[15] Shango was then thrust into the spotlight almost immediately, running in on the Hulk Hogan vs. Sid Justice main event at WrestleMania VIII. The negative reputation for WrestleMania 8 was mostly sparked by the awful ending to the main event of Hulk Hogan vs. Sid Justice. 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. No, not one of the 7 deities that Matt Hardy follows (actually, maybe) but a real god in the Haitian Voodoo religion. PRO WRESTLING CRATE OCTOBER 2021 DARBY ALLIN,DANHAUSEN, HURRICANE,PAPA SHANGO & MORE PWCRATE. [37] At No Mercy on October 22, Goodfather and Buchanan entered into an elimination tag team tables match, which was won by the Dudleys. The character was hardly used and wasn't able to be developed, and even when talking about it later Wright only remembers wearing robes he purchased from another wrestler to the ring. To complete the subscription process, please click the link in the email we just sent you. [50] On the October 7, 2002 episode of Raw he made an appearance in a match between Jerry Lawler and his former Right To Censor teammate, Steven Richards in which the winner would get a night with the Godfather's hos. 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. February 27, 2023 Monday Night RAW results, IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship, United States Wrestling Association (19891991), United States Wrestling Association (19931994), World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment (19972002), The Nation of Domination and The Godfather (19971999), Right to Censor and return of The Godfather (20002002), USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship, Reunion Show of the July 22, 2019 episode of RAW, World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment, United States Wrestling Association alumni, Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling alumni. 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. catalanforever. Sid had previously failed a drug test and was let go by the WWF. [1][57][65] He married Denise Wright in September 2000,[66] they have four children together. Using black magic to intimidate the Warrior, Shango infamously caused a strange, darkliquid to ooze from the former WWE Champion's head during a memorably twisted interview segment with Mean Gene Okerlund. Ultimate Warrior vs Papa Shango. On November 24, Big Daddy Row Row defeated Pimp Fatha and Sean Morley in a three-way match. 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.[11]. The finish was supposed to be Sid getting disqualified because of Shango breaking up the pinfall attempt by Hogan after he hit the big leg drop. Although his tenure in WWE was a short one, the witch doctor made a major impact at WrestleMania VIII when he interfered in the main event between Hulk Hogan and Sid Justice, resulting in a disqualification. He interrupted the "wedding" of Billy and Chuck in September 12, 2002, which helped lead the tag team into admitting that the entire gay marriage was a shame and just an attempt to get media attention. Dr. Owens seems to be more caring of Elevens wellbeing, but Dr. Brenner does really want to get her powers back. When Shango was finally set to have a match with Warrior in November 1992, Warrior was released from WWF. on UPN, drawing the attention of the Parents Television Council (PTC), which claimed the WWF and their programming was inappropriate for prime time television. He left the company soon after and returned to bartending.[10]. 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. 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. He explained that the person in charge forgot to tell him to go, which meant the finish to the match had to be changed. . He would appear in another pay-per-view dark match against Tito Santana at WrestleMania IX, with Santana getting the victory. The original finish was supposed to see Papa Shango break up Hogans pinfall on Sid. 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. Plus, get every WWE Premium Live Event, your favorite shows, new movies, live sports, and more. He made his first appearance on May 28, 1991, at a WWF Superstars of Wrestling taping in Tucson, Arizona. On a July 27 episode of RAW is WAR, Wright debuted his "Ho's", during a tag-match, with Nation member Mark Henry against The Road Warriors. WWF House Show - Randy Savage & The Undertaker vs Ric Flair & The Berzerker - 07.21.1992. It lasted around four months, but never caught on in the way the original did. Answers is the place to go to get the answers you need and to ask the questions you want At the same time that he was wrestling as Papa Shango in the WWF, the WWF had a working agreement with the USWA. [31] He was Owen Hart's scheduled opponent for the title at Over the Edge; Hart was fatally injured during a live stunt prior to the match's time. 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. Visit Sony LIV to sign in or sign up and enjoy WWE's premium content. After the nation split up Wright pursued a successful solo career and took his new persona as The Godfather to new levels. [41] At Rebellion, the duo retained the titles against the Hardys. Papa in the opening scene of season 4, which isnt shocking because this is a flashback. Ultimate Warrior is left writhing in pain after Papa Shango puts a curse on him. The first part of Stranger Things season 4 is finally here and there are so many major moments to break down. [34] At SummerSlam on August 27, Right to Censor defeated Too Cool in a six-man tag team match. The Godfather character was constantly surrounded by "hos" usually girls from local strip clubs. On the June 16 episode of Raw, Mustafa and Faarooq defeated Ahmed Johnson and The Undertaker. [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. Follow along with us at Netflix Life for all of our Stranger Things news and dont miss volume 2 when its released on July 1, 2022. 