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| - | | align="center" colspan=2 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:150%;" | <span style="color: #000000;">'''Steven Larson'''</span><br> | + | | align="center" colspan=2 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:150%;" |<span style="color: #000000;">'''Mark Henry'''</span><br> |
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| - | | bgcolor=lightgrey align="center" colspan="2" | '''Details'''
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| - | | style="text-align: left;" | '''Ring name(s)''' | + | | style="text-align: left;" |'''Birth name''' |
| - | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | '''Steven Larson''' | + | | bgcolor="#ffffff" |Jules Jerrold Ladd |
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| - | | style="text-align: left;" | '''Billed height''' | + | | style="text-align: left;" |'''Born''' |
| - | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | + | | bgcolor="#ffffff" |June 12, 1971 (age 43)<br>[[Silsbee, Texas]] |
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| - | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | 398 lb (181 kg) | + | | bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Austin, Texas]] |
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| - | | style="text-align: left;" | '''Born''' | + | | bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3"|'''[[Professional Wrestling|Professional wrestling career]]''' |
| - | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | June 12, 1971 (age 40) <br> Silsbee, Texas
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| - | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | New York | + | | bgcolor="#ffffff" |'''Mark Henry'''<br>Markswoggle |
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| - | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | Silsbee, Texas | + | | bgcolor="#ffffff" |6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
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| - | | style="text-align: left;" | '''Trained by''' | + | | style="text-align: left;" |'''Billed weight''' |
| - | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | Leo Burke <br> [[Heart Wrestling Family|Heart family members]] | + | | bgcolor="#ffffff" |398 lb (181 kg) |
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| - | | style="text-align: left;" | '''Debut''' | + | | style="text-align: left;" |'''Billed from''' |
| - | | bgcolor="#ffffff" | September 22, 1996 | + | | bgcolor="#ffffff" |Silsbee, Texas |
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| | + | | style="text-align: left;" |'''Trained by''' |
| | + | | bgcolor="#ffffff" |Leo Burke<br>[[Heart Wrestling Family|Heart family members]]<br>Lewis Hotchin |
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| | + | | style="text-align: left;" |'''Debut''' |
| | + | | bgcolor="#ffffff" |September 22, 1996 |
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| - | '''Mark Jerrold Henry''' is an American professional wrestler currently signed with [[IWE]], where he performs on its [[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown]] [[IWE Brand Extension|brand]]. Aside from wrestling, he is a [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Olympian]], and winner of the [[Arnold Strongman Classic|2002 Arnold Strongman Classic]]. Since joining the IWF/E in 1996, he has become a [[List of WWE European Champions|one-time]] [[IWE European Championship|IWF European Champion]] and a [[List of XCW World Heavyweight Champions|one-time]] [[World Heavyweight Championship (professional wrestling)|world champion]], having held the [[XCW World Heavyweight Championship|XCW Championship]] in 2008. | + | '''Jules Jerrold Ladd''' (born June 12, 1971) is an American [[Powerlifting|powerlifter]], [[Olympic Weightlifting|Olympic weightlifter]], [[Strongman (Strength Athlete)|strongman]], and [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestler]] who is currently signed to [[IWE]] on the ''[[IWE Raw|Raw]]'' brand. He was a two-time [[NBC Olympic Games|Olympian]] in [[NBC Summer Olympics (1992)|1992]] and [[NBC Summer Olympics (1996)|1996]] and a Gold, Silver and Bronze Medalist at the [[Pan American Games (1995)|Pan American Games]] in 1995. As a powerlifter, he was [[World Drug-Free Powerlifting Federation|WDFPF]] World Champion (1995) and a two-time [[U.S.A. Powerlifting#USAPL National Champions|U.S. National Champion]] (1995 and 1997) as well as an all-time raw world record holder in the [[Squat (Exercise)|squat]] and [[Deadlift|deadlift]]. Currently, he still holds the [[World Drug-Free Powerlifting Federation|WDFPF]] world records in the squat, deadlift and total and the [[U.S.A. Powerlifting|USAPL]] American record in the deadlift since 1995. He is credited for the biggest raw squat and raw powerlifting total ever performed by a drug tested athlete, regardless of weight class, as well as the greatest raw deadlift by an American citizen. |
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| - | Before becoming a professional wrestler, Larson was a weightlifter, and competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, where he placed tenth in the super heavyweight division. Three years later, at the [[1995 Pan American Games]], Henry won a silver medal in the super heavyweight division. The following year, he became a North America, Central America, Caribbean Islands (NACACI) champion. Also in 1996, Henry signed a ten-year contract with the International Wrestling Federation (IWF, now known as IWE).
