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The ring's memorable Jewish Superstars: photos
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Perhaps the most well-known Jewish wrestler was William Goldberg.
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( n# K- q, W$ a1 hHe didn’t even go by “Goldberg the Great” or “The Terrifying Goldberg.” He was simply “Goldberg.”
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Another Superstar known for his Jewish heritage was the fan favorite Barry Horowitz.
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Horowitz didn’t win as often as Goldberg. In fact, Horowitz developed a very different kind of streak with the zero on the other end./ r( }3 J7 E5 C5 W# V$ D3 u
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/ A8 b2 v; G1 O% \9 BColt Cabana, the best friend of CM Punk, briefly competed in WWE as Scotty Goldman.
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“One of my only regrets in this world was not having a wrestling-themed bar mitzvah,” Cabana told WWE Classics.) h0 ~. G# Y& O; n' ~& F1 b+ o/ y
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One of Punk's former friends, Paul Heyman, was raised Jewish in the affluent New York suburb of Scarsdale, N.Y.
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9 }+ a& r% t% ?- O" i7 R4 }0 uHeyman has been credited as the “Creative Rabbi” of THQ’s “WWE ’13” after penning the hot video game’s narrative.
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WWE Hall of Fame manager The Grand Wizard was Jewish." g8 l% ` ?" s0 H
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WWE Hall of Fame ring announcer Howard Finkel is also a member of the Jewish people.
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Andy Kaufman, a Jewish comedian from Long Island, engaged in a bitter rivalry with Jerry Lawler and was introduced to Lawler by Bill Apter, a Jewish wrestling journalist.3 Z/ [; B: ^1 H+ e' u/ ]$ Z4 r
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Joel Gertner, Dudley Boyz associate and color commentator, is Jewish and was one of ECW's most popular personalities./ c. U- Q# ^3 v" k! W$ ]
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' U, ~2 h! y/ z, i5 {6 Z$ M. Y"Macho Man" is one of the most beloved WWE Superstars of all time.
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Raven, born Scott Levy to a Jewish family, was a multi-time ECW Champion.1 G/ _8 h: M, A
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Raven holds the record for reigns with the WWE Hardcore Championship. |
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