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The Kat

The Kat first appeared on World Wrestling Federation (WWF)'s flagship program, *Raw is War*, in August 1999. She debuted as **Miss Kitty**, an assistant to Debra, appointed to her by Jeff Jarrett, whom Debra managed. The partnership ended when Jarrett left the company after losing the Intercontinental Championship to Chyna at No Mercy. Because Jarrett was departing the company after the match, Kitty began managing Chyna, and then started dressing in 'Chyna-like' clothing and wearing a black wig.

At Armageddon in December 1999, Miss Kitty won her only WWF Women's Championship in a four corners evening gown pool match, by defeating then-champion Ivory, Jacqueline, and Barbara Bush by stripping them of their gowns. The special guest referees were The Fabulous Moolah and Mae Young. After the match, Miss Kitty stripped out of her dress in celebration and quickly flashed the crowd her breasts. The following evening, she announced before successfully defending her title in a chocolate pudding match that she was changing her name to **The Kat**. The Kat then appeared at the Royal Rumble in the 'Miss Royal Rumble Swimsuit Contest', where she appeared in a bikini made out of bubble wrap. The contest, however, was won by Mae Young. She lost the championship on the January 31 edition of *Raw* to Hervina in a *Lumberjill Snowbunny match*, a match that took place in a snow filled pool surrounded by female wrestlers whose purpose was to keep The Kat and Hervina from leaving the pool.

The Kat then began an on-screen rivalry with Terri Runnels. At WrestleMania 2000, Runnels (accompanied by The Fabulous Moolah) defeated The Kat (with Mae Young) in a catfight. Val Venis was the special guest referee, but he was distracted during the match when Young kissed him, which allowed Moolah to pull The Kat out of the ring. When Venis saw her out of the ring, he declared Runnels the winner. Post-match, The Kat attacked Runnels by stripping off her pants to expose her thong. The feud continued, and the duo had an arm wrestling match at Insurrextion. The Kat was victorious, but after the match, Runnels pulled The Kat's top off, exposing her breasts. The two women continued to feud throughout the summer, often in mixed tag matches. In June 2000, The Kat attempted to regain the Women's Championship by entering a battle royal to become the number one contender, but she was eliminated by her rival Terri. The feud resurfaced in a 'Thong Stink Face' match at SummerSlam, which The Kat won by performing a stinkface on Runnels.

In early 2001, The Kat began a new storyline with a stable called the Right to Censor, a group of wrestlers purportedly wanting to rein in the vulgarity of the "Attitude Era," during which she demanded equal time for the "right for nudity". At No Way Out, Jerry Lawler, who was representing The Kat, lost a match to Steven Richards, the head of the stable, after The Kat mistakenly hit Lawler with the Women's Championship belt. As a result of Lawler losing the match, she was forced to join the stable. On February 27, 2001, however, The Kat was released from the WWF in the middle of the storyline.
The Heart Throbs

**The Heart Throbs** (Antonio and Romeo) made their WWE debut on the April 18, 2005 episode of *Raw*, losing to World Tag Team Champions William Regal and Tajiri. They participated in a tag team turmoil match for the World Tag Team Championship at Backlash 2005, but were defeated once again.

The Heart Throbs mainly appeared on the *Raw* B-show, *Heat*. They had short-lived feuds with Eugene and William Regal, The Hurricane and Rosey, and Val Venis and Viscera. In 2006, the Heart Throbs gained a great deal of fan reaction and began entertaining the crowd by bringing two "hot chicks" into the ring and getting them to dance.

Both Romeo and Antonio were released by WWE on February 10, 2006.
The Sinister Minister

The Sinister Minister debuted in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1997 as **James Vandenberg**, the manager of Mortis, a masked wrestler billed as a shoot fighter from Taipei who was one of Vandenberg's "rare oddities". Mortis feuded with Glacier in an angle titled "Blood Runs Cold," and faced him at Uncensored on March 16, 1997 in his pay-per-view debut, which he lost. Following the match, Wrath debuted, siding with Mortis and Vandenberg, and attacking Glacier. Glacier defeated Mortis in a rematch at Slamboree on May 18, when Wrath interfered on Mortis' behalf, causing a disqualification; Glacier then suffered another post-match beating before Ernest "The Cat" Miller ran to the ring to defend him. The four men fought one another over the following weeks, culminating in a match at Bash at the Beach on July 13, which was won by Mortis and Wrath. After Blood Runs Cold officially ended, Vandenberg continued to manage the pair through the remainder of 1997 as Mortis and Wrath entered a feud with The Faces of Fear that culminated in a pinfall victory at Fall Brawl. In early 1998, the group was split up after Wrath was sidelined with an injury and Mortis was moved into a new angle involving Raven and the Flock.

Vandenberg then tried to get a commentary segment off the ground on *WCW Saturday Night*, titled *Vandenberg's Odditorium*. He appeared on camera standing alone in a dimly-lit space, discussing current feuds such as that between Saturn and Glacier, always finishing the segment with "And I *could* be wrong...but I doubt it." The segment was quietly axed after a few weeks. Vandenberg was then released from WCW.

In 2000, he debuted in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) as an unnamed evil priest character. He was originally planned to manage Mike Awesome, but instead began an angle with Raven. The angle was dropped when Raven left ECW, and he was subsequently rebranded as **The Sinister Minister**, a heel narrator for *ECW on TNN*. Upon debuting as a manager, he was surprisingly accepted as a fan favorite by the crowd. He managed The Unholy Alliance (Yoshihiro Tajiri and Mikey Whipwreck) during their feud with The Full Blooded Italians.

