In a 2000 shoot interview, he recalled his first match was a tag match with Ron Slinker, against Ox Baker and Eric the Red. In 1979, the title became known as the "WWF Tag Team Championship" when the promotion was renamed World Wrestling Federation (WWF). [7] Mabel dropped his fun-loving, positive personality in favor of adopting a more thuggish image and received a push as a singles wrestler, winning the King of the Ring tournament in June,[11] After that, Mabel became known as King Mabel, with Mo becoming "Sir Mo", his manager. In the mid-1990s, Bill Eadie filed a lawsuit against the WWF for the rights of the "Demolition" name and gimmick but lost. Nelson Frazier Jr. (February 14, 1971 February 18, 2014) was an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment (WWF/WWE) in the 1990s and 2000s under the ring names Mabel, King Mabel, Viscera, Vis, and Big Daddy V. A former WWF World Tag Team Champion and WWF Hardcore Champion, he won the 1995 King of the Ring tournament and consequently challenged for the WWF Championship in the main event of that year's SummerSlam. They became known as The Dream Team. In 1995, Men on a Mission lost a title match against the reigning tag team champions Smoking Gunns. He captured the USWA Heavyweight Championship in March 1996 and the North American Heavyweight Championship in February 1998. His wife Cassandra stated that he had been planning on being more healthy before his death, as doctors told him his blood pressure was way too high, and it was affecting his type 2 diabetes. Demolition teamed with One Man Gang in the 28-team King of Trios tournament held by Chikara during the weekend of February 29 and March 1 and 2, 2008 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [15] Money Inc. defended their tag team title against The Natural Disasters at WrestleMania VIII on April 5 and lost the match by countout. After losing to Kane at Backlash, he injured Stratus with his Big Splash finishing move, angry about her constant belittling of him, turning face in the process for the first time since 1995. DiBiase had been making fun of Ramon over his upset loss to the 1-2-3 Kid, and even offered Ramon a job as his servant. The duo was dubbed "The Hell Raisers" and carried on the [17] Following a final tour of Europe from July 9 to August 6, (defeating Terry Taylor in eight straight matches), Leslie left the WWF. [16] Because titles can only change hands via pinfall or submission, Money Inc. retained the belts. Rhodes was revealed to be DiBiase's mystery partner and, This was a triple threat match also involving, Shortly after winning the titles Edge suffered a torn, This was a Triple Threat Elimination match also involving. Ax and Smash were together in a 2-pack for Toys R Us, each had a singles figure from series #14, and were packaged and repainted with Crush in a 3-pack for Walmart. Rivera left the WWWF on July 19, 1975. Schyster, whose initials spelled I.R.S., portrayed an evil tax accountant. In late 2008 through early 2009, then-WWE Tag Team Champions The Colns (Carlito and Primo) engaged in rivalry with then-World Tag Team Champions John Morrison and The Miz, with the two teams exchanging victories in non-title matches and retaining their respective titles against each other. [7] At WrestleMania X, Men on a Mission defeated the WWF Tag Team champions, The Quebecers, by countout, but did not win the belts. Men on a Mission were temporarily sidelined when Mo injured his leg in a singles match against Owen Hart on the May 1 episode of Wrestling Challenge (taped April 12 in Syracuse, NY). Robert William Howard (born January 29, 1963) is an American professional wrestler, actor, and former auto racer and wrestling trainer/host, better known by the ring name Hardcore Holly or Bob Holly.He is best known for his 16-year career with the World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment (WWF/E) where he also worked under the ring names Thurman "Sparky" Plugg, He had left a bag of cocaine in his booth, which a subway rider spotted and assumed to be anthrax. 