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) U1 Y/ C8 G4 ?4 C" C$ o0 }$ sIn keeping with sumo culture, the mighty Yokozuna never wore boots.
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$ n( y) H/ @0 x6 xJimmy Snuka flew from the top rope without boots.
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WWE Hall of Famers The Wild Samoans always wrestled in bare feet.
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The uncivilized Kamala didn’t wear boots or trunks.' v7 u! N9 f! a$ M
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One of the ring’s earliest flyers, Antonino Rocca thrilled WWE fans with no boots on.3 u8 |7 r" q/ ?2 _+ P
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4 B. o0 u0 O5 m3 XThe dangerous Haku decimated opponents with his lethal kicks.
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The massive Haystacks Calhoun always wrestled barefoot like many other “hillbilly” competitors.' n' y. o0 a7 Q/ t1 u1 P# X% P
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6 l3 S. g6 y' X; ?/ cLittle Tokyo was never seen wearing little boots.
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% W: [, t- R9 L. g2 |6 }1 h* N* `+ IBefore he wore a tuxedo and bowler hat, Mr. Fuji competed in bare feet.& v2 E1 j# q0 S) B8 v( C
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% V6 c9 J, K& w$ B; e# T8 ~& cThe Rock’s grandfather, “High Chief” Peter Maivia, never wore boots.
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6 E5 M8 U8 z+ A$ OTor Kamata was an early rival of former WWE Champion Bob Backlund.4 o7 _0 h# N5 T( E8 s) h
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Former martial arts champion Ernest “The Cat” Miller competed barefoot as he would in karate.- ~: m6 j: T; p# l% F" {
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) s( r" E4 h" {6 z/ g. S# CThe unpredictable Killer Khan battled Andre the Giant and Hulk Hogan in bare feet.. _$ x; T- X/ f2 O* p
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Cousin Luke was an ally of Hillbilly Jim in the 1980s.' q+ X- q X/ k) H
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The dangerous Umaga didn’t need boots to destroy opponents like John Cena and CM Punk.
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0 @- F, g5 C+ uHawaiian sensation Prince Iaukea held multiple titles in WCW in the late ’90s.
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* ]- ?6 M: ]- l1 _Argentina Apollo regularly tagged up with fellow shoe hater Antonino Rocca. |
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