Clean
For real
Both terms in one sentence
- Enjoying the respect, he decided to clean up his act and start doing it for real.
Source: Impersonating an Officer -
Carpet of Virility: Perhaps to go with his "lone wolf" gimmick but the formerly clean shaven Styles got a lot more hairy during the time in which he "left" TNA and stayed that way for awhile when he left for real.
Source: Wrestling / AJ Styles -
Kobra, a longtime Big Bad in The DCU, seems to have been Killed Off For Real (having your heart ripped clean out of your chest by Black Adam will do that).
Source: Franchise / The DCU
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