The Executioners (professional wrestling)
The Executioners is the name of several tag teams and single masked wrestlers who wrestled in the BYWA, TWA, AWF and the World (Wide) Wrestling Federation.
The Executioners (1970s)
| The Executioners | |
|---|---|
| Tag team | |
| Members |
Executioner #1 Executioner #2 Executioner #3 |
| Name(s) | The Executioners |
| Heights |
Executioner #1: 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Executioner #2: 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Executioner #3: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Combined weight | 755 lb (342 kg) |
| Debut | 1976 |
| Disbanded | 1976 |
| Years active | 1976 |
| Promotions | WWWF |
The first version of Executioners was founded by Executioner #1, who was a masked wrestler, wrestling for World Wide Wrestling Federation. In 1976 he trained Executioner #2, and the two became a tag team in WWWF.
Together, the Executioners captured the WWWF Tag Team Championship on May 11, 1976 by defeating Louis Cerdan and Tony Parisi. Later, they were joined by a third masked wrestler who called himself Executioner #3.
The Executioners were stripped of their titles on December 7 because Executioner #3 was used in a title defense against Chief Jay Strongbow and Billy White Wolf. A three-team tournament was announced after Executioner #3 was unmasked as Nikolai Volkoff.
Volkoff selected Tor Kamata as his partner and then The Executioners & Nikolai Volkoff and Tor Kamata were defeated by Chief Jay Strongbow and Billy White Wolf in the three-team tournament.
Championships and accomplishments
The Executioners (NWF)
| The Executioners (NWF) | |
|---|---|
| Tag team | |
| Members |
Jerry Johnson Terry Manton |
| Name(s) | 1 and 2 |
| Debut | 1986 |
| Disbanded | 2002 |
| Years active | 1986-2002 |
| Promotions | NWF, USWF, ICW, TWWF & IWA |
The Executioners (sometimes referred to as The Masked Executioners) were Terry Manton and Jerry Fazio[1] (aka Jerry Johnson, real name Gerard Fazio) from 1986 to 2002. Manton and Fazio held six championships in various independent promotions most notable being the nationally syndicated National Wrestling Federation managed by Damien Kane. During their stay in the NWF, The Executioners defeated The Wild Samoans, Jerry and Ted Oates and The Fantastics. Fazio continued to wrestle under as The Executioner from 2002 on to 2013.
Championships and accomplishments
- National Wrestling Federation Tag Team Championship[2]
List of wrestlers who wrestled as The Executioner
1976
1982
- Ron Shaw
1985
- Buddy Rose (at WrestleMania I)
- Charlie Fulton
- Danny Davis (later became Mr.X)
1986
- Jerry Fazio
- Terry Manton
1988
- Van Van Horne (Memphis)