This should have been the start of a decent WWE Championship run for Yokozuna but Hulk Hogan intervened, and he challenged Yokozuna to an impromptu WWE Title match. The Extreme For the second time in 1994, The Undertaker and Yokozuna were opponents in a casket match. Attitude Era Royal Rumble Matches [6] He was the first wrestler of Samoan descent to hold the WWF World Heavyweight Championship, as well as the first Royal Rumble winner who (as a result of a direct stipulation) received a WWF world championship title shot at WrestleMania. Undertaker triumphed and the Game destroyed the casket. The finish was bogus as Luger pushed Perfect, and Perfect abused his power by disqualifying Luger for pushing him which allowed Yokozuna to retain the WWE Championship. In The Undertaker, Yokozuna faced a rival with the size and strength to believably combat him, not to mention the supernatural abilities to get in his head. The bout was ruled as a no-contest since no one could end up in the casket. As expected, neither man held back, and Undertaker connected with a Tombstone on Vader. Pro Wrestling Illustrated, PWI 500 first edition, p.44. On May 16, 1994, Earthquake beat Yokozuna in the only (worked) sumo match[27] until WrestleMania 21, between The Big Show and an actual yokozuna, Akebono. Some casket matches delivered and others failed to catch fire. At SummerSlam that year, he battled "Stone Cold" Steve Austin in a Free for All match. Taker and Yokozuna would wind up responsible for each others eliminations in a double countout brawl that set up their Royal Rumble Casket Match for the titlethe aforementioned instance in which Yokozuna and company recruited much of the heel locker room to help them bury The Dead Man and put him out of action for months. At WrestleMania, Yokozuna, now weighing in at 641lb (291kg), was revealed as his partner, and the team managed to defeat the Gunns and win the WWF Tag Team Championship. Best of WrestleMania: 2000s Cowboy Bob was past his prime here, but the Ortons worked as a cohesive unit. King Kong Bundy distracted Norris, and IRS assaulted the Deadman. Although the Yokozuna character was portrayed as a champion sumo wrestler, Anoai never competed as an actual sumotori. Best of Unboxing Adam Coles Undisputed Best While, as Ive referenced throughout this column, Yokozuna was fast and agile for a man of his immense size, his matches tended to be short, in part because he could only go for so long, in part because quicker squashes made sense for his gimmick. Anoai's career in professional wrestling began as he grew up in a family full of wrestlers, the Anoai family. [2][31][32] Following the match, Jim Cornette stated, "Michael Jordan's back and so is Yokozuna", in reference to Jordan's first return to the NBA. The Best of WWE Backlash Before he could celebrate, Yokozuna watched from the floor in awe as Undertaker appeared on the video screen and then rose from the dead and into the sky, not to be seen for eight months. However, after a lengthy match, Mr. Fuji called out the troops, bringing a dozen heel wrestlers out to aid Yokozuna in attacking the Undertaker. [2][37] Their second reign was shorter, as the Smoking Gunns defeated them that night for the belts. The Best of Money in the Bank This was an intense brawl and Undertaker managed to hit the Ortons with a steel chair. Without the help of Fujis henchmen, Yokozuna would go on to lose the match and face his greatest fear as he wound up locked inside the casket. It was during this feud that Yokozuna teamed up with Ahmed Johnson and Jake Roberts in a six-man tag-team match at WrestleMania XII, facing off with Vader, Owen Hart and British Bulldog. Read more from Mike Chin at his website and follow him on Twitter @miketchin, The Magnificent Seven, WWE, Yokozuna, Mike Chin. Austin attained the victory. This made Luger the next major challenger to Yokozuna's title. SALVATORE SINCERE vs. ALEX "THE PUG" PORTEAU: (WWF Superstars, March 9th 1997) * OH MY GOD WHY WAS I NOT INFORMED THIS MATCH HAD HAPPENED?!? It became something of a dream match to speculate on what would happen if these two collided in the ring, and I specifically remember debating who was more deadlythat a childhood friend at the time was sold on Yokozuna at a hundred-plus-pounds heavier, while I backed Vader for his more aggressive style and agility (he may have used it sooner, but 1993 was when I first saw him pull off a moonsault). [28] At King of the Ring 1994, Yokozuna and Crush failed to win the WWF Tag Team Championship from The Headshrinkers (Samu and Fatu). [18][19] Soon after, Hogan left the WWF to pursue other interests, which left Yokozuna and Fuji to claim that they had ended "Hulkamania" (to wit, that would be Hogan's last appearance in the WWF