[104][105][106], Bigelow continued feuding with Douglas and the rest of The Triple Threat, allying with Taz. The following month, he lost to Razor Ramon in the quarter-final at King of the Ring. Bigelow later relocated to Florida in hope that the warm weather would help with his chronic pain. Over the course of his career, he held championships including the ECW World Heavyweight Championship, the ECW World Television Championship, the IWGP Tag Team Championship, the WAR World Six-Man Tag Team Championship, and the WCW World Tag Team Championship. He joined the villainous "Sullivan's Slaughterhouse" stable with Kevin Sullivan and Cactus Jack. Although Bigelow only made a handful of appearances with the promotion, his reign lasted until October 1998 when the title was vacated. [24][23], In mid-1986, Bigelow began wrestling for the Memphis, Tennessee-based Continental Wrestling Association under the ring name "Bam Bam Bigelow", with Sharpe acting as his manager. The Impact Players (Lance Storm and Justin Credible) def. At Living Dangerously on March 1, 1998, Bigelow defeated Taz for the ECW World Television Championship in the Asbury Park Convention Hall in his adopted hometown. In a brutal Steel Cage Match against longtime rivals The Hardy Boyz, Bubba and D-Von unified the WCW and World Tag Team Championships and are recognized as the final WCW Tag Team Champions. [33] Readers of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter voted Bigelow "Rookie of the Year" for 1986. Bigelow and Vader reformed their tag team in 1990. During an interview segment with Vince McMahon, Bigelow declined to apologize to Taylor, instead challenging him to a match "any time, anyplace." After Taylor agreed to wrestle a match, Bigelow was selected as his opponent. [38], On the June 27, 1994 episode of Monday Night Raw, Bigelow broke ties with Luna Vachon, with Ted DiBiase subsequently announcing that he had bought Bigelow's contract. At In Your House 2, he defeated Henry Godwinn, who was auditioning to join the Corporation. [49] At Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush, he lost to Tommy Rich via disqualification after refusing to break a choke. - WWF World Champion The Ultimate Warrior defeated Rick Rude in a steel cage match. Bigelow quickly began feuding with The Four Horsemen. Bigelow subsequently teamed with Candido and then Douglas to unsuccessfully challenge Rob Van Dam and Sabu for the ECW World Tag Team Championship. In September 1994, Eastern Championship Wrestling seceded from the NWA, and became Extreme Championship Wrestling. The couple had three children before divorcing in 2000. Compare scores with friends on all Sporcle quizzes. Syndication. The ECW World Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling world tag team championship in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). CAGEMATCH » Titles Database » ECW World Tag Team Championship » Detailed. [53], Bigelow returned to the World Wrestling Federation in October 1992, scoring a series of wins on WWF Superstars and WWF Wrestling Challenge. [30], In late-1986, Bigelow wrestled for the Texas-based World Class Championship Wrestling promotion using the ring name "Crusher Yurkov", portraying a Russian. Later that month, he began feuding with The Wall after he developed a sadistic streak and attacked various younger wrestlers, including David Flair and Crowbar. Lucid Drinkers w/ Beaulah McGuillicutty - Bar Brawl - ECW World Tag Team Championships. [27] Following the loss, Bigelow departed the CWA for several months before returning to form a tag team with Lawler and began feuding with Austin Idol and Tommy Rich. [26][2], Bigelow's girlfriend Janis Remiesiewicz found him dead in his home in Hudson, Florida at approximately 10:00 AM EST on the morning of January 19, 2007. During the Royal Rumble match itself, Bigelow eliminated Tatanka, Doink, and several other wrestlers before being eliminated by Lex Luger. [15][5][156] Following the divorce, Fisher sued Bigelow for nonpayment of child support. The team of Little Guido & Tony Mamaluke, along with various other faction members, were one of ECW's most recognizable acts in the latter half of its life-cycle.. RELATED: 10 Best ECW Factions Of All Time, Ranked Guido and Mamaluke served as a technically sound young team whose stereotypical gimmick belied in-ring acumen that got the job done and would net them the ECW Tag Team Championships. He