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Soon, the Young Stallions were split up off camera without an official announcement. Roma and Powers went their separate ways and both floundered on the undercard afterward, with Powers sustaining an injury that forced him out of action until March 1990. Roma and Powers feuded for a while during this
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lawsuit filed against WWE which alleged that wrestlers incurred traumatic brain injuries during their tenure and that the company concealed the risks of injury. The suit is litigated by attorney Konstantine Kyros, who has been involved in a number of other lawsuits against WWE. US District Judge
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on the January 6th episode of Monday Nitro in Monroe, LA, but was defeated. Shortly afterward, Long's stable fractured, with Joe Gomez and Renegade departing. Teaming with Bobby Walker, Powers faced Gomez and Renegade twice near the start of the year in matches shown on WCW Saturday Night and WCW
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On December 26, 1987, the Stallions were scheduled to face The Hart Foundation in Buffalo, New York. Neidhart did not appear at the event, and the match was then switched to a singles match between Powers and Bret "Hitman" Hart. That night Powers scored perhaps the greatest upset of his career to
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on WWF Superstars and Wrestling Challenge. Powers ended his WWF career on a winning streak, defeating Abe Schwartz at Madison Square Garden on October 29 and again in Scranton, Pennsylvania the following night. He then departed, a full decade after first signing with the company.
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promoter on March 9, 2007. Since returning to wrestling, Powers has wrestled for several independent based organizations and has appeared, pairing back up with Young Stallions partner Paul Roma, at several wrestling fan fests meeting his fans and signing their autographs.
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on a house show on June 30, 1993, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. He ended 1993 with a victory over Papa Shango at a house show on July 23 in Syracuse New York. After a five-month hiatus he returned to the roster, wrestling primarily on house shows against
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while in the AWF. During all of their AWF tag matches, Powers and Gunn struggled until Powers lowered his singlet straps to reveal his finely chiseled torso. In apparent awe, the opposing teams instantly withered, the legal men pinned. He lost to
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In October 1987 the Young Stallions became the official moniker of the Powers and Roma tag team. A storyline playing off of their upset win over the Hart Foundation was started as they "stole" the theme song "Crank It Up" from
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later said he was loaned to PCW as a favor to its owner. Jarrett defeated Powers for the title. Two days, Powers returned the favor, gaining the PCW Americas championship after defeating Jarrett on July 22 in Wind Gap, PA.
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when Power and Glory defeated Powers and Brunzell. On house shows, Roma faced off against Powers in singles competition multiple times during that month as well, with Roma coming out victorious at every outcome.
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on the February 17 episode of WCW Saturday Night. He later lost to Bill Goldberg, Scott Norton, and Fit Finlay. His last appearance came on the August 31 episode of Monday Nitro where he competed against
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and also participating in a nine man battle royal. However for the still learning wrestler these were the highlights of the year, as he continued to drop more prominent matches to roster members such as
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A month later on July 20 at the Silo Nightclub in Reading, Pennsylvania, he faced former nemesis Jeff Jarrett for the vacated PCW Americas Championship. Jarrett was still contracted to the
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Unlike his WWF run, Powers had a more successful run as a whole in the AWF, most of the time coming out victorious, even wrestling enhancement talent alongside his tag-team partner Gunn.
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Roma & Jim Powers defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart (w/ Jimmy Hart) via disqualification when the champions illegally double teamed the challengers
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at a house show in the Bronx, New York, on December 5, 1984. That was his sole victory of the year, as the young rookie continued to register losses on television, falling to
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On the January 3, 1998, edition of WCW Worldwide the duo of Powers and Walker made their first appearance together in seven months. Still managed by Teddy Long, they fell to
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For the next four years Powers was featured primarily as a singles wrestler. During this time, he most notably became the first WWF wrestler to lose to
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Powers and Roma finally gained their first televised victory in regular tag team action in late July 1987 when they faced another preliminary team,
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and Casey Tompson. The stable dissolved. Now a singles wrestler, Powers then earned his first individual victory in over a year when he defeated
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where he appeared at a couple of the federation's featured "Star Wars" events. After gaining more experience, Powers returned to the WWF.
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was stunned when Roma unleashed an off the top rope sunset flip. Fresh off of their first win, Powers and Roma were scheduled to face
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at an event in Queens, NY on June 7, 1986. Five days later he wrestled three times on another house show in Sunbury, PA, defeating
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He arguably reached the peak of his career in the WWF when Powers, on March 11, 1987, along with another preliminary wrestler
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While still working for World Class, Powers made a one off return at a house show in Wildwood, NJ on August 3, 1985, facing
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on October 5th. Powers would wrestle almost exclusively on television tapings for the remainder of the year, facing
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on October 27. The following night he earned a shot against Dean Malenko for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship on
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in March 2009. After a fourteen-year absence (he had appeared on several shows in 1995), Powers rejoined
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on WCW Saturday Night, but were unsuccessful. On May 3, Powers and Walker face The Armstrong Brothers (
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in Lindenhurst, New York. He then made his televised debut on the December 8, 1984, edition of
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in a rematch of their encounter in 1991. He was scouted and then managed for a brief time by
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period, but this soon was scrapped, and they both returned to competing in singles matches.
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in Baltimore, MD. Later in the year he began to appear more on house shows, and defeated
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who also had a hand in training him. He made his WWF debut on October 2, 1984, losing to
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when the "Nature Boy" made his Federation debut on the September 30, 1991, episode of
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The Hart Foundation. The team received their name by accident when color commentator
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In July 1985, Powers ventured outside the WWF to gain more experience, including two
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From this point on, he was unable to move up the card, although he narrowly lost to
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Pro. Both times they were victorious. On March 4, 1997, Powers and Walker faced
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Powers gained his first victory in his return on March 1, 1986 when he defeated
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NWA New Jersey Television Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Danny Inferno
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and Kwang. His final television appearances came in July 1994, when he faced
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referred to them once as "a couple of young stallions" thus naming the team.
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in a best two out of three falls match in the final bout of the inaugural
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and train wrestlers there. Despite meeting face-to-face with WWE booker,
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as well as being scheduled to form a mid-card stable with β€œDesperado"
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That momentum seemed to end in January 1988 when the Stallions faced
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in a losing effort to The Bobby Heenan Family (Big John Studd &
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Powers spent close to a decade retired, rehabbing a neck injury.
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In September 1996 he began to acquire several wins, defeating
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In 2012, Powers was hospitalized, and had two hip surgeries.
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from 1984 to 1994, then elsewhere until 2010. He was born in
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In 2007, Powers was contacted by WWE to be a part of their
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Still managed by Teddy Long, Powers entered 1997 by facing
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Ranked No. 197 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the
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that spring, Powers began to occasionally partner with
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On February 3, 2010, Powers announced his retirement.
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Jim Powers (disambiguation)

East Rutherford, New Jersey
Professional wrestling career
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New York City
Big John Studd
professional wrestler
ring name
World Wrestling Federation
Washington Heights, Manhattan
Madison Square Garden
World Wrestling Federation
Big John Studd
Carl Fury
house show
Georgia Championship Wrestling
Jose Luis Rivera
Nikolai Volkoff
The Iron Sheik
The Moondogs
The Spoiler
Bob Orton Jr.
Gino Carabello
Ken Patera
Brutus Beefcake
Texas
World Class Championship Wrestling
Jim Neidhart
SD Jones

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