The Sinister Minister appeared at the World Wrestling Entertainment-produced ECW reunion pay-per-view ECW One Night Stand on June 12, 2005. He and Mikey Whipwreck accompanied Tajiri to ringside for his match with Super Crazy and Little Guido.
The Mighty

**The Mighty**, consisting of Shane Thorne and Nick Miller and being dubbed as **TM-61**, debuted on the May 25, 2016 episode of WWE's *NXT*, losing to Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa.

On the October 7 episode of *NXT*, Thorne and Miller were announced as participants in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. On October 12, they defeated the team of Riddick Moss and Tino Sabbatelli to advance from the first round of the tournament. Thorne next defeated Roderick Strong in a singles match (due to Strong's partner Austin Aries being unable to wrestle through injury), to proceed his team to the semifinals, where they went on to defeat SAnitY, thus setting the final against The Authors of Pain. On November 19 at NXT TakeOver: Toronto, TM-61 lost in the final. On the January 18, 2017 episode of *NXT*, Thorne suffered a serious knee injury due to an attack by The Revival (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder) after TM-61 had defeated them. He had surgery on January 25, which was expected to put him out of action for seven to nine months. He returned from the injury on September 14.

## The Mighty

### Members

Shane Thorne and Nick Miller

On the January 3, 2018 episode of *NXT*, the return of TM-61 was announced. During the following weeks, vignettes of TM-61 were shown. They made their in-ring return on January 31 episode of *NXT*, defeating The Ealy Brothers. TM-61 then entered the 2018 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, being eliminated by The Authors of Pain in the first round. On the May 2 edition of *NXT*, TM-61 defeated Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) with a dirty pin, thus turning the duo heel in the process. The following week, they defeated the team of Heavy Machinery (Otis Dozovic and Tucker Knight) with the same tactics. The team was officially renamed "**The Mighty**" on the June 6, 2018 episode of *NXT*. On the July 20 episode of *NXT*, they were defeated by War Raiders. In July, they started a feud with Street Profits with both teams losing matches to each other. On the September 19 episode of *NXT*, The Mighty defeated Street Profits.

On December 14, 2018, Miller was released from his contract, thus disbanding the team.
The Missing Link

In 1983, The Missing Link debuted in World Class Championship Wrestling as part of Skandor Akbar's Devastation Inc. stable, and feuded with the Von Erichs and The Fabulous Freebirds.

The Missing Link made his World Wrestling Federation (WWF) debut on May 20, 1985, in Madison Square Garden; he was accompanied to the ring by manager Bobby "The Brain" Heenan and defeated S.D. Jones in less than two minutes. During his brief run in the WWF, most of his matches were against jobbers. Many times, he defeated S.D. Jones, George Wells, Rick McGraw, Salvatore Bellomo, Tony Garea, Jose Luis Rivera, Lanny Poffo, and Swede Hanson. However, he typically lost when matched against bigger stars. His first recorded loss in the WWF came on July 22, 1985, against George "The Animal" Steele. On July 24, in Buffalo, New York, he lost to Bruno Sammartino by countout. On August 18, he was pinned by Intercontinental Champion Tito Santana at the first-ever WWF show in Tampa, Florida. He also lost matches to Ivan Putski, Tony Atlas, and B. Brian Blair.

While in the WWF, he fought Mad Dog Vachon three times: a draw in Minneapolis on August 25, 1985; a win by countout in Milwaukee on September 5; and a loss in Denver on September 20. In September 1985, Heenan traded The Missing Link and Adrian Adonis to manager Jimmy Hart in exchange for King Kong Bundy. In his final televised match on *WWF Prime Time Wrestling* on November 12 (taped October 12), Paul Orndorff pinned The Missing Link in less than five minutes with a high knee after the Link was distracted by his manager, Jimmy Hart, shouting into his megaphone on the ring apron. He abruptly left the WWF in October 1985.

In November 1985, he went to World Class Championship Wrestling and was first managed by Percy Pringle, only to turn face after saving Sunshine from an attack from The Great Kabuki, then again from Percy Pringle and Rick Rude. In late 1986, he left WCCW.

On August 16, 2007, The Missing Link passed away.
The Terminator

In late 1992, the Terminator debuted in World Championship Wrestling alongside Rage, where they were known as the Wrecking Crew, making their debut in January 1993. Shortly after their debut, the Wrecking Crew got national exposure by competing at *Clash of the Champions XXII* on January 13, where they defeated Tom Zenk and Johnny Gunn. After their success, the team rode on a wave of success defeating Gunn and Zenk repeatedly, as well as looking impressive against temporary teams such as 2 Cold Scorpio and Johnny B. Badd, and Marcus Bagwell and Joey Maggs. By March, the team was contesting a series of matches with 2 Cold Scorpio and Marcus Alexander Bagwell, as well as feuding with the identical twin duo known as The Cole Twins (Keith and Kent Cole). The feud with the Cole Twins was soon expanded to also include Bagwell and Scorpio, as well as Tex Slazenger and Shanghai Pierce. As the feud wore on, the Cole Twins got the upper hand in the feud over the two big men. The Wrecking Crew also faced Cactus Jack and The Barbarian in a series of house show matches. As summer turned to fall, the Wrecking Crew’s time with WCW ended.
The New Foundation

After the original Hart Foundation split in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), both members focused on their singles careers; Bret Hart challenged for and won the Intercontinental Title, while Jim Neidhart faced a much tougher road as a singles competitor. In November 1991, Neidhart had a match against Ric Flair, which Neidhart lost via submission to the figure four leglock. The move incapacitated Neidhart so much that he had to be helped from the ring; as he exited the arena the Beverly Brothers made their entrance for a tag team match. The arrogant brothers took an opportunity and jumped Neidhart, further aggravating his injury. When Neidhart returned about a month later, he was determined to get revenge and he even had back up. Bret's younger brother, Owen, had been signed with the company and he was revealed as Neidhart's back up. They then formed a team in the hopes of recreating the magic of the Hart Foundation and the duo was subsequently dubbed **The New Foundation**. Owen was soon nicknamed "The Rocket" and the duo became instantly recognizable for their unique parachute pants attire and bright colored jackets.

