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166-528: Debrah Ann Miceli (born February 9, 1963), better known as Madusa , is an American monster truck driver and retired professional wrestler . She is currently signed to National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) as a producer. In professional wrestling Miceli is also known by the ring name Alundra Blayze , which she used while in the WWF/WWE . Outside of the WWF, she wrestled under her professional name of Madusa, which
332-604: A Dave & Buster's on Raw . Finding that he was incapable of performing those feats, Haas decided "there was only one Mr. Perfect." The week after the DVD's release, its first week possible, it went to number one on the Billboard Recreational Sports DVD sales list. Hennig was mentioned on Raw 1000 by his old friend Bret Hart , who acted as the guest ring announcer for the night's Intercontinental title match. Hart stated that one of his best moments
498-532: A Title vs. Career match . Madusa then took a nearly two-year hiatus from the company. Madusa returned to WCW in April 1999 as part of Randy Savage 's faction Team Madness with Gorgeous George and Miss Madness . After that storyline ended, Madusa entered into a tournament for the WCW Championship , but she was defeated and eliminated from the tournament. She was later re-entered into the tournament in
664-507: A fan favorite on the June 30 episode of Monday Nitro , during a brawl which erupted after the main event . His first match in the company took place at July's Bash at the Beach pay-per-view where he became Diamond Dallas Page 's mystery tag team partner against nWo members Randy Savage and Scott Hall . Hennig ended up turning on Page costing them the match. As a result, Hennig began
830-577: A rivalry with Hulk Hogan over the WWF Championship . Their rivalry heated up when Genius defeated Hogan by countout , with Hennig's assistance on November 25 Saturday Night's Main Event XXIV and the duo stole Hogan's title belt and destroyed it backstage. Perfect and Hogan wrestled on the live events , where he lost to Hogan but they did not compete on television until January 15, 1990, when Hennig received his first opportunity for
996-599: A rivalry with Page, defeating him in a match at Road Wild . Hennig continued to use the fisherman suplex as his finishing move, renaming it Hennig-Plex . Shortly after his debut, he became a top favorite of both Four Horsemen and the New World Order (nWo) as both factions showed interest in recruiting him. He ultimately joined the Four Horsemen, taking the spot of the retiring Arn Anderson . Hennig replied to Anderson's invitation by saying "It would be
1162-466: A tournament to crown the new World Heavyweight Champion , during which he defeated Disco Inferno in the first round but lost to Jeff Jarrett in the second round. He was forced to retire after losing a retirement match against Buff Bagwell at Mayhem . He was reinstated by the powers that be a month later, however, and joined forces with Creative Control , during which the trio defeated Harlem Heat and Midnight at Starrcade . He remained on
1328-528: A "very important" role in their lives, a proportion unusual among developed countries . However, similar to the other nations of the Americas. Many faiths have flourished in the United States, including both later imports spanning the country's multicultural immigrant heritage, as well as those founded within the country; these have led the United States to become the most religiously diverse country in
1494-508: A June 15 episode of Superstars , Bobby Heenan retired as a manager and introduced The Coach as Hennig's new manager. Hennig began a rivalry with British Bulldog but suffered a back injury in late June, which led to the rivalry being wrapped up. Bret Hart was announced as his next challenger on the July 13 episode of Superstars , and in the meantime Hennig was held out of all house shows, usually replaced by Typhoon . On television, he wrestled
1660-576: A brief first marriage to Eddie Gilbert in 1990, Miceli's second marriage was on February 14, 1998, to NFL player Ken Blackman , eight months after they met in June 1997. They shared homes in Cincinnati and Homosassa, Florida . In 1998, they opened a motorcycle shop called Spookee Custom Cycles, which made motorcycles for other NFL players such as Kimo von Oelhoffen , Darnay Scott , Bradford Banta , and Dan Wilkinson . The couple later divorced in 2008. On June 25, 2011, Miceli married Alan Jonason,
1826-499: A color commentator of the show for the next full year, acting as a suitable villainous foil to Vince McMahon 's play-by-play. During this period, Perfect assisted Flair in winning matches and managed him to two World Heavyweight Championship reigns in 1992. By the fall of 1992, Perfect and Flair were in the midst of a rivalry with Randy Savage , building to a tag team match at Survivor Series where Flair and Razor Ramon would face Savage and Ultimate Warrior . However, Warrior
