Al Green (wrestler)
| Al Green | |
|---|---|
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| Birth name | Alfred Dobalo |
| Born | October 15, 1955 Tampa, Florida, United States |
| Died | June 14, 2013 (aged 57)[1] Tampa, Florida, United States |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Al Green Al Knitti Big Al Green[2] Blade[2] Bounty Hunter #1 (The) Dog[2] Rage |
| Billed height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)[2] |
| Billed weight | 280 lb (127 kg)[2] |
| Billed from | Tampa, Florida[2] |
| Trained by | Steve Keirn[2] |
| Debut | 1989 |
| Retired | 2007 |
Alfred Dobalo
Professional wrestling career
Green was trained for a professional wrestling career by Steve Keirn, making his debut in 1990 as Blade, one half of The Master Blasters tag team alongside Kevin Nash.
The Master Blasters
On September 22, 1990 Blade was a replacement for Iron, who left
They were pinned as well on television in 52 seconds by the Steiners in a match that aired on
The Wrecking Crew
While the team with The Terminator was a makeshift team at first, but they began teaming regularly first under the name The Terminators then later on as The Wrecking Crew where the Terminator became known as Fury and Al was renamed "Rage". The team competed for the International Wrestling Federation based in Florida showing themselves to be a force in the tag team division. On May 28, 1992, the duo beat IWF Tag Team Champions
By late 1992 the Wrecking Crew got signed by World Championship Wrestling, making their debut in January 1993.
After their success at the Clash the team rode on a wave of success defeating Gunn and Zenk repeatedly,
By March the team was contesting a series of matches with future
As Summer turned to fall the Wrecking Crew's time with WCW ended, returning to the independent scene. In 1994 the Wrecking Crew traveled to Europe to work for
In 1995, the Wrecking Crew toured with
Return to WCW
Green performed in WCW during the late 1990s, mainly on low level programs like
Other appearances
Green made appearances for the short lived WXO in 2000 under a mask and other Florida independent promotions.[18] He retired from wrestling in 2001. Six years later, on April 27, 2007 Green made a one night appearance against Abdullah the Butcher at Memphis Wrestling's PMG Clash of Legends where the match ended in a no contest. Green's last television appearances were as a guest on the reality shows Hogan Knows Best and Brooke Knows Best on VH1.
Death
Green died on June 14, 2013, at the age of 57. He had been suffering from COPD for some time before his death.[19][20]
Championships and accomplishments
- Catch Wrestling Association
- CWA World Tag Team Title (1 time) – with Fury
- CWA World Tag Team Title (1 time) – with
- Championship Wrestling from Florida
- NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with The Terminator
- High Voltage Wrestling
- HVW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- International Championship Wrestling Association
- ICWA Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with The Terminator
- International Wrestling Federation (Florida version)
- IWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Fury
- Pro Wrestling Federation
- PWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with The Terminator
- Windy City Pro Wrestling
- WCPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Fury
References
- ^ a b "FORMER WCW WRESTLER AL "THE DOG" GREEN PASSES AWAY".
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Al Green profile". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on 31 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
- ^ a b "History of WWE". History of WWE. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ^ ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "WCW Show Results 1993". January 1993.
(shown on WCW World Wide January 16) The Wrecking Crew defeated Joey Maggs and Johnny Rich at 4:24 when Rage pinned Maggs following an overhead backbreaker / elbow off the top double team
- ^ "WCW Clash of the Champions Results (XXII)". prowrestlinghistory.com. January 13, 1993. Archived from the original on 2007-09-26.
- ^ "WCW Show Results 1993". February 2, 1993.
(shown on WCW Saturday Night on February 20) The Wrecking Crew defeated Johnny Gunn & Tom Zenk
- ^ "WCW Show Results 1993". February 19, 1993.
The Wrecking Crew defeated Johnny Gunn & Tom Zenk
- ^ "WCW Show Results 1993". January 24, 1993.
2 Cold Scorpio & Johnny B. Badd fought the Wrecking Crew to a draw
- ^ "WCW Show Results 1993". January 28, 1993.
The Wrecking Crew defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Joey Maggs
- ^ "WCW Show Results 1993". March 3, 1993.
2 Cold Scorpio & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated the Wrecking Crew
- ^ "WCW Show Results 1993". March 8, 1993.
(shown on WCW Saturday Night on March 13) Keith & Kent Cole defeated Tex Slazenger & Shanghai Pierce when Pierce was pinned following a double dropkick at around the 3:30 mark; after the bout, the Coles avoided an attack from the Wrecking Crew, Tex & Shanghai
- ^ "WCW Show Results 1993". April 27, 1993.
(shown on WCW Saturday Night on May 1) The Wrecking Crew, Tex Slazenger & Shanghai Pierce defeated 2 Cold Scorpio & Marcus Alexander Bagwell, Keith & Kent Cole via disqualification
- ^ "WCW Show Results 1993". May 2, 1993.
Keith & Kent Cole defeated the Wrecking Crew
- ^ "WCW Show Results 1993". April 2, 1993.
Cactus Jack & the Barbarian defeated the Wrecking Crew when Cactus pinned Rage
- ^ "AJPW Budokan Hall Show Results (1991–1995)". March 4, 1995.
The Wrecking Crew beat Kentaro Shiga & Maunukea Mossman (7:41)
- ^ "AJPW Budokan Hall Show Results (1991–1995)". July 24, 1995.
Dan Kroffat & Doug Furnas beat The Wrecking Crew (10:49)
- ^ "Induction: WXO - Wasn't X-actly Outstanding". WrestleCrap - The Very Worst of Pro Wrestling!. 2019-08-02. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
- ^ "FORMER WCW WRESTLER AL "THE DOG" GREEN PASSES AWAY – PWInsider.com".
- ^ "Alfred 'Big Al Green' Dobalo". Tampa Bay Times (via Legacy.com). June 17, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
External links
- Al Green at IMDb
- Al Green's profile at Cagematch.net , Wrestlingdata.com