Their first feud was naturally with the Beverly Brothers but they also had matches with The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags) and The Natural Disasters (Earthquake and Typhoon). The team had their one and only pay-per-view match at the 1992 Royal Rumble, where they defeated The Orient Express (Tanaka and Kato). Only weeks later, Owen Hart would be on his own as Neidhart left the federation. They were undefeated at the time of Neidhart's departure.

Owen and Jim reunited in 1994, this time as villains and without the New Foundation moniker. Owen had turned on his brother Bret in early 1994 and was deep in a feud with him. Jim Neidhart turned up at the King of the Ring tournament first to accompany Bret as he faced Diesel, but then also made a surprise appearance at the end of the night to help Owen win the tournament, resulting in Owen dubbing himself the "King of Harts". It was later confirmed that Neidhart was helping Owen. The brothers-in-law teamed regularly throughout 1994, feuding with Bret and Davey Boy Smith. At SummerSlam 1994, after Bret retained the WWF World Heavyweight Championship against Owen in a steel cage match, Neidhart attacked Bret; when Smith tried to make the save for Bret, Neidhart attacked him as well. On the November 7 edition of *Raw*, Bret and Smith defeated Owen and Neidhart in a tag team match.

The team disbanded when Neidhart left the WWF in late 1994.
The Millionaire's Club

### Members

Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash, Diamond Dallas Page, Sting, Sid Vicious, Curt Hennig, Lex Luger

### Managers

Miss Elizabeth

In 2000 in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo took over and declared all WCW championships vacant on April 10, 2000. They also declared a new stable with both of them at the helm called The New Blood. It consisted of most of the younger, up-and-coming wrestlers in WCW. Their main enemies became known as **the Millionaire's Club**, the older veteran stars of the company whom they claimed held back the younger talent.

On April 16, 2000, at Spring Stampede in Chicago, Illinois, all of the titles were filled with matches between the New Blood and the Millionaire's Club. The feuds continued for another month or so before both factions disbanded. The true end of the angle occurred on July 9, after the infamous Vince Russo's promo, which caused Hulk Hogan and Bischoff to leave the promotion.
The Union

**The Union** (aka **U**nion of **P**eople **Y**ou **O**ughta **R**espect, **S**on, or U.P.Y.O.R.S.) was a short-lived stable in the WWF in 1999, consisting of former Corporation members Ken Shamrock, Big Show and Test, and their leader, Mankind. They were a face stable who rebelled against the Corporate Ministry. The stable members came together because they felt they were being treated unjustly by The Corporation since Shane McMahon usurped power in the stable from his father, Vince McMahon. The group formed on May 3, 1999, four days after The Undertaker's Ministry of Darkness and Shane's Corporation merged to create The Corporate Ministry.

The four Union members were not alone as they feuded with the Corporate Ministry. The ousted chairman Vince McMahon briefly led the Union into battle, and superstars such as The Rock, Stone Cold Steve Austin, and WWF commissioner Shawn Michaels were loosely allied with the Union, as they all had common enemies in the Corporate Ministry. At Over the Edge, The Union defeated a Corporate Ministry team consisting of The Acolytes, Viscera and Big Boss Man in an elimination match.

On May 31, Mankind received several sledgehammer blows to the knee in a hardcore match against Triple H, taking him out of action until August 1999. The following week, Mr. McMahon revealed himself as the "higher power" which The Undertaker had been taking orders from the entire time he was in command of the Ministry of Darkness, and later the Corporate Ministry. With their lead wrestler injured and their enemy evolved into a different group, the Union quietly disbanded.
The Misfits in Action

### Members

General Hugh G. Rection, G.I. Bro, Major Stash, Lt. Loco, Corporal Cajun, Sgt. AWOL

### Managers

Major Gunns

The original **Misfits in Action** stable was started on the April 17, 2000, episode of *WCW Monday Nitro* when Eric Bischoff berated a crew of wrestlers including Hugh Morrus, Lash LeRoux, Chavo Guerrero, Jr., and Booker T, along with Bam Bam Bigelow (who remained heel) and Jerry Flynn (on his last appearance on WCW television) for not helping the New Blood dispatch the Millionaire's Club.

On the April 26, 2000, episode of *WCW Thunder*, LeRoux, Guerrero, Morrus, and Van Hammer saved Booker T after his match against Mike Awesome during a beatdown by Awesome and Scott Steiner. The following week, Leroux, Hammer, and Guerrero made the save for Morrus on the May 1, 2000, episode of *WCW Monday Nitro* to solidify their alliance. Immediately after the match, an enraged Bischoff fired Morrus and the three men who made the save.

Shortly after, the "released" wrestlers reappeared in WCW under their new M.I.A. names. Despite the obvious fraud, they signed new contracts with their new names, allowing themselves to evade Bischoff's firings.

