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Al Green (wrestler)

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While the team with The Terminator was a makeshift team at first, but they began teaming regularly first under the name The Terminators then later on as The Wrecking Crew where the Terminator became known as Fury and Al was renamed "Rage". The team competed for the International Wrestling Federation
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Green made appearances for the short lived WXO in 2000 under a mask and other Florida independent promotions. He retired from wrestling in 2001. Six years later, on April 27, 2007 Green made a one night appearance against
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By late 1992 the Wrecking Crew got signed by World Championship Wrestling, making their debut in January 1993. Shortly after their debut the Wrecking Crew got national exposure by competing at
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after only one match. The reconstituted Master Blasters continued their undefeated streak in October. Meanwhile, Kevin Nash would have his first singles match on September 28, defeating
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and began to move up the WCW tag-team ratings. However their winning streak would finally come to an end on November 22 at the Omni in Atlanta, Georgia when Tom Zenk &
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After their success at the Clash the team rode on a wave of success defeating Gunn and Zenk repeatedly, as well as looking impressive against temporary teams such as
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As Summer turned to fall the Wrecking Crew's time with WCW ended, returning to the independent scene. In 1994 the Wrecking Crew traveled to Europe to work for
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on February 2, 1991. Following this loss their momentum began to dissipate as the Blasters would suffer follow-up losses to the Southern Boys and
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handed them their first defeat (Pillman pinning Blade). They rebounded to go on another undefeated streak, defeating The Southern Boys as well as
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based in Florida showing themselves to be a force in the tag team division. On May 28, 1992, the duo beat IWF Tag Team Champions
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stepped in and defended the tag team titles with Green. The team held the gold until the Nasty Boys beat them on a card in
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had died during a match. Fury and Rage held the belts for only three weeks before being unseated by CWA regulars
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where the match ended in a no contest. Green's last television appearances were as a guest on the reality shows
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2 Cold Scorpio and Marcus Alexander Bagwell as well as feuding with the identical twin duo known as The
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at 4:24 when Rage pinned Maggs following an overhead backbreaker / elbow off the top double team
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They were pinned as well on television in 52 seconds by the Steiners in a match that aired on
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and Mannukea Mossman. The highlight of their summer tour was a clash with multiple time
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Cactus Jack & the Barbarian defeated the Wrecking Crew when Cactus pinned Rage
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Green performed in WCW during the late 1990s, mainly on low level programs like
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Green died on June 14, 2013, at the age of 57. He had been suffering from
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2 Cold Scorpio & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated the Wrecking Crew
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in the finals of a tournament to crown new CWA Tag Team Champions after
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in The Bounty Hunters tag team as "Bounty Hunter #1". The team won the
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2 Cold Scorpio & Johnny B. Badd fought the Wrecking Crew to a draw
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The Wrecking Crew defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Joey Maggs
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The Wrecking Crew beat Kentaro Shiga & Maunukea Mossman (7:41)
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in early 2001, Green's contract was one of the assets not taken.
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By March the team was contesting a series of matches with future
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On September 22, 1990 Blade was a replacement for Iron, who left
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in November, but when Green's partner (Tim Parker) was injured,
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on October 27, 1990, in Chicago, Illinois the Blasters upended
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Dan Kroffat & Doug Furnas beat The Wrecking Crew (10:49)
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ICWA Tag Team Championship (3 times) โ€“ with The Terminator
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Green was trained for a professional wrestling career by
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PWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) โ€“ with The Terminator
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The Wrecking Crew defeated Johnny Gunn & Tom Zenk
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International Wrestling Federation (Florida version)
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