The Art of War
A tribute to wrestling's only true powerhouse
The Warlord

real name-Terry Szopinski
birthday-3/28/62
finisher-The Full Nelson, the roid rage
height-6'4
weight- 135lbs. when not juicing, about 320lbs. when he is
Debuted in 1986
 

This page is dedicated to the Warlord, the most awesome physical specimen to ever set foot in a wrestling ring, even though he did enough steroids to make Scott Steiner and Buff Bagwell blush. For the early part of his career, he carried the Barbarian in a tag-team called the Powers of Pain and they beat up the Road Warriors a few times when that actually meant something. The Powers of Pain then moved on to the WWF to challenge Demolition for the belts. After failing to win them, the Warlord took on the Dr. of Style, Slick as his manager. Vince ignored the fact that the Warlord had a huge Hogan-like following and never pushed the man. The Warlord was in a car accident about 3 years ago and can't move his neck very well, so he faded from the wrestling scene, but not from the hearts of his true fans.  But take heart Warlord fans....THE WARLORD IS BACK!!! Yes, the man himself, the Master of the Full Nelson, has set foot back in the wrestling rings of Florida. I recently got some emails from a Florida wrestler by the name of Chaysn Rance.  Here are the two emails I got from him.
 


 
Hey,
It's Chasyn Rance.  I wrote to you before about the Warlord.  I see your
site hasn't been updated but ran into it when I was searching for my name (I
was bored).  I don't even know if this e-mail works anymore, but I will still
try.  Warlord is doing fine.  Believe it or not, I wrestled him last month. 
It was a quick match right after I wrestled another match.  Won't write much
more because I don't know if this will work.  Write me back if you get this. 
Talk to you later.
                              Take Care,
                                  Chasyn

Nobody lets him use the full nelson I don't think.  He powerbombed me...twice.  Not fun, trust me.  If you would look at my website (www.chasynrance.com), you'd see everywhere I work.  I am not sure where else Warlord is right now because I am not sure if this promotion will keep using him, but he is in Florida.  I'm in a rush, so I will talk to you later.


So there you have it, The Warlord is back, and although he's not been using the Full Nelson, take it from Chasyn Rance, the man has a nasty powerbomb(my personal favorite move). So Vince, if you really want to turn around the sinking ship that is the WW(ugh I hate writing this part, just doesn't seem right)E, give Da Man a call. I'm not talking about Goldberg, I'm talking about Da Real Man, The Warlord. I'm always on the lookout for some good Warlord info, stories, match results and pictures, so if you have any, feel free to email me at mailto:[email protected]

Also, check out Chasyn Rance's website. www.chasynrance.com  I checked out the site and although I can't say that I've seen him wrestle in person, he was trained by some solid pro's like Rusty Brookes, Billy Fives(really good wrestler), the Warlord himself, and Rocky Johnson. That's right, the Rock's dad. He looks like a great wrestler with a good future and I look forward to seeing him live  when I get back to Florida. So, if you're in the Florida area and you get a chance, check out a card with Chaysn Rance on it.

 

 


Look upon the Warlord's awesome might and tremble before his power


Warlord Pay-Per View results
Survivor Series 2-The Warlord and the Barbarian are the Sole Survivors of their match
Survivor Series 3-The Powers of Pain are dq'ed in their match, but the Warlord did pin Ax of Demolition
Survivor Series 4-The Powers of Pain survive along with the rest of their team, an unprecendeted feat at the time, The Warlord pinned Marty Jannetty in the match
Summerslam 88- The Powers of Pain def. the Bolshiveks
Summerslam 90-The Warlord def. Tito Santana
Summerslam 91-The Texas Tornado, British Bulldog,Tito Santana def. Warlord/Power & Glory(not his fault)
Royal Rumble 89-entered 21, 18th man eliminated  by Hulk Hogan
Royal Rumble 90-entered 7, 5th man eliminated by Andre the Giant
Royal Rumble 91-entered 29, 20th man eliminated by Hulk Hogan
Royal Rumble 92-entered 29, 24th man eliminated by Hulk Hogan and Sid
Wrestlmania V- Demolition def. Powers of Pain and Mr. Fuji when Ax pinned Fuji
Wrestlemania VII- British Bulldog def. Warlord via powerslam

Look at this man's stellar ppv record. In the Royal Rumbles, it took such greats as Hogan, Andre, and Sid to eliminate this powerhouse. If not held down by backstage politics and red-tape, who knows how far the Warlord would have gone.

