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Youngie Samurai Cop Posts: 2,497	The Tournament of International-ness Jul 3, 2009 6:42:43 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Youngie on Jul 3, 2009 6:42:43 GMT -5 Barnes

J is Justice Patti Mayonnaise Will now be grateful. They say fantasies can't come true, only dreams can. Posts: 32,689	The Tournament of International-ness Jul 3, 2009 10:37:49 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by J is Justice on Jul 3, 2009 10:37:49 GMT -5 George Barnes

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The Tournament of International-ness Jul 3, 2009 11:01:15 GMT -5

Post by strykerdarksilence on Jul 3, 2009 11:01:15 GMT -5

George Barnes advances.

Negro Casas

Birthday: January 10, 1960
Hometown: Mexico City, Mexico
Height & Weight: 5'7 - 185lbs
Debut: March 1979
Finishing Move: La Magistral

# UWA (Mexico) World Lighweight title defeating Black Terry (January 1, 1984);
# WWA (Mexico) World Welterweight title defeating

? (

?, 1987);
# WWA (Mexico) World Welterweight title defeating Tornado Negro (

?, 1989);
# UWA (Mexico) World Middleweight title defeating Super Astro (January 29, 1991);
# NWA World Welterweight title defeating El Hijo del Santo [Tournament] (December 1, 1995);
# CMLL World Tag Team titles w/El Hijo del Santo defeating Scorpio Jr. & Bestia Salvaje (February 5, 1999);
# CMLL World Tag Team titles w/El Hijo del Santo defeating Scorpio Jr. & Bestia Salvaje (April 2, 1999);
# CMLL World Tag Team titles w/El Hijo del Santo defeating Rey Bucanero & Ultimo Guerrero (November 2, 2001);
# CMLL World Middleweight title defeating Emilio Charles Jr. (April 26, 2004);
# IWRG (Mexico) Intercontinental Trios titles w/Heavy Metal & Felino defeating Pantera, Black Tiger & Pentagon (August 29, 2005);
# CMLL World Tag Team titles w/Mistico defeating Mephisto & Averno (April 14, 2006);
# CMLL World Tag Team titles w/Mistico defeating Ultimo Guerrero & Dr. Wagner Jr. (July 20, 2007)

# Nagro Casas is the son of former wrestler, Pepe Casas..
# January 1, 1984: Negro Casas defeated Black Terry to capture the UWA Lightweight title..
# July 18, 1987: El Hijo del Santo defeated Negro Casas in a Hair-vs-Mask match, with Casas losing his hair!
# March 1990: Negro Casas made his first trip to Japan competing for Gran Hamada's UWF promotion..
# December 1990: Negro Casas made his first appearance for New Japan Pro Wrestling..
# June 1992: Negro Casas moved to the CMLL promotion in Mexico where he doubled as matchmaker..
# 1995: Negro Casas defeated El Hijo del Santo in the Finals of an NWA Welterweight title Tournament!
# Negro Casas also runs his own wrestling school in Mexico named Groupo Cibernetico..
# October 8, 2005--New Japan PPV: Hirooki Goto & Minoru beat Negro Casas & Felino to retain the Junior Tag Team titles..

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Don Eagle

Birthday: 1925
Hometown: Originally from Khanawake, Quebec. Moved to Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. Moved to Columbus, Ohio.
Height & Weight: 6'2" - 222 lbs
Trained by: Joe War Eagle (his father)
Debut: 1945

# AWA (Boston) World Heavyweight title defeating Frank Sexton (May 23, 1950);
# AWA (Boston) World Heavyweight title defeating Gorgeous George (August 31, 1950);

# Don Eagle is widely considered the most popular "Indian" wrestler of all time..
# 1945: Don Eagle won the Golden Gloves Heavyweight Boxing Championship in Cleveland, Ohio..
# ~~~He had a professional boxing record of 15-4; working as a heavyweight in 1947 & 1948..
# Don Eagle was a major draw in Ohio, appearing regularly at the old Akron Armory and other areas throughout the state..
# Don Eagle would travel by road from show to show driving a massive Cadillac with a canoe straped to the top..
# March 17, 1966: Don Eagle died as a result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the age of 41..
# ~~~Don Leo Jonathan, Billy Two Rivers & other wrestlers who knew him well maintained Eagle did NOT commit suicide..
# ~~~~~~They believed that he was the victim of an "accident" for years after the popular grappler's death.

