Power and Glory
Power and Glory | |
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Tag team | |
Members | Hercules Paul Roma |
Billed heights | Hercules: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1] Roma: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Combined billed weight | 519 lb (235 kg; 37.1 st)[2] |
Debut | July 1990[2] |
Disbanded | October 1991[2] |
Years active | 1990–1991 |
Power and Glory was a
History
In early 1990, Paul Roma had come off a breakup of
During the summer of 1990, Paul Roma faced Dino Bravo on WWF Superstars of Wrestling, losing after being hit with Jimmy Hart’s megaphone and then pinned. Due to the blow to the head Roma was still in the ring feeling groggy when The Rockers came out for their scheduled match. Roma got mad at the Rockers over coming out and was soon joined by Hercules as the two sides argued. Moments later, Roma and Hercules turned heel by attacking the Rockers, beating them down before leaving the ring together.[5]
One of the matches the new team had was against the other newly formed team of Roma's former partner, Jim Powers and Hercules' former rival, Jim Brunzell, in which Roma and Hercules were victorious when Roma pinned Brunzell after hitting their finisher on Brunzell for the win.[6] (Roma faced Powers numerous times at houses shows, with Roma in all the bouts coming as the winner)
Shortly after their attack on the Rockers, Roma and Hercules unveiled their new manager Slick (who briefly managed Hercules a few years prior), and a new name to go with their attitude - Power and Glory, along with matching outfits.[7] Power and Glory clashed with the Rockers at SummerSlam 1990 with Marty Jannetty being forced to wrestle the match on his own after Power and Glory injured Shawn Michaels' knee before the match[8] (this was a storyline excuse to give Michaels some time off to heal a previously suffered knee injury and he had a noticeable limp on his way to the ring for the SummerSlam match). Once Michaels returned, the feud continued, with the two teams being on opposite sides at Survivor Series, with Power and Glory once again coming out as the victors.[9] Bobby Heenan while doing commentary would sometimes refer to Paul Roma as "Romeo Roma" while Gorilla Monsoon would sometimes refer to Power and Glory as "Herc and Jerk".
The feud culminated on December 28, at
Soon after, Power and Glory teamed up with Slick’s other charge,
Hercules Hernandez died of heart disease on March 6, 2004.
See also
References
- ^ "Hercules' profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7566-4190-0.
- ^ Graham Cawthon. "WWF Show Results 1990". Retrieved 3 April 2007.
February 13, 1990: Hercules & Paul Roma defeated the Brooklyn Brawler & Black Bart
- ^ Graham Cawthon. "WWF Show Results 1990". Retrieved 3 April 2007.
April 24, 1990: Hercules & Paul Roma defeated Kenny Johnson & Buddy Rose
- ^ Graham Cawthon. "WWF Show Results 1990". Retrieved 3 April 2007.
after the bout, the Rockers came out to help Roma but ended up getting into a shoving match with Roma & Hercules
- ^ Power and Glory vs jobber Jim Powers and Jim Brunzell, WWF 1990, retrieved 2022-04-29
- ISBN 978-1-55022-683-6.
- ^ prowrestlinghistory.com. "WWF SummerSlam Results (1990)". Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2007.
- ^ prowrestlinghistory.com. "WWF Survivor Series results (1990)". Retrieved 3 April 2007.
- ^ Graham Cawthon. "WWF Show Results 1990". Retrieved 3 April 2007.
December 27, 1990: WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Paul Roma & Hercules
- ^ prowrestlinghistory.com. "WWF WrestleMania Results (VII)". Retrieved 3 April 2007.
- ^ prowrestlinghistory.com. "WWF SummerSlam Results (1991)". Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2007.
- ^ prowrestlinghistory.com. "WWF UK Tour results (WWF at Royal Albert Hall)". Retrieved 3 April 2007.