy Orton

Randal Keith Orton (born April 1, 1980) is an American professional wrestler and actor.

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RJ Brewer

John Stagikas (born July 31, 1979) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, RJ Brewer.

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Ron Wright (wrestler)

Ron Wright (October 26, 1938 – April 21, 2015) was an American professional wrestler, promoter and manager.

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Samoa Joe

Nuufolau Joel Seanoa (born March 17, 1979), better known by his ring name Samoa Joe, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE and performing on the SmackDown brand.

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The Batten Twins

The Batten Twins were a professional wrestling tag team, consisting of twin brothers Bart and Brad Batten.

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The J-Tex Corporation

The J-Tex Corporation, also known as Gary Hart International, was a heel professional wrestling stable in World Championship Wrestling.

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The Network (professional wrestling)

The Network was a professional wrestling stable that was formed in 1999 when ECW began to broadcast nationally on TNN.

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The New Day (professional wrestling)

The New Day is a professional wrestling stable performing in WWE, composed of Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods.

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The Road Warriors

The Road Warriors were a professional wrestling tag team composed of Michael "Hawk" Hegstrand and Joseph "Animal" Laurinaitis.

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Theatresports

Theatresports is a form of improvisational theatre, which uses the format of a competition for dramatic effect.

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U-S-A!

"U-S-A!" is a chant of the United States of America's initials popular in expressing U.S. pride and supporting U.S. national sports teams.

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Vickie Guerrero

Vickie Lynn Benson (née Lara,Guerrero, Eddie. Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story, p. 53. formerly Guerrero; born April 16, 1968) is an American professional wrestling personality and medical administrator.

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Vladimir Kozlov

Oleg Aleksandrovich Prudius (Олег Александрович Прудиус; Олег Олександрович Прудіус, Oleh Oleksandrovych Prudius; born April 27, 1979) better known by his ring name Vladimir Kozlov, is a Ukrainian-American producer and retired professional wrestler.

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WarGames match

The WarGames match is a gimmick match used originally in the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and later held annually in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), usually at their Fall Brawl pay-per-view event in September.

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WCW World Television Championship

The WCW World Television Championship was a professional wrestling world television championship owned by the now-defunct World Championship Wrestling (WCW) promotion.

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WrestleMania 34

WrestleMania 34 was the thirty-fourth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event and WWE Network event produced by WWE for their Raw and SmackDown brands.

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WrestleMania XX

WrestleMania XX was the twentieth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).

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XFL

The XFL was a professional American football league that played its only season in 2001.

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Heat (wrestling), X-Pac heat, X-Pac heat (professional wrestling).

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_(professional_wrestling)

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