Hulk Hogan defeated Sid Justice in the main event of WrestleMania VIII via disqualification following interference from Sids manager, Harvey Wippleman. WWE planned a big ending of Papa Shango interfering and Ultimate Warrior returning to even the odds. This didn't come to fruition. [35] On the September 11 episode of Raw, Goodfather and Buchanan defeated the Acolytes. Debuting on WWF Superstars back on February 8, 1992, the dark role played by Charle Wright carried a skull to the ring, which billowed smoke. The Godfather's final two appearances reverted him back to his old persona, with the Ho Train in tow. Emerge 48 Invasion Of The Bodyslammers 001. The Godfather, under his old gimmick and with his hos, returned at the 2002 Royal Rumble competing in the Rumble match. Wright made a rare in-ring segment along with his longtime friend Val Venis and Dexter Verity in Future Stars of Wrestling, where he promised to bring his hoes if Venis and Verity would have succeeded defending their tag team titles. WWF House Show - The Ultimate Warrior & The Undertaker vs Papa Shango & The Berzerker - 07.12.1992. In November 1990, Wright wrestled for the Catch Wrestling Association in Germany as "Rocky Las Vegas". [48][49] Godfather wrestled his final match on the June 8 episode of Velocity, defeating Hugh Morrus. In January 1992, he was repackaged as Papa Shango, a voodoo practitioner with an appearance reminiscent of the Loa Baron Samedi. Caleb McLaughlin height: How tall is the Stranger Things star? Replying to . Most of you reading this will likely remember Wright best for his time as The Godfather, a wrestling pimp who would come to the ring for his matches accompanied by a string of women known as his Ho Train. Luta Livre Americana (RTP1): Papa Shango vs Tatanka [WWF Prime Time Wrestling: 1992/11/30] 1:02:41. After The Nation split up, Wright had his most successful run with the company under the hugely popular persona of "The Godfather". Because Shango was late, Sid kicked out of the legdrop to save the angle. The first part of Stranger Things season 4 is finally here and there are so many major moments to break down. [46] The last time Wright would be seen on television was where he along with Buchanan and several WWF superstars attacked invading WCW wrestlers Chuck Palumbo and Sean O'Haire on an episode of SmackDown! Watch WrestleMania and other WWE Premium Live Events on Flow. In 1992, the haunting voodoo practitioner known as Papa Shango made his shocking debut in WWE. During the Reunion Show of the July 22, 2019 episode of RAW, The Godfather returned in a backstage segment. 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Hart reported that WWF executive Pat Patterson did not like the gimmick and was responsible for its termination. WWE Had A Lot Of Outlandish Cartoony Gimmicks Papa Shango Makes His Debut Papa Shango's Feud With The Ultimate Warrior Papa Shango Is No More Aug 2, 2020. [53], In 2007, Wright appeared for WWE at the Theodore Long and Kristal Marshall wedding ceremony on the edition of September 21, 2007 of SmackDown!, where he tried to convince Long and Ron Simmons to go back to the old partying days they had. Papa Shango: One Of WWE's Most Outlandish Gimmicks Ever By Hamza Ali Published Aug 7, 2022 WWE's Papa Shango is one of the most remembered outlandish gimmicks during the early 1990s. He was eliminated immediately by Dolph Ziggler. Fans exhaled loudly each time he appeared on screen. RELATED: WHAT THESE WRESTLERS LOOK LIKE WITHOUT PAINT AND MASKS. The Internet is abuzz with rumours of the death of William Kraft, a prominent . The World's Most Entertaining Car Website. He appeared on January 22, 2018, at Raw's 25th anniversary show, in a backstage segment with his former teammate Mark Henry, and his real-life wife. [62], Wright attended the University of Nevada, Reno where he was an offensive tackle on the football team. As you can imagine the gimmick has gone down in history as one of the worst in wrestling history, especially since Shango would use his voodoo in the ring to debilitate his opponents. 2023 Minute Media - All Rights Reserved. The Shango character debuted on the February 8, 1992 edition of Superstars, defeating enhancement talent Dale Wolfe. Stalking down the aisle with a smoking skull in his hands, the bizarre Superstar's horrifying appearance complete with morbid skeletal face paint and a necklace made from bones struck fear in his opponents before he even stepped into the ring. Jake Roberts has been critical of today's in-ring product. 