It was a straightforward win for Undertaker, but he had to pin him first and he rolled him into the casket. RELATED: The 11 Worst SummerSlams, According To Cagematch.net. The Phenom rolled him into the casket to ensure a repeat of the WrestleMania 22 outing. 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Before he could celebrate, Yokozuna watched from the floor in awe as Undertaker appeared on the video screen and then rose from the dead and into the sky, not to be seen for eight months. Best of John Cena [50] At the pay-per-view event, Yokozuna was scheduled to take on King Kong Bundy in one of the event's two featured matches. The two heavy-hitters went at it, but there was always going to be one winner. This allowed Yokozuna to take Hogan out with a leg drop and regain the WWF Championship, after which Yokozuna proceeded to hit Hogan with the Banzai Drop in the corner. Thankfully, Undertaker did return and the two met in another casket match the following year at Survivor Series, this time with actor/karate expert Chuck Norris as the special enforcer to even the odds and stop anyone from interfering. While he had his sabbaticals and, particularly for the last five years or so of his career was mostly a part-time talent, still, I can say without hesitation that he was at least a fringe main eventer for twenty-six years. Their clash was marginally better than their WrestleMania 9 match. In the night's marquee match, Yoko overcame a spirited onslaught by The Hulkster and benefited from a fireball attack by a Japanese photographer to regain his title. However, several heels including Diesel and Jeff Jarrett assaulted Undertaker. Next Matches Yokozuna vs. Koko B. Ware: January 11, 1993 Royal Rumble Match: Royal Rumble 1993 Yokozuna vs. Bret Hart: WrestleMania IX Triple H gained the upper hand, and he hit Kane across the skull with a steel chair. However, Shawn Michaels emerged from the casket, and he nailed Triple H with Sweet Chin Music. The Big Red Machine was no stranger to casket matches, and he dominated proceedings with power moves. Nonetheless, the match itself was average, but it was memorable. [2][20], At SummerSlam, Yokozuna, now weighing in at 568lb (258kg), and the newly reborn patriot Luger fought it out for the WWF Championship. [7] His first major exposure in the United States came in the American Wrestling Association (AWA) as "Kokina Maximus". February 27, 2023 Monday Night RAW results, IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship, The Best of WWE: The Best of Yokozuna on WWE Network, The Best of WWE: AJ Styles: Most Phenomenal Matches, The Best of Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa, Best of United States Championship Matches, Drew McIntyres Road to the WWE Championship, Halloween Havoc's Most Hellacious Matches, Forever Flair: Ric Flair's Defining Matches. The second is what happened after Yokozuna defeated The Undertaker . The issue between these two big men kicked off in the build to Survivor Series 1993, when The Undertaker stepped up to join the All Americans team and oppose Yokozunas Foreign Fanataics squad that had sidelined Tatanka. The Deadman was hugely popular with the fans, and many believed that he had a legitimate chance of ending Yokozuna's WWE Championship reign. ECW Barely Legal 25 These colossal bouts include his Casket Matches against The Undertaker and WWE Title Matches with Hulk Hogan and Bret Hart. Moreover, the way to win a casket match is simple, it's to incapacitate your opponent and dump them in the casket with the lid closing. Former Editor-In-Chief of Sound On Sight, and host of several podcasts including the Game of Thrones and Walking Dead podcasts, as well as Sound On Sight. When fans look back at the early to mid-1990s, few Superstars towered over the New Generation of WWE the way the massive Yokozuna did. The Best of Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa Jim Ross later commented that Yokozuna knew the release was coming and that it was also due to potential heart issues related to his weight and, following the unexpected death of Brian Pillman seven months previously due to an undiagnosed heart issue, the WWF didn't want to take the liability of letting Yokozuna perform with heart issues. Unique lists featuring pop culture, entertainment and crazy facts. Duggan got Yokozuna off his feet, but Yokozuna would subsequently squash him with four consecutive Banzai Drops, then foil Duggans attempts at challenging Shawn Michaels for the Intercontinental Championship. As they celebrated afterwards, however, a mysterious figure appeared on the Titantron, looking like the Undertaker inside the casket. Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker's casket match for HBK's WWE Championship at the 1998 Royal Rumble is unquestionably the greatest casket match in WWE history. It came at a time when WWEs focus was very much centered on a younger audience, and it was gimmick-heavy main events like this that reflected what the company was all about. )[11] He made his pay-per-view debut at Survivor Series, easily defeating the much smaller Virgil with his huge weight advantage. Soon after, Yokozuna was challenged by American patriot "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, who aimed to be the first man who could knock Yokozuna off his feet (this was taped before Randy Savage knocked down Yokozuna at the Royal Rumble). In 1998, he wrestled for Maryland Championship Wrestling. By the time his career in WWE was over in 1996, he had been at the top of the industry, traveled the world as the top dog in Vince McMahon's company and established himself as a locker-room leader. So, while the point is certainly debatable, Id argue Yokozuna never had a better match than his first title win opposite Bret Hart at WrestleMania 9. While not the first casket match and certainly not the best, the feud between Undertaker and Yokozunas is one of the most memorable rivalries of that era, and while this match isnt a technical classic, theres no denying that watching Yokozuna and a small army of wrestlers try and bury the Deadman, is nothing of sheer fun. The deck was stacked against Triple H as he was aiming to book his spot in the six-pack challenge for the vacant WWE Championship at Unforgiven 1999. In pinning Hogan to not only take back the title but send him packing from the WWF, Yokozuna got all the more over as an unstoppable force, and his second reign arguably marked the official point at which the WWF moved on from Hulkamania, into the new generation that would ultimately give way to Attitude. RELATED: 10 Undertaker Moments That Were Actually Hilarious. At the time, Yokozuna held the record for the second shortest time (after Ric Flair) to win the WWF Championship after his debut, with 173 days (currently, Yokozuna holds the fourth shortest time, after Flair, Sheamus and Brock Lesnar). The Best of Money in the Bank The two met in another casket match at the Survivor Series, this time with actor/karate expert Chuck Norris as the special enforcer to keep the other heel wrestlers away from ringside. [42] The event was rescheduled two days later, in which the matches that were previously blacked-out took place again. Theres a time-honored tradition of a new monster crushing an old monster on his way up the card. Rating: ** (fine enough TV bout) The legend finally makes his "Dream Matches" debut. They were both eliminated by double-count-out. Not only was Yokozuna forced to accept the first of their two Casket matches, but once it was revealed that the unstoppable Yokozuna had a fear of coffins, The Undertaker used that knowledge to gain a psychological advantage over the big man. Some casket matches delivered and others failed to catch fire. Although the Yokozuna character was portrayed as a champion sumo wrestler, Anoai never competed as an actual sumotori. He collided with Virgil in a squash match. [28] At King of the Ring 1994, Yokozuna and Crush failed to win the WWF Tag Team Championship from The Headshrinkers (Samu and Fatu). Goldust defended his title, but it was a stern test as The Undertaker was looking to end his run with the gold. Tevon is a big fan of professional wrestling, who has followed wrestling since the Attitude Era. 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Undertaker came close on several occasions but heels flocked out of the locker room to decimate Undertaker and help Yokozuna beat Undertaker to retain the WWE Championship. This should have been the start of a decent WWE Championship run for Yokozuna but Hulk Hogan intervened, and he challenged Yokozuna to an impromptu WWE Title match. Some people take my heart, others take my shoes, and some take me home. [24] By virtue of winning a coin toss, Luger got to wrestle Yokozuna first at the event. Spanning its storied history through NWA, WCW and WWE, matches include Tully Blanchard vs. Magnum T.A., Sting vs. Rick Rude and AJ Styles vs. Kevin Owens. The Best of WWE Extreme Rules The Best of WWE: AJ Styles: Most Phenomenal Matches [1][2][22] Eventually, Yokozuna was forced to accept a Casket match with the Undertaker. Their second meeting at Survivor Series had Chuck Norris as the special enforcer to ensure that a