The returning group initially consisted of Morrus as Captain/General Hugh G. Rection, Guerrero as Lt. Loco, LeRoux as Cpl. Cajun, and Van Hammer as Major Stash. They were given a valet in Tylene Buck, who went under the name Major Gunns. The group mainly feuded with The Filthy Animals, Team Canada, and The Natural Born Thrillers. Gunns feuded with the Filthy Animals' valet Tygress. Other members were added as the group's popularity rose over the final years of the company. In July 2000, Hammer was released from WCW. On the July 26, 2000, episode of *WCW Thunder*, The Wall would be added as Sgt. AWOL. On the November 13, 2000, episode of *WCW Monday Nitro*, Gunns eventually betrayed the group in favor of turning heel by joining Team Canada, when she threw in the towel on the behalf of Rection, costing him the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship against Lance Storm. The group disbanded in January 2001.
The Jackyl

Cyrus the Virus

The Jackyl received a tryout match with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1996, and was eventually hired to form a tag team with Rick Martel as 'The Models'. When Martel departed the company, he was left without a gimmick.

On September 20, 1997, he debuted in the WWF as **The Jackyl**, a member (and eventually leader) of a group of wrestlers known as The Truth Commission. An article in *WWF Magazine* claimed that he was a lower-level WWF employee during the early 1990's, and that he developed a messianic complex. The Jackyl sometimes would compete in singles matches, mainly on *Shotgun Saturday Night* and house shows. He would also team up with and managed Kurrgan the Interrogator. The stable was not particularly successful, with their biggest achievement being their victory over the Disciples of Apocalypse at Survivor Series 1997. At WrestleMania XIV, the Jackyl ordered Kurrgan to attack Recon and Sniper, and caused the stable to disband.

The Jackyl returned to television in 1998, forming a stable known as "The Parade of Human Oddities". The group consisted of "freakish" wrestlers, including Golga and Kurrgan, and had entrance music performed by the Insane Clown Posse. The stable did not last long, and Jackyl eventually started managing the new tag team of Faarooq and Bradshaw, The Acolytes, until he was fired by WWF in 1999.

In mid-1999, he debuted in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) as **Cyrus the Virus**, a commentator with a gimmick similar to that of his WWF persona. He would broadcast exclusively on pay-per-view along with Joey Styles. Cyrus was soon presented as working for a faction known as The Network, under the shortened moniker of **Cyrus**. He would constantly criticized the violent nature of ECW programming. He singled out Joel Gertner for disciplinary measures.

Cyrus then displayed authority in ECW due to his executive position with the Network, working as a heel to crusade against ECW fan favorites. Cyrus then teamed with the anti-hardcore Steve Corino, and eventually formed a stable with Corino, his manager Jack Victory, and their hired guns Yoshihiro Tajiri and Rhino. He engaged in a long-term feud with commentator Joel Gertner, which culminated in a match on October 1, 2000, at Anarchy Rulz, in which Gertner was triumphant.

Following this, Cyrus canceled *ECW on TNN*. Cyrus would then go on to aid Rhino in winning his first ECW World Heavyweight Championship at the final pay-per-view, Guilty as Charged. ECW would declare bankruptcy soon after.
Vince McMahon, Sr.

McMahon founded the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) (which would eventually become the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and ultimately WWE), and came to dominate professional wrestling in the 1950's and 1960's.

Unlike his son, Vincent Kennedy McMahon, McMahon believed that the job of a promoter should be kept backstage or behind the scenes and should never interfere with the action in the ring. As a result, McMahon almost never came down to the squared circle. He can however clearly be seen standing ringside during the infamous Madison Square Garden "Alley Fight" between Sgt. Slaughter and Pat Patterson. When his son purchased the WWF, he felt differently than his father on the issue.

In 1982, McMahon sold the parent company of the World Wrestling Federation to his son Vince McMahon. His son, much to his father's initial concern, set out to make the WWF national and eventually worldwide in scope. The younger McMahon's competitive tactics were successful, and the WWF quickly became the most prominent exponent of "sports entertainment".

McMahon passed away on May 24, 1984.

McMahon was inducted into the WWF Hall of Fame class of 1996, by his grandson Shane.
WCW Starrcade 1999

**Starrcade 1999** was the seventeenth annual Starrcade pay-per-view (PPV) event, produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). It took place on December 19, 1999 in Washington, D.C..

## Results

* The Mamalukes (Big Vito and Johnny the Bull) (with Tony Marinara) defeated Disco Inferno and Lash LeRoux.
* Madusa defeated Evan Karagias (with Spice) to win the WCW Cruiserweight Championship.
* Norman Smiley defeated Meng in a hardcore match to retain the WCW Hardcore Championship.
* The Revolution (Shane Douglas, Dean Malenko, Perry Saturn, and Asya) defeated Jim Duggan and The Varsity Club (Kevin Sullivan, Mike Rotunda, and Rick Steiner) (with Leia Meow) in an eight-man tag team match.
* Vampiro defeated Steve Williams by disqualification.
* Vampiro defeated Oklahoma.
* Creative Control (Gerald and Patrick) and Curt Hennig (with Shane) defeated Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) and Midnight in a six-man tag team match.
* Jeff Jarrett defeated Dustin Rhodes in a Bunkhouse Brawl.
* Diamond Dallas Page defeated David Flair in a Crowbar on a Pole match.
* Sting (with Elizabeth) defeated The Total Package by disqualification.
* Kevin Nash defeated Sid Vicious in a Powerbomb match.
* Chris Benoit defeated Jeff Jarrett in a ladder match to retain the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship.

