In fall 2012, Liverpool, England's Robbie Brookside (middle) joined the coaching staff at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Fla.
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Among his many contributions to the Performance Center is the Brookside Shuffle, a drill that tests footwork and coordination.
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"He's patient," William Regal said of Brookside. "He'll listen. He'll help. He'll give you the right amount of encouragement when you need it."
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"He'll tell you off when you need it, but he'll tell you why," Regal added.
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WWE Hall of Famer Gerald Brisco (far left) compared Brookside's entry into wrestling to his own: "He broke in the same way, fighting from underneath."
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Though he was never a star in the U.S., Brookside was a legend in the U.K. for three decades.
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A vocal advocate of the British style of wrestling, Brookside long prided himself on staying true to his roots.
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The onetime "Wildcat" has wrestled in Germany, Japan and countless other countries.
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"He stresses passion and feeling everything you do like no other coach we have in there," Sami Zayn said.
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"That British style that he excels in is different, but just his understanding of wrestling and the way he's able to break things down, theory-wise, is unbelievable," Corey Graves said.
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"Because I didn't really get helped out by the majority, whenever someone came with lesser ability, I always wanted to help him," Brookside said.