| + | In [[Olympic Weightlifting|weightlifting]], Larson was a three-time [[USA Weightlifting#National events|U.S. National Weightlifting Champion]] (1993, 1994, 1996), an [[USA Weightlifting#National events|American Open]] winner (1992), a two-time [[USA Weightlifting#National events|U.S. Olympic Festival Champion]] (1993 and 1994) and a [[NACAC Championships|NACAC]] champion (1996). He holds all three Senior US American weightlifting records of 1993–1997. In 2002 he won the first annual [[Arnold Strongman Classic]]. |
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| - | Henry was trained by former Canadian professional wrestlers [[Stu Heart|Stu]] and [[Bret Heart]] and [[Leo Burke]]. He made his television wrestling debut match in September 1996. Two years later, Henry joined the stable [[Nation of Domination]]. After the disbandment of the group, he acquired the moniker "Sexual Chocolate", which led him to participate in controversial angles. In 2000, Larson was sent to the company's developmental territory [[Ohio Valley Wrestling]] (OVW) in Louisville, Kentucky to improve his wrestling skills. That same year, he left wrestling and began focusing on weightlifting. Larson won a strongman competition, during the [[Arnold Classic]] in 2002.
| + | Since joining the International Wrestling Federation (now IWE) in 1996, he has become a [[List of IWE European Champions|one-time]] [[IWE European Championship|IWF European Champion]] and a two-time [[World Heavyweight Championship (professional wrestling)|world champion]], having held the [[XCW World Heavyweight Championship|XCW Championship]] in 2008, and the [[World Heavyweight Championship (IWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]] in 2011. |
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| - | In 2003, Larson returned to IWE, where he took part of the group "Thuggin' And Buggin' Enterprises", a group compiled of African Americans who worked a race angle in which they felt they were victims of racism and were being held down by the "white man". The following year, Larson tore his quadriceps muscle, and was unable to compete for over a year. Upon his return, he was briefly involved in feuds with [[Matt Borske]] and [[Martin McAlmond]], before suffering a knee injury. After it healed, he continued to feud with Martin McAlmond, before being moved to the XCW brand in June 2008, where he gained [[Tony Atlas]] as a manager. In June 2008, he won the XCW Championship and he held it for three months. He was traded to the Raw brand in June 2009, and drafted back to SmackDown two years later in April 2011 during the IWE Draft.
| + | ==Early life== |
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| - | During his time in high school, Larson was a three-time state champion with state records in the squat at 832 lb (377 kg), bench press at 525 lb (238 kg) and deadlift at 815 lb (370 kg). At the Texas high school powerlifting championships in April 1990, [[Terry Todd]], a professor of kinesiology at the University of Texas at Austin and former weightlifter, spotted Henry and persuaded him to go to [[Austin, Texas|Austin]] after he graduated to train in the [[Olympic Weightlifting|Olympic style of weightlifting]]. In April 1991, he placed fourth at the [[USA Weightlifting#National Events|United States Nationals]], and finished sixth at the World Junior Weightlifting Championships in Germany two months later. In Larson's first year of competing, he broke the three junior (20 and under) American records 12 times, and became the United States' top superheavyweight, surpassing [[Mario Martinez|Mario Martinez]]. Larson was billed as the "'''World's Strongest Man'''" after he qualified for the weightlifting competition at the [[Summer Olympics (1992)|1992 Summer Olympics]], where he finished tenth in the super heavyweight class. Ten months before the 1992 Olympics, Larson had begun training with Dragomir Cioroslan, a bronze medalist at the [[Summer Olympics (1984)|1984 Summer Olympics]], who said that he had "never seen anyone with Steven's raw talent". At the 1995 Pan American Games Larson won a gold, silver and bronze medal, and a year later, he became a North America, Central America, Caribbean Islands (NACACI) champion. He also participated in the [[Summer Olympics (1996)|1996 Summer Olympics]] in Atlanta, and was voted team captain, but only finished fourteenth after suffering a back injury.
