For the remainder of the year, the Goodfather was completely absent from WWF programming. The Godfather reappeared on WWE television during the McMahon family portrait during Raw's 15th Anniversary on December 10, 2007, where he let Hornswoggle join his Ho Train. He would offer his opponents the right to use these girls for "any purpose" if they would forfeit the match to him. 2023 ITR Digital Media Limited. Watch every Premium Live Event and get unlimited access to WWE's premium content - available to you anywhere, anytime, on any device. [39] Goodfather and Buchanan won the WWF Tag Team Championship from the Hardy Boyz on the November 6 episode of Raw. I said, Youre the boss, youre paying me. HASBRO MATCH-UP: The Undertaker & The Ultimate Warrior vs.The Berzerker & PaPa Shango. Dr. Brenner appears in flashbacks throughout Stranger Things season 4 part 1, but also in real-time! For more information, please read our Legal Disclaimer. Before he became The Godfather, Charles Wright was known as Papa Shango and he casted his spell on a number of perfomers on the indie circuit. So, what's the story? on UPN, drawing the attention of the Parents Television Council (PTC), which claimed the WWF and their programming was inappropriate for prime time television. I want to talk with Vince! I go in there, right, and Vince was like, Charles, change of plans. In 1998, The Godfather (known to wrestlers as a genuine tough guy) competed in the WWF Brawl for All; which was a strictly voluntary boxing/shoot fighting competition, eventually won by Bart Gunn. He began wearing a shirt and tie to the ring (as was part of Right to Censor's gimmick), became known as The Goodfather, and began teaming with Buchanan. Watch every Premium Live Event and get unlimited access to WWE's premium content - available to you anywhere, anytime, on any device. 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. It was only then that he was told that the plans had been scrapped, and he would be joining the Nation of Domination instead. Luv how the ref magically comes alive as the warrior goes for a pin. 44:39. 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. He headlined Saturday Night's Main Event XXXI against Bret Hart for the WWF Championship. 12:25. Is William Kraft Dead or Alive? 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.. The Godfather faced Bull Buchanan, Richards' first group member, in which he agreed to give up pimping if he lost. [17] Wright's final PPV appearance as the Papa Shango character was at the 1993 Royal Rumble (where he was eliminated in under 30 seconds). Hart reported that WWF executive Pat Patterson did not like the gimmick and was responsible for its termination. ", ____________________________________________, Raw results, Feb. 27, 2023:Becky Lynch and Lita capture WWE Womens Tag Team Titles from Damage CTRL with help from Trish Stratus, SmackDown results, Feb. 24, 2023: Jey Uso looks on as Sami Zayn takes out Jimmy Uso, WWE NXT results, Feb. 28, 2023: Carmelo Hayes beats Tyler Bate in showstopping main event, Roman Reigns conquers The Beast to become the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion on WrestleMania Sunday, Photos: See the latest WWE action figures from Mattel, Rhea Ripley vs. Charlotte Flair rivalry history. He left the company soon after and returned to bartending.[10]. Later that year, Wright reprised both his Godfather and Papa Shango personas on the House Hardy Halloween special airing on the WWE Network on October 28, 2018. Plus, get every WWE Premium Live Event and the worlds best TV and movies. [44] At WrestleMania X-Seven, Goodfather, Buchanan and Venis were defeated by the APA (formerly the Acolytes) and Tazz. Shortly after his debut, he joined Ted DiBiase's Million Dollar Corporation stable. He could also control arena lights and make his rivals vomit. Dec 26, 2022. Your favorite teams, topics, and players all on your favorite mobile devices. 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. 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]. Lets do it., During his multiple stints with WWE Charles Wright played a range of different characters, sometimes more than once. Charles Wright (May 16, 1961) is an American businessman and retired professional wrestler. Wright appeared at the WWE Raw Reunion show on July 22, 2019. [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. Still, while all these personas were memorable, one stands out most in Wright's mind. 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. The Godfather says his Papa Shango gimmick failed in WWE because he did not know the character well enough. [11] Winning the title actually upset him, as he felt it was only done to sell to the predominantly black crowd, and after complaining to management he dropped the belt to Owen Hart. 