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The first version of Executioners was founded by Executioner #1, who was a masked wrestler, wrestling for World Wide Wrestling Federation. In 1976 he trained Executioner #2, and the two became a tag team in WWWF. Together, the Executioners captured the WWWF Tag Team Championship on May 11, 1976 by defeating Louis Cerdan and Tony Parisi.
On the February 26, 1985, edition of Prime Time Wrestling he was defeated by Barry Windham. He was later put under a mask as "The Executioner", losing to Tito Santana in the opening match of the inaugural WrestleMania. [13] [6] [2] This would be his last match, as he departed once more for the PNW. [2]
WrestleMania (sequentially known as WrestleMania I) was the inaugural WrestleMania and inaugural professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event (only in selected areas), [1] [2] produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). It took place on March 31, 1985, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The attendance for the event was ...
1985 United States [3] Texas Red: World Class Championship Wrestling: 1984–1988 United States [3] [15] The Undertaker: World Wrestling Federation: 1995–1996 United States: Wore the "Phantom" mask after he broke his oribtal bone. Tiger Mask I: New Japan Pro-Wrestling: 1981–1984 Japan [2] [3] [4] Tiger Mask II: All-Japan Pro Wrestling: 1985 ...
WrestleMania XXVI. Date: March 28, 2010 Venue: University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona Attendance: 72,219 Main event: The Undertaker def. Shawn Michaels in 25:00 of a WrestleMania win ...
The Executioners were stripped of the championship when a third Executioner was used. [2] 14 Billy White Wolf and Chief Jay Strongbow: December 7, 1976: House show: Philadelphia, PA: 1 (1, 2) 237 This was a three-team tournament, also involving Nikolai Volkoff and Tor Kamata, and The Executioners. [2] [1] — Vacated: August 1, 1977 — — — —
He faced Hulk Hogan for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship on several occasions in 1985 and 1986 (including a flag match on Saturday Night's Main Event II at the Brendan Byrne Arena). Volkoff also feuded with former 82nd Airborne paratrooper Corporal Kirchner throughout 1985 and 1986, defeating him in a "peace match" on Saturday Night's ...
The Executioner [1] Sgt ... Lew Freedman wrote of Slaughter's popularity in the wake of his face turn in August 1985: ... last regular WWF match, ...