wrestled sporadically, mainly appearing with promotions in the Northeastern United States. [2] On January 3, 1997, wrestling legend Killer Kowalski presented ECW World Tag Team Champions The Eliminators with brand-new title belts in Webster, Massachusetts. Steel Cage match 2:08: 6 Jim Wheeler (c) defeated The Sandman Singles match for the ECW World Television Championship 3:26: 7 The Blue World Order (c) defeated The Dudley Boys Tag team match for the ECW World Tag Team Championship 15:06: 8 Sabu (c) defeated Justin Credible Singles match for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship: 5:10 On this edition of Hardcore TV, ECW Television Champion Eddie Guerrero teams with The Steiner Brothers to take on Dean Malenko, 2 Cold Scorpio, and Cactus Jack in a six man tag team match. In September 1994, Eastern Championship Wrestling seceded from the … Bigelow went on to face One Man Gang in a further series of matches throughout mid-1988. Over the course of his reign, Bigelow successfully retained the Championship in bouts with challengers including Al Snow, Chris Candido, Mikey Whipwreck, and Paul Diamond. [43][45], During his professional wrestling career, Bigelow took on a number of acting roles, generally playing menacing villainous characters. [16][128][130] The Jersey Triad disbanded the following month. [10][26] He later used a slingshot splash and Greetings From Asbury Park (an over-the-shoulder reverse piledriver named in reference to Bigelow's adopted hometown and the eponymous Bruce Springsteen album). [142][143], Throughout his career, Bigelow was noted for his "uncanny nimbleness"[144] given his height and weight; capable of executing cartwheels, forward rolls, and dropkicks, he was described as "a powerful giant who could move like a cruiserweight". Bigelow became a member of DiBiase's new stable, The Million Dollar Corporation. The title was almost on level with the ECW World Title when Rob Van Dam held it due to the calibre of matches he had. At Bash at the Beach, The Jersey Triad successfully defended the Championship against Saturn and Benoit in a handicap match. Christopher Barrett Candito (March 21, 1972 – April 28, 2005) was an American professional wrestler.Candido is best remembered for his tenures with promotions such as World Championship Wrestling, Extreme Championship Wrestling, New Japan Pro Wrestling, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and Smoky Mountain Wrestling, where he performed under the ring name Chris Candido, as well as for … [57] Bigelow did not enjoy working in Mexico,[45] and he left the UWA in May 1992. In early January 1994, Bigelow had a short feud with Bastion Booger after Booger kissed Vachon. His death was ruled an accident by the Pasco-Pinellas Medical Examiner. He lost the championship to Jerry Lawler on September 8, 1986 in a Texas Death Match. Displaying items 1 to 58 of total 58 items that match the search parameters. [98], On the October 20, 1997 episode of ECW Hardcore TV, Rick Rude selected Bigelow as challenger for Shane Douglas' ECW World Heavyweight Championship. [135], Over the following months, Bigelow primarily wrestled on Thunder. A.W.O.L..[134] The feud culminated in an ambulance match at Starrcade in December which was won by Awesome after Bigelow fell through the roof of the ambulance. He was managed by Oliver Humperdink who had also joined the promotion. [44][153][154], As a young man, Bigelow was repeatedly arrested on charges including aggravated assault, attempted kidnapping, criminal restraint, drug possession, robbery, and sexual assault. He made his pay-per-view debut at the inaugural Survivor Series, teaming with Don Muraco, Hulk Hogan, Ken Patera, and Paul Orndorff in a loss to André the Giant, King Kong Bundy, Butch Reed, One Man Gang, and Rick Rude; Bigelow was the last man eliminated for his team. [69][70] Following the Royal Rumble, Bigelow continued his feud with Doink, culminating in a tag team match at WrestleMania X where Bigelow and Vachon defeated Doink and his ally Dink to end their rivalry. At the Slammy Awards in December 1987, he received an award for "Best Head"; later in the evening, he joined the rest of the WWF roster in a performance of "If You Only Knew". 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[93] In 1997, Bigelow was named as the inaugural Heavyweight Champion of the newly founded World Star Wrestling Federation. ECW World Tag Team Championship Inaktiver Titel. 