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. 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. In case you forgot, Brenner seemingly met his end in season 1 when he was attacked by a Demogorgon, but his death was never confirmed. 61 of the 500 top wrestlers in the, Ranked No. and turned into a heel by dropping the ho's and feuding with Val Venis for a short time. to attack Val Venis and told the fans to "stick it!" Did a WWE legend just take a shot at Sami Zayn's physique right here? Aug 2, 2020 . As of now, fans are still waiting for The Fiend to return to television after being set on fire back at TLC. The. Because Shango was late, Sid kicked out of the legdrop to save the angle. After brief stints in Japan and other American independent promotions Wright was brought into the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) at the suggestion of his friend The Undertaker. Although his tenure in WWE was a short one, the witch doctor made a major impact at WrestleMania VIII when he interfered in the main event between Hulk Hogan and Sid Justice, resulting in a disqualification. Dear reader, could you take a quick 30-second survey to help us provide you with better content on SK Wrestling. Under the guise, Wright cast spells which caused opponents to vomit or suffer sharp bouts of pain while also having an Undertaker-esque ability to dim the arena lights. [34] At SummerSlam on August 27, Right to Censor defeated Too Cool in a six-man tag team match. Two days later, Pimp Fatha defeated Heidenreich. According to him, it was done because times had changed and the character was phased out. Sign up for BINGE to watch. [51] This would be his final appearance on WWE programming for the next three years as Wright was released from the WWE in December 2002. [56] Two days later, Pimp Fatha defeated Heidenreich. As Wright was working the Godfather gimmick the WWF began airing SmackDown! Does Eleven get her powers back in Stranger Things season 4 part 1? The new incarnation of Papa Shango was set to be a much meaner and serious character. Sid's manager, Harvey Wippleman then jumped on the apron, and the referee signaled for the disqualification at that point as Shango was just getting to the ring. These first seven episodes of Stranger Things season 4 are bonkers and we cant wait to watch more! [45] Goodfather would continue to team with Buchanan, until the June 17 episode of Sunday Night Heat, where they lost to the Dudley Boyz. Did Millie Bobby Brown shave her head for Stranger Things season 4? After the nation split up Wright pursued a successful solo career and took his new persona as The Godfather to new levels. Though we dont see her totally regain her powers by the end of season 4 part 1, she does remember something game-changing. Plus, get every WWE Premium Live Event, your favorite shows, new movies, live sports, and more. Papa Shango. It lasted around four months, but never caught on in the way the original did. "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. Sign up for Peacock to watch. This never came into fruition. Wright made a rare in-ring segment along with his longtime friend Val Venis and Dexter Verity in Future Stars of Wrestling, where he promised to bring his hoes if Venis and Verity would have succeeded defending their tag team titles. Charles Wright (born May 16, 1961), better known under his ring name The Godfather, is an American professional wrestler. He wrestled briefly at house shows as Sir Charles, a play on both his real name and the nickname of National Basketball Association player Charles Barkley. [54] Wright reappeared on WWE television during the McMahon family portrait during Raw's 15th Anniversary on December 10, 2007, where he let Hornswoggle join his Ho Train. In 1991, Wright was brought in to the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) at the suggestion of his friend The Undertaker. [60], On November 22, 2020, he made an appearance at Survivor Series during The Undertaker's retirement ceremony. Plus, get every WWE Premium Live Event, your favorite shows, new movies, live sports, and more. The Godfather, under his old gimmick and with his hos, returned at the 2002 Royal Rumble competing in the Rumble match. The Godfather joined the World Wrestling Federation in 1992 as the character Papa Shango and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2016.Watch the full interview with The Godfather on my main @ChrisVanVliet channel here:https://youtu.be/UCxwDCCXanQWelcome to my brand new YouTube Channel, CVV CLIPS! Viscera dropped the proposal and dumped Garcia for The Godfather's hos. "[19] Bret Hart liked the character and Wright's