10 Most Hardcore Wrestlers: photos | WWE

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Abdullah the Butcher took delight in punishing opponents.

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His weapon of choice was a fork.

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Bruiser Brody didn't often need weapons to dish out pain.

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When he did use plunder, he often grabbed a chain.

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Dusty Rhodes may be famous for his interviews, but he had no trouble showing his opponents "hard times" in the ring.

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The Texas Bullrope Match became Rhodes' specialty.

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The WWE Universe got a peek into Mick Foley's extreme side during his Hell in a Cell Match against The Undertaker.

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Foley's breathtaking fall from the top of the Cell is still talked about to this day.

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The Hardcore Legend wasn't afraid to use barbed wire ...

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... or thumbtacks to punish his foes.

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ECW's "Original Gangsta," New Jack had many scars from his vicious battles.

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His opponents had a lot of wounds to tend to after New Jack introduced them to his staple gun.

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Sabu was called "death-defying" for a reason.

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He put his body on the line in all of his bouts, leaping fearlessly onto his opponents.

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He often ended up crashing through tables himself.

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Shane McMahon surprised the WWE Universe when he engaged in hardcore battles with Superstars like Kurt Angle.

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The Olympic gold medalist sent McMahon crashing through plate glass.

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The Boy Wonder had no fear of heights, diving from atop WWE's monstrous entrance sets.

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After winning the NWA Championship in the 1970s, Terry Funk reinvented himself as a hardcore brawler in the 1990s.

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Dubbed "middle aged and crazy," Funk brawled with ECW's best, capturing the company's World Title.

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Tommy Dreamer was the heart and soul of ECW.

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The Innovator of Violence always came armed with a Singapore Cane.

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