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TURNING ADVERSITY INTO OPPORTUNITY
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TURNING ADVERSITY INTO OPPORTUNITY
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CRUSH TEAMS WITH ANIMALFollowing SummerSlam 1992, Hawk left the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), leaving Animal with dates to fulfill and no tag team partner. This led to Animal facing The Beverly Brothers in 2-on-1 handicap matches on at least one (1) occasion.
For their outstanding commitments for their European tour and some events in the United States, Crush (formerly of Demolition, now a singles competitor) was teamed with Animal. The duo would face various combinations of The Beverly Brothers, "The Genius" Lanny Poffo, The Brooklyn Brawler, Kato, and Skinner. On at least two (2) occasions, Paul Ellering joined Animal & Crush to take on The Brooklyn Brawler, The Genius, and one of The Beverly Brothers. |
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In addition to his tag team exploits with Power Warrior in Japan, Hawk also make his presence felt on the singles scene for a variety of promotions around the world.
In late 1992, Hawk spent some time in Australia's Wrestling Down Under promotion, rekindling a rivalry with Demolition Smash (Barry Darsow). Not only was Darsow one-half of the legendary Demolition team (seen by many as the WWF's version of The Road Warriors), but Darsow trained alongside Hawk, Animal, Scott Norton, Nikita Koloff, and Rick Rude under the tutelage of Eddie Sharkey. |
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On July 30, 1993 in Ft. Hood, TX, Hawk appeared on the first show for the new promotion World Wrestling Network (run by Jim Crockett, Jr. and Paul Heyman), defeating The Convict (formerly "Nailz" in the World Wrestling Federation). Unfortunately, Hawk's wrestling gear didn't arrive in time for the show, so he wore a prisoner's jumpsuit for the match.
Hawk would return for the promotion's only other show on February 28, 1994 at The Manhattan Center in New York to defeat Keith Scherer. |
On September 1, 2007, fans in All-Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) welcomed the returning Animal, who teamed with Power Warrior (Kensuke Sasaki) to form "The Hell Warriors", defeating the team of YASSHI & Shuji Kondo. The Hell Warriors allowed Animal to team with Power Warrior in paying homage to Hawk, both for the legacy of The Road Warriors, and for that of The Hellraisers, a team formed by Hawk & Power Warrior in 1992.
The pair travelled to Mexico, defeating Damián el Terrible and Damián 666 to win the UWA World Tag Team Championship on May 11, 2008 at Toryumon Mexico's Dragon-Mania show. |
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