But, more distracting, the new governor, a former professional wrestler, is in constant demand as an entertainer.

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Kaufman made a small fortune televising these smack downs until he accepted a challenge from professional wrestler Jerry Lawler.

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That's what happened to professional wrestler John Cena and his ex-wife, Elizabeth Cena, says Mr. Rafool, who is Ms. Cena's attorney.

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They remembered her as someone who like fashion and cosmetics and at the same time wanted to emulate a professional wrestler.

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McKee linked up with an activist named Chris Nowinski, a former college football player and professional wrestler who runs a group called the Sports Legacy Institute, in Boston.

NEWYORKER: Offensive Play

The clever, albeit ungainly Remote Wrangler is a unique (and admittedly unsightly) piece of headgear that turns your average couch potato into a professional wrestler wannabe, and also creates a remote control magnet all around one's face.

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In addition, WWE has rarely, if ever, been beholden to any one wrestler in a way that professional sports teams can be beholden and forced to pay a particular athlete.

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Some of those training at Bordeaux's school and pumping iron on the beach may one day make it onto the professional wrestling circuit, earning the right to wear the wrestler's traditional pre-fight regalia.

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