Power and Glory

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Power and Glory
$A picture of {{{current_name}}}.$ Paul Roma (left) & Hercules (right)
Tag team
Members	Hercules Paul Roma
Heights	6 ft 1 in (185 cm) - Hercules 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) - Roma
Combined weight	519 lb (236 kg)
Debuted	1990
Disbanded	1991
Promotions	WWF

Power & Glory was a tag-team in the World Wrestling Federation that existed from 1990 to 1991. The team consisted of Paul "Romeo" Roma (who represented Glory, Looks) and Hercules (who was Power, Strength). The team was managed by Slick.

[edit] History

In the early parts of 1990 Paul Roma had come off a break up of The Young Stallions and was used as an “Enhancement talent” for wrestlers getting a push. Roma was paired up with fellow “Enhancement talent” the Mighty Hercules into a regular tag-team. At this point they were not given a name, nor did the two faces get much air time as a team, being relegated to mainly losing to tag-teams on house shows.

One night during the summer things changed. Paul Roma faced Dino Bravo on WWF Superstars of Wrestling where he lost 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, soon he was joined by Hercules as the two sides argued. Moments later Roma and Hercules turned heel (bad guy) by attacking the Rockers beating them down before leaving the ring together.

Shortly after their attack on the Rockers Roma and Hercules unveiled their new manager Slick and a new name to go with their attitude - Power and Glory along with matching outfits. Power and Glory clashed with the Rockers at Summer Slam 1990 with Marty Jannetty being forced to wrestle the match on his own after Power and Glory injured Shawn Michaels before the match (this was a storyline excuse to give Shawn some time off to heal). Once Shawn 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.

1991 did not see “glory” for the team though, despite having a number of shots at the WWF Tag Team champions, the Hart Foundation Roma and Hercules never won the gold. Their misfortune continued at WrestleMania VII where they lost to The Legion of Doom in under a minute destroying any credibility the team had left at this point in time.

Soon after Power and Glory teamed up with Slick’s other charge The Warlord for a series of 6 man tag-team matches that also saw the team on the losing side effectively putting the writing on the wall for the team. Their last Pay Per View outing came when they along with the Warlord faced Ricky Steamboat, Kerry Von Erich and Davey Boy Smith at Summer Slam 1991 in a losing effort. In one of their last recorded matches together as a team they lost to the Legion of Doom at a WWF Special at the Royal Albert Hall in England, ironically the match was much more competitive than their match at WrestleMania despite it being one of the last matches Power and Glory ever wrestled together.

After the break up Roma left the federation soon after and later appeared as one of the Four Horsemen while Hercules would remain with the WWF for 6 months or so resuming his “Enhancement talent” position.