PWI 500 Rankings for the Warlord
1991- #75 placed ahead of Dynamite Kid(92), Roddy Piper(79), Scott Hall(76), Chris Benoit(107) and Andre the Giant(116)
1992-#128 placed ahead of Booker T(200), Kerry Von Erich(190), Kevin Nash(203), Taz(207) Dean Malenko(309) and the Sandman(256)
1993-#140 placed ahead of Dean Malenko(150), Brutus Beefcake(151),Tommy Dreamer(180), Jerry Lynn(182), and Billy Gunn(298)
1994-#172 placed ahead of King Kong Bundy(181), Dean Malenko(191), Mikey Whipwreck(202), Ahmed Johnson(217), Jerry Lynn(274) and Hunter Hearst Helmsley(225)
1995-#260 placed ahead of Vampiro(294), Ahmed Johnson(295), Lawrence Taylor(305) and Ballz Mahoney(264)
 
 



Warlord Emails
My email account has been flooded with fellow Warlord fans. I couldn't believe the outpouring of support for the return of the master of the Full Nelson. Here are some of the emails that people have sent me to express their admiration for the Warlord.

From: Shaun Meilak <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: Warlord Rulz
hi there,

well i am another warlord fan, but i used to notice a lot that he was a
wrestler that would fit perfect for a main event but never had a push,
well i just read now after these years he had an accident,
well which year this happened,
nice to hear from y'all

Shaun Meilak
www.geocities.com/wrestling_chaos
P.S     Do you guyz a site that is a tribute for yokozuna but with a lot of
information



From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: great page!

Dude!  Great page!  Ive been on a mission for a long while now to find
info/sites on the powerhouse of powerhouse of wrestlers...The WARLORD!  That
was a bad son of a bitch!  He was always my favorite "mystery" wrestler....
Id like to know where I can get some detaile info and pics of him...   Later!



 

From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Warlord Page

Nice page except for the steroids part.  Terry is currently living in Fort
Lauderdale and comes down to Rusty Brooks' Wrestling School of Hard Knocks
every other week or so where I work out.  If you researched a little bit more
on the Warlord, you would have found out that a little over 3 years ago,
Terry got into a car accident and cannot move his neck.  He is still huge but
not as big as he used to be.  He has a son around 5 months old that looks
just like him.  Maybe one day, Terry Jr. will grace the ring.
~Chasyn Rance


Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2000 12:11:06 -0500 (EST)
From: Bruce Chelucci <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: held back top five

5.kerry von erich   by  his father
4.jimmy snuka       by vince should have beat Bob Backlund.
3.sid                      by vince the d. kingof wrestling
2.scott stiener     by guess should have retired champ.
1.the warlord          by vince should have beat Hulk Hogan.



Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 20:16:13 -0800 (PST)
From: Brad Adams <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: Warlord Lives On...

Dude...

It's GREAT to see another WARLORD fan besides myself.  I am 21 - From PA and
have been watching wrestling since I was about 6...  Dude, WARLORD was my
fav...

Any ideas what he is doing now?!?!?  Do you have any Warlord clips, like
video tapes or anything?!?!?  It's hard to find Warlord material....

Take Care,

Brad



Date: Tue, 21 Dec 1999 15:16:02 -0800
From: "Vrable, Ed" <[email protected]>
To: "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]>
Subject: Warlord

Hey-Is the Warlord wrestling anywhere right now?  I haven't seen/heard of
him in
years.  Post more photos.
Ed


Date: Mon, 20 Dec 1999 15:43:02 -0500 (EST)
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: warlord

Scariest m.f. ever, juiced or not!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dianabol oozing out of every pore........but I'd never knock him to his face.
figure he'd gotten so big his skin exploded


Date: Sun, 12 Dec 1999 22:20:02 -0500 (EST)
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Warlord

Hi.
Do you have any footage of the Warlord on video?

Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2000 23:04:39 -0500 (EST)
From: Todd Amos <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: booking info

To whom it may concern,
  My name is Todd Amos and I own a wrestling promotion in Pa and I would
love to book the Warlord on one of my shows can you give me any info on
how to book the Warlord?Thank you for your time
Sincerely,
Todd Amos
 


This page really started off as a joke, but here is an actual real email about a guy who says that the Warlord helped him get through cancer.

From: Gary James<[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: An inpiration during my battle with cancer
I was always a POP fan and admired the Warlords strength and wrestling ability.
I always felt that the Warlord was a quiet achiever. During my battle with
cancer in '91 at age 16 The Warlord gave me the inspiration to confront the
illness head on.
I met the Barbarian in June last year at Wrestleriot in Melbourne Australia and
I was shocked to learn that the Warlord had suffered his own personal set back,
relating to the car accident which unfortunately has ended his wrestling
 I was wish him all the best for the future and I personally  congrantulate him
on the arrival of his child 5 months ago.

Christian Bloom
Diamond Creek
Australia.
[email protected]


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