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| The two youngsters were put together by the WWF booking team in March of 1987 although they were not given a team name and only served to make the ], then ], look good in the ring<ref |
The two youngsters were put together by the WWF booking team in March of 1987 although they were not given a team name and only served to make the ], then ], look good in the ring<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/87.htm | title = WWF Ring Results 1987 | accessmonthday = 12 February | accessyear = 2007 | author = Graham Cawthon | date = 2007-02-05| quote = Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart (w/ Jimmy Hart & Danny Davis) defeated Paul Roma & Jim Powers}}</ref> and did not win a match against a "significant opponent" until they defeated the team of ] & ] but still found themselves beaten down after the match<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/87.htm | title = WWF Ring Results 1987 | accessmonthday = 12 February | accessyear = 2007 | author = Graham Cawthon | date = 2007-02-05| quote = MMay 18, 1987: Jim Powers & Paul Roma defeated Bob Orton Jr. & Don Muraco at 10:31 when Roma pinned Orton after Muraco accidentally reversed a small package, putting Roma on top of Orton for the pin; after the bout, Muraco & Orton attacked their opponents}}</ref>. | ||
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| | title = WWF Ring Results 1987 | |||
| | accessmonthday = 12 February | |||
| | accessyear = 2007 | |||
| | author = Graham Cawthon | |||
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| }}</ref> and did not win a match against a “significant opponent” until they defeated the team of ] & ] but still found themselves beaten down after the match. | |||
| The team was finally given the name |
The team was finally given the name "The Young Stallions" and started to use the song "Crank It Up" by Jimmy Hart for their entrance music.. This actually lead to the Stallions’ first real feud as Jimmy Hart had wanted to use the music for the Hart Foundation (])thus putting the two teams on a collision course. The Stallions actually managed to upset the WWF champions when they faced off in a non-title match on during the ], 1987 episode of ] (taped ], they scored an upset disqualification victory giving the Stallions one of their biggest wins to date<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/87.htm | title = WWF Show Results 1987 | accessmonthday = 04-07 | accessyear = 2007| author = Graham Cawthon | quote = 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}}</ref>. | ||
| The Stallions other big win came at the ] when the Stallions along with ] were the sole survivors of the 10 team tag-team elimination match. | The Stallions other big win came at the ] when the Stallions along with ] were the sole survivors of the 10 team tag-team elimination match<ref name="WWE80s">{{cite book | author=Brian Shields | title=Main event – WWE in the raging 80s| publisher=Pocket Books| year=4th Edition 2006 | id=ISBN 978-1-4165-3257-6 }}</ref>. | ||
| After this the Young Stallions push stalled, with the team dropping two straight falls to ] at the first ] and only appearing at ] as a part of a 20 man battle royal. The Young Stallions were not able to repeat their success of the previous year’s event as they were eliminated as the second team by ]. The primary reason why the Young Stallions’ push stopped was because Powers and Roma just did not get along |
After this the Young Stallions push stalled, with the team dropping two straight falls to ] at the first ]<ref name="WWE80s"/> and only appearing at ] as a part of a 20 man battle royal<ref name="WWE80s"/>. At ] The Young Stallions were not able to repeat their success of the previous year’s event as they were eliminated as the second team by ]<ref name="WWE80s"/>. The primary reason why the Young Stallions’ push stopped was because Powers and Roma just did not get along "off screen", something that was turned into a storyline when the Stallions lost to ] on March 19, 1989 and the two began to argue – ending the team. | ||
| Powers and Roma feuded for a short while but soon both went back to being "enhancement talent" who would lose to bigger stars to make them look good. In 1990 Paul Roma began to team with Hercules, both turned heel in the middle of 1990<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/90.htm | title = WWF Show Results 1990 | accessmonthday = 04-03| accessyear = 2007| author = Graham Cawthon | quote = after the bout, the Rockers came out to help Roma but ended up getting into a shoving match with Roma & Hercules}}</ref> and took the name ] <ref name="WWE80s"/> – one of the first matches the newly turned team had was against Jim Powers & ]. | |||
| Powers and Roma feuded for a short while but soon both went back to being “enhancement talent” who would lose to bigger stars to make them look good. | |||
| In 1990 Paul Roma began to team with Hercules, both turned heel in the middle of 1990 and took the name ] – one of the first matches the newly turned team had was against Jim Powers & ]. | |||
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Revision as of 09:28, 12 April 2007
Professional wrestling tag team| The Young Stallions | |
|---|---|
| Tag team | |
| Members | Paul Roma Jim Powers |
| Billed heights | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) – Paul Roma 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) – Jim Powers |
| Combined billed weight | 481 lb (218 kg) |
| Hometown | Detroit Michigan |
| Debut | 1987 |
| Disbanded | 1989 |
The Young Stallions was the team of Paul Roma & Jim Powers who competed in the World Wrestling Federation as a team from 1987 to 1989.
