During the Reunion Show of the July 22, 2019 episode of RAW, The Godfather returned in a backstage segment. After a few years with the USWA, Wright got a call from a good friend of his with an opportunity that would lead to him being first introduced to the WWE Universe in 1991. As part of the agreement, Papa Shango was sent to wrestle in USWA, where he won the Unified World Heavyweight Championship for a second time. The Goodfather entered the 2001 Royal Rumble match on January 21, 2001, at entry number 14, but was swiftly eliminated by The Rock. [citation needed] In September 2013, Wright resumed wrestling on the independent circuit. In fact for those of you who still aren't completely sure of what it is Papa Shango used to get up to in the ring during his heyday then take a look at the video above. Jake Roberts has been critical of today's in-ring product. The new incarnation of Papa Shango was set to be a much meaner and serious character. Papa in the opening scene of season 4, which isnt shocking because this is a flashback. You and Faarooq are going to wrestle Undertaker, and youre going to go over. Im like, What? And he goes, We have this outfit made for you. [Laughs] Okay, I dont know how most people would take it. Shango made an appearance at AIW and was tasked with taking out five men at once. Aug 2, 2020. The Godfather next appeared at the Theodore Long and Kristal Marshall wedding ceremony on the September 21, 2007 edition of SmackDown!, where he tried to convince Long and Ron Simmons to go back to the old partying days they had. The. His opponents during his time in NJPW included Masahiro Chono, Masa Saito, and Riki Choshu. Emerge 48 Invasion Of The Bodyslammers 001. During the autumn of 1994, there were rumors that the Papa Shango character would be brought back to participate in a storyline involving Bob Backlund, wherein Shango's voodoo spells would explain the traditionally good-natured Backlund's erratic and villainous behavior. 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In June 2016, Wright appeared (as Papa Shango) on a season two episode of WWE Swerved on the WWE Network along with The Boogeyman, pranking people inside a shopping mall. RELATED: WHAT THESE WRESTLERS LOOK LIKE WITHOUT PAINT AND MASKS. During his appearances with NJPW, he often teamed with Crusher Bam Bam Bigelow. Sign up for BINGE to watch. After they refused, Godfather left the ceremony with his Ho Train, and was accompanied by every male wrestler in attendance and commentator John Bradshaw Layfield, leaving only Mr. McMahon, Jonathan Coachman, Hornswoggle, Gerald Brisco, Pat Patterson, Michael Cole and several Divas behind. Build your customFanSided TV email newsletter with news and analysis onNetflix and all your favorite sports teams, TV shows, and more. For the remainder of the year, the Goodfather was completely absent from WWF programming. How was The Miz's second WWE Championship reign received backstage? In spring of 2014 Wright made two appearances for Preston City Wrestling in England, as Papa Shango working against local star Bubblegum on both nights. Lucky for him he was still able to call upon his voodoo powers and brought all five men to their knees before sending them out of the ring without even having to touch any of them. Two days later, Pimp Fatha defeated Heidenreich. to attack Val Venis and told the fans to "stick it!" Papa Shango Is No More Although Papa Shango faced Bret Hart for the WWE Championship unsuccessfully on the 1992 edition of Saturday Night's Main Event, he was barely on WWE TV in 1993.. No, not one of the 7 deities that Matt Hardy follows (actually, maybe) but a real god in the Haitian Voodoo religion. Shango was then involved in a feud with the Ultimate Warrior in the late spring of 1992, where he would cast voodoo spells on his opponent. Were going to put you in the Nation of Domination. Shango would keep a high profile due to his rivalry with The Ultimate Warrior in the spring of 1992. On the June 16 episode of Raw, Mustafa and Faarooq defeated Ahmed Johnson and The Undertaker. As of now, fans are still waiting for The Fiend to return to television after being set on fire back at TLC. While Charles Wright might be most famous for being The Godfather it was a stint as Papa Shango which first brought him into the WWE spotlight. Or at least, we get a quick glimpse. Despite numerous segments being shown on TV every week (Warrior vomiting, inexplicably bleeding,), the angle went nowhere, as Warrior challenged Macho Man Randy Savage for the WWF Championship, apparently forgetting about Shango. Instead he returned as Kama, now billed under his full name, Kama Mustafa, with less emphasis on his shoot fighting background. . H/t to Wrestling Inc for the transcription. He headlined Saturday Night's Main Event XXXI against Bret Hart for the WWF Championship. The wrestlers involved gave him the advice that, with his large body type and unique (tattooed) look, he should try seeking out Larry Sharpe and his Monster Factory to get into the business. Even with his admitted limited skill set, he was given the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship on October 23, 1989, and held it for about two weeks.