for nine years). News on all your favorite celebs, reality TV, and movies. Theres little argument that Lex Luger was Yokozunas most famous rival, and I was tempted to push him all the way to the top of this countdown, just like the WWF pushed him all the way to the top of the card the summer of 1993. By late spring 1994, Yokozuna was already on the decline of his WWF run, but nonetheless regained some momentum and asserted himself as the alpha-super heavyweight in a short feud with. The Hulkster, who had come to ringside to check on Hart, hit the ring, ducked another salt-fueled attack and delivered his big leg drop to capture the championship. Best of WrestleMania: 1990s Yokozuna got tired, and the match finished prematurely. FULL MATCH - Undertaker vs. Yokozuna - Casket Match: Survivor Series 1994 WWE 93.1M subscribers Subscribe 3.4M views 2 years ago Undertaker is out for retribution in his second Casket Match. [2] He made a one-off appearance for Jim Crockett Promotions on August 12, 1987, facing Ron Simmons at a house show. [41] The splash was shown on television as a leg break, in reality it was performed to allow Yokozuna to take some time off to lose weight. The best of WWE Hall of Famer Yokozuna | WWE This video is either unavailable or not supported in this browser Error Code: MEDIA_ERR_SRC_NOT_SUPPORTED Technical details : The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported. These colossal bouts include his Casket Matches against The Undertaker and WWE Title Matches with Hulk Hogan and Bret Hart. Undertaker and Kamala were on opposing sides of the ring in this bout, and the Ugandan Giant was deathly afraid of Undertaker. Is it disappointing that Fuji called out the troops, bringing out a dozen heels to help Yokozuna defeat the Undertaker? After a lot of struggle (as well as damaging the Undertaker's "magic" urn), the group managed to shove the Undertaker into the casket, giving the win to Yokozuna. Best of Ronda Rousey )[11] He made his pay-per-view debut at Survivor Series, easily defeating the much smaller Virgil with his huge weight advantage. Both Yokozuna and Hart had a match under their belt, and "Rowdy" Roddy Piper undertook special guest referee duties. As always, my personal opinion weighs heavily. Michaels was in an insurmountable amount of pain, but he soldiered on, and they still had an excellent contest. Best of nWo The match occurred at Royal Rumble, where all the odds looked to be in the Undertaker's favor. 182 minutes Best of Extreme Rules: Part 2 (Something Rikishi himself would later do. Show didn't make life easy for Undertaker who was celebrating 18 years with WWE. ! Length All four competitors were fan favorites at the time, and seeing them all in the ring together was considered a dream match. Mickie James The winner of that match would go on to face Bret Hart later in the evening with the title on the line. Editors Note: This article is part of anongoing series. All seemed lost until Luger choppered in, marking a sharp turn in character as he went straight form his Narcissist gimmick to All-American hero without much explanation or any transition time. Yokozuna Also known as Great Kokina, Giant Kokina, Kokina Anoai, Kokina Maximus, Kokina The Samoan, Kokina Overview News and Rumors Articles Career Career highlights Titles Matches Match Statistics Matchguide Feuds Tournaments Tag Teams & Stables Entourage Awards Wrestling Games Movies Ratings Comments Matchguide Undertaker was relatively comfortable in this casket match with Henry posing few problems for his fellow Texan. Afterward, Paul Bearer gave Undertaker a hammer and nails to seal Kamala's fate. Commentator Bobby Heenan claimed Luger's move was a hiptoss, not a bodyslam, as Yokozuna was running at Luger, but the slam was ruled legitimate. Just the same, this rivalry makes the countdown, and Ill go so far as to call it very good, on account of what it did for Yokozuna. The mammoth competitor cashed his ticket to WrestleMania IX, and eventhough it was a monumental occurrence, what played out in Las Vegas' Caesars Palace put him on the wrong side of history. [1][38], Yokozuna, by now weighing in at 660lb (300kg), had little continued success in 1996. [17] At King of the Ring, Yokozuna, whose weight had already increased from 505lb (229kg) to 550lb (250kg), challenged Hogan for the title. He clobbered Virgil to the ground, and he finished off with Virgil with his patented Banzai Drop to open up his account in WWE with a comprehensive victory. Yokozuna grabbed a steel chair on the outside and he swang for Luger but the Lex Express moved out of the way. A monster heel, he embarked on a series of squash victories, including a memorable one against Virgil at the 1992 Survivor Series, before arriving at the 1993 Royal Rumble match as a heavy favorite to win the popular gimmick match. Managed by Mr. Fuji, Yokozuna debuted on the October 31, 1992 edition of Superstars with his then new gimmick of a stereotypical sumo wrestler, who competed under the Japanese flag; though the WWF tactfully acknowledged his Samoan roots. There is nothing I like more than basketball, travelling, and animals. He followed up that run by remaining an upper card talent for the length of his WWF tenure, the next three years, including a memorable tag run with Owen Hart, before his health issues caught up to him and he was relegated to the indies before passing away at the early age of thirty-four. 