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Throughout the late 1990s, 911 appeared with the New Jersey–based Jersey All Pro Wrestling promotion, winning the JAPW Heavyweight Championship on two occasions. He made an appearance at Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling A War Renewed on June 29, 2002, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, interfering on the behalf of Tod Gordon and Sabu, delivering a chokeslam to Sandman (who had just been betrayed by his ...
He is best known for his work in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), whom he worked for from his debut in 1982 up until 2008. In All Japan Pro Wrestling, he was a 5 time Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion , a 9 time World Tag Team Champion , three-time winner of the Real World Tag League and a two-time winner of the Champion Carnival .
The invention of the chokeslam is often incorrectly credited to Paul Heyman for use by the wrestler 911, [1] although it was already in use by Sid Vicious at least as early as 1991 [2] as well as AJPW wrestler Akira Taue since 1992 under the name nodowa otoshi ("choke drop/slam"). [3]
PWI ranked him #8 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the year in the PWI 500 in 1991. PWI ranked him #78 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003 [63] Pro Wrestling This Week. Wrestler of the Week (July 19–25, 1987) [64] Universal Wrestling Federation. UWF SportsChannel Television Championship
Since then, WWE video games have done. Many don't realize this, but wrestling has been around since the 1950's. It wasn't until the "Hulkamania" explosion in the early 1980's that wresting became ...
Mike Shaw started wrestling in 1980 in Vancouver's NWA All-Star Wrestling using the ring name Klondike Mike. In 1981, he wrestled in the WWF as Mike Smith, in a losing effort against former world champion Pedro Morales on All Star Wrestling. In 1982, Shaw began wrestling under his real name for Stu Hart's Stampede Wrestling in Calgary, Alberta ...
Everyone loves an underdog, but it’s possible nobody loves one more than Greg Whiteley. With Netflix hits “Cheer” and “Last Chance U,” the documentarian trained his eye on undergraduate ...
Many don't realize this, but wrestling has been around since the 1950's. It wasn't until the "Hulkamania" explosion in the early 1980's that wresting became what it is today. Since then, WWE video ...