That shouldn’t surprise you much - neither were Kane and the Undertaker, really. Clad in leather vests, swinging chains through the air, the pair of heels traversed the American wrestling landscape.īut the Duprees weren’t brothers.
Two guys can tear each others throats out in front of an audience and then go backstage and share a beer - or tag team partners can hate each other after the bell rings and we all go home.īut one duo that tore through the 1960s territories took kayfabe to a whole new level, breaking boundaries both in and out of the ring.įor most of their time together, they were Ron and Paul Dupree, also known as Hell’s Angels No.
If you’re a wrestling fan, you’re probably familiar with the concept of kayfabe - the sport’s carny roots of misdirection that lets good friends backstage act like bitter enemies in the squared circle.
