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You're right...now that I think about it, Nitro and (especially) Thunder weren't above the random appearances, either. Like Debbie Combs suddenly walking out for a women's match on Nitro.

 

Remember that Japanese contingent that appeared on early episodes of Thunder? Can't recall their names, but one babyface guy had the Japanese word for "Dog" spray-painted on his back. Tenzan suddenly appeared as a background character in a few NWO segments, as well.

 

It wasn't until years later that I found out "Flyboy" Rocco Rock did double-duty on the weekend shows as "The Cheetah Kid".

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You're right...now that I think about it, Nitro and (especially) Thunder weren't above the random appearances, either. Like Debbie Combs suddenly walking out for a women's match on Nitro.

 

Remember that Japanese contingent that appeared on early episodes of Thunder? Can't recall their names, but one babyface guy had the Japanese word for "Dog" spray-painted on his back. Tenzan suddenly appeared as a background character in a few NWO segments, as well.

 

It wasn't until years later that I found out "Flyboy" Rocco Rock did double-duty on the weekend shows as "The Cheetah Kid".

I thought that particular Cheetah Kid was Prince Iaukea .

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I thought that particular Cheetah Kid was Prince Iaukea .

I'm proud to say I never knew that :)

 

It makes sense (either Iaukea or ECWA's "Cheetah Master"). I had always just assumed it was Rocco. I think I remember seeing WCW's "Cheetah Kid" around the second half of 1997. I remember Iaukea had kinda' disappeared after losing the TV title in the spring of '97, so it'd fit with that timeline.

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Kenzo Suzuki was supposed to come to the WWE in '04 as "Hirohito" and have programs with Jericho and/or Benoit playing up U.S. vs. Japan (hence Benoit being billed from Atlanta and Jericho from Manhasset).

 

I remember the Hirohito idea, but I thought the billed towns thing was due to Vince having another one of his quirks where he decided babyfaces wouldn't be billed from Canada anymore.

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Kenzo Suzuki was supposed to come to the WWE in '04 as "Hirohito" and have programs with Jericho and/or Benoit playing up U.S. vs. Japan (hence Benoit being billed from Atlanta and Jericho from Manhasset).

 

I remember the Hirohito idea, but I thought the billed towns thing was due to Vince having another one of his quirks where he decided babyfaces wouldn't be billed from Canada anymore.

 

I remember Edge being billed from Tampa briefly til his heel turn and he was back to being from Toronto.

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