Owen Hart and Yokozuna
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| Owen Hart and Yokozuna | |
| Tag Team | |
|---|---|
| Members | Owen Hart Yokozuna British Bulldog for one night[1][2][3] |
| Name(s) | Owen Hart and Yokozuna[4] |
| Heights | Owen: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Yokozuna: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[5] |
| Combined weight | 777 lb (352 kg) |
| Hometown | Owen:Calgary, Alberta Yokozuna:San Francisco, California |
| Debut | April 2, 1995 |
| Disbanded | September 25, 1995 |
| Promotions | WWF |
Owen Hart and Yokozuna were a professional wrestling tag team that wrestled in World Wrestling Federation. The team existed in 1995.
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[edit] History
The team debuted on WrestleMania XI when former World Wrestling Federation Champion Yokozuna was billed as Owen's mystery partner. This was Yokozuna's first appearance since 1994 Survivor Series. They defeated The Smokin' Gunns to win the WWF Tag Team Championship.[6][2][7]
During their World Tag Team Championship reign, Owen Hart and Yokozuna rose to the top of the tag team division of WWF[8] as they went on to make successful title defenses against the likes of The Smokin' Gunns[9] and The Allied Powers[10]. In a World Tag Team Championship title defense, Hart was replaced by British Bulldog because Hart was with wife who was giving birth to their second child. Yokozuna and Bulldog defended the titles against Diesel and Shawn Michaels but lost to Diesel and Michaels when Diesel pinned Hart after a jacknife powerbomb who came to ringside late in the match.[3][2]
They both went on to hold the title for 175 days during their first reign.[11] Hart and Yokozuna were awarded the titles back the next day[8] by their lawyer Clarence Mason because Hart was pinned in the match who was not a part of the match therefore Michaels and Diesel could not be champions.[1][12][2] The same night, Hart and Yokozuna went on to lose the titles to Smokin' Gunns.[8][2] After the match, their tag team disbanded as Yokozuna focused on singles career while Hart formed a tag team with The British Bulldog in 1996.[13][14]
[edit] In wrestling
- Finishing and signature moves
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- Enzuigiri Kick - Owen
- Banzai Drop - Yokozuna[5]
- Managers
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
[edit] References
- ^ a b Diesel & HBK's second reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-27.
- ^ a b c d e f World Tag Team Championship official title history. WWE.Com. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
- ^ a b In Your House 3: Triple Header results. Complete WWE. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
- ^ Online World of Wrestling Profile. Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
- ^ a b Yokozuna's WWE Profile. WWE.Com. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
- ^ WrestleMania XI results. Complete WWE. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
- ^ Owen Hart and Yokozuna's first World Tag Team Championship reign. WWE.Com. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
- ^ a b c RAW 1995 results. Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
- ^ In Your House 1: Premiere results. Complete WWE. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
- ^ In Your House 2: The Lumberjacks results. Complete WWE. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
- ^ World Tag Team Championship history. Complete WWE. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
- ^ Owen Hart & Yokozuna's second reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-27.
- ^ British Bulldog and Owen Hart's first World Tag Team Championship reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-27.
- ^ British Bulldog and Owen Hart's tag team profile. Online World of Wrestling (Obsessed With Wrestling). Retrieved on 2007-09-27.
