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“Backstage Fights” is The Armpit’s original, online collection of real, legitimate backstage conflicts. The Armpit the first website to ever do this, and most of the backstage fights you read about online were originally posted here.
Since 2002, The Armpit has striven to compile the most complete, comprehensive collection of all real backstage “shoot” fights that have ever occurred in the world of pro wrestling.
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Marty Jannetty has always had a reputation as a wild, crazy partier. His battle with the Tampa Police Department and legal system is just one example of the kind of life Marty has led, and still in some cases still lives to this day.
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The fight between Nobukazu Hirai and Yoshikazu Taru was a huge, mainstream story in Japan. Its significance had lasting effects politically, that may, along with the recent injury to Katsuyori Shibata, finally lead to permanent changes in Japan in regards to head and brain trauma.
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Dan Spivey was a big, tall, tough dude who lived a hard life and wasn’t one to mess with. Adrian Adonis was also relatively tough and had a boxing background, despite the effeminate character and rotund appearance he’s most famous for. It seemed almost inevitable the two would butt heads, and that’s exactly what happened.
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Another Bad News Allen backstage fight? Yes, this time against one of the biggest stars of 1990s Japanese wrestling, Kensuke Sasaki.
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Bad News Brown was a short-lived character played by “Bad News” Allen Coage in the WWF, and while he wasn’t a bully, he was an Olympic Bronze medalist judoka who always stuck up for himself and refused to let anyone disrespect him.
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