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M Dogg™:
Greatest Patriotic Wrestlers - Americans

"The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes

The son of a plummer, the defination of the American Dream, he didn't need to drap himself in an American flag to be patriot, he simply lived the Dream. Rhodes was the hero to the Florida territory for years, and eventually broke through in the NWA to represent the common man in defeating the Nature Boy Ric Flair. Being the hero to almost every wrestler in Florida, even Hulk Hogan, Rhodes set the standard of the All American face. No question about it, Dusty Rhodes is Americana.

Jim Duggan

Maybe the greatest hero that no one ever caught onto the joke. Duggan came into the WWF as a Soviet hating patriot who carried his 2x4 and defended Ol' Glory. Of course the thing is that in the WWF, everyone plays a role and Duggan was that of the low IQ American. But, in that role Duggan became a huge star, and was a working man's hero, winning the first ever Royal Rumble and putting bad guys away one 2x4 swing at a time.

Sgt. Slaughter

Orginally one of the baddest heels in the game, Sgt. Slaughter played the role of a Vietnam Vet who felt disrespected in this country. As time would pass, and the 80's ushered in a new era of Patriotism Slaughter would focus his agressions of the Iron Sheik. When a disagreement with WWF happened, Slaughter would go to the AWA, winning the American title and defeating Boris Zhukov and renewing his rivalry with the Iron Sheik. Of course he would return to the WWF and turn on American, but no one can dispute Sgt. Slaughter as one of the greatest American heros from 1983-1990.

Kurt Angle

Since he came to the WWF in 1999, no one wrestler since Hulk Hogan has been as connected to the USA flag like Kurt Angle. Playing the cocky heel, Kurt Angle is the America that the world hates, but is also the America that this country prides itself on, being the best in the damn world, oh it's true, it's true.  Kurt is so good, he can say crazy things, and still be cheered. Example
http://www.youtube.com/v/7ydZDLLtp8Y&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b

Hulk Hogan

Is there any question who would be number one. He defeated the Iron Sheik to get the World title off of him, he defended it from the likes of the Russian Nikolai Volkoff, the Scottish Roddy Piper, a giant French guy named Andre the Giant and a Ugandan Headhunter, Kamala. Hogan defended the flag and the world title from all evils. The ultimate face was the one to take the title from Sgt. Slaughter when he turned his back on America and sided with Iraq in the 1991 war. He defeated Yokozuna after he stole the title from Bret Hart with salt, and he defeated just plan crazy people (Dungeon of Doom) in WCW before turning heel. Let me ask you to watch this video and disagree with Hulk Hogan being number one... didn't think so.
http://www.youtube.com/v/GGuhZvO1DKg&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b

Sikotic™:
The Patriot was probably one of the worst patriotic wrestlers.

thisoneguy360:
Sabu

M Dogg™:

--- Quote from: TheRemedy360 on November 03, 2009, 09:52:40 PM ---Sabu

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from Bombay, Michigan.

Citizen-Y:

--- Quote from: Sikotic on November 03, 2009, 09:49:30 PM ---The Patriot was probably one of the worst patriotic wrestlers.

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No way.  He's run in the WWF in 1997 was awesome.  He had two great matches with Bret Hart and was over as fuck.

Then he did alot of drugs and got jobbed out.  Tom Brandi is now the Patriot and his shoot interview is fucking amazing.

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