| The Dungeon of Doom | |
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| Stable | |
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| Members | Kevin Sullivan The Giant Zodiac Shark Kamala The Barbarian Meng Lex Luger The Leprechaun Hugh Morrus Konnan Big Bubba Rogers Loch Ness Yeti Maxx Muscle One Man Gang |
| Hometown | The Dungeon |
| Debut | 1995 |
| Disbanded | 1997 |
| Promotions | WCW |
The Dungeon of Doom was the name of a professional wrestling stable in World Championship Wrestling that existed from 1995 to 1997. Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff
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History
The Dungeon of Doom was a stable of wrestlers born from Kevin Sullivan's hatred of Hulk Hogan and was dedicated to ridding WCW of Hulkamania. Kevin Francis Sullivan (born October 26 1949) is an American professional wrestler and booker. Terrance "Terry" Gene Bollea (born August 11 1953 better known by his Ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American Actor, and retired professional The stable was a direct continuation of Sullivan's previous stable The 3 Faces of Fear stable that had a similar goal. The 3 Faces of Fear was a Professional wrestling stable in World Championship Wrestling led by Kevin Sullivan and included The Butcher (Formerly
The origin
After Kevin Sullivan defeated The Man with No Name at Slamboree 1995[1] Sullivan started to hear a voice calling for him, urging him to come and find him. Edward Harrison Leslie (born April 21 1957) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his work in the World Wrestling Federation Slamboree was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event from World Championship Wrestling held from 1993 through 2000 that was held in the month of May After Sullivan searched high and low he came to a cave in “Parts Unknown” where he found a mysterious figure covered in dust and cobwebs. Sullivan immediately threw himself down in front of The Master who proceeded to tell Kevin Sullivan that from now on he was "The Taskmaster" of the Dungeon of Doom and that the task was to destroy Hulkamania[2]. Curtis Iaukea was a Professional wrestler better known as King Curtis Iaukea.
The group initially consisted of a group of people with rather bizarre and “horrifying” gimmicks such as The Shark (who had teamed with Sullivan before as "The Avalanche"), Kamala “The Ugandan Giant”, Zodiac (who had also teamed with Sullivan before as "The Butcher"), The Barbarian, and Meng[2]. James Harris (born May 28 1950 is an American professional wrestler. Edward Harrison Leslie (born April 21 1957) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his work in the World Wrestling Federation Sione Havea Vailahi (born September 6, 1958) is a professional wrestler best known under the name of The Barbarian. Tonga 'Uli'uli Fifita (born February 3 1959 in Nuku'alofa Tonga) is a Professional wrestler and Actor, for both World
Fighting Hulkamania
The group was quickly joined by a young man known then as The Giant who claimed to be the son of André the Giant out for revenge on Hogan for killing his father (This was of course false, he was not related to Andre nor did Andre even have a son, only a daughter, and of course, Hogan did not really kill Andre) [2]. Paul Randall Wight (born February 8 1972 in Aiken South Carolina) better known by his Ring name, (The Big Show, is an American André René Roussimoff (May 19 1946 &ndash January 27 1993 best known as André the Giant, was a French professional wrestler and Actor
The feud between the Dungeon of Doom and Hulk Hogan and his friends led to a WarGames match at the 1995 Fall Brawl where Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, Lex Luger and Sting took on Kamala, Zodiac, The Shark, and Meng inside the double ring cage[3]. The WarGames match was a gimmick match used originally in the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA and later held annually in World Championship Wrestling (WCW usually Fall Brawl was an annual Pay per view in World Championship Wrestling (WCW held in the month of September from 1993 through 2000 Randall Mario Poffo (born November 15 1952) a 1 time Intercontinental Champion He is a graduate of Downers Grove North High School Lawrence Wendell Pfohl (born June 2, 1958) 5 time United States Heavyweight Champion, He held the title until NWA's first Pay-per-view As a result of winning the match Hulk Hogan was given 5 minutes alone in the cage with Kevin Sullivan, but once the 5 minutes began the Giant made his way to ringside, tore the cage open and attacked Hogan laying the champion out. Shortly after the PPV Kamala left WCW and was never associated with the Dungeon after that.