LET'S GET IT ON ;D

J is Justice Patti Mayonnaise Will now be grateful. They say fantasies can't come true, only dreams can. Posts: 32,689	The Tournament of International-ness Jul 3, 2009 11:44:37 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by J is Justice on Jul 3, 2009 11:44:37 GMT -5 Don Eagle

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h Hank Scorpio Posts: 5,734	The Tournament of International-ness Jul 3, 2009 13:21:44 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by h on Jul 3, 2009 13:21:44 GMT -5 Don Eagle, although I'd be fine with Negro Casas taking this one

stinger El Dandy Posts: 8,450	The Tournament of International-ness Jul 3, 2009 13:36:18 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stinger on Jul 3, 2009 13:36:18 GMT -5 Eagle

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The Tournament of International-ness Jul 3, 2009 14:15:37 GMT -5

Post by strykerdarksilence on Jul 3, 2009 14:15:37 GMT -5

Don Eagle advances.

Doug "The Anarchist" Williams

Hometown: Reading, England
Height & Weight: 6' - 235 lbs
Trained by: NWA UK Hammerlock Academy
Debut: October 1993
Finishing Move: Chaos Theory

# British Judo Champion at 72kg weight class (1992);
# TWA British Tag Team titles w/Robbie Brookside defeating

?? (

?, 2000);
# FWA British Heavyweight title defeating Scott Parker [Tournament] (May 19, 2001);
# TWA British Heavyweight title defeating Justin Starr (January 26, 2002);
# TWA British Tag Team titles w/Robbie Brookside defeating

?? (February 2, 2002);
# Universal British Heavyweight title defeating Zebra Kid [Tournament] (June 18, 2002);
# FWA British Heavyweight title defeating Christopher Daniels (March 22, 2003);
# (U.K) World Heavy Middleweight title defeating American Dragon (October 7, 2003);
# ACW (Athletik Club Wrestling) World Heavyweight title defeating Eric Schwarz (December 30, 2003);
# ROH (Ring of Honor) Pure title defeating Alex Shelley [Tournament] (July 17, 2004);
# NOAH Global Honored Crowned Tag Team titles w/Scorpio defeating Yoshinari Ogawa & Mitsuharu Misawa (January 23, 2005);
# (France) International Catch Wrestling Alliance title defeating American Dragon (May 6, 2005);
# EWA (European Wrestling Association) Intercontinental Heavyweight title defeating Michael Kovac (March 16, 2006);
# 3CW (3 Count Wrestling) Heavyweight title defeating Stevie Lynn (March 24, 2006);
# TXW (Triple X Wrestling) Crush title defeating

?? (April 8, 2007);
# GWP (German Wrestling Promotions) Wrestling Corner title defeating Absolute Andy (May 19, 2007);
# EWP (European Wrestling Promotions) Intercontinental Heavyweight title defeating Christian Eckstein (August 20, 2008);

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Pat O'Connor

Hometown: Auckland, New Zealand
Height & Weight: 6'0" - 230 lbs
Finishing Move: The Piledriver