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#17328019751361992-499: A color commentator on the show with Vince McMahon, this time with Jim Ross added as the analyst. Later in 1996, McMahon left and Ross switched to the play-by-play role. Perfect also did color commentary at Royal Rumble , SummerSlam and In Your House 10: Mind Games pay-per-views. Perfect also served as the special guest referee for the WWF Championship match between Shawn Michaels and British Bulldog at June's King of
2158-579: A continuous presence in what is now the continental United States in 1565. Martín de Argüelles , born in 1566 in San Agustín, La Florida then a part of New Spain , was the first person of European descent born in what is now the continental United States. Virginia Dare , born in 1587 in Roanoke Island in present-day North Carolina , was the first child born in the original Thirteen Colonies to English parents. The Spaniards also established
2324-414: A continuous presence in what over three centuries later would become a possession of the United States with the founding of the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico , in 1521. In the 2020 United States census, English Americans 46.5 million (19.8%), German Americans 45m (19.1%), Irish Americans 38.6m (16.4%), and Italian Americans 16.8m (7.1%) were the four largest self-reported European ancestry groups in
2490-467: A documentary entitled "TrailBlayzer" detailing Miceli's careers in both wrestling and monster truck driving. Miceli as Alundra Blayze was announced as an entrant into the battle royal for a women's championship opportunity at WWE Evolution , marking a return to the ring after an 18-year hiatus, however she was eliminated by Nia Jax On July 22, 2019, Alundra Blayze appeared as a heel and attacked 24/7 Champion Candice Michelle , after which she captured
2656-609: A few preliminary opponents, but to avoid stressing his back with the Perfectplex, adopted the gimmick of throwing his opposition out of the ring in disgust and defeating them by countout. Perfect lost the title to Hart at SummerSlam and a broken tailbone and bulged discs forced him to retire from the ring. Hennig spent the following year recovering from his injury. He returned to television on November 23 episode of Superstars where he became Ric Flair 's "executive consultant". The following week on Superstars , Perfect became
2822-535: A group consisting of mid-card wrestlers of the nWo. However, he was kicked out of the group after speaking against the leaders on the January 25 episode of Nitro . Hennig formed a tag team with Barry Windham and continued the rivalry with The Four Horsemen . Hennig and Windham were placed in a tournament for the vacated World Tag Team Championship , which they won by defeating Horsemen Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko at SuperBrawl IX . Hennig and Windham held
2988-558: A handful of appearances with Harley Race 's World League Wrestling promotion. He then wrestled sporadically on the independent circuit until November 2001, when he joined the newly-formed Xcitement Wrestling Federation . He wrestled for the XWF for the remainder of the year, facing opponents including Buff Bagwell and Vampiro . In December 2001, he made two further appearances with the World Wrestling Council. During
3154-611: A long feud with Greg Gagne and his father, Verne Gagne . He began being associated with Madusa Miceli , the AWA World Women's Champion since December 27, 1987. Hennig and Madusa joined The Diamond Exchange , a stable led by Diamond Dallas Page that also included Badd Company and Colonel DeBeers . Hennig would hold the AWA World Heavyweight Title for about 53 weeks, before losing it to Jerry Lawler on May 9, 1988. Like many other AWA stars of
3320-556: A match against Evan Karagias , but was eliminated the next week. After her elimination, Madusa put all her focus on managing Karagias. After Karagias won the WCW World Cruiserweight Championship at Mayhem , he was found flirting with Spice of the Nitro Girls . At Starrcade , however, Spice gave Karagias a low blow during the match, and Madusa pinned him to become the first female ever to win
3486-526: A match at Hog Wild in August 1996. Due to pre-match stipulations, Madusa was allowed to destroy Nakano's motorcycle after the match. The company then decided to establish the WCW Women's Championship , but Madusa lost to Akira Hokuto in the finals of the tournament to crown the first champion on December 29 at Starrcade . On June 15, Hokuto retained the title against Madusa at The Great American Bash in
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#17328019751363652-564: A match between the pair on April 28's Saturday Night's Main Event XXVI , in which Hogan pinned Perfect for the first time on television. Following his loss to Hogan, Perfect quietly ended his association with The Genius. In May 1990, Perfect participated in a tournament for the Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship after previous champion Ultimate Warrior vacated the title upon winning
