The Tournament of International-ness

[strykerdarksilence]

While I agree with h that we've had some lesser names, we have had Billy Watson and Mark Rocco recently both of whom are HUGE names in the history of wrestling.

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Hamada

also you've gotta expect in a tournament of 600 theres going to be quite a few Losers

[h]

I didn't mean it as a criticism. I've enjoyed the recent matches, and I've actually been learning a lot about some older wrestlers. I love the huge tournaments, so this is great.

I was just pointing out that Dan Kroffat got a tough draw, as I think he could have beaten many of the people in recent matches (Whipper Billy Watson would have been a tough one, though).

Oh, and I'll pick Hamada.

[strykerdarksilence]

Gran Hamada advances. Kroffat/Yoko was definately the biggest match we've had in a bit, for sure



Hans Schroeder

Hometown: Billed from Germany, from Australia
Finishing Move: PowerSlam

2 time NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Champion

VS



Sarah Stock

Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Height & Weight: 5'6" - 120lbs
Trained by: Phil Lafon, Eddie Watts,
Previous Gimmicks: Sarah Stone, Sarah Swayze, Natasha Graves, "Sweet" Sarah, Sarah Griffin, Dark Angel, Canadian Dark Angel, Sarita

# (Calgary) Can-Am Wrestling Federation Women's title (2002);
# Lucha Libre Feminil Juvenil title (2003);

LET'S GET IT ON ;D

[Peeetah]

Sarah Stock

[h]

Stock

[silverking]

Sarita.

[strykerdarksilence]

Sarah Stock advances.



Akira Hokuto

Hometown: Kitakatsushika, Japan
Height & Weight: 5'6" 132
Debut: May 28, 1985
Previous Gimmicks: Reina Jabuki, Uno-chan, Dangerous Queen
Finishing Move: Dangerous Queen Bomb

# WWWA All Japan Junior title defeating Condor Saito (March 20, 1986);
# WWWA (Japan) World Tag Team titles w/Yumiko Hotta defeating Judy Martin & Leilani Kei for vacant titles (April 15, 1987);
# WWWA (Japan) World Tag Team titles w/Suzuka Minami defeating Bison Kimura & Grizzly Iwamoto (June 18, 1989);
# WWWA (Japan) World Tag Team titles w/Suzuka Minami defeating Aja Kong & Grizzly Iwamoto (February 7, 1990);
# WWWA All Pacific title defeating Suzuka Minami (April 29, 1991);
# WWWA All Pacific title defeating Kyoko Inoue (November 26, 1992);
# CMLL (Mexico) Women's World title defeating La Diabolica (July 30, 1994);
# WWWA (Japan) World Tag Team titles w/Mima Shimoda defeating Takako Inoue & Kyoko Inoue (September 24, 1995);
# WCW Women's World title defeating Madusa [Tournament] (December 29, 1996);
# AAAW (Japan) Tag Team titles w/Mayumi Ozaki defeating Sugar Sato & Chikayo Nagashima (December 17, 2000);

# May 28, 1985: Akira Hokuto had her wrestling debut in Ibaraki, Japan against Kumiko Iwamotoo..
# November 26, 1995 - WCW World War 3: Bull Nakano & Akira Hokuto w/Sonny Ono defeated Mayumi Ozaki & Cutie Suzuki.
# April 15, 2006: Kensuke Sasake and Akira Hokuto were honored as one of the four best celebrity couples in Japan for 2006.

In 1987, Hokuto won the AJW's top tag team belt, the WWWA World Tag Team Championship paired with Yumiko Hotta. Twelve days later, however, the two lost the titles to the Red Typhoons (Kazue Nagahori and Yumi Ogura) in a two out of three falls match. During the finish of the second fall, Hokuto took a tombstone piledriver off the top rope and broke her neck. She wrestled the entirety of the third fall holding her head in place with her hands.

