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	Both better than your favorite wrestler.

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The Tournament of Internationalage 3 Sept 1, 2009 5:31:13 GMT -5

Post by strykerdarksilence on Sept 1, 2009 5:31:13 GMT -5

Trish advances.

"High Chief" Peter Miavia

Hometown: Samoa
Debut: Early 1960s
Previous Gimmicks: Peter Fanene Maivia, The High Chief

# NWA Australasian Heavyweight title defeating Kangaroo Kennedy (

?, 1964);
# New Zealand Heavyweight title defeating Steve Rickard (August 3, 1964);
# NWA Australasian Heavyweight title defeating Steve Rickard (

?, 1968);
# NWA Hawaii Tag Team titles w/Jim Hady defeating Ripper Collins & Curtis Iaukea (May 22, 1968);
# NWA Hawaii Tag Team titles w/Billy White Wolf defeating Ripper Collins & Curtis Iaukea (June 26, 1968);
# PWF (Japan) United States Heavyweight title defeating The Destroyer (December ??, 1970);
# NWA (San Francisco) United States Heavyweight title defeating Paul DeMarco (July 31, 1971);
# NWA (Los Angeles) Beat the Champ Television title defeating Fritz Von Goering (October 21, 1972);
# NWA Hawaii Tag Team titles w/Sam Steamboat defeating Ed Francis & Ripper Collins (September 26, 1973);
# NWA (San Francisco) World Tag Team titles w/Pat Patterson defeating Karl & Kurt Von Brauner (June 22, 1974);
# NWA (San Francisco) United States Heavyweight title defeating Moondog Mayne (October 12, 1974);
# NWA Texas Heavyweight title defeating John Tolos (November ??, 1975);
# NWA (New Zealand) British Empire/Commonwealth Heavyweight title defeating Ripper Collins (August 20, 1979);
# NWA Hawaii Heavyweight title defeating Ripper Collins (March ??, 1980);
# NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Heavyweight title defeating Rick Davidson (May ??, 1981);

# Peter Maivia was in the 1967 James Bond Movie; You Only Live Twice
# ~~~Maivia played a Taxi Driver. He was also the choreographer for some of the stunts and fighting scenes

