7 Things WWE Fans Need To Know About Baron Corbin

What do we know about the Lone Wolf?

by John Bills
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WrestleMania 32 may not have been a landmark show for many, but for one man in particular it may very well have been the start of something special. Baron Corbin was a surprise entrant into the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, and shocked the world (kind of) by eliminating Kane to take home the trophy.

During his time in NXT, Corbin underwent a transition from beloved squash match master to snooze-inducing nothingness to secretly the best guy on a show full of best guys. His development into a pure heel who has no time for indy guys was one of the highlights of NXT over the last nine months.

Corbin is a great example of the good work done by everyone in WWE developmental. It is impressive that, maybe more so than anyone else on NXT, he seems a perfect fit for the main roster. Baron Corbin looks like he belongs, and if booked correctly he could become a true asset to the company.

But what do we know about the Lone Wolf? Well, not a huge amount outside of the fact he doesn't like Ring of Honor. Even so, here are the vital facts WWE fans need to know about Baron Corbin.

7. He Was A Harley Race Fan As Kid

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When professional wrestlers talk about their influences growing up, all members of a certain generation tend to doff their cap in the direction of the King himself, Harley Race. Considered the toughest of the tough, Race's influence on modern professional wrestling is clear for all to see.

Baron Corbin was born at the beginning of the 1980s and grew up in Kansas, where Harley Race was king at the time. Corbin has fondly spoke of times as a child where he would go to Memorial Hall in Kansas City with his father to attend NWA shows there. 

Thursday night wrestling was something of a weekly tradition at Memorial Hall, and it was here that Corbin was first introduced to the glory of professional wrestling. Stars such as Race, Dusty Rhodes, Ric Flair, Kamala and more would come through, some of the biggest names of the 1980s. 

The Memorial Hall is famous for being the venue in which both Harley Race (1973) and Ric Flair (1981) won their first NWA Championships. 

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Born in the middle of Wales in the middle of the 1980's, John can't quite remember when he started watching wrestling but he has a terrible feeling that Dino Bravo was involved. Now living in Prague, John spends most of his time trying to work out how Tomohiro Ishii still stands upright. His favourite wrestler of all time is Dean Malenko, but really it is Repo Man. He is the author of 'An Illustrated History of Slavic Misery', the best book about the Slavic people that you haven't yet read. You can get that and others from www.poshlostbooks.com.