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Mark Canterbury
An image of Mark Canterbury.
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Ring name(s) Henry O. Godwinn
Mark Canterbury
Shanghai Pierce
Billed height 6 ft 4 in (1. 93 m)
Billed weight 297 lb (135 kg/21. The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass 2 st)
Born March 16, 1964 (1964-03-16) (age 44)
West Virginia, United States
Billed from Arkansas
Trained by George South
Italian Stallion
Debut 1989
Retired 2007

Mark Canterbury (born March 16, 1964 in West Virginia) is a retired American professional wrestler, best known for his stint in the World Wrestling Federation under the ring name Henry O. The stone is a unit of Weight. It is part of the Imperial system of weights and measures used in the British Isles, and formerly used in most Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. West Virginia ( is a state in the Appalachian Upland South, and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States, bordered by The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Arkansas ( is a state located in the southern region of the United States. George South is a Professional wrestler who has appeared as a preliminary wrestler in World Championship Gary Sabaugh (born October 24 1957 is an American professional wrestler known by his ringname The Italian Stallion, who has competed in North American independent promotions Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. West Virginia ( is a state in the Appalachian Upland South, and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States, bordered by 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 World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, A ring name is a Stage name used by a professional wrestler, or in some cases a Martial artist or boxer. Godwinn.

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Career

Canterbury trained under George South and the Italian Stallion before debuting in 1989 under the ring name "Mean" Mark Canterbury. George South is a Professional wrestler who has appeared as a preliminary wrestler in World Championship Gary Sabaugh (born October 24 1957 is an American professional wrestler known by his ringname The Italian Stallion, who has competed in North American independent promotions He quickly formed a tag team with Dennis Knight who would be wrestling as Tex Slazenger while Mark Canterbury donned a mask and became known as The Master Blaster. Dennis Knight After dropping the Leatherface gimmick Tex teamed up with Mark Canterbury who wrestled as the masked “Master Blaster”

In October 1992, the duo began wrestling for World Championship Wrestling,[1] with Canterbury adopting the ring name Shanghai Pierce but keeping the mask. They remained with the promotion until 1994. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar)

In the mid 1994, Canterbury joined the World Wrestling Federation, where he was renamed Henry Orpheus Godwinn and given the gimmick of an Arkansan pig farmer who carried a bucket of "slop" to the ring, which he would throw upon his opponents. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, Arkansas ( is a state located in the southern region of the United States. A Swineherd (ˈswaɪnhɜrd is a person who looks after pigs. The term has fallen out of popular use in favour of 'pig farmer' Canterbury was originally a heel, and assisted the Million Dollar Corporation on several occasions. In Professional wrestling, a heel is a Villain character In non-wrestling jargon heels are the "bad guys" in pro wrestling storylines. The Million Dollar Corporation was a heel stable in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF from April 1994 to May 1996 and was led and managed by the Million Dollar [2] However, when the leader of the Corporation, Ted DiBiase, was asked on an episode of WWF Action Zone whether or not Canterbury was a member of the Corporation, DiBiase instead insulted Canterbury. Theodore Marvin "Ted" DiBiase Sr (born January 18 1954 Pro wrestling career Mid-South Wrestling (First run 1975-1979 Ted DiBiase was trained This inspired Canterbury to turn face by "slopping" DiBiase,[3] and led to a brief feud between Canterbury and Corporation member Sid. 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 Sidney Raymond Eudy (born July 4, 1960 in West Memphis Arkansas) is an American professional wrestler better known as Sid Vicious

Godwinn engaged in a feud with the aristocratic Hunter Hearst Helmsley. A Professional wrestling feud is a staged rivalry between multiple wrestlers or factions of wrestlers Aristocracy is a form of Government, where rule is established through an internal struggle over who has the most status and influence over society and internal relations Paul Michael Levesque better known by his Ring name Triple H, an abbreviation of his former ring name Hunter Hearst Helmsley The feud culminated in December 1995 in an "Arkansas Hog Pen match" that Helmsley won. After the match, however, Godwinn tossed Helmsley into the slop, much to the blueblood's distaste. [4]

In 1996, Canterbury was reunited with Knight, who had been renamed Phineas I. Godwinn. The duo were portrayed as being cousins and were collectively known as The Godwinns. The Godwinns was the most well known gimmick of the Professional wrestling Tag team composed of Dennis Knight (Phineas I Over the following two years, The Godwinns held the WWF Tag Team Championship on two occasions[5] and were managed by Uncle Cletus, Hillbilly Jim, and Sunny. The World Tag Team Championship is a Professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. In Professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler (or wrestlers for a variety of reasons Tony Anthony (born April 12 1960 in Knoxville Tennessee is a semi-retired American professional wrestler best known as Dirty White Boy, who Jim Morris (born July 5, 1952) is a professional wrestler and Disc jockey best known to fans as Hillbilly Jim. Tammy Lynn Sytch (born December 7, 1972) is a Professional wrestling manager and personality

In 1997, in a match between The Godwinns and the Legion of Doom, Canterbury suffered a cracked C7 vertebra when the Legion of Doom botched a Doomsday Device. The Road Warriors were a Professional wrestling Tag team famously composed of Michael "Hawk" Hegstrand and Joseph "Animal" Laurinaitis The coccyx (pronounced kok -siks (Latin os coccygis) commonly referred to as the tailbone, is the final segment of the human vertebral column A vertebra (plural vertebrae) is an individual Irregular bone in the spinal or Vertebral column ( aka ischis a flexuous and flexible column A botch in Professional wrestling is an attempted maneuver that is not executed as the performer intended A doomsday device is a hypothetical construction &mdash usually a weapon &mdash which could destroy all life on the Earth, or destroy the Earth itself (bringing " He was advised by doctors to rest for 15 weeks, but returned to the ring in less than eight weeks. [6]

