Filthy Animals
Filthy Animals | |
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Tygress[1] | |
Name(s) | The Filthy Animals |
Debut | August 16, 1999 |
Disbanded | March 26, 2001 |
Years active | 1999–2001 |
The Filthy Animals were a professional wrestling faction in World Championship Wrestling[1] from 1999 until 2001.
Concept
The plan for the stable was to be WCW's version of the
History
During a promo on the May 27, 1999 edition of Thunder, Konnan specifically thanked Rey Mysterio Jr., Billy Kidman, and Kevin Nash for watching his back. Mentioning that some people thought the young WCW stars weren't "good enough," Konnan stated they were "filthy animals" and were out for new and old blood.
The Filthy Animals were officially named so on the August 16, 1999 edition of
Eddie Guerrero invented some of his more memorable shtick while with the Filthy Animals, including his famous fake chair knock out (he would knock his opponent out with a chair while the referee was distracted, then drape the chair on their unconscious body, and pretend to be knocked out himself, usually with the referee turning around just in time to see his opponent waking up wondering why they were holding a chair and getting disqualified. Eddie would, from time to time, open one eye to peek or wink to the crowd and gesture them to "shhhh!").
Members
- First incarnation:
- Active: 1999-2000
- Members: Konnan, Rey Mysterio Jr., Billy Kidman, Eddie Guerrero, and Torrie Wilson (valet)
- Second incarnation:
- Active: 2000
- Members: Tygress (valet)
- Third incarnation:
- Active: 2000-2001
- Members: Tygress(valet)
Timeline
Championships and accomplishments
- World Championship Wrestling
- – Mysterio (2), Kidman (1)
- WCW World Tag Team Championship (4 times)[5] – Mysterio and Kidman (1), Mysterio and Konnan (1), Mysterio and Juventud Guerrera (1), Konnan and Kidman (1)
- WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Championship (1 time)[6] – Mysterio and Kidman
See also
- The No Limit Soldiers
- The Mexicools
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Filthy Animals profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
- ^ a b Guerrero, Eddie. Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story, p. 190.
- ^ "WWE Cruiserweight Championship history".
- ^ "Disco Inferno's first WCW Cruiserweight Championship reign". Archived from the original on 2011-09-02. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
- ^ "WCW World Tag Team Championship history".
- ^ "WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Championship history".
External links
- Guerrero, Eddie (2005). Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0-7434-9353-2.