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| Ring Name: |
Paul Orndorff |
| Real Name: |
-- |
| Birthdate: |
October 29 |
| Hometown: |
Brandon, Florida
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| Marital Status: |
-- |
| Height & Weight: |
-- |
Trained by:
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Hiro Matsuda
Bob Backlund
Eddie Graham
Jack Brisco |
| Debut: |
1976 |
| Finishing Move: |
Piledriver |
Notable Feuds:
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Ken Mantell
The Junkyard Dog
Buzz Sawyer
Ivan Koloff
Larry Zbyszko
Ted DiBiase
Tito Santana
Roddy Piper
Bob Orton, Jr.
Mr. T
Big John Studd
Adrian Adonis
Hulk Hogan
Rick Rude
Hercules
The Four Horsemen
Steve Williams
Col. DeBeers
Buddy Landell
Brian Lee
Hector Guerrero
Ronnie Garvin
Cactus Jack
Ricky Steamboat
Dustin Rhodes
Kevin Sullivan
2 Cold Scorpio
Stars & Stripes
Vince Russo
The Natural Born Thrillers |
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Title History
NWA Mid-America
Southern Heavyweight Championship
NWA North American Heavyweight Championship [2]
NWA World Tag Team Championship (w/Jimmy Snuka)
NWA Southeastern Tag Team Championship [2] (w/Dick Slater & w/Norvell
Austin)
NWA Tri-State Tag Team Championship (w/Chief Frank Hill)
Mid-South North American Heavyweight Championship
NWA National Heavyweight Championship [4]
WCW World Television Championship
WCW World Tag Team Championship [2] (w/Paul Roma) |
On The Road With The National Wrestling Alliance
June 7, 1977: Defeated
Jerry Lawler to win the NWA Mid-America Southern Heavyweight Championship.
Paul Orndorff would lose the title later in the year.
May 29, 1978: Defeated Ernie Ladd in Tulsa, Oklahoma to win the NWA North
American Heavyweight Championship.
June 1978: Lost the NWA North American Heavyweight Championship to Ernie
Ladd. Paul Orndorff would regain the title from Ladd later that month.
August 15, 1978: Lost the NWA North American Championship to Ernie Ladd.
December 1978: Paul Orndorff and Jimmy Snuka defeated Baron Von Raschke
and Greg Valentine to win the NWA World Tag Team Championship.
April 28, 1979: Paul Orndorff and Jimmy Snuka lost the NWA World Tag Team
Championship to Baron Von Raschke and Paul Jones.
October 1979: Paul Orndorff and Dick Slater won the NWA Southeastern Tag
Team Championship. Orndorff and Slater would lose the titles later in the
year.
1981: Paul Orndorff and Norvell Austin won the NWA Southeastern Tag Team
Championship. Orndorff and Austin would lose the titles later in the year.
1981: Paul Orndorff and Chief Frank Hill won a tournament to capture the
NWA Tri-State Tag Team Championship. Orndorff and Hill would lose the
titles later in the year.
National Wrestling Alliance: Georgia
June 20, 1982: Defeated Buzz Sawyer in Atlanta, Georgia to win the NWA
National Heavyweight Championship. Paul Orndorff would vacate the title
later in the year to train for an unsuccessful NWA World Heavyweight
Championship chase against Ric Flair.
October 3, 1982: Defeated The Super Destroyer in Atlanta, Georgia to win
the NWA National Heavyweight Championship.
October 17, 1982: Lost the NWA National Heavyweight Championship to The
Masked Superstar in Atlanta, Georgia.
November 17, 1982: Defeated The Masked Superstar in Atlanta, Georgia to
regain the NWA National Heavyweight Championship. Paul Orndorff would lose
the title shortly thereafter to Killer Karl Kox.
March 1983: Defeated Tommy Rich to win his fourth and final NWA National
Heavyweight Championship.
March 20, 1983: Lost the NWA National Heavyweight Championship to Killer
Tim Brooks in Atlanta, Georgia.
World Wrestling Federation
1983: Orndorff signed with the WWF and aligned
himself with Roddy Piper as a heel.