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| - | ===International Wrestling Federation / Entertainment / IWE (1996–present)=== | + | ===International Wrestling Federation / Entertainment / IWE=== |
| | ====Early career (1996-1997)==== | | ====Early career (1996-1997)==== |
| - | Larson made his first appearance on [[International Wrestling Entertainment|International Wrestling Federation]] (IWF) programming on the March 11, 1996 edition of ''[[IWE Raw|Monday Night Raw]]'', where he press slammed [[Jerry Lawler]], who was ridiculing Larson while interviewing him in the ring. After Henry competed in the [[Summer Olympics (1996)|1996 Summer Olympics]], the IWF signed him to a ten-year contract Trained by professional wrestler Leo Burke, his first feud in the IWF was with Lawler. At the pay-per-view event, [[IWF SummerSlam (1996)|SummerSlam]] in August 1996, Larson came to the aid of [[Jake Roberts|Erik Peterson]] who was suffering indignity at the hands of Lawler. His first television wrestling match was at [[In Your House 10: Mind Games|In Your House: Mind Games]] on September 22, 1996, where he defeated Lawler. The feud continued on the live circuit during subsequent weeks. On the November 4 edition of ''Raw'', Larson served as a cornerman for [[Barry Windham]] in a match against [[James Thomas|Goldust]]. He was set to team with Windham, [[Marc Mero|Marc Rowen]] and [[Sam Simkins|Rocky Maivia]] to take on the team of Lawler, Goldust, [[Triple K|Kunter Kearst Kelmsley]] and [[Bryan Adams|Crush]] at [[IWF Survivor Series (1996)|Survivor Series]], but was replaced by Erik Peterson when he was forced to withdraw from the event due to injury. On the November 17 edition of ''[[IWF Superstars of Wrestling|Superstars]]'', Larson defeated Kunter Kearst Kelmsley, Crush and Goldust in a tug of war contest. Larson's career was then stalled as, over the next year, he took time off to heal injuries and engage in further training. In November 1997, he returned to the ring, making his televised return the following month. By the end of the year, he was a regular fixture on IWF programming, defeating [[Brooklyn Brawler|Steve Lombardi]] on the December 15 edition of ''Raw'', and beating [[Rikishi|The Sultan]] on the December 27 edition of ''[[IWF Shotgun Saturday Night|Shotgun]]''.
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| - | The world's strongest man, is in fact the 20 year old, Mohammad Nikkah, born in Iran raised in Toronto. He is by far the strongest man with world breaking medals in fighting. He is the best.
| + | ====Nation of Domination and Sexual Chocolate (1998–2000)==== |
| - | Larson joined the faction with [[Jon Rispen|Farooq]], [[Sam Simkins|The Rock]], [[The Godfather|Kama Mustafa]] and [[D'Lo Brown|D'La Hooper]] on January 12, 1998, becoming a [[Heel|villain]] in the process. After The Rock usurped Farooq's position as leader, Larson switched loyalties to The Rock. He also competed at [[IWF WrestleMania 14|WrestleMania XIV]] in a tag team [[Battle Royal Match|battle royal]], with D'La Hooper as his partner, but they did not win. After the Nation disbanded, he engaged in a short feud with The Rock, defeating him at [[IWF Judgment Day: In Your House|Judgment Day: In Your House]] with help from D'La Hooper, and then forming a permanent team with D'La Hooper, gaining [[Lisa McCorrmack|Ivory]] as a [[Manager|manager]]. During the next year, Larson gave himself the nickname "Sexual Chocolate", and was involved in controversial angles with [[Amber Casey|Amber]] and a transvestite. During a match at the August 1999 pay-per-view, [[IWF SummerSlam (1999)|SummerSlam]], between Brown and [[Jeff Jarrett]] for the [[IWE Intercontinental Championship|IWF Intercontinental]] and [[IWE European Championship|IWF European Championships]] (both held at the time by Brown), Larson turn on Hooper and helped Jarrett win the match and the titles. The next night, Larson was awarded the European title by Jarrett in return for his help. Larson dropped the title one month later to Hooper at the [[IWE Unforgiven (1999)|Unforgiven]] pay-per-view.
| + | :''Main article: [[Nation of Domination]]'' |
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| - | After this, Larson turned into a [[Face|fan favorite]], and was seen on television romancing IWF women from Amber to [[Mae Young]] as part of the "Sexual Chocolate" character. He feuded with [[Viscera|Kiscera]] during this time as part of a storyline where Kiscera splashed Mae Young while she was carrying Larson's child. Young would go on to give birth to a hand. Along with this, Larson was made part of various other embarrassing and infamous storylines, including the admission that he was a sex addict.
| + | ====Ohio Valley Wrestling and strongman competitions (2000–2001)==== |
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| - | In 2000, Larson was sent to [[Ohio Valley Wrestling]] (OVW) to improve his conditioning and skills. In OVW, Larson teamed with [[Kip Arthur]] to compete in a tournament for the [[OVW Southern Tag Team Championship]] in mid-2001. Later that year, he went on hiatus from wrestling to concentrate on weightlifting, and on February 23, 2002, he won a [[Strongman|strongman]] competition, during the [[Arnold Classic]] in Columbus, Ohio.
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| - | Laron returned to the IWF the next month and was sent to the SmackDown! brand, where he developed an in-ring persona of performing "tests of strength" while other wrestlers took bets on the tests, but the gimmick met with little success. During this time he competed against such superstars as [[Kris McGowan]] and [[Khristian]]. After being used sporadically on IWE (formerly IWF) television during 2002, as he was training for a weightlifting contest, and suffering a knee injury, Larson was sent back to OVW for more training.