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When asked by interviewer Gene Okerlund to confirm, Andr denied the claims, leaving Hart angry and humiliated. [11] Demolition wore studded black leather outfits and leather-covered hockey masks to the ring, which they removed to reveal face paint usually made up of some combination of black, white, red, or silver colors, though other colors were sometimes included. [40] The next month at SummerSlam, however, Demolition lost the titles to the Hart Foundation in a two out of three falls match. [1][5][6][2] On the March 14 Saturday Night's Main Event X, Demolition participated in another battle royal, won by Hercules Hernandez. Their gimmick was that of anti-social punks who specialized in hardcore wrestling and brawling. On "The Brother Love Show" (an interview segment on WWF Superstars of Wrestling), Beefcake called Savage's new manager, Sensational Sherri, "Scary Sherri," and an angered Savage attacked him and, with the help of Sherri, humiliated him with a haircut. In addition they had a feud The team lost a match to Genichiro Tenryu and Koji Kitao at WrestleMania VII.[45]. Leslie then left WCW in December 1996. The reason for Frazier's sudden removal from the top of the card was never explained, but Kevin Nash (Diesel) implied it had something to do with his wrestling style. Mabel was put into a feud with Diesel, the reigning WWF Champion, with the two scheduled to wrestle at Summerslam. At WrestleMania VI, Beefcake became the first person to pin Mr. They held the WWF Tag Team Championship three times, defeating the Legion of Doom, the Natural Disasters and the Steiner Brothers for the title. He would run in on their matches, punch them a few times, throw a headbutt and immediately retreat. The two ended up facing off at SummerSlam 1992, with Crush getting the victory over Repo Man. Nash pointed to Frazier's use of a frequently utilized move by wrestlers of comparable size, the sitdown splash. This was a three-team tournament, also involving. Money Inc. was a professional wrestling tag team in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) from February 1992 to August 1993. On August 28, 2010, Beefcake wrestled for Dynamic Wrestling Alliance, based in Middletown, Ohio. The team consisted of "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase and Irwin R. 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Edward Harrison Leslie[4] (born April 21, 1957) is an American retired professional wrestler, best known for his work in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) under the ring name Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake. Ax, Smash and Crush signed a deal with Jakks Pacific to make Demolition Classic Superstars action figures. [25] DiBiase went on a leave of absence for several months,[11] and Schyster returned to singles competition, feuding with Ramon. Then-WCW Tag Team Champions, the Dudley Boyz, defeated then-WWF Tag Team Champions, the Hardy Boyz, and were named the last WCW Tag Team Champions, as that title was deactivated, while becoming the new WWF Tag Team Champions. Terry Eugene Bollea (/ b l e /; born August 11, 1953), better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American retired professional wrestler.He is widely regarded as the most recognized wrestling star worldwide and the most popular wrestler of the 1980s. [citation needed] Leslie's wrestling career was put on hold for almost two years. This was an elimination match, aired June 6, 2002. The match originally pitted the Disasters against the Nasty Boys, who were also managed by Hart, but at the last minute, Hart replaced them with Money Inc. Because of this, the Nasty Boys split with Hart and attacked Money Inc. before the match. In the 2008 WWE Supplemental Draft, he was drafted to the SmackDown brand. Viscera then teamed with Val Venis to form VSquared. In 1996, at the persistence of Jim Ross, whom Foley had known in his days in WCW, WWF head Vince McMahon brought on Foley, and he signed a contract with WWF and this time, the WWF did not use Foley as "enhancement talent".McMahon was not a fan of Cactus Jack and wanted to cover up Foley's face, so he was shown several designs for a new heel charactera man with a [20] At SummerSlam 1993, Razor Ramon defeated Ted DiBiase in what would be DiBiase's last WWF match. When the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) formed in 1963, their first tag team championship was the WWWF United States Tag Team Championship, which was originally an NWA championship established in 1958 and used by the WWWF's predecessor, Capitol Wrestling Corporation. They wore bright clothes, had positive attitudes, and teamed with a rapping manager called Oscar (Greg Girard) and they were now known as Mabel, Oscar, and Mo, collectively M.O.M. or Men On