# Mid-1977: Peter Maivia arrived in the World Wide Wrestling Federation..
# May 24, 1977 - TV Taping: Peter Maivia (WWWF Debut) defeated Doug Gilbert
# June 27, 1977 - Madison Square Garden: Peter Maivia (MSG debut) defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
# July 9, 1977 - The Spectrum: Peter Maivia defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
# July 11, 1977 - Boston Garden: Peter Maivia defeated Stan Stasiak by DQ
# July 15, 1977 - Pittsburgh, PA: Peter Maivia defeated Stan Stasiak
# August 1, 1977 - Madison Square Garden: Peter Maivia defeated Nikolai Volkoff
# August 13, 1977 - PA Civic Center: Peter Maivia defeated Baron Von Raschke
# August 20, 1977 - Philadelphia Spectrum: Peter Maivia & Haystacks Coulhoun beat Mr. Fuji & Rocky Tamayo in a 2/3 Falls match
# Peter Maivia once again became aligned with "Superstar" Billy Graham..
# ~~~After Billy Graham won the WWWF title, he granted Peter Maivia several title shots to show his appreciation..
# August 21, 1977 - New Haven Coliseum: Peter Maivia defeated WWWF Champion Superstar Billy Graham
# August 22, 1977 - Boston Garden: Peter Maivia defeated Rocky Tomayo
# August 29, 1977 - Madison Square Garden: Peter Maivia defeated Stan Stasiak
# September 2, 1977 - Albany, NY: Peter Maivia defeated WWWF Champion Superstar Billy Graham by Count Out
# September 9, 1977 - Pittsburgh Civic Center: Peter Maivia defeated Stan Stasiak by Count Out
# September 12, 1977 - Nassau Coliseum: Peter Maivia wrestled Stan Stasiak to a Double DQ
# September 13, 1977 - Portland, ME: Peter Maivia pinned WWWF Champion Superstar Billy Graham in a Non-Title Match
# September 14, 1977 - Bangor, ME: Peter Maivia defeated Mr. Fuji by Disqualification...
# September 26, 1977 - MSG: Peter Maivia defeated George Steele
# October 2, 1977 - New Haven Coliseum: Peter Maivia defeated Stan Stasiak
# Peter Maivia would occasionally tag team with Chief Jay Strongbow
# Peter Maivia was a top contender to both the WWWF Title and the WWWF Tag Team Titles
# October 10, 1977 - Boston Garden: Peter Maivia wrestled Mr. Fuji to a Time Limit Draw
# October 18, 1977 - Championship Wrestling TV Taping: Peter Maivia vs Mikel Scicluna was a No Contest (Graham attacked Maivia)
# October 18, 1977 - Championship Wrestling TV Taping: Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Frank Monroe
# October 19, 1977 - All Star Wrestling TV Taping: Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow beat Mikel Scicluna & Frank Williams
# October 21, 1977 - Nassau Coliseum: Peter Maivia defeated Stan Stasiak in a Texas Death Match
# October 24, 1977 - Madison Square Garden: Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow
# October 26, 1977 - Bangor, ME: Peter Maivia defeated WWWF champion Superstar Billy Graham by DQ
# November 7, 1977 - Boston Garden: Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans
# November 8, 1977 - Championship Wrestling TV Taping: Peter Maivia defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
# November 8, 1977 - Championship Wrestling TV Taping: Peter Maivia defeated Nikolai Volkoff
# November 8, 1977 - Championship Wrestling TV Taping: Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans
# November 9, 1977 - All Star Wrestling TV Taping: Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada
# November 9, 1977 - All Star Wrestling TV Taping: Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka by DQ
# November 14, 1977 - Nassau Coliseum: Peter Maivia defeated Mr. Fuji
# November 16, 1977 - Bangor, ME: WWWF Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Peter Maivia by Count Out
# November 18, 1977 - Pittsburgh Civic Center: WWWF Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Peter Maivia by Count Out
# November 21, 1977 - Madison Square Garden: Peter Maivia defeated "Superstar" Billy Graham by count-out..
# December 4, 1977 - New Haven Coliseum: Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow vs Mr. Fuji & Toru Tanaka was a Double DQ
# December 7, 1977 - Bangor, ME: "Superstar" Billy Graham defeated Peter Maivia to retain the WWWF title..
# December 11, 1977 - Maple Leaf Gardens: Peter Maivia defeated Chris Tolos by DQ
# Peter Maivia was occasionally teaming with Chief Jay Strongbow as well as pursuing a singles career..
# December 12, 1977 - Boston Garden: Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka by DQ
# December 26, 1977 - Nassau Coliseum: Peter Maivia defeated Butcher Vachon
# January 16, 1978 - Boston Garden: Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Jack Evans & Larry Sharpe
# January 23, 1978 - MSG: Bob Backlund & Peter Maivia & Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko beat Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji & ? & ?
# February 18, 1978 - Philadelphia Spectrum: Peter Maivia defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
# February 19, 1978 - Maple Leaf Gardens: Angelo Mosca defeated Peter Maivia via referee's decision
# February 20. 1978 - MSG: Ken Patera defeated Peter Maivia via count-out
# March 20, 1978 - Madison Square Garden: Peter Maivia defeated Stan Stasiak
# March 25, 1978 - The Spectrum: Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Stan Stasiak & Baron Mikel Scicluna
# March 27, 1978 - Boston Garden: Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia defeated Seiji Sakaguchi & Wilhelm Ruska
# May 1, 1978 - Boston Garden: Peter Maivia defeated Butcher Vachon
# May 20, 1978 - Philadelphia Spectrum: Peter Maivia fought Stan Stasiak to a draw
# May 22, 1978 - Madison Square Garden: Spiros Arion pinned Peter Maivia
# June 23, 1978 - WWWF/New Japan: Pedro Morales & Peter Maivia defeated Antonio Inoki & Seiji Sakaguchi..
# July 1978 - TV Taping: Peter Maivia & Jay Strongbow & Dominic DeNucci beat Golden Terror & Mikel Scicluna & Nikolai Volkoff..
# July 1978 - TV Taping: Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans
# August 28, 1978 - MSG: Peter Maivia defeated Luke Graham by DQ after Graham continuously punched Maivia in the throat
# September 19, 1978 - TV Taping: Bob Backlund & Peter Maivia defeated Ernie Ladd & Jerry Blackwell by Disqualification
# September 19, 1978 - TV Taping: Bob Backlund & Peter Maivia defeated Stan Stasiak & Baron Mikel Scicluna
# September 20, 1978 - TV Taping: Bob Backlund & Peter Maivia defeated Jose Estrada & Frank Monroe
# September 25, 1978 - Madison Square Garden: Peter Maivia defeated Butcher Vachon
# October 2, 1978 - Boston Garden: The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia by Count-out
# October 23, 1978 - MSG: Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow to challenge the Yokun Lumberjacks for the WWWF Tag Team titles..
# ~~~During the match, PeterMaivia turns on Jay Strongbow after attacking him and walking out on the match!
# November 4, 1978 - Boston Garden: The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia..
# Peter Maivia also turned against WWWF Champion Bob Backlund when the pair teamed up against Spiros Arion & Victor Rivera..
# Peter Maivia made the full transition to heel when he takes on "Classy" Freddie Blassie as his manager..
# November 20, 1978 - MSG: Peter Maivia defeated WWWF Champion Bob Backlund by Count-out..
# December 18, 1978 - MSG: Bob Backlund defeated Peter Maivia as a result of a Count-out to retain..
# January 22, 1979 - MSG: Bob Backlund defeated Peter Maivia in a Steel Cage match to retain the WWWF title..

# June 13, 1982: Peter Maivia passed away after battling cancer and his wife Lia took control of NWA Polynesian Wrestling..
# Peter Maivia was credited for training Afa, the Wild Samoan - former two-time WWWF World Tag Team Champion..
# Peter Maivia has also been acknowledged by Billy Graham for being an important figure in his wrestling career..
# Peter Maivia has paved the way for Samoan and Polynesian wrestlers, and is indeed considered a pioneer in wrestling..
# Peter Maivia's daughter, Ata married Rocky Johnson and they have a son named The Rock..
# February 25, 2008--RAW: "High Chief" Peter Maivia will be inducted into the Class of 2008 WWE Hall of Fame!!
# March 29, 2008 - WWE Hall of Fame: The Rock inducted Peter Maivia into the WWE Hall of Fame in Orlando, Florida..
# March 30, 2008 - WrestleMania 24: Howard Finkel introduced the WWE Hall of Fame Inductees Class of 2008 to the audience.

