The company also drew casual fans' attention by filming events at popular tourist venues such as Disney's Hollywood Studios, and reached out to Mexican and Japanese wrestling fans through its cruiserweight division, which featured wrestlers from a diverse array of ethnic and racial backgrounds competing in matches featuring styles of wrestling popular in Latin America and Asia. Later that year, with WWF's WrestleMania IV around the corner, Crockett decided to use McMahon's own tactics against him, developing his own PPV-caliber event and airing it for free on TBS opposite WrestleMania. Wrestlers who care about their fans, management who cares about the wrestlers, and a wrestling product that continously gives a passionate damn about the quality! The last Nitro drew a 3.0 rating. This presentation both mimicked Nitro's "Anything can happen" atmosphere, and acknowledged the growing phenomenon of "smarks," wrestling fans who used the Internet to gain a wide base of knowledge on the real-life, backstage workings of the industry. RELATED: 9 Huge Matches WWE Fans Surprisingly Didn't Get During The New Generation Era On this page you find the full WCW Roster & Alumni across the All-Time History of the company. He declared open war on the WWF and aggressively recruited high-profile former WWF wrestlers such as Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage, using Turner's funds. [27] During the January 18 episode, however, ratings would fall slightly to 4.9,[27] but would recover to 5.0 the following week. Though Hart became strongly disliked in the United States, this had no effect on his popularity in Canada or Western Europe where he remained a babyface. To Monday nights, in direct competition with Raw. Austin's popularity would skyrocket even more with the company's fan base during this time. Bookmark Quiz Bookmark Quiz -/5-RATE QUIZ. During this time WCW brought in The Ultimate Warrior, now known as The Warrior, and then later reformed the Four Horsemen for Ric Flair's television return. As cable television arose in the 1970s, local stations were often retransmitted to new markets as superstations. Dominic Ward is a S Tier troll fr. The game was followed by WCW/nWo Thunder, which was based on Nitro's Thursday night counterpart. WCW Roster 1997 Quiz - By thelesserevil. In 1982, in order to appear less regional in scope, the television show was renamed World Championship Wrestling, a name Barnett had used for promoting shows in Australia in the 1970s. WCW would ride that positive momentum into 1997, where their dominance over WWE would continue. update the picture of DREW MCINTYRE please, please add Karl Fredericks to World Wrestling Entertainment and remove him from New Japan Pro Wrestling, Brian Kendrick is not wwe producer he just come for one show ; not signed at this time, Sudu Shah leave WWE !, Stevie Turner is back on NXT. World War 3 (1997) was the third World War 3 professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). Stone Cold Steve Austin would start to become extremely popular with the WWF's fan base during 1997, and would often receive the best fan response of the night; despite playing a heel character, many fans would start to see him as more of an anti-hero. Being a cartridge game a swipe of isopropyl alcohol may be recommended if game doesn't boot up first try. On this page you find the full WCW Roster in the year 1996. Because Sid's attack on Anderson was more violent, and because of Arn Anderson's close relationship with Ole Anderson, the decision was made to fire Sid. 2019 should be updated in the post draft only. Time for the wrestling community to come together and build strong alternatives! Randy Savage. The roster is quite possibly the largest roster of licensed . On March 23, 2001, all of WCW's trademarks and archived video library, as well as a select 25 contracts, were sold to Vince McMahon and World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc. through its subsidiary WCW Inc. WCW's assets were purchased for just $3 million. hide this ad. . WWE promises big changes. In late 1994, "Macho Man" Randy Savage shocked the wrestling world when he departed WWE. In WWE, Luger had a decent run but failed to reach the top of the mountain. Forget about fans. This commment is unpublished, pending moderation. WCW's closure left a gap in the market which several companies have attempted to fill. WCW's first major pay-per-view event since Hogan's hiring, Bash at the Beach, saw Hogan defeat Ric Flair for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. The secret has never changed. . Russo would then cut a shoot promo proclaiming that the reason WCW was in dire straits was due to "that goddamn politician Hulk Hogan". The match was interrupted by the stables of WCW's nWo and WWE's DX, leading to a brawl between them and Sting's defeat in his first match in the company. Overview. With the introduction of the nWo, the June 10, 1996, episode of Raw would be the last rating victory for the WWF for nearly two years.