[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.

[Ketill Frostbeard]

I remember Professor Tanaka, The Iron Sheik, The Assassin, Chief Strongbow, the Briscos, and the Mexican who proved a big man can fly like a bird, Mil Mascaras. I was a fan when it was great theatre, not today’s homoerotic bs.