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Harvey Wippleman: Classic photos
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$ m$ J% n' f) G2 _Harvey Wippleman's first client in WWE was Big Bully Busick.! m: |: x7 l. T7 E1 h7 M/ X6 @4 x
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( t5 n( K) C# o. v; \$ ]0 @- X- lHe soon brought the untamed Ugandan giant, Kamala, back to WWE to take on The Undertaker.
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9 O4 ?; D6 w) Z$ W, l6 rWhen he got involved in matches, he often found himself in the clutches of Superstars like British Bulldog ...+ ?, i3 k: a y) w' \, q9 X7 Q' ^' i
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Wippleman discovered the towering Giant Gonzales.
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He also managed Bertha Faye, who captured the WWE Women's Championship under his tutelage.
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Harvey marvels at the power of The Undertaker's urn.4 D+ f. b: |4 F! i
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# h8 D# h- L0 m* P, w3 b+ uWippleman had an ongoing rivalry with WWE Hall of Famer Howard Finkel." |4 X% f/ k' C* }. |" S
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% O9 }9 V0 @% ^. r% y [The two met in a Tuxedo Match on Raw in January 1995.
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Harvey managed a diverse cast of characters, including the mysterious Kwang ...+ ]% S6 H% s. Q A
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' u% c, b. }- f) O... and the team of Timothy Well and Steven Dunn, collectively known as Well Dunn.
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Harvey Wippleman: Current photos
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+ y% B4 r* w4 W4 a* L( FToday, Harvey Wippleman is the concierge at WWE television tapings.
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If anyone needs anything taken care of, Harvey is the go-to guy.
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, x5 w4 L. ]- v$ E& z0 e |- LWippleman chats with WWE Hall of Famer Pat Patterson and Dolph Ziggler.8 F4 j/ i3 z4 A g! Y- \
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8 T# t/ H( h. gHarvey shares a few words with The Brooklyn Brawler before a recent WWE television taping.
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