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; H) V5 l) U# w- |6 S+ k) _1 Q1 ]Today, Steve Keirn, formerly known as Skinner, runs Florida Championship Wrestling, WWE's developmental territory.1 `+ ]2 g, f' \0 V& x
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Keirn founded FCW in 2007.
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8 C- K! T( ]6 f% FKeirn and a training staff work daily with talent to prepare them for the rigors of WWE competition.
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The man once known as Skinner watches in the ring while students learn how to properly apply holds., s# P. y1 y$ n& A
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Norman Smiley poses at FCW in Tampa, Fla." X- C ]; G+ V/ q3 v0 c
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# r7 n1 h5 ^% n3 \Smiley gets in the ring to teach the fundamentals of pro wrestling.
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The world-famous Gleason's Gym in Brooklyn, N.Y., has been a training home to Jake LaMotta and Mike Tyson, and is home to a wrestling school run by WWE Hall of Famer Johnny Rodz.
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WWE Classics obtained this exclusive photo of the legendary Hart Dungeon straight from Natalya's cell phone.' I- [. _" a! k! r+ d8 T
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At Fully Loaded 1998, The Hart Dungeon hosted its first match featuring Owen Hart vs. Ken Shamrock., A4 a9 ^! o6 l, @
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( P6 i4 m; J# Z ^/ IBret "Hit Man" Hart watches as his father Stu applies a hold to a student in The Dungeon.! @. F5 Z! \( q- P e
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WWE Hall of Famer and Hart family patriarch Stu was known to be hands-on with his students while teaching vicious wrestling holds.
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1 C3 w3 n4 @% h. P* q4 sIn 2008, Afa of The Wild Samoans moved his training center from Allentown, Pa., to central Florida.
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2 a G; e9 y" w" G* e3 [! b# @/ PToday, Lance Storm operates the Storm Wrestling Academy in Calgary, Alberta.$ n- B/ Y+ I- I, K' k
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He's very hands on in training future sports-entertainers.
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, t$ y5 N7 H( ^$ s9 X) z2 d8 ~Several of his students have been signed to developmental deals by WWE.
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