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The job squad: 10 wrestlers who competed in work clothes: photos* ?; D' G# z/ P) s, k$ i9 N- n4 o
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Irwin R. Schyster (a.k.a. IRS) made it his mission to ensure the WWE Universe paid their taxes on time.
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The nefarious taxman held the World Tag Team Titles with The Million Dollar Man.2 G# t6 C# }5 t6 G8 X
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2 ^. {* l$ [$ CHailing from Mt. Trashmore, Duke "The Dumpster" Droese set out to clean up WWE.3 O5 `3 m6 S' Q0 V- F
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8 A* n: m1 ?% Y8 ?9 gHis opponents often got taken out with the trash.! M' x; L' f3 q
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TL Hopper carried his trusty plunger, Betsy, with him to the ring.1 p$ Y7 t$ T7 k$ s3 }6 |
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+ g% Y1 F, Z0 r1 \$ K$ @His unlucky foes got the grimy plunger shoved into their faces.3 l; }" W \' U1 W& e0 r/ o
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Big Josh made his way from the woods of the Pacific Northwest to WCW.# T8 l2 M9 B( w, { S% o9 ^
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; L7 `/ m# x& ?; y2 F% OThe mighty lumberjack carried an axe handle with him to the ring.
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Isaac Yankem, D.D.S., set out to drill through the competition.
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When he wasn't busy in the ring, Yankem was a practicing dentist.
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The Mountie sought to bring his version of law and order to WWE.: c3 y0 g* \5 a- c; C. ^
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6 c: p& {) f8 LThat often involved shocking his opposition with a cattle prod.3 P4 v/ j2 _* u1 _4 a
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The crooked cop defeated Bret Hart to capture the Intercontinental Title in 1991.
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He spent a night in the slammer after losing to The Big Boss Man at SummerSlam 1991.
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! s) H ^1 J0 `; |Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker was one-half of The State Patrol in WCW.1 h+ g. H- g' n9 t6 L' A' l" ?1 H
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8 o ^$ _7 N- x' c9 j# o, KWith his nightstick in hand, The Big Boss Man tried to uphold justice.
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* C: K. i/ m+ ~% e8 vWhen he returned to WWE in 1998, he updated his ring gear to that of a SWAT team member.$ ^' u+ |* p+ I/ ~0 ]+ v
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