[11]. Watch every Premium Live Event and get unlimited access to WWE's premium content - available to you anywhere, anytime, on any device. 353 of the 500 top wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003, Vendetty Award for Co-Special Guest star of the Year , This page was last edited on 22 February 2023, at 03:31. The character was hardly used and never developed, and even when talking about it later Wright only remembers wearing robes he purchased from another wrestler to the ring. On a July 27 episode of RAW is WAR, Wright debuted his "Ho's", during a tag-match, with Nation member Mark Henry against The Road Warriors. "They were doing tryouts and I was told to get down there and I did.". Unique lists featuring pop culture, entertainment and crazy facts. [33] He began to dress in a formal white shirt and tie, and became known as "The Goodfather". PRO WRESTLING CRATE OCTOBER 2021 DARBY ALLIN,DANHAUSEN, HURRICANE,PAPA SHANGO & MORE PWCRATE. Wright appeared at the WWE Raw Reunion show on July 22, 2019. After WrestleMania, Sid and the Warrior were scheduled to begin a feud. "I was working overseas at the time when WWE gave me a call," Wright said. Speaking on Steve Austins 'Broken Skull Sessions' show, The Godfather said he lacked experience when he debuted as Papa Shango. [13] Full of cryptic rituals and an occult, culturally exotic presence, the supernatural character carried a skull to the ring billowing smoke and could control arena lights (supernatural arena lighting control heavily associated with The Undertaker gimmick, according to Wright had its origins with the Papa Shango gimmick), allowing for strange goings-on in the ring, and later could "cast spells" to cause opponents pain and to make them vomit from afar.[14]. Whether or not these rumours are true, William Kraft's impact on society will be remembered forever. Despite feuding with the like of the Ultimate Warrior, the gimmick was short-lived and largely poorly received, leading to Wright departing WWE for a short time. Also at the event, Ivory lost the WWF Women's Championship to Chyna. WRESTLING ARCADE MATCHUPS. He makes a surprise return in Nevada once Dr. Owens (Paul Reiser) and Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) arrive at Owens lab to try and work on regaining Els powers. February 27, 2023 Monday Night RAW results, IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship, United States Wrestling Association (19891991), United States Wrestling Association (19931994), World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment (19972002), The Nation of Domination and The Godfather (19971999), Right to Censor and return of The Godfather (20002002), USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship, Reunion Show of the July 22, 2019 episode of RAW, World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment, United States Wrestling Association alumni, Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling alumni. It was heavily teased in season 2 that he was actually still alive, and Matthew Modine himself has said in the past that hed love to come back to the show. WWF House Show - The Ultimate Warrior & The Undertaker vs Papa Shango & The Berzerker - 07.12.1992. Papa Shango was thrust into the spotlight almost immediately, running in on the Hulk Hogan vs. Sid Justice main event at WrestleMania VIII to jump start a feud between himself and Ultimate Warrior. "Rob Van Dam" was seen on a New York City subway recently and made the commute much more exciting than it would've been without him there. Debuting on WWF Superstars back on February 8, 1992, the dark role played by Charle Wright carried a skull to the ring, which billowed smoke. I want to talk with Vince! I go in there, right, and Vince was like, Charles, change of plans. The worm eating definitely grossed me out. The character was hardly used and wasn't able to be developed, and even when talking about it later Wright only remembers wearing robes he purchased from another wrestler to the ring. [44] At WrestleMania X-Seven, Goodfather, Buchanan and Venis were defeated by the APA (formerly the Acolytes) and Tazz. Unfortunately, he missed his cue, something that actually botched the finish of the match and led to a bit of a mess at the company's biggest event of the year, WrestleMania 8. Papa Shango just put a curse on Ultimate Warrior!!!! This didn't come to fruition. 