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Kurt Angle came to Dory Funk Jr. for professional wrestling training after winning a gold medal at the 1996 Olympics.
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2 @9 Z; \/ d& F" M- Y( W& [The WWE Hall of Famer shows the hopeful Superstars the right way to execute an arm drag.( M% _8 v- [0 Z0 A7 h
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Steve Blackman levels Shawn Stasiak with a punch. f6 ]! |* a; ?, C3 |2 B3 Y
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Taka Michinoku shows off his high-flying skills.
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Mark Henry shows Tensai why they call him The World's Strongest Man.
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Jim Ross talks to a prospective Superstar during the camp.9 C7 y; h# U& i9 M
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Before he debuted in WWE, The Blue Meanie refined his in-ring skills with Funk.6 f( Z, k# c% ^) Q$ @( q) r. R
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; n a r' \5 k/ kEdge and Val Venis share a laugh during the dojo.
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6 M2 D# H& b+ u* \Mideon gets ready for action.1 ^, f7 t) s. ?
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Mideon finds himself trapped in the corner at the hands of Giant Silva.5 m% q- Y1 S5 x" L% w
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/ m% ^% b, ]! _: NFunk accompanies "Dr. Death" Steve Williams to the ring during a show at the end of the dojo.
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