| Don Muraco | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Ring name(s) | Don Muraco The Rock Magnificent M Magnificent Muraco Aka Oni Don Morrow Don "The Rock" Muraco |
| Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
| Billed weight | 270 lb (122 kg) |
| Born | September 10, 1949 Sunset Beach, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Billed from | Hawaii |
| Trained by | Ray Stevens Ivan Koloff |
| Debut | 1970 |
| Retired | 2003 |
Don Muraco (born Don Morrow on September 10, 1949), also known as Don "The Rock" Muraco and The Magnificent Muraco is an retired American professional wrestler in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the Carl Ray Stevens (September 5 1935 - May 3 1996 better known as Ray "The Crippler" Stevens or Ray "Blond Bomber" Stevens "The Russian Bear" Ivan Koloff (born James Perras on August 25, 1942) is a former Canadian Professional wrestler who is a former Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff Muraco is a former two time WWF Intercontinental Championship, a former two time ECW Champion in the original ECW history and was the 1985 King of the Ring, the first-ever in WWE history. The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Intercontinental Championship is a Professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. The Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW Championship is a Professional wrestling world championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW) was a Professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia Pennsylvania in 1992 by King of the Ring is a Professional wrestling Single-elimination tournament held by World Wrestling Entertainment.
The Grand Wizard was the godfather of Muraco's daughter. Ernie Roth (born June 7, 1929 in Canton Ohio - October 12, 1983) best known as The Grand Wizard of Wrestling, also well
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Career
Wrestling in the U. S. and Canada (1970-1980)
A former state champion in amateur wrestling in Hawaii in 1967,[1] Muraco wrestled in the American Wrestling Association (AWA), and several National Wrestling Alliance territories including Vancouver-based NWA All-Star Wrestling, Georgia Championship Wrestling, Jim Crockett Promotions, and Championship Wrestling from Florida. The American Wrestling Association (AWA was an American Professional wrestling promotion based in Minneapolis Minnesota that ran from 1960 The National Wrestling Alliance ( NWA) is the largest governing body for a group of independent Professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal NWA All Star Wrestling is a former Canadian Professional wrestling promotion based in Vancouver British Columbia. Georgia Championship Wrestling was a Professional wrestling promotion whose self-titled TV program aired in the 1970s and 1980s on Atlanta Georgia superstation Jim Crockett Promotions was a Professional wrestling promotion owned by Jim Crockett Jr Championship Wrestling from Florida (CWF was the corporate and brand name of the Tampa Florida wrestling office existing from 1961 when Eddie Graham In CWF, he is best remembered for his feud with debuting wrestler Barry Windham.
World Wrestling Federation (1980-1988)
In 1980, he first appeared in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) where he would have his greatest success. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, Between June 20, 1981 and February 11, 1984 he held the Intercontinental Championship twice for a combined period of almost 18 months. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Intercontinental Championship is a Professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. On October 17, 1983 in a steel cage match at Madison Square Garden, he defended his WWF Intercontinental Championship against "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka. Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four Arenas in New York City. The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Intercontinental Championship is a Professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. James Reiher (born May 18 1943 is an American professional wrestler, and Actor, better known by his ring name of Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka The match ended in a loss for the Superfly, but he managed to drag Muraco back into the ring and this time connect with the most famous Superfly Splash of his career, off the top of the 15-foot high steel cage. Aerial techniques are spectacular maneuvers using the ring and its posts and ropes as aids used in Professional wrestling to show off the speed and agility of a wrestler [1] Future wrestling stars Mick Foley and Tommy Dreamer were both in attendance at the event, and both attribute this match as the reason they decided to aggressively pursue professional wrestling. Michael Francis "Mick" Foley Sr Early life Foley was born in Bloomington Indiana. Thomas Laughlin In addition to his current role Dreamer is best known for the time he spent in the Philadelphia based Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW [2]
The hugely muscular and genuinely intimidating Don Muraco also had bloody feuds with Pedro Morales, Bob Backlund, and Rocky Johnson. Pedro Morales (born October 22 1942 Morales was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 1995 Robert Lee "Bob" Backlund (born August 14 1949) is an American professional wrestler and Actor with an in ring career Rocky Johnson (born Wayde Bowles on August 24, 1944) During his wrestling career he became a 1-time NWA Georgia Champion as well as winning many Muraco's character was based on being an incredibly arrogant heel, and in one of his more famous moments, he brought a sandwich to the ring and ate it during the match as a show of disrespect to his opponent. In Professional wrestling, a heel is a Villain character In non-wrestling jargon heels are the "bad guys" in pro wrestling storylines. Later, he would preface his matches by dedicating his impending piledriver (his finisher at the time) to either the heel commentator or the person with whom he was feuding with at that time.