## Main Event

* Bret Hart defeated Goldberg in a no disqualification match to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.
Victor Rivera

In December 1969 in the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF), Rivera teamed with Tony Marino at Madison Square Garden to win the WWWF International Tag Team Championship in two straight falls from Professor Toru Tanaka and Mitsu Arakawa. Rivera and Marino defended the belts successfully against teams like Killer Kowalski and Waldo Von Erich, as well as Kowalski and Krippler Karl Kovacs. They lost the championships against another undefeated team, The Mongols (Bepo and Geto Mongol) on June 15, 1970, two falls to one at Madison Square Garden. On May 13, 1975, Rivera and Dominic DeNucci won the WWWF World Tag Team Championship from The Valiant Brothers.

In 1978, Rivera returned to the WWWF as a heel under manager "Classy" Freddie Blassie, and challenged Bob Backlund for the WWWF Title. Rivera left the WWWF again in 1979.
The Jung Dragons

**The Jung Dragons** were put together in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in early 2000. The Jung Dragons made their pay-per-view debut at New Blood Rising, losing a ladder match against 3 Count. From there, they participated in various tag team match types at Mayhem, Starrcade, Sin, and SuperBrawl Revenge, and added a manager in Leia Meow. While the Dragons only scored one victory throughout these major events, the stable remained relatively popular up until the closure of WCW in 2001.

By late 2000, both the Jung Dragons and 3 Count had begun falling apart. Jamie-San departed from the Jung Dragons, during which he unmasked and was renamed to Jamie Knoble, and formed a tag team with ex-3 Count member Evan Karagias. The two competed with the remaining members of 3 Count and the Jung Dragons. Finally, in early 2001, WCW was purchased by top competitor World Wrestling Federation, ultimately ending the Jung Dragons.
WCW Bash at the Beach 1995

**Bash at the Beach 1995** was the second Bash at the Beach pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). It took place on July 16, 1995 on the beach in Huntington Beach, California.

## Results

* Sting defeated Meng (with Col. Robert Parker) to retain the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship.
* The Renegade (with Jimmy Hart) defeated Paul Orndorff to retain the WCW World Television Championship.
* Kamala (with The Taskmaster) defeated Jim Duggan.
* Diamond Dallas Page (with The Diamond Doll and Max Muscle) defeated Dave Sullivan.
* Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) (with Sister Sherri) defeated The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags) and The Blue Bloods (Lord Steven Regal and Robert Eaton) in a triple threat match to retain the WCW World Tag Team Championships.
* Randy Savage defeated Ric Flair in a Lifeguard match.

## Main Event

* Hulk Hogan (with Jimmy Hart) defeated Vader in a steel cage match to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.
Tony D'Angelo

On the October 5, 2021 episode of *NXT*, D'Angelo made his WWE debut with the heel gimmick of an Italian-American mobster, defeating Malik Blade in only a few minutes. On December 5, at NXT WarGames, D'Angelo, Bron Breakker, Carmelo Hayes and Grayson Waller defeated Team Black & Gold (Johnny Gargano, LA Knight, Pete Dunne and Tommaso Ciampa) in a WarGames match.

After a series of victories against Ru Feng, Dexter Lumis and Andre Chase, D'Angelo suffered his first loss against Dunne on the December 21 episode of *NXT 2.0*, brutally attacking Dunne himself with a crowbar after the loss. As a result, D'Angelo defeated Dunne in a Crowbar on a Pole match on the January 11, 2022 episode of *NXT 2.0*. On the January 25 episode of *NXT 2.0*, D'Angelo lost to Cameron Grimes due to interference from Dunne, failing to challenge him for the NXT North American Championship. On February 15, at NXT Vengeance Day, D'Angelo lost to Dunne in a weaponized steel cage match. On April 2, at NXT Stand and Deliver, D'Angelo defeated Tommaso Ciampa in Ciampa's last match on the *NXT* brand. On June 4, at NXT In Your House, D'Angelo and his newfound henchmen Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo and Troy "Two Dimes" Donovan defeated Legado del Fantasma and, as per the stipulation, LdF had to join the D'Angelo Family. On the June 21 episode of *NXT 2.0*, D'Angelo was defeated by Carmelo Hayes, missing out on an opportunity to capture the NXT North American Championship due to Santos Escobar interfering. On the August 2 episode of *NXT 2.0*, D'Angelo and Lorenzo faced The Creed Brothers for the NXT Tag Team Championships, but were defeated due to Escobar's interference. On August 16, at NXT Heatwave, D'Angelo defeated Escobar in a street fight and, as per the stipulation, Legado del Fantasma had to remain linked to the D'Angelo Family, while Escobar had to leave *NXT*.

On the September 27 episode of *NXT*, D'Angelo faced Wes Lee to qualify for a ladder match for the vacant NXT North American Championship at NXT Halloween Havoc, but was defeated via referee decision. On the December 27 episode of *NXT*, D'Angelo faced Lee for the NXT North American Championship but, due to interference from Dijak, lost the match. On January 10, 2023, at NXT New Year's Evil, D'Angelo lost to Dijak. At NXT Roadblock on March 7, D'Angelo defeated Dijak in a "Jailhouse street fight". At NXT Stand and Deliver, D'Angelo and Stacks failed to win the NXT Tag Team Championships in a triple threat match. The D'Angelo Family had a brief feud with Pretty Deadly, where they lost to them on the April 4 episode of *NXT* but defeated them three weeks later at NXT Spring Breakin' in a trunk match. At The Great American Bash, D'Angelo and Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo defeated Gallus to win the NXT Tag Team Championships. At NXT Halloween Havoc, D'Angelo and Stacks lost the titles to Chase University (Andre Chase and Duke Hudson), but would defeat Chase and Hudson on the November 14 edition of *NXT* to become two-time NXT Tag Team Champions.
Travis Banks

