The Filthy Animals was a professional wrestling stable in WCW (World Championship Wrestling) from 1999 until 2001. The stable was created during a major feud with another stable The Revolution, which was formed by Chris Benoit, Dean Malenko, Shane Douglas and Perry Saturn. Professional wrestling is generally any form of performance art in which pro-wrestlers receive payment for participating. ... In professional wrestling, a stable is a group of wrestlers within a promotion who have a common element -- friendships, either real or storyline, a manager who manages all of them, or a common storyline, which puts them together as a unit (recent examples include Evolution, La Résistance, The Cabinet... WCW logo until 1999 World Championship Wrestling or WCW, was a professional wrestling promotion that existed from 1988 to 2001. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Old Farts by the Sometimes-United Nations. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... The Revolution The Revolution was a professional wrestling heel stable in World Championship Wrestling. ... Christopher Michael Benoit (born May 21, 1967), is a French Canadian professional wrestler. ... Dean Joshua Simon (born August 4, 1960 in Tampa, Florida) is a professional wrestler best known under the ring name Dean Malenko. ... Troy Martin, better known by his ring name, Shane Douglas, is an American professional wrestler. ... Perry Saturn was born Perry Satullo in Cleveland, Ohio. ...

The Filthy Animals consistently played the role of Tweeners, usually pulling pranks and hijinks on heels and faces alike. They would steal wallets and mock older wreslters. They broke into Ric Flair's locker room and stole one of his famous entrance robes, which they took turns wearing and imitating Flair's signature strut and "Wooo!". Although they became extremely popular due to their DX-style pranks, the high flying nature of most of their matches, and their inventive tag team maneuvers, their run was short-lived due to the demise of WCW. In professional wrestling, a tweener is a character who is portrayed as being morally neutral or ambiguous (that is, they are between a face and a heel). ... Ric Flair (born on February 25, 1949 in Memphis, Tennessee, and named Richard Morgan Fliehr upon his adoption several weeks later), better known by his ring name The Nature Boy, is an American professional wrestler currently with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on its RAW brand. ... D-Generation X (a. ...

Eddie Guererro invented some of his more memorable schtick while with the Filthy Animals, including his famous fake chair knock out (he would knock his opponent out with a chair while the ref was distacted, then drape the chair on their unconscious body, and pretend to be knocked out himself, usually with the ref turning around just in time to see his opponent waking up wondering why they were holding a chair and getting disqualified. Eddie would, from time to time, open one eye to peek or wink to the crowd and gesture them to "shhhh!"). A schtick (or shtick) is an expression which refers to a comic theme or gimmick. ...

Some of the Animals have teamed up with each other in different promotions after the sale of WCW, including a stint in WWE in which Rey Mysterio and Kidman reunited.

Wrestlers

• Konnan/K-Dawg
• Rey Mysterio
• Kidman
• Juventud Guerrera
• Disco Inferno / Disqo
• Eddie Guerrero

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Managers

• Torrie Wilson
• Tygress

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Championships/Accomplishments

• WCW Cruiserweight Championship (2x Rey Mysterio Jr., Billy Kidman, Disqo)
• WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Championship (Rey Mysterio & Billy Kidman)
• WCW World Tag Team Championship (Rey Mysterio & Billy Kidman), (Konnan & Rey Mysterio), (Rey Mysterio & Juventud Guerrera), & (Konnan & Billy Kidman)