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The Undertaker was noticeably limping in this bout, and Rock's arm had a brace on it. . Best of the Elimination Chamber Match The issue between these two big men kicked off in the build to Survivor Series 1993, when The Undertaker stepped up to join the All Americans team and oppose Yokozunas Foreign Fanataics squad that had sidelined Tatanka. It was a humbling defeat and a loud, clear message from management about his health and weight. Nevertheless, the finish was remarkable with Undertaker Irish whipping Show into the casket which was standing up, and it closed with Undertaker triumphant. [2][44] Yokozuna took the advantage near the end of the match, but when he went for the Banzai Drop, the rope broke under his weight, sending him crashing back down. Though he wrestled as a representative of Japan, in real life he was a Samoan American and was accordingly billed as hailing from Polynesia. Best of John Cena 2012 WWE Hall of Fame Inductee: Yokozuna And though the feud figured into the main event picture and started with the WWF Championship at stake, The Undertaker never actually put his hands on the gold during this time. This is a list of all sumo wrestlers who have reached the sport's highest rank of yokozuna.It was not recorded on the banzuke until 1890 and was not officially recognised as sumo's highest rank until 1909. The Best of the Holidays The Undertaker, however, was not tagged into the match until after it was just him and Luger on the American Team. Required fields are marked *. Best of Mankind On that night, his weight became the centerpiece of his match. One week before his WWE Championship showdown with Sycho Sid at WrestleMania 13, The Undertaker and Vader collided in a casket match. The Undertakers kayfabe record of success with WWE is nothing if not unique. 7 WWE Champion For Several Minutes What he lacked in mobility, he made up for with overwhelming size and strength, tossing his opponents around the ring and wearing them down with his sheer girth. Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker's casket match for HBK's WWE Championship at the 1998 Royal Rumble is unquestionably the greatest casket match in WWE history. The Best of Nexus Vader gets the nod for the number four spot, though, because of the unspoken build that went down in 1993. Just moments after his status as the top villain in WWE was established, Yokozuna watched as Mr. Fuji arrogantly issued a challenge to Hulk Hogan for a title match. Perfect was the special guest referee for the Luger/Yokozuna bout. Yokozuna was the 27th entrant, and he wasted no time by eliminating Tatanka, Carlos Colon, and most impressively, he took care of Earthquake with ease. However, Jake Roberts, who was scheduled to face Jim Neidhart in the other main event match, came to the ring for his match intoxicated and in no condition to wrestle. As they celebrated afterwards, however, a mysterious figure appeared on the Titantron, looking like the Undertaker inside the casket. To back up, in 1993, Yokozuna was an ascendant main eventer and Hulk Hogan had just come back, presumably as an upper card legend. Every Casket Match In WWE History, Ranked Worst To Best, Mideon & Viscera Vs. WWE Champion Yokozuna spearheaded Ludvig Borga, Crush, and Quebecers Jacques as the Foreign Fanatics in their traditional Survivor Series elimination match at Survivor Series 1993. The promoters made a last-minute change and ordered Yokozuna to team with Roberts against Bundy and Neidhart, and Yokozuna's team lost.[1]. Spanning its storied history through NWA, WCW and WWE, matches include Tully Blanchard vs. Magnum T.A., Sting vs. Rick Rude and AJ Styles vs. Kevin Owens. [48], After his WWF career ended, he performed for various independent promotions. Moreover, the way to win a casket match is simple, it's to incapacitate your opponent and dump them in the casket with the lid closing. Best of Stone Cold Steve Austin [2] In May 1994, on a Monday Night Raw episode, Yokozuna was challenged by Earthquake to an actual sumo match. 