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Harlem Heat
Tag Team
Members Booker T
Stevie Ray
Sherri Martel
Name(s) Harlem Heat
The Ebony Experience
The Ghetto Blasters
The Huffman Brothers
Harlem Heat 2000
Hometown Houston, Texas
Billed from Harlem, New York, United States
Former member(s) Big T
Midnight
Debut 1991
Disbanded 2000
Promotions GWF
WCW
Trainer Scott Casey
Ivan Putski

Harlem Heat was a professional wrestling tag team made up of two real-life brothers, Booker and Lane Huffman. This article refers to the band For the wrestling term see Tag team. Robert Booker Tio Huffman (born March 1 1965 better known by his wrestling persona Booker T, is an American professional wrestler. Lane Steven Huffman, (born August 22 1958 in Houston Texas) is a retired American professional wrestler who is better known Sherri Schrull (born Sherri Russell) ( February 8 1958 – June 15 2007) was an American professional wrestler Harlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, long known as a major African American cultural and business center The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Ann Marie Crooks is a former female bodybuilder and professional wrestler. Global Wrestling Federation was a Professional wrestling promotion based in Dallas Texas. Scott Casey is a retired American professional wrestler who is probably best known for his stint in the World Wrestling Federation between 1987 and 1990 Josef Bednarski. Putski gained his remarkable leg strength by running up and down the stands at a football stadium near his home in Austin Texas. Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff This article refers to the band For the wrestling term see Tag team. Robert Booker Tio Huffman (born March 1 1965 better known by his wrestling persona Booker T, is an American professional wrestler. Lane Steven Huffman, (born August 22 1958 in Houston Texas) is a retired American professional wrestler who is better known Booker Huffman took the ring name of Booker T, and Lane Huffman took the ring name of Stevie Ray. As Harlem Heat, they won the WCW World Tag Team Championship a record ten times together. The World Championship Wrestling (WCW Tag Team Championship was a Professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Championship Wrestling

Contents

The Ebony Experience

Booker T and Stevie Ray started to team together as The Huffman Brothers in Ivan Putski's Western Wrestling Alliance after a brief feud with each other. Josef Bednarski. Putski gained his remarkable leg strength by running up and down the stands at a football stadium near his home in Austin Texas. Soon after, the WWA ceased operating and the brothers started touring the Texas Independent circuit until they caught the eye of Skandor Akbar who was involved with the Global Wrestling Federation out of Dallas, Texas in 1992. Jim Whebbe (born September 29 1934) is a former Professional wrestler and manager better known by his ring name Skandor Akbar which translated Global Wrestling Federation was a Professional wrestling promotion based in Dallas Texas. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) [1] The brothers were repackaged as The Ebony Experience and quickly rose through the ranks of the GWF tag team division under the guidance of Gary Hart, defeating Skandor Akbar’s “Goodfellows” ("Gorgeous" Gary Young and Steve Dane) for the GWF Tag Team Championship on July 31, 1992 [2]. Gary Hart, birthname Gary Richard Williams, ( January 24 1942 &ndash March 16 2008) was a former Professional wrestling The GWF Tag Team Championship was the tag team title in the Global Wrestling Federation in Texas. Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Their first run with the GWF tag title lasted only a week before they were defeated by The Blackbirds (”Iceman” King Parsons and Action Jackson). Iceman Parsons (born King Parsons in 1949 is a former Professional wrestler who sometimes went by Iceman King Parsons. Booker and Stevie Ray made a comeback and defeated the cheating birds in September.

The second run with the title lasted a bit longer than a week but was ultimately short lived as the Rough Riders (Black Bart and Johnny Mantell) won the gold on October 23. Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - The title loss was forced due to Booker T suffering a knee injury that needed surgery and time off to recover[2]. In early 1993 the Ebony Experience returned to action and started to chase Bad Breed (Axl and Ian Rotten) who had won the titles while Booker T recovered. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The Bad Breed was the Professional wrestling Tag team of Axl Rotten with his storyline brother/real life protégé Ian Rotten. Brian Knighton (born April 21, 1971 in Baltimore Maryland) is an American professional wrestler better known by his Ring John Williams is a American Professional wrestler better known by his Ring name Ian Rotten. On February 26 the Ebony Experience won their third GWF Tag Team championship, becoming the only team to hold that title 3 times[2]. Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Their third run with the title proved to be their longest as they held them until May 7 where Guido Falcone and Vito Mussolini (known as the Sicilian Stallions) defeated them for the titles. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Not long after this Booker T and Stevie Ray left the GWF to work for World Championship Wrestling [3].