Career
The two youngsters were put together by the WWF booking team in March of 1987 although they were not given a team name and only served to make the Hart Foundation, then WWF Tag-Team Champions, look good in the ring and did not win a match against a "significant opponent" until they defeated the team of Bob Orton Jr. & Don Muraco but still found themselves beaten down after the match.
The team was finally given the name "The Young Stallions" and started to use the song "Crank It Up" by Jimmy Hart for their entrance music.. This actually lead to the Stallions’ first real feud as Jimmy Hart had wanted to use the music for the Hart Foundation (storyline)thus putting the two teams on a collision course. The Stallions actually managed to upset the WWF champions when they faced off in a non-title match on during the August 8, 1987 episode of WWF Superstars (taped August 4, they scored an upset disqualification victory giving the Stallions one of their biggest wins to date.
The Stallions other big win came at the 1987 Survivor Series when the Stallions along with The Killer Bees were the sole survivors of the 10 team tag-team elimination match.
After this the Young Stallions push stalled, with the team dropping two straight falls to The Islanders at the first Royal Rumble and only appearing at WrestleMania IV as a part of a 20 man battle royal. At Survivor Series 1988 The Young Stallions were not able to repeat their success of the previous year’s event as they were eliminated as the second team by The Bolsheviks. The primary reason why the Young Stallions’ push stopped was because Powers and Roma just did not get along "off screen", something that was turned into a storyline when the Stallions lost to Demolition on March 19, 1989 and the two began to argue – ending the team.
Powers and Roma feuded for a short while but soon both went back to being "enhancement talent" who would lose to bigger stars to make them look good. In 1990 Paul Roma began to team with Hercules, both turned heel in the middle of 1990 and took the name Power and Glory – one of the first matches the newly turned team had was against Jim Powers & Jim Brunzell.
In Wrestling
Finishing moves
References
- Graham Cawthon (2007-02-05). "WWF Ring Results 1987".
Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart (w/ Jimmy Hart & Danny Davis) defeated Paul Roma & Jim Powers
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|accessmonthday=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - Graham Cawthon (2007-02-05). "WWF Ring Results 1987".
MMay 18, 1987: Jim Powers & Paul Roma defeated Bob Orton Jr. & Don Muraco at 10:31 when Roma pinned Orton after Muraco accidentally reversed a small package, putting Roma on top of Orton for the pin; after the bout, Muraco & Orton attacked their opponents
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|accessmonthday=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - Graham Cawthon. "WWF Show Results 1987".
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
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|accessmonthday=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ Brian Shields (4th Edition 2006). Main event – WWE in the raging 80s. Pocket Books. ISBN 978-1-4165-3257-6.
{{cite book}}: Check date values in:|year=(help)CS1 maint: year (link) - Graham Cawthon. "WWF Show Results 1990".
after the bout, the Rockers came out to help Roma but ended up getting into a shoving match with Roma & Hercules
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