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'Macho Man' Randy Savage's Best Matches In the night's marquee match, Yoko overcame a spirited onslaught by The Hulkster and benefited from a fireball attack by a Japanese photographer to regain his title. The former Cruiserweight Champion bumped around for the Deadman, who dominated the match. Perfect, he was disqualified, thus making Yokozuna the first villainous champion to successfully defend the WWF Championship at a WrestleMania. The WWE Championship was up for grabs in the main event of SummerSlam 1993, and Yokozuna defended the gold against Lex Luger. Until then, yokozuna was merely a licence given to certain zeki to perform the dohy-iri ceremony. The WreslteMania match between the two was too short to count for much, and their rematch at King of the Ring was fully realized but pretty bad. In 2012, his accomplishments were immortalized, as he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. Best of Fastlane Bryan upped the tempo to get things going his way. Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Goomba Stomp and Tilt Magazine. When the Undertaker entered, he beat down on Ludvig Borga but was knocked down by Yokozuna. Raw's Snitsky got involved, and he gave Heidenreich a helping hand. Undertaker and The Rock's chemistry together has never been there which is quite surprising considering the quality of the pair. Before the match began, Undertaker snuck up behind Goldust to gain the upper hand. Undertaker was the favorite once more, and he imposed himself on proceedings. [52][53] At the time, it was widely reported that he died of heart failure or a heart attack, but this was later found to be incorrect due to his lungs showing severe signs of fluid blockage.[53]. However, he was managed by the Japanese character Mr. Fuji (in reality a Japanese American) who would follow Anoai to the ring with a wooden bucket of salt while waving a Japanese flag.[1]. 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Hogan seemed to have the match won, but a photographer, planted at ringside among a legitimate Japanese wrestling press group, shot a blast of fire into Hogan's face. These colossal bouts include his Casket Matches against The Undertaker and WWE Title Matches with Hulk Hogan and Bret Hart . The Best of Keith Lee Watch every Premium Live Event and enjoy some of your favorite WWE content on Disney + HotStar. At No Mercy, Randy and his father "Cowboy" Bob faced The Undertaker in a handicap casket match. Halloween Havoc's Most Hellacious Matches The casket match has become The Undertaker's signature match. By late spring 1994, Yokozuna was already on the decline of his WWF run, but nonetheless regained some momentum and asserted himself as the alpha-super heavyweight in a short feud with Earthquakethe near five-hundred-pounder whod menaced the main event scene in 1990 and 1991 before transitioning to the tag scene. Luger seemed to have the match well in hand and had knocked out Yokozuna with a running forearm smash in the middle of the ring. Moreover, Show finally made his way down to the ring and he pummeled Undertaker. The Best of SummerSlam Tevon is a big fan of professional wrestling, who has followed wrestling since the Attitude Era. [24] By virtue of winning a coin toss, Luger got to wrestle Yokozuna first at the event. The Deadman refused to stay down but the number's game proved to be too much with Yokozuna going on to retain the WWE Title. Celebrating Hispanic Heritage The two met in another casket match at the Survivor Series, this time with actor/karate expert Chuck Norris as the special enforcer to keep the other heel wrestlers away from ringside. When The Undertaker returned, it was only fitting the two would pick up where they started, and they staged a Casket Match rematch at Survivor Series 1994 to blow off their issue with Taker putting away Yokozuna with the aid of Chuck Norris to keep interloping heels at bay. During the match, Hart came to the ring, only to be pinned by Diesel. On the February 6, 1993, airing of Superstars, Duggan succeeded in knocking Yokozuna down, only for Yokozuna to then sneak attack Duggan with a bucket of salt Mr. Fuji had brought to the ring, and crush him with four Banzai Drops, the fourth being with the American flag draped over Duggan. In one of the matches not broadcast, Yokozuna defeated Vader. [13] On the May 10, 1993, edition of Monday Night Raw, Yokozuna served as one of the lumberjacks in a match between Duggan and Shawn Michaels for the Intercontinental Championship. Nonetheless, he had his moments and his solid rivalries. The 1994 Royal Rumble featured a Casket match for the WWE Championship between Yokozuna and The Undertaker. Best of Womens Evolution Banzai! However, fans