During his tenure in the WWF, Muraco had several colorful managers (The Grand Wizard, Captain Lou Albano, Mr. Fuji, and "Superstar" Billy Graham). Ernie Roth (born June 7, 1929 in Canton Ohio - October 12, 1983) best known as The Grand Wizard of Wrestling, also well Louis Vincent Albano (born July 29 1933 in Mount Vernon New York) better known by his Ring name Captain Lou Albano, is an Italian-American Harry Fujiwara (born May 4 1935) As a manager he would often throw salt in the eyes of face wrestlers Eldridge Wayne Coleman (born September 10, 1943) better known by his Ring name "Superstar" Billy Graham, is an American Fuji and Muraco debuted Fuji Vice, a soap opera starring them (and parodying Miami Vice) on Tuesday Night Titans in 1985 (Fuji General, a parody of the ABC soap General Hospital, followed soon after). A soap opera is an ongoing episodic work of Fiction, usually broadcast on Television or Radio. Miami Vice is an American Television series produced by Michael Mann for NBC. Tuesday Night Titans (abbreviated TNT) was a weekly Professional wrestling program produced by the World Wrestling Federation, that The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. General Hospital (commonly abbreviated GH) is an American Soap opera broadcast on the ABC television network during the Muraco would turn babyface in 1987 after a falling out with his then-tag team partner "Cowboy" Bob Orton. In Professional wrestling, a face or babyface is a character who is portrayed as Heroic relative to the heel wrestlers who are analogous to villains Robert Keith Orton Jr (born November 10, 1950) At WrestleMania he (unsuccessfully interfered in the match between Orton and The Undertaker striking The Undertaker Shortly afterwards, he would come to the rescue of "Superstar" Billy Graham who would soon become his new manager. Muraco would adopt his new mentor's tye-dye attire and change his name from Magnificent Muraco to Don "The Rock" Muraco. Muraco would replace Graham on the team led by his former rival Hulk Hogan at the 1987 Survivor Series and would reach the quarterfinals of the WWF World Title tournament at WrestleMania IV. Terrance "Terry" Gene Bollea (born August 11 1953 better known by his Ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American Actor, and retired professional Survivor Series (1987 was the first Survivor Series Pay-per-view (PPV event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF WrestleMania IV was the fourth annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation
Muraco was fired in late 1988. After that, Muraco split his time between Stampede Wrestling (where he defeated Makhan Singh to win the North American Heavyweight title), the AWA, and Herb Abrams' UWF, where he feuded with a young Cactus Jack. Stampede Wrestling is a Canadian Professional wrestling promotion based in Calgary Alberta and was for nearly 50 years one of the main promotions Mike Shaw (born May 9 1957) is a professional wrestler who is best known for his stint in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF as Bastion Michael Francis "Mick" Foley Sr Early life Foley was born in Bloomington Indiana.
Eastern Championship Wrestling (1990-1991)
In the early 1990s, Muraco was one of the first to hold the ECW Championship, before it became Extreme Championship Wrestling. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 The Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW Championship is a Professional wrestling world championship in World Wrestling Entertainment.