3818-461: A nose job. She returned to the ring in August 1995, losing the Women's Championship to Faye at SummerSlam on August 27. Two months later, she won the title a third time, defeating Faye on October 23. In December, due to financial troubles the WWF was having at the time she was released from her contract and was stripped of the title following her jump to rival company World Championship Wrestling , and
3984-670: A part-time nurse. In 1984, Miceli trained with Eddie Sharkey in Minneapolis and began working on the independent circuit for $ 5 a match. In 1986, she started wrestling in the American Wrestling Association (AWA) feuding with Sherri Martel as Madusa Miceli. After Martel left the AWA, she replaced her as "Mr. Magnificent" Kevin Kelly 's manager, who often teamed with Nick Kiniski as "The Perfect Tag Team". In
4150-568: A privilege." Anderson's plea that Hennig takes "his spot" was the subject of the following week's parody of the Horsemen by the nWo, which led to the WarGames match . At Fall Brawl , Hennig was allegedly jumped backstage by the nWo before the WarGames match and came to ringside mid-match with his arm in a sling. The whole thing turned out to be a setup as Hennig betrayed the Horsemen and joined
4316-681: A reaction to the prevailing European consensus that America's domestic originality was degenerate . Prevalent ideas and ideals that evolved domestically, such as national holidays , uniquely American sports , military tradition, and innovations in the arts and entertainment give a strong sense of national pride among the population as a whole. American culture includes both conservative and liberal elements, scientific and religious competitiveness, political structures, risk taking and free expression, materialist and moral elements. Despite certain consistent ideological principles (e.g. individualism , egalitarianism , faith in freedom and democracy ),
4482-545: A region that was settled historically by the British. Overall, as the largest group, European Americans have the lowest poverty rate and the second highest educational attainment levels, median household income , and median personal income of any racial demographic in the nation, second only to Asian Americans in the latter three categories. According to the American Jewish Archives and
4648-680: A rematch for the Intercontinental Championship on November 24 MSG Network special, before regaining the title by defeating Texas Tornado on the December 15 episode of Superstars , with help from Ted DiBiase . Perfect defended the title against Texas Tornado in a rematch on the February 2, 1991, episode of Superstars , where he retained the title by losing via countout . Perfect made his next title defense against Big Boss Man at WrestleMania VII , where he retained
4814-552: A rivalry with Bret Hart and his relatives British Bulldog and Jim Neidhart , during which both teams competed against each other in several matches throughout the first half of 1998. Hennig lost to Hart at Uncensored and defeated Bulldog at Spring Stampede . He was sidelined due to a knee injury in mid-1998. During this time, the nWo broke into two different factions, the nWo Wolfpac and nWo Hollywood , both Hennig and Rude joined Kevin Nash 's fan-favorite Wolfpac group. However,
4980-424: A score of 300 , running the table in billiards, throwing then catching his own Hail Mary football pass, sinking a long golf putt, hitting home runs and making bulls-eyes in darts. Stars of various major league sports, including Wade Boggs ( MLB ), Steve Jordan ( NFL ), Felton Spencer ( NBA ), and Mike Modano ( NHL ), co-starred with Hennig in these vignettes. Hennig performed for the first time as Mr. Perfect on
5146-665: A sergeant major in the U.S. Army , in Memphis . The wedding took place at Graceland and was broadcast over the internet for over 22,000 fans. In 1995, she appeared in the films Shootfighter II , Death Match , and Intersanction II . In Japan, she released a CD of songs sung in Japanese. She owns a grooming, pet spa, and doggy bakery called Koolkats and Hotdogs in Lecanto, Florida . In February 2004, she provided commentary for boat races. Americans Americans are
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5312-491: A successful title defense against Santana on July 28's Saturday Night's Main Event XXVII . Hennig was scheduled to defend the title against Brutus Beefcake at SummerSlam , stemming from his loss to Beefcake at WrestleMania but Beefcake suffered an injury and The Texas Tornado substituted for Beefcake and challenged Hennig to a title match for SummerSlam on August 11's episode of Superstars , which Perfect accepted on
5478-689: A tag team with Shawn Stasiak at house shows throughout March and early April as well as a tag team on television with Big Boss Man . Perfect was drafted to Raw during the first ever WWF Draft . Perfect, now wrestling in the Raw brand, Faced the Big Show in a losing effort on April 8, 2002. In the April 21 edition of Heat he beat Stevie Richards and on the May 2 (Taped April 29) edition of Heat , Perfect faced Tommy Dreamer and won via pinfall. His final televised WWE match took place on May 12, 2002, where he