2023 ITR Digital Media Limited. The feud was then re-written with Shango instead of Sid, where he would cast voodoo spells on his opponent. The. It was off and running from there and it was fun," Wright remembered. "Rob Van Dam" was seen on a New York City subway recently and made the commute much more exciting than it would've been without him there. Be the first one to comment on this story. 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D'Lo Brown & The Godfather", "WWE RAW FLASHBACK (12-10-07): Raw's 15-year Anniv. 4:29. Charles Wright (born May 16, 1961), better known under his ring name The Godfather, is an American professional wrestler. After leaving the wrestling business he moved to Las Vegas, where he currently manages the strip club Cheetah's. It's worth noting that there is no confirmation on this just yet. He would offer his opponents the right to use these girls for "any purpose" if they would forfeit the match to him. She discovers the identity of Vecna and we get to see how the gate to the Upside Down was originally created in the first place. Eventually Wright parlayed his training into a job with Jerry Lawler in the United States Wrestling Association (USWA) with the gimmick the wrestlers from the bar had given him and took the name The Soultaker, taken from one of the tattoos on his arm. Shango was then involved in a feud with the Ultimate Warrior in the late spring of 1992, where he would cast voodoo spells on his opponent. Did Millie Bobby Brown shave her head for Stranger Things season 4? That Matt guy on #Traitors was the absolute worst. [citation needed] In September 2013, Wright resumed wrestling on the independent circuit. . 19:02. He stood with the Nation when Rocky Maivia became the leader shortly after WrestleMania XIV, standing with Maivia (who officially became The Rock around that time), Mark Henry, D'Lo Brown, and later Owen Hart after he joined the stable in the summer of 1998. Takermania Podcast. He did some cool theatrical type things for back then but I . Wright's Papa Shango character was pilloried by fans, being voted the Worst Gimmick and the Most Embarrassing Wrestler in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards for 1992. In January 2013, Wright made a short appearance with WWE as The Godfather at the 2013 Royal Rumble as entrant #17. Dear reader, could you take a quick 30-second survey to help us provide you with better content on SK Wrestling. Mustafa became increasingly known as The Godfather of the Nation, a moniker which would eventually become his official ring name in 1998. He makes a surprise return in Nevada once Dr. Owens (Paul Reiser) and Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) arrive at Owens' lab to try and work. WRESTLING ARCADE MATCHUPS. His opponents during his time in NJPW included Masahiro Chono, Masa Saito, and Riki Choshu. Lets do it., During his multiple stints with WWE Charles Wright played a range of different characters, sometimes more than once. Did a WWE legend just take a shot at Sami Zayn's physique right here? On the March 16, 2000 episode of SmackDown!, he picked up the biggest win of his career, when he defeated the WWF Champion Triple H, due to interference from Shane McMahon and Big Show. Sid's manager, Harvey Wippleman then jumped on the apron, and the referee signaled for the disqualification at that point as Shango was just getting to the ring. Papa Shango got beat by his own bad juju. Wright then learned that WCW signed Virgil to be the nWo's enforcer by watching WCW Monday Nitro at home with his wife, and that they had signed him for less than what they offered Wright.