Banks first worked for the WWE on 1 April 2017, participating in a match at WWE Wrestlemania Axxess where he teamed with TK Cooper in a losing effort to Mustafa Ali and Rich Swann. On 18 May 2018, it was announced that Banks would be taking part in the second ever WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament. Banks beat Ligero in the first round at NXT Download on 8 June. On 18 June, the first night of the two-night tournament event at the Royal Albert Hall, Banks beat Ashton Smith in the quarter finals and Joe Coffey in the semi finals before ultimately losing to Zack Gibson in the final. On the second night, he lost a match to decide the number one contender for the WWE United Kingdom Championship to Noam Dar in a bout that also featured Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster. On the day of NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool, Banks was supposed to face Jordan Devlin but Devlin attacked a few hours before their match. On the January 23rd episode of *NXT UK*, Banks faced Devlin but it ended in a double count-out. After months of feuding, Banks lost to Devlin in a falls count anywhere match on the March 6th episode of *NXT UK*, ending their feud. On the June 5th episode of *NXT UK*, Banks defeated Devlin, Dave Mastiff, and Joe Coffey to be the number one contender to face the NXT UK Champion Walter. On the June 26 episode of *NXT UK*, Banks was defeated by Walter.

On June 26, 2020, Banks was released by the WWE.
Tom Magee

Magee was signed by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1986. He defeated Bret Hart on October 7, 1986 in Rochester, New York, at a television taping. After the Hart dark match, Magee began wrestling on C-level house shows in January 1987, facing Terry Gibbs, Barry O, and Frenchy Martin. He remained undefeated through the winter and spring, but the WWF gradually cooled on the young prospect.

Magee would be seen only sporadically afterwards. He wrestled a handful of house shows in Canada in January 1988, defeating Iron Mike Sharpe. On December 6, 1988, Magee returned and faced Arn Anderson at a *WWF Superstars of Wrestling* taping in Daytona Beach, Florida, winning via countout. Magee made a heel turn in the spring of 1989, wrestling as "**MegaMan Magee**". In April, he was managed by Jimmy Hart at a *Superstars of Wrestling* taping. As a heel, he then faced Tim Horner in a series of house shows. Magee would leave soon after.
WCW Starrcade 1997

**Starrcade 1997** was the fifteenth annual Starrcade pay-per-view (PPV) event, produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) on December 28, 1997 in Washington, D.C..

## Results

* Eddie Guerrero defeated Dean Malenko to retain the WCW Cruiserweight Championship.
* Scott Norton, Vincent, and Randy Savage (with Miss Elizabeth) defeated Ray Traylor and The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) (with Ted DiBiase) in a six-man tag team match.
* Goldberg defeated Steve McMichael.
* Perry Saturn (with Raven) defeated Chris Benoit in a Raven's Rules match.
* Buff Bagwell defeated Lex Luger.
* Diamond Dallas Page defeated Curt Hennig to win the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship.
* Larry Zbyszko defeated Eric Bischoff (with Scott Hall) by disqualification with Bret Hart as the special guest referee.

## Main Event

* Sting defeated Hollywood Hogan to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.
WCW Spring Stampede 1998

**Spring Stampede 1998** was the third Spring Stampede pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). The event took place on April 19, 1998 in Denver, Colorado.

## Results

* Goldberg defeated Perry Saturn (with Kidman).
* Último Dragón defeated Chavo Guerrero, Jr. (with Eddie Guerrero).
* Booker T defeated Chris Benoit to retain the WCW World Television Championship.
* Curt Hennig (with Rick Rude) defeated Davey Boy Smith (with Jim Neidhart).
* Chris Jericho defeated Prince Iaukea to retain the WCW Cruiserweight Championship.
* Rick Steiner and Lex Luger defeated Scott Steiner and Buff Bagwell.
* Psychosis defeated La Parka.
* Hollywood Hogan and Kevin Nash defeated Roddy Piper and The Giant in a tag team Baseball Bat on a Pole match.
* Raven defeated Diamond Dallas Page in a Raven's Rules match to win the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship.

## Main Event

* Randy Savage (with Miss Elizabeth) defeated Sting in a no disqualification match to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.
Tommy Rich

In 1989, Rich debuted for World Championship Wrestling. Rich would mount an unsuccessful challenge to WCW United States Champion Lex Luger in a series of title matches during this time period. He lost to Harley Race at The Great American Bash in July 1990. In 1991, in an attempt to revive his career, he joined Alexandra York's York Foundation and became "**Thomas Rich**". He teamed with the other members, Terrence Taylor and Richard Morton to win the WCW Six-Man Titles. When the York Foundation disbanded in early 1992, Rich was relegated to the lower card.

Rich debuted in Extreme Championship Wrestling in January 1997. Later that year, he became the leader of The Full Blooded Italians, adopting the nickname "The Big Don" and the tongue-in-cheek gimmick of a caporegime. Rich both managed The Full Blooded Italians and occasionally wrestled. He left ECW in 1999.
WCW Spring Stampede 1999

**Spring Stampede 1999** was a pay-per-view event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) on April 11, 1999 in Tacoma, Washington.

## Results

* Juventud Guerrera defeated Blitzkrieg.
* Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Hak (with Chastity) in a hardcore match.
* Scotty Riggs defeated Mikey Whipwreck.
* Konnan defeated Disco Inferno.
* Rey Mysterio, Jr. defeated Billy Kidman to retain the WCW Cruiserweight Championship.
* Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko (with Arn Anderson) defeated Raven and Perry Saturn.
* Scott Steiner defeated Booker T to win the vacant WCW United States Heavyweight Championship.
* Goldberg defeated Kevin Nash (with Lex Luger and Miss Elizabeth).