VS

Killer Kowolski

Hometown: Born in Windsor, Ontario
Height & Weight: 6'7" - 290lbs
Trained by: Lou Thesz
Debut: 1947
Previous Gimmicks: Tarzan Kowalski (St Louis), The Masked Executioner, The Masked Destroyer
Finishing Move: The Claw

# NWA Texas Heavyweight title defeating Buddy Rogers (

?, 1950);
# NWA Texas Tag Team titles defeating Danny Savich & Duke Keomuka in a Handicap Match (December 11, 1950);
# NWA (San Francisco) Pacific Coast Tag Team titles w/Hans Hermann defeating

?? (

?, 1951);
# NWA (Central States) Heart of America Heavyweight title defeating Bill Longson (January 25, 1951);
# AWA (Montreal) International Heavyweight title defeating Bobby Managoff (April 2, 1952);
# AWA (Montreal) International Heavyweight title defeating Vern Gagne (May 6, 1953);
# AWA (Montreal) International Heavyweight title defeating Yvon Robert (August 19, 1953);
# AWA (Montreal) International Heavyweight title defeating Antonio Rocca via forfeit (May 19, 1954);
# AWA (Montreal) International Heavyweight title defeating Pat O` Connor (November 10, 1954);
# AWA (Montreal) International Heavyweight title defeating Don Leo Jonathan (December 14, 1955);
# AWA (Montreal) International Heavyweight title defeating Yvon Robert (May 30, 1956);
# AWA (Montreal) International Heavyweight title defeating Hard Boiled Haggerty (October ??, 1956);
# AWA (Montreal) International Heavyweight title defeating Gene Kiniski (July 17, 1957);
# ACC (Boston) World Heavyweight title defeating Edouard Carpentier (October ??, 1958);
# AWA (Montreal) International Heavyweight title defeating Buddy Rogers (December 2, 1959);
# AWA (Montreal) International Heavyweight title defeating Buddy Rogers (June 8, 1960);
# NWA Central States Tag Team titles w/Bulldog Austin defeating Medics (

?, 1961);
# NWA (Vancouver) Pacific Coast Tag Team titles w/Ox Anderson defeating Guy & Joe Brunetti (August 22, 1961);
# NWA (Calgary) Canadian Heavyweight title recognized as champion (November 17, 1961);
# NWA (Vancouver) Pacific Coast Tag Team titles w/Gene Kiniski defeating Roy McClarty & Billy Watson (January 22, 1962);
# NWA (Calgary) Canadian Heavyweight title defeating Czaya Nandor (July 6, 1962);
# AWA (Montreal) International Heavyweight title defeating Johnny Rougeau (July 23, 1962);
# Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Jim Wright defeating Dominic Bravo & Ron Etchison (March 22, 1963);
# Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Jim Wright defeating

? (May 3, 1963);
# WWWF United States Tag Team titles w/Gorilla Monsoon defeating Brute Bernard & Skull Murphy (November 14, 1963);
# IWA (Australia) World Heavyweight title Awarded (October ??, 1964);
# IWA (Australia) World Heavyweight title defeating Hercules Cortez (June ??, 1965);
# NWA (Hawaii) United States Heavyweight title defeating Curtis Iaukea (November 3, 1965);
# IWA (Australia) World Heavyweight title defeating Spiros Arion (December ??, 1965);
# IWA (Australia) World Heavyweight title defeating Billy White Wolf (May ??, 1967);
# IWA (Australia) World Tag Team titles w/Skull Murphy defeating Red Bastien & Mario Milano (August 25, 1967);
# IWA (Australia) World Heavyweight title defeating Bearcat Wright (September 1, 1967);
# IWA (Australia) World Tag Team titles w/Skull Murphy defeating Red Bastien & Mario Milano (October 25, 1967);
# Iowa Tag Team titles w/Ripper Daniels defeating

? (September ??, 1968);
# NWA Texas Brass Knuckles title defeating

?? (November ??, 1970);
# IWA (Australia) World Tag Team titles w/Mark Lewin defeating Dusty Rhodes & Dick Murdoch (March ??, 1971);
# NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Heavyweight title defeating Frankie Laine (January 31, 1972);
# NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Tag Team titles w/Kinji Shibuya defeating Dory Dixon & Raul Mata (April 25, 1972);
# NWA (Florida) Southern Heavyweight title defeating Jerry Brisco (October ??, 1975);
# WWWF Tag Team titles w/John Studd (as Executioners) defeating Louis Cerdan & Tony Parisi (May 11, 1976);

# Wladek Kowalski was born in Windsor, Ontario, and is the son of Polish immigrants..
# Wladek Kowalski worked at an automobile factory with his father before getting into professional wrestling.

# 1947: Wladek Kowalski debuted in the St. Louis territory as "Tarzan Kowalski"..
# August 22, 1950: Wladek Kowalski defeated Buddy Rogers to win the NWA Texas Heavyweight title in Dallas, TX..
# ~~~Wladek Kawolski also won the Texas Tag Team titles later the same year..
# 1951: Wladek Kowalski defeated "Whipper" Billy Watson to win the Central States Heavyweight title..
# Wladek Kowalski formed an almost undefeatable tag team with the german powerhouse Hans Herman..
# ~~~1951: Wladek Kowalski & Hans Herman won the NWA Pacific Coast Tag Team titles in San Francisco..
# January 14, 1953: Wladek Kowalski wrestled Yukon Eric in the first pro wrestling match to be televised in Canada at the Montreal Forum..