in-ring work, but found Shango's storyline with the Ultimate Warrior in which a voodoo curse was placed on the latter to be perhaps the second-worst creative concept in WWF history (after the introduction of The Gobbledy Gooker). Wright performed as Papa Shango from January 1992 until July 1993, casting spells and practicing voodoo as he went. 11:06. Sign up for BINGE to watch. It was a chance meeting with some ring warriors who were working on Over The Top, a movie starring Sylvester Stallone, while he was behind the bar. All advice, including picks and predictions, is based on individual commentators opinions and not that of Minute Media or its related brands. Papa Shango was more or less an over-the-top shaman character who was meant to get involved with Hulk Hogan for his debut. He did some cool theatrical type things for back then but I . Is she now the villain? Is she evil? [40] At Survivor Series, Goodfather and Buchanan teamed up with Edge and Christian, to face the Hardys and the Dudleys in a losing effort. 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. Here's the link for it. Build your customFanSided TV email newsletter with news and analysis onNetflix and all your favorite sports teams, TV shows, and more. Sid's manager, Harvey Wippleman then jumped on the apron, and the referee signaled for a disqualification at that point as Shango was just getting to the ring. I show up to TV, ready to go. [citation needed] In September 2013, Wright resumed wrestling on the independent circuit. Reason Why Naomi Hasnt Returned To WWE Revealed? 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. 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. 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. 2023 Minute Media - All Rights Reserved. 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 a necklace, only to lose it back to him at August's SummerSlam. Instead he returned as Kama, now billed under his full name, Kama Mustafa, with less emphasis on his shoot fighting background. Unique lists featuring pop culture, entertainment and crazy facts. 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. Im in really good shape here. Subscribe so you don't miss out on more awesome nuggets like this one! SUBSCRIBE TO CVV CLIPS: bit.ly/CVVclipsEmail me: cvv@chrisvanvliet.comFollow me on Instagram: http://instagram.com/ChrisVanVlietLike me on Facebook: http://facebook.com/ChrisVanVlietFollow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ChrisVanVliet#TheGodfather #PapaShango #WWE Papa Shango, Kama, Kama Mustafa, The Godfather and The Goodfather) is one of those stories where fate played its hand. The Godfather character would be constantly surrounded by "hos" in reality girls from local strip clubs, actresses,[27] or up-and-coming female wrestlers (Victoria[28] and Lita[29] were the best-known wrestlers to play the role, while Ivory was offered the role but was discouraged from accepting by Luna Vachon[30]). His opponents during his time in NJPW included Masahiro Chono, Masa Saito, and Riki Choshu. A year later on December 16, 1995, he returned as Kama and defeated Viktor Kruuger. The World's Most Entertaining Car Website. Shortly after his departure, Wright had verbally agreed to join World Championship Wrestling to serve as the enforcer for the New World Order (nWo), but chose not to go to WCW after speaking to Ron Simmons. [25] Mustafa became increasingly known as "The Godfather" of the Nation, a moniker which was the brainchild of Wright's wife[26] and would become his official ring name in mid-1998. Wright was asked to return in 1997, with the original plans being for him to revive the Papa Shango character, but that plan was never completed with the inception of Kane, another supernatural character. ", "Chillin' in The Godfather's office Going one-on-one with Charles Wright", "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 1999", "Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Top 500 Wrestlers of the PWI Years", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Godfather_(wrestler)&oldid=1140859630, 20th-century African-American sportspeople, African-American male professional wrestlers, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from October 2020, Pages using Sister project links with default search, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Ranked No. We also get to see Dr. Martin Brenner (Matthew Modine) a.k.a. Reflecting on these characters, Wright said that he hated being The Goodfather, describing it as the only time I didnt like what I was doing.. Takermania Podcast. The worm eating definitely grossed me out. He was taken off of television in the fall of 1995, and after an appearance in the 1996 Royal Rumble match, Wright left the company again. 