## Main Event

* Diamond Dallas Page defeated Ric Flair, Hollywood Hogan, and Sting in a four corners match with Randy Savage as the special guest referee to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.
Uncle Elmer

During 1985 and 1986, Elmer wrestled for the World Wrestling Federation. He was a member of a stable named the Hillbillies, which also included Hillbilly Jim, Cousin Junior, and Cousin Luke. The Hillbillies' gimmick was that of simple-minded country folk who performed square dances in the ring, with Uncle Elmer perpetually eating from an enormous bucket labeled "Uncle Elmer's Fried Pig Parts". They feuded with several of the WWF's top wrestlers, including Roddy Piper and Bob Orton, Jr..

On the October 5, 1985 episode of *Saturday Night's Main Event II* (taped two days earlier), Elmer was married to his girlfriend despite a storyline that saw Piper try to interfere. During the ceremony, wrestler Jesse "The Body" Ventura heckled Elmer from his position at the announcers table; Ventura later read a poem at the reception criticizing the wedding until Hillbilly Jim attacked him, and the evening's events led to a feud between Elmer and Ventura. Uncle Elmer competed at the Los Angeles part of WrestleMania 2 in 1986, where he lost to "Adorable" Adrian Adonis.

On July 1, 1992, Elmer passed away.
Tokyo Magnum

Magnum debuted in World Championship Wrestling in early 1998. While there, he participated in a brief program wherein he wanted to become a member of The Dancing Fools, a tag team consisting of Disco Inferno and Alex Wright, and would appear dancing behind them (without their knowledge) during their entrance. The program came to a head when his interference backfired in a tag team match between The Dancing Fools and The Public Enemy at the 1998 Road Wild pay-per-view. Two nights later, on the August 10 episode of *Nitro*, he was told by Wright and Disco Inferno that if he wanted to be a member of The Dancing Fools, he needed to impress them in a match against Eddie Guerrero. He lost the match in under two minutes, and the match was his last appearance with the company until he returned briefly in October and November of that same year. During those two months, he appeared sporadically in squash matches and as a participant in the annual World War 3 battle royal on November 22, 1998. One night later (on the November 23 episode of *Nitro*), he made his final televised appearance in a loss against Kanyon. He then appeared on *WCW Saturday Night* on December 5, 1998 in a segment with Barry Darsow, where he was laid out.
WCW The Great American Bash 1986

**The Great American Bash** was the second The Great American Bash event series produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) on July 5 and 26, 1986 in both Charlotte, North Carolina and Greensboro, North Carolina.

## Charlotte Results

* Denny Brown versus Steve Regal ended in a draw.
* Robert Gibson defeated Black Bart.
* The Minnesota Wrecking Crew (Ole Anderson and Arn Anderson) defeated Sam Houston and Nelson Royal.
* Manny Fernandez defeated Baron Von Raschke (with Paul Jones) in a Bunkhouse match.
* Wahoo McDaniel defeated Jimmy Garvin (with Precious) in an Indian strap match.
* Ron Garvin defeated Tully Blanchard (with James J. Dillon) in a taped fist match.
* The Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal) (with Paul Ellering) defeated The Russians (Ivan Koloff and Nikita Koloff) in a tag team Russian chain match.
* Jimmy Valiant defeated Shaska Whatley (with Paul Jones) in a hair versus hair match.
* Dusty Rhodes, Magnum T.A., and Baby Doll defeated The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Dennis Condrey) and Jim Cornette in a six-person mixed tag team steel cage match.

## Main Event

* Ric Flair defeated Ricky Morton in a steel cage match to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.

## Greensboro Results

* Steve Regal defeated Sam Houston.
* Black Bart and Konga the Barbarian defeated Denny Brown and The Italian Stallion.
* Manny Fernandez defeated Baron Von Raschke (with Paul Jones) in a Loaded Glove on a Pole match.
* Wahoo McDaniel defeated Jimmy Garvin (with Precious) in an Indian strap match.
* Tully Blanchard (with James J. Dillon) defeated Ron Garvin in a Taped Fist match.
* The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) versus The Minnesota Wrecking Crew (Ole Anderson and Arn Anderson) ended in a draw.
* Paul Jones (with Shaska Whatley) defeated Jimmy Valiant in a hair versus hair match.
* Magnum T.A. defeated Nikita Koloff (with Ivan Koloff) to win the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship.
* The Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal) and Baby Doll (with Paul Ellering) defeated The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Dennis Condrey) and Jim Cornette in a six-person mixed tag team steel cage match.

## Main Event

* Dusty Rhodes defeated Ric Flair in a steel cage match to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.
WCW SuperBrawl IX

**SuperBrawl IX** was the ninth SuperBrawl pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). The event took place on February 21, 1999 in Oakland, California.

## Results

* Booker T defeated Disco Inferno.
* Chris Jericho (with Ralphus) defeated Perry Saturn by countout.
* Billy Kidman defeated Chavo Guerrero, Jr. to retain the WCW Cruiserweight Championship.
* Curt Hennig and Barry Windham defeated Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko 2-1 in a two-out-of-three falls tag team match to win the vacant WCW World Tag Team Championships.
* The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) (with Lex Luger and Miss Elizabeth) defeated Konnan and Rey Mysterio, Jr. in a hair versus mask tag team match.
* Scott Steiner defeated Diamond Dallas Page to retain the WCW World Television Championship.
* Scott Hall (with Disco Inferno) defeated Roddy Piper to win the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship.
* Goldberg defeated Bam Bam Bigelow.