Harlem Heat

Booker and his brother Lane signed with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in the mid-1990s. Lane Steven Huffman, (born August 22 1958 in Houston Texas) is a retired American professional wrestler who is better known

In August 1993, they debuted as the tag team Harlem Heat, with Booker renamed Kole and Lane renamed Kane. They were then billed from Harlem. They became heels and teamed with Harley Race and Col. Rob Parker in the War Games at Fall Brawl on September 19, 1993, against Sting, Davey Boy Smith, Dustin Rhodes, and The Shockmaster. Harley Leland Race (born April 11 1943) is a retired American professional wrestler and current promoter Robert Fuller (born Robert Welch on May 14 1951) is a Professional wrestler and manager. 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 The British Bulldog redirects here for other uses see British Bulldog. Dustin Patrick Runnels (born April 11 1969 is an American professional wrestler. Fred Ottman (born August 10 1956 in Norfolk Virginia) is a retired American professional wrestler best known for his notoriously [4] They lost the match but were over as heels because of the caliber of faces they wrestled. In Professional wrestling, a heel is a Villain character In non-wrestling jargon heels are the "bad guys" in pro wrestling storylines. 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

Sister Sherri began managing the team in 1994 and changed their names back to Booker T and Stevie Ray, at their request. Sherri Schrull (born Sherri Russell) ( February 8 1958 – June 15 2007) was an American professional wrestler By the end of 1994, they were already Tag Team Champions, having defeated Stars 'n' Stripes (The Patriot and Marcus Alexander Bagwell) in December, en route to a five-month title reign. Stars N Stripes was a Professional wrestling Tag team in World Championship Wrestling comprised of The Patriot and Marcus Alexander Del Wilkes (born December 21, 1961 in Columbia South Carolina) is an American former Professional wrestler. Marcus Alexander Bagwell (born January 10 1970) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name, Buff This would be their first of ten WCW World Tag Team Championship reigns together. The World Championship Wrestling (WCW Tag Team Championship was a Professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Championship Wrestling

After dropping the title to the Nasty Boys, Harlem Heat regained the belts on June 24, 1995. Harlem Heat then entered a feud with Col. Parker's "Stud Stable" of "Dirty" Dick Slater and Bunkhouse Buck, eventually dropping the titles to them on an episode of WCW Saturday Night on July 22, 1995, thanks to interference from Parker. Richard Van Slater (born May 19 1951 better known by his ring name "Dirty" Dick Slater, was an American professional wrestler who wrestled WCW Saturday Night was the weekly Saturday night TV show on TBS produced by World Championship Wrestling. Parker and Sherri were carrying on a love affair and Parker eventually left the Stud Stable in favor of the Heat to be with Sherri. Harlem Heat regained the WCW World Tag Team titles from Slater and Buck at Fall Brawl 1995. Fall Brawl was an annual Pay per view in World Championship Wrestling (WCW held in the month of September from 1993 through 2000 [5] Their third title only lasted one day, but the duo regained the tag team title nine days later from the American Males (Marcus Alexander Bagwell and Scotty Riggs). The American Males were a Professional wrestling Tag team in World Championship Wrestling comprised of Marcus Bagwell and Scott Riggs Marcus Alexander Bagwell (born January 10 1970) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name, Buff Scotty Antol (born March 1, 1967) is an American Professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling On the June 24, 1996 "Nitro," Harlem Heat defeated Lex Luger and Sting to capture their fifth WCW World Tag Team titles. Lawrence Wendell Pfohl (born June 2, 1958) 5 time United States Heavyweight Champion, He held the title until NWA's first Pay-per-view Three days after losing the tag team titles to the Steiner Brothers, Harlem Heat regained the straps from the Steiners on July 27, 1996. The Steiner Brothers are the Professional wrestling Tag team of American brothers Robert "Rick Steiner" Rechsteiner and Scott On September 23, 1996 Booker T and Stevie Ray were defeated by Public Enemy (Rocco Rock & Johnny Grunge) but took the titles back for the seventh time on October 1, 1996. The Public Enemy was the Tag team of Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW World Championship Wrestling Theodore James Petty ( September 1, 1953 – September 21, 2002) was an American professional wrestler better known Michael "Mike" Durham ( July 10, 1966 – February 16, 2006) was an American professional wrestler, better