repeat of what happened at the Royal Rumble, would not materialize here. After the debacle at WrestleMania 9, Yokozuna had the chance to regain the WWE Championship from Hulk Hogan at the inaugural King of the Ring event in 1993. RELATED: Dustin Rhodes' 10 Best Matches, According To Cagematch.net. In April 1995, Owen Hart began promising that he would have a great tag team partner to face off against The Smoking Gunns (Billy and Bart) at WrestleMania XI for the WWF Tag Team Championship. In the best . Triple H - SmackDown (9/23/99), The Undertaker Vs. Heidenreich - Royal Rumble 2005, The Undertaker Vs. Mark Henry - Raw (3/10/08), The Undertaker Vs. Kamala - Survivor Series 1992, The Undertaker Vs. The former Cruiserweight Champion bumped around for the Deadman, who dominated the match. Nonetheless, Luger was physically capable of the slam and got the big push, into a rivalry that reached its climax at SummerSlam where Luger picked up a count-out victory, to be followed by the two captaining opposing teams at Survivor Series. The seventh annual Royal Rumble (which took place on January 22, 1994, at the Providence Civic Center) is best known for two big moments: The first is when Owen Hart turned on his brother Bret Hart after The Quebecers defeated them to retain the WWF Tag Team Championship. Best of Randy Orton: The Legend Killer He spoke English to the fans, had Mr. Fuji wave an American flag during his matches, and challenged Vader to numerous matches. That my friends, is great storytelling, something lacking in wrestling these days. This was a watchable casket match with both men giving their all in a physical encounter. The mammoth competitor cashed his ticket to WrestleMania IX, and eventhough it was a monumental occurrence, what played out in Las Vegas' Caesars Palace put him on the wrong side of history. It was not always the strongest zeki but those with the most influential patrons who . Best of Stone Cold Steve Austin Mr. Fuji blinded Hart by throwing salt in the Hitman's eyes, and Yokozuna covered Hart to capture his first WWE Championship although his joy was short-lived as Hogan beat him in an impromptu WWE Championship match. The Best of Survivor Series Celebrating Black History Yokozuna won on account of his manager Mr. Fuji throwing salt in Harts eyes to set up the finish. The Undertaker - Royal Rumble 1994 Yokozuna defended the WWE Championship against The Undertaker at the 1994 Royal Rumble. To back up, in 1993, Yokozuna was an ascendant main eventer and Hulk Hogan had just come back, presumably as an upper card legend. For Taker and Yokozuna feuded for a long timea full year, putting aside detours like The Dead Man disappearing from television to sell the loss to Yokozuna in a Casket Match. 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Afterwards, Duggan was suffering from (kayfabe) internal bleeding. [47][39] Despite dropping a reported 100lb (45kg), he still could not lose enough to satisfy the WWF officials, and was not medically cleared to wrestle in some states because of his physical condition. This was the first time that the WWE Title was defended in a casket match. Best of the Elimination Chamber Match 12 months removed from their WWE Championship match at WrestleMania 9, Yokozuna and Bret Hart dueled once more in a marquee WWE Title match at WrestleMania 10. Best of United States Championship Matches The Intercontinental Championship was contested in a casket for the first time at In Your House: Beware of Dog. So, this rivalry came to a close at WrestleMania, but with Luger getting disqualified in a screwjob finish that never really paid off in anything meaningful as Mr. Perfectthe guest ref who wronged himdisappeared shortly thereafter and Luger moved on to feud with Ted Dibiases Million Dollar Corporation in a totally unrelated storyline. Undertaker was the favorite once more, and he imposed himself on proceedings. Yokozuna: Profile & Match Listing - Internet Wrestling Database (IWD) Yokozuna Profile & Match Listing Facts & Stats PWI Ratings Opponents & Partners Win/Loss Record Star Ratings Win Types Relations PPV Yokozuna Promotion Search: All AWA CWA (Germany) HOW NJPW USWA WAR WWF WWF/USWA WWE Best Moments of 2020, Roman Reigns' Championship Matches The Deadman refused to stay down but the number's game proved to be too much with Yokozuna going on to retain the WWE Title. For the amount of attention and early fervor of this rivalry, it earns a high spot on this countdown. At the end of the match, Yokozuna seemed ready to hit his finishing maneuver, the Banzai Drop, when he lost his balance and took a fall