13 days. The ECW Heavyweight Championship was originally a National Wrestling Alliance title known as the Eastern Championship Wrestling (ECW) Heavyweight Championship. [62] In July and August, Bigelow toured Europe with the WWF [38] Later in August, Bigelow teamed with Yokozuna to unsuccessfully challenge The Steiner Brothers for the WWF World Tag Team Championship. He also appeared in a commercial for Slim Jim beef jerky. [24] He made his final appearance with the WWF on November 19, 1995 at Survivor Series, losing to the recently debuted Goldust. [113] He made his return on the November 16, 1998 episode of Monday Nitro, interrupting a match between Scott Putski and Chavo Guerrero, Jr.. After attacking both competitors, Bigelow called out World Heavyweight Champion Goldberg and brawled with him in the ring. [10][2][15][44][147][148] Initially wrestling in black cut-off shorts and a cut-off t-shirt with "I Am Monster" written on the back, after joining the World Wrestling Federation he began wearing clothes illustrated with flames.[26][39][149]. [38] In June 1988, Bigelow lost to André the Giant in a Madison Square Garden bout airing on WWF on MSG Network in which André "practically killed him" by working stiff due to tension between them,[13] immediately following the match, Bigelow "rolled out of the ring, walked back to the dressing room, got his bag and left the arena. [26] On the May 16, 1994 episode of Monday Night Raw, Bigelow defeated Sparky Plugg to qualify for that year's King of the Ring tournament. A scheduled match between Bigelow and Kamala at WrestleMania IX in April was cancelled due to time constraints. The title was then established as a world tag team championship and became known as the Extreme Championship Wrestling World Tag Team Championship. [45] In the main event of King of the Ring on June 25, 1995, Bigelow and Diesel teamed together to defeat Million Dollar Corporation members Sid and Tatanka. [26] In November 1988, he unsuccessfully challenged Ric Flair, the leader of The Four Horsemen, for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship in a dark match in the Charlotte Coliseum. It was introduced in National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) affiliate and ECW precursor, Eastern Championship Wrestling in 1992, but was established under ECW in 1994. [15][10][21][22][23] He debuted on August 23, 1985[11] at a show held at the Studio 54 nightclub that was promoted by Paul Heyman. Can you name the ECW matches with an 8.00+ rating on Cagematch.net? [7][36] Bigelow was unable to return to NJPW later in his career due to an exclusivity agreement signed between NJPW and World Championship Wrestling. Foi estabelecido sob a ECW em 1994, mas foi originalmente introduzido em 1992 pela precursora da … [141] He wrestled his final match on November 7, 2006 (10 weeks before his death) for the Florida-based American Combat Wrestling promotion, teaming with Ralph Mosca as "The Syndicate" to defeat Overkill (Legion Cage and Marcus Hall) for the ACW Tag Team Championship. Upon Bigelow confronting Taylor at ringside, he offered Bigelow a handshake, but Bigelow instead shoved him to the ground. [47], In March 1999, Bigelow suffered an upset loss to the diminutive Rey Mysterio Jr., helping establish him as a "giant killer". [119][11] At World War 3 on November 22, Bigelow interfered in the titular match, attacking Goldberg. Buh-Buh Ray and D-Von (two of the many \"sons\" of Willy Loman \"Big Daddy\" Dudley) achieved a degree of infamy for their profane, explicit, and vitriolic interviews, which antagonized audiences to a point of near riot. Bigelow attended Neptune High School in Neptune Township, New Jersey. History. He attributed the incident to a seizure he had suffered, and the charges were dropped two months later. Bigelow's girlfriend Janis Remiesiewicz was his passenger at the time of the crash; she suffered severe injuries, but eventually made a complete recovery and remained with Bigelow until his death. "[3][26][145] He was nicknamed "The Beast from the East". In September 2002, Bigelow wrestled in Germany for the European Wrestling Promotion. [25][26] On July 28, 1986, Bigelow won his first championship, being crowned the new AWA Southern Heavyweight Champion after winning a battle royal. The feud between The Triple Threat and Taz, Van Dam, and Sabu culminated in a six-man tag team match in the main event of