[12]. The most-remembered Prime Time format featured Bobby Heenan and Gorilla Monsoon introducing taped matches and analyzing them afterward, with Monsoon taking a neutral/babyface position and Heenan unashamedly cheering on the heels. At first, Mongo was just an on-air personality. When recalling this event years later, Paul Heyman stated the following: The National Wrestling Alliance was old-school when old-school wasn't hip anymore. He's either so stupid that he think's he's right or is such a perfect troll in so many ways the fact that yall don't see that is just odd. 4/10 Best: Hollywood Hogan. The Raw Is War logo and its name were retired in September 2001, following the September 11 attacks and sensitivity over the word war, and because the Monday Night Wars were "over." It feels like a forced meal we do not want to eat. By By thelesserevil. In the summer of 2003, WWE purchased ECW's assets in court, acquiring the rights to ECW's video library. On January 4, 1999, Nitro broadcast live once again from the Georgia Dome. The Monday Night Wars were an era in professional wrestling where WCW's Monday Nitro and the WWF's Raw is War shows competed for ratings. The final ratings for the night were 5.7 for Raw Is War and 5.0 for Nitro. Jim Barnett, Jack and Gerald Brisco had major stakes in the organization, while Ole Anderson was head booker and was in charge of operations. Before World Championship Wrestling was formed, Jim Crockett Promotions existed. The wars ended with the sale of WCW's assets by its parent company, AOL Time Warner, to the WWF. We understand that Mick Foley, who wrestled here at one time as Cactus Jack, is gonna win their World title. Although the Wolfpack proved popular with fans, the overall nWo storyline began to grow stale: As with the culmination of the Sting/Hogan match, fans grew tired of the lack of any kind of resolution, as many matches between the groups simply ended in disqualifications when other members jumped into the ring to interfere, leading to all-out brawls. After the initial shock wore off, Hogan settled into his new role as WCW's top heel. Two weeks after Black Saturday, TBS debuted the show of a successor promotion to GCW created by holdout shareholders, Championship Wrestling from Georgia, albeit on early Saturday mornings. Shortly into the match, a Stinger Splash resulted in Luger being crushed behind Nash and being taken away on a stretcher, turning the match into The Outsiders vs. Sting and Savage. That same year, WCW began taping matches months in advance for syndicated programming like WCW WorldWide at the Disney/MGM Studios which would become known as the "Disney tapings". The shift in programming helped lead the company to achieve mainstream success similar to the 1980s professional wrestling boom. They stopped caring after the attitude era. This initiated the Invasion storyline that would have Shane's character leading the WCW invasion of the WWF,[39] which lasted from March to November 2001 and marked the end of WCW as a brand. They cannot vote on matters? Triple H is going to play dumb and go with the flow. This sparked a new interest in football players stepping into the squared circle. The toughest wrestlers in the world, get together with the hottest babes in professional wrestling to bring you two hours of exciting WCW Monday night action. Though the incident was not televised, it was nonetheless recorded by fans who had smuggled cameras and camcorders into the event, and photos and videos were widely disseminated on the internet. By 1988, Crockett's acquisition spree had severely drained his coffers. But anyway I am elderly old woman who used to be a wrestling fan. Throughout the majority of 1997, WCW could do no wrong. @EBischoff should NEVER try to give anyone any advice about wrestling, ever! . Another demotion. A Life long pro wrestling, Los Angeles Lakers, and Philadelphia Eagles fan. The Undertaker, then one of the company's longest-serving performers, had his gimmick changed for the first time in his career with the company during the Attitude Era: having performed from 1990 to 1998 as a revenant, his persona was first changed to a pseudo-Satanic cult leader in 1999, then to a "bad ass" biker persona in 2000. Go Orange. Although born with the family name Anderson, his name was changed to Williams in early childhood when he was adopted by his stepfather. At first, the strategy worked flawlessly but eventually lesser WWE alumni started being brought in. This format expanded to two live hours in May 1996 and later three. I attended 4 wrestlemania, multiple raw and smackdowns in the past. 2009: Triple H invades