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The ring's most memorable Jewish Superstars: photos! [6 v( J, {* c" ]' l% @9 O6 ^
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) m! G2 _' x ePerhaps the most well-known Jewish wrestler was William Goldberg.$ E. b }' T3 m; K! q% R# p9 P3 P" r
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+ [6 e3 N5 Y+ z' P, S! yHe didn’t even go by “Goldberg the Great” or “The Terrifying Goldberg.” He was simply “Goldberg.”0 J! x' @* j/ t+ h" P
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Another Superstar known for his Jewish heritage was the fan favorite Barry Horowitz." Z+ j8 ^( M9 z0 n! q, u& P
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6 |3 J; b7 L+ s8 X+ H8 kHorowitz didn’t win as often as Goldberg. In fact, Horowitz developed a very different kind of streak with the zero on the other end.
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7 _7 ~: s) A+ G4 _Colt Cabana, the best friend of CM Punk, briefly competed in WWE as Scotty Goldman.$ t6 P2 S! ?8 k% e) o9 v7 ~
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8 x: j) p# J" d# |4 r2 F, b“One of my only regrets in this world was not having a wrestling-themed bar mitzvah,” Cabana told WWE Classics.
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Another of Punk’s close friends, Paul Heyman, was raised Jewish in the affluent New York suburb of Scarsdale, N.Y.0 M( i7 b6 }& ^' N8 B6 _4 K
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( W/ A- O( i( K3 oHeyman has been credited as the “Creative Rabbi” of THQ’s “WWE ’13” after penning the hot video game’s narrative.
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WWE Hall of Fame manager The Grand Wizard was Jewish.& Z& Y, ~2 Z( p# }
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WWE Hall of Fame ring announcer Howard Finkel is also a member of the Jewish people.) e' T0 Z' \9 i' z. L2 q4 Q( T
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. y* l; ?2 u! @; j1 AAndy Kaufman, a Jewish comedian from Long Island, engaged in a bitter rivalry with Jerry Lawler and was introduced to Lawler by Bill Apter, a Jewish wrestling journalist.
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Joel Gertner, Dudley Boyz associate and color commentator, is Jewish and was one of ECW's most popular personalities.. \2 @6 j4 w6 c0 t, ], s3 u
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) Z/ ~. O: V e% V"Macho Man" Randy Savage was half-Jewish on his mother's side.
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5 t. m/ O& v! R. C c& j% o"Macho Man" is one of the most beloved WWE Superstars of all time.$ C) ~: y: C6 n
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& }" p3 }) F1 f1 `Raven, born Scott Levy to a Jewish family, was a multi-time ECW Champion.4 ^+ K; q$ M0 y3 x
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Raven holds the record for reigns with the WWE Hardcore Championship. |
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