In 1995, Saturn and Kronus branched out and traveled to Japan to work for the Japanese promotion WAR. Angle Developments/Notes: 1.) Gallery It was rare to see two big men take to the air back then, which would have certainly made Paul Heyman giddy to sign these two beasts. Heyman signed the two with Extreme Championship Wrestling when they were originally brought in to job to the Steiner Brothers when he thought they were staying with the company for a lengthy period, however they would later defeat The Steiner Brothers and Taz at Gangstas Paridise on September 16, 1995. Part 1 is available here: http://www.dailymotion.com/WrestlingSwami/video/3481414 ROUND: 1 MATCH: 4 ROCCO ROCK & … Members The Pitbulls (parfois orthographié The Pit Bulls) est une ancienne équipe de catcheurs (lutteurs professionnel) composée de « Pitbull #1 » et de « Pitbull #2 » (Anthony Durante) et connue pour sa participation à l' Extreme Championship Wrestling dans laquelle ils ont été une fois champion par équipe.Individuellement, chaque membre a été une fois Champion de la Télévision de la ECW John Kronus delivers an earth-shaking 450 splash on D-Von as The Eliminators send a message to The Dudley Boyz at Barely … They split up in 1997 when Saturn left to follow Raven into WCW. The Eliminators run roughshod over 911 until Rey Mysterio, Jr. shows up. The Eliminators held the gold for about 6 weeks until they came up against PG-13 on June 13, 1994 who beat them for the titles. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Samoan Gangsta Party ECW... Mack Daddy Kane . Paul Heyman offered to release him from his contract if he could find alternate employment. Perry SaturnJohn Kronus ECW even chose to spotlight The Eliminators as a top act when WWE gave them airtime on Monday Night Raw. The Eliminators - ECW Wrestling. Saturn: Kronus: Created by DJKM77. Today in ECW History - January 13th, 1969: John Kronus (pictured to the right of his partner Saturn) was born on this day, in 1969. After The Pitbulls' manager Francine cut Saturn's hair, he shaved his head completely in a homage to Mickey Knox, the character depicted by Woody Harrelson in Natural Born Killers (in reality, Saturn was beginning to go bald). Satullo sent Caiazzo to Killer Kowalski's school to train, and then offered to form a tag team with him. Part 2 is available here: http://www.dailymotion.com/WrestlingSwami/video/3481402 ROUND: 1 MATCH: 4 ROCCO ROCK & … The Eliminators Tag team; Members Perry Saturn John Kronus: Name(s) The Eliminators Heights 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) – Saturn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) – Kronus Debut 1993 Disbanded 1997 Promotions USWA WAR ECW They have nothing to do with that ZZ Top album, the surf band The Eliminators or … The Eliminators were a professional wrestling tag team that consisted of Perry Saturn and John Kronus who were most well known for their time in Extreme Championship Wrestling between 1995 and 1997. Hardcore TV: (01/23): Rob Van Dam bested Axl Rotten; Taz downed Hack Myers; Sabu pinned Stevie Richards; ECW … On May 31, 1997 in Trenton, New Jersey, during a three-way dance with the Dudley Boyz and PG-13, Saturn tore his ACL when he landed on a crutch while executing a kick on Big Dick Dudley. ECW Tag Team Title: The Eliminators (John Kronus & Perry Saturn) (c) defeat Buh Buh … Taz defeats Koji Nakagawa. Each time 911 is about to get a second wind, however, Taz is there to choke 911 with the his “Team Taz” towel. They arrived in ECW, where they really made their name. Saturn entered into negotiations with World Championship Wrestling and signed a contract with WCW while not being 100% recovered from his knee injury. The team kept pursuing the titles and a few weeks later on May 2, 1994 Saturn and Kronus beat Christopher and Gilbert for the titles. 4 appearances... Tracy Smothers. Created by DJKM77. [1] Paul Heyman offered to release him from his contract if he could find alternate employment. The Dudley Boyz take on The Gangstas. Part 2 of 2. After defenses against teams such as Axl Rotten and D-Von Dudley and Sabu and Rob Van Dam, the Dudley Boys won the tag-team titles from the Eliminators at Hostile City Showdown on March 15, 1997 only to lose them back to the Eliminators at ECW's first PPV Barely Legal on April 13, 1997. On August 13, 1996 the Gangstas beat the Eliminators for the tag-team titles in a four corners elimination match with the Bruise Brothers and the Samoan Gangsta Party at the supercard The Doctor Is In[11] and, although defeated in subsequent rematches, The Gangstas managed to hold on to the gold until the Eliminators regained the titles at a house show in Middletown, New York on December 20, 1996. The Eliminators During their feud, the teams clashed in both in regular tag-team competition such as during December To Dismember when teaming with Raven, Stevie Richards and The Heavenly Bodies in an Ultimate Jeopardy Steel Cage