Randy Orton's home. Triple H is going to play dumb and go with the flow. Just re-watched the 1997 and 1998 shows and the unique look/atmosphere is a breath of fresh air for sure, especially compared to todays When the feed resumed, Austin was shown being dragged out of Pillman's house as Pillman screamed, "That son of a bitch has got this coming! Maybe for once the fans get to choose/organize the product going forward. The new World order battles The Four Horseman in a WarGames Cage Match. Accounts varied as to the reason for Nash and Hall's departure: Whereas wrestling analysts speculated that their contracts had been allowed to expire in order to break the Kliq's influence within the company, the WWF's official stance was that they could not match WCW's contract offer. Disco would go on to have a couple of short stints with the WCW World Television Championship but would eventually drop the title twice. Paul Wight was a legend in WCW. After jumping from WCW to run roughshod over the WWE roster, Sid returned to terrorize once again, taking on the likes of Kevin Nash, "Hollywood" Hogan and Goldberg. WCW would capitalize on that interest by signing former Chicago Bear, Steve "Mongo" McMichael. In 1996, Hulk Hogan went from one end of the pro wrestling spectrum to the other when he became the villainous Hollywood Hogan. List of former World Championship Wrestling personnel. But anyway I am elderly old woman who used to be a wrestling fan. Ted Turner decided to expand the brand by introducing a second weekly program WCW Thunder, on his TBS channel. In an attempt to break the momentum of Nitro, WWF entered into a cross-promotional agreement with ECW. However, the weekly live schedule became a financial drain on the WWF, and the company began taping shows; sometimes up to a month's worth of shows were taped at a time. December 2, 2021 in Wrestler CAWs, (Hollywood Hogan / Sting / Lex Luger / The Giant), (Roddy Piper / 4 Horsemen - Ric Flair, Jeff Jarrett, Mongo McMichael, Chris Benoit / Curt Hennig), (NWO - Curt Hennig, Buff Bagwell, Scott Norton, Konnan, Vincent, Masahiro Chono, Great Muta, Big Bubba Rogers, Mr. Wallstreet), (Booker T (singles) / Goldberg / Ray Traylor / Alex Wright / Disco Inferno / Hugh Morrus / Fit Finlay / Glacier / Ernest The Cat Miller), (R.I.P. Simply use the filters below! Stars such as Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, Bill Goldberg and Sting became household names, and some attempted to parlay their newfound fame into other mediums and found success in them, much like Hulk Hogan of the 1980s and early 1990s: notable examples being Mick Foley, who became a New York Times best selling author with the first volume of his autobiography, Have a Nice Day, and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, who branched out to become one of the highest grossing actors of all time. Welcome back to the clown world that everyone has fallen asleep to! Ever since Vince McMahon and WWE figured out that incorporating celebrities into pro wrestling was lucrative, the hunt for willing celebrity wrestlers was on. Later that year, the WWF debuted a second cable show, also on USA, called Tuesday Night Titans (TNT), a talk show spoof hosted by Vince McMahon (also the WWF owner) and Lord Alfred Hayes. In contrast to professional wrestling of the time, which was marketed more towards families, Eastern Championship Wrestling was geared more toward adults and fans who craved a more athletic and violent wrestling product. The former WWE management will still be rich off your hard earned money and chilling on the beach! I attended 4 wrestlemania, multiple raw and smackdowns in the past. WrestleMania XII also began a brief turning point for the WWF, after which Raw would overtake Nitro for two consecutive months. WCW/nWo Revenge is a professional wrestling video game released in 1998 for the Nintendo 64 game console. WCW Nitro is a professional wrestling video game based on the television show WCW Monday Nitro. Absolute egotistical nonsense. Now this sham company sells out everything and everyone. They stopped caring after the attitude era. On January 24, 1988, another scheduling conflict took place between the WWF and NWA: the NWA presented the Bunkhouse Stampede on PPV, while WWF aired the Royal Rumble for free on the USA Network. As many fans had waited for a decisive victory of one faction over the other, the convoluted sequence of events was seen as a way to artificially extend the storyline without allowing it to come to an organic conclusion, beginning a sharp decline in the popularity of the nWo angle amongst fans. All Rights Reserved. composed of stock footage of matches featuring current WWF wrestlers who had started their careers as jobbers in WCW, all of which ended in the WWF wrestler suffering a humiliating loss. Goldberg