Tajiri advances. Another shock result.
El Hijo Del Santo
Hometown: Mexico City, Mexico
Height & Weight: 5'7" - 185 lbs
Trained by: Rafael Salamanca, El Enfermero
Debut: February 6, 1982 (as El Korak)
Previous Gimmicks: El Enmascarado de Plata, El Heredero de la Leyenda de Plata, El Korak (02/82 - 10/82), El Hijo del Santo
Finishing Move: La de a caballo (camel clutch)
# UWA (Mexico) World Lightweight title defeating Negro Casas (October 28, 1984);
# UWA (Mexico) World Lightweight title defeating Aristotle I (September 1, 1985);
# UWA (Mexico) World Lightweight title defeating El Espanto Jr. (May 1, 1988);
# UWA (Mexico) World Welterweight title defeating Charles Lucero (April 27, 1990);
# WWA (Mexico) World Welterweight title defeating Fuerza Guerrera (June 7, 1990);
# WWA (Mexico) World Welterweight title defeating Heavy Metal (
?, 1993);
# WWA (Mexico) World Welterweight title defeating Espanto Jr. (March 19, 1993);
# (Mexico) National Welterweight title defeating Heavy Metal (October 29, 1993);
# AAA World Tag Team titles w/Octagon defeating Eddy Guerrero & Love Machine to become 1st champions (November 5, 1993);
# (Mexico) National Trios titles w/Angel Azteca & Super Muneco defeating Payasos (May 22, 1994);
# UWA (Mexico) World Welterweight title defeating Karloff Legarde Jr. (May 25, 1994);
# WWA (Mexico) World Welterweight title defeating Psicosis (September 22, 1995);
# WWA (Mexico) World Welterweight title defeating Psicosis (September 29, 1995);
# (Mexico) National Middleweight title defeating Blue Panther (January 26, 1996);
# WWA (Mexico) World Welterweight title defeating Rey Mysterio Jr. (February 21, 1997);
# WWA (Mexico) World Welterweight title defeating Felino (October 8, 1997);
# WWA (Mexico) World Welterweight title defeating Felino for vacant title (July 13, 1998);
# CMLL (Mexico) World Tag Team titles w/Negro Casas defeating Scorpio Jr. & Bestia Salvaje (February 5, 1999);
# CMLL (Mexico) World Tag Team titles w/Negro Casas defeating Scorpio Jr. & Bestia Salvaje (April 2, 1999);
# WWA (Mexico) World Welterweight title defeating Blue Panther (May 28, 2000);
# WWA (Mexico) World Welterweight title defeating El Hijo del Diablo (August 5, 2001);
# CMLL (Mexico) World Tag Team titles w/Negro Casas defeating Rey Bucanero & Ultimo Guerrero (November 2, 2001);
# WWA (Mexico) World Welterweight title defeating El Hijo del Diablo (October 31, 2002);
# WWA (Mexico) World Tag Team titles w/Perro Aguayo Jr. defeating Villano IV & Villano V [Tournament] (November 21, 2003);
# WWA (Mexico) World Welterweight title defeating El Cobarde Jr. (September 26, 2004);
Round 1: Beat Nattie Neidhart
Round 2: Beat Dr Wagner Jr
Round 3: Beat Super Crazy
VS
George Hackenschmidt
Hometown: Dorpat, Estonia
Height & Weight: 6' 0" - 230 lbs
Debut: September 1896
Previous Gimmicks: The Russian Lion
Finishing Move: Modifed Bearhug
# George Hackenschmidt, The Russian Lion," was a bodybuilder and championship wrestler around the turn of the century..
# George Hackenschmidt started his career in the late 1890s and quickly became a major wrestling celebrity in Europe..
# November 1901: George won the European version of the World Heavyweight championship in Vienna defeating Ahmed Madrali..
# Early 1902: George Hackenschmidt won the European Greco Roman Heavyweight title..
# George Hackenschmidt held both European titles for 3 years..
# May 4, 1905: George Hackenschmidt defeated Tom Jenkins in New York City to win the American Heavyweight title..
# This solidified George Hackenschmidt as the true owner of the unified, undisputed World Championship..
# All three titles were declared vacant, and Hackenschmidt was recognized as the original World Heavyweight Wrestling champion..
# George's first encounter with Frank Gotch occured at the Dexter Park Pavilion on Chicago's south side..
# ~~~It was an epic struggle that lasted over 2 1/2 hours which saw George submit to Gotch's anklelock..
# ~~~After the match, George Hackenschmidt accused Gotch of using "unscrupulous methods" and challenged him to a rematch..
# Labor Day 1908: The rematch happened at the brand-new Commisky Park in Chicago and drew well over 30,000 fans for a record..
# ~~~George lost again, primarily because Gotch had paid off the legendary hooker Ad Santel to make sure George was not at 100%..
# ~~~Santel did just that, by seriously injuring Hackenschmidt's knee during what was intended to be a simple training session.
# Grorge Hackenschmidt was eventually defeated in 1908 by Frank Gotch, whom some consider to be a "dirty wrestler."
# George Hackenschmidt was also an author, who wrote a combination training manual and biography called "The Way to Live."
# ~~~It was first published in 1908 and by 1940 there were 21 editions..
# ~~~It was was considered to be one of the largest selling books on physical culture ever..
# George Hackenschmidt's marathon battles with Frank Gotch over the World Heavyweight title were legendary..
# George Hackenschmidt was known to perform elaborate exhibitions of strength before his matches..
# February 19, 1968: George Hackenschmidt passed away in England at the age of 90 of natural causes.
Round 1: Beat Al Tomko
Round 2: Beat Steve Corino
Round 3: Beat TNT
LET'S GET IT ON ;D