November to Remember, in which Sabu pinned Douglas. [47], In March 1991, Bigelow joined the fledgling Universal Wrestling Federation, making several appearances on UWF Fury Hour. Overview; Detailed; Statistics; Title Reigns; Title Matches By Year; Ratings; Comments; Title Holders. Teaming with Tenryu and Atsushi Onita, he won the "Super Battle of 6 Men" tournament. Their reign lasted until Road Wild in August 1999, when they lost to Harlem Heat. The feud between The Triple Threat and Taz, Van Dam, and Sabu culminated in a six-man tag team match in the main event of November to Remember , in which Sabu pinned Douglas. In March 1996 at Big Ass Extreme Bash he again confronted Taz. [123][124] Later that month, he entered a tournament for the vacant WCW United States Heavyweight Championship, losing to Meng in the first round. 01-B-11982 (ASH)", ECW World Tag Team Championship at www.wrestling-titles.com, ECW World Tag Team Championship at WWE.com, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=ECW_World_Tag_Team_Championship&oldid=995094136, Extreme Championship Wrestling championships, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 19 December 2020, at 05:17. The restaurant later folded. He was a member of the Screen Actors Guild. [16][39][24], In September and October 1987, Bigelow won a series of battle royals. In November 1998, Bigelow abruptly left ECW after experiencing bounced checks[118] and signed a "lucrative"[111] two-year contract with World Championship Wrestling. [87][88][89], Bigelow returned to Wrestle Association R in August 1996 for a tour that lasted until the end of the year. "[43], Bigelow left the WWF in July 1988 due to a combination of knee injuries (tears to both anterior cruciate ligaments[44]) and heat from other members of the roster resentful of the push he had received despite being a rookie. [85], Following WrestleMania, Bigelow participated in the "WWF in High Gear" tour of Europe. See results from the Best ECW Matches (According to Cagematch) Quiz on Sporcle, the best trivia site on the internet! He was later imprisoned for six months in Mexico City for illegally acting as a bounty hunter in Mexico. [45][26][46], Bigelow debuted in Jim Crockett Promotions in September 1988, shortly before its rebranding as World Championship Wrestling. As a teenager, he spent nine months in the Albert C. Wagner Youth Correctional Facility. [63] At SummerSlam on August 30, Bigelow and The Headshrinkers lost to Tatanka and The Smoking Gunns. [ 8.0] "I personally found ECW's tag division to be a little up and down, but never really bad by any means. Bigelow is best known for his appearances with promotions New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) between 1987 and 2001. Originally established by the then-World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) on June 3, 1971 (renamed World Wrestling Federation in 1979), it served as the only title for tag teams in … Yoshihiro Tajiri (田尻 義博 , Tajiri Yoshihiro , born September 29, 1970) , is a Japanese professional wrestler and promoter primarily known under the ring name Tajiri (sometimes stylized as "TAJIRI"), he has also competed under his real name as well as under the names Aquarius and Kikkoman and briefly worked as the masked character Tigre Blanco . At Hostile City Showdown in January 1998, Bigelow and Taz faced The Triple Threat in a handicap match; during the match, Bigelow betrayed Taz, rejoining The Triple Threat. [34], Beginning in January 1987, Bigelow began making lengthy tours of Japan with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) under the ring name "Crusher Bam Bam Bigelow", with Larry Sharpe again serving as his manager, reuniting the trainer with Bigelow. A match was scheduled for Survivor Series pitting Bigelow, Bastion Booger, and The Headshrinkers against four Doinks; at Survivor Series the four Doinks were revealed as being The Bushwhackers and Men on a Mission. He returned to Wrestle Association R in December 1994, winning a round robin challenge match at the WAR MEGA-POWER event. [47][136], After World Championship Wrestling was purchased by the World Wrestling Federation in March 2001, Bigelow opted not to accept a buy-out on his contract with Time Warner (the parent company of WCW). [76][77][78], The World Wrestling Federation had approached former New York Giants All-Pro linebacker Lawrence Taylor about performing at WrestleMania XI in an attempt