Mark Canterbury
Statistics
Ring name(s)	Henry Orpheus Godwinn Mark Canterbury Shanghai Pierce
Billed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Billed weight	297 lb (135 kg)
Born	March 16, 1964 (1964-03-16) (age 43) West Virginia
Billed from	Arkansas
Trained by	George South Italian Stallion
Debut	1989

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Career

Canterbury trained under George South and the Italian Stallion before debuting in 1989 under the ring name "Mean" Mark Canterbury. He quickly formed a tag team with Dennis Knight who would be wrestling as Tex Slazenger while Mark Canterbury donned a mask and became known as The Master Blaster. George South George South is a professional wrestler who has appeared as a jobber in World Championship Wrestling, Jim Crockett Promotions and the World Wrestling Federation. ... Gary Sabaugh is a professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with WCW and the then-World Wrestling Federation as The Italian Stallion. ... Dennis Knight (born December 26, 1968 in Biggers, Arkansas) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation as Phineas I. Godwinn and Mideon. ...

In October 1992, the duo began wrestling for World Championship Wrestling ^[1], with Canterbury adopting the ring name Shanghai Pierce but keeping the mask. They remained with the promotion until 1994. World Championship Wrestling (WCW) was an American professional wrestling promotion which, in its proper form, existed from 1988 to 2001. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...

In the mid 1994, Canterbury joined the World Wrestling Federation, where he was renamed Henry Orpheus Godwinn and given the gimmick of an Arkansan pig farmer who carried a bucket of "slop" to the ring, which he would throw upon his opponents. Canterbury was originally a heel, and assisted the Million Dollar Corporation on several occasions^[2]. However, when the leader of the Corporation, Ted DiBiase, was asked on an episode of WWF Action Zone whether or not Canterbury was a member of the Corporation, DiBiase instead insulted Canterbury. This inspired Canterbury to turn face by "slopping" DiBiase^[3], and led to a brief feud between Canterbury and Corporation member Sid. World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... In professional wrestling, a gimmick is a wrestlers personality, behavior, attire and/or other distinguishing traits while performing. ... Official language(s) English Capital Little Rock Largest city Little Rock Area  Ranked 29th  - Total 53,179 sq mi (137,002 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 261 miles (420 km)  - % water 2. ... In a draw in a mountainous region, a shepherd guides a flock of about 20 sheep amidst scrub and olive trees. ... Slop is a term used in the game of pool, or billiards. ... In professional wrestling, a heel is a villain character who is portrayed as behaving in an immoral manner, breaking rules or otherwise taking advantage of their opponents outside of the bounds of the rules of the match. ... Million Dollar Corporation was a heel stable in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) from April 1994 to May 1996 and was led and managed by the Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... WWF Action Zone was a program that featured the top World Wrestling Federation stars in action. ... In professional wrestling, a turn occurs most frequently when a wrestler develops a new gimmick (persona) and changes, frequently from face to heel or sometimes vice versa. ... In professional wrestling, a face is a character who is portrayed as being moral or approving (that is, faces are good guys or crowd favorites). The vast majority of wrestling storylines (though not all) place a heel (or bad guy) against a face. ... Sidney Ray Eudy (born July 4, 1960) is an American professional wrestler, most commonly known as Sid Vicious, but is also well-known as Sid Justice and Sycho Sid. ...

Godwinn engaged in a feud with the aristocratic Hunter Hearst Helmsley. The feud culminated in December 1995 in an "Arkansas Hog Pen match" that was won by Helmsley]]^[4]. A professional wrestling feud is a staged disagreement between two wrestlers or factions of wrestlers over a purported slight or insult. ... Forms of government Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box:      The term aristocracy refers to a form of government where power is hereditary, and split between a small number of families. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

In 1996, Canterbury was reunited with Knight, who had been renamed Phineas I. Godwinn. The duo were portrayed as being cousins and were collectively known as The Godwinns. Over the following two years, The Godwinns held the WWF World Tag Team Championship on two occasions^[5] and were managed by Cletus Godwinn, Hillbilly Jim, and Sunny. The Godwinns were the professional wrestling tag team of Phineas I. Godwinn & Henry O. Godwinn in the WWF (now WWE). ... One of NWAs World Tag Team Championship belts The World Tag Team Championship is the name given to a number of unrelated professional wrestling tag team (multi-wrestler team) titles . ... In professional wrestling, a manager is a character who is paired with a wrestler. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Jim Morris wrestled ten years with the World Wrestling Entertainment as a wrestler known as Hillbilly Jim. ... Tammy Lynn Sytch (born December 7, 1972 in Matawan, New Jersey) was a professional wrestling diva for ECW, WCW, WWF and various independent promotions. ...

