Harley Race

Roster
 1-Getting up from a wheelchair and
 3-Returning to WWF as General Manager of RAW

## Losing Streak and Upper Midcard(1985-1986)

Harley Race had his first canon match losing against Brutus Beefcake in the first ever Superstars. He started a feud with Hogan as he went to beat up Beefcake and Hogan saved him, Harley never managed to win a brawl against Hogan but at SNME June Harley defeated Hogan in the upset of the night. After that, Harley won some more filler matches, at Summerslam he lost a battle royal to become NO1 contender to the Intercontinental Championship as he was eliminated by Davey Boy Smith.

In the august 29th episode of Superstars, Harley's decline started as he was defeated by Snuka in just 1 minute and 10 seconds, he gets defeated by Nikolai Volkoff, Tama and Andre The Giant in the following weeks, he finally ends this losing streak defeating Jimmy Snuka who expected an easy win. Harley had a shortlived face turn where he teamed up with Roddy Piper, Big John Studd and Ricky Steamboat in a losing effort against Andre The Giant, Paul Orndorff, Kamala and King Kong Bundy in a Survivor Series elimination match, Race went back to heel right after blaming Steamboat for this loss, he was defeated by him at SNME December.

Harley started taunting Andre about him losing the Intercontinental Championship, he defeated Andre at SNME May to become the NO1 contender to the IC title but gave that up for another match against Andre at SNME June with the stipulation that the loser couldn't have any more title shots until after Survivor Series, Harley ended up losing.

Harley entered another feud with Hulk Hogan as Hogan mocked Race for not being able to have WWF title opportunities so Harley challenged Hogan to a non-title match. At King of the Ring, Randy Savage cashed in midway through the match making it a triple threat, Harley had a golden opportunity at winning the WWF title but he knew he couldn't as it wouldn't count as a win because of the stipulation so Harley instead helped Randy Savage and made sure Hulk Hogan lost the WWF title.

## The Naturals(1986-1988)

In november, after they teamed up together in a Survivor Series elimination match, Harley Race formed a team with Butch Reed as The Naturals, they were in the tag team battle royal for the vacant tag titles at Wrestlemania 3 but lost, 3 weeks after The Naturals would get the win against Full Nelson Bam to become tag team champions but they lost it 1 week later at SNME May back to FNB in a ladder match for the tag titles also including Hart Foundation.

They had another shot at the tag titles at Summerslam as they were vacant but were attacked by Roberts and Piper who took their spot before the match, The Naturals were defeated by Snake's Pit at SNME September, both of them were picked to be on Steamboat's team along with Virgil as they defeated Hulk Hogan, Koko B.Ware, Ultimate Warrior and Barry Horowitz in a Survivor Series Elimination match. With the Survivor Series Lottery, they got a tag title match and at SNME December they became 2 time tag champions beating Hart Foundation. At a house show in february, they lost the titles to Strike Force and Butch Reed left WWF.

Harley Race would be involved in the 16 men tournament for the WWF Championship at Wrestlemania 4 beating Andre The Giant on the first round, Hulk Hogan on the quarter finals with help from a debuting policeman Big Boss Man and would be defeated by Ultimate Warrior in the semi finals

## Twin Towers and feud with Hogan(1988-1989)

Harley Race and Big Boss Man started ambushing Hulk Hogan at any time they could, they got a tag title shot at SNME May but failed to defeat Demolition, also at SNME May One Man Gang joined them forming Twin Towers and they just tormented Hogan throught the year, this led to a Survivor Series match where Bad News Brown, One Man Gang, Harley Race and The Mountie defeated Hulk Hogan, Jake Roberts, Roddy Piper and Haku, on the same show Harley helped Big Boss Man win the WWF title but Boss Man would lose it just a day later.

The feud with Hogan culminated at Wrestlemania 5 in a match where if Hogan lost, he would lose the MITB briefcase to the man who pinned him, Hulk Hogan, Andre The Giant and Koko B.Ware would defeat Harley, Big Boss Man and One Man Gang on Harley's last WWF match

## WCW(1989-1992)

On the july 8th edition of Saturday Night, Lex Luger introduced the TV title and made himself as the inaugural champion challenging anyone for it, Harley Race debuted and he pretended to be very old and fragile, when the bell rang Harley defeated Luger in 20 seconds to win the TV title but immediatly vacated it on the spot as Harley's only WCW match and last match ever.

At Starrcade 1989, the Starrcade Countdown was the debut of Vader who was managed by Harley Race, Harley guided Vader into winning the US title, tag titles and WCW Heaviweight title becoming the first triple crown WCW champion as he just showcased this beast.

After Vader won the WCW Heaviweight title at Wrestlewar 1992, he beat up and injured Harley Race as Harley's last WCW appearence

## General Manager of RAW and Smackdown(1992-1995)

After Four Horsemen ambushed almost the whole RAW roster and incapacitated them, Vince Mcmahon determined that Jim Duggan wasn't able to run RAW as GM anymore, he fired him and signed for his place, Harley Race. Harley and Ric Flair stared each other down as Harley threatened that he'll fire Flair if he messes up even once because he wasn't a pussy like the other GM.

Harley Race was fair during these months as GM but with a clear hatred towards Four Horsemen, Harley's run of RAW from Survivor Series until Wrestlemania 9 is widely regarded one of the best runs for RAW as it had amazing shows almost weekly, this led to RAW beating Smackdown in the first year of who war it better giving Harley the chance to pick one wrestler of his choice for RAW without having to trade him and he picked former WWF champion, Rick Martel

Harley and GM of Smackdown Bobby Heenan decided to trade world champions for 4 weeks to spice up the G1 season, this just led to WWF Champion Bret Hart being choked out by Doink the Clown at Smackdown, Harley was pissed at this calling Heenan an incompetent GM for almost getting his champion injured when Ric Flair and Shawn Michaels ambushed Harley on Four Horsemen's first ever attack against a GM after almost a year of them feeling injusticed by Harley. In sequence, Harley suspended Ric Flair.

After months of nothing happening, in march, Flair and Shawn yet again beat the crap out of Harley backstage with Four Horsemen members Bret and Luger pushing them off. The week afterwards Harley came out in a wheelchair addressing all that has happened and in one of the greatest closing RAW segments, Four Horsemen completely broke up after a 2 year buildup as they brawled and Harley got up from the wheelchair, announced a Four Horsemen fatal 4 way main eventing Wrestlemania 10, chopped Ric Flair and told them to continue.

RAW lost Who War it Better Year 2 and Harley Race was pissed about it saying he's the longest reigning GM and GM of Smackdown Roddy Piper did nothing to deserve that win.

During the years Harley was GM, he introduced both the LW division which died in just 1 month and the women's division exclusive to RAW.

After Roddy Piper lost his GM spot with a loss against Owen Hart, Harley Race was handpicked by Vince as Smackdown's new general manager.

Harley Race's last WWF appearence was met with boos as he announced a short 10 men RAW royal rumble and on SD, the same thing, he was booed because Eric Bischoff had just announced WAR 2 and people wanted Vince Mcmahon to address it.

Vince Mcmahon announced the brand split had ended in 1995 on the RAW after 8 week break and Harley was released from the company.

## Career history

### Companies/Promotions

 WCW
 WWF(RAW)
 WWF

### Face/heel turns

 Face
 Heel
 Face

## Championships and Accomplishments

* World Wrestling Federation
* World Tag Team Championships(2 times) with Butch Reed
* Tag Team of the Year(1987) with Butch Reed

* World Championship Wrestling
* TV Championship(1 time)