# 1954: Wladek Kowalski once again faced Yukon Eric at the Montreal Forum -- where he would earn the name "Killer" Kowalski..
# ~~~During the match, Wladek Kowalski nailed Yukon Eric with flying knee drop, severing Eric's ear!
# Killer Kowalski won the AWA/IWA (Montreal) World Heavyweight title a total of 8 times between 1952-1962..
# Killer Kowalski travelled to New York City to be a part of the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF)..
# ~~~Killer Kowalski established himself as a top heel on the east coast, and feuded with World Champion Bruno Sammartino..
# 1963: Killer Kowalski teamed with a heel Gorilla Monsoon and won the WWWF United States Tag Team titles..
# 1965: Killer Kowalski travelled to the NWA's Hawaiian territory and won the promotion's version of the U.S. Heavyweight title..
# 1970: Killer Kowalski won the Texas Brass Knuckles title..
# January 31, 1972: Killer Kowalski travelled to Los Angeles and beat John Tolos for the NWA America's Heavyweight title..
# ~~~Killer Kowalski & Kinji Shibuya won the NWA America's Tag Team titles..

# ller Kowalski Institute of Professional Wrestling:
# 1978: Killer Kowalski moved to Salem, Massachusetts (near Boston) and opened his own wrestling school..
# Killer Kowalski has trained Perry Saturn, Triple H, and Chyna (Amung others)..
# November 1987: Killer Kowalski appeared in the WWF old-timers battle royal which was won by Lou Thesz..
# 1996: Killer Kowalski was inducted into the WWF Hall of Fame..
# February 2002: Killer Kowalski was awarded with the Mike Mazurki Award, the Cauliflower Ally Club's top honor..
# September 2003: Killer Kowalski closes down his Massachusetts-based wrestling school..
# The name Killer Kowalski's Pro Wrestling School has been acquired by the Chaotic Training Center in North Andover, MA..
# February 2004: Killer Kowalski sells his ring (the one Triple H, Chyna and others trained in) on EBay..
# April 15, 2006--Big Time Wrestling: Killer Kowalski was honored by the promotions and all the wrestlers and gave a speech..
# March 24, 2007--United States Wrestling Federation: Ox Baker & Killer Kowalski teamed up for a Tag Team Tournament..

Ox Baker helped Killer Kowalski into the ring where they got a bye because their opponants no-showed -- so they advanced to the 2nd round. They met Gino Martino and Superstar Richard Byrne in the ring in the next round. Richard Byrne is an old veteran wrestler who actually was one of Killers first students (Kowalski's gym was in his karate dojo for like 17 years before he moved it to Chaotic) and Gino who has been a close personal friend of Ox Baker for ages - got on the house mic and really put over their mentors which got a pretty good ovation as they both jumped out of the ring for a ten count to advance Ox & KILLER. Heels Tony Roy & Tre the Smooth Operating Gangsta made it to the final by cheating. After the annoucement of Ox and Killer in the final got jumped and beat up as they fought the two guys off. Tony entered the ring and took a pummeling by Ox and GOT HIT with a heart punch. OX tagged off to Killer as Tre was backing up and he turned around and got the CLAW! Tre submitted and they won-big standing ovation-there was about 250-maybe 300 there and it got a huge pop

# June 14, 2007: Walter "Killer" Kowalski was inducted into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame in Troy, Michigan..
# April 2008: Killer Kowalski spent time in a physical rehabilitation center in Massachusetts recovering from several knee injuries..
# August 8, 2008: Walter "Killer" Kowalski suffered a heart attack and was eventually taken off life support..
# August 30, 2008: Walter "Killer" Kowalski passed away almost two weeks after being taken off of life support...

LET'S GET IT ON!!

Peeetah Hank Scorpio BANG Posts: 5,427	The Tournament of Internationalage 3 Sept 1, 2009 5:34:57 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Peeetah on Sept 1, 2009 5:34:57 GMT -5 Killer Kowolski

dabossftw Unicron wants Yappapi in the proper position. Posts: 2,581	The Tournament of Internationalage 3 Sept 1, 2009 5:39:11 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by dabossftw on Sept 1, 2009 5:39:11 GMT -5 Tough matchup, but I give the vote to Kowalski. May they both rest in peace.
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The Tournament of Internationalage 3 Sept 1, 2009 6:08:46 GMT -5

Post by strykerdarksilence on Sept 1, 2009 6:08:46 GMT -5

Kowalski advances.

