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Harvey Wippleman's first client in WWE was Big Bully Busick.7 \0 q+ |% X7 _' r
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He soon brought the untamed Ugandan giant, Kamala, back to WWE to take on The Undertaker.
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6 e% ^( b- B# \7 ~Wippleman discovered the towering Giant Gonzales.
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% v T2 h0 @. @6 OHe also managed Bertha Faye, who captured the WWE Women's Championship under his tutelage.2 m7 q M9 J* S2 H
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: }6 E! M% I- ?* S+ n- wWippleman had an ongoing rivalry with WWE Hall of Famer Howard Finkel.. B! n ?6 I: d' x. E! _* x, b7 O
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The two met in a Tuxedo Match on Raw in January 1995.
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Harvey managed a diverse cast of characters, including the mysterious Kwang ...
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9 {+ E) |% B* i' N' ^2 fToday, Harvey Wippleman is the concierge at WWE television tapings.
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6 |# s; d; N+ D6 ?Wippleman chats with WWE Hall of Famer Pat Patterson and Dolph Ziggler." E9 Z" I7 s L3 ]* X+ O- Q5 Z
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