VS



Damian Slater

Hometown: Adelaide, Australia
Height & Weight: 5'11" - 180 lbs
Trained by: Col Dervany, Rocky Menero, Tony Stone
Debut: May 23, 2003
Finishing Move: Bible Basher (Reverse Cradle Driver), Holier Than Thou (Diamond Dust)

July 9, 2005--Joint Promotions Wrestling: Damian Slater defeated Bustar (For the JPW Lightweight Title)

LET'S GET IT ON ;D

[Kick Your Face]

Akira Hokuto.

[Deleted]

Hokuto

[Peeetah]

Akira Hokuto

[strykerdarksilence]

Akira Hokuto advances. Likely grinding Damien Slater into a fine paste in the process.



Mando Guerrero

Hometown: Mexico City, Mexico
Height & Weight: 5'9" - 225 lbs.
Trained by: Gory Guerrero
Debut: 1974
Previous Gimmicks: Tercera Dimensio�n, El Psic�opata
Finishing Move: The German Suplex

# NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Tag Team titles w/Tom Jones defeating Keith Franks & Black Gordman (April ??, 1977);
# NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Heavyweight title defeating Keith Franks (May 20, 1977);
# NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Tag Team titles w/Tom Jones defeating Keith Franks & Roddy Piper (July 29, 1977);
# NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Heavyweight title defeating The Canadian (Roddy Piper) (December 9, 1977);
# NWA (Los Angeles) Beat The Champ Television title defeating Black Gordman (?, 1978);
# NWA Hawaii Heavyweight title defeating Larry Sharpe (November 22, 1978);
# NWA Hawaii Tag Team titles w/Samoa defeating Karl Von Steiger & Mr. Fuji (December 6, 1978);
# NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Tag Team titles w/Hector Guerrero defeating The Twin Devils (?, 1979);
# NWA Hawaii Heavyweight title defeating (Janaury ??, 1979);
# NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Tag Team titles w/Hector Guerrero defeating The Twin Devils (June 29, 1979);
# NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Tag Team titles w/Carlos Mata defeating Leroy Brown & Allen Coage (August 31, 1979);
# NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Tag Team titles w/Al Madril defeating Victor Rivera & Allen Coage (December 15, 1979);
# NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Tag Team titles w/Hector Guerrero defeating Ryuma Go & Mr. Toyo (July 9, 1982);
# WWA (Mexico) World Trios titles w/Chavo & Eddie Guerrero defeating ? & ? & ? (?, 1989);
# IWF Heavyweight title ();
# WSA Western States Tag Team titles w/Hector Guerrero ();
# ACCW Tag Team titles w/Peter Maivia Jr. ();

# Mando Guerrero became a wrestling trainer, and movie stuntman/bitplayer in Los Angeles..
# March 12, 2006--Empire Wrestling Federation: Chavo Sr. & Mando Guerrero defeated Joey Harder & Dan Kobrick..
# July 2, 2006--Pro Wrestling America: Los Guerreros (Chavo, Mando & Hector) defeated Villano IV & Rey Misterio & Haku...
# February 9, 2007--Empire Wrestling Federation: Johnny Paradise defeated Mando Guerrero in an Old School Strap Match..

VS



Baron Mikel Scicluna

Hometown: Malta. Currently: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Height & Weight: 6'3" - 265 lbs
Debut: Late 50s
Previous Gimmicks: Mike Valentino (debut)

# NWA (San Francisco) World Tag Team titles (as Mike Valentino) w/Gene Dubuque defeating Dick Warren & Ramon Torres (August 23, 1958);
# WWWF United States Tag Team titles w/Smasher Sloan defeating Johnny Valentine & Antonio Puglisi (September 22, 1966);
# IWA (Australia) World Heavyweight title defeating Spiros Arion (June 15, 1968);
# IWA (Australia) World Tag Team titles w/Cyclon Negro defeating Mario Milano & Dominic DeNucci (July 6, 1968);
# WWWF Tag Team titles w/King Curtis Iaukea defeating Rene Goulet & Karl Gotch (February 1, 1972);