a Mission. [17] He also returned to Tennessee to wrestle for the United States Wrestling Association, which went through a number of administration changes during his stay, and was rebranded Memphis Championship Wrestling and Memphis Wrestling. Hogan and Beefcake teamed for the first time since December 1989, as The Mega-Maniacs, with Hart as their manager. The World Tag Team Championship was the original professional wrestling world tag team championship in the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) promotion, and the promotion's third tag team championship overall. [12], Demolition made their pay-per-view debut at Survivor Series in an elimination tag team match where five babyface teams faced five heel teams. The World Tag Team Championship was deactivated during their reign on August 16, 2010. Archeus Communications. After a match, he would strut around the ring, "snipping" his fingers like scissors to indicate he was about to cut his defeated opponent's hair. The team met with moderate success and got over with the crowd because of Mabel's unusual size, their in-ring personas, and Oscar's crowd pleasing raps. [29] The day before, fellow wrestler The Iron Sheik also tried to visit Ford, and challenge him to an arm-wrestling match. [15] and, though gaining some revenge, lost via disqualification. After retiring, Leslie became part of the Christian wrestling group, World Impact Wrestling. Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). In the PWF the team was managed by George South. On April 16, 1994 Beefcake defeated Nailz for the WWWA Heavyweight Title. DeNucci chose Barrett as his replacement partner. The Dungeon of Doom feuded with Hogan for most of the remainder of 1995. Martel was knocked out and Smash covered him for the pin while Ax hid outside with the cane. Merced Solis (* 10.Mai 1953 in Mission, Texas) besser bekannt als Tito Santana, ist ein US-amerikanischer Wrestler mit mexikanischen Wurzeln. There have been a total of 113 recognized teams and 164 recognized individual champions, who have had a combined 176 official reigns. [29] They were also reunited on an episode of RAW in 2010 where they fought with fellow legends after a match between DiBiase's son Ted DiBiase and Christian. Earthquake responded [21] The next night on RAW, he was reintroduced as Viscera,[4] he began acting as the Ministry of Darkness' enforcer, adopting a gothic look in the process, including white-out contact lenses, a bleached mohawk and a black bodysuit.[22]. Demolition was part of the heel group, They eliminated The Rougeau Brothers, but were disqualified when Smash shoved down referee Dave Hebner during the match and the face team went on to win the match. Though Honky escaped with the title and his hair, Beefcake caught Hart towards the end of the match and humiliated him with a partial haircut. [40] There, he lost to CM Punk by disqualification, when Striker interfered in the match. [14], Not wanting to carry two championship belts, Ted DiBiase returned the Million Dollar Championship to the WWF, telling an executive that he would no longer appear with the belt. Frazier wrestled for All Japan Pro Wrestling, as Big Daddy Voodoo (later just Big Daddy), and held the All Asia Tag Team Champion with TARU from April 29 to August 29, 2011. [7] They soon began challenging The U.S. Express (Mike Rotundo and Barry Windham) for the WWF Tag Team Championship. Men on a Mission won the titles on March 29, 1994 at a house show in London, England. William Alvin Moody (April 10, 1954 March 5, 2013) was an American professional wrestling manager and licensed funeral director.He is best known for his tenure with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, later WWE) where he performed under the ring name and gimmick of Paul Bearer, manager and guiding light of The Undertaker.As Paul Bearer, he hosted his own talk A double turn took place as Demolition turned face while the Powers of Pain turned heel. Demolition's undefeated streak ended when they suffered their first pinfall loss to The Can-Am Connection (Rick Martel and Tom Zenk) on June 6, 1987 at the Boston Garden, Demolition became known for their aggressive style in the ring and the way that they dominated their matches. Mark William Calaway (born March 24, 1965), better known by the ring name The Undertaker, is an American retired professional wrestler.Widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, Calaway