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Few Superstars have ever been as surly as Bad News Brown.
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& F* G. U8 D" R9 F/ fBrown started in the squared circle after winning the bronze medal in judo at the 1976 Olympics.! l% l$ R" B: Q% w
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After tearing through Stampede Wrestling in Calgary, Alberta, Bad News made his way to WWE in 1988.( ]% i( E" _2 r! ?" D- f
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He made an instant impact, knocking out opponents with a devastating enzuigiri he dubbed the “Ghetto Blaster.”" L3 b3 U R5 l! v- F
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Bad News preferred to keep to himself, making no friends.: ~0 i3 R$ H B! D+ p, h' ~
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% b" e! C7 ]% h0 o( ~Brown had vicious brawls with rivals like "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and "Macho Man" Randy Savage.
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: j1 N5 ~8 @/ h1 _. KThe New Yorker once brought Harlem sewer rats to the ring to combat Jake Robert's snakes.6 R7 `! r6 ~1 h4 d* u5 J
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After losing to Roberts at SummerSlam 1990, Bad News Brown disappeared from WWE.3 w7 `# a4 F8 F& c& Q: {. E$ { \: i1 B
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