from the ropes. Triple H lost the match which was the first casket match to take place on SmackDown. Stars Matt Camp (voice) Yokozuna (archive footage) Rob Bartlett (archive footage) See production, box office & company info Add to Watchlist Chavo Guerrero was the sacrificial lamb in his casket match with The Undertaker. Aiden English got his nose involved in proceedings, but Undertaker sealed both men's fate by dumping them into the casket. Best of WarGames Business was at hand here, and the Supreme Fighting Machine had one of the best matches in his career. The title did not change hands, but the match's result made it seem like Luger had a chance against his gigantic foe. Yoko and Savage were the final two participants, and the Macho Man nailed Yokozuna with his patented elbow drop from the top rope. This is a list of all sumo wrestlers who have reached the sport's highest rank of yokozuna.It was not recorded on the banzuke until 1890 and was not officially recognised as sumo's highest rank until 1909. [33] The two would remain champions for several months, defending against teams like the Allied Powers (Lex Luger and Davey Boy Smith),[34] the Smoking Gunns,[35] and others. Hogan seemed to have the match won, but a photographer, planted at ringside among a legitimate Japanese wrestling press group, shot a blast of fire into Hogan's face. 7 WWE Champion For Several Minutes And though the feud figured into the main event picture and started with the WWF Championship at stake, The Undertaker never actually put his hands on the gold during this time. The WWE Championship was up for grabs in the main event of SummerSlam 1993, and Yokozuna defended the gold against Lex Luger. Heidenreich wasn't a good in-ring competitor, and Undertaker was unfortunate to face Heidenreich for the second time in three months. Information Japanese Version Information Location Information Contents 1 Restriction 2 Battleground 3 Strategy 4 Walkthrough 5 Reference Restriction Unit Restriction: "Summer Break Cats" Insect Units Battleground At the end of WrestleMania 9, Hogan re-enetered the main event picture, though, to infamously challenge Yokozuna for the world title at he end of the show and steal the big win. It was total domination from Yokozuna right from the word go as Virgil had no answers to stop Yokozuna in his tracks. The contest, the most ludicrous and outrageously booked in WWE history, saw Yokozuna benefit from the assistance of 10 other Superstars to defeat The Deadman, shoving him into a casket as the spirit of the enigmatic competitor poured from an urn and into the Rhode Island night. The feud came to an anticlimactic finish with the two on opposite sides, but not blowing off much, at Survivor Series. Free shipping for many products! The promoters made a last-minute change and ordered Yokozuna to team with Roberts against Bundy and Neidhart, and Yokozuna's team lost.[1]. By late spring 1994, Yokozuna was already on the decline of his WWF run, but nonetheless regained some momentum and asserted himself as the alpha-super heavyweight in a short feud with. All rights reserved.Click here for our privacy policy. Undertaker triumphed and the Game destroyed the casket. The Best of Nexus Neither booking nor work rate were top-notch in the period between Hulkamania and Attitude, when Yokozuna was in the limelight. Best of Luke Harper How would you rank Yokozunas rivalries? Kevin Owens' Biggest Fights Best of WrestleMania: 2000s Vader vs. Yokozuna: Raw, April 8, 1996 WWE 93.3M subscribers Subscribe Share 178K views 10 months ago Two powerhouses pummel each other when they face off in the ring during Raw! While the resulting matches werent great, and there are ways in which the meat of their rivalry (the turn from 1993 to 1994) felt like a placeholder before we returned to Luger-Yokozuna, the story was sound and I give this rivalry the nod over Lugers because it did get a proper resolution. FULL MATCH - Undertaker vs. Yokozuna - Casket Match: Survivor Series 1994 WWE 93.1M subscribers Subscribe 3.4M views 2 years ago Undertaker is out for retribution in his second Casket Match. Commentator Bobby Heenan claimed Luger's move was a hiptoss, not a bodyslam, as Yokozuna was running at Luger, but the slam was ruled legitimate. [2] He made a one-off appearance for Jim Crockett Promotions on August 12, 1987, facing Ron Simmons at a house show. The Undertaker - No Mercy 2005, Shawn Michaels Vs. The Best Raw Matches of the Decade [2], The next night on Raw, Yokozuna faced then WWF Champion Shawn Michaels for the title, teasing turning heel again. RELATED: The First 10 Casket