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American Pride: Superstars and Old Glory
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The Rock proudly shows his pride in the United States.5 `. ?5 J8 c5 r6 Y/ {4 {
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The All-American American, Jack Swagger, has always taken a great deal of pride in his country.! s. v$ f6 j0 A+ _0 c* U/ R
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Swagger often wears red, white and blue ring attire.
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7 c2 V. v) i. l# ]0 x1 yKurt Angle won Olympic gold on behalf of America in 1996.
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& g$ I5 l( Q+ v9 y- ~Nikolai Volkoff often remained aligned with the Soviet Union but sometimes showed his respect for America.$ V6 V# `" J! w' X/ b4 q. ^, V% l
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Eve is proud to be an American.( O. _' T7 @- R
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Mike Rotunda and Barry Windham were once known as the US Express.3 U2 \6 A& ~4 A" X. B1 n5 R
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- n4 g' t2 U, Z! h+ g' d5 {7 NWWE Hall of Famer "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan was rarely seen without his 2x4 or Old Glory.
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+ t: C/ L1 S7 @6 k1 k! QTorrie Wilson turned up the heat displaying her American pride at The Great American Bash in 2004.& S6 S- f( G! ~! G
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+ Q" J. [: y# s2 L dTed DiBiase defended America and defeated Hunico in a Flag Match on SmackDown.
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WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan proved he was a a real American throughout his entire career.% J; M. S! i# R$ K
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* ?' X/ w5 {& b/ e/ {2 S3 ?Kelly Kelly is an all-American Diva.* o( c/ X: {% ~ u
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2 a; V+ s! A+ {+ I1 d8 NAlicia Fox shows off her pride in the Stars and Stripes.3 S5 F2 t5 `) d0 L T- W
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/ _1 Z& J9 u* y8 }# O+ n1 R4 HAs Mr. America, Hogan proudly wore red, white and blue ring attire. N2 ]4 ~* Z7 N& ]6 @% E0 u- p2 D1 J
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* @' y2 y5 m( Z9 O) G0 o4 u9 b) |Lex Luger proved he was truly "Made in the USA" in 1993 and 1994.- p$ y. t! @) K: h8 O" a
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Sting memorably wore Old Glory on his jacket in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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Lithuanian beauty Aksana shows her respect for America.0 l$ w& D! {& n1 o' }- N; u4 t& R
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5 a% b. p3 ~/ R, Y( ^. g! l. |* ]4 W Q VCorporal Kirchner was once a member of the Army's famed 82nd Airborne Division.$ F4 l# ]6 X" h1 r/ o) |6 h, R3 w* [
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h+ q) X3 O DThe Patriot is one of the most all-American competitors in sports-entertainment history.. A$ O' l5 \& @2 T8 y8 p I' E- h
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/ d% Y# j: @ {' m$ t8 jButterbean wore his red, white and blue trunks against Bart Gunn at WrestleMania XV. |
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