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. In August 1991, he appeared with the Dallas, Texas-based Global Wrestling Federation as "The Soultaker". In 1992, the haunting voodoo practitioner known as Papa Shango made his shocking debut in WWE. 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. I want to talk with Vince! I go in there, right, and Vince was like, Charles, change of plans. According to him, it was done because times had changed and the character was phased out. He was supposed to drop the title to Owen Hart at Over the Edge 1999 but Hart died before the match started whilst entering the ring from the ceiling. @maskedwrestlers. 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WRESTLING ARCADE MATCHUPS. Due to a miscommunication backstage, Papa Shango missed his cue and arrived late to the ring. After the match, he hosted a bikini contest between three of his hos. 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. Can You Name Every Wrestler That Competed On The First SmackDown? Papa Shango just put a curse on Ultimate Warrior!!!! As of now, fans are still waiting for The Fiend to return to television after being set on fire back at TLC. Meanwhile, Shango defeated Tito Santana in a dark match at the event. How was The Miz's second WWE Championship reign received backstage? which made him being suspended from May to August 2002. Sign up for Peacock to watch. We finally learn from the opening scene of Stranger Things season 4 volume 1 what happened in the Rainbow Room at Hawkins Lab. [20], At the same time as he was wrestling as Papa Shango in the WWF, the WWF had a working agreement with USWA. His opponents during his time in NJPW included Masahiro Chono, Masa Saito, and Riki Choshu. In July, he had a shot at the CWA World Heavyweight Championship against Rambo, but lost. He would offer his opponents the right to use these girls for "any purpose" if they would forfeit the match to him. Buchanan defeated The Godfather, who promptly joined the stable and renounced his former ways. Besides the witch doctor, he would also become Kama "The Supreme Fighting Machine," a militant thug named Kama Mustafa in the Nation of Domination, The Godfather and this incarnation's antithesis: The Goodfather, as part of Right to Censor. While Charles Wright might be most famous for being The Godfather it was a stint as Papa Shango which first brought him into the WWE spotlight. 4:29. At that moment, what would turn out to be quite a colorful in-ring career began to blossom. Those of you who have been watching professional wrestling for a long time will know all too well how insane and wacky that the business can be. In 1992, the haunting voodoo practitioner known as Papa Shango made his shocking debut in WWE. [61], According to Wright, the Papa Shango character uses paint because Vince McMahon said his face did not match his body. In fact for those of you who still aren't completely sure of what it is Papa Shango used to get up to in the ring during his heyday then take a look at the video above. [44] At WrestleMania X-Seven, Goodfather, Buchanan and Venis were defeated by the APA (formerly the Acolytes) and Tazz. 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]. Fin Martin of professional wrestling magazine Power Slam, in a 2013 article, wrote: "Shango and his curses were a total embarrassment. Were going to put you in the Nation of Domination. On November 21, Wright, using the new ring name "The Pimp Fatha", teamed with Nick Dinsmore to defeat Rock of Love (Billy Blade and Kadin Anthony) in a tag team match. [17] Wright's final PPV appearance as the Papa Shango character was at the 1993 Royal Rumble (where he was eliminated in under 30 seconds). Papa Shango was thrust into the spotlight almost immediately, running in on the Hulk Hogan vs. Sid Justice main event at WrestleMania VIII to jump start a feud between himself and Ultimate Warrior. I said, Youre the boss, youre paying me. The Internet is abuzz with rumours of the death of William Kraft, a prominent . Two days later, Pimp Fatha wrestled his last match on the tour, and defeated Morley. This is by far the darkest, scariest, most ambitious season of the Netflix Original so far, and the action does not slow down once it starts. The Shango character debuted on the February 8, 1992 edition of Superstars, defeating enhancement talent Dale Wolfe. He has two previous marriages.[67]. Shango would keep a high profile due to his rivalry with The Ultimate Warrior in the spring of 1992. Your login session has expired. "They were doing tryouts and I was told to get down there and I did.". 