After the brutal attack on Hogan at Fall Brawl a world title match was signed between the two and the plans were set for their infamous clash at the 1995 Halloween Havoc. Halloween Havoc was an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view produced by World Championship Wrestling from 1989 through 2000 On this night Hulk Hogan and his “Mortal Enemy” the giant decided that before they got in the ring and wrestled they would face off in a Sumo Monster truck competition on the roof of the Joe Louis Arena. is a competitive Contact sport where two Wrestlers ( rikishi) attempt to force one another out of a circular ring ( Dohyo) or to touch the ground A monster truck is an Automobile, typically styled after Pickup trucks modified or purposely built with extremely large Wheels and suspension. Joe Louis Arena, nicknamed The Joe, and JLA, is a Hockey Arena located at 600 Civic Center Drive in Detroit Michigan. Hogan won the Sumo match and then the two started fighting on the roof. The fight go so out of control that the Giant fell off the roof, supposedly down into the river. Hogan was distraught over apparently killing the Giant, but when it was time for the main event the Giant just strolled down the aisle with Kevin Sullivan behind him, no explanation given as to how he could still be alive[2]. Hogan and the Giant proceeded to have a match, a match with the Giant won by disqualification when Hulk Hogan’s manager Jimmy Hart hit the referee with his megaphone[4]. The next night Jimmy Hart revealed that he put a clause in the contract that stated that the championship could change hands on a disqualification, thus making the Giant the new champion (in his second professional match ever). Jimmy Hart had betrayed Hulk Hogan and joined the Dungeon of Doom[2].
Due to the unconventional nature of the Giant’s title victory the World Title was vacated and a new champion to be crowned in a Three Ring, 60 man battle royal at an event called World War III. In Professional wrestling, a battle royal (sometimes battle royale; plural battles royal or battle royals) is a multi-competitor match type World War 3 was an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Championship Wrestling. The Hulk Hogan / Dungeon of Doom feud was the focus of the Battle Royal but it would be Randy Savage who won the title[5]. The feud between Hulk Hogan and the Dungeon of Doom simmered along from World War 3 until SuperBrawl VI during this time period the Dungeon had been joined by Loch Ness, the Yeti, Hugh Morrus, Konnan, Big Bubba Rogers, One Man Gang [2]. SuperBrawl was an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view in World Championship Wrestling during the month of February from 1991 through 2001 Martin Ruane, better known as Giant Haystacks ( October 10 1946 - November 29 1998) was an English wrestler Ron Reis is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling in the late 1990s as The Yeti William (Bill DeMott (born November 10, 1966 in Titusville Florida) is a American professional wrestler, best known for his Charles Ashenoff (sometimes seen Hispanicized as Carlos Ashenoff) (born June 6 1964 in Santiago de Cuba) better known by his Ring name, Raymond W Traylor Jr (May 2 1963 – September 22 2004 was an American professional wrestler. George Gray (born February 12, 1960) is an American former professional wrestler best known as One Man Gang and Akeem the At SuperBrawl VI Hulk Hogan defeated the Giant inside a Steel cage ending their feud.
At some point during the spring of 1996 Hulk Hogan revealed that the man known as “the Zodiac” was actually a spy sent to join the group by Hulk Hogan, his old friend had been spying for Hulk all this time. The revelation transformed the Zodiac into the Booty Man, an ally of Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage as they faced the Alliance to End Hulkamania (which consisted of several Dungeon members as well as Ric Flair and Arn Anderson. Richard Morgan Fliehr According to WWE and PWI Flair is an eight-time National Wrestling Alliance (NWA Champion, six-time WCW Champion Martin Anthony Lunde (born September 20 1958) better known by his Ring name Arn Anderson, is a former American professional wrestler At this point the “Alliance” became the focal point while the Dungeon of Doom itself became less prominent[2].
Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage faced off against the “Alliance to end Hulkamania” at Uncensored in 1996 inside the Tower of Doom Steel Cage. This article is about the 'WCW' event for info about censoring on TV see Censorship. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing The two overcame the 8 on 2 odds and won, effectively ending the short lived alliance[6]. After the loss the Dungeon members returned to the group and started to feud with other people than Hulk Hogan and his friends[2]. The Shark shed his gimmick to become John Tenta (His real name) and feuded with the Dungeon, especially “Big” Bubba.
The Dungeon slowly fades
After falling to Hulk Hogan once again the Dungeon was soon pushed out of the spotlight in favor of the New World Order. The New World Order (commonly known as the nWo, the official typeset in the Logo) was a Professional wrestling stable that originally wrestled By this point, its membership consisted of Sullivan, Meng, The Barbarian, Big Bubba, Konnan, and Hugh Morrus, with Jimmy Hart managing. The main focus of the Dungeon became Sullivan's long feud with Chris Benoit and Woman. Christopher Michael Benoit (bə'nwɑ (May 21 1967—June 24 2007 was a Canadian professional wrestler who in 2007 received extensive media coverage as a Nancy Elizabeth Benoit (née Toffoloni) (born May 21 1964 &ndash June 22 2007) (more commonly known by her in-ring names Woman Meng and The Barbarian, tagging as Faces of Fear feuded with The Outsiders over the Tag Team Titles but failed to win them. The Faces of Fear was the tag team of Sione Vailahi and Uliuli Fifita. The Outsiders are a Professional wrestling Tag team consisting of Kevin Nash and Scott Hall. The Dungeon of Doom continued to be heels, although when wrestling the nWo, they became de facto babyfaces.
When the nWo began to take off the Giant, Konnan and “Big” Bubba all joined the faction, while the One Man Gang and Maxx Muscle left WCW all together. The Dungeon quietly disbanded after Sullivan lost a retirement match to Benoit at Bash at the Beach in 1997. Bash at the Beach was a yearly Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW
Some of the former Dungeon members (Hugh Morrus, Meng & the Barbarian) joined Jimmy Hart’s short lived First Family in 1999. The First Family was the name of two Professional wrestling stables led by Jimmy Hart at different periods in time
In wrestling
- Managers and valets
- Jimmy Hart (Manager)
- Jacqueline (Valet)
Championships and accomplishments
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- WCW World Heavyweight Championship (2 times) - The Giant
WCW United States Heavyweight Championship-One Man Gang
References
- ^ prowrestlinghistory. In Professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler (or wrestlers for a variety of reasons Jimmy Ray Hart Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards * Manager of the Year in 1983 * Best Interviews Jacqueline Moore (born January 6 1966 or better known as simply Jacqueline, is an American professional wrestler and actress, currently The World Championship Wrestling (WCW World Heavyweight Championship was a Professional wrestling world championship in World Championship Wrestling This is a chronological list of wrestlers that have been WCW World Heavyweight Champion by Ring name. com. WCW Slamboree Results (1995).
- ^ a b c d e f g h R.D. Reynolds and Randy Baer (2003). Randy Baer, better known by his Ring name and Pen name RD (Real Deal Reynolds is a former Professional wrestling manager and is also Wrestlecrap – the very worst of pro wrestling. ECW Press. ISBN 1-55022-584-7.
- ^ prowrestlinghistory. com. WCW Fall Brawl Results (1995).
- ^ prowrestlinghistory. com. WCW Halloween Havoc Results (1995).
- ^ prowrestlinghistory. com. WCW World War III Results (1995).
- ^ prowrestlinghistory. com. WCW Uncensored Results (1996).
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