[23]. Papa Shango just put a curse on Ultimate Warrior!!!! As part of the agreement, Papa Shango was sent to wrestle in USWA, where he won the Unified World Heavyweight Championship for a second time. Although Papa Shango was his first character and a bizarre one at that this would be not the last persona Wright would adapt. During the autumn of 1994, there were rumors that the Papa Shango character would be brought back to participate in a storyline involving Bob Backlund, wherein Shango's voodoo spells would explain the traditionally good-natured Backlund's erratic and villainous behavior. In spring of 2014 Wright made two appearances for Preston City Wrestling in England, as Papa Shango working against local star Bubblegum on both nights. In 1991, Wright was brought in to the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) at the suggestion of his friend The Undertaker. The Godfather would instead lose the title to Hart's tag team partner Jeff Jarrett a week later. The Godfather, both before and after being toned down, became something of a tag team specialist, forming teams with Val Venis, Mark Henry, and D'Lo Brown. Two days later, Pimp Fatha wrestled his last match on the tour and was defeated by Sean Morley.[56]. He stood with the Nation when Rocky Maivia became the leader shortly after Wrestlemania XIV, standing with Maivia, Mark Henry, D'Lo Brown, and later Owen Hart after he joined the stable in early May 1998. He left the company soon after and returned to bar tending. Someone who knows a thing or too about a crazy gimmick is WWE Hall Of Famer, Charles Wright. Before that though he portrayed avoodoo practitioner known as Papa Shango. [56] On November 24, Big Daddy Row Row defeated Pimp Fatha and Sean Morley in a three-way match. three-hour show - Who did McMahon declare the greatest star?, Austin beer bash, Jannetty in TV main event, Bischoff, Evolution", "Vader & former WWE Developmental son taking bookings, Godfather full-time again, more", "WWE RAW Results - 1/6/14 (Old School RAW, WWE Legends)", "The Godfather to be inducted into WWE Hall of Fame's Class of 2016", "Raw preview, July 22, 2019: Several WWE Hall of Famers and Legends to appear on the biggest reunion in Raw history", "The Rock, The McMahons, HBK, Ric Flair & More Pay Tribute to The Undertaker", "Rental Car Woes.. Football.. Bar-B-Q (of course) and Your Comments. Papa Shango Kama Kama Mustafa The Godfather The Goodfather Height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Weight 320 lbs (150 kg) Born May 16, 1961 (age 61) Birth Place Las Vegas, Nevada Resides Las Vegas, Nevada Billed from Red-light district Trainer Larry Sharpe Debut September 16, 1989 Retired December 2002 Earlier that day, Wright had even had phots taken as the revamped character. He was taken off of TV in the fall of 1995, and after an appearance in the 1996 Royal Rumble match, Wright left the company again. According to him, it was done because times had changed and the character was phased out. HASBRO MATCH-UP: The Undertaker & The Ultimate Warrior vs.The Berzerker & PaPa Shango. The Godfather was scheduled to lose the title to Hart's character, "The Blue Blazer," that night. Shango was seen infrequently on WWF TV afterwards, and following a loss to Jim Duggan in a 1993 King of the Ring qualifying match, he made two final televised appearances against enhancement talent in June and July 1993. The Godfather next appeared at the Theodore Long and Kristal Marshall wedding ceremony on the September 21, 2007 edition of SmackDown!, where he tried to convince Long and Ron Simmons to go back to the old partying days they had. [32], On the July 24 episode of Raw, Godfather faced Bull Buchanan, member of Steven Richards' ultra-conservative stable Right To Censor, in which he agreed to give up pimping if he lost. Luv how the ref magically comes alive as the warrior goes for a pin. The Godfather says his Papa Shango gimmick failed in WWE because he did not know the character well enough. In 2005, Wright appeared at WWE's Vengeance pay-per-view, interrupting Viscera's marriage proposal to Lilian Garcia in order to show Viscera what he would be missing out on if he asked Lilian to marry him. If you've grown up with it and you embrace it though you know as well as us that it's a terrific business and extremely entertaining, even if it does include men pretending to be witch doctors and undead entities. Charles Wright defeated enhancement talent Dale Wolfe during his first appearance as Papa Shango on the February 8, 1992 episode of WWE . Plus, get every WWE Premium Live Event, your favorite shows, new movies, live sports, and more. Two days later, Pimp Fatha defeated Heidenreich. After brief stints in Japan and other American independent promotions Wright was brought into the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) at the suggestion of his friend The Undertaker. During his appearances with NJPW, he often teamed with Crusher Bam Bam Bigelow. Matthew Modine himself has said in the past that hed love, Does Eddie die in Stranger Things season 4? In 1998, The Godfather (known to wrestlers as a genuine tough guy) competed in the WWF Brawl for All; which was a strictly voluntary boxing / shoot fighting competition, eventually won by Bart Gunn. FTR have been voted as the best tag team in the world in the 43rd edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards. 28K views 11 months ago WWE Hall of Famer, The Godfather joins Chris Van Vliet to discuss playing the Papa Shango character and does an impression that may frighten you to your core. 