Masato Tanaka

Hometown: Wakayama, Japan
Height & Weight: 6' 238 lbs
Trained by: Atsushi Onita
Debut: July 23, 1993 against Ricky Fuji
Previous Gimmicks: Dangan (Bullet)
Finishing Move: Diamond Dust, Roaring Elbow

# FMW (Frontier Martial Arts) World Street Fight Six Man Tag Team titles w/Tetsuhiro Kuroda & Kouji Nakagawa defeating Headhunters & Super Leather (June 28, 1996);
# FMW (Frontier Martial Arts) World Street Fight Six Man Tag Team titles w/Kouji Nakagawa & Hayabusa defeating Mr. Gannosuke, The Gladiator & Hisakatsu Ooya (August 31, 1997);
# FMW (Frontier Martial Arts) World Brass Knuckles Heavyweight title defeating The Gladiator (September 28, 1997);
# FMW (Frontier Martial Arts) Independent World Heavyweight title defeating The Gladiator (September 28, 1997);
# FMW (Frontier Martial Arts) World Street Fight Six Man Tag Team titles w/Hisakatsu Ooya & Hayabusa defeating Hido, Atsushi Ohnita & Tetsuhiro Kuroda (December 20, 1997);
# FMW (Frontier Martial Arts) World Brass Knuckles Tag Team titles w/Hayabusa defeating Hido & Kodo Fuyuki (April 17, 1998);
# ECW World Tag Team titles w/Balls Mahoney defeating Dudley Boys (November 1, 1998);
# FMW (Frontier Martial Arts) World Brass Knuckles Tag Team titles w/Tetsuhiro Kuroda defeating Kodo Fuyuki & Hayabusa [Tournament] (May 3, 1999);
# FMW (Frontier Martial Arts) Independent World Heavyweight title defeating Mr. Gannosuke (August 20, 1999);
# WEW (World Entertainment Wrestling) Six Man Tag Team titles w/Hisakatsu Ooya & Tetsuhiro Kuroda defeating Gedo, Kodo Fuyuki & Koji Nakagawa (September 23, 1999);
# WEW (World Entertainment Wrestling) Singles title defeating Kodo Fuyuki (November 23, 1999);
# ECW World Heavyweight title defeating Mike Awesome (December 17, 1999);
# ECW World Tag Team titles w/Tommy Dreamer defeating Lance Storm & Justin Credible (February 26, 2000);
# WEW (World Entertainment Wrestling) Tag Team titles w/Gedo defeating Tetsuhiro Kuroda & Kodo Fuyuki (January 7, 2001);
# WEW (World Entertainment Wrestling) Six Man Tag Team titles w/Jado & Gedo defeating Goemon, Onryo & Kodo Fuyuki (February 11, 2001);
# NWA Intercontinental Tag Team titles w/Shinjiro Ohtani defeating Tom Howard & Samoa Joe (January 6, 2002);
# PWF (Pennsylvania) Universal Tag Team titles w/Shinjiro Ohtani defeating C.W Anderson & Steve Corino (November 10, 2002);
# NWA Intercontinental Tag Team titles w/Shinjiro Ohtani defeating C.W Anderson & Steve Corino (August 31, 2003);
# NWA (Zero One) United National Heavyweight title defeating Steve Corino to become 1st champion (January 31, 2004);
# Pro Wrestling World 1 Heavyweight title defeating Jerry Lynn (February 7, 2004);
# NWA Intercontinental Tag Team titles w/Wataru Sakata defeating Takao Ohmori & Shinjiro Ohtani (October 3, 2004);
# HUSTLE Hardcore Hero title won a Battle Royal (March 18, 2005);
# AWA World Heavyweight title defeating Takao Ohmori (October 26, 2007);

# uly 10,1998-- ECW: Masato Tanaka defeated Tracy Smothers..
# July 18, 1998-- ECW: Masato Tanaka & Jerry Lynn defeated Mike Awesome & Justin Credible..
# July 24, 1998-- ECW: Masato Tanaka & Jerry Lynn defeated Mike Awesome & Justin Credible..
# August 2, 1998--Heat Wave: Masato Tanaka defeated Mike Awesome..
# August 7, 1998-- ECW: Jerry Lynn & Masato Tanaka defeated Mike Awesome & Justin Credible..
# August 8, 1998-- ECW: Masato Tanaka defeated Mike Awesome..
# August 28, 1998--ECW: Masato Tanaka defeated John Kronus..
# August 29, 1998--ECW: Masato Tanaka defeated Bam Bam Bigelow..
# November 1, 1998--November to Remember: Masato Tanaka & Balls Mahoney defeated The Dudley Boyz to win ECW Tag Team titles..
# September 19, 1999--Anarchy Rulz: Mike Awesome defeated Taz and Masato Tanaka in a 3-WAY to win the ECW Heavyweight title..
# November 7, 1999--November to Remember: Mike Awesome defeated Masato Tanaka to retain the ECW Heavyweight title..
# December 16, 1999: FMW star Masato Tanaka became the first Japanese star to win the ECW World title, defeating Mike Awesome.
# ~~~Awesome raised Tanaka's hand and put the belt around him, only to attack him and put him through a ringside table as he was leaving.
# March 12, 2000--Living Dangerously: Storm/Credible beat Raven/Awesome and Dreamer/Tanaka in a 3-WAY to win the ECW Tag Team title!
# April 22, 2000--Cyberslam: Masato Tanaka defeated Too Cold Scorpio..
# May 14, 2000--Hardcore Heaven: Masato Tanaka defeated Balls Mahoney...