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]. [10], 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. Matthew Modine himself has said in the past that hed love, Does Eddie die in Stranger Things season 4? At that moment, what would turn out to be quite a colorful in-ring career began to blossom. Jake Roberts has been critical of today's in-ring product. In July, he had a shot at the CWA World Heavyweight Championship against Rambo, but lost. The Godfather appeared again the following month on Raw during the Raw Roulette event, where he offered Jerry Lawler and Stevie Richards a night out with his Ho Train to the victor of their match. 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. The first part of Stranger Things season 4 is finally here and there are so many major moments to break down. WRESTLING ARCADE MATCHUPS. [55], In late 2009, Wright returned to wrestling to take part in Hulk Hogan's "Hulkamania: Let The Battle Begin" tour of Australia. Wright would eventually return to the WWF in early 1995 as Kama "The Supreme Fighting Machine", a shoot fighter who joined Ted DiBiase's Million Dollar Corporation stable shortly after his debut. 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. In October 2014 at Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling (ECCW) Halloween Hell, Wright teamed with his old partner, Val Venis to face the team of then-ECCW Tag Team Champions Jordie Taylor and Daniel Adonis and the team of Ladies Choice and Eric Locker in a three-way elimination tag team match, but unsuccessful. [38] The next night on Raw, Ivory was announced as the newest member of the group. 4:29. Speaking on Steve Austins 'Broken Skull Sessions' show, The Godfather said he lacked experience when he debuted as Papa Shango. No one should expect to make money from the picks and predictions discussed on this website. 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. But she knows he can help her get her powers back, so she agrees to work with him. For starters, Papa Shango's look is based off a real deity. When Shango was finally set to have a match with Warrior in November 1992, Warrior was released from WWF. No, not one of the 7 deities that Matt Hardy follows (actually, maybe) but a real god in the Haitian Voodoo religion. Among other accolades, Wright is a two-time USWA Unified World Heavyweight Champion, a one-time WWF Intercontinental Champion, and a one-time WWF World Tag Team Champion (with Bull Buchanan). Shango would keep a high profile due to his rivalry with The Ultimate Warrior in the spring of 1992. During his time in the USWA, he would also tour in New Japan Pro Wrestling in 1990. [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. [18] Shango was seen infrequently on WWF television afterwards, and following a loss to Jim Duggan in a 1993 King of the Ring qualifying match, he made two final televised appearances against enhancement talent in June and July 1993. [46] The last time Wright would be seen on television was where he along with Buchanan and several WWF superstars attacked invading WCW wrestlers Chuck Palumbo and Sean O'Haire on an episode of SmackDown! The cartoon antics were going to be 86ed as the Attitude Era would have brought a new version of the voodoo . 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This didn't come to fruition. Wright first entered professional wrestling after being noticed tending bar by wrestlers during the filming of the movie Over the Top. (ITA) Buried Alive Match tra The Undertaker e Mankind - WWF In Your House 11: Buried Alive 1997 . He was eliminated immediately by Dolph Ziggler. 19:02. He was seen dancing with interviewer Charly Caruso and leading the WWE Universe in chanting the PG-friendly phrase "All aboard the Soul Train!". Although Papa Shango was his first character and a bizarre one at that this would be not the last persona Wright would adapt. Monsoon questions whether or not he was into said things, but Hayes responds "No, but I once had a girlfriend who was". In 1998, The Godfather (known to wrestlers as a genuine tough guy) competed in the WWF Brawl for All; which was a strictly voluntary boxing / shoot fighting competition, eventually won by Bart Gunn. On November 21, Wright, using the new ring name Pimp Father, teamed with Nick Dinsmore to defeat Rock of Love (Billy Blade and Kadin Anthony) in a tag team match. Stranger Things season 4 spoilers: What is Agent Orange? Caleb McLaughlin height: How tall is the Stranger Things star? 