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Almost nothing in wrestling is original anymore and as we all know, imitation is the sincerest

form of flattery. But somehow, through pro wrestling's warped prism, it's also sometimes the

first step to improvement. Every act in this list borrowed a concept and took it so far beyond

the original idea that they became stars on their own terms. Even if the presentation,

yeah, was somebody else's first. With that in mind, I'm Adam Wilborn from Whatculture

and these are their 10 best wrestling rip-offs. 10. Demolition

In-shoot interviews long after their peak had passed, both X and Smash spoke how they'd never

made fall from the two and two everybody put together when two massive monsters emerged with

painted faces, spiked gear and a push-off of pulverising everybody in their path. In their

defence, animal has since spoken on the subject, so knowing that he, Norhawk, ever minded the

rather similar look on the other side, saved the knowledge and confidence that their own take

on the act was the best of the bunch and within months of the demos debuting, they stepped out

of that shadow anyway. Demolition were so believable as themselves that the comparisons disappeared

in an instant. Instead of thinking about the road warriors, fans were made to fear this

new act on their own terms. Acts and Smash bulldozed through the opposition,

winning the WWE Tag Team Championships three times and living up to the tremendous

prestige that had been earned by the duos that came before them and they weren't even the only ones

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