Best of the Elimination Chamber Match The bout was ruled as a no-contest since no one could end up in the casket. The seventh annual Royal Rumble (which took place on January 22, 1994, at the Providence Civic Center) is best known for two big moments: The first is when Owen Hart turned on his brother Bret Hart after The Quebecers defeated them to retain the WWF Tag Team Championship. Show didn't make life easy for Undertaker who was celebrating 18 years with WWE. 8 WCW: Steiner Brothers (SuperBrawl 1991) At the first-ever SuperBrawl event, the highlight of the card was Sting and Luger teaming up to take on The Steiner Brothers. King Kong Bundy distracted Norris, and IRS assaulted the Deadman. The seventh annual Royal Rumble (which took place on January 22, 1994, at the Providence Civic Center) is best known for two big moments: The first is when Owen Hart turned on his brother Bret Hart after The Quebecers defeated them to retain the WWF Tag Team Championship. [17] At King of the Ring, Yokozuna, whose weight had already increased from 505lb (229kg) to 550lb (250kg), challenged Hogan for the title. 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. Perfect was the special guest referee for the Luger/Yokozuna bout. While it only lasted ten minutes, and by Harts account went shorter than planned after Yokozuna got blown up, the match nonetheless highlighted Yokozunas sized and power, while Hart proved technically adept in both shoot and worked senses to remain competitive and put on an engaging show. Again, the answer is no. Hakuh Sh , born 11 March 1985 as Mnkhbatyn Davaajargal, Mongolian: ) is a professional sumo wrestler (rikishi) from Ulan Bator, M. This was a watchable casket match with both men giving their all in a physical encounter. All rights reserved.Click here for our privacy policy. Royal Rumble Matches of the 2010s Just the same, this rivalry makes the countdown, and Ill go so far as to call it very good, on account of what it did for Yokozuna. Nonetheless, Undertaker executed the Tombstone on Goldust, but Mankind was a thorn in Undertaker's side, and he applied the Mandible Claw and aided Goldust in a successful title defense. [49] The last major appearance for Yokozuna was at October 1999's Heroes of Wrestling pay-per-view. Kane and Triple H's feud in 2002 was strange, but their casket match was better than many expected it to be. [24] By virtue of winning a coin toss, Luger got to wrestle Yokozuna first at the event. One week before his WWE Championship showdown with Sycho Sid at WrestleMania 13, The Undertaker and Vader collided in a casket match. It came at a time when WWEs focus was very much centered on a younger audience, and it was gimmick-heavy main events like this that reflected what the company was all about. The two competed in a worked sumo match in which Earthquake actually got the best of Yokozuna, only for Yokozuna to crush his big foe with Banzai Drops shortly thereafter. Tevon is a big fan of professional wrestling, who has followed wrestling since the Attitude Era. Mr. Fuji blinded Hart by throwing salt in the Hitman's eyes, and Yokozuna covered Hart to capture his first WWE Championship although his joy was short-lived as Hogan beat him in an impromptu WWE Championship match. [39] At an estimated 760lb (345kg), he had not only gained the weight that he had lost, but admitted he was intentionally getting bigger, with a goal weight between 850 (386kg) and 900lb (408kg), so that he would set a new record for the heaviest professional wrestler ever. Thus, there were few better candidates for Yokozuna to flatten on his way to the main event than Duggan, whose gimmick had become marginally less about carring a two-by-four, and more and more about waving an American flag and getting the crowd to chant USA with him. Wrestling as Kokina, he defeated Ron Neal. Daniel Bryans Best Matches Unique lists featuring pop culture, entertainment and crazy facts. 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. In the process, Yokozuna and his finisher were established as killers, and Yokozuna was geared up for higher tier patriotic threats over the year to follow. In late 1992, Yokozuna joined WWE and he pushed right to the top almost instantly in his WWE career. Air date The inaugural casket match at Survivor Series 1992 was called a coffin match. 