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Chuck Palumbo: Classic Photos. x" W' s2 c" a; \* O4 a# X
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Chuck Palumbo was a product of WCW's Power Plant training facility.
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. P- j( H! n+ c' \He made a big impact in WCW in 2000 by imitating Lex Luger. Here, he uses "The Total Package's" signature Torture Rack submission.
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Palumbo joined other WCW and ECW stars as part of the Invasion of WWE in 2001.7 F6 V3 Y& i N. b% G
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After the Invasion ended, Palumbo joined forces with Billy Gunn.
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He died his hair blond like his partner, and the two got headbands with their names emblazoned on them.. j3 k" U& l% t2 Y$ [; m
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The pair were so confident in their looks that they once challenged Torrie Wilson & Stacy Keibler to a swimsuit contest.$ D3 V2 x7 d+ h1 C( o" S# _; p
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" `8 b4 Q# |8 V, lBilly and Chuck won the World Tag Team Titles on two occasions.
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4 Q7 q6 h% e& _+ k2 t% U' W( U4 xAfter his partnership with Gunn ended, Palumbo joined up with paisans Nunzio & Johnny Stamboli, The Full Blooded Italians.
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' w# S# V7 |' y" r: q2 iAfter some time away from WWE, Palumbo returned on one of his custom motorcycles in 2007.
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The bruiser brought his hard-hitting offense to SmackDown.
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: m3 E- J' O( yMichelle McCool was impressed by Palumbo's bikes. The Diva began accompanying him to ringside.
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! C3 o1 Z! p* a1 R* V! SThat earned Palumbo the jealousy of Jamie Noble, who was trying to court McCool.
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" X. {4 n3 D$ r! j6 GChuck Palumbo: Current Photos
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Chuck Palumbo still creates custom motorcycles. His garage, CP Kustoms, still gets swamped with orders.
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He rode this bike, War Machine, cross-country with his band before raffling it off for charity.
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Palumbo designed this bike for WWE Superstar Rey Mysterio. He's also created motorcycles for Batista.. \; c1 l/ W, R/ h4 i; V* r
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) a. ^$ N# y. Q. e& xHe owns CP Garage Gym, a core fitness gym in El Cajon, Calif.& V9 @8 y# m+ d! Z- |: K
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When he's not working, Chuck rocks out on guitar with his band, 3 Spoke Wheels.
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Chuck loves spending time with his 15-year-old daughter, Charli.: ? G/ c8 J g) a) K
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He credits his girlfriend, Laura, with giving him the support he needs to succeed in all his endeavors./ \. ?4 J C9 A$ E' m
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