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: ?; n/ j: T# y* y' G* S9 SToday, Steve Keirn, formerly known as Skinner, runs Florida Championship Wrestling, WWE's developmental territory.
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, W- n. Z ?: EKeirn founded FCW in 2007.! X& S7 K# X$ H5 t4 \& }
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Keirn 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./ _- n7 L. w! Z0 O/ A* W1 {+ s
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* A' Z* O, u3 I7 i J1 C ]1 {Norman Smiley poses at FCW in Tampa, Fla.9 g+ \, g& d" \; v# N
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Smiley gets in the ring to teach the fundamentals of pro wrestling.
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' @$ s' O7 }: w2 XThe 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.
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$ v3 i5 Z7 C( s; ~: G3 GAt Fully Loaded 1998, The Hart Dungeon hosted its first match featuring Owen Hart vs. Ken Shamrock.
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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.! O$ \+ s: T- f0 b% _
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In 2008, Afa of The Wild Samoans moved his training center from Allentown, Pa., to central Florida.
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% m( G7 {2 i6 L5 u# E2 }Today, Lance Storm operates the Storm Wrestling Academy in Calgary, Alberta./ c2 P a+ c2 A: \4 U
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7 D9 Q8 L) x9 h- u |* fHe's very hands on in training future sports-entertainers.3 ]" B7 H+ ^- L3 \+ x2 c
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Several of his students have been signed to developmental deals by WWE.
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