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Santino Marella's Cobra has helped the Italian Superstar strike gold in WWE.% R: r u \ ?0 |* d8 E9 c" ^
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Unfortunately, the Cobra's eye for the alluring Aksana caused Santino to lose the United States Title to Antonio Cesaro.9 e9 u6 U) E' l8 }" s+ D p
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CM Punk snakes his powerful arms around an opponent's neck to execute his Anaconda Vise submission hold., B" s) {- r* H5 Y
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"Stone Cold" Steve Austin's dangerous and ornery attitude led WWE announcers to call him "The Texas Rattlesnake."
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6 S4 e5 W" Q) y( c, d( @* YWWE Hall of Famer Sgt. Slaughter's feared finishing maneuver was known as the Cobra Clutch.! n. Z6 S) [* [. {9 J
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No Superstars was as closely associated with serpents as Jake “The Snake” Roberts.# x8 O" m5 [7 L+ W4 X4 V
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Jake had three signature snakes in WWE.
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His first was a Burmese python he called Damien, which he used to intimidate opponents like Andre the Giant.
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When Damien was squashed by Earthquake, Jake came back with a reticulated python named Lucifer.) }6 m. `. x) w# y
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The Snake's final serpent was an albino Burmese python he called Revelations, signaling his new religious outlook.: A k5 \9 d' n$ c5 D% A
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# [0 b( u$ {+ z% l3 K( pThe big man known as Diesel unceremoniously dumped his opponents face first into the turnbuckle with his Snake Eyes maneuver.
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The Viper is the perfect nickname for the cold and calculating Randy Orton., C% i( c0 V/ w" p! Q' f" R8 L+ l* t
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Many WWE fans are unfamiliar with The Cobra, but he was a thrilling Superstar to watch in the mid-1980s.
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Hulk Hogan was never shy about flexing his "24-inch pythons."7 e+ H( k/ h! A
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