VS

Miguel Perez

Hometown: Carolina, Puerto Rico
Height & Weight: 6'1 - 241lbs
Debut: 1986
Previous Gimmicks: Miguel Perez Jr.
Finishing Move: The Stunner, Moonsault

# WWC North American Tag Team titles w/Hurricane Castillo Jr. defeating Chicky & Ron Starr (November 8, 1986);
# WWC (World Wrestling Council) North American Tag Team titles w/Big Red [Awarded] (December 3, 1986);
# WWC (World Wrestling Council) North American Heavyweight title defeating Bob Heffernan (February 21, 1987);
# WWC North American Tag Team titles w/Tony Atlas defeating Bob Heffernan & Gran Mendoza (April 25, 1987);
# WWC (World Wrestling Council) Puerto Rican Heavyweight title defeating Kareem Mohammad (December 13, 1987);
# WWC Caribbean Tag Team titles w/Hurricane Castillo Jr. defeating Dan Kroffat & Bobby Jaggers (October 15, 1988);
# WWC Caribbean Tag Team titles w/Hurricane Castillo Jr. [Awarded] (March 15, 1989);
# WWC Caribbean Tag Team titles w/Hurricane Castillo Jr. defeating Brad & Bart Batten (June 9, 1989);
# WWC World Tag Team titles w/Hurricane Castillo Jr. defeating Abudda Dein & Rip Rogers (July 16, 1989);
# WWC (World Wrestling Council) Caribbean Heavyweight title defeating Rip Rogers (November 4, 1989);
# WWC Caribbean Tag Team titles w/Hurricane Castillo Jr. defeating Ron Starr & Cuban Assassin (July 7, 1990);
# WWC (World Wrestling Council) Caribbean Heavyweight title defeating Kim Duk (February 16, 1991);
# WWC Caribbean Tag Team titles w/Hurricane Castillo Jr. defeating Gran Mendoza & Rick Valentine (March 9, 1991);
# WWC World Tag Team titles w/Hurricane Castillo Jr. defeating Gran Mendoza & Billy Travis (June 12, 1991);
# WWC (World Wrestling Council) Caribbean Heavyweight title defeating Fidel Sierra (December 7, 1991);
# WWC (World Wrestling Council) Caribbean Heavyweight title defeating Greg Valentine (January 6, 1992);
# IWA (Puerto Rico) World Tag Team titles w/Hurricane Castillo Jr. defeating Sean Hill & Ricky Santana (March 9, 2000);
# IWA (Puerto Rico) World Hardcore title defeating Chicky Starr (November 25, 2000);
# IWA (Puerto Rico) World Tag Team titles w/Nuevo Gran Apollo defeating Vizago & Andy Anderson (February 24, 2001);
# IWA (Puerto Rico) World Tag Team titles w/Hurricane Castillo Jr. defeating D Lo Brown & Shane (June 23, 2001);
# IWA (Puerto Rico) World Tag Team titles w/Hurricane Castillo Jr. defeating Agente Bruno & Zaruxx (September 29, 2001);
# IWA (Puerto Rico) World Tag Team titles w/Hurricane Castillo Jr. defeating Starr Corporation (July 21, 2002);
# IWA (Puerto Rico) World Tag Team titles w/Savio Vega (Miguel defeated Castillo for control of titles) (October 20, 2002);
# IWA (Puerto Rico) World Tag Team titles w/Abyss defeating

?? (

?, 2003);
# IWA (Puerto Rico) World Tag Team titles w/Hurricane Castillo Jr. defeating Chicano & Stefano (January 24, 2004);

June 16, 1992 - WCW Clash Of The Champions: The Steiner Brothers defeated Miguel Perez & Ricky Santana by forfeit.

# Miguel Perez was a member of the Los Boricuas led by Savio Vega in the World Wrestling Federation..
# March 10, 1997 - RAW: Miguel Perez defeated Lief Cassidy (Al Snow)..
# July 14, 1997 - RAW: Miguel Perez & Jose Estrada defeated The Headbangers..
# August 3, 1997 - SummerSlam: Miguel Perez & Savio Vega & Jose Estrada & Jesus Castillo beat The Disciples of Apocalypse..
# Octobler 6, 1997 - RAW: "Wildman" Marc Mero defeated Miguel Perez..
# December 1, 1997 - RAW: Miguel Perez vs. D-Lo Brown vs. Recon vs. Chainz in a 4-WAY ended in a no-contest..
# December 15, 1997 - RAW: "The Legal Weapon" Steve Blackman defeated Miguel Perez..
# September 26, 1998 - Shotgun Saturday Night: Miguel Perez & Jesus Castillo defeated Faarooq & 2 Cold Scorpio.

# April 28, 2000--IWA-WWF: Chicky Star & The Bodyguard beat Miguel Perez & Huracan Castillo to win the IWA Tag Team titles..
# May 17, 2002--IWA: Miguel Perez Vs Primo Carnera in a lumberjack match ended in a no-contest..
# May 19, 200--IWA: Ricky Banderas, Apolo & Miguel Perez defeated Bruno, Chicky Starr & Victor by DQ..
# June 8, 2002--IWA: Chicky Star & Victor defeated Miguel Perez & Shane..
# June 13, 2003--IWA: Ray Gonzalez & Victor The Bodyguard defeated Miguel Perez & Huracan Castillo..

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Tanaka advances.