28K views 11 months ago WWE Hall of Famer, The Godfather joins Chris Van Vliet to discuss playing the Papa Shango character and does an impression that may frighten you to your core. "I was bartending at this club and the guys would come in on their breaks," said Wright. When Shango was finally set to have a match with Warrior in November 1992, Warrior was released from WWF. Be the first one to comment on this story. "After being out in New Jersey, I went down to work down in the mid-south with Jerry Lawler and ended up winning the heavyweight title from him the first night. In January 2013, Wright made a short appearance with WWE as The Godfather at the 2013 Royal Rumble as entrant #17. Watch every Premium Live Event and enjoy some of your favorite WWE content on Disney + HotStar. Someone who knows a thing or too about a crazy gimmick is WWE Hall Of Famer, Charles Wright. During the autumn of 1994, there were rumors that the Papa Shango character would be brought back to participate in a storyline involving Bob Backlund, wherein Shango's voodoo spells would explain the traditionally good-natured Backlund's erratic and heel behavior. He did some cool theatrical type things for back then but I . Josh is a writer at TheSportster and has been watching wrestling since Stone Cold and The Rock's WrestleMania My Way package reeled him in. [21] He became an immediate part of the stable's feud with The Undertaker, stealing the Undertaker's signature urn at April's WrestleMania XI then having it melted down and formed into bling,[22] but remained in possession of the bling urn remnants until November 1995 when King Mabel seized it amid a feud with The Undertaker. Once the bell rang, Shango was even more fearsome, using his 330-pound frame to completely destroy everything in his path. "They told me I should try my hand at wrestling.". [55], In late 2009, Wright returned to wrestling to take part in Hulk Hogan's "Hulkamania: Let The Battle Begin" tour of Australia. In January 1992, he was repackaged as Papa Shango, a voodoo practitioner with an appearance reminiscent of the Loa Baron Samedi. The god that Papa Shango's character was created in the image of is named Baron Samedi. In 1992, the haunting voodoo practitioner known as Papa Shango made his shocking debut in WWE. The Shango character debuted on the February 8, 1992 edition of Superstars, defeating enhancement talent Dale Wolfe. Vince McMahon planned to revive Papa Shango as a more serious character in 1997. During the early 1990s a 'garbage man' and a 'tax inspector' were competing in WWE, wrestlers have thrown each other into graves during buried alive matches, and one of the biggest stars in the history of the business is an undead character. Fin Martin of professional wrestling magazine Power Slam, in a 2013 article, wrote: "Shango and his curses were a total embarrassment. Visit Sony LIV to sign in or sign up and enjoy WWE's premium content. Takermania Podcast. [37] On the April 26 episode of SmackDown!, Right to Censor lost to the Brothers of Destruction on a 4-on-2 handicap match, after all other members walked out on Richards mid-match. Meanwhile, Shango defeated Tito Santana in a dark match at the event. The character debuted on the February 8, 1992 edition of Superstars, defeating enhancement talent Dale Wolfe. The character carried a skull to the ring billowing smoke and could control arena lights, allowing for strange goings on in the ring, and later could "cast spells" to cause opponents pain and to make them vomit from afar. It's worth noting that there is no confirmation on this just yet. Dr. Owens seems to be more caring of Elevens wellbeing, but Dr. Brenner does really want to get her powers back. WWE Had A Lot Of Outlandish Cartoony Gimmicks Papa Shango Makes His Debut Papa Shango's Feud With The Ultimate Warrior Papa Shango Is No More Ex-WWE Star Defends The Mizs 6 Month Locker Room Ban, Says It Was Up To The Undertaker, The Undertaker Gave Brutal Advice To Ex-WWE Star Take Two Weeks Off And Quit, Top AEW Star Claims They Could Miss Dynamite, Hints At Issues Backstage, The Bloodline Gains A New Member As WWE Star Gets Married [Photos]. When Shango was finally set to have a match with Warrior in November 92, Warrior was released from WWF. Sign up for Peacock to watch. Because Shango was late, Sid kicked out of the legdrop to save the angle. It lasted around four months, but never caught on in the way the original did. Papa Shango (1992-1993) [ edit] In January 1992, he was repackaged as a heel by the name of "Papa Shango", a horror-themed voodoo practitioner with an appearance reminiscent of the loa, Baron Samedi, as depicted in the 1973 film Live and Let Die. Those of you who have been watching professional wrestling for a long time will know all too well how insane and wacky that the business can be. However, speaking on Broken Skull Sessions with Stone Cold Steve Austin, Wright revealed that the character was nearly brought back. Alexa Bliss' Latest Attack on Randy Orton Draws Papa Shango Comparisons. WWE planned a big ending of Papa Shango interfering and Ultimate Warrior returning to even the odds. 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