# Mike Scicluna started his career in Toronto, training with the likes of Waldo von Erich, Wolfman Farkus and Dave McKigney..
# Mike Scicluna began wrestling in Toronto in the late 50s, where he was known for several years as Mike Valentino..
# ~~~Changed his name to Mikel Scicluna in 1965..
# Mikel Scicluna wrestled as a vicious heel in the WWWF through the 70s..
# Mikel Scicluna was known for finding unique places to hide foreign objects to use on his opponents during his matches..
# Mikel Scicluna often placed a foreign object on the top of his head, while the referee searched his body..
# Mikel Scicluna formed a tag team with George "the Animal" Steele in the Pittsburgh territory feuding with Bruno Sammartino..
# Mikel Scicluna became a truck driver for a New Jersey newspaper after his retirement in the early 80s..
# 1987: Mikel Scicluna performed in the WWF old-timers battle royal..
# Mikel Scicluna was inducted into the WWF Hall of Fame..
# September 18, 2004--Twin Wrestling: Legends Ceremony for Sweet Daddy Siki, Waldo von Erich, Missing Link & Baron Scicluna..

LET'S GET IT ON ;D

[Peeetah]

Mando Guerrero

[Kick Your Face]

Mando.

[Deleted]

Mando

[thesam07]

Talk about big matches.
While I could easily vote for both men, I guess I choose Guerrero.

[strykerdarksilence]

Mando advances.



Shinjiro Ohtani

Hometown: Yamaguchi, Japan
Height & Weight: 6' 1" - 209 lbs
Trained by: Animal Hamaguchi
Debut: June 25, 1992
Previous Gimmicks: Shinroni Ohtani
Finishing Move: Sprial Bomb

# UWA (Mexico) World Welterweight title defeating Norio Honaga (December 13, 1994);
# WCW World Cruiserweight title defeating Wild Pegasus [Tournament] (March 20, 1996);
# UWA (Mexico) World Junior Light Heavyweight title defeating Kazushi Sakuraba for vacant title (June 17, 1996);
# NWA World Welterweight title defeating Negro Casas (August 3, 1996);
# IWGP Junior Heavyweight title defeating El Samurai (August 10, 1997);
# NWA World Welterweight title defeating El Samurai (August 10, 1997);
# British Commonwealth Junior Heavyweight title defeating El Samurai (August 10, 1997);
# WWF World Light Heavyweight title defeating El Samurai (August 10, 1997);
# UWA (Mexico) World Junior Light Heavyweight title defeating El Samurai (August 10, 1997);
# NWA World Junior Heavyweight title defeating El Samurai (August 10, 1997);
# WWA (Mexico) World Junior Light Heavyweight title defeating El Samurai (August 10, 1997);
# IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team titles w/Tatsuhito Takaiwa defeating Koji Kanemoto & Dr. Wagner Jr. [Tournament] (August 8, 1998);
# WAR (Japan) International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team titles w/Tatsuhito Takaiwa defeating Nariaki Mochizuki & Masao Orihara (December 11, 1998);
# IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team titles w/Tatsuhito Takaiwa defeating Jushin Liger & Great Sasuke (July 13, 1999);
# NWA (Zero One Max) Intercontinental Tag Team titles w/Yuuki Ishikawa defeating Mike Rapada & Steve Corino (July 12, 2001);
# NWA (Zero One Max) Intercontinental Tag Team titles w/Masato Tanaka defeating Tom Howard & Samoa Joe for vacant titles (January 6, 2002);
# PWF (Premier Wrestling Federation) Tag Team titles w/Masato Tanaka defeating C.W Anderson & Steve Corino (November 10, 2002);
# NWA (Zero One Max) Intercontinental Tag Team titles w/Masato Tanaka defeating C.W Anderson & Steve Corino (August 31, 2003);
# NWA (Zero One Max) Intercontinental Tag Team titles w/Takao Ohmori defeating Yoshiaki Fujiwara & Shinya Hashimoto (August 31, 2004);
# AWA World Heavyweight title defeating Steve Corino (January 22, 2006);

VS



Robbie Stewart

Hometown: Kelowna, British Columbia
Previous Gimmicks: Frank "Chic" Cullen

LET'S GET IT ON ;D

[Deleted]

Ohtani

[J is Justice]

Shinjiro Ohtani

[Kick Your Face]

Otani.