5644-552: A total of 1,834,212 self-identifying individuals. Barack Obama , 44th President of the United States who is biracial- his mother is white (of English and Irish descent) and his father is of Kenyan birth- only self-identifies as being African American. According to the 2020 United States census, 8.4% or 27,915,715 Americans chose to self-identify with the "some other race" category, the third most popular option. Also, 42.2% or 26,225,882 Hispanic/Latino Americans chose to identify as some other race as these Hispanic/Latinos may feel
5810-575: A tournament final, she won the AWA World Women's Championship over Candi Devine on December 27, 1987. At that time Madusa also began managing the AWA World Heavyweight Champion Curt Hennig . She later lost the title to Wendi Richter on November 26, 1988. Hennig and Madusa joined the Diamond Exchange , a stable led by Diamond Dallas Page that included Badd Company . With Badd Company she faced
5976-402: A trash can onstage. Miceli (calling herself both Madusa and Alundra Blayze) withdrew the belt, which she stressed was a good-looking "women's wrestling belt", and said it was finally "back home where it belongs" after 20 years. She held the belt on her shoulder, and referred to herself as the reigning WWF Women's Champion. Following her Hall of Fame induction, she made a special appearance during
6142-649: A video tribute as well as words from friends and former co-workers Jerry Lawler and Jim Ross on Raw following the news of Hennig's death. TNA paid tribute to Hennig by displaying his wrestling singlet and a framed photo as he was employed by TNA at the time of his death. A tribute song about Hennig, "My Perfect Friend", was featured on the 2003 "Macho Man" Randy Savage album Be a Man . Other peers including Hulk Hogan , Ric Flair , Bret Hart , Shawn Michaels , and Kevin Nash have also commended Hennig's in-ring talents. During his WWE Hall of Fame speech, Bret Hart spoke highly of Hennig, stating: "Anytime I wrestled Curt
6308-587: Is Crap." During the rivalry, Hennig and Duncum lost to Konnan and Rey Mysterio Jr. of the No Limit Soldiers in a tag team match on June 13 at The Great American Bash . Less than a month later, the Rednecks lost to the Soldiers once again in an elimination tag team match at Bash at the Beach on July 11. Rednecks were intended to be villains but the southern WCW fans cheered them instead of
6474-442: Is also an option in the census and other surveys. The United States Census Bureau also classifies Americans as "Hispanic or Latino" and "Not Hispanic or Latino", which identifies Hispanic and Latino Americans as a racially diverse ethnicity that comprises the largest minority group in the nation. People of European descent, or White Americans (also referred to as European Americans and Caucasian Americans), constitute
6640-620: Is also the Executive Vice President of the Major League of Monster Trucks. In 2009, she returned to Monster Jam for the first time since 2006. On October 10, 2014, she was injured in a Monster Jam event in Melbourne, Australia, and was taken to a Melbourne hospital for treatment. She appeared in the video game WCW Nitro , WCW Backstage Assault , WWE 2K16 , WWE 2K17 , WWE 2K18 and WWE 2K19 . After
6806-513: Is indigenous to the Americas , originally migrated to the two continents between 10,000 and 45,000 years ago. These Paleoamericans spread throughout the two continents and evolved into hundreds of distinct cultures during the pre-Columbian era . Following the first voyage of Christopher Columbus , the European colonization of the Americas began, with St. Augustine , Florida becoming
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6972-453: Is now United States territory since the founding of San Juan, Puerto Rico (the oldest continuously inhabited settlement on American soil) in 1521 by Juan Ponce de León , and the founding of St. Augustine, Florida (the oldest continuously inhabited settlement in the continental United States) in 1565 by Pedro Menéndez de Avilés . In the State of Texas , Spaniards first settled the region in
7138-554: Is now the United States since before the Revolutionary War , relatively large waves of Chinese, Filipino, and Japanese immigration did not begin until the mid-to-late 19th century. Immigration and significant population growth continue to this day. Due to a number of factors, Asian Americans have been stereotyped as " perpetual foreigners ". As defined by the United States Census Bureau and
7304-598: Is the Asian American population, comprising 19,618,719 people in 2020, or 5.9% of the United States population. California is home to 5.6 million Asian Americans, the greatest number in any state. In Hawaii, Asian Americans make up the highest proportion of the population (57 percent). Asian Americans live across the country, yet are heavily urbanized, with significant populations in the Greater Los Angeles Area , New York metropolitan area , and