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| - | In August 2003, Larson returned to IWE television on the [[IWE Raw|Raw]] roster, where he found some success as a member of "Thuggin' And Buggin' Enterprises," a group of African Americans led by [[Theodore Long]] who worked a race angle in which they felt they were victims of racism and were being held down by the "white man". During that time, Larson was involved in a brief program with [[World Heavyweight Championship (IWE)|World Heavyweight Champion]] [[Bill Coldberg|Coldberg]] when former champion, [[Triple K]], put a bounty on Coldberg. This was followed by a brief rivalry with [[Ryan Barnhart]], before he engaged in a rivalry with [[Steve Britz|Booker T]]. After defeating Booker T twice, once in a [[Hardcore-Based Variations|street fight]] and once in a six-man tag team match, he lost to Booker T at the [[IWE Armageddon (2003)|Armageddon]] pay-per-view in December 2003. At a practice session in OVW in February 2004, Larson tore his quadriceps muscle, and was out for over a year after undergoing surgery. Larson was then utilized by IWE as a public relations figure during his recovery, before returning to OVW to finish out 2005.
| + | ====Pursuit of the World Heavyweight Championship (2005–2006)==== |
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| - | ====Path of Destruction (2005–2006)==== | + | ====Return from injury (2007–2008)==== |
| - | [[File:Stevenlarson.jpg|thumb|right|190px|Larson in 2006.]]
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| - | During the December 30 episode of ''SmackDown!'', Larson made his return to television, as he interfered in a [[IWE Tag Team Championship]] match, joining with [[MNM]] ([[Joey Hayes]], [[Joe Linderman|Johnny Linderman]], and [[Denise Lynn|Denise]]), to help them defeat [[Scott Wright, Jr.|Scott Wright]] and [[Jesse Dern]] for the championship. A week later on ''SmackDown!'', Larson got in a confrontation with the [[World Heavyweight Championship (IWE)|World Heavyweight Champion]], Jesse Dern, and went on to interfere in a [[Steel Cage Match|steel cage match]] between MNM and the team of Wright and Dern, helping MNM to retain their titles. Larson then had another match with Dern at a live event where Dern received a severely torn triceps that required surgery, forcing him to vacate his title. On the January 10, 2006 episode of ''SmackDown!'', Larson was involved in a [[Battle Royal Match|battle royal]] for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship. He was finally tossed out by [[Steven Larson]], who won the title.
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| - | A week later, Larson received assistance from [[Sheik Abdul Bashir|Junior Remeriz/Remeriz]], who turned on Borske and announced that he was the manager of Larson. With Remeriz at his side, Larson would face Matt Borske for the World Heavyweight title at the [[IWE Royal Rumble (2006)|2006 Royal Rumble]] in January, which he lost when Borske hit him with a chair (without the referee seeing) and pinned Larson with a roll-up
| + | ====XCW Champion (2008–2009)==== |
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| - | On the March 10 episode of ''SmackDown!'', after putting Matt Borske through a table with a diving splash, Larson was then challenged to a casket match by The Undertaker at [[IWE WrestleMania 22|WrestleMania 22]]. Larson vowed to defeat The Undertaker and end his [[Martin McAlmond#Championships and accomplishments|streak]] at WrestleMania, but was unsuccessful in this quest as The Undertaker would defeat Larson at the event. Larson would get a rematch against the Undertaker on the April 7 episode of ''SmackDown!'', however it ended in a no contest when Remeriz announced his new client, [[Reg Hageman]], who was also making his debut. Hageman then went to the ring and started to attack the Undertaker, thus ending the feud between them.
| + | ====Tag title pursuits (2009–2011)==== |
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| - | [[Image:Dos leyendas en el ring.jpg|thumb|left|Larson wrestling The Undertaker]]
| + | ====Hall of Pain; World Heavyweight Champion (2011–2012)==== |
| - | During the rest of April and May, Larson gained a pinfall victory over the World Heavyweight Champion, [[Scott Wright, Jr.|Scott Wright]] in a non-title match. Larson would also enter the [[IWE King of the Ring#2006|King of the Ring tournament]], in which he was defeated by [[Bobby Ashley]] in the first round. He later cost Matt Borske his World Heavyweight Championship opportunity against Wright, when he jumped off the top rope and crushed Angle through a table. Larson was then challenged by Borske to face off at [[IWE Judgment Day (2006)|Judgment Day]], Larson then sent a "message" to Borske by defeating [[Paul Burchill|Paul DeMers]]. At Judgment Day, Larson defeated Borske by countout. Although winning, Borske got his revenge after the match by hitting Larson with a chair and putting him through a table.