were heavily backing Undertaker, and he remained unbeaten at SummerSlam with a fine win. The Best of In Your House Hart got the pinfall victory, finally taking the title away from the long-running champion who reigned for 280 days. 11 Yokozuna Vs. Former Editor-In-Chief of Sound On Sight, and host of several podcasts including the Game of Thrones and Walking Dead podcasts, as well as Sound On Sight. Triple H gained the upper hand, and he hit Kane across the skull with a steel chair. With Austin prone, the perfect victim for the Banzai Drop, Yokozuna climbed the ropesthen broke them, with his weight too much for them to hold. At WrestleMania 10, Yokozuna pulled double duty, and he put the WWE Championship on the line against Lex Luger, who was co-winner of the 1994 Royal Rumble match. [1][2][22] Eventually, Yokozuna was forced to accept a Casket match with the Undertaker. Undertaker stuffed King Mabel in the casket, and Mabel's manager Mo suffered the same fate before he shut the lid, he retrieved the golden chain. Their battle was brilliant, and both had excellent chemistry together against each other. He was largely dominant over the WWF main event scene for the length of 1993 when, after just a few months on the roster, he won a Royal Rumble, won two world titles (one at WrestleMania, one over Hulk Hogan) and held the strap for half the year. The Undertaker was originally scheduled to face Chris Jericho in a blockbuster casket match, but Rusev replaced Y2J. As Yokozuna thought that there would be no one left to challenge him, Lex Luger flew in by helicopter, stepped forward, and slammed him on the deck. For a main event heel, there may be no greater milestone than putting over a hero in a high-profile situation in such a way that feels deeply satisfying. The Best of WWE: AJ Styles: Most Phenomenal Matches You see, the Taker/Yokozuna match isnt great by any stretch of the imagination not then and certainly not now. Some people take my heart, others take my shoes, and some take me home. Host of the Sordid Cinema Podcast and NXpress Nintendo Podcast. Yokozuna had a refusal to stay down, and he powered out of Hogan's leg drop which rarely happens. Their second meeting at Survivor Series had Chuck Norris as the special enforcer to ensure that a repeat of what happened at the Royal Rumble, would not materialize here. 10 Greatest Matches From the 2010s The Best of WWE: AJ Styles: Most Phenomenal Matches The Best of Goldberg NXT's Most Defining TakeOver Matches Stone Cold's Hell Raisin' Moments The Best SmackDown Matches of the Decade The Best Raw Matches of the Decade The Best of Money in the Bank The Undertaker's Most Brutal Last Rides Kevin However, instead of a stretcher, a real forklift had to be brought to carry Yokozuna out on that edition of RAW. Yokozuna: Profile & Match Listing - Internet Wrestling Database (IWD) Yokozuna Profile & Match Listing Facts & Stats PWI Ratings Opponents & Partners Win/Loss Record Star Ratings Win Types Relations PPV Yokozuna Promotion Search: All AWA CWA (Germany) HOW NJPW USWA WAR WWF WWF/USWA [42] The event was rescheduled two days later, in which the matches that were previously blacked-out took place again. Ultimately, Undertaker weathered the storm and he went on to win another casket match. The match was billed as an All-Americans (Lex Luger, The Undertaker and Steiner Brothers) vs. Foreign Fanatics (Yokozuna, Quebecer Jacques, Ludvig Borga and Crush) contest. The wrestlers he feuded with were some of the all-time greats and that made Yokozuna look like a monster inside the squared circle. For this match, Roddy Piper was the special referee. Not only was Yokozuna forced to accept the first of their two Casket matches, but once it was revealed that the unstoppable Yokozuna had a fear of coffins, The Undertaker used that knowledge to gain a psychological advantage over the big man. Copyright 2022 TIlt Magazine. Big Show was standing on the ramp and he was selling a throat injury. CAGEMATCH Wrestlers Database Yokozuna Matches Yokozuna Also known as Great Kokina, Giant Kokina, Kokina Anoai, Kokina Maximus, Kokina The Samoan, Kokina Overview News and Rumors Articles Career Career highlights Titles Matches Match Statistics Matchguide Feuds Tournaments Tag Teams & Stables Entourage Awards Wrestling Games Movies Ratings Yokozuna defeated Bret Hart to become the youngest WWE Champion in WWE history in the main event of WrestleMania 9. Two months after being humiliated via one of the shortest WWE Championship reigns in company history, Yokozuna found himself toe-to-toe against Hulk Hogan at the King of the Ring pay-per-view. ECW Barely Legal 25 The Ortons closed the casket for the win and set it ablaze afterward. 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