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| Arn Anderson |
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| Real Name: Marty Lunde Stage Names: The Enforcer Tag Team: The Four Horseman, Minnesota Wrecking Crew, Double A Date of Birth: 20th Sepember 1958 Home Town: Rome, GA Height: 6'1" Weight: 255 Us Pounds Major Injuries: Neck (1989), Groin (1992), Neck (1996) Signature Move: Spinebuster, DDT Brief Bio: Arn started his career in 1982, working many of the independent territories, winding up in the Southeast region where he captured several titles in the area. From there he moved into the Georgia and Mid Atlantic regions, where he teamed with his cousin, Ole Anderson to form the Minnesota Wrecking Crew. The two dominated the scene, living up to their nickname, as they left a path of victims along the way. Although labeled a tag team wrestler most of his career (holding the World Tag Team Titles six times with four different partners), Arn also held the NWA/WCW Television Title on numerous occasions, and is still the longest reigning TV Champion in history. On September 17, 1995, Ric Flair and Arn Anderson, two long-time friends, faced each other in a match that was a highlight of both of their careers. The fued started in July of 1995, when Ric Flair lost a match to Vader, and blamed Arn Anderson for not being there to prevent Vader from winning. The two got into another argument on July 26, when Arn Anderson did not help Ric in his match against Alex Wright. By this time, Ric Flair got so angry that he challenged Arn to a match. Fortunately, Ric Flair and Arn Anderson were able to settle their differences during the next few weeks in time for Arn's match with Alex Wright. At one point during the match, Arn threw Alex Wright outside, who then attacked Ric Flair outside the ring. Ric fought back, and soon, after DDT'ing Alex Wright, Arn Anderson had won the match. Flair and Anderson then had an interview to say that they had reunited, and that everything was fine. However, this fued was far from over. In an interview after a match with Tim Horner, Arn Anderson gave his opinion on what he thought about Ric Flair. Flair did not like was Arn Anderson was saying about him, and would soon get revenge on his former best friend. This led up to what would happen in what was supposed to be a taped thumb match between Arn Anderson and Jim Duggan. While Arn was walking down the aisleway, he was attacked from behind by Ric Flair. This was when a match was signed for Ric Flair to face Arn Anderson at Fall Brawl. When the match took place, many wrestlers in the back who had matches earlier on in the show came out to watch the Flair/Anderson match. Arn Anderson focused on injuring Ric Flair's left arm, a typical strategy of the "Enforcer". Knife-edge chops were delivered by both wrestlers, and Ric Flair was eventually able to put Anderson in the figure four. When Flair was disrespectful enough to spit at Arn Anderson while he was in the hold, it gave him the anger and determination to reverse the hold, inflicted pian on Ric Flair instead. Soon, when both wrestlers had gotten up, Flair was punching Anderson in the corner. This was when Brian Pillman came to the ring. When the referee and Arn Anderson were not looking, Brian Pillman kicked Ric Flair in the head. Although Arn Anderson did not see this, he saw the opportunity to hit the DDT on Ric Flair and then cover him for the pin. Ric Flair and Arn Anderson once again were able to settle their differences after that match, but used what everyone thought was a bitter rivalry to come up with a plan. Ric Flair recruited Sting to join him in the "battle" against Arn Anderson, while Arn recruited Brian Pillman for a Halloween Havoc tag team match against Sting and Flair. Anderson's greatest success would come as a member of the legendary faction, The Four Horsemen, consisting of himself, Ric Flair, Tully Blanchard, and Ole Anderson. Throughout the years, members would come and go, but Flair and Arn were always the rock of the group. The tag team of Anderson and Blanchard will go down as one of the best teams to ever enter the squared circle. Arn Anderson is now backstage of the WWF, and can be seen on RAW and Smackdown. The above biography was compiled using information from the following websites. http://www.ddtdigest.com/anderson/ http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Field/6068/tribute.html |
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