10 Greatest Matches From the 2010s WWE Best Moments of 2020, Roman Reigns' Championship Matches 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. The Best of Sasha Banks Undertaker was relatively comfortable in this casket match with Henry posing few problems for his fellow Texan. During the event, a severe thunderstorm in the area caused the pay-per-view broadcast feed to blackout. The win was the culmination of a considerable push that began in a day and age whenWWE was desperately seeking a main event heel it could program against the likes of Savage, Bret Hart, Tatanka, Crush and The Undertaker. The two heavy-hitters went at it, but there was always going to be one winner. Best of The Bellas The Best of Keith Lee [28] At King of the Ring 1994, Yokozuna and Crush failed to win the WWF Tag Team Championship from The Headshrinkers (Samu and Fatu). Standing 6'4" and weighing nearly 600 pounds, the Japanese sumo wrestler squashed legends like Bret "Hit Man" Hart, The Undertaker and Hulk Hogan on his way to becoming one of the most dominant WWE Champions . He had two children, Justin and Keilani. Yokozuna defended the WWE Championship against The Undertaker at the 1994 Royal Rumble. Im not sure if a more extended program was planned beyond that pointI can imagine one-on-one bouts being entertaining enough spectacles if the WWF kept them shortbut the attack, instead, marked the end of Earthquakes run with the WWF before he headed off to WCW, not to return until after the end of the decade, under a mask. Vader vs. Yokozuna: Raw, April 8, 1996 WWE 93.3M subscribers Subscribe Share 178K views 10 months ago Two powerhouses pummel each other when they face off in the ring during Raw! Some casket matches delivered and others failed to catch fire. Clickhereto see every entry. Yokozuna, a member of the legendary Anoa'i family, was an attraction and his first batch of matches on a WWE pay-per-view was a mixed bag. All four competitors were fan favorites at the time, and seeing them all in the ring together was considered a dream match. Triple H gained the upper hand, and he hit Kane across the skull with a steel chair. Best of Andre the Giant [2][20], At SummerSlam, Yokozuna, now weighing in at 568lb (258kg), and the newly reborn patriot Luger fought it out for the WWF Championship. 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. Stars Matt Camp (voice) Yokozuna (archive footage) Rob Bartlett (archive footage) See production, box office & company info Add to Watchlist In 1998, he wrestled for Maryland Championship Wrestling. Nonetheless, the match itself was average, but it was memorable. RELATED: 10 WWE Wrestlers Who Challenged For A World Title Multiple Times (But Never Won It). [50] At the pay-per-view event, Yokozuna was scheduled to take on King Kong Bundy in one of the event's two featured matches. Nonetheless, the match itself was average, but it was memorable. The reigning WWE Champion managed to contribute to one elimination by taking out Scott Steiner with a leg drop. Yokozuna's First 10 WWE PPV Matches, Ranked From Worst To Best, Yokozuna Vs. Virgil - Survivor Series 1992, The Foreign Fanatics Vs. Yokozuna will collides with the greatest rivals of his WWE Hall of Fame career. In pinning Hogan to not only take back the title but send him packing from the WWF, Yokozuna got all the more over as an unstoppable force, and his second reign arguably marked the official point at which the WWF moved on from Hulkamania, into the new generation that would ultimately give way to Attitude. The contest, the most ludicrous and outrageously booked in WWE history, saw Yokozuna benefit from the assistance of 10 other Superstars to defeat The Deadman, shoving him into a casket as the spirit of the enigmatic competitor poured from an urn and into the Rhode Island night. That my friends, is great storytelling, something lacking in wrestling these days. For Taker and Yokozuna feuded for a long timea full year, putting aside detours like The Dead Man disappearing from television to sell the loss to Yokozuna in a Casket Match. He then vanished. However, Shawn Michaels emerged from the casket, and he nailed Triple H with Sweet Chin Music. Undertaker triumphed and the Game destroyed the casket. [48], After his WWF career ended, he performed for various independent promotions. 