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Superstars’ imaginary allies
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9 V9 }8 U6 s3 W. n" d; _" l8 @Until recently, Santino and The Cobra have been pretty simpatico in their relationship ...
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8 s/ X1 w- x3 ABut at SummerSlam, it was The Cobra’s infatuation with Aksana that may well have cost The Milan Miracle his beloved United States Championship.6 n4 q/ U$ \0 p2 C& E( c6 R, m, ]
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) R, l8 i# P5 ^, x9 bHead was just what its name implied — it was a mannequin head that Al Snow used to carry around to the ring, with the words "Help Me" written backward on its forehead.
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% h* W9 l$ k* t* sIt’s safe to say that R-Truth is an eccentric personality. His propensity to talk to Little Jimmy only furthers that claim.: j0 j6 H+ t3 S7 O; T8 l7 g
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In 2001, Perry Saturn started palling around with his new "friend," Moppy Q. McMopperson.; Z/ u( g; [- [+ u
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You know what they say — there’s no greater love than that between a man and his mop.
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Is there a better pairing (get it?) of Superstar to imaginary ally than Mick Foley and Socko?8 J% w+ S7 _2 l: T
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& D, T4 r/ | v. T5 ^. |Foley and Socko gave the WWE Universe countless memorable moments.
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In the late 1980s, WWE Hall of Famer George “The Animal” Steele added a whole new layer to his already legendarily bizarre persona by carrying around his new "friend," Mine, to the ring.- r; V3 k6 W B1 U* w' y1 u
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! _9 H$ {% [1 q7 d: X7 |' nWhile in WCW, Chavo Guerrero developed a strong emotional attachment to Pepé, a wooden hobbyhorse.
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( r T/ H9 H/ z" i) X( L* {Heading into SummerSlam 1992, The Road Warriors employed the help of Rocco, a ventriloquist dummy. |
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