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In April 2002, The Godfather who believed to be frustrated after not getting drafted, came out during the "dark match" portion of SmackDown! Wright explained that he was then given word that Vince McMahon wanted to see him. [38] The next night on Raw, Ivory was announced as the newest member of the group. . The god that Papa Shango's character was created in the image of is named Baron Samedi. We also get to see Dr. Martin Brenner (Matthew Modine) a.k.a. You and Faarooq are going to wrestle Undertaker, and youre going to go over. Im like, What? And he goes, We have this outfit made for you. [Laughs] Okay, I dont know how most people would take it. The gimmick was so bad in fact that it has reached a point where it is looked back upon fondly by fans and at the age of 56 Wright still utilizes the gimmick on the independent circuit. With the WWF in general being hurt by the PTC's attention, they decided to mock the controversy by creating Right to Censor, a conservative group of wrestlers led by Steven Richards. He appeared at Vengeance, interrupting Viscera's marriage proposal to Lilian Garcia in order to show Viscera what he would be missing out on if he asked Lillian to marry him. After WrestleMania, Sid and the Warrior were scheduled to begin a feud. When Shango was finally set to have a match with Warrior in November 92, Warrior was released from WWF. Still, while all these personas were memorable, one stands out most in Wright's mind. The Godfather says his Papa Shango gimmick failed in WWE because he did not know the character well enough. Lucky for him he was still able to call upon his voodoo powers and brought all five men to their knees before sending them out of the ring without even having to touch any of them. Even with his admitted limited skill set, he was given the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship on October 23, 1989 and held it for about two weeks. WWF House Show - Randy Savage & The Undertaker vs Ric Flair & The Berzerker - 07.21.1992. [56] After the match, he hosted a bikini contest which was won by Lacey von Erich. Can You Name All The WWE Survivor Series Sole Survivors? Ultimate Warrior vs Papa Shango. 388K views 1 year ago The Godfather reveals who instructed him not to sign with WCW and how plans for the revival of Papa Shango fell through in this sneak peek at the newest episode of Steve. [34] At SummerSlam on August 27, Right to Censor defeated Too Cool in a six-man tag team match. Viscera dropped the proposal and dumped Garcia for The Godfather's hos. Vince McMahon planned to revive Papa Shango as a more serious character in 1997. He got over and he gained a run with the WWF Intercontinental Championship in April 1999. pic.twitter.com/3k6FKRYEv6. The Undertaker vs The Berzerker - WrestleFest'93 - Taped 06.01.1992. The character carried a skull to the ring billowing smoke and could control arena lights, allowing for strange goings on in the ring, and later could "cast spells" to cause opponents pain and to make them vomit from afar. Papa Shango (1992-1993) [ edit] In January 1992, he was repackaged as a heel by the name of "Papa Shango", a horror-themed voodoo practitioner with an appearance reminiscent of the loa, Baron Samedi, as depicted in the 1973 film Live and Let Die. However, Shango received a title shot against new champion Bret Hart on Saturday Night's Main Event but was unsuccessful. Shango made an appearance at AIW and was tasked with taking out five men at once. [40] At Survivor Series, Goodfather and Buchanan teamed up with Edge and Christian, to face the Hardys and the Dudleys in a losing effort. On the June 16 episode of Raw, Mustafa and Faarooq defeated Ahmed Johnson and The Undertaker. 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