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: I; f& {- d& Q% O( MIn keeping with sumo culture, the mighty Yokozuna never wore boots.
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- f& W3 d! e5 p0 w2 VJimmy Snuka flew from the top rope without boots.) {8 p+ y5 C% A7 S- M
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WWE Hall of Famers The Wild Samoans always wrestled in bare feet.
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) _. p# b7 h% s, r$ R5 f, p3 KThe uncivilized Kamala didn’t wear boots or trunks.8 P8 w1 T# U! M* ^
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6 m% `; S$ p! h# f% }$ w6 WOne of the ring’s earliest flyers, Antonino Rocca thrilled WWE fans with no boots on.
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4 {8 C7 m% b' VThe dangerous Haku decimated opponents with his lethal kicks.
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The massive Haystacks Calhoun always wrestled barefoot like many other “hillbilly” competitors.
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Little Tokyo was never seen wearing little boots.0 T6 V8 m3 W" t" k1 _2 d1 V; H
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Before he wore a tuxedo and bowler hat, Mr. Fuji competed in bare feet.
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The Rock’s grandfather, “High Chief” Peter Maivia, never wore boots.
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Tor Kamata was an early rival of former WWE Champion Bob Backlund.
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" S0 d5 q& x% MFormer martial arts champion Ernest “The Cat” Miller competed barefoot as he would in karate.
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' ^$ N4 }4 |& w. K5 f+ oThe unpredictable Killer Khan battled Andre the Giant and Hulk Hogan in bare feet.: B2 D2 F6 J' T. c! I
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Cousin Luke was an ally of Hillbilly Jim in the 1980s.% h8 \! d* X, h D3 H2 o7 E
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The dangerous Umaga didn’t need boots to destroy opponents like John Cena and CM Punk.8 I7 x' }" g, ^1 v
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1 {$ C2 O$ d! r: P- B3 Z1 d7 u/ jHawaiian sensation Prince Iaukea held multiple titles in WCW in the late ’90s.
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Argentina Apollo regularly tagged up with fellow shoe hater Antonino Rocca. |
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