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. During the early 1990s a 'garbage man' and a 'tax inspector' were competing in WWE, wrestlers have thrown each other into graves during buried alive matches, and one of the biggest stars in the history of the business is an undead character. Did a WWE legend just take a shot at Sami Zayn's physique right here? Wright performed as Papa Shango from January 1992 until July 1993, casting spells and practicing voodoo as he went. (ITA) Buried Alive Match tra The Undertaker e Mankind - WWF In Your House 11: Buried Alive 1997 . In January 1992, he was repackaged as Papa Shango, a voodoo practitioner with an appearance reminiscent of the Loa Baron Samedi. "After being out in New Jersey, I went down to work down in the mid-south with Jerry Lawler and ended up winning the heavyweight title from him the first night. "That was the character closest to really being me. The Godfather's final two appearances reverted him back to his old persona, with the Ho Train in tow. "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. 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. [42] They lost the titles to Edge and Christian at Armageddon in a fatal-four-way tag team match also involving K-Kwik and Road Dogg and the Dudleys.[43]. Im in really good shape here. No one should expect to make money from the picks and predictions discussed on this website. For the remainder of the year, the Goodfather was completely absent from WWF programming. Wright received his training in New Jersey with the encouragement of his peers, and when he was finished, he found himself being brought into the United States Wrestling Association in Memphis, Tenn., by none other than WWE Hall of Famer Jerry "The King" Lawler -- and there, the brawny Superstar hopeful found immediate success. After a few years with the USWA, Wright got a call from a good friend of his with an opportunity that would lead to him being first introduced to the WWE Universe in 1991. Your favorite teams, topics, and players all on your favorite mobile devices. 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. [60], On November 22, 2020, he made an appearance at Survivor Series during The Undertaker's retirement ceremony. [39] Goodfather and Buchanan won the WWF Tag Team Championship from the Hardy Boyz on the November 6 episode of Raw. I worked out hard, Im like, We going to have some fun now, Im going to be a lot more serious this time. I was probably 285, I was in really good shape.. 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. Papa Shango, Kama, Kama Mustafa, The Godfather and The Goodfather) is one of those stories where fate played its hand. [56] After the match, he hosted a bikini contest which was won by Lacey von Erich. [45] Goodfather would continue to team with Buchanan, until the June 17 episode of Sunday Night Heat, where they lost to the Dudley Boyz. Someone who knows a thing or too about a crazy gimmick is WWE Hall Of Famer, Charles Wright. He would offer his opponents the right to use these girls for "any purpose" if they would forfeit the match to him. Spoilers ahead for Stranger Things season 4 part 1. Papa Shango Is No More Although Papa Shango faced Bret Hart for the WWE Championship unsuccessfully on the 1992 edition of Saturday Night's Main Event, he was barely on WWE TV in 1993.. 19:02. 's sister show Velocity. 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. pic.twitter.com/zHfgXQG9oz. In late 2009, Wright returned to wrestling to take part in Hulk Hogan's "Hulkamania: Let The Battle Begin" tour of Australia. [48][49] Godfather wrestled his final match on the June 8 episode of Velocity, defeating Hugh Morrus. 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. Big Papa, I still think the gimmick got too much hate. 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. The Godfather spoke about his late WrestleMania run-in in a recent interview with Wrestling Shoot Interviews' James Romero. Thats right, Papa is alive and well in the new episodes. 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. ", "Charles Wright on Instagram: "20 years ago today, I married my life soul mate. Viscera dropped the proposal and dumped Garcia for The Godfather's hos. He was seen dancing with interviewer Charly Caruso and leading the WWE Universe in chanting the PG-friendly phrase "All aboard the Soul Train!". They work together and use an isolation tank for Eleven to recall her traumatic memories. That's right, Papa is alive and well in the new episodes. 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. But she knows he can help her get her powers back, so she agrees to work with him. 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. FTR have been voted as the best tag team in the world in the 43rd edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards. For more information, please read our Legal Disclaimer. Here you will find short clips from our full length conversations. Hart reported that WWF executive Pat Patterson did not like the gimmick and was responsible for its termination. American professional wrestler (born 1961), "The Goodfather" redirects here. H/t to Wrestling Inc for the transcription. This never came into fruition. [54] Wright reappeared on WWE television during the McMahon family portrait during Raw's 15th Anniversary on December 10, 2007, where he let Hornswoggle join his Ho Train. Big Papa, I is papa shango still alive think the gimmick got too much hate so she agrees to work with.... Like, Charles, change of plans 34 ] at WrestleMania IX, with the Ho Train in.. 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