spent the vast majority of his career wrestling for WWF/E, and is best known for his critically acclaimed "Deadman" Undertaker gimmick, for which he was After the match, Frazier, Funk, and Balls Mahoney (who had interfered earlier in the match) all attacked Tony. See also Moondog Rex#Championships and accomplishments, Ax (wrestler)#Championships and accomplishments and Brian Adams (wrestler)#Championships and accomplishments for singles titles (and tag team titles with a non-Demolition partner) won by the original Smash, Ax and Crush respectively while using the Demolition gimmick. Frazier began his professional wrestling career under the ring name Nelson Knight, one half of the team "The Harlem Knights" with his partner and storyline brother, Bobby (Robert Horne). [6] At the time, the two were billed as brothers. That night, Men on a Mission were to face the Allied Powers in the main event. In March 2003, Frazier, as "Nelson Knight", made a surprise appearance at a weekly NWA: Total Nonstop Action pay-per-view at the side of Ron Killings. Merced Solis (* 10.Mai 1953 in Mission, Texas) besser bekannt als Tito Santana, ist ein US-amerikanischer Wrestler mit mexikanischen Wurzeln. without a tag team title. Merced Solis (born May 10, 1953), better known by the ring name Tito Santana, is a retired American professional wrestler and middle school teacher.. Santana has stayed a babyface his entire career and he is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation between 1979 and 1993 (missing part of 1980 and returning in 1983) where he was twice the On May 6, 2017, Demolition wrestled their last match as a tag team. [23] He also feuded with Mark Henry after body splashing Henry's girlfriend, Mae Young, before he was released from his WWF contract in August 2000. This intensified when Brian Adams debuted in WWF and joined the team as Crush. Eventually, the feud became intertwined with one between Hulk Hogan and Zeus (based around the movie No Holds Barred). Frazier was released from his WWE contract on August 8, 2008. The final champions were The Hart Dynasty (David Hart Smith and Tyson Kidd), who won the titles from ShoMiz (Big Show and The Miz) on the April 26, 2010 episode of Raw. The inaugural champions were Crazy Luke Graham and Tarzan Tyler, who defeated Dick the Bruiser and The Sheik on June 3, 1971. Undertaker and his Ministry of Darkness pulled him out of the match and threw him in the back of a hearse. Hogan began his professional wrestling career in 1977, but gained worldwide recognition after signing for World He won the 1995 King of the Ring[10] and began referring to himself as King Mabel, with Mo becoming Sir Mo and taking on more of a managerial role. [1][17][18], Their first big challenge came in the summer of 1988, when The Powers of Pain (The Warlord and The Barbarian) entered the WWF and challenged them for the Tag Team Championship. [9], Following the events of the WWE brand extension, an annual WWE draft was established, in which select members of the WWE roster were reassigned to a different brand. The ring was stormed by Manu, Sami Callihan, Blain Rage and Joey Attel. The Universal Heavyweight Championship was held up after a match between the two. Frazier made an appearance in ECW as a part of The Full Blooded Italians after a match between Tracy Smothers and Tommy Rogers until Spike Dudley took him down with an acid drop. In early 1993, Beefcake once again returned to the WWF, appearing on Monday Night Raw. Following the introduction of the WWE brand extension, where wrestlers and championships became exclusive to a WWE brand, the World Tag Team Championship became exclusive to the Raw brand, while a second WWE Tag Team Championship was established for the SmackDown brand. Jules Strongbow and Chief Jay Strongbow had their titles taken away shortly after winning them on June 28, 1982 when it was determined that Mr. Fuji, one half of the reigning champions with Mr. Saito, was pinned with a foot on the ropes. The team consisted of "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase and Irwin R. Schyster (I.R.S.). Demolition is also the team with the longest combined reign at 698 days, while Mr. Fuji has the longest combined reign as an individual at 932 days. Leslie offered to be Ford's "angel of mercy", saying "Maybe if he gets his body right, he will be able to get his mind right". [39] After disposing of The Boogeyman, Big Daddy V defeated Tommy Dreamer