Before that though he portrayed avoodoo practitioner known as Papa Shango. Papa Shango appeared on WWE television between January 1992 and July 1993. He explained that the person in charge forgot to tell him to go, which meant the finish to the match had to be changed. [13] "I was working overseas at the time when WWE gave me a call," Wright said. On the March 16, 2000 episode of SmackDown!, he picked up the biggest win of his career, when he defeated the WWF Champion Triple H, due to interference from Shane McMahon and Big Show. Can You Name Every Wrestler That Competed On The First SmackDown? [35] On the September 11 episode of Raw, Goodfather and Buchanan defeated the Acolytes. Papa Shango got beat by his own bad juju. The new incarnation of Papa Shango was set to be a much meaner and serious character. On November 21, Wright, using the new ring name "The Pimp Fatha", teamed with Nick Dinsmore to defeat Rock of Love (Billy Blade and Kadin Anthony) in a tag team match. (PHOTOS). Despite his retirement, the Godfather has returned to wrestling a few times for one-night appearances with his Ho Train. 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. Plus, get every WWE Premium Live Event, your favorite shows, new movies, live sports, and more. He was eliminated immediately byDolph Ziggler. Old School WWF Legend The Godfather (Real name: Charles Wright), who also wrestled on WWF TV as Papa Shango & "The Supreme Fighting Machine" Kama before, recently appeared on the Scheduled for 2 falls podcast, in which he discussed his 1992-1993 Papa Shango character in detail, including the topic of being late for his scheduled run-in at . When you look back on gimmicks like Papa Shango it can sometimes become easy to understand why those from the outside looking in can't get their heads around people watching and enjoying pro wrestling. 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. Though we dont see her totally regain her powers by the end of season 4 part 1, she does remember something game-changing. Papa Shango scared the bejesus out of me as a child (I was about 8 years old when he debuted). Watch every Premium Live Event and enjoy some of your favorite WWE content on Disney + HotStar. Here you will find short clips from our full length conversations. Answers is the place to go to get the answers you need and to ask the questions you want Plus, get every WWE Premium Live Event, your favorite shows, new movies, live sports, and more. 12:25. Were going to put you in the Nation of Domination. This never came into fruition. WRESTLING ARCADE MATCHUPS. 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. WWE planned a big ending of Papa Shango interfering and Ultimate Warrior returning to even the odds. Wright first entered professional wrestling after being noticed tending bar by wrestlers during the filming of the movie Over the Top. 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. After The Nation split up, Wright had his most successful run with the company under the hugely popular persona of "The Godfather". 2023 ITR Digital Media Limited. Replying to . The Papa Shango character is widely regarded as one of the most notable ones portrayed by Wrightwith a key feature of the gimmick being that he'd caste a voodoo spell on his opponents, which. In July, he had a shot at the CWA World Heavyweight Championship against Rambo, but lost. [36] At Unforgiven, Right to Censor defeated the Acolytes and the Dudley Boyz. Wright received his training in New Jersey with the encouragement of his peers, and when he was finished, he found himself being brought into the United States Wrestling Association in Memphis, Tenn., by none other than WWE Hall of Famer Jerry "The King" Lawler -- and there, the brawny Superstar hopeful found immediate success. [60], On November 22, 2020, he made an appearance at Survivor Series during The Undertaker's retirement ceremony. 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. [15] Shango was then thrust into the spotlight almost immediately, running in on the Hulk Hogan vs. Sid Justice main event at WrestleMania VIII. [62], Wright attended the University of Nevada, Reno where he was an offensive tackle on the football team. [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. A year later on December 16, 1995, he returned as Kama and defeated Viktor Kruuger. RELATED: WHAT THESE WRESTLERS LOOK LIKE WITHOUT PAINT AND MASKS. The Shango character debuted on the February 8, 1992 edition of Superstars, defeating enhancement talent Dale Wolfe. However, due to Shango getting to the ring late, Sid was forced to kick out of the leg drop to save face. Is she evil? 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. which made him being suspended from May to August 2002. The Godfather faced Bull Buchanan, Richards' first group member, in which he agreed to give up pimping if he lost. 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. The original finish was supposed to see Papa Shango break up Hogans pinfall on Sid. WWF House Show - The Ultimate Warrior & The Undertaker vs Papa Shango & The Berzerker - 07.12.1992. He appeared on January 22, 2018, at Raw's 25th anniversary show, in a backstage segment with his former teammate Mark Henry, and his real-life wife. 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"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. After leaving the wrestling business he moved to Las Vegas, where he currently manages the strip club Cheetah's. 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. The gimmick was so bad in fact that it has reached a point where it is looked back upon fondly by fans and at the age of 56 Wright still utilizes the gimmick on the independent circuit. [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. 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. Aug 2, 2020 . Shango made an appearance at AIW and was tasked with taking out five men at once. Using black magic to intimidate the Warrior, Shango infamously caused a strange, darkliquid to ooze from the former WWE Champion's head during a memorably twisted interview segment with Mean Gene Okerlund. and turned into a heel by dropping the ho's and feuding with Val Venis for a short time. 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. The Godfather would instead lose the title to Hart's tag team partner Jeff Jarrett a week later. "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 1992, the haunting voodoo practitioner known as Papa Shango made his shocking debut in WWE. "That was the character closest to really being me. For more information, please read our Legal Disclaimer. He was seen dancing with interviewer Charly Caruso and leading the WWE Universe in chanting the PG-friendly phrase "All aboard the Soul Train!". [63][64] After leaving professional wrestling, Wright moved to Las Vegas where he managed the Cheetah's strip club. It's worth noting that there is no confirmation on this just yet. Shango actually missed his cue to run in, hitting the ring late. Mustafa became increasingly known as The Godfather of the Nation, a moniker which would eventually become his official ring name in 1998. "I was bartending at this club and the guys would come in on their breaks," said Wright. 19:02. Reason Why Naomi Hasnt Returned To WWE Revealed? 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. 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