# MAC (Montreal) International Heavyweight title defeating Killer Kowalski (July 21, 1954);
# (New Mexico) Rocky Mountain Heavyweight title defeating Reggie Lisowski (Febuary 16, 1954);
# MAC (Montreal) International Heavyweight title defeating Killer Kowalski (March 9, 1955);
# NWA (Chicago & Detriot) World Tag Team titles w/Roy McClarty defeating Art Neilson & Crusher Lisowski (March 19, 1955);
# MWA Ohio Heavyweight title defeating Dick Hutton (September 22, 1955);
# NWA (Toronto) British Empire Heavyweight title defeating Athol Layton (March 29, 1956);
# NWA (Toronto) Canadian Open Tag Team titles w/Billy Watson defeating Bill & Ed Miller (May 9, 1957);
# NWA World Heavyweight title defeating Dick Hutton (January 9, 1959);
# NWA (Central States) United States Heavyweight title Awarded (August 24, 1961);
# NWA (Central States) United States Heavyweight title defeating Hans Schmidt (August 16, 1962);
# NWA Central States Heavyweight title defeating Lee Henning (October ??, 1962);
# NWA (Central States) World Tag Team titles w/Sonny Myers defeating Bob Geigel & Lee Henning (October 18, 1962);
# NWA Central States Heavyweight title defeating Lee Henning (November 16, 1962);
# NWA (Central States) World Tag Team titles w/Tiny Mills defeating The Medics (July 4, 1963);
# NWA (Central States) North American Tag Team titles w/Sonny Myers defeating Mike Sharpe & Mongolian Stomper (December 19, 1963);
# NWA (Central States) North American Tag Team titles w/Sonny Myers defeating Bill Miller & Bob Geigal (May 22, 1964);
# NWA (Central States) United States Heavyweight title defeating Bob Brown (

?, 1966);
# AWA World Tag Team titles w/Wilbur Snyder defeating Chris Markoff & Harley Race (November 10, 1967);
# WWA (Indianapolis) World Tag Team titles w/Wilbur Snyder defeating Dr. Moto & Mitsu Arakawa (September 24, 1968);
# NWA Central States Heavyweight title defeating Dick Murdoch (June 20, 1969);
# NWA (Central States) World Tag Team titles w/Bob Geigel defeating Interns (July 4, 1974);
# NWA (Central States) World Tag Team titles w/Omar Atlas defeating Interns (August 29, 1974);
# NWA Central States Tag Team titles w/Bob Brown defeating Pak Song & Takachiho (June 18, 1980);
# NWA (New Zealand) British Empire Commonwelth Heavyweight title defeating Al Perez (November 4, 1982);

# Pat O'Conner is the only New Zealander to ever hold the NWA World Heavyweight title..
# 1954: Pat O'Conner defeats Killer Kowalski for the AWA International Heavyweight title..
# 1955: Pat O'Conner defeats Killer Kowalski again for his second AWA International title reign..
# 1955: Pat O'Conner won the NWA World Tag Team titles with Roy McClarty..
# Pat O'Conner held the NWA United States title on 4 separate occasions..
# 1957: Pat O'Conner & Whipper Billy Watson won the Canadian Open Tag Team titles..
# January 9, 1959: Pat O'Connor defeated Dick Hutton to win the NWA World Heavyweight title..
# June 30, 1961: Buddy Rogers defeated Pat O'Conner to win the NWA World title at Comisky Park in Chicago..
# 1967: Pat O'Conner won the AWA World Tag titles with Wilbur Snyder..
# Pat O'Conner & Wilbur Snyder won the World Wrestling Association Tag Team titles..
# Pat O'Connor was co-owner of the NWA Central States territory (Heart Of America Sports) with Bob Geigel and Harley Race..
# NWA WrestleWar '89: Pat O'Conner 1 of 3 judges for the Flair vs Steamboat NWA World title match..
# August 16, 1990: Pat O'Conner dies at age 65 of cancer..

LET'S GET IT ON ;D

Gopher Mod Global Moderator Waiting for the right time to strike... Do you know what gophers can do to a message board? Posts: 17,472 Member is Online	The Tournament of International-ness Jul 3, 2009 14:27:08 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Gopher Mod on Jul 3, 2009 14:27:08 GMT -5 Doug Williams

Peeetah Hank Scorpio BANG Posts: 5,425	The Tournament of International-ness Jul 3, 2009 15:05:24 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Peeetah on Jul 3, 2009 15:05:24 GMT -5 Williams

Kick Your Face Don Corleone Posts: 1,659	The Tournament of International-ness Jul 3, 2009 15:37:51 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Kick Your Face on Jul 3, 2009 15:37:51 GMT -5 Pat O'Connor.