Polynesican Pacific Tag Team titles (3);

# February 10, 1982: Mr Sakalia & Superfly Tui defeated The Samoan Connection (Leroy Brown & Farmer Boy Ipo)..
# 1980: "Super Samoan" Sakalia & Ripper Collins captured the Polynesican Pacific Tag Team Titles
# ~~~After a while, Sakalia and Ripper Collins split up and engaged in a feud with each other..
# January 1984: "Super Samoan" Sakalia & Superfly Tui defeated The Samoan Connection to win the Polynesican Tag Team Titles
# August 15, 1984: Lars Anderson & Seiji Sakaguchi defatted Sakalia & Superfly Tui to capture the Polynesican Tag Team titles
# October 3, 1984: Sakalia & Superfly Tui defeated Lars Anderson & Seiji Sakaguchi to regain the Polynesican Tag Team Titles
# December 19, 1984: Rocky Johnson & Ricky Johnson defeated Sakalia & Superfly Tui to win the Polynesican Tag Team titles

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Akira Maeda

Hometown: Osaka, Japan
Height & Weight: 6'3" - 225 Lbs.
Trained by: Karl Gotch
Debut: August 1978
Previous Gimmicks: Kwik-Kik-Lee
Finishing Move: Crossface Chickenwing

# European Heavyweight title (as Kwik Kick Lee) defeating Wayne Bridges (January 25, 1983);
# WWF International Heavyweight title defeating Pierre Lefebvre (March 25, 1984);
# IWGP Tag Team titles w/Osamu Kido defeating Kengo Kimura & Tatsumi Fujinami (August 5, 1986);
# IWGP Tag Team titles w/Nobutaka Araya defeating Shiro Koshinaka & Keiji Mutoh (March 26, 1987);

# 1977: Akira Maeda was discovered by Hisashi Shinma, and trained by the legendary Karl Gotch. and debuted in August 1978..
# ~~~Hisashi Shinma had plans to groom Akira Maeda to be the next Antonio Inoki for New Japan Pro Wrestling..
# April 1982: After a stint wrestling in England, Akira made his return to Japan, pinning Paul Orndorff..
# April 10, 1984: Akira Maeda left New Japan Pro Wrestling to join the UWF in Japan, which had a working relationship with the WWF
# Akira Maeda's relationship with Vince McMahon soured, and he became a glorified jobber for the WWF for a while..
# Akira Maeda tried to change the UWF into a shoot fighting league out of his distaste for "worked" matches..
# September 2, 1985: Akira Maeda vs Satoru Sayama ended in a no contest when Maeda starting shooting on Sayama..
# ~~~Akira Maeda lost his temper and started throwing legit kicks at Sayama until the referee stopped the match..
# ~~~Akira Maeda was immediately fired and the UWF folded on October 11, 1985 after Sayama quit the promotion..
# January 1986: Akira Maeda made his return to New Japan Pro Wrestling..
# 1986: Akira Maeda faced Andre the Giant in a match that turned into yet another shoot fight..
# ~~~Antonio Inoki appeared and confronted the participants and eventually threw the match out..
# June 12,1986: Akira Maeda faced off against Tatsumi Fujinami, and accidentally kicked him in the face, busting him open!
# August 5, 1986: Akira Maeda & Osamu Kido defeated Tatsumi Fujinami & Kengo Kimura for the IWGP Tag Team championship..
# September 23, 1986: Tatsumi Fujinami & Kengo Kimura defeated Akira Maeda & Osamu Kido to recpature the Tag Team titles!
# March 26, 1987: Akira Maeda & Nobuhiko Takada defeated Keiji Mutoh & Shiro Koshinaka for the IWGP Tag Team championship..
# September 1, 1987: Yoshiaki Fujiwara & Kazuo Yamazaki defeated Akira Maeda & Nobuhiko Takada to win the IWGP Tag Team titles!
# November 19, 1987: Akira Maeda & Osamu Kido & Nobuhiko Takada vs Masa Saito & Hiro Saito & Riki Choshu..
# ~~~In the middle of the match, Akira Maeda landed a vicious intentional shoot kick to the face of Riki Choshu, breaking his orbital bone..
# ~~~Riki Chosyu got to his feet and had to be held back by the other four wrestlers to stop him from attacking Akira Maeda!
# ~~~As a result of this action, Akira Maeda was suspended, and eventually fired in March of 1988...
# May 12, 1988: Akira Maeda opened the new UWFi promotion along with Nobuhiko Takada & Yoshiaki Fujiwara..
# ~~~The UWFi promotion was the beginning for Japan combining shoot matches with worked matches..
# November 10, 1988: Nobuhiko Takada defeated Akira Maeda by Knockout..
# January 15, 1989: Akira Maeda defeated Nobuhiko Takada by submission at the Budokan Hall in Tokyo, Japan..
# May 4, 1989: Akira Maeda defeated Chris Dolman by submission in Osaka, Japan..
# November 29, 1989: The UWF drew 60,000 fans to the Tokyo Dome, which featured Akira Maeda beating Willie Wilhelm by submission..
# October 25 1990: Akira Maeda defeated Masakatsu Funaki at the Tokyo Dome..
# December 1, 1990: UWF president Shinji Jin fired all UWF employees and disbanded the promotion after a show in Nagano, Japan.
# 1991: Akira Maeda formed RINGS, another promotion showcasing both worked and shoot matches..
# ~~~Akira Maeda pushed himself as RINGS top star until his retirement in July 1998..
# July 20, 1998 - Retirement Show: Akira Maeda defeated Yoshihisa Yamamoto by decision at the Yokohama Arena..
# February 21, 1999: Aleksandr Karelin defeated Akira Maeda in his final match ever..