to generate interest. In November, he was paired with Mike Awesome in a "Lethal Lottery" tournament to determine the number one contender to the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. [4] However, the tag team championship was not reactivated. At In Your House 3, he lost to British Bulldog. Fun Fact: Due to the ECW Tag Team Titles, Tommy Dreamer is the only man to hold titles in all three variations of ECW having won the Eastern Tag Title (w/Johnny Gunn), the Extreme tag titles (w/Raven & Tanaka) as well as the ECW World title (from Tazz) and the WWECW title (from Christian)." Journalist Dave Meltzer commented "Bigelow was something of a phenomenon when he came into pro wrestling in 1986. [16] In January 1988, he began feuding with Ted DiBiase, on several occasions teaming with Hogan to face DiBiase and André the Giant. Nous proposons des shows ainsi que des Pay-Per-Views . [7], In March 1991, Bigelow and Vader defeated Doom in the Tokyo Dome as part of the WCW/New Japan Supershow I. [157], On July 4, 2000, Bigelow received second degree burns on 40% of his body while rescuing three children from a fire in Wayside, New Jersey. [28][29] Bigelow continued regularly appearing with the CWA until March 1987. In March 1992, Bigelow and Vader defeated Hiroshi Hase and Keiji Muto for the IWGP Tag Team Championship. Bigelow was dominated through the bout, losing to a rear naked choke in the first round. Following the title's introduction in 1975, the Minnesota Wrecking Crew became the inaugural champions on January 29. The Pitbulls (sometimes written as The Pit Bulls) were a professional wrestling tag team that consisted of "Pitbull #1" Gary Wolfe and "Pitbull #2" Anthony Durante.They were best known for their tenure in Extreme Championship Wrestling, where they were one-time Tag Team Champions.In addition to tag team success, both members were each one time Television Champions as well. Bigelow made a further appearance in October 1996, defeating Terry "Bam Bam" Gordy at Ultimate Jeopardy in what was dubbed "The Battle of the Bam Bams". The event was held in the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States. He lost the championship back to Knobbs later that month at SuperBrawl X. # [157] In August 2004, Bigelow was convicted of possession of marijuana. ECW World Tag Team Championship Inactive title. Their reign lasted until June 1992, when they were defeated by The Steiner Brothers. In October 1995, he took part in the "Full Metal" tour, marking his final tour of Europe with the WWF. An autopsy found that Bigelow's death was due to multiple drugs found in his system including toxic levels of cocaine and anti-anxiety drugs known as benzodiazepines. [38], Following King of the Ring, Bigelow faced Million Dollar Corporation members Sid, Tatanka, King Kong Bundy, and Kama in a series of matches. The championship continued to be defended within the promotion until April 2001, when ECW closed down. The ECW World Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling world tag team championship in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). On the following episode of Monday Night Raw, it was announced that Bigelow had been temporarily suspended. [24][98][99], In May 1997, Bigelow began appearing regularly with ECW. [2][15][16][17] After leaving high school, he held various jobs including a bodyguard, a bouncer, and a bounty hunter. ... ECW on TNN #55 (8/ 26/ 2000): ECW World Tag Team Championship (Rating: 8.00) Tony Mamaluke: 44.1%: [24] During his time in Japan, Bigelow also appeared with All Japan Pro Wrestling in June 1990, competing in the AJPW Super Power Series facing future legends like "Dr. Death" Steve Williams, Terry Gordy, Toshiaki Kawada and Kenta Kobashi. In March 1996, Bigelow became the inaugural NWA Northeast Heavyweight Champion of the newly founded NWA Northeast promotion, defeating Jim Neidhart in a tournament final. # The storyline culminated in August 1987 when Bigelow denounced the heel managers and announced that his manager would be Oliver Humperdink, establishing him as a face. [38][58][45] Throughout early-1993, Bigelow wrestled primarily on house shows, including tours of Europe in February and April. They defeated Men on a Mission in the quarter-final and The Headshrinkers in the semi-final,[38] but suffered an upset lost to The 1-2-3 Kid and Bob Holly in the tournament final at the Royal Rumble on January 22, 1995.