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The ring's most memorable Jewish Superstars: photos+ s" m8 Z8 L, n4 _1 v/ T* T! Z
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Perhaps the most well-known Jewish wrestler was William Goldberg.9 S( [# f( p1 H& N: i
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He didn’t even go by “Goldberg the Great” or “The Terrifying Goldberg.” He was simply “Goldberg.”
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; V: B) n- i. oAnother Superstar known for his Jewish heritage was the fan favorite Barry Horowitz.
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$ X8 B- v# u+ Q& `+ EHorowitz didn’t win as often as Goldberg. In fact, Horowitz developed a very different kind of streak with the zero on the other end.6 t% k% q/ Q+ J" E
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$ C% y$ z3 L3 @Colt Cabana, the best friend of CM Punk, briefly competed in WWE as Scotty Goldman.' \" q# K \4 }; o1 Q# E
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“One of my only regrets in this world was not having a wrestling-themed bar mitzvah,” Cabana told WWE Classics.
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; r6 L- k6 o( `0 R# s6 M+ ~Another of Punk’s close friends, Paul Heyman, was raised Jewish in the affluent New York suburb of Scarsdale, N.Y.
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& D8 n2 C4 g2 u4 U2 |) jHeyman 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.
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WWE Hall of Fame ring announcer Howard Finkel is also a member of the Jewish people.
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% S* |) P$ b9 n$ P' h! fAndy 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.
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& a n6 m& j8 N/ Y( P1 M"Macho Man" Randy Savage was half-Jewish on his mother's side.4 g0 @ B2 w4 H: _: Q' U. n
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Raven, born Scott Levy to a Jewish family, was a multi-time ECW Champion.
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Raven holds the record for reigns with the WWE Hardcore Championship. |
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