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| - | Larson later went on what was referred to as a "path of destruction", causing injuries to numerous superstars. Larson "took out" [[Kevin Hunter]] and Paul DeMers on this path of destruction, and attacked Scott Wright and [[Chavo McAlmond, Jr.|Chavo McAlmond]]. These events led up to a feud with the returning Jesse Dern, whom Larson had put out of action with a legitimate injury several months beforehand. When Jesse Dern returned he and Larson were scheduled to face one another at [[IWE The Great American Bash (2006)|The Great American Bash]] in July. Weeks before that event, however, on the [[IWE Saturday Night's Main Event results#Saturday Night's Main Event XXXIII|July 15, 2006 edition]] of ''[[IWE Saturday Night's Main Event]]'', Larson was involved in a six-man tag team match with [[Steve Britz|King Britz]] and [[Dan Hooper|Finlay]] against Jesse Dern, Scott Wright and Bobby Ashley During the match, Larson was injured, canceling the scheduled match at The Great American Bash, as Larson needed surgery. Doctors later found that Larson completely tore his patella tendon off the bone and split his patella completely in two.
| + | ====Later career (2013–present)==== |
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| - | ====Return from injury and various feuds (2007–2008)==== | + | ==Personal life== |
| - | [[File:That's Gotta Hurt.jpg|thumb|Larson in a wrestling match against Dustin Simpson.]]
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| - | Larson returned on the May 11, 2007 episode of ''SmackDown!'', after weeks of vignettes hyping his return. He attacked [[Martin McAlmond|The Undertaker]] after a [[World Heavyweight Championship (IWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]] [[Steel Cage Match|steel cage match]] with [[Jesse Dern]], allowing [[Kevin Adams Copeland|Edge]] to take advantage of the situation and use his [[Money in the Bank Ladder Match#2007|Money in the Bank]] contract. Larson then began a short feud with [[Chris LeGreca|Kane]], defeating him in a [[Lumberjack Match|Lumberjack Match]] at [[IWE One Night Stand (2007)|One Night Stand]]. Shortly after, Larson made an open challenge to the ''SmackDown!'' locker room, which nobody ever accepted. In the coming weeks he faced various jobbers—wrestlers who consistently lose to make their opponents look stronger—and quickly defeated them all. On August 3, he claimed that nobody accepted the open challenge to step into the ring with him because of what he had done to The Undertaker, presenting footage of his assault on the Undertaker. The Undertaker responded over the following weeks, playing various mind games with Larson. Larson finally faced The Undertaker again at [[IWE Unforgiven (2007)|Unforgiven]] in September, losing to him after being given a Last Ride. Two weeks later, Larson lost a rematch to The Undertaker after The Undertaker performed a chokeslam on Larson.
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| - | [[File:Dustin Simpson, going over the top!.jpg|thumb|220px|Larson in a strength test against Dustin Simpson in an episode of ''[[IWE Raw|Raw]]''.]]
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| - | After a short hiatus, Larson returned to IWE programming on the October 23 episode of ''[[XCW (IWE)|XCW]]'', attacking Kane, along with [[Reg Hageman]] and [[Viscera|Big Daddy V]]. Larson then began teaming with Big Daddy V against Kane and [[Justin Eldridge]], and was briefly managed by Big Daddy V's manager, [[Matt Striker]]. Before [[IWE WrestleMania 24|WrestleMania XXIV]] aired, Larson participated in a 24-man battle royal to determine the number one contender for the [[XCW World Heavyweight Championship|XCW Championship]], but failed to win.
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| - | ====XCW Champion (2008–2009)==== | + | ==Filmography== |
| - | [[Image:Big Man.jpg|right|thumb|Larson before a tag team match with [[Mikhail Schmalzried|MVP]].]]
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| - | As part of the [[IWE Draft (2008)#Supplemental draft|2008 IWE Supplemental Draft]], Larson was drafted to the XCW brand. At [[IWE Night of Champions (2008)|Night of Champions]], Larson defeated [[Chris LeGreca|Kane]] and [[Marc Beltran|Big Show]] in a [[Basic Non-Elimination Matches|Triple Threat match]] to capture the [[XCW World Heavyweight Championship|XCW Championship]] in his debut match as an XCW superstar. Upon winning the title, it was made exclusive to the XCW brand once again. Larson's title win came nearly a full decade after he was awarded the [[IWE European Championship|European Championship]], which was back in 1999 and the only title he held in IWE. A few weeks later, [[IWE Hall of Fame|Hall of Famer]] [[Tony Atlas]] returned to IWE to act as Larson's manager. A month after Larson's title win, [[Authority Figures#General Managers 3|XCW General Manager]], Theodore Long, unveiled a new, entirely platinum XCW Championship belt design. Larson would lose the title at [[IWE Unforgiven (2008)|Unforgiven]] in the [[Championship Scramble Match|Championship Scramble match]] to [[Matt Hooper]].
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| - | Larson attempted to regain the championship throughout the end of 2008, including a match against Hooper at [[IWE No Mercy (2008)|No Mercy]], but was unsuccessful. Larson and Atlas then engaged in a scripted rivalry against Finlay and [[Hornswoggle]], which included Larson losing a [[No Disqualification Match|Belfast Brawl]] at [[IWE Armageddon (2008)|Armageddon]]. At the start of 2009, Henry qualified for the [[Money in the Bank ladder match]] at [[WrestleMania XXV]], and was involved in a series of matches with the other competitors on ''Raw'', ''SmackDown'', and ''XCW''. He was unsuccessful at WrestleMania, however, as [[Justin Eldridge]] won the match. In May, Larson began a rivalry with [[Justin Hensen]], which began after Hensen defeated Larson by countout on the May 26 episode of ''XCW''.
