3 Superstars who weren't WWE fans growing up and 3 who were die-hard fans

Modified Jul 07, 2020 05:54 GMT

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#1 Edge (WWE fan)

At WrestleMania 6, Hulk Hogan and Ultimate Warrior collided in one of the most anticipated matches in the history of WWE. Among the thousands of screaming fans stood a young guy named Adam Copeland, who was cheering for his favorite Superstar, Hogan. He was disappointed when all was said and done, as Warrior won the WWE title by defeating Hogan by the end of the night. Copeland has talked about the moment on various occasions.

My first live WrestleMania experience was WrestleMania 6. It was in Toronto, SkyDome, Hulk Hogan, who is my guy vs Ultimate Warrior, who is the ascending phenom, and I still to this day remember how it felt like I saw throughout the night. I just kept getting goosebumps and I already knew I want to be a wrestler.

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Edge not only realized his dream of becoming a wrestler, he also won the Tag Team titles with Hogan in 2002. He soon became one of the biggest heels in WWE, but his career was cut short due to an injury in 2011. Edge was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2012, and made his miraculous return to in-ring competition in 2020.

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Given the opportunity to script WWE’s next big storyline, Abhilash would treat fans to the second installment of The Bloodline Civil War. He would book Roman Reigns to re-form The Bloodline with The Usos and Sami Zayn upon his comeback. The angle would see The Tribal Chief-led group go head-to-head with The Rock, Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, and Jacob Fatu in a blockbuster family feud.

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