Michaels was in an insurmountable amount of pain, but he soldiered on, and they still had an excellent contest. For its unfulfilling resolution and absence of good matches, it hits the glass ceiling at number three. Forever Flair: Ric Flair's Defining Matches Best of WWE Backlash: Part 2 In 1996, Yokozuna was on his final legs as a WWE performer. He was largely dominant over the WWF main event scene for the length of 1993 when, after just a few months on the roster, he won a Royal Rumble, won two world titles (one at WrestleMania, one over Hulk Hogan) and held the strap for half the year. On an August 17, 1992, episode of Prime Time Wrestling the Samoans (soon to be the Headshrinkers) made their debut. Yokozuna then gave the Undertaker a Banzai Drop, but the Undertaker sat up when Yokozuna went for a second Banzai Drop. At No Mercy, Randy and his father "Cowboy" Bob faced The Undertaker in a handicap casket match. Their battle was brilliant, and both had excellent chemistry together against each other. Their clash was marginally better than their WrestleMania 9 match. [47][39] Despite dropping a reported 100lb (45kg), he still could not lose enough to satisfy the WWF officials, and was not medically cleared to wrestle in some states because of his physical condition. The Undertaker - Royal Rumble 1994, Goldust Vs. Every Casket Match In WWE History, Ranked Worst To Best, Mideon & Viscera Vs. Nonetheless, the match itself was average, but it was memorable. By WrestleMania 10, Yokozuna had run his course as world champ, and handing the title back to Hart was ideal final chapter to that angle, and his on-again off-again rivalry with Hart. Afterwards, Duggan was suffering from (kayfabe) internal bleeding. Yokozuna sent Hogan packing, and he became a two-time WWE Champion with a leg drop. This was an intense brawl and Undertaker managed to hit the Ortons with a steel chair. Best of Womens Evolution To celebrate, he held a "Bodyslam Competition" aboard the USSIntrepid, a decommissioned aircraft carrier, on Independence Day. Plus, get every WWE Premium Live Event, your favorite shows, new movies, live sports, and more. Triple H - SmackDown (9/23/99), The Undertaker Vs. Heidenreich - Royal Rumble 2005, The Undertaker Vs. Mark Henry - Raw (3/10/08), The Undertaker Vs. Kamala - Survivor Series 1992, The Undertaker Vs. The Best of WWE: The Best of Yokozuna Two months after being humiliated via one of the shortest WWE Championship reigns in company history, Yokozuna found himself toe-to-toe against Hulk Hogan at the King of the Ring pay-per-view. During the match, Hart came to the ring, only to be pinned by Diesel. The two met in another casket match at the Survivor Series, this time with actor/karate expert Chuck Norris as the special enforcer to keep the other heel wrestlers away from ringside. He clobbered Virgil to the ground, and he finished off with Virgil with his patented Banzai Drop to open up his account in WWE with a comprehensive victory. These colossal bouts include his Casket Matches against The Undertaker and WWE Title Matches with Hulk Hogan and Bret Hart. Luger seemed to have the match well in hand and had knocked out Yokozuna with a running forearm smash in the middle of the ring. Watch every Premium Live Event and enjoy some of your favorite WWE content on Shahid. The first match between Yokozuna and Koko B. Ware was a highlight to be a squash match. [43] He appeared at Free for All just before SummerSlam, facing off against Stone Cold Steve Austin. The Phenom has been involved in the majority of casket matches that have been staged in WWE. In one of the matches not broadcast, Yokozuna defeated Vader. On May 16, 1994, Earthquake beat Yokozuna in the only (worked) sumo match[27] until WrestleMania 21, between The Big Show and an actual yokozuna, Akebono. It also changed the course of history in Michaels' wrestling career as his back caught the back edge of the casket which led him to miss four years of action after WrestleMania 14. [33] The two would remain champions for several months, defending against teams like the Allied Powers (Lex Luger and Davey Boy Smith),[34] the Smoking Gunns,[35] and others. Entering at #27, Yokozuna scored seven eliminations during his time in the Rumble, including that of Bob Backlund, Earthquake, and future tag team partner Owen Hart. The Rocks Most Electrifying Matches While most of us will agree that this was a poor creative choice that was out of touch with what the fans wanted, and particularly impractical for Hogan working a part-time schedule, the Hogan-Yokozuna rivalry was logical in pitting the all-time great American hero opposite the new foreign monster. This is a list of all sumo wrestlers who have reached the sport's highest rank of yokozuna.It was not recorded on the banzuke until 1890 and was not officially recognised as sumo's highest rank until 1909. Until then, yokozuna was merely a licence given to certain zeki to perform the dohy-iri ceremony. Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Their casket match wasn't a technical masterclass but the match was tons of fun to watch. Their match lasted over 15 minutes which was longer than it needed to be. He eliminated Randy Savage to win the Royal Rumble match,[1] cementing his movement towards main event status. They destroyed the casket, and the pair could not be separated. Yokozuna defeated Bret Hart to win the WWE Championship in the main event of WrestleMania IX, capitalizing on Mr. Fuji throwing salt in the eyes of The Hitman to score the pinfall victory. As always, my personal opinion weighs heavily. I write, I blog, I podcast, I edit, and I design websites. Vader kayfabe broke Yokozunas leg weeks laterseemingly another monster passing the torch moment, like Yokozuna similarly injuring Earthquake. The Best of The Undertaker Yokozuna barely wrestled in this match and his major feud with Undertaker kickstarted at this event. The Best of The New Day Celebrating "The Bad Guy", Scott Hall While the resulting matches werent great, and there are ways in which the meat of their rivalry (the turn from 1993 to 1994) felt like a placeholder before we returned to Luger-Yokozuna, the story was sound and I give this rivalry the nod over Lugers because it did get a proper resolution. Goldust defended his title, but it was a stern test as The Undertaker was looking to end his run with the gold. The All-Americans - Survivor Series 1993, Yokozuna Vs. Hulk Hogan - King Of The Ring 1993, Yokozuna Vs. The Luger-Yokozuna issue launched via Yokozunas Independence Day body slam challenge, when he stood on the deck of the USS Intrepid and dared any American wrestler to try to slam him. 11 Yokozuna Vs. Editors Note: This article is part of anongoing series. This is an underrated casket match, and Goldust held his own here. In 1992, Anoai was contacted by Vince McMahon of the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and offered a roster spot along with The Samoans (Fatu and Samoan Savage). Best of The Rock It was not always the strongest zeki but those with the most influential patrons who . Anoai was a member of the Anoai wrestling family: Roman Reigns, Rikishi, Samu, Rosey, Manu, Umaga, and The Rock were among his cousins, The Usos were his first cousins once-removed and Afa and Sika were his uncles. Yokozuna: Profile & Match Listing - Internet Wrestling Database (IWD) Yokozuna Profile & Match Listing Facts & Stats PWI Ratings Opponents & Partners Win/Loss Record Star Ratings Win Types Relations PPV Yokozuna Promotion Search: All AWA CWA (Germany) HOW NJPW USWA WAR WWF WWF/USWA The two heavy-hitters went at it, but there was always going to be one winner. He clashed with Mark Henry in a casket match, and Undertaker was 13-0 on the Grandest Stage of Them All. [29] Yokozuna then had to deal with the "rebirth" of the Undertaker, who immediately came after the foe who had taken him out of action. Spanning its storied history through NWA, WCW and WWE, matches include Tully Blanchard vs. Magnum T.A., Sting vs. Rick Rude and AJ Styles vs. Kevin Owens. The Best of WWE: AJ Styles: Most Phenomenal Matches Triple H interfered and he clocked Rock in the arm with a sledgehammer. Luger took control late in the match, scoring on Yokozuna with a bodyslam and flying forearm. Best Matches of 2022. The Undertaker was noticeably limping in this bout, and Rock's arm had a brace on it. Stars Matt Camp (voice) Yokozuna (archive footage) Rob Bartlett (archive footage) See production, box office & company info Add to Watchlist Yokozuna Profile & Match Listing Facts & Stats PWI Ratings Opponents & Partners Win/Loss Record Star Ratings Win Types Relations PPV Introduction Below you can see all known star ratings for wrestling matches featuring in Dave Meltzer's Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Your email address will not be published. Survivor Series 1992 was the sight of Yokozuna's WWE pay-per-view debut. The second is what happened after Yokozuna defeated The Undertaker in a casket match for the WWF Championship. [14], At WrestleMania IX, Yokozuna wrestled against Bret Hart for the WWF Championship. The issue between these two big men kicked off in the build to Survivor Series 1993, when The Undertaker stepped up to join the All Americans team and oppose