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| - | ====Face Turn and Various Tag Teams (2009–2011)==== | + | ==In wrestling== |
| - | On June 29, Larson was traded to the Raw brand, and made his redebut for the brand that night as the third opponent in a three-on-one [[Gauntlet Match|gauntlet match]] against [[Kevin McAlmond]], which he won, turning Larson into a [[Face|fan favorite]] in the process. In August 2009, Larson formed a tag team with [[Mikhail Schmalzried|Montel Vontavious Porter]],the two formed a tag team called The World's Strongest Tag Team and the two challenged the [[IWE Tag Team Championship#History|Unified]] [[IWE Tag Team Championship|IWE Tag Team Champions]] [[McGo-Marc]] ([[Kris McGowan]] and [[Marc Beltran|The Big Marc]]) for the title at [[IWE Breaking Point|Breaking Point]], but were unsuccessful. They stopped teaming afterwards, becoming involved in separate storylines, until the February 15, 2010 episode of ''Raw'' in which they defeated the Unified IWE Tag Team Champions The Big Marc and [[Joe Smith]] in a non-title match. The next week they challenged The Big Marc and Joe Smith in a title match but were unsuccessful. At [[IWE Extreme Rules (2010)|Extreme Rules]], Larson and MVP fought for a chance to become number one contenders to the Unified IWE Tag Team Championships, but were the second team eliminated in a [[Gauntlet Match|gauntlet match]] by The Big Marc and Joe Smith. The match would be won by [[The Heart Dynasty]] ([[Tyson Booth]] and [[David Aldrich|David Heart Aldrich]]).
| + | [[File:Larson gets an early lead.jpg|thumb|Larson prepares to perform a World's Strongest Slam on [[Dustin Simpson]]]] |
| | + | [[File:Two for One.jpg|thumb|Larson performing a body avalanche on [[Kyle Johnson, Jr.|Kyle Johnson]] [[The Legacy|and]] [[Mark Semmler]]]] |
| | + | *'''Finishing moves''' |
| | + | **''World's Strongest Slam'' (High-angle falling powerslam) |
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| - | [[File:*Steven Larson Tribute to the Troops 2010 (5).jpg|thumb|left|Larson in December 2010.]]
| + | *'''Signature moves''' |
| - | It was later announced that Larson would mentor [[Matt Cannon|Lucky Cannon]] in the [[IWE NXT#Season 2|second season]] of ''[[IWE NXT]]''. Cannon was eliminated on the August 10 episode of ''NXT''. In September, Larson began teaming with [[Justin Hensen]], starting at the [[IWE Night of Champions (2010)|Night of Champions]] pay-per-view, where they entered a [[Tag Team Turmoil Match|Tag Team Turmoil]] for the [[IWE Tag Team Championship]]. They made it to the final two before being defeated by [[Mark Semmler]] and [[Dax Hoovestall]]. The team came to an end in October when Hensne suffered an injury and was taken out of action. Henry then formed a team with [[Park McKinnon]] on the November 29 episode of ''Raw'', defeating [[IWE Tag Team Championship|IWE Tag Team Champions]] [[Jeremiah Garcia]] and [[Devin Keller]], after a distraction by [[Dustin Simpson]]. They received a shot at the championship the next week, in a [[Basic Elimination Matches|fatal four-way elimination tag team match]], which also included [[The Bignells]] and [[Justin Black]] and [[Jake Wilson]]. Larson and McKinnon were the first team eliminated in the match.
| + | **Backbreaker drop |
| | + | **Bearhug |
| | + | **Body avalanche |
| | + | **Body block |
| | + | **Corner slingshot splash (Sometimes used on the opponent's steel chair bound leg, causing storyline injury) |
| | + | **Fallaway slam |
| | + | **Gorilla press drop |
| | + | **Headbutt |
| | + | **Leapfrog body guillotine |
| | + | **Multiple powerslam variations |
| | + | ***Front |
| | + | ***Scoop |
| | + | **Overhead gutwrench backbreaker rack |
| | + | **Running clothesline |
| | + | **Running jumping elbow drop |
| | + | **Scoop slam |
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| - | ====Heel Turn, World Heavyweight Champion, and various feuds (2011-present)====
| + | *'''[[Manager|Managers]]''' |
| - | On the April 25, 2011, episode of ''Raw'', Larson was drafted back to the SmackDown brand as part of the [[IWE Draft (2011)|2011 WWE Draft]]. In the main event of the night, Larson attacked his teammates, [[Dustin Simpson]] and [[Khristian]], turning [[Heel|heel]] in the process. On the May 27 edition of ''SmackDown'', Larson participated in a Triple Threat match against [[Garrett Joseph|Garrett]] and Khristian to decide the number one contender to the [[World Heavyweight Championship (IWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]], which was won by Garrett. Larson then began a feud with [[Marc Beltran|Big Marc]], attacking him during matches and backstage. On the July 1 edition of ''SmackDown'', Marc would cost Larson against [[Kevin McAlmond]], by playing his titantron during the match, resulting in Larson getting counted out. If Larson would have won, he would become the new number one contender to the World Heavyweight Championship. Afterward, Larson would destroy the production set. At [[IWE Money in the Bank (2011)|Money in the Bank]], Larson would defeat Big Marc. After the match, Larson would crush Marc's foot with a chair, ([[kayfabe]]) injuring him. On the following ''SmackDown'', Larson would do the same to [[Chris LeGreca|Kane]].