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h Hank Scorpio Posts: 5,734	The Tournament of International-ness Jul 3, 2009 16:49:59 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by h on Jul 3, 2009 16:49:59 GMT -5 Pat O'Connor is clearly superior to Doug Nobody. This result baffles me.

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The Tournament of International-ness Jul 3, 2009 17:29:43 GMT -5

Post by strykerdarksilence on Jul 3, 2009 17:29:43 GMT -5

Doug Williams advances and we have our first major shock.

Bernie "Bearcat" Wright

From UK.

# Bernie "Bearcat" Wright is the brother of Steve Wright and the uncle of Alex Wright.

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Hiroshi Hase

Hometown: Koyabe, Toyama, Japan
Height & Weight: 6'1" - 233lbs
Trained by: The Hart Family
Debut: December 27, 1987 vs Miguel Perez Jr
Previous Gimmicks: "Northern Lights"
Finishing Move: Giant swing

# Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Fumhiro Niikura defeating Owen Hart & Ben Bassarab (October 3, 1986);
# IWGP Junior Heavyweight title defeating Kuniaki Kobayashi (December 27, 1987);
# IWGP Junior Heavyweight title defeating Shiro Koshinaka (March 16, 1989);
# IWGP Tag Team titles w/Kensuke Sasaki defeating Masahiro Chono & Kenji Mutoh (November 1, 1990);
# IWGP Tag Team titles w/Kensuke Sasaki defeating Hiro Saito & Super Strong Machine (March 6, 1991);
# IWGP Tag Team titles w/Kenji Mutoh defeating Scott Norton & Rick Steiner for vacant titles (November 5, 1991);
# WCW International World Heavyweight title defeating Rick Rude (March 16, 1994);
# IWGP Tag Team titles w/Kenji Mutoh defeating Power Warrior (aka Kensuke Sasaki) & Hawk (November 25, 1994);

LET'S GET IT ON ;D

J is Justice Patti Mayonnaise Will now be grateful. They say fantasies can't come true, only dreams can. Posts: 32,689	The Tournament of International-ness Jul 3, 2009 17:29:43 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by J is Justice on Jul 3, 2009 17:29:43 GMT -5 Pat O'Connor ... I mean Hiroshi Hase.
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Kick Your Face Don Corleone Posts: 1,659	The Tournament of International-ness Jul 3, 2009 17:35:46 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Kick Your Face on Jul 3, 2009 17:35:46 GMT -5 Hase.

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The Tournament of International-ness Jul 3, 2009 18:04:02 GMT -5

Post by strykerdarksilence on Jul 3, 2009 18:04:02 GMT -5

Hase advances.

Hiro Matsuda

Trained by: Rikidozan, Karl Gotch

# NWA (Florida) Southern Heavyweight title defeating Eddie Graham (Febuary 19, 1963);
# NWA (Florida) World Tag Team titles w/Duke Keomuka defeating Alberto & Ramon Torres (June 6, 1963);
# NWA (Florida) World Tag Team titles w/Duke Keomuka defeating Brute Bernard & Skull Murphy (March 19, 1964);
# NWA (Florida) World Tag Team titles w/Duke Keomuka defeating Brute Bernard & Skull Murphy (April 10, 1964);
# NWA World Junior Heavyweight title defeating Danny Hodge (July 11, 1964);
# NWA (Florida) World Tag Team titles w/Duke Keomuka defeating Fred Blassie & Tarzan Tyler (March 22, 1965);
# NWA (Florida) World Tag Team titles w/Dick Steinborn defeating Skull & Kurt Von Stroheim (November 24, 1965);
# NWA (Mid America) World Tag Team titles w/Kanji (Antonio) Inoki defeating Sam Steamboat & Eddie Graham (January 24, 1966);
# AJPW All Asian Tag Team titles w/Michiaki Yoshimura defeating Joe Carrolo & Killer Karl Kox (May 28, 1966);
# NWA Florida Tag Team titles w/Missouri Mauler defeating The Gladiator & Lester Welch (May 27, 1969);
# NWA Florida Tag Team titles w/Missouri Mauler defeating Jack Brisco & Cyclone Negro (August 5, 1969);
# NWA (Florida) Southern Heavyweight title defeating Dale Lewis (June 16, 1970);
# NWA (Florida) Southern Heavyweight title defeating Great Mephisto (October 2, 1970);
# NWA (Florida) Southern Heavyweight title defeating The Zodiac (July 3, 1972);
# NWA Florida Tag Team titles w/Tim Woods defeating Taurus (aka Dennis Hall) & The Zodiac (aka Bob Orton Sr.) (July 5, 1972);
# NWA Florida Tag Team titles w/Bob Orton Sr. defeating Ray Stevens & Nick Bockwinkel (August 15, 1972);
# NWA World Junior Heavyweight title defeating Ken Mantell (June 14, 1975);
# NWA (Los Angeles/Japan) North American Tag Team titles w/Mr. Saito defeating Strong Kobayashi & Seiji Sakaguchi (April 5, 1979);

