Yokozuna

Roster
 2-Managing to unfreeze during a match against Doink
 3-Jim Cornette joining Yokozuna and Crush to form
Camp Cornette

## Debut with Mr.Fuji(1991-1992)

At Summerslam 1991, Haku defended the WWF Championship in a gauntlet match, Yokozuna debuted as the 3rd man in the match but lost to Haku

He was immediatly put in the G1 and managed to defeat Papa Shango in a sudden death match at SNME September but was eliminated by Randy Savage a day later

Yokozuna represented Mr.Fuji at Wrestlemania 8 in a battle royal to determine the GM of Smackdown but Earthquake(representing Bobby Heenan) picked up the win

## World Heaviweight champion and various feuds(1992-1993)

Yokozuna was drafted to Smackdown as its 9th pick. In the first episode of Smackdown, the new World Heaviweight Championship was put up to grabs in a battle royal to determine the inaugural champion and in a huge upset Yokozuna managed to pick up the win but Four Horsemen immediatly attacked him afterwards starting a feud

He started working as a babyface against the horsemen as Mr.Fuji threw powder at them blinding Ric Flair and Shawn Michaels for 2 weeks, GM of Smackdown punished him with a match against Ric Flair at In Your House 2 and 4HM member Lex Luger would be the special guest ref. At In Your House 2, Tatanka showed up and helped Yoko retain the title against Flair as Luger was knocked out and removed as ref.

Heenan decided to give Flair another title shot and this time Heenan would be the special guest ref to ensure that it was gonna be a fair match but during it Heenan chairshotted Yokozuna and made sure he lost the belt against Flair, he had his rematch at In Your House 3 but Bret Hart attacked Yoko to make sure Flair retained. Owner of WWF Jim Duggan decided to put Heenan's GM spot on the line as Bret Hart, representing Heenan faced Yokozuna, representing Mr.Fuji at Summerslam but Bret picked up the win

Barely a month later, Yokozuna turned back heel as he joined the Million Dollar Corporation to face his friend Tatanka and Barry Horowitz. He was involved with Doink The Clown as at Smackdown 21, Horowitz tried getting MDC's help to defeat Doink, Dibiase refused but the lights went out and Yokozuna was choked out by Doink, Yokozuna went missing for 2 weeks until he was found laid out backstage, due to this MDC decided to help Horowitz against Doink

Yokozuna changed during this as he seemed brainwashed by Doink, he had a match against Ted Dibiase but was tied up to the ring by MDC and Horowitz as Horowitz hit him with powder on the face to "cleanse" him. Yokozuna wanted revenge as he challenged Doink at In Your House 5 but he was choked out and defeated in under 2 minutes

## Tag Team Division(1993-1994)

At Smackdown 36, Million Dollar Corporation said Yokozuna was weak so he was replaced by King Kong Bundy in their group. He returned at number 29 in the 1993 Royal Rumble but was eliminated by Shawn Michaels.

Yokozuna suddenly started a new gimmick at Smackdown 39 as the same exact vignettes were shown as when he was ready to debut in 1991, he made his re-debut as it looked like he had gotten his memory erased of the past 2 years due to Doink, this turned him back babyface as it was mostly a comedy gimmick. He mentioned how he wanted to defeat Haku for the WWF title, Duane Gill dressed up as Haku once as part of his gimmick but was taken out by Yokozuna due to the confusion. Million Dollar Corporation tried to make Yokozuna hate them showing him his replacement but Yokozuna was just confused on why Virgil was a slave again, Doink The Clown showed up during the segment as him and Horowitz choked out MDC but Yoko was just blinded and pretended not to see what was going on

He managed to win the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal at Wrestlemania 9. Duane Gill wanted to win the tag titles with Yokozuna which Yoko accepted, they entered the tag team tournament but were eliminated in the finals by Doink and Horowitz as Yokozuna yet again froze up as Doink was choking out Gill, they continued teaming up defeating Steiner Brothers, Smoking Gunns and Men on a Mission to get another tag title shot.

During Doink's interferences, Yoko clearly was trying to move again during his choking out of his partner, he managed to move one step before Summerslam but was choked out by Doink as soon as it happened. At Summerslam, he broke free of the curse as he beat up Doink and Horowitz while Gill was getting choked out during their tag title match but Horowitz still managed to pin Gill. At G1 Finals, Yokozuna screamed that Doink had no power over him anymore which caused him and Horowitz to leave through the lights as they forfeited the tag titles to them

## 2-Time Tag Team Champion(1994-1995)

They retained the tag titles against Steiner Brothers at Survivor Series 1993. At the 1994 Royal Rumble he managed to stay until the final 3 before he was eliminated by Owen Hart and Ric Flair. Steiner Brothers announced their last night on Smackdown was march 11th so Yokozuna and Gill challenged them to a tag title match which they shockingly lost

Crush suddenly started saying he loved Japan and wanted to team up with Yoko, him and Crush started targeting Shawn Michaels turning back heel as they felt envy that Shawn showed up on SD and immediatly started getting title shots. At In Your House 11, Shawn defeated Yokozuna. Yoko became a huge part in kidnapping Barry Horowitz for Undertaker and Bam Bam Bigelow's "B Plan" to take down Doink as Horowitz was about to escape but since Yokozuna knew his way around things he managed to grab him and bring him back. Due to this, he was rewarded with a world title shot but lost to Doink at In Your House 12

At Smackdown 117, Jim Cornette betrayed Smoking Gunns as he joined up with Yokozuna and Crush forming Camp Cornette, they helped Owen Hart defend the World Heaviweight Championship against Shawn Michaels as he joined them in the group. Their feud against Shawn ended at Wrestlemania 11 with Shawn defeating Yokozuna and Crush in a handicap match, afterwards British Bulldog attacked Crush and replaced him in the group

Camp Cornette started interfering in Shawn and Hunter Hearst Helmsley’s tag matches as they still held a grudge against Shawn and Hunter had recently signed and started becoming Shawn’s ally. This led to Summerslam where Hunter and Shawn defeated Camp Cornette. At G1 Finals, Jim Cornette managed to get Yokozuna and Bulldog tag title shots which they beat Headbangers to win them after Razor Ramon joined Camp Cornette and helped them. The feud with Hunter and Shawn who were now a group called “D-Generation X” culminated at Survivor Series in a 4 on 4 where Hunter, Shawn, X-Pac and the debuting Chyna defeated Bulldog, Yokozuna, Razor Ramon and Bob Holly to win the tag titles.

Camp Cornette started splitting up as Owen Hart wanted to become a main eventer all by himself and was kicked out of the group, Bulldog was pissed at it and went against them too as he started teaming up with Jim Neidhart again. At Wrestlemania 12, New Foundation defeated Yokozuna and Bob Holly and Yoko turned on Holly as the group completely split apart

## Last matches(1996)

Comissioner of WWF Jerry Lawler made a huge 6 men ladder match for the WWF title as Vader defended against Undertaker, Sycho Sid, Ultimate Warrior, Yokozuna and Ahmed Johnson and with 2164 pounds of mass in the ring, every men fell from a ladder at the same time and the ring broke.

He had his last match in the november 4th episode of RAW as he was defeated by a more agressive Brian Pillman in 5 minutes

## Career history

### Companies/Promotions

 WWF(Smackdown)
 WWF

### Heel/face turns

 Face
 Heel
 Face
 Heel

## Championships and Accomplishments

* World Wrestling Federation
* World Heaviweight Championship(1 time)
* World Tag Team Championships(2 times) - with Duane Gill(1), British Bulldog(1)
* Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal(1993)