[Ketill Frostbeard]

I had a girlfriend who worked at a steakhouse in Tampa in the day when they beat the shinola out of each other in St. Pete on Saturday, and do it all over again in Tampa on Sunday, then go out for steak dinners before hitting the road to other venues. Terrible threats on the television then laughing and sharing a meal an hour later. She always said the bad guys were the funniest customers and best tippers.

[chimera]

I can believe it. The heels were always in demand. A good heel could bring in a lot of customers just for the chance to razz them and make the mock threats. So that was a more lucrative play than the good guy (babyface, or face), so they had money. And when they got good at it they'd always put on a good show. But the few I met were the nicest people you'd want to know outside the ring.

Look up "Professor Toru Tanaka" on ImdB sometime. His real name is Charlie Kalani, and was an American (Hawaiian), not Japanese. He served honorably in the US Army and had some movie roles, most notably with Arnold Schwarzenegger. Another wrestling "heel" who was a good guy in real life.