In early 1984, Orndorff had a few unsuccessful title shots against World
Champion Hulk Hogan and Intercontinental Champion Tito Santana. In 1985,
Orndorff began a sudden face turn after losing the fall in a six-man tag match
at WrestleMania I. Orndorff later joined forced with Hulk Hogan to feud
with Roddy Piper and Bob Orton, turning on him shortly thereafter to join The
Heenan Family.
Paul then began another feud with Hulk Hogan, stealing his entrance music, and
nearly winning Hogan's World Title on several occasions. In one of the
most popular steel cage matches of all time, Hogan and Orndorff both reached the
floor at the same time. Referee Joey Morella declared Hogan the winner,
while referee Danny Davis declared Orndorff the winner. The match was
restarted and Hogan retained the title.
Shortly thereafter, Orndorff fired Bobby Heenan and took on Oliver Humperdink as
his new manager. Paul stayed at mid-card status for some time until
finally leaving the WWF. He stayed away from the wrestling world for a
while, running a bowling alley near Atlanta, Georgia despite rumors that he had
passed away.
Bouncing Around
Summer 1990: Resurfaced in the NWA as part of Sting's "Dudes With
Attitudes", along with Sting, The Steiner Brothers, Lex Luger, and The Junkyard
Dog. The group feuded with The Four Horsemen until Orndorff disappeared
from the NWA.
1991: Appeared in the Universal Wrestling Federation, feuding with Steve
Williams and Bob Orton. Orndorff wrestled for the UWF periodically during
the early 1990's until the promotion folded.
1992: Smokey Mountain Wrestling opened and held a tournament for its
Heavyweight Championship. Orndorff was invited as an alternate, insulting
him enough to wreak havoc on the promotion. Paul eventually made it to the
finals of the tournament, losing to Brian Lee by disqualification. He was
eventually ousted from SMW after Piledriving a referee.
World Championship Wrestling
1993: Paul Orndorff appeared in WCW as the protégé of Harley Race.
Orndorff began a feud with Cactus Jack that ended at SuperBrawl III in a falls
count anywhere match. Cactus Jack won the match, using a snow shovel to
flatten Orndorff.
March 2, 1993: Defeated Erik Watts in the finals if a 16-man tournament
to win the WCW World Television Championship.
August 18, 1993: Lost the WCW World Television Championship to Ricky
Steamboat in Daytona, Florida.
1993: Formed a tag team with Paul Roma, named "Pretty Wonderful" and
briefly managed by The Assassin.
July 17, 1994: Pretty Wonderful defeated Cactus Jack and Kevin Sullivan
in Orlando, Florida at Bash At The Beach to win the WCW World Tag Team
Championship.
September 25, 1994: Pretty Wonderful lost the WCW World Tag Team
Championship to Stars & Stripes (Marcus Bagwell and The Patriot) in Atlanta,
Georgia.
October 23, 1994: Pretty Wonderful defeated Stars & Stripes at Halloween
Havoc in Detroit, Michigan to regain the WCW World Tag Team Championship.
November 16, 1994: Pretty Wonderful lost the WCW World Tag Team
Championship to Stars & Stripes at Clash Of The Champions in Jacksonville,
Florida.
Pretty Wonderful split up shortly after losing the WCW World Tag Team
Championship, leaving Orndorff in mid-card matches again. After being
beaten repeatedly, Orndorff was visited by Gary Spivey of The Psychic Network
and filled his head with positive encouragement. The "Mr. Wonderful"
gimmick returned exaggerated more than ever, leading Orndorff to carry a mirror
with him at all times to admire himself.
August 29, 1995: Paul Orndorff and Big Van Vader were involved in a
backstage altercation that ultimately led to Vader's dismissal from WCW.
1996: Became a trainer at The WCW Power Plant in Atlanta, Georgia.
Orndorff trained such wrestlers as Bill Goldberg, Sean O'Haire, Mark Jindrak,
Mike Sanders, Chuck Palumbo, and Midnight.
2000: The "Powers That Be" (Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff) announced that
Orndorff must come out of retirement to wrestle a handicap match against
Creative Control. This led to several in-ring appearances leading up to
his final one, a tag team match pitting himself and The Filthy Animals against
The Natural Born Thrillers. At the end of the match, Orndorff delivered a
piledriver to one of the Thrillers and suffered a temporary nerve injury
("stinger"). |
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