The Terminator (wrestler)
| The Wrecking Crew (Terminator) | |
|---|---|
 Laurinaitis, circa 1988 | |
| Birth name | Marcus Laurinaitis |
| Born | February 21, 1965 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Family | John Laurinaitis (brother) Road Warrior Animal (brother) James Laurinaitis (nephew) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Fury The Terminator The Wrecking Crew |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Billed weight | 270 lb (120 kg; 19 st) |
| Trained by | Road Warrior Animal John Laurinaitis Nelson Royal Gene Anderson Ric Flair Dusty Rhodes [1] |
| Debut | 1987 |
| Retired | 1998 |
Marcus Laurinaitis (born February 21, 1965) is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, The Wrecking Crew (Fury) & Terminator. He wrestled primarily in Florida (FCW), Japan (All-Japan Pro Wrestling & New Japan Pro Wrestling), and Europe (CWA), as well with World Championship Wrestling (WCW). He is the brother of fellow professional wrestlers John Laurinaitis and Road Warrior Animal.
Professional wrestling career
Marcus made his debut in 1987 after being trained by his brothers Joseph and John, as well as by
Dory Funk, Jr. The Terminator and Zenk finished in 11th place only ahead of Mark and Chris Youngblood.[3]
After the tour Marcus returned to Florida where he participated in a tournament to crown a new
Brian Knobs) who took the gold from them. The brothers would come back strong only 3 weeks later to regain their gold and hold on to it until March 24, 1989, where the Nasty Boys once again beat them for the gold.[4] During their second run with the gold Marcus and Johnny also toured with All Japan Pro Wrestling as a team.[5] Shortly afterwards Johnny Ace left Florida Championship Wrestling to compete in Jim Crockett Promotions as one of the “Dynamic Dudes” (with Shane Douglas). The team known as the Bounty Hunters won the Florida tag team titles in November, but when one of the Bounty Hunters was injured Marcus stepped in and teamed up with the other Bounty Hunter to defend the tag team titles. The team held the gold until the Nasty Boys beat them on a card in Nassau, Bahamas on January 6, 1990.[4]
The Wrecking Crew
While competing in Florida Marcus ended up teaming with
Dan Kroffat which the Wrecking Crew lost.[18]
Championships and accomplishments
- Catch Wrestling Association
- CWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Rage
- International Championship Wrestling Association
- ICWA Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Al Green
- International Wrestling Association
- IWA Tag Team Championship (2 times) - Sunny Beach and Rage[4]
- International Wrestling Federation
- IWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Rage
- Championship Wrestling from Florida
- NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Johnny Ace (2) and the Bounty Hunter (1)
- NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Pro Wrestling Federation
- PWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with the Bounty Hunter
- Windy City Pro Wrestling
- WCPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Rage
References
- ^ a b Steve Johnson (2009). "NWA Wrestling Legends Hall of Heroes: Nelson Royal". MidAtlanticWrestling.net. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
- ^ prowrestlinghistory.com (December 11, 1987). "AJPW Budokan Show results (1986–1990)".
The Great Kabuki & John Tenta beat Tom Zenk & The Terminator (9:30) when Tenta pinned Terminator
- ^ Strong Style Spirit (November 21 – December 11, 1987). "AJPW Real World Tag League results (1987)".
11. Tom Zenk & The Terminator [2]
- ^ ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ prowrestlinghistory.com (March 8, 1989). "AJPW Budokan Show results (1986–1990)".
Toshiaki Kawada & Samson Fuyuki beat Johnny Ace & The Terminator (15:20) when KAwada pinned Terminator
- ^ "WCW Show Results 1993". January 1993.
(shown on WCW World Wide January 16) The Wrecking Crew defeated Joey Maggs & Johnny Rich at 4:24 when Rage pinned Maggs following their finishing move the "Wrecking Ball" (Back Breaker over the shoulder with an elbow off the top rope)
- ^ prowrestlinghistory.com (January 13, 1993). "WCW Clash of the Champions Results (XXII)". Archived from the original on September 26, 2007.
- ^ "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)
External links
- The Terminator's profile at Cagematch.net, Wrestlingdata.com, Internet Wrestling Database