Owen advances.
So now we enter round 4! The nationalities left are;
Japanese- 26
English- 8
Canadian- 17
New Zealander- 1
Russian- 1
Turkish- 1
Mexican- 6
Swiss- 1
German- 1
French- 1
Korean- 1
Polynesian- 1
Italian- 3
Spanish- 1
Estonian- 1
Irish- 1
And we kick off the round with;
Rikidozan
Hometown: North Korea
Height & Weight: 5'10" - 240lbs
Debut: 1951
Finishing Move: Piledriver
# NWA (San Francisco) Pacific Coast Tag Team titles w/Dennis Clary defeating Gino Garibaldi & Enrique Torres (September 30, 1952);
# Japanese Heavyweight title defeating Masahiko Kimura (December 22, 1954);
# NWA Hawaii Tag Team titles w/Azuma Fuji defeating Lucky Simunovich & Bobby Burns (April 17, 1955);
# All Asia Heavyweight title defeating King Kong [Tournament] (November 22, 1955);
# NWA (San Francisco) World Tag Team titles w/Koukichi Endoh defeating Mike & Ben Sharpe (May 4, 1956);
# NWA (JWA) International Heavyweight title defeating Lou Thesz (August 27, 1958);
# NWA Hawaii Tag Team titles w/Koukichi Endoh defeating Tiny Mills & Stan Kowalski (January 10, 1959);
# All Japan Tag Team titles w/Toyonobori defeating
? (January ??, 1960);
# All Asia Tag Team titles w/Toyonobori defeating Frank Valois & Dan Miller (June 7, 1960);
# All Asia Tag Team titles w/Toyonobori defeating Ricky Waldo & Luther Lindsey (February 15, 1962);
# WWA (Los Angeles) World Heavyweight title defeating Fred Blassie (March 28, 1962);
# All Asia Tag Team titles w/Toyonobori defeating Buddy Austin & Mike Sharpe (July 1, 1962);
# All Asia Tag Team titles w/Toyonobori defeating Fred Atkins & Killer Kowalski for vacant titles (May 6, 1963);
# November 14, 1924: Rikidozan is born in Korea..
# Rikidozan, a former sumo wrestler, is the father of the phenomenon we call Puroresu..
# Rikidozan fought Lou Thesz on several occasions and even fought him to a draw in the first World Title match in Japan..
# Rikidozan defeated Lou Thesz to win the NWA International Title..
# Rikidozan also held the NWA World Tag Titles with Endo by defeating the Sharpe Brothers..
# Rikidozan won the WWA World Title from Freddie Blassie becoming the first Japaneese wrestler to win a World Title..
# 1953: Rikidozan founded the JWA, which was the first prominent Japanese wrestling promotion..
# December 22, 1954: Rikidozan defeated Masahiko Kimura (a sumo wrestler) at Tokyo Sumo Hall..
# ~~~The match was to be a draw, but Rikidozan orchestrated a double-cross, unleashing a vicious attack on Kimura!
# Rikidozan also discovered both Giant Baba and Antonio Inoki, who would carry Japanese Wrestling for decades to come..
# December 8, 1963: Rikidozan was stabbed at a night club that he owned and refused medical attention..
# ~~~As a result of those injuries he passed away shorty thereafter --- He was only 39.
Round 1: Beat Carl Leduc
Round 2: Beat Dick Togo
Round 3: Beat Billy Robinson
VS
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Hometown: Originally: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Height & Weight: 6'2" - 230 lbs
Trained by: Tony Condello
Debut: Early 1970s
Previous Gimmicks: Masked Canadian (L.A.), Hot Rod, The Hot Scot, Piper Machine
Finishing Move: Sleeperhold
# NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Tag Team titles w/Crusher Verdu defeating Chavo & Gory Guerrero (Febuary 28, 1976);
# NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Heavyweight title defeating Chavo Guerrero (March 12, 1976);
# NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Tag Team titles w/The Hangman defeating Carlos & Raul Mata (October 29, 1976);
# NWA (Los Angles) Americas Tag Team titles w/Chavo Guerrero defeating Black Gordman & Goliath (
?, 1977);
# NWA (Mexico) World Light Heavyweight title defeating Chavo Guerrero (April 13, 1977);
# NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Tag Team titles w/Keith Franks defeating Mando Guerrero & Tom Jones (July 22, 1977);
# NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Heavyweight title defeating Chavo Guerrero (August 12, 1977);
# NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Heavyweight title defeating Chavo Guerrero (November 4, 1977);
# NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Heavyweight title defeating Mando Guerrero (December 16, 1977);
# NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Tag Team titles w/Ron Bass defeating Black Gordman & Chavo Guerrero (April 21, 1978);
# NWA (San Francisco) United States Heavyweight title defeating Moondog Mayne (June 24, 1978);
# NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Tag Team titles w/Pak Choo defeating Ryuma Go & Black Gordman (September 1, 1978);
# NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Heavyweight title defeating Chavo Guerrero (September 29, 1978);
# NWA Pacfic Northwest Tag Team titles w/Killer Tim Brooks defeating Jonathan Boyd & Dutch Savage (December 31, 1978);
# NWA Pacfic Northwest Heavyweight title defeating Jonathan Boyd (Febuary 17, 1979);
# NWA Pacfic Northwest Tag Team titles w/Rick Martel defeating Luke Williams & Butch Miller (March 29, 1980);
# NWA (Vancouver) Canadian Tag Team titles w/Rick Martel defeating Luke Williams & Butch Miller (May 19, 1980);
# NWA Pacfic Northwest Tag Team titles w/Rick Martel Awarded (August 5, 1980);
# NWA Pacfic Northwest Heavyweight title defeating Buddy Rose (September 4, 1980);
# NWA Mid Atlantic Television Title defeating Paul Jones in a Tournament (November 1, 1980);
# NWA (Mid Atlantic) United States Heavyweight title defeating Ric Flair (January 27, 1981);
# NWA Mid Atlantic Heavyweight title defeating Ricky Steamboat (November 1, 1981);
# NWA Mid Atlantic Heavyweight title defeating Jack Brisco (July 7, 1982);
# NWA Mid Atlantic Television title defeating Dick Slater (March 27, 1983);
# NWA (Mid Atlantic) United States Heavyweight title defeating Greg Valentine (April 16, 1983);
# NWA (World Class) American Tag Team titles w/Bulldog Brower won a tournament (October ??, 1983);
# WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight title defeating The Mountie (January 19, 1992);
# WCW United States Heavyweight title defeating Bret Hart (Febuary 8, 1999);
# (WWE) World Tag Team titles w/Ric Flair defeating The Spirit Squad (November 5, 2006);
Round 1: Beat Lizmark Jr
Round 2: Beat La Parka
Round 3: Beat Killer Kowalski
LET'S GET IT ON ;D
helped $lim jinx NXT. Woops