proved to be very popular with the fans and enjoyed some crossover success in mainstream popular culture. Crockett went to Gordon and asked him to hold a tournament for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, in ECW's home city of Philadelphia on August 27, 1994. In 2000, Ted Turner was no longer running the company, which had been purchased by Time Warner in 1996 and America Online (AOL) in 2001. By 2005, WWE began reintroducing ECW through content from the ECW video library and a series books. However, the WWF's show on TBS was a ratings disaster, as GCW fans, disliking the cartoonish characters and storylines of the WWF, simply stopped watching. However, the anticlimactic end of the match proved unpopular: Bret Hart made his WCW debut by accusing the referee of corruption, declaring himself the referee, and then awarding the belt to Sting, only for it to be stripped moments later on a technicality. For alumni of that promotion, see List of former Jim Crockett Promotions personnel.. Deceased individuals are indicated with a . Fans also responded negatively to several gimmicks intended to reinvigorate interest in WCW, including the introduction of actor David Arquette as the company's new champion. WCW PAYROLL INFORMATION (1997) Note: Financial Data runs from January 1, 1997 to December 31,1997, and reflects actual payments made to wrestlers during that period. Prior to this, the WWF's Austin/McMahon and WCW's Goldberg/nWo storylines would have each company trade victories. This includes the list of all WCW Wrestlers, division between Men and Women Roster, as well as Managers, Announcers, Authority figures, Producers and other personalities in World Championship Wrestling. Nitro was cut to two hours beginning with the edition of January 3, 2000 (with the first hour running unopposed and the second hour competing against Raw Is War) in an effort to bolster the aggregate ratings score,[8] but the elimination of the third hour did not mean higher ratings for Nitro, which by April averaged around a 2.5 (while Raw Is War drew more than double that amount).[30]. Welcome back to the clown world that everyone has fallen asleep to! Many local programmers turned to professional wrestling as a means to fill out their schedules, as it was relatively inexpensive to produce but drew high ratings. The initial broadcast of Nitro also featured the return of Lex Luger to WCW. WCW and the nWo continued to grow in popularity, and for the next 84 consecutive weeks Nitro beat Raw in the ratings. See photos for more details. . Chris Jericho was by far the most underutilized wrestler on the WCW roster. Nothing much happens. [46] The DVD looks back at the roots of WCW during the days of Georgia Championship Wrestling and Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling, to the glory days of Monday Nitro and the nWo, and to its demise and sale to WWE. In January 2001, Fusient Media Ventures, led by Bischoff, announced that they were going to purchase WCW. Everyone has a morale/confidence boost after Vince left. Our complete Pro Wrestlers Database allows you to travel through time and see the WCW Roster & Alumni by Year or any specific Date in history. It led to another heel turn for Hogan and the reformation of the nWo. [44] With the financial and critical success of the production, WWE produced a second One Night Stand in June 2006 and relaunched the ECW franchise as a WWE brand, complementary to Raw and SmackDown. High flying moves, chair shots, cat fights - WCW Nitro has it all. Ric Flair, Kevin Nash, and Goldberg eventually signed contracts with WWE only after the conclusion of the Invasion, though it is generally thought that their participation in the storyline would have benefited the promotion.[41]. WCW's Starrcade pay-per-view in Washington, D.C. drew WCW's highest buyrate to that date, including the highly anticipated main-event of Hollywood Hogan vs. Sting, a match that fans had been waiting to see since Sting first appeared as the leader of an anti-nWo faction a year before. On April 10, 2000, Bischoff (now a creative consultant) and Russo returned with equal power to work as a team and attempted to reboot WCW by vacating all of the promotion's titles. Dark Match: Chavo Guerrero Sr. defeated Lenny Lane Dean Malenko & Eddie Guerrero defeated Rey Misterio Jr. & Steven Regal Fit Finlay defeated Dave Taylor Yuji Nagata . It's hard to imagine Sting being so hot in 1997 without the evil Hogan being his counterpart. He then raised the Eastern Championship Wrestling title and declared it to be a world heavyweight championship, calling it the only real world title left in professional wrestling. However, Savage still felt he had a lot left in the tank as a performer. Kidman achieved his Fourth Reign. WCW 1997-2000. In April 2000, WCW hired the reigning ECW