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Post by strykerdarksilence on Sept 1, 2009 13:23:20 GMT -5

Maeda advances.

Ron Miller

Hometown: Sydney, Australia
Trained by: Hal Morgan, Jim Deakin
Debut: 1964
Previous Gimmicks: Ronny "Dash" Miller, The Red Devil -masked-
Finishing Move: Reverse Figure Four

# NWA Florida Tag Team titles w/Larry O'Day defeating Ole Anderson & Ron Garvin (August 5, 1971);
# NWA Florida Tag Team titles w/Larry O'Day defeating Bobby Duncum Sr. & Dick Murdoch (November ??, 1971);
# NWA Florida Tag Team titles w/Larry O'Day defeating Frank Monte & Mike York (December 22, 1971);
# NWA Florida Tag Team titles w/Larry O'Day defeating Infernos (Febuary 15, 1972);
# NWA Tennessee Tag Team titles w/Larry O'Day defeating Al Greene & Don Wright (May 19, 1972);
# NWA Austra Asian Tag Team titles w/Larry O'Day defeating Don Carson & Dick Dunn (March 30, 1973);
# NWA Austra Asian Tag Team titles w/Larry O'Day defeating Hito Tojo & Hiro Tojo (Febuary 8, 1974);
# NWA Austra Asian Tag Team titles w/Larry O'Day defeating Original Mr. Wrestling & Bobby Shane (July 5, 1974);
# NWA (Australia) World Light Heavyweight title defeating Bobby Hart (April 18, 1975);
# NWA Austra Asian Tag Team titles w/Johnny Gray won tournament (December ??, 1975);
# NWA Austra Asian Heavyweight title defeating Great Mephisto (January ??, 1976);
# NWA Austra Asian Tag Team titles w/Larry O'Day defeating Bugsy McGraw & Butcher Brannigan (May 2, 1977);
# NWA (New Zealand) British Empire/Commonwealth Heavyweight title defeating Chris Markoff (

?, 1978);
# NWA Austra Asian Tag Team titles w/Andre the Giant defeating Ox Baker & Butcher Brannigan (December 8, 1978);
# NWA (New Zealand) British Empire/Commonwealth Heavyweight title won a tournament (July 28, 1980);

# Ron Miller played 1st grade rugby league for Sydney's Eastern Suburbs where he was given the nickname "Dash"..
# Ron Miller began training with Hal Morgan & Jim Deakin in Australia and later in Florida USA..
# 1964: Ron Miller turned pro and wrestled in clubs throughout Australia and New Zealand..
# 1971: Ron Miller teamed with Larry O'Dea as the Australians in the Florida territory..
# ~~~After spending a few years in Florida, he & O'Dea toured Germany, Japan & the Far East before returning home..
# Ron Miller & Larry O'Day became shareholders in World Championship Wrestling (Australia) with Jim Barnett..
# Ron Miller & Larry O'Day bought the promotion from Barnett's successor Tony Kolonie at the end of 1974..
# Ron Miller's matches for the NWA World Heavyweight title against Harley Race and Dory Funk were classics to be remembered.

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Big Dave

Hometown: UK
Height & Weight: 6'2" - 364 lbs
Debut: May 10, 1998

Finishing Move: Drop Sitdown Spike Powerbomb

All titles with Bulk

# ICWA World Tag Team titles ();
# DAM Tag Team titles ();
# AIWF World Hardcore Tag Team titles ();
# WAW Tag Team titles ();
# AIWF-GB (NOW BWA) Tag Team titles ();
# FWA Tag Team titles ();
# BRAWL Tag Team titles ();
# K-STAR Tag Team titles ();
# UCW Tag Team titles ();
# UWA Tag Team titles ();
# EWC Tag Team titles ();

# March 12, 2005--Herts & Essex Wrestling: The UK Pitbulls defeated Dave Rayne & Jack Storm
# April 1, 2004--World Association of Wrestling: The Brit Pack defeated The The U.K. Pitbulls
# April 4, 2004--Premier Promotions: The UK Pitbulls defeated Ricky Knight & Roy Knight
# May 6, 2005--International Catch Wrestling Alliance: The UK Pitbulls defeated Ian Rotten & Pierre Fontanie..
# July 2, 2005--WAW: Ricky Knight & Jason Cross & Ashe & Crash defeated Zebra Kid & Zak Zodiac & UK Pitbulls..
# August 1, 2005--WAW: The UK Pitbulls defeated Colt Cabana & Jonny Storm..
# August 8, 2005--WAW: The UK Pitbulls defeated The Natress Boys..
# August 19, 2005--WAW: The UK Pitbulls vs Bash & Crash ended in a No Contest..
# December 2, 2005--International Catch Wrestling Alliance: Pierre Fontaine & Phoenix beat The UK Pitbulls..
# February 25, 2006--Premiere Wrestling Federation: The UK Pitbulls defeated Keith Myatt & Mike Weaver..
# June 3, 2006--Nu-Wrestling Evolution: Kishi (Rikishi) & Black Pearl defeated The UK Pitbulls in Italy..
# June 29, 2006--FWA: The UK Pitbulls defeated The EntouRAGE (Mark Sloan & Ollie Burns) in match #1 of a Best of 3 Series
# July 15, 2006--FWA: The UK Pitbulls defeated The EntouRAGE and Manchester Massive in a 3-WAY Tag match

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