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. He collided with Virgil in a squash match. Watch every Premium Live Event and enjoy some of your favorite WWE content on Shahid. Whether it was by design or pure happenstance, 1993 was the year of the super heavyweight monster heel, with Yokozuna in the main WWF main event scene and often as not holding the world title there, while Vader held WCWs top title for all but ten (non-consecutive) days of the year. Anoai took on the name of the "Great Kokina" while wrestling overseas in Japan. Prior to the match starting, the two stood nose-to-nose as a tease to the crowd as to the possibility of those two facing each other. On one hand, I dont know that anyone has maintained his level of upper card-to-main event over-ness for as long with as little complaint. [39], Yokozuna returned at In Your House 8: Beware of Dog to wrestle Vader. 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. The Rock - Raw (5/17/99), The Undertaker Vs. King Mabel - In Your House 5: Seasons Beatings, 1995, The Undertaker Vs. Vader - WWE On MSG Network (3/16/97), The Undertaker Vs. Rusev - The Greatest Royal Rumble 2018, Yokozuna Vs. When Undertaker returned, he would avenge his defeat, beating Yokozuna in another Casket match and ending their feud once and for all. The match occurred at Royal Rumble, where all the odds looked to be in the Undertaker's favor. October 13, 2020 To back up, in 1993, Yokozuna was an ascendant main eventer and Hulk Hogan had just come back, presumably as an upper card legend. It was not always the strongest zeki but those with the most influential patrons who . News on all your favorite celebs, reality TV, and movies. Ultimately, Undertaker weathered the storm and he went on to win another casket match. [54], Teaming with Owen Hart and departure (19951998). The promoters made a last-minute change and ordered Yokozuna to team with Roberts against Bundy and Neidhart, and Yokozuna's team lost.[1]. For the amount of attention and early fervor of this rivalry, it earns a high spot on this countdown. He opened his eyes and said the Undertaker would not rest in peace; he then disappeared in a smoke and light show, rising to the top of the Titantron and seemingly levitating all the way to the arena ceiling. However, several heels including Diesel and Jeff Jarrett assaulted Undertaker. On that night, his weight became the centerpiece of his match. CAGEMATCH Wrestlers Database Yokozuna Matches Yokozuna Also known as Great Kokina, Giant Kokina, Kokina Anoai, Kokina Maximus, Kokina The Samoan, Kokina Overview News and Rumors Articles Career Career highlights Titles Matches Match Statistics Matchguide Feuds Tournaments Tag Teams & Stables Entourage Awards Wrestling Games Movies Ratings Royal Rumble 1994 Undertaker vs Yokozuna Casket Match. He was posthumously inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2012. Moreover, Show finally made his way down to the ring and he pummeled Undertaker. However, he was managed by the Japanese character Mr. Fuji (in reality a Japanese American) who would follow Anoai to the ring with a wooden bucket of salt while waving a Japanese flag.[1]. 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. However, Undertaker's brother Kane was feuding with Snitsky, and he dealt with him. Best of United States Championship Matches In the night's marquee match, Yoko overcame a spirited onslaught by The Hulkster and benefited from a fireball attack by a Japanese photographer to regain his title. Best of Fastlane The two-time WWE champion dominated the main event scene, combatting the likes of Bret Hart, Hulk Hogan, Lex Luger and The Undertaker to considerable success while establishing himself as the lead villain of the era. Host of the Sordid Cinema Podcast and NXpress Nintendo Podcast. Lex Luger, The Undertaker, and the Steiner Brothers represented the All-Americans, and they were on the other side of the ring. [2][22], Yokozuna's next challenger was The Undertaker. Money Matches and Moments Best of John Cena In April 1995, Owen Hart began promising that he would have a great tag team partner to face off against The Smoking Gunns (Billy and Bart) at WrestleMania XI for the WWF Tag Team Championship. (Something Rikishi himself would later do. Jim Ross later commented that Yokozuna knew the release was coming and that it was also due to potential heart issues related to his weight and, following the unexpected death of Brian Pillman seven months previously due to an undiagnosed heart issue, the WWF didn't want to take the liability of letting Yokozuna perform with heart issues. In one of the matches not broadcast, Yokozuna defeated Vader. 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