match against the Pitbulls, Public Enemy and Tommy Dreamer on December 9, 1995. Lance Wright hypes up ECW’s ”House Party” event on the 5 th of January 1996 by announcing some of the matches, including 911 and Mysterio Vs The Eliminators and The Sandman Vs Konnan, after each match announcement we get a quick promo from some of the participants. Smith defeats The Broad Street Bully; ECW World Heavyweight Championship 3-Way Dance The Sandman defeats Mikey Whipwreck (c) and Steve Austin to win the title The Eliminators became best known in ECW where they became one of the promotion’s top teams. While Rey battles the Eliminators, 911 struggles to get back to his feet. Created by DJKM77. In the early 1990s, Saturn offered to form a tag team with Caiazzo. Samoan Gangsta Party ECW... Tommy Rich. The Viking Raiders would have stood out in that era because of their brutish, brawling style mixed with high-flying, aerial maneuvers. The Eliminators started a violent feud with The Pitbulls whom they clashed with repeatedly between October 1995 and April 1996 losing to them at the supercard November To Remember 1995[3] although they would defeat them in rematches at December to Dismember[4] and Holiday Hell 1995.[5]. Debuted 29 comments . Saturn had become impatient with what he regarded as Kronus' lack of motivation and dedication, and refused to reform the Eliminators. The Eliminators wrestled their first match together at a United States Wrestling Association house show in 1993. Stevie Richards tangles with Balls Mahoney. Satullo proposed that the team be known as "The Harvesters of Sorrow" due to the significance of their ring names, but promoter Jerry Lawler advised Satullo that the significance would not be evident to many fans. Perry Saturn and John Kronus broke out as the first truly dominant tag team for ECW as The Eliminators. Kronus was one-half of the tag team The Eliminators with Perry Saturn who held the ECW Tag Team Championship on two occasions. Man, The Eliminators were so fucking good, all the stuff they could do was nuts, especially Kronus for his size, and Perry Saturn is one of the most underrated guys ever, his talent level was phenomenal, anyone else a fan of The Eliminators? Names Lots of no contests and DQs on this show. For the song, see, United States Wrestling Association (1993–1995), Extreme Championship Wrestling (1995–1997), The Best of Mickey Hart: Over the Edge and Back, "Extreme Championship Wrestling: Gangsters Paridise 1995", "Extreme Championship Wrestling: November To Remember 1995", "Extreme Championship Wrestling: December To Dismember 1995", "Extreme Championship Wrestling: Holiday Hell 1995", "Extreme Championship Wrestling: January-March 1996", "Extreme Championship Wrestling: Big Ass Extreme Bash - March 8, 1996", "Extreme Championship Wrestling: A Matter of Respect 1996", "Extreme Championship Wrestling: Fight The Power 1996", "Extreme Championship Wrestling: Hardcore Heaven 1996", "Extreme Championship Wrestling: The Doctor Is In 1996", "Extreme Championship Wrestling: October-December 1996", "Extreme Championship Wrestling: Hostile City Showdown 1997", "Extreme Championship Wrestling: Barely Legal 1997", "Extreme Championship Wrestling: April-June 1997", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Eliminators&oldid=1003874275, Extreme Championship Wrestling teams and stables, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 31 January 2021, at 03:10. The team kept pursuing the titles and a few weeks later on May 2, 1994 Saturn and Kronus beat Christopher and Gilbert for the titles. Caiazzo expressed an interest in becoming a wrestler to Saturn, who responded by directing Caiazzo to a professional wrestling school operated by Killer Kowalski. Pro Wrestling is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. He began rehabilitating after two months and returned to action in August although in a diminished capacity due to his knee problems. via … The Eliminators wrestled their first match together at a United States Wrestling Association house show in 1993. EXTREME LUCHA LIBRE~! While working as the manager of a nightclub in Boston, Perry Satullo met bouncer George Caiazzo, who expressed an interest in becoming a wrestler. Promoter Jerry Lawler advised Satullo that the significance of the name would not be evident to many fans, so they became known as "The Eliminators" instead. Eliminators ECW Saturn Kronus Retro Classic Wrestling T Shirt is available on a Black 100% Cotton Tee. Despite the injury, Saturn continued to compete and defeated the Dudley Boyz at Wrestlepalooza '97 and Kronus continued defendiing the title in handicap matches against the F.B.I before Saturn competed in a match that saw the Eliminators drop the tag-team titles back to the Dudley Boyz at a house show in Waltham, Massachusetts on June 20, 1997. After disposing of the longtime rivals the Pitbulls at Big Ass Extreme Bash on March 8 (although the team defeated