Muraco often wrestled as a heel in New York and Philadelphia during this period. In Professional wrestling, a heel is a Villain character In non-wrestling jargon heels are the "bad guys" in pro wrestling storylines. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə Along with Ric Flair, Jake Roberts, Roddy Piper, and Randy Savage, Muraco was a precursor to the 1990s Attitude Era, when lines were blurred between heels and faces. Richard Morgan Fliehr According to WWE and PWI Flair is an eight-time National Wrestling Alliance (NWA Champion, six-time WCW Champion Aurelian Smith Jr (born May 30 1955 in Gainesville, Texas) is a second-generation American professional wrestler and Roderick George Toombs (born April 17, 1954) Career After being expelled from junior high and having a falling out with his father Piper hit the Randall Mario Poffo (born November 15 1952) a 1 time Intercontinental Champion He is a graduate of Downers Grove North High School World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, In Professional wrestling, a face or babyface is a character who is portrayed as Heroic relative to the heel wrestlers who are analogous to villains He was the first wrestler to be known as "The Rock"[3], originally simply as a play on his name and his finishing maneuver, a reverse piledriver which The Undertaker would later call the Tombstone Piledriver. Mark William Calaway (born March 24 1965 is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name The Undertaker. A piledriver is a Professional wrestling driver move in which the wrestler grabs his opponent turns him upside-down and drops into a sitting or kneeling position
Retirement
After retiring from the ring, Muraco returned to Hawaii. In 2003 he co-founded Hawai'i Championship Wrestling along with local Hawaii TV producer Linda Bade. Hawai'i Championship Wrestling (HCW is an American Professional wrestling promotion founded in 2003 He served as the Director of Operations and Commissioner of Hawaii Championship Wrestling until 2006. In 2004, he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by Mick Foley, who, like others such as Tommy Dreamer, Bubba Ray Dudley, and D-Von Dudley, credits the famous 1983 Intercontinental Championship steel cage match between Muraco and Snuka he attended at Madison Square Garden as his inspiration for breaking into professional wrestling. In Professional wrestling, the WWE Hall of Fame (formerly WWF Hall of Fame) is an institution that honors selected former and current employees of World Wrestling Michael Francis "Mick" Foley Sr Early life Foley was born in Bloomington Indiana. Thomas Laughlin In addition to his current role Dreamer is best known for the time he spent in the Philadelphia based Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW Mark LoMonaco (born July 14, 1971) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling Devon Hughes (born August 1 1972) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Intercontinental Championship is a Professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four Arenas in New York City.
He currently manages his son Joe in the WXW. World Xtreme Wrestling is a Northeastern-based independent Professional wrestling promotion which has held events across the United States and have
In wrestling
- Finishing and signature moves
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- Hawaiian Hammer (Kneeling belly to belly piledriver)
- Shoulderbreaker
- Asiatic Spike (Thumb choke hold)
- Diving splash
- Samoan drop
- Scoop powerslam
- Piledriver
- DDT
- Gorilla press slam
- Knee lift
- Diving headbutt to the abdomen
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- In the WWF, Muroco used an instrumental version of Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Superstar'. A piledriver is a Professional wrestling driver move in which the wrestler grabs his opponent turns him upside-down and drops into a sitting or kneeling position Professional wrestling throws are the application of techniques that involve lifting the opponent up and throwing or slamming him or her down which makes up most of the action of Professional wrestling holds include a number of set moves and pins used by competitors to immobilize their opponents or lead to a Submission. Aerial techniques are spectacular maneuvers using the ring and its posts and ropes as aids used in Professional wrestling to show off the speed and agility of a wrestler Professional wrestling throws are the application of techniques that involve lifting the opponent up and throwing or slamming him or her down which makes up most of the action of A Powerslam is a Professional wrestling body slam move in which the wrestler performing the slam falls face-down on top of his/her opponent A piledriver is a Professional wrestling driver move in which the wrestler grabs his opponent turns him upside-down and drops into a sitting or kneeling position In Professional wrestling a DDT is any move in which the wrestler falls down or backwards to drive a held opponent's head into the mat Professional wrestling throws are the application of techniques that involve lifting the opponent up and throwing or slamming him or her down which makes up most of the action of Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. Aerial techniques are spectacular maneuvers using the ring and its posts and ropes as aids used in Professional wrestling to show off the speed and agility of a wrestler In Professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler (or wrestlers for a variety of reasons Eldridge Wayne Coleman (born September 10, 1943) better known by his Ring name "Superstar" Billy Graham, is an American Harry Fujiwara (born May 4 1935) As a manager he would often throw salt in the eyes of face wrestlers Louis Vincent Albano (born July 29 1933 in Mount Vernon New York) better known by his Ring name Captain Lou Albano, is an Italian-American Music in Professional wrestling serves a variety of purposes The most common uses of Music in Professional wrestling is that of the entrance Andrew Lloyd Webber Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948 is a British Composer of Musical theatre, the elder son of William Lloyd Webber "Superstar" is the title song from the 1971 Rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and