# Kojima played baseball in Japan but came to the United States in 1961 because wrestling was his first love..
# Kojima, who was known by his stage name as Hiro Matsuda..
# Kojima started wrestling on a circuit that took him through Texas, Oklahoma and Florida.
# Matsuda had two reigns with the NWA World junior heavyweight championship, including a win over the legendary Danny Hodge.
# Matsuda wrestled all over the world, including Japan, Mexico and Peru.
# Matsuda appeared in the NWA for a short time as the manager of the Four Horsemen..
# Matsuda last really "big" American program happened in '87 or '88 when he and Johnny Weaver had a "sleeper vs. Weaver Lock" competition. Matsuda put Weaver in the sleeper hold and wouldn't let go, which led Dusty Rhodes into the ring to try to break it.
# Matsuda is probably most famous for training some of wrestling's biggest stars: Hulk Hogan, Paul Orndorff, Scott Hall, Ron Simmons, Brian Blair to name a few..
# Everybody that ever went through a Matsuda training session described it as one of the most brutal things they have ever endured..
# Even in his 60s, he could do hundreds of pushups and squats.
# November 27, 1999: Hiro Matsuda dies of colon and liver cancer. He was 62.
# Kojima is survived by his wife, Judith; daughters Heather Kojima of Venice, Calif., and Stephanie Kojima of San Francisco; and a sister, Hatsue Yokotsuka of Yokohama, Japan.

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Teddy Hart

Hometown: Calgary, Alberta

Height & Weight: 6'1" - 195 lbs
Trained by: Ross & Bruce Hart, Leo Burke, Dory Funk
Debut: 1998
Previous Gimmicks: Ted Hart
Finishing Move: Diving Headbutt Drop, The Hart Attack (Shooting Star Press), Triple Bypass (Shooting Star Leg Drop)

# Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team titles w/Bruce Hart;
# JAPW (Jersey All Pro Wrestling) Tag Team titles w/Jack Evans defeating B-Boy & Homicide (March 26, 2005);
# JAPW (Jersey All Pro Wrestling) Tag Team titles w/Homicide by winning a 4-WAY (October 22, 2005);
# JAPW (Jersey All Pro Wrestling) Light Heavyweight title by winning a Gauntlet Match (January 7, 2006);
# JAPW (Jersey All Pro Wrestling) Heavyweight title by winning a 4-WAY to win the vacant title (October 28, 2006);

October 5, 1996 - WWF House Show (Calgary): Ted Annis (16) & Harry Smith (10) defeated T.J. Wilson (16) & Andrew Picarnia..

LET'S GET IT ON ;D

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Gopher Mod Global Moderator Waiting for the right time to strike... Do you know what gophers can do to a message board? Posts: 17,472 Member is Online	The Tournament of International-ness Jul 3, 2009 18:08:12 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Gopher Mod on Jul 3, 2009 18:08:12 GMT -5 Hiro "I broke Hogan's leg" Matsuda Also, blame Chaos Theory for Doug Williams' win. It's too awesome of a finisher for me not to vote for him.

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