By Rick Morris
FDH Lounge Dignitary Jake Digman is our chief MMA correspondent and, as a lifelong pro wrestling fan, he is fascinated by the nexus of pro wrestling and MMA. The earliest origins of pro wrestling, well over a century ago before the sport transitioned to worked outcomes, were similar to the straightforward presentation of today’s mixed martial arts. As such, FDH has a list of 20 pro wrestling archetypes and the wrestlers who best embodied them. It’s certainly interesting to ponder which of these could work successfully in the legitimate sport of MMA.
Anti-hero: Steve Austin
Coolest man on the planet: The Rock
White bread babyface: Bob Backlund
Underdog babyface: Mikey Whipwreck
Hero for the kids: John Cena
“Good of the company/sport” face: Tommy Dreamer
Beloved elder statesman: Terry Funk
Cool heel: Scott Hall and Kevin Nash
Infantile face: Shawn Michaels & HHH
Pretty boy face: Kerry Von Erich
Narcissistic heel: Rick Rude
Anti-American villain: Nikolai Volkoff
Effeminate heel: Adrian Street
Weird, scary foreign dude: Abdullah the Butcher
Foreign savage: Kamala
Lone wolf badass: Samoa Joe
Supernatural dabbler: The Undertaker
Blue-collar hero: Dusty Rhodes
Saloon brawler: Bruiser Brody
Troubled tweener: Mankind
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