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Lists the various wrestlers active during the Jim Crockett Promotions Era, from 1982 through 1988. Please limit associated tropes to that wrestler's time in WCW.
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Abdullah the Butcher (Lawrence Paul Shreve) 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1991-1992
Arn Anderson (Martin Anthony Lunde) 1984-1988, 1989-2001
Ole Anderson (Alan Robert Rogowski) 1982-1987, 1989-1993
- The Big Guy: For The Four Horsemen.
- Power Stable: A founding member of The Four Horsemen.
- Unrelated Brothers: Not actually related to any of the other Anderson family members.
- Wrestling Family: His son Bryant.
The Assassin #2/Super Invader (Raymond "Ray" Fernandez) 1984; 1992
B
The Barbarian (Sione Vailahi) 1985-1988, 1992, 1995-2001
Outlaw Ron Bass (Ronald Herd) 1981-1982, 1984-1986
- Bald of Evil: For a time, thanks to Brutus Beefcake
- Evil Mentor: In Florida, he had Chris Champion and Sean Royal as Bass' Assassins.
- Finishing Move: Gourdbuster (Face-First Suplex)
- Fun with Acronyms: He was also known as Sam Oliver Bass.
- I Call It "Vera": He called the whip he used as a trademark weapon "Miss Betsy".
- Red Baron: "Cowboy" (as a Face), "Outlaw" (as a Heel)
- Weapon Specialization: He had a whip, "Miss Betsy", as a trademark weapon.
Tully Blanchard (Tully Arthur Blanchard) 1984-1988
- Affably Evil: Would often shake hands with his opponents before a squash match. Then pummel them.
- Large Ham
- Power Stable: A founding member of The Four Horsemen.
- Wrestling Family:
- Son of wrestling promoter and former American Wrestling Association star Joe Blanchard.
- His daughter, Tessa Blanchard, is also a wrestler and has wrestled for many companies, such as WWE (NXT) and Impact Wrestling
Bruiser Brody (Frank Goodish) 1982-1983, 1984
D
F
The Fabulous Freebirds
Michael Hayes (Michael Seitz) 1987-1994
Jimmy Garvin (James Williams) 1986-1992, 1994
Terry Gordy (Terry Ray Gordy Sr.), 1989-1992
- Alliterative Name
- "Do It Yourself" Theme Tune: "Badstreet U.S.A." written and sung by Michael Hayes.
- Power Stable
- Red Baron: 'Gorgeous' Jimmy 'Jam' Garvin, Michael 'P.S.' ('Purely Sexy') Hayes and Terry 'Bam Bam' Gordy.
- Rule of Three: The whole principle behind the 'Freebird Rule'.
- Wrestling Family: Jimmy Garvin's wife Patti was also his manager Precious. Terry Gordy's son, Ray also wrestled in WWE
Ric Flair (Richard Morgan Fliehr) 1982-1991, 1993-2001
Dory Funk Jr. 1969-1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1982-1984, 1985, 1987
G
Ron Garvin (Roger Barnes) 1985-1988
- Boring, but Practical: His Finishing Move, the Knockout Punch.
- Creepy Crossdresser: As Miss Atlanta Lively
- Red Baron: 'The Man With the Hands of Stone'
- Sibling Yin-Yang: Straight forward tough guy Ron and flashy Large Ham Jimmy.
- Unrelated Brothers: With Jimmy Garvin. In Real Life, he's Jimmy's stepfather.
Eddie Gilbert (Thomas Edward "Eddie" Gilbert, Jr.) 1987-1990
"Superstar" Billy Graham (Eldridge Wayne Coleman) 1975, 1976, 1977, 1984-1985
H
Stan Hansen (John Stanley Hansen) 1982, 1984, 1990-1991
K
Ivan Koloff (Oreal Perras) 1982, 1984-1989
Nikita Koloff (born Steve Simpson) 1984-1988, 1991, 1992
L
Mark Lewin 1983
Lex Luger (Lawrence Wendell Pfohl) 1987-1992, 1995-2001
M
Magnum TA (Terry Wayne Allen) 1984-1986
Chief Wahoo McDaniel (Edward McDaniel) 1982-1986, 1993
The Midnight Express
Dennis Condrey 1985-1987, 1988
Bobby Eaton 1985-2000
Stan Lane 1987-1990
Randy Rose 1988
N
The New Breed
L-R: Champion, Royal
Chris Champion (David Ashford-Smith) 1987-1988
Sean Royal 1987
- Alliterative Name: Chris Champion
- Cool Shades
- Game-Breaking Injury: Both guys were injured in a car accident during their feud with the Midnight Express. The team pretty much disappeared after that.
- The Bus Came Back: Of a sort. Champion had a brief run in 1993 as Yoshi Kwan.
- Parts Unknown: "The Future." Specifically, the year 2002, where, they claimed, robots were common and Dusty Rhodes was the President of the United States. They insisted that Lazer Tron was a real robot.
- Shout-Out: They talked about the flux capacitor and Transformers.
- Time Travel
- Wrestling Family: Chris Champion's brother is Mark Starr
O
The One Man Gang (George Gray) 1983-1985, 1991, 1995-1996
P
The Powers of Pain (1987-1988, 1995-1996)
The Warlord (Terry Szopinski)
The Barbarian (Sionne Vailahi)
R
Harley Race (Harley Leland Race) 1983, 1990, 1991-1995
Dusty Rhodes (Virgil Riley Runnels Jr.) 1982-1989, 1991-1998, 2001
The Road Warriors
Road Warrior Hawk (Michael James Hegstrand), 1986-1990, 1993, 1995, 1996
Road Warrior Animal (Joseph Aaron "Joe" Laurinaitis), 1986-1990, 1993, 1996, 2001
The Rock 'n' Roll Express
Robert Gibson (Robert Gibson FKA Ruben Cain) 1985-1991, 1996-1997
Ricky Morton (Richard Wendell "Ricky" Morton) 1985-1992, 1996-1997
Rick Rude (Richard Erwin Rood) 1986-1987, 1991-1994, 1997-1998
S
Buzz Sawyer (Bruce Woyan) 1980, 1982-1987, 1989-1991
The Sheepherders
Butch Miller (Robert Miller) 1980, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
Luke Williams (Brian Pickens) 1980, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
Dick Slater (Richard Van Slater) 1983-1985, 1987-1996
- Badass Longcoat: While Tag Teaming with Bunkhouse Buck.
- Deep South
- Heel–Face Revolving Door: Sometimes it seemed like even he wasn't sure.
- Last of His Kind: In 1992, he and the Barbarian were the last-ever WCW United States Tag Team Champions
. - Power Stable: The Stud Stable, 1994-1996.
- Red Baron: 'Dirty'.
- Tag Team:
- The Hardliners with Dick Murdoch in 1991
- Rough & Ready with Mike Enos
- Wrestling Doesn't Pay: As a wrestling cowboy during the '90s.
Sgt. Slaughter (Robert Remus) 1981-1985
Ricky Steamboat (Richard Henry Blood) 1983-1985, 1989, 1991-1994
Sting (Steve Borden) 1987-2001
"Exotic" Adrian Street (Adrian Street) 1983-1985
V
Greg "The Hammer" Valentine (John Anthony Wisniski Jr.) 1976-1978, 1979-1984, 1992
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