The Godfather (güreşçi)

The Godfather (güreşçi)
Godfather, 2009
Ring ad(lar)ı	Baron Smedly The Godfather The Goodfather Kama Kama Mustafa Papa Shango Pimp Father Rocky Las Vegas Sir Charles The Soultaker
Boyu	1,98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Kilosu	150 kg (330 lb)
Doğum	16 Mayıs 1961 Palo Alto, Kaliforniya, ABD
Eğitildiği yer	Parts Unknown (Papa Shango) The Red-light District (The Godfather)
Eğiten	Larry Sharpe
Debut	1989

Charles Wright ya da bilinen adıyla: The Godfather (d. 16 Mayıs 1961), ABD'li yarı emekli profesyonel güreşçi. 1991-1993 ve 1995-2002 yılları arasında WWE'de çalışmıştır.^[1]

Güreşte

• Bitirici Hareketleri
  • The Godfather olarak
    • Pimp Drop (Death Valley driver)^[2][3]
    • The Ho Train (Corner slingshot splash)^[2][3]
  • Kama / Kama Mustafa olarak
    • Corner slingshot splash^[4]
    • STF, while kneeling on the opponent's back^[5] – 1995
    • Delayed brainbuster^[6] – 1997
    • Spinning side slam^[7] – 1997
  • Papa Shango olarak
    • Overhead gutwrench, dropped into an inverted shoulderbreaker^[8]
    • Voodoo Driver (Slingshot suplex)^[2]
• İmza Hareketleri
  • Arm twist followed by a hook kick
  • Big boot^[9]
  • Falling powerslam^[9]
  • The Ho Train (Body avalanche, with theatrics)^[2][3]
  • Inverted atomic drop^[9]
  • Jumping leg drop, with theatrics^[2]
  • Running big boot^[2]
  • Running elbow drop
  • Sidewalk slam – 1999–2000
  • Scoop slam
  • Tip Up Splash (Standing splash)^[2]
• Val Venis ile
  • Bitirici Hareketleri
    • Big splash (Val Venis) / Jumping leg drop (The Godfather) (combination)
  • İmza Hareketleri
    • Aided scoop slam
• Menajerleri
  • Ted DiBiase
  • Larry Sharpe
• Lakapları
  • "The Sultan of Voodoo"^[3]
  • "The Supreme Fighting Machine"^[10]
  • "The Conductor of the Ho Train"
• Giriş Müzikleri
  • "It's All About the Money" - Jimmy Hart & JJ Maguire^[11] (1995; The Million Dollar Corporation ile)
  • "Nation of Domination" by Jim Johnston^[12] (1997–1998; Nation of Domination ile)
  • "The Ho Train" - Jim Johnston^[13] (1998–1999; The Godfather karakteri ile)
  • "Pimpin' Ain't Easy" - Ice-T & Jim Johnston^[14] (2000)
  • "Show Me How It's Done" - Jim Johnston^[15] (2002–şu anda)

Başarıları

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI ranked him #353 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003^[16]
• United States Wrestling Association
  • USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship (2 kez)^[17]
• Vendetta Pro Wrestling
  • Vendetty Award—2014 Co-Special Guest star of the Year (Chavo Guerrero Sr. & Chavo Guerrero Jr. ile)^[18]
• World Wrestling Federation/WWE
  • WWF Intercontinental Championship (1 kez)^[19]
  • WWF Tag Team Championship (1 kez) – Bull Buchanan ile^[20]
  • WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2016)^[21]
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
  • Worst Gimmick (1992)
  • Worst Feud of the Year (1992) vs. The Ultimate Warrior
  • Most Embarrassing Wrestler (1992)

Kaynak

1. "The Godfather - WWE.com". WWE. 10 Mart 2016 tarihinde kaynağından arşivlendi. http://web.archive.org/web/20160310115733/http://www.wwe.com/superstars/godfather. Erişim tarihi: 2015-04-19. 
4. "WWF Sunday Night Heat 07/02/99 [Part 7 – The Godfather vs Ken Shamrock"]. YouTube. 19 Haziran 2016 tarihinde kaynağından arşivlendi. http://web.archive.org/web/20160619125854/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0OJ-Nf1FDU. Erişim tarihi: August 16, 2012. 
5. "1995 WWF results". 19 Ocak 2016 tarihinde kaynağından arşivlendi. http://web.archive.org/web/20160119060905/http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com:80/95.htm. 
6. "1997 WWF results". 10 Nisan 2016 tarihinde kaynağından arşivlendi. http://web.archive.org/web/20160410082315/http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/97.htm. 
7. Shields, Brian and Kevin Sullivan (2009). WWE Encyclopedia. DK/BradyGAMES. s. 167. ISBN 978-0-7566-4190-0. 
9. "The Godfather(c) Vs Jeff Jarrett w Debra −31/5/99-". YouTube. 28 Mayıs 2016 tarihinde kaynağından arşivlendi. http://web.archive.org/web/20160528191940/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uA_75GHJH0. Erişim tarihi: August 17, 2013. 
11. "WWE: It's All About The Money (The Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase) - Single". iTunes. 25 Eylül 2015 tarihinde kaynağından arşivlendi. http://web.archive.org/web/20150925052009/https://itunes.apple.com/mx/album/wwe-its-all-about-money-million/id445884999. Erişim tarihi: February 22, 2016. 
12. "WWE: The Music, Vol. 2". iTunes. 4 Mart 2016 tarihinde kaynağından arşivlendi. http://web.archive.org/web/20160304152456/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/wwe-the-music-vol.-2/id548786843. Erişim tarihi: February 22, 2016. 
13. "WWE: Anthology - The Attitude Era, Vol. 2". iTunes. 13 Mart 2016 tarihinde kaynağından arşivlendi. http://web.archive.org/web/20160313091459/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/wwe-anthology-attitude-era/id79549598. Erişim tarihi: February 22, 2016. 
14. "Rhyme Pays (Deluxe Version)". iTunes. 5 Mart 2016 tarihinde kaynağından arşivlendi. http://web.archive.org/web/20160305091514/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/rhyme-pays-deluxe-version/id281619447. Erişim tarihi: February 22, 2016. 
15. "WWE: Show Me How It's Done (The Godfather) - Single". iTunes. 5 Mart 2016 tarihinde kaynağından arşivlendi. http://web.archive.org/web/20160305085652/https://itunes.apple.com/mx/album/wwe-show-me-how-its-done-godfather/id598838577. Erişim tarihi: February 22, 2016. 
16. "Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Top 500 Wrestlers of the PWI Years". Wrestling information Archive. 21 Eylül 2011 tarihinde kaynağından arşivlendi. http://web.archive.org/web/20110921171311/http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwi500yr.htm. Erişim tarihi: 2007-08-28. 
18. "2014 Vendetty Awards". Vendetta Pro Wrestling. 13 Mart 2016 tarihinde kaynağından arşivlendi. http://web.archive.org/web/20160313211424/http://www.vendettaprowrestling.com/main/results/2014-results/2014-vendetty-awards/. Erişim tarihi: 25 April 2016. 

Dış Bağlantılar

• The Godfather WWE.com profili
• Twitter'da Charles Wright