Yokozunas Foreign Fanataics squad that had sidelined Tatanka. The Phenom rolled him into the casket to ensure a repeat of the WrestleMania 22 outing. The WreslteMania match between the two was too short to count for much, and their rematch at King of the Ring was fully realized but pretty bad. Luger had metal plates put into his arm following an injury from a motorcycle accident, making it a formidable weapon (it was stipulated that Luger had to wear a protective pad over it, but it was torn off in the course of the match) and Yokozuna was knocked out of the ring, unconscious, and lost via count-out. Undertaker put this feud to bed after he rolled Heidenreich into the casket for the win. Unique lists featuring pop culture, entertainment and crazy facts. [24] By virtue of winning a coin toss, Luger got to wrestle Yokozuna first at the event. Thankfully, Undertaker did return and the two met in another casket match the following year at Survivor Series, this time with actor/karate expert Chuck Norris as the special enforcer to even the odds and stop anyone from interfering. What he lacked in mobility, he made up for with overwhelming size and strength, tossing his opponents around the ring and wearing them down with his sheer girth. The finale along with the bizarre post-match shenanigans was not only needed but was a breath of fresh air and is still to this day, quite the sight to behold. He applied the Mandible Claw and Vader picked up the win, all thanks to Mankind. The Undertakers kayfabe record of success with WWE is nothing if not unique. The latest in the sports world, emailed daily. He collided with Virgil in a squash match. [7] His first major exposure in the United States came in the American Wrestling Association (AWA) as "Kokina Maximus". In the WWF, Anoai was a two-time WWF World Heavyweight Champion[4] and two-time WWF Tag Team Champion (with Owen Hart),[5] as well as the winner of the 1993 Royal Rumble. Some casket matches delivered and others failed to catch fire. [54], Teaming with Owen Hart and departure (19951998). Banzai! Raw's Snitsky got involved, and he gave Heidenreich a helping hand. [2][40] Although Cornette had tried to make peace between him and new acquisition Vader, many observers felt Yokozuna was being relegated. He was up against Mideon and Viscera in a handicap casket match. [1][38], Yokozuna, by now weighing in at 660lb (300kg), had little continued success in 1996. [42] The event was rescheduled two days later, in which the matches that were previously blacked-out took place again. On March 31, 2012, Yokozuna was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by his cousins, The Usos and Rikishi. The Undertakers feud with Yokozuna seems emblematic of these statistics. Perfect was the special guest referee for the Luger/Yokozuna bout. Yokozuna missed the Banzai Drop on Undertaker, and he attempted to retreat to the locker room with Undertaker in hot pursuit. Sign up for BINGE to watch. I didnt pull the trigger, however, for what I imagine are similar reasons to why the WWF never pulled the trigger on Luger taking the world titlehe just wasnt quite over or good enough in the ring to justify it. He also spent some time in Mexico, learning the craft and gaining the experience necessary to be a star in the sport. The promoters made a last-minute change and ordered Yokozuna to team with Roberts against Bundy and Neidhart, and Yokozuna's team lost.[1]. Their second meeting at Survivor Series had Chuck Norris as the special enforcer to ensure that a repeat of what happened at the Royal Rumble, would not materialize here. The match itself may have left fans wanting more, but the overall spectacle is impressive, technically astounding, and emotionally resonant seriously, I was devastated as a kid watching Mr. Fujis army destroy one of my favourite wrestlers. 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The Best of Hell in a Cell 10 Best Matches of 2020 Best of Andre the Giant Sign up for Peacock to watch. With Austin prone, the perfect victim for the Banzai Drop, Yokozuna climbed the ropesthen broke them, with his weight too much for them to hold. Best of the APA Hakuh Sh , born 11 March 1985 as Mnkhbatyn Davaajargal, Mongolian: ) is a professional sumo wrestler (rikishi) from Ulan Bator, M. Best of SummerSlam of the 2010s Most of Yokozuna's stuff still looks good, but the man himself just didn't have the cardio for fast-paced matches anymore. So, while the point is certainly debatable, Id argue Yokozuna never had a better match than his first title win opposite Bret Hart at WrestleMania 9. Depending on your perspective and how you value