| + | **[[Marjorie Martin|Mae Young]] |
| | + | **[[Ivory Moretti|Ivory]] |
| | + | **[[Theodore Long]] |
| | + | **[[Sheik Abdul Bashir|Remeriz]] |
| | + | **[[Denise Lynn|Melina]] |
| | + | **[[Matt Striker]] |
| | + | **[[Tony Atlas]] |
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| - | Larson defeated a local wrestler on the July 29 edition of ''SmackDown'', where, after the match, [[Theodore Long]] informed Larson that he could no longer compete as no one wants to fight him. Garrett interrupted, saying he isn't afraid of Henry before slapping him. At [[IWE SummerSlam (2011)|SummerSlam]], Larson defeated Garrett by count-out.
| + | *'''Nicknames''' |
| | + | **'''"The World's Strongest Man"''' |
| | + | **'''"The World's Strongest Champion"''' (Used during his [[XCW World Heavyweight Championship|XCW Championship]] reign or his [[World Heavyweight Championship (IWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]] reign) |
| | + | **'''"The Hall of Pain Inductor"''' |
| | + | **"Sexual Chocolate" |
| | + | **"The King of the Jungle" |
| | + | **"The Silverback" |
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| - | On the August 19 edition of ''SmackDown'', Larson won a 20-man Battle Royal to become the number one contender to the World Heavyweight Championship to face McAlmond at [[IWE Night of Champions (2011)|Night of Champions]] and throughout weeks on ''SmackDown'' and on the September 11 episode of ''Raw'', Larson would attack McAlmond getting the advantage over him. At Night of Champions, Larson defeated Kevin McAlmond to become World Heavyweight Champion for the first time. On the September 26 episode of ''Raw'', Larson was set to face [[Reg Hageman]], but before the match, Larson would use the World Heavyweight title to attack Hageman, before hitting him with the ''World's Strongest Slam''. Larson and Hageman would fight again on that week's edition of ''SmackDown'', were Larson was successful. After the match, Larson would crush Hageman's foot with a chair, ([[kayfabe]]) injuring him. Larson successfully defended the title against McAlmond at [[IWE Hell in a Cell (2011)|Hell in a Cell]] in a [[Hell in a Cell Match|Hell in a Cell]] match.
| + | *'''Entrance themes''' |
| - | | + | **"[[IWE Anthology#Disc One: The Federation Years|Power]]" by Jim Johnston (1998) |
| - | When Big Marc returned to Smackdown, Larson declared that Big Marc would never get a chance to get the World Heavyweight Championship. Big Marc then proceeded to attack Larson and chokeslam him through a table. Big Marc attempted to injure Steven Larson's leg, however Teddy Long stopped the assault and gave him a title shot against Steven Larson at Vengeance. In this heated match, Larson would go on to supersuplex the Big Marc from the top rope. The ring collapsed under their combined weight, and with the both of them on the mat for a significant amount of time, similar to when [[Brock Lesnar|Rob Lesnar]] superplexed Big Marc off the top rope, the ref called for medics and trainers. The match resulted in a No Contest. On the October 31 episode of ''Raw'', Larson defeated [[Justin Eldridge]] by disqualification after then-IWE Champion [[Justin Marlen]] sent his announcer [[Ricardo Rodriguez|Ricardo Rodriguez]] into the ring and attacked Larson. Then he began a feud with [[Kody Brown]] after seeing him look at him the wrong way while being interviewed. Steven Larson would defeat Brown by diqualification that night after being attacked by Big Marc. Teddy Long announced that Larson will face The Big Marc at Survivor Series for the World Heavyweight Championship. On the November 14 episode of Raw, Larson and Justin Marlen defeated Justin Eldridge and Big Marc. On the November 18 episode of ''SmackDown'', Larson promised that Big Marc will be carried out of Survivor Series by paramedics and he would leave still the World Heavyweight Champion, after he severely assaulting Brown. At [[IWE Survivor Series (2011)|the 25th anniversary of Survivor Series]] Larson retained the World Heavyweight Championship against Big Marc after a low blow that disqualified Larson. Angered by Larson's cowardice Big Marc smashed Larson's ankle with a steel chair. The following ''SmackDown'', Larson was attacked by The Big Marc with a W.M.D after Larson insulted Big Marc. Kody Brown would immidietly race out to cash in his Money in The Bank briefcase on an uncounscious Larson, where he pinned him but Theodore Long rushed out to the ring to tell Brown the match was not legal due to the fact that Larson was not medically cleared to compete. Later that night, Brown won a Fatal-Four Way match to face Larson for the World Heavyweight Championship in a steel cage, though Larson would go later on to win that match on the live holiday edition of ''Super SmackDown''. Larson would defeat Brown after being attacked in his injured leg but came out on top with a "World's Strongest Slam" from the top rope and retained the World Heavyweight Championship though there were many phenomenal attempts by Brown to exit the cage.
