Historical clue formulations

• Villain portrayer in "Rocky III" — 2026-01-29
• Wrestler-turned-actor with a mohawk — 2026-01-05
• Actor who participated in the first WrestleMania event, in 1985 — 2025-11-20
• Muscleman of 1980s TV — 2025-11-07
• 1980s TV star in the W.W.E. Hall of Fame — 2025-04-06
• Actor who was cast in "Rocky III" after winning an “America’s Toughest Bouncer” competition — 2024-06-25
• ’80s celeb who aptly appeared on Letterman? — 2024-05-23
• TV actor who was once a bodyguard (charging $10k/day) — 2024-05-22
• Actor honored in the "celebrity wing" of the W.W.E. Hall of Fame — 2024-05-04
• Actor whose name is appropriate to appear in this puzzle — 2023-11-07
• Hunky co-star of "Rocky III" — 2023-10-16
• TV personality often referring to himself in the third person — 2023-09-03
• "The A-Team" actor with a mohawk — 2022-10-18
• 1980s TV celeb with a role in "Rocky III" — 2022-07-23
• Old TV star whose haircut was inspired by Mandinka warriors — 2022-06-07
• Mohawked star of "The A-Team" — 2022-05-09
• Actor with the famous line "I pity the fool!" — 2022-02-28
• Old TV star with the catchphrase "I pity the fool" — 2021-08-03
• Actor who was once crowned "America's Toughest Bouncer" — 2021-07-04
• "I 30-Down the fool!" speaker — 2021-06-27
• TV/film star who became a pro wrestler — 2021-02-12
• Muscleman who co-starred in "Rocky III" — 2020-11-06
• TV personality who once said in an ad, "The only thing bolder than Fuze Iced Tea is ME!" — 2020-11-04
• Muscleman of "The A-Team" — 2020-07-28
• Celebrity with a namesake cereal in the '80s — 2020-02-21
• Muscleman with a mohawk — 2019-12-26
• Bouncer-turned-TV star — 2019-09-27
• Muscleman with a mohawk — 2019-07-31
• Who said "When I'm ready to fight, my opponent has a better chance for surviving a forest fire wearing gasoline drawers" — 2019-05-23
• "The A-Team" actor with a mohawk — 2019-04-29
• Strongman player on "The A-Team" — 2019-04-10
• "The A-Team" actor with a mohawk — 2019-01-07
• Actor who said "It takes a smart guy to play dumb" — 2018-11-24
• Action star originally known as Laurence Tureaud — 2018-10-08
• "D.C. Cab" co-star — 2018-02-18
• 1980s TV star known for wearing chains — 2017-12-21
• Mohawk sporter on "The A-Team" — 2017-05-03
• "I pity the fool" speaker — 2016-12-07
• He said "I pity the fool" — 2016-11-14
• Winner of NBC's "America's Toughest Bouncer" in 1980 — 2016-06-25
• Strongman player on "The A-Team" — 2016-03-23
• Star of the short-lived reality show "I Pity the Fool" — 2016-01-07
• "Rocky III" actor (and an apt answer in this puzzle) — 2015-01-21
• '80s TV star who later pitched Snickers — 2014-06-29
• Onetime Michael Jackson bodyguard — 2013-08-03
• 1980s actor with a mohawk — 2012-11-12
• Star of the motivational video "Be Somebody ... or Be Somebody's Fool" — 2012-09-29
• Villain player in "Rocky III" — 2012-08-23
• Actor with the catchphrase "I pity the fool!" — 2012-07-30
• Entertainer with a Mandinka warrior haircut — 2012-07-22