in the ECW brand's Elimination Chase to become the number one contender for the ECW Championship at No Mercy. [20] On Sunday January 24, 1999, Frazier made his full-time return, first appearing at the pre-show for the Royal Rumble, then on the show itself, where he was kidnapped by The Undertaker, his Acolytes (Bradshaw and Faarooq) and Mideon. Their fun loving personalities were prominently displayed at the 1993 Survivor Series, when they, along with The Bushwhackers, dressed up as Doink the Clown and wrestled as "The Four Doinks" in a comedy match against Bam Bam Bigelow, Bastion Booger, and The Headshrinkers. [49] Crush would later turn heel on Randy Savage and rehire Mr. Fuji as his manager in 1993, once again painting his face, only in a different pattern from his Demolition days. Detroit Demolition feuded with Lord Humungous after Humungous turned babyface on Bruno's stable, helping (kayfabe) childhood friend Shane Douglas defeat Detroit Demolition . On the November 4 edition of Superstars (taped on October 2), Demolition defeated the Brain Busters to regain their tag titles and win their second WWF Tag Team Championship.[1][33][34]. King was replaced with Spot on May 1 when he's unable to enter the United States from Canada. then hit Beefcake in the face with the briefcase. Demolition is an American professional wrestling tag team most prominent during the late 1980s and early 1990s in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) made up of Ax (Bill Eadie), Smash (Barry Darsow), and later Crush (Brian Adams). [1] The title change was also reported on WWF television. Agatupu Rodney Anoai (October 2, 1966 October 23, 2000) was an American professional wrestler.He was best known for his time with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), where he wrestled under the ring name Yokozuna, a reference to the highest rank in professional sumo wrestling in Japan.He was a two-time world champion.. together. He later worked for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) under a wide variety of names.[3][1]. [5] After a brief run in All Japan Pro Wrestling, DiBiase retired as an active wrestler. [21] For their part, Demolition denounced their former manager as a parasite,[22] labelling him "Fuj the Stooge. He once again found himself in trouble due to his inability to perform the move correctly. Leslie briefly wrestled in Bill Watts' Mid-South territory and in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1980. 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James Henry Neidhart (February 8, 1955 August 13, 2018) was an American professional wrestler known for his appearances in the 1980s and 1990s in the World Wrestling Federation as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart, where he was a two-time WWF Tag Team Champion with his real-life brother-in-law Bret Hart in The Hart Foundation.He also won titles in Stampede Wrestling, [22] He has appeared at several Memphis wrestling shows, including the 2007 Ultimate Clash of the Legends. . Demolition claimed victories over all of the established face tag teams in the WWF at the time, including The Killer Bees (Jim Brunzell and B. Brian Blair), The Rougeau Brothers (Jacques and Raymond), British Bulldogs (Dynamite Kid and Davey Boy Smith),[12] The Young Stallions (Paul Roma and Jim Powers), The Islanders (Haku and Tama),[9] and The Can-Am Connection (Rick Martel and Tom Zenk). The Gunns defeated Mabel and Mo, who responded by attacking them postmatch as a precursor to a villainous turn.[7]. On Valentine's Day 2004 he won a 15 man battle royal. In addition they had a feud Walter Kowalski (born Edward Wadysaw Spulnik; October 13, 1926 August 30, 2008), known professionally as Killer Kowalski, was a Polish-Canadian professional wrestler.. Kowalski wrestled for numerous promotions during his career, including the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF, now WWE), and was a known villain professional Randall Mario Poffo (November 15, 1952 May 20, 2011), better known by his ring name "Macho Man" Randy Savage, was an American professional wrestler best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW).. Savage was described by ESPN's Bill Simmons as "one of the greatest pro wrestlers who ever lived"a statement The wrestler could not be revived, and was pronounced dead at the scene. Honky often had assistance from a mysterious pig-tailed and sunglassed blonde named Peggy Sue (WWF Women's Champion Sherri Martel usually played this character during television tapings and PPV events, but at house shows "she" was Jimmy Hart in drag). In 1996, at the persistence of Jim Ross, whom Foley had known in his days in WCW, WWF head Vince McMahon brought on Foley, and he signed a contract with WWF and this time, the WWF did not use Foley as "enhancement talent".McMahon was not a fan of Cactus Jack and wanted to cover up Foley's face, so he was shown several designs for a new heel charactera man with a During the initial WWE brand extension, the WWE Tag Team Championship was assigned to the SmackDown! The Disciple accompanied Hogan to the ring for his matches, and would often be called on to assist in beating down an opponent, often using his new finishing move, "The Apocalypse". Two tag teams have held the titles for 365 or more days: Demolition, whose first reign set the record at 478 days and The Valiant Brothers. [13] The wrestlers were unaware until that night that the title would change hands, and Money Inc.'s win was not immediately acknowledged on television, as WWF programming was taped in advance. The team was entered in an eight-team tournament for the WWF Tag Team Championship, which was vacant at the time due to champions Shawn Michaels and Diesel breaking up. [43], After leaving WWE for the final time, Frazier joined the National Wrestling Alliance, as King V. On October 3, 2008 defeated Rob Conway in Tulsa, Oklahoma. "[15] The Rockers split up on The Barber Shop when Shawn Michaels superkicked partner Marty Jannetty and threw him through a plate glass window; this turned Michaels heel and began his singles run to stardom. On September 21, 2004, Frazier returned again to the WWE as Viscera. This was a four-way elimination match also involving. When the WWE Championship and World Heavyweight Championship switched brands during the 2005 WWE draft lottery, however, neither of the tag team titles were renamed. On June 17, 2007, Viscera was sent from the Raw brand to ECW in the supplemental section of WWE's draft. On the May 27, 1989 Saturday Night's Main Event XXI, the Brain Busters defeated Demolition by disqualification. After this, Beefcake disappeared once again. [24] On April 6, 2019 Leslie was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2019 by Hulk Hogan. They joined Arn Anderson and Rowdy Roddy Piper to assist Ric Flair, who was facing Mitch. [1][43], Soon after, due to the Legion of Doom (L.O.D.) Mark William Calaway (born March 24, 1965), better known by the ring name The Undertaker, is an American retired professional wrestler.Widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, Calaway spent the vast majority of his career wrestling for WWF/E, and is best known for his critically acclaimed "Deadman" Undertaker gimmick, for which he was [37] The team split up when Haas reunited with Shelton Benjamin to reform The World's Greatest Tag Team. Frazier kicked his legs out while performing the move and thus did not allow himself to stop before impact. The rivalry started after Mabel helped Yokozuna, another wrestler managed by Jim Cornette, attack a downed Undertaker. He was accompanied to the ring by Kimberly Page (who became known as The Booty Babe), and feuded with Diamond Dallas Page (at the time, Kimberly's real-life husband). At Armageddon, Big Daddy V and Mark Henry defeated CM Punk and Kane. The Dudley Boyz held the record for most reigns as a team with eight. The character would run in during matches and attack various heels (notably Rick Martel, Dino Bravo and Earthquake). Kane and Undertaker also successfully defended their, During their reign Jericho was the WCW Champion. The team's next match was at WWF/SWS Wrestlefest on March 30, 1991 where they defeated Shunji Takano & Shinichi Nakano. The team was eliminated in the first round on December 17, 1994 by Tatanka and Bam Bam Bigelow (who went on to lose in the tournament final to Bob "Spark Plugg" Holly and The 123 Kid). When the nWo started, he attempted to join by wearing an nWo shirt and presenting a birthday cake to Hollywood Hogan after the latter won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship at WCW Hog Wild, but was instead attacked by Scott Hall, Kevin Nash and Hogan. On August 16, 2010, the World Tag Team Championship was decommissioned in favor of continuing the lineage of the WWE Tag Team Championship. 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