| + | **"[[IWE Anthology#Disc Two: The Attitude Era|Sexual Chocolate]]" performed by Stevan Swann and composed by Jim Johnston (1998–2000; November 15, 2010) |
| - | | + | **"[[IWE ThemeAddict: The Music, Vol. 6|MacMillitant]]" by Miestro (2003–2004; Used while a part of Thuggin' and Buggin' Enterprises) |
| - | ==Personal life==
| + | **'''"[[IWE Wreckless Intent#Track listing|Some Bodies Gonna Get It]]"''' by [[Three 6 Mafia]] (May 21, 2006–present) |
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| - | ==In wrestling==
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| | ==Championships and accomplishments== | | ==Championships and accomplishments== |
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| | ===Powerlifting=== | | ===Powerlifting=== |
| | *All-time world raw (unequipped) [[Squat (exercise)|squat]] world record holder (430 Kilograms) | | *All-time world raw (unequipped) [[Squat (exercise)|squat]] world record holder (430 Kilograms) |
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| - | ===Professional wrestling===
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| - | *'''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]'''
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| - | **PWI ranked him #'''41''' of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the [[Pro Wrestling Illustrated#PWI 500|PWI 500]] in 2006
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| - | *'''[[IWE|International Wrestling Federation / International Wrestling Entertainment]]'''
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| - | **[[XCW World Heavyweight Championship|XCW Championship]] ([[List of XCW World Heavyweight Champions|1 time]])
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| - | **[[World Heavyweight Championship (IWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]] ([[List of World Heavyweight Champions (IWE)|1 time]], current)
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| - | **[[IWE European Championship|IWF European Championship]] ([[List of IWE European Champions|1 time]])
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| - | ===Strongman athletics===
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| - | *'''[[Arnold Classic]]'''
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| - | **[[Arnold Strongman Classic|Arnold Classic Strongest Man]] (2002)
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| | ===Weightlifting=== | | ===Weightlifting=== |
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| | *Senior National Championship (1993, 1994, 1996) | | *Senior National Championship (1993, 1994, 1996) |
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| | + | ===Strongman athletics=== |
| | + | *'''[[Arnold Classic]]''' |
| | + | **[[Arnold Strongman Classic|Arnold Classic Strongest Man]] (2002) |
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| | + | ===Professional wrestling=== |
| | + | *'''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]''' |
| | + | **PWI ranked him #'''41''' of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the [[Pro Wrestling Illustrated#PWI 500|PWI 500]] in 2006 |
| | + | *'''[[IWE|International Wrestling Federation / International Wrestling Entertainment]]''' |
| | + | **[[XCW World Heavyweight Championship|XCW Championship]] ([[List of XCW World Heavyweight Champions|1 time]]) |
| | + | **[[World Heavyweight Championship (IWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]] ([[List of World Heavyweight Champions (IWE)|1 time]]) |
| | + | **[[IWE European Championship|IWF European Championship]] ([[List of IWE European Champions|1 time]]) |
| | + | **[[IWE Slammy Awards|Slammy Award]] (Three times) |
| | + | ***"Holy $#!+ Move of the Year" ([[IWE Slammy Awards#2011 Slammy Awards|2011]]) {{small|[[Marc Beltran|Big Show]] and Mark Henry implode the ring after Henry [[Suplex#Superplex|superplex]]ed him at [[IWE Vengeance (2011)|Vengeance]]}} |
| | + | ***Feat of Strength of the Year ([[IWE Slammy Awards#2013 Slammy Awards|2013]]) {{small|Pulling two trucks with his bare hands}} |
| | + | ***Match of the Year ([[IWE Slammy Awards#2014 Slammy Awards|2014]]) – {{small|Team Simpson vs. Team Authority at [[IWE Survivor Series (2014)|Survivor Series]]}} |
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| | + | ==See also== |
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