World Heavyweight Champion Mike Awesome, who left ECW over a contract dispute. The time has come to bring back the glorious old days of wrestling where stars were made! WWE promises big changes. Concurrent with Hogan's arrival in WCW, he and Bischoff formed a close, real-life friendship that would afford Hogan a degree of influence over the day-to-day operations of the company. July 30, 2001. Although an injury would cause Michaels to take a four-year hiatus from wrestling, the stable soared in popularity under the leadership of Triple H, who added the New Age Outlaws and Sean Waltman to the group's ranks. WCW vs The World Sony PlayStation 1 PS1 - Disc Only - Tested - Ships Fast. . By 1997, the entire wrestling world was captivated by the ongoing story of Sting trying to save WCW from The nWo. Despite losing to Nitro week after week, Raw Is War rallied in the ratings when it introduced its new "WWF Attitude" concept, in which the family-friendly and clear-cut face vs. heel dynamic of the 1980s to mid 1990s was jettisoned in favor of morally ambiguous wrestlers and adult-oriented, often heavily sexualized storylines. Stephanie McMahon leaves WWE ; Vince is president, Please dont ban me. In 2017, TNA was purchased by Anthem Sports & Entertainment, the owner of their Canadian broadcaster Fight Network and renamed Impact Wrestling after their television series. On September 10, 1999, Bischoff was removed from power. Wrestlers are going to quit. On September 4, 1995, the WWF's chief competitor World Championship Wrestling (WCW) began airing its new wrestling show, Monday Nitro, live each week on TNT. Owen Hart remained with the WWF until his controversial death at Over the Edge on May 23, 1999.[13][14][15]. Though Hall was employed by WCW, the storyline took advantage of fans' knowledge of the Curtain Call incident by insinuating that Hall's departure from the WWF had been a ruse and that he was, in fact, staging an "invasion" of WCW on behalf of the WWF. No matter how much talent Morris had, the name was always going to weigh him down. On April 13, 1998, an advertised Austin vs. McMahon main event was enough for Raw Is War to finally beat Nitro in the ratings for the first time in nearly two years. Both shows aired on Monday. I now know I cant use the word B**ch, Can someone release Vince McMahon and ban him from returning to the company. Free shipping. Triple H is going to play dumb and go with the flow. SD! The sudden rise of Diamond Dallas Page certainly caught the wrestling universe off guard. Forget about fans. WCW 1995 Can you name the WCW roster in 1995? Each wrestler comes with at-least 2 attires, though most have 4. The best rivalry for Curt Hennig in WWE came against Bret Hart when they feuded over the Intercontinental Championship. This is a list of professional wrestlers and personalities that performed in World Championship Wrestling from 1988 to 2001. However, Jarrett had what some in the business call "Change the channel heat." His son Shane McMahon then appeared on Nitro, declaring that it was actually he who had bought WCW. Booker T ended up winning the championship over Jarrett. The WWF used this as a symbolic demonstration of superiority over WCW. The show that succeeded it, Monday Night Raw, changed how wrestling on cable television would be presented. Another demotion. I've also began working on Late-99 to Mid-00 wresters and will be adding them to the collection. . Formerly known as Razor Ramon, Scott Hall joined Kevin Nash in departing WWE for WCW, where they formed the . On this page you find the full ECW Roster in the year 1997. Despite Sting having cut a promo on Raw saying the match would not be about the war between the companies "because that would be ridiculous at this point",[48][unreliable source] the match finish has been interpreted as a desire of McMahon to reiterate his victory in the Monday Night Wars, with Scott Hall commenting, "That's Vince just reminding you who won, even if he's going to make money the other way".[49][50]. Heat in the wrestling business is often a good thing. While WWE featured the rise of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin in 1997, WCW countered with two huge storylines of their own. I've also began working on Late-99 to Mid-00 wresters and will be adding them to the . Fans vote on management, creative, and talent. By 2002, the WWF roster had doubled in size due to the abundance of contracted workers. Wrestlers who care about their fans, management who cares about the wrestlers, and a wrestling product that continously gives a passionate damn about the quality! Eventually, that gimmick would die out and Wrath would be able to find moderate success in WCW but 1997 was a rough year for him. WWF owner Vince McMahon's controversial treatment of Bret Hart in an incident known as the Montreal