world title reigns versus being the most popular or famous wrestler in a company, you can argue that Hulk Hogan either passed the torch to Yokozuna as the face of the WWF, or Yokozuna was the long-term transitional champ between the last gasping breath of Hulkamania before attempts at moving along to Lex Luger and ultimately going to Bret Hart (though he himself, was arguably just part of the transition to the great Diesel experiment). Previous Money Matches and Moments [13] On the May 10, 1993, edition of Monday Night Raw, Yokozuna served as one of the lumberjacks in a match between Duggan and Shawn Michaels for the Intercontinental Championship. . Shortly after he was offered a new gimmick: Yokozuna. The storytelling was great, and whilst it wasn't an instant classic, Yokozuna and Luger had their working boots on. For the second time in 1994, The Undertaker and Yokozuna were opponents in a casket match. His victory undid the wrongs of WrestleMania IX and set him up for a reign of dominance that would encapsulate WWE and have every major babyface in the company gunning for him. Best of Extreme Rules: Part 2 His title reign would be short-lived, though, in what still ranks as one of his worst moments. This was the first time that the WWE Title was defended in a casket match. Attitude Era Royal Rumble Matches Best of Unboxing The Hulkster, who had come to ringside to check on Hart, hit the ring, ducked another salt-fueled attack and delivered his big leg drop to capture the championship. [9] Anoa'i would make his initial debut as Kokina in an untelevised match on September 1, 1992, at a WWF Superstars taping in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Free shipping for many products! King Kong Bundy distracted Norris, and IRS assaulted the Deadman. However, Shawn Michaels emerged from the casket, and he nailed Triple H with Sweet Chin Music. On the February 6, 1993, airing of Superstars, Duggan succeeded in knocking Yokozuna down, only for Yokozuna to then sneak attack Duggan with a bucket of salt Mr. Fuji had brought to the ring, and crush him with four Banzai Drops, the fourth being with the American flag draped over Duggan. In terms of it being a pure cinematic spectacle, the match had everything going for it including a thunderous crowd standing and cheering at the edge of their feet; an animated Vince McMahon overselling the supernatural angle on commentary; a slew of special effects including green smoke escaping the from the urn that was taken from a helpless Paul Bearer; and even a disappearing act courtesy of The Undertaker who vanished from the casket only to reappear on the Titan Tron, and ascend like a messiah-like figure to the top of the stadium. He was best known for his time with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), where he wrestled under the ring name Yokozuna, a reference to the highest rank in professional sumo wrestling in Japan. As it was, it was a fun spectacle while it lasted, and gave fans a taste of what theyd imagined a few years earlier. After the debacle at WrestleMania 9, Yokozuna had the chance to regain the WWE Championship from Hulk Hogan at the inaugural King of the Ring event in 1993. WrestleMania 22 was the first time where The Undertaker didn't have to be pinned or submitted to lose his WrestleMania unbeaten streak. Yokozuna's First 10 WWE PPV Matches, Ranked From Worst To Best, Yokozuna Vs. Virgil - Survivor Series 1992, The Foreign Fanatics Vs. The reigning WWE Champion managed to contribute to one elimination by taking out Scott Steiner with a leg drop. However, outside interference from Kane aided Michaels in a successful WWE Championship title defense. (Something Rikishi himself would later do. The Best of WWE: The Best of Yokozuna is an episode of WWE Specials which was added to the WWE Network on October 13, 2020. You can find me online writing about anime, TV, movies, games and so much more. The former Cruiserweight Champion bumped around for the Deadman, who dominated the match. [2][37] Their second reign was shorter, as the Smoking Gunns defeated them that night for the belts. The Best of Money in the Bank The second is what happened after Yokozuna defeated The Undertaker . After several run-ins, Yokozuna left Cornette and began a short stint as a fan favorite. The Undertaker's Most Brutal Last Rides Undertaker looked a dead cert to pick up the win but Mankind emerged from the casket. At WrestleMania, Yokozuna, now weighing in at 641lb (291kg), was revealed as his partner, and the team managed to defeat the Gunns and win the WWF Tag Team Championship. 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