After the loss of their seventh WCW World Tag Team Championship, to the Outsiders (Kevin Nash & Scott Hall) on October 27, 1996[6] they became full-fledged faces when they fired Col. The Outsiders are a Professional wrestling Tag team consisting of Kevin Nash and Scott Hall. Kevin Scott Nash (born July 9 1959 is an American professional wrestler and Actor. Scott Oliver Hall (born October 20, 1958 In WCW he was a 2-time United States Heavyweight Champion, a 1-time Television Parker and beat him up. They briefly feuded against Parker's newest team The Amazing French Canadians, a feud they would win. The Quebecers were a Tag team in the World Wrestling Federation from mid-1993 to mid-1994 and again in 1998 that consisted of Jacques Rougeau and [7] In 1997 they feuded with Public Enemy, The Steiners, and the nWo. The New World Order (commonly known as the nWo, the official typeset in the Logo) was a Professional wrestling stable that originally wrestled In fall 1997, they fired Sherri and added a new manager, Jacqueline. Jacqueline Moore (born January 6 1966 or better known as simply Jacqueline, is an American professional wrestler and actress, currently They were briefly put out of action by the nWo but returned to feud with the "Faces of Fear" (Meng & The Barbarian). The Faces of Fear was the tag team of Sione Vailahi and Uliuli Fifita. Tonga 'Uli'uli Fifita (born February 3 1959 in Nuku'alofa Tonga) is a Professional wrestler and Actor, for both World Sione Havea Vailahi (born September 6, 1958) is a professional wrestler best known under the name of The Barbarian. Stevie then took five months off from WCW to recover from an ankle injury and Jacqueline left for the WWF while Booker made a transition to singles competition. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, Booker managed to win the WCW World Television Championship during Stevie's absence. The World Championship Wrestling (WCW World Television Championship was one of the more unusual belts in the history of wrestling as the championship (with rare exceptions could Upon his return to WCW, Stevie Ray turned on his brother and joined 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 mid 1999, Booker was able to convince his brother to leave the nWo and reunited Harlem Heat once more. The two defeated Bam Bam Bigelow and Kanyon for the WCW World Tag Team titles at the 1999 Road Wild[8] but lost them to Barry and Kendall Windham. Scott Charles Bigelow ( September 1 1961 &ndash January 19 2007) was an American professional wrestler, best known Barry Windham (born July 4 1960) is a professional wrestler and the son of wrestler Blackjack Mulligan. Kendall Windham (born December 15 1967) is a former Professional wrestler. Harlem Heat would defeat them about a month later at the 1999 Fall Brawl for the WCW World Tag Team titles. [9] When the Filthy Animals were stripped of the WCW World Tag Team belts due to an injury suffered by Rey Mysterio Jr., the title was put up in a three-way dance at Halloween Havoc 1999. The Filthy Animals was a Professional wrestling stable in World Championship Wrestling (WCW from 1999 until 2001. Oscar Gutierrez (born December 11 1974 In WWE he was a 1 time World Heavyweight Champion, a 3 time Cruiserweight Champion When Gutierrez Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing Halloween Havoc was an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view produced by World Championship Wrestling from 1989 through 2000 Harlem Heat claimed their tenth WCW World Tag Team title defeating members of The First Family (Hugh Morrus and Brian Knobbs) and the Filthy Animals (Konnan & Billy Kidman). The First Family was the name of two Professional wrestling stables led by Jimmy Hart at different periods in time William (Bill DeMott (born November 10, 1966 in Titusville Florida) is a American professional wrestler, best known for his Brian Yandrisovitz The Nastys have not returned to a WWE ring since Charles Ashenoff (sometimes seen Hispanicized as Carlos Ashenoff) (born June 6 1964 in Santiago de Cuba) better known by his Ring name, [10]