## Main Event

* Hollywood Hogan defeated Ric Flair to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.
WCW Souled Out 1999

**Souled Out 1999** was the third Souled Out pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). The event took place on January 17, 1999 in Charleston, West Virginia.

## Results

* Chris Benoit defeated Mike Enos.
* Norman Smiley defeated Chavo Guerrero, Jr..
* Fit Finlay defeated Van Hammer.
* Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Wrath.
* Lex Luger (with Miss Elizabeth) defeated Konnan.
* Chris Jericho (with Ralphus) defeated Perry Saturn in a "Loser Must Wear a Dress" match.
* Billy Kidman defeated Rey Mysterio, Jr., Juventud Guerrera, and Psychosis in a four corners match to retain the WCW Cruiserweight Championship.
* Ric Flair and David Flair (with Arn Anderson) defeated Curt Hennig and Barry Windham.

## Main Event

* Goldberg defeated Scott Hall in a stun gun ladder match.
WCW Slamboree 1997

**Slamboree 1997** was the fifth Slamboree pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). It took place on May 18, 1997 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

## Results

* Lord Steven Regal defeated Ultimate Dragon (with Sonny Onoo) to win the WCW World Television Championship.
* Madusa defeated Luna Vachon.
* Rey Mysterio, Jr. defeated Yuji Yasuraoka.
* Glacier defeated Mortis (with James Vandenberg) by disqualification.
* Dean Malenko defeated Jeff Jarrett (with Debra) to retain the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship.
* Meng defeated Chris Benoit (with Woman) in a death match.
* The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) defeated Konnan and Hugh Morrus (with Jimmy Hart).
* Steve McMichael (with Debra) defeated Reggie White (with Kent Johnston).

## Main Event

* Ric Flair, Roddy Piper, and Kevin Greene defeated The nWo (Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, and Syxx) in a six-man tag team match.
WCW SuperBrawl VI

**SuperBrawl VI** was the sixth SuperBrawl pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). The event took place on February 11, 1996 in St. Petersburg, Florida.

## Results

* The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags) defeated The Public Enemy (Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge) in a tag team street fight.
* Johnny B. Badd (with The Diamond Doll) defeated Diamond Dallas Page to retain the WCW World Television Championship.
* Sting and Lex Luger defeated Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) to retain the WCW World Tag Team Championships.
* Konnan defeated One Man Gang to retain the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship.
* The Taskmaster defeated Brian Pillman in a strap match.
* Arn Anderson versus The Taskmaster ended in a no contest.
* Sting and Lex Luger versus The Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal) to a double countout with Sting and Luger's WCW World Tag Team Championships on the line.
* Ric Flair (with Woman) defeated Randy Savage (with Miss Elizabeth) in a steel cage match to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.

## Main Event

* Hulk Hogan defeated The Giant (with Jimmy Hart and The Taskmaster) in a steel cage match.
WCW Starrcade 1996

**Starrcade 1996** was the fourteenth annual Starrcade pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). It took place on December 29, 1996 in Nashville, Tennessee.

## Results

* Ultimate Dragon (with Sonny Onoo) defeated Dean Malenko to win the WCW Cruiserweight Championship.
* Akira Hokuto (with Sonny Onoo and Kensuke Sasaki) defeated Madusa to become the inaugural WCW Women's Champion.
* Jushin Thunder Liger defeated Rey Mysterio, Jr..
* Jeff Jarrett defeated Chris Benoit (with Woman) in a no disqualification match.
* The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) (with Syxx) defeated The Faces of Fear (Meng and The Barbarian) (with Jimmy Hart) to retain the WCW World Tag Team Championships.
* Eddie Guerrero defeated Diamond Dallas Page to win the vacant WCW United States Heavyweight Championship.
* Lex Luger defeated The Giant.

## Main Event

* Roddy Piper defeated Hollywood Hogan (with Ted DiBiase and Miss Elizabeth).
Toru Tanaka

Tanaka had a long successful run with the WWF in the 1960's, including being number one contender to WWF Champion Bruno Sammartino. In their first Madison Square Garden meeting, Tanaka was disqualified for throwing salt. He was pinned by Sammartino in a rematch six months later. Tanaka also main evented the Garden in tag matches, twice with Gorilla Monsoon against Sammartino and Spyros Arion (Tanaka and his partner winning the first via disqualification; losing the second in a Texas Death Match); a year later with Monsoon against Sammartino and Victor Rivera. Monsoon and Tanaka had other Garden matches, including victories over Al Costello and Dr. Bill Miller; and Bobo Brazil and Earl Maynard.

Tanaka subsequently teamed with Mitsu Arakawa in the WWF, acquiring the International Tag Team Championship; losing it at Madison Square Garden to Tony Marino and Victor Rivera. The team of Tanaka and Mr. Fuji won three WWWF World Tag Team Championships, with Freddie Blassie as manager for the third reign and The Grand Wizard as manager for the first two. They first won the belts from Sonny King and Chief Jay Strongbow on June 27, 1972 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at a house show. They lost the belts to Haystacks Calhoun and Tony Garea on May 30, 1973, again at a Hamburg house show, but regained them on September 11, 1973 in Philadelphia, PA before losing them again to Tony Garea and Dean Ho on November 14, 1973, again in Hamburg. Their third win came on September 27, 1977 at a Philadelphia house show when they defeated Tony Garea and Larry Zbyszko in a tournament final for the vacant belts, holding them until March 14, 1978 when they lost the titles to Dino Bravo and Dominic DeNucci in Philadelphia.

On August 22, 2000, Tanaka passed away.

In 2019, Tanaka was posthumously inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as part of its Legacy wing.