Championships and accomplishments
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- NWA British Empire/Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
1Neither reign is officially recognized by World Wrestling Entertainment. Championship Wrestling from Florida (CWF was the corporate and brand name of the Tampa Florida wrestling office existing from 1961 when Eddie Graham The NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship was a major title in Championship Wrestling from Florida and is now the major title in NWA Florida The NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship was a major title in Championship Wrestling from Florida and is now the major title in NWA Florida The NWA Florida Television Championship was a secondary title in Championship Wrestling from Florida. The NWA Florida Television Championship was a secondary title in Championship Wrestling from Florida. The NWA Florida United States Tag Team Championship was a major tag team title in Championship Wrestling from Florida from 1961 to 1962 1978 to 1980 and then 1983 until 1986 The NWA Florida United States Tag Team Championship was a major tag team title in Championship Wrestling from Florida from 1961 to 1962 1978 to 1980 and then 1983 until 1986 Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW) was a Professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia Pennsylvania in 1992 by The Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW Championship is a Professional wrestling world championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. This is a chronological list of wrestlers that have been ECW Champion by Ring name. The National Wrestling Alliance ( NWA) is the largest governing body for a group of independent Professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA The NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship was the top singles championship in the National Wrestling Alliance 's Los Angeles territory (known officially as NWA The NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship was the top singles championship in the National Wrestling Alliance 's Los Angeles territory (known officially as NWA The National Wrestling Alliance ( NWA) is the largest governing body for a group of independent Professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA The NWA Hawaii United States Championship was the version of the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship that was defended in Hawaii. The NWA Hawaii United States Championship was the version of the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship that was defended in Hawaii. The National Wrestling Alliance ( NWA) is the largest governing body for a group of independent Professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA The National Wrestling Alliance ( NWA) is the largest governing body for a group of independent Professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA The NWA San Francisco United States Championship was a version of the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship that was defended in San Francisco California. The NWA San Francisco United States Championship was a version of the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship that was defended in San Francisco California. The San Francisco California version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship existed from 1950 until 1961 and then from 1968 until 1979 The San Francisco California version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship existed from 1950 until 1961 and then from 1968 until 1979 Stampede Wrestling is a Canadian Professional wrestling promotion based in Calgary Alberta and was for nearly 50 years one of the main promotions The Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship is the major title in the Canadian Professional wrestling promotion Stampede Wrestling. The Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship is the major title in the Canadian Professional wrestling promotion Stampede Wrestling. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, In Professional wrestling, the WWE Hall of Fame (formerly WWF Hall of Fame) is an institution that honors selected former and current employees of World Wrestling In Professional wrestling, the WWE Hall of Fame (formerly WWF Hall of Fame) is an institution that honors selected former and current employees of World Wrestling The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Intercontinental Championship is a Professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. This is a chronological list of wrestlers that have been WWE Intercontinental Champion by Ring name. King of the Ring is a Professional wrestling Single-elimination tournament held by World Wrestling Entertainment. King of the Ring is a Professional wrestling Single-elimination tournament held by World Wrestling Entertainment. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet,
Notes
- ^ Foley, Mick. Have A Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks (p. 34)
- ^ Foley, Mick. Have A Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks (p. 34)
- ^ WWE: Superstars > Hall of Fame > Don Muraco > Bio
References
- Foley, Mick (1999) Have a Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks. ReganBooks. ISBN 0-060-9299-1.
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