the Pitbulls in later house shows), the Eliminators were targeted by The Gangstas setting off a bloody feud between the two teams facing them in a 6-man tag team match with Brian Lee against The Gangstas and Tommy Dreamer at A Matter of Respect and later faced them in title defences at Fight The Power and Hardcore Heaven '96, the latter a resulting in a no contest. USWAWARECW 1993 Caiazzo debuted in 1989, briefly wrestling as "The Eliminator". Surprising agile for men their size, the Eliminators introduced one of the most devastating two-man finishers the world has ever seen: Total Elimination. Both wrestlers looked strong working together with the tandem moves taking apart any opposing team. Today in ECW History - January 13th, 1969: John Kronus (pictured to the right of his partner Saturn) was born on this day, in 1969. After Saturn left for WCW in '97, Kronus would find himself teaming with former rival in New Jack (formerly of The Gangstas) and we're called The … He… The Eliminators defeated ECW World Tag Team Champions Cactus Jack & Mikey Whipwreck to win the titles. Saturn:5'10"Kronus:6'3" Close. The team then became known as "The Eliminators". After intense reconstructive surgery, Saturn was given a recovery time of as much as a year. They held the ECW World Tag Team Championship three times (Kronus also held it with New Jack once) and battled some of the 90’s hottest teams including the Gangstas, the Dudley Boyz, the Pitbulls, the Steiner Brothers, and the team of Rob Van Dam and Sabu. They brought a good mix of wrestling, striking and high-risk offense, and had one of the more simple-yet-vicious tandem finishers of the time in the Total Elimination." Saturn entered into negotiations with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and signed a contract with them while not being 100% recovered from his knee injury. After a one-year run in Smokey Mountain Wrestling, he and Saed found themselves in ECW where they fit right in with the hardcore style and attitude of the promotion. The Eliminators stuck around the USWA for the remainder of 1994 working both as a tag-team and in individual competition. Saturn had become impatient with what he regarded as Kronus' lack of motivation and dedication, and refused to reform the Eliminators. After Saturn left, Kronus began teaming with various wrestlers, including former enemy New Jack to form The Gangstanators but never achieved the same success as he did together with Saturn. ECW... Axl Rotten. The Eliminators ECW... Dean Malenko. Satullo sent Caiazzo to Killer Kowalski's school to train, and then offered to form a tag team with him. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship, Extreme Championship Wrestling teams and stables, United States Wrestling Association teams and stables, Vertical suplex / Diving crossbody combination, https://prowrestling.fandom.com/wiki/The_Eliminators?oldid=1775113. The Eliminators defend the ECW Tag Team Titles against Rob Van Dam & Sabu. The Greek equivalent of the Roman deity Saturn was Cronus, so Saturn chose th… [6] After disposing of the longtime rivals the Pitbulls at Big Ass Extreme Bash on March 8[7] (although the team defeated the Pitbulls in later house shows), the Eliminators were targeted by The Gangstas setting off a bloody feud between the two teams facing them in a 6-man tag team match with Brian Lee against The Gangstas and Tommy Dreamer at A Matter of Respect 1996[8] and later faced them in title defences at Fight The Power[9] and Hardcore Heaven 1996,[10] the latter a resulting in a no contest. As for 911, who at one time was ECW’s answer to WCW’s The Giant, this would mark the big man’s final match in ECW. Kronus was one-half of the tag team The Eliminators with Perry Saturn who held the ECW Tag Team Championship on two occasions. The Eliminators ECW Saturn Kronus Retro Classic Wrestling T Shirt is available in all sizes. Even after Saed left, New Jack stayed with ECW through their end in 2001. DanTalksRasslin wrote on 05.07.2019: [ 8.0] "Saturn and Kronus were one of the more impressive teams of their era and one of the elite units of ECW's tag division. Weights 2.) As Saturn and Cronus were their cultures' respective gods of the harvest, Satullo proposed that the team be known as "The Harvesters of Sorrow". [12], As the Eliminators/Gangstas feud continued into 1997, another team entered the fray making it a three way between the Eliminators, the Gangstas and The Dudley Boyz. Hardcore TV #142: January 9, 1996. For nearly 20 years, The Eliminators have remained a critically acclaimed Southern California surf instrumental band. The Eliminators were a professional wrestling tag team that consisted of Perry Saturn and John Kronus who were best known for their time in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) … Created by DJKM77. The Eliminators - ECW Tag Team Championship Match: Barely Legal 1997. 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