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! I- x, m; L! ~- N6 z* j# n0 a# }In late 1984, Hillbilly Jim began attending many WWE events, sitting in the front row and keeping a close eye on the action.
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. E" F s& ?3 R4 a" [9 cEarthquake was introduced to the WWE Universe during a strength contest between Ultimate Warrior and Dino Bravo.3 q7 \/ c6 W$ D' E1 V( u- L
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; a' F3 v0 X) M- p$ L& {1 bSantino Marella debuted directly from the WWE Universe during WWE’s first broadcast from Italy on April 16, 2007.
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. N0 e& D1 F8 BOn Nov. 3, 1997, Steve Blackman debuted by attacking Jim Neidhart, Doug Furnas and Phil LaFon.. e( r6 H& x# F" M7 I. p) U4 a
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' i% e( O! o2 EBeginning on the Nov. 24, 2008, episode of Raw, WWE television cameras captured Rosa Mendes in the audience holding signs proclaiming she was then–Women’s Champion Beth Phoenix’s No. 1 fan.
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0 s0 C" i( j2 a; T4 r+ Z; gAs Roddy Piper prepared to unmask Mr. America, a young fan named Zach Gowen bolted into the ring and attacked “Hot Rod” with an American flag.
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5 A! B' l% A8 c5 P* h1 z, ZNot only had Raven made his WCW debut by appearing in the audience, but he also formed The Flock in that same manner over the course of a few months.+ p7 N1 T8 N9 ?* y
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$ ^1 G& k9 [* b b' B+ ~On May 8, 2006, Beth Phoenix made her WWE debut by attacking Mickie James after running in from the audience./ _3 n. M0 T# @4 e3 n
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