Harlem Heat 2000

By late 1999, a female bodybuilder named Midnight joined Harlem Heat. Ann Marie Crooks is a former female bodybuilder and professional wrestler. While Booker T liked the addition, Stevie Ray neglected her help and started arguing with Booker. Stevie eventually challenged Midnight in a match that would decide whether or not she would stay with Harlem Heat. After being defeated with a surprise small package, Stevie Ray turned on both Booker and Midnight. A pinfall, a pin, or a fall (the first term most commonly used in Professional wrestling) is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling Afterwards he would form Harlem Heat, Inc. with Big T, Kash and J. Biggs. Herman Stevens is a former American Professional wrestling manager, who is best known as Clarence Mason from his time with the World Stevie Ray and Big T would dub themselves Harlem Heat 2000. Throughout this period, Booker Huffman was referred to simply as Booker. Harlem Heat 2000 won the rights to the Harlem Heat name when Big T pinned Booker on February 20, 2000 at SuperBrawl 2000. Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. SuperBrawl was an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view in World Championship Wrestling during the month of February from 1991 through 2001 [11] Kidman and Booker T defeated Harlem Heat 2000 (Stevie Ray and Big T) at Uncensored 2000. This article is about the 'WCW' event for info about censoring on TV see Censorship. [12] and Ray soon retired to become a commentator.

In Wrestling

  • Gary Hart
  • Gaston B. The double-team maneuvers in Professional wrestling are executed by two wrestlers instead of one and typically are used by tag teams in tag team matches The double-team maneuvers in Professional wrestling are executed by two wrestlers instead of one and typically are used by tag teams in tag team matches The double-team maneuvers in Professional wrestling are executed by two wrestlers instead of one and typically are used by tag teams in tag team matches The Big Apple is a nickname or Moniker for New York City. It was first popularized in the 1920s by John J The double-team maneuvers in Professional wrestling are executed by two wrestlers instead of one and typically are used by tag teams in tag team matches Gary Hart, birthname Gary Richard Williams, ( January 24 1942 &ndash March 16 2008) was a former Professional wrestling Means
  • Col. Rob Fuller
  • Sister Sherri
  • Jacqueline
  • J. Biggs

Championships and accomplishments

  • Ranked # 62 of the 100 best tag teams of the PWI Years in 2003
  • 1995 Tag Team of The Year
  • 1996 Tag Team of the Year

References

  1. ^ Lane Huffman. Robert Fuller (born Robert Welch on May 14 1951) is a Professional wrestler and manager. Sherri Schrull (born Sherri Russell) ( February 8 1958 – June 15 2007) was an American professional wrestler Jacqueline Moore (born January 6 1966 or better known as simply Jacqueline, is an American professional wrestler and actress, currently Herman Stevens is a former American Professional wrestling manager, who is best known as Clarence Mason from his time with the World Global Wrestling Federation was a Professional wrestling promotion based in Dallas Texas. The GWF Tag Team Championship was the tag team title in the Global Wrestling Federation in Texas. The GWF Tag Team Championship was the tag team title in the Global Wrestling Federation in Texas. The World Championship Wrestling (WCW Tag Team Championship was a Professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Championship Wrestling This is a chronological list of Tag teams that have been WCW World Tag Team Champions. Pro Wrestling Illustrated ( PWI) is a Professional wrestling Magazine. Shoot Interview with Stevie Ray (2006) [DVD].
  2. ^ a b c d e Royal Duncan & Gary Will (4th Edition 2006). Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.  
  3. ^ Greg Oliver and Steve Johnson (2005). The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Tag Teams. ECW Press. ISBN 978-1-5502-2683-6.  
  4. ^ PWI Staff. "Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts", "Wrestling’s historical cards", Kappa Publishing, 2007, pp.  139. (English) 
  5. ^ PWI Staff. "Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts", "Wrestling’s historical cards", Kappa Publishing, 2007, pp.  142. (English) 
  6. ^ PWI Staff. "Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts", "Wrestling’s historical cards", Kappa Publishing, 2007, pp.  144. (English) 
  7. ^ PWI Staff. "Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts", "Wrestling’s historical cards", Kappa Publishing, 2007, pp.  144. (English) 
  8. ^ PWI Staff. "Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts", "Wrestling’s historical cards", Kappa Publishing, 2007, pp.  150. (English) 
  9. ^ PWI Staff. "Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts", "Wrestling’s historical cards", Kappa Publishing, 2007, pp.  151. (English) 
  10. ^ PWI Staff. "Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts", "Wrestling’s historical cards", Kappa Publishing, 2007, pp.  151. (English) 
  11. ^ Power Slam Staff. "Power Slam Magazine, issue 69", "Heroes of Wrestling 2" (Superbrawl 2000), SW Publishing. , 2000-03-22, pp. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor.  23-25. (English) 
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