Screwjob immediately precipitated Hart's departure from the WWF to WCW, alienating a large segment of WWF's fanbase at the same time WCW came to employ virtually all of the established wrestling stars then in competition. Third annual 3-ring battle royal, featuring Chris Adams, Brad Armstrong, Marcus Bagwell . This was never more evident than on the 8/4/1997 WCW Monday Nitro where Luger defeated Hollywood Hogan for the WCW Championship. This whole entire time nobody ever gave a damn! because the show still continued even though a person on the roster had lost his life on the same . The 1997 and 1998 WCW Souled Out PPV events were held on Saturdays due to the Super Bowl being played the next day, the 1999 and 2000 shows were held on Sundays. [26], This Nitro's main event was originally scheduled to be Goldberg vs. Kevin Nash for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship and was going to be their anticipated rematch. WWE Hall of Fame: Full List of Members & Inductees, All Legends & HOF Classes by Year. Solie's assumes no responsibility for keeping them updated. Since September 2011, ROH airs a weekly syndicated television show on stations owned by Sinclair Broadcasting Group, which was ROH's parent company until All Elite Wrestling owner Tony Khan announced that he had purchased the promotion on March 2, 2022. In 2004, an unauthorized DVD called Forever Hardcore was written, directed and produced by former WCW crew member Jeremy Borash in response to The Rise and Fall of ECW. Like its predecessor, Revenge features AKI's revolutionary grappling system as well as heavily improved graphics, a championship mode, and a large roster of wrestlers (real and fictional). Although the WWF (and Pillman himself) were forced to issue apologies to avoid Raw being canceled for breach of contract, the ensuing discussion of the incident in the fan community generated the most attention the WWF had received since the beginning of the Monday Night Wars. Like WCW's nWo storyline, the WWF began to blur the line between real life and kayfabe: Vince McMahon, taking advantage of fans' genuine dislike for him following the Montreal Screwjob, recast himself as the evil Mr. McMahon, a corrupt businessman who despised his own fans and valued sycophancy over talent. WCW vs. Rude appeared on both the WWF's Raw Is War and WCW's Monday Nitro on November 17, 1997. They all have full movesets and logic, also. The World PS1 Sony PlayStation 1, 1997 Greatest Hits. It takes a special type of performer to be so over without wrestling or uttering a single word for over a year. His appearance on WCW television led to legal threats from ECW owner Paul Heyman. I attended 4 wrestlemania, multiple raw and smackdowns in the past. Stephanie McMahon leaves WWE ; Vince is president, Please dont ban me. Forget about fans. This took place at WCW Greed. RELATED: 10 Cringey nWo Moments We Completely Forgot About. Everyone has a morale/confidence boost after Vince left. NWA President Dennis Coralluzzo alleged that Crockett and Gordon were attempting to monopolize the title,[5] and stated Crockett did not have the NWA board's approval, which resulted in Coralluzzo personally overseeing the tournament. Throughout 1997, Raw Is War began to become more and more controversial, and despite the company not getting any rating victories, the WWF gradually began receiving significantly more acclaim. Time for the wrestling community to come together and build strong alternatives! The company's television show, hosted by Gordon Solie, was recorded in one of WTBS's studios at 1050 Techwood Drive, in downtown Atlanta. [28] According to TWNPNews.com, Nitro's Nielsen ratings on January 11, the week following the incident, once again reached 5.0. The episode included a repeat airing of the Halloween Havoc WCW World Heavyweight Championship match between Diamond Dallas Page and Goldberg after the original airing exceeded the scheduled 3-hour running time and subscribers lost the feed at 11 p.m. EST. During the Invasion storyline, Heyman's ECW (owned in the storyline by Stephanie McMahon) would align with Shane McMahon's WCW against the WWF, as a faction known as the Alliance. He'd find a way to continually hold on to the WCW Championship while also managing to dodge sting at every possible turn. After losing the title to Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XII, Hart took a hiatus from the WWF, returning in late 1996 at the Survivor Series soon after signing a 20-year WWF contract. The Curtain Call would go on to influence the narrative course both companies took by encouraging WCW, and later the WWF, to blur the lines of fantasy and reality in wrestling, incorporating wrestlers' real names and details of their lives into their character's stories. 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