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Style: A Life in the Ring - NYTimes.com/Video

Like the lead character in "The Wrestler," Tito Santana made a career in professional wrestling.

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smgaydon said:

I always liked Tito. He was a babyface for his whole career. He seemed like one of the few genuinely nice guys in a nasty sport/business filled with huge egos and drug addicts.

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  Andre the Giant V Tito Santana & Jim Powers (WWF 1989)

  The unusual pairing of Tito Santana & Jim Powers take on Andre the Giant in a handicap match.

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  smgaydon said:

  This match was an absolute embarrassment for Tito Santana. I mean this was a guy who made the Hall of Fame and was the first to defeat the Undertaker by pinfall. Andre the Giant was able to perform about two moves later in his career. This has to be the low point of a Hall of Fame career for Tito...

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  RAW 9-23-96 debut of Fake Razor RAMON

  RAW 9-23-96 debut of Fake Razor RAMON

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  smgaydon said:

  Though it was dropped, this angle was way ahead of its time. You never saw anything like this back in 1996. There were never any angles where someone would criticize the inner workings of the business and bash upper management, so to speak. At the time, you were not sure if this was scripted or n...

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  The Hart Foundation vs The Rockers

  From Satuerday Night's Main Event, 1990

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  smgaydon said:

  Great match, horrible ending! Not sure why the WWE at the time would always seem to ruin great matchups with these no contest endings.

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