Everything about Charles Wright Wrestler totally explained
Charles Wright (born
May 16 1961)
Career
Beginnings
Wright first entered professional wrestling after being noticed tending bar at a bar by wrestlers during the filming of the movie
Over the Top. The wrestlers involved gave him the advice that, with his large body type and unique (
tattooed) look, he should try seeking out
Larry Sharpe and his
Monster Factory to get into the business.
United States Wrestling Association (1989)
Eventually Wright parlayed his training into a job with
Jerry Lawler in the
United States Wrestling Association (USWA) with the
gimmick the wrestlers from the bar had given him and took the name
The Soultaker, taken from one of the tattoos on his arm. Even with his admitted limited skill set, he was given the
USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship on October 23, 1989 and held it for about two weeks.
World Wrestling Federation (1991–1993)
After brief stints in
Japan and other American
independent promotions Wright was brought in to
World Wrestling Federtation (WWF) at the suggestion of his friend
The Undertaker. He wrestled briefly at house shows as
Sir Charles, a play on both his real name and the nickname of
National Basketball Association player
Charles Barkley. The character was hardly used and wasn't able to be developed, and even when talking about it later Wright only remembers wearing robes he purchased from another wrestler to the ring. Papa Shango was thrust into the spotlight almost immediately,
running in on the
Hulk Hogan vs.
Sid Justice main event at
WrestleMania VIII to jump start a
feud between himself and
Ultimate Warrior. Shango actually missed his cue to run in, hitting the ring late. The finish was supposed to be Sid getting disqualified because of Shango breaking up the pinfall attempt by Hogan after Hulk hit the big legdrop. However due to Shango getting to the ring late, Sid was forced to kick out of the legdrop to save face. Sid's manager, Harvey Wippleman then jumped on the apron, and the referee signalled for the disqualification at that point as Shango was just getting to the ring.
At the same time as he was wrestling as Papa Shango in the WWF, the WWF had a working agreement with USWA. As part of the agreement Papa Shango was sent to wrestle in USWA, where he won the Unified World Heavyweight Championship for a second time. He became an immediate part of the stables feud with
The Undertaker, stealing the Undertaker's signature
urn and having it melted down into a necklace, only to lose it back to him at
SummerSlam. After SummerSlam, Wright left the company again.
World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment (1997–2002; Third run)
Wright was asked to return in 1997, with the original plans being for him to revive the Papa Shango character, As he was working the Godfather gimmick the WWF began airing
SmackDown! on
UPN, drawing the attention of
Parents Television Council (PTC), which claimed the WWF and their programming was inappropriate for prime time television. One of the PTCs complaints was the Godfathers pimp gimmick, and during the ensuing controversies the WWF higher ups began imposing restrictions on what he could say and do, hurting his popularity.
Right to Censor disbanded in 2001 as the
Invasion storyline began.
The Godfather character had a short revival in 2002, claiming to have gone "legitimate" and formed a legal
escort agency. It lasted around four months, but never caught on in the way the original did. When he wasn't "drafted" during the
brand split an apparent
angle was begun during a
RAW dark match with him attacking the also un-drafted Val Venis. Nothing came of it, and he was taken off television altogether.
Wright retired from wrestling, returning to
Las Vegas to manage
Cheetah's, a Gentleman's Club.
Retirement and one-time appearances (2002–Current)
Despite his retirement, the Godfather returned to
WWE only to make one night appearances with his
Ho–Train. The Godfather appeared one more time during the "wedding" of
Billy and Chuck in
2002 to tell both Billy and Chuck that they used to be ladies' men, and asked "What the hiz-hell is going on". He left with the
Ho-Train, after being dismissed by
Rico.
He appeared at
Vengeance 2005 interrupting
Viscera's
marriage proposal to
Lillian Garcia, to show Viscera what he'd be "missing out on" if he asked Lillian to marry him. Viscera dropped the proposal, but instead dumped Lillian for The Godfather's Hos.
The Godfather's next appearance was at the
Theodore Long and
Kristal Marshall wedding ceremony on the
September 21 2007 edition of
WWE Friday Night SmackDown!, where he tried to convince Long and
Ron Simmons to go back to the old partying days they had, but refused. He left with his
Ho Train, leaving with all the guests and JBL, minus
Mr.McMahon,
Jonathan Coachman,
Hornswoggle,
Gerald Brisco,
Pat Patterson,
Michael Cole and several
WWE Divas.
The Godfather reappeared on WWE television during the McMahon family portrait, on
December 10 2007, during
RAW's 15th Anniversary, where he let
Hornswoggle join his Ho Train.
In wrestling
- Finishing and signature moves
- As The Godfather / The Goodfather
As Kama Mustafa
As Kama
As Papa Shango
Managers and valets
Nicknames
- The Supreme Fighting Machine – as Kama
Themes
Championships and accomplishments
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked #353 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003.
United States Wrestling Association
World Wrestling Federation
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