Charles Wright (wrestler)
American professional wrestler
Charles Wright (born May 16, 1961) is an American former professional wrestler and businessman. He is best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation from the 1990s and early 2000s. During his time there, he wrestled under the ring names Papa Shango, Kama, Kama Mustafa, The Godfather, and The Goodfather.
| Charles Wright | |
|---|---|
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| Born | May 16, 1961[1] Palo Alto, California[2] |
| Lives in | Las Vegas, Nevada[1] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Baron Smedly[1] The Godfather[1] The Goodfather[1] Kama "The Supreme Fighting Machine"[1] Kama Mustafa[1] Papa Shango[1] Pimp Father[1] Rocky Las Vegas[1] Sir Charles[1] The Soultaker[1] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)[1] |
| Billed from | Parts Unknown[1] Red-light district[1] |
| Trained by | The Monster Factory[1] Larry Sharpe[1] |
| Debut | September 16, 1989[1] |
| Retired | December 2002[2] |
ChampionshipsEdit
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- He was ranked #353 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003.[3]
- United States Wrestling Association
- USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship (two times)[4]
- World Wrestling Federation
- WWF Intercontinental Championship (one time)[5]
- WWF Tag Team Championship (one time) (with Bull Buchanan)[6]
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
- Worst Gimmick (1992)
- Worst Feud of the Year (1992) (vs. The Ultimate Warrior)
- Most Embarrassing Wrestler (1992)
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 "The Godfather's OWOW profile". Online World Of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Cagematch profile".
- ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Top 500 Wrestlers of the PWI Years". Wrestling Information Archive. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
- ↑ "Unified World Heavyweight Title". WWE. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
- ↑ "Intercontinental Championship - The Godfather (April 12, 1999 - May 25, 1999)". WWE. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
- ↑ "World Tag Team Championship - Bull Buchanan & Goodfather (November 06, 2000 - December 10, 2000)". WWE. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
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