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. Viscera dropped the proposal and dumped Garcia for The Godfather's hos. Winning the title actually upset him, as he felt it was only done to sell to the predominately black crowd, and after complaining to management he dropped the belt to Owen Hart. The streamer released the opening scene of the premiere last week so fans could freak out over the first eight minutes, and let me tell you, they are intense. The finish was supposed to be Sid getting disqualified because of Shango breaking up the pinfall attempt by Hogan after he hit the big leg drop. Wright then learned that WCW signed Virgil to be the nWo's enforcer by watching WCW Monday Nitro at home with his wife, and that they had signed him for less than what they offered Wright.[23]. He believes the character would have worked better if he had already established himself as a different villainous persona: From Papa Shango to Kama the Supreme Fighting Machine and beyond, @steveaustinBSR and The Godfather cover a lot of ground in an all-new #BrokenSkullSessions available NOW exclusively on @peacockTV in the U.S. and WWE Network elsewhere. Shango bombed, and deservedly so. Wright made a rare in ring segment along with his long time friend Val Venis and Dexter Verity in Elite Xtreme Wrestling, where he promised to bring his hoes if Venis and Versity have had successfully defended their tag team titles. [32], On the July 24 episode of Raw, Godfather faced Bull Buchanan, member of Steven Richards' ultra-conservative stable Right To Censor, in which he agreed to give up pimping if he lost. "I was bartending at this club and the guys would come in on their breaks," said Wright. [61], According to Wright, the Papa Shango character uses paint because Vince McMahon said his face did not match his body. Jim Ross states which topics should be out of bounds in WWE. "I was working overseas at the time when WWE gave me a call," Wright said. 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. Most of you reading this will likely remember Wright best for his time as The Godfather, a wrestling pimp who would come to the ring for his matches accompanied by a string of women known as his Ho Train. 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. He appeared at Vengeance, interrupting Viscera's marriage proposal to Lilian Garcia in order to show Viscera what he would be missing out on if he asked Lillian to marry him. [12] Wright competed there and briefly at house shows as "Sir Charles", a play on both his real name and the nickname of National Basketball Association player Charles Barkley. 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. [42] They lost the titles to Edge and Christian at Armageddon in a fatal-four-way tag team match also involving K-Kwik and Road Dogg and the Dudleys.[43]. The Godfather's portrayal of Papa Shango had its biggest push coming with a reported feud with Hogan. 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. Watch WrestleMania and other WWE Premium Live Events on Flow. Also at the event, Ivory lost the WWF Women's Championship to Chyna. [10] Eventually Wright parlayed his training into a job with Jerry Lawler in the United States Wrestling Association (USWA) with the gimmick the wrestlers from the bar had given him and took the name "The Soultaker", taken from one of the tattoos on his arm. He would appear in another pay-per-view dark match against Tito Santana at WrestleMania IX, with Santana getting the victory. The Godfather character was constantly surrounded by "hos" usually girls from local strip clubs. The Godfather was scheduled to lose the title to Hart's character, "The Blue Blazer," that night. All betting content is intended for an audience ages 21+. He was eliminated by Chuck and Christian. He is best known for his tenure with the World Wrestling Federation throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, and underwent several gimmick changes; the most notable were Papa Shango, Kama, Kama Mustafa, The Godfather and The Goodfather. In January 1992, he was repackaged as Papa Shango, a voodoo practitioner with an appearance reminiscent of the Loa Baron Samedi. On the June 16 episode of Raw, Mustafa and Faarooq defeated Ahmed Johnson and The Undertaker. Watch every Premium Live Event and enjoy some of your favorite WWE content on Disney + HotStar. He stood with the Nation when Rocky Maivia became the leader shortly after WrestleMania XIV, standing with Maivia (who officially became The Rock around that time), Mark Henry, D'Lo Brown, and later Owen Hart after he joined the stable in the summer of 1998. Read about our, WWE Superstars With The Most Wins In 2022. Besides the witch doctor, he would also become Kama "The Supreme Fighting Machine," a militant thug named Kama Mustafa in the Nation of Domination, The Godfather and this incarnation's antithesis: The Goodfather . 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