Matches, Ranked From Worst To Best. The feud took a painful turn a couple weeks later (April 8), when Vader jumped on Yokozuna's leg, ( kayfabe) breaking it. Former WWE Tag Team Champions Daniel Bryan and Kane headlined SmackDown in a casket match. The Best of Alexa Bliss Their battle was brilliant, and both had excellent chemistry together against each other. The victory, which came about as a result of the heavyweight's insulting leg drop to the man who made the move famous, finally confirmed the company was serious about pushing Yokozuna as the centerpiece of the main event scene rather than the nondescript villain of the week. His title reign would be short-lived, though, in what still ranks as one of his worst moments. This made Luger the next major challenger to Yokozuna's title. He was a two-time world champion. CAGEMATCH Wrestlers Database Yokozuna Matches Yokozuna Also known as Great Kokina, Giant Kokina, Kokina Anoai, Kokina Maximus, Kokina The Samoan, Kokina Overview News and Rumors Articles Career Career highlights Titles Matches Match Statistics Matchguide Feuds Tournaments Tag Teams & Stables Entourage Awards Wrestling Games Movies Ratings A significant weight issuehad doomed his on-screen presence and relegated him to inconsistent programs. Commentator Gorilla Monsoon made mention of another, larger Samoan that they would soon be seeing in the WWF. There is nothing I like more than basketball, travelling, and animals. Perfect had a closer look at proceedings as the special guest referee. Until then, yokozuna was merely a licence given to certain zeki to perform the dohy-iri ceremony. He briefly tagged with Crush, another Mr. Fuji charge. Best of nWo Nonetheless, he had his moments and his solid rivalries. Standing in Yokozuna's way was Bret Hart, and they closed out WrestleMania 9 in a mediocre WWE Championship match. In late 1992, Yokozuna joined WWE and he pushed right to the top almost instantly in his WWE career. Their match was physical but it wasn't anything special. Without the help of Fujis henchmen, Yokozuna would go on to lose the match and face his greatest fear as he wound up locked inside the casket. Stone Cold's Hell Raisin' Moments Nevertheless, the finish was remarkable with Undertaker Irish whipping Show into the casket which was standing up, and it closed with Undertaker triumphant. Undertaker sported his Phantom of the Opera-like mask, and he was determined to put King Mabel away. Undertaker was relatively comfortable in this casket match with Henry posing few problems for his fellow Texan. Despite using his big size, Yokozuna lost the match to Michaels. 11 Yokozuna Vs. [17] At King of the Ring, Yokozuna, whose weight had already increased from 505lb (229kg) to 550lb (250kg), challenged Hogan for the title. 182 minutes At In Your House 3 on September 24, 1995, Yokozuna teamed up with Davey Boy Smith to take on Shawn Michaels and Diesel (the back story being that Hart was with his wife as she gave birth to one of their children) with Diesel's WWF Championship, Shawn Michaels' Intercontinental Championship and Hart and Yokozuna's Tag Team Championship on the line. [13] On the May 10, 1993, edition of Monday Night Raw, Yokozuna served as one of the lumberjacks in a match between Duggan and Shawn Michaels for the Intercontinental Championship. RELATED: 10 WWE Wrestlers Who Challenged For A World Title Multiple Times (But Never Won It). Best of The Bellas Yokozuna: Bio. Undertaker and Kama Mustafa's casket match at SummerSlam 1995 were superb with Undertaker having a good match against one of his real-life good friends. You can find me online writing about anime, TV, movies, games and so much more. Royal Rumble 1994 Undertaker vs Yokozuna Casket Match. The seventh annual Royal Rumble (which took place on January 22, 1994, at the Providence Civic Center) is best known for two big moments: The first is when Owen Hart turned on his brother Bret Hart after The Quebecers defeated them to retain the WWF Tag Team Championship. The Extreme The Best of WWE Backlash To celebrate, he held a "Bodyslam Competition" aboard the USSIntrepid, a decommissioned aircraft carrier, on Independence Day. A monster heel, he embarked on a series of squash victories, including a memorable one against Virgil at the 1992 Survivor Series, before arriving at the 1993 Royal Rumble match as a heavy favorite to win the popular gimmick match. Yokozuna was, in so many ways, a throwback character as the WWF leaned upon a combination of conventional ways of pushing monster heels to get this guy over. 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