3 Count

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3 Count
Stable
MembersShane Helms[1]
Shannon Moore[1]
Evan Karagias[1]
Tank Abbott[1]
Name(s)3 Count[1]
Three Count[1]
HometownNorth Carolina
DebutDecember 1999[2]
Disbanded2000

3 Count was a

enforcer
.

History

Creation

Shane Helms and Shannon Moore both signed contracts in May 1999.[3] In December 1999, Jimmy Hart put them together with Evan Karagias as a group to both capitalize on and make fun of the success of boy bands at the time.[1][2]

Their

The Jung Dragons.[1]

Helms and Moore squared off in the first round of the WCW Cruiserweight title tournament, with Moore advancing at the expense of his partner.[3] The group were received as heels, and after three months captured (together) the WCW Hardcore Championship by pinning Brian Knobbs on February 28, 2000. They re-lost the title to Knobbs a month later, when he pinned all three members consecutively. In the process, however, Moore became the youngest champion in WCW history.

Tank Abbott

After losing the Hardcore championship Helms was

legitimately taken out of action with a broken nose.[3] Upon his return 3 Count was joined by Tank Abbott, a storyline huge fan.[1][2] Abbott hung around ringside when 3 Count performed and began protecting them from other wrestlers, and eventually started inserting himself as an (uninvited) back-up dancer during performances. 3 Count's feud with the Jung Dragons continued as the Dragons tried to steal 3 Count's Gold album and recording contract.[3] This led to a ladder match at New Blood Rising.[2] Abbott helped 3 Count to win, and afterwards left with both the album and the contract.[3] Abbott claimed that he should be the lead singer of 3 Count,[1] with which Helms, Moore and Karagias disagreed, leading to a feud between 3 Count and Abbott.[3] It ended when Abbott left WCW soon after.[3]

Break up

After feuding with the

WCW Cruiserweight Championship at Starrcade, in which both Moore and Helms grabbed the contract at the same moment.[5] As a result, Moore and Helms had match to determine who would challenge for the title, which Helms won.[3] He lost the subsequent Cruiserweight Championship match, however, against Chavo Guerrero Jr. at Sin in January 2001.[6] Helms and Moore split when, during a number one contenders match for the Cruiserweight title at SuperBrawl Revenge, Moore attacked Helms instead of Hayashi of the Jung Dragons.[7] Helms, however, later eliminated Moore, and went on to win the match.[7]

Aftermath

As WCW was slowly dying, Moore and Karagias put aside their differences and formed a

WCW Cruiserweight Championship. Moore, Helms, and Karagias would go on to the then World Wrestling Federation. The 3 Count trademark is still owned by Turner Broadcasting System Inc.[8]

Reunion

As announced by Shane Helms on

TNA's Total Nonstop Deletion
.

Championships and accomplishments

1The WCW Hardcore Championship was held jointly among Helms, Moore, and Karagias using the

Freebird Rule
.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Three Count Profile". Online World Of Wrestling. Archived from the original on 11 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
  2. ^ a b c d Oliver, Greg. "3 Count see chance to shine". SLAM! Sports. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved 2008-09-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Milner, John M. "The Hurricane". SLAM! Sports. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved 2009-03-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ Powell, John (2000-11-27). "Steiner wins WCW World Title". SLAM! Sports. Archived from the original on 2012-07-14. Retrieved 2009-03-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ Powell, John (2000-12-18). "Starrcade ends Y2K on a positive note". SLAM! Sports. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved 2009-03-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ Powell, John (2001-01-15). "Animal the Mystery Man at Sin". SLAM! Sports. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved 2009-03-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ a b Powell, John (2001-02-19). "Main event mess hurts SuperBrawl". SLAM! Sports. Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2009-03-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ^ "Brand Owner: WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING, INC". FindOwnerSearch.com. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
  9. ^ "The band reunites in November!". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2014-07-15.

External links

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