In 1998, Canterbury entered the Brawl For All, a shoot-fighting tournament held by the WWF. The WWF Brawl For All was a shootfighting tournament held in the World Wrestling Federation that lasted from June 29 1998 to August 24 In Professional wrestling, a shoot refers to any unplanned event &ndash that is an event that is "real" and not staged He lost in the first round to Bradshaw [7]

Later that year, the Godwinns dropped their pig farmer gimmicks and became "Southern Justice", the bodyguards of Tennessee Lee. John Charles Layfield (born November 29 1966 known by his current Ring name John "Bradshaw" Layfield or JBL, is an American Robert Fuller (born Robert Welch on May 14 1951) is a Professional wrestler and manager. [8] Six months later, Canterbury herniated his C7 vertebra and pinched a spinal nerve, necessitating spinal fusion surgery. A hernia is a protrusion of a tissue, structure or part of an organ through the muscular tissue or the membrane by which it is normally contained This came as a result of him returning to the ring too early after his neck injury. He evenutally left the WWF and retired, due to the neck injury suffered in 1997. [6]

In September 2006, Canterbury wrestled several tryout matches with World Wrestling Entertainment. On September 15, 2006, WWE announced that he had been signed to a contract. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. [6] He debuted in Deep South Wrestling on 11/30 as a tag partner for Ray Gordy. Deep South Wrestling (DSW was a Professional wrestling promotion located in McDonough Georgia. Terry Ray Gordy Jr (born March 23 1979 in Chattanooga Tennessee He is the son of legendary wrestler Terry Gordy of the Fabulous Freebirds Gordy was known as Cousin Ray and they both reformed The Godwinns. The Godwinns was the most well known gimmick of the Professional wrestling Tag team composed of Dennis Knight (Phineas I However, since both Gordy and Drew Hankinson went to the SmackDown! brand, Godwinn's role remained uncertain. Andrew William Hankinson (born December 22, 1984) On the January 25 edition of Smackdown Jesse explained the reason they haven't been around since WWE Friday Night SmackDown is a Professional wrestling Television program for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE that is currently airing

On May 19th, the Wrestling Observer reported that Canterbury had been released from his developmental contract. [9]

Canterbury has not appeared at any indy shows since his release.

Wrestling facts

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ^ Graham Cawthon. 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 A facebuster, also known as a faceplant, is generally a takedown move in Professional wrestling in which an attacking wrestler forces his/her opponent down Terry Ray Gordy Jr (born March 23 1979 in Chattanooga Tennessee He is the son of legendary wrestler Terry Gordy of the Fabulous Freebirds 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 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 Tony Anthony (born April 12 1960 in Knoxville Tennessee is a semi-retired American professional wrestler best known as Dirty White Boy, who Jim Morris (born July 5, 1952) is a professional wrestler and Disc jockey best known to fans as Hillbilly Jim. Tammy Lynn Sytch (born December 7, 1972) is a Professional wrestling manager and personality Pigs, also called hogs or' swine', are Ungulates which have been domesticated as sources of food leather and similar products since ancient times World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, The World Tag Team Championship is a Professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. Dennis Knight After dropping the Leatherface gimmick Tex teamed up with Mark Canterbury who wrestled as the masked “Master Blaster” WCW Show Results 1992. Retrieved on April 16, 2007.  “(November, 1992) Tex Slazenger & Shanghai Pierce defeated Ricky Nelson & the Italian Stallion at 4:17 when Slazenger pinned Nelson with a reverse DDT”
  2. ^ Graham Cawthon. WWF Show Results 1995. Retrieved on April 16, 2007.  “(June 26, 1995) Lex Luger & Davey Boy Smith defeated Henry Godwinn & Tatanka (w/ Ted Dibiase) at 5:49”
  3. ^ Graham Cawthon. WWF Show Results 1995. Retrieved on April 16, 2007.  “(August 15, 1995) Henry Godwinn pinned AC Conner at 2:20 with the Slop Drop; late in the bout, Ted Dibiase appeared in the aisle; after the match, King Kong Bundy came out and attacked Godwinn from behind and held him for Dibiase to slop but Godwinn moved and accidentally slopped Bundy”
  4. ^ prowrestlinghistory. com. WWF In Your House Results (5). Retrieved on April 16, 2007.
  5. ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (4th Edition 2006). Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.  
  6. ^ a b c WWE. com. O Henry!. Retrieved on April 17, 2007.
  7. ^ . prowrestlinghistory. com. WWF Brawl For All Tournament. Retrieved on April 16, 2007.
  8. ^ Graham Cawthon. WWF Show Results 1998. Retrieved on April 16, 2007.  “(June 1, 1998) Jeff Jarrett (w/ Tennessee Lee & Southern Justice) pinned Farooq after hitting him with Lee's belt buckle as Southern Justice distracted the referee; prior to the bout Tennessee Lee introduced the repackaged Godwinns as Southern Justice”
  9. ^ Henry Godwinn released (9). Retrieved on May 20, 2007 author = www. wrestling-news. com.
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