In 1997, in a match between The Godwinns and the Legion of Doom, Canterbury suffered a cracked C7 vertebra when the Legion of Doom botched a Doomsday Device. He was advised by doctors to rest for 15 weeks, but returned to the ring in less than eight weeks^[6]. This article is about the professional wrestling team, for otheruses see Road warrior The Road Warriors were a professional wrestling tag team famously comprised of Michael Hawk Hegstrand and Joseph Animal Laurinaitis, though other members were added later. ... The coccyx is formed of up to five vertebrae. ... A diagram of a thoracic vertebra. ... To botch in professional wrestling means to attempt a scripted move that does not come out as it was originally planned due to a mistake, miscalculation, or a slip-up. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

In 1998, Canterbury entered the Brawl For All, a shoot-fighting tournament held by the WWF. He lost in the first round to Bradshaw ^[7]. Rules of the WWF Brawl For All tournament. ... In professional wrestling, a shoot refers to any event that is unplanned and spontaneous: that is, it is real, not staged. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Later that year, the Godwinns dropped their pig farmer gimmicks and became "Southern Justice", the bodyguards of Tennessee Lee ^[8]. Six months later, Canterbury herniated his C7 vertebra and pinched a spinal nerve, necessitating spinal fusion surgery. This came as a result of him returning to the ring too early after his neck injury. He evenutally left the WWF and retired, due to the neck injury suffered in 1997^[6]. Robert Fuller (born Robert Welch on May 14, 1951 in Dyersburg, Tennessee) is a professional wrestler and manager. ... A hernia is often likened to the failure of a tire. ...

In September 2006, Canterbury wrestled several tryout matches with World Wrestling Entertainment. On September 15, 2006, WWE announced that he had been signed to a contract^[6]. He debuted in Deep South Wrestling, LLC on 11/30 as a tag partner for Ray Gordy. Gordy is now known as Cousin Ray and they have both reformed The Godwinns. September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Terrence Raymond Gordy, Jr. ... The Godwinns were the professional wrestling tag team of Phineas I. Godwinn & Henry O. Godwinn in the WWF (now WWE). ...

Wrestling facts

• Finishing and signature moves

• Slop Drop (Inverted DDT)
• Pumphandle slam
• Standing wheelbarrow facebuster

• With Cousin Ray

• Country Thunder (Godwinn performs a pumphandle slam followed by a diving top rope splash by Cousin Ray)

• Managers

• Uncle Cletus
• Hillbilly Jim

• Nicknames

• Hank
• H.O.G.
• Mean Mark

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Championships and accomplishments

• World Wrestling Federation
  • 2-time WWF World Tag Team Champion (with Phineas I. Godwinn)

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References

1. ^ Graham Cawthon. WCW Show Results 1992. Retrieved on April 16, 2007. “(November, 1992) Tex Slazenger & Shanghai Pierce defeated Ricky Nelson & the Italian Stallion at 4:17 when Slazenger pinned Nelson with a reverse DDT”
2. ^ Graham Cawthon. WWF Show Results 1995. Retrieved on April 16, 2007. “(June 26, 1995) Lex Luger & Davey Boy Smith defeated Henry Godwinn & Tatanka (w/ Ted Dibiase) at 5:49”
3. ^ Graham Cawthon. WWF Show Results 1995. Retrieved on April 16, 2007. “(August 15, 1995) Henry Godwinn pinned AC Conner at 2:20 with the Slop Drop; late in the bout, Ted Dibiase appeared in the aisle; after the match, King Kong Bundy came out and attacked Godwinn from behind and held him for Dibiase to slop but Godwinn moved and accidentally slopped Bundy”
4. ^ prowrestlinghistory.com. WWF In Your House Results (5). Retrieved on April 16, 2007.
5. ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (4th Edition 2006). Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. 
6. ^ ^{a b c} WWE.com. O Henry!. Retrieved on April 17, 2007.
7. ^ prowrestlinghistory.com. WWF Brawl For All Tournament. Retrieved on April 16, 2007.
8. ^ Graham Cawthon. WWF Show Results 1998. Retrieved on April 16, 2007. “(June 1, 1998) Jeff Jarrett (w/ Tennessee Lee & Southern Justice) pinned Farooq after hitting him with Lee's belt buckle as Southern Justice distracted the referee; prior to the bout Tennessee Lee introduced the repackaged Godwinns as Southern Justice”