7470-600: The Dark Side of the Ring , Hennig pranked Lesnar by slapping shaving cream on his head, which started the scuffle and almost opened the emergency exit door. After being released from WWE, he went on to work for NWA Total Nonstop Action . In TNA, he would wrestle three matches for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship (two against Ron Killings and one against Jeff Jarrett), but didn't win
7636-457: The 1993 Royal Rumble match to determine the No. 1 contender for the WWF Championship at WrestleMania IX . He eliminated Flair, Skinner and Jerry Lawler until he was eliminated by Ted DiBiase , Koko B. Ware and Lawler. Hennig defeated Flair the next night on Monday Night Raw in a match where the loser would be forced to leave WWF . As a result, Flair left WWF. He then went on to feud with
7802-668: The AWA World Heavyweight Championship in 1987, with his 373-day reign being the seventh-longest in history. Hennig moved to the WWF thereafter, where he feuded with Hulk Hogan over the WWF Championship , and won the WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship twice, becoming the longest-reigning titleholder of the 1990s. In addition to winning multiple titles in WCW during the late 1990s, Hennig challenged for
7968-643: The AWA World Tag Team Championship with Scott Hall by defeating "Gorgeous" Jimmy Garvin and "Mr. Electricity" Steve Regal on January 18, 1986, in Albuquerque, New Mexico . Later, he resumed his solo career in the AWA, culminating in defeating the legendary Nick Bockwinkel for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship at SuperClash on May 2, 1987, with the help of Larry Zbyszko , and turning villain in doing so. Hennig, along with his father Larry "The Axe", would engage in
8134-540: The American Wrestling Association (AWA), the World Wrestling Federation (WWF; now WWE), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and NWA Total Nonstop Action . Hennig was the son of wrestler Larry "The Axe" Hennig and the father of wrestler Curtis Axel . Hennig debuted in 1980 and won multiple championships in both Pacific Northwest Wrestling (PNW) and the AWA during the decade. He gained particular attention when he defeated Nick Bockwinkel for
8300-443: The American Wrestling Association (AWA), the promotion which had made his father, Larry "The Axe" Hennig a star. Hennig started his WWF career in 1981. His first victory was against Johnny Rodz . He established himself as a promising young performer against the likes of "Playboy" Buddy Rose , Greg Valentine and Killer Khan . Eventually, he was paired-up in tag team matches with another young upstart, Eddie Gilbert , himself
8466-765: The Arab American Institute (AAI), Arab Americans have family origins in each of the 22 member states of the Arab League . Following consultations with MENA organizations, the Census Bureau announced in 2014 that it would establish a new MENA ethnic category for populations from the Middle East , North Africa , and the Arab world , separate from the "white" classification that these populations had previously sought in 1909. The groups felt that
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#17328019751368632-639: The Arab American National Museum , the first Middle Easterners and North Africans (viz. Jews and Berbers ) to arrive in the Americas landed in the late 15th to mid-16th centuries. Many fled ethnic or ethnoreligious persecution during the Spanish Inquisition ; a few were taken to the Americas as slaves. In 2014, the United States Census Bureau began finalizing the ethnic classification of people of Middle Eastern and North African ("MENA") origins. According to
8798-629: The Creoles and Cajuns of Louisiana and the Hispanos of the Southwest and brought close contact with the culture of Mexico . Large-scale immigration in the late 19th and early 20th centuries from Eastern and Southern Europe introduced a variety of elements. Immigration from Africa , Asia , and Latin America has also had impact. A cultural melting pot , or pluralistic salad bowl , describes
8964-483: The District of Columbia and the five inhabited U.S. territories have a non-white majority. The state with the highest percentage of non-Hispanic White Americans is Maine , while the state with the lowest percentage is Hawaii . Europe is the largest continent that Americans trace their ancestry to, and many claim descent from various European ethnic groups . The Spaniards were the first Europeans to establish
9130-574: The Kingdom of Kongo ). The first West African slaves were brought to Jamestown, Virginia in 1619. The English settlers treated these captives as indentured servants and released them after a number of years. This practice was gradually replaced by the system of race-based slavery used in the Caribbean . All the American colonies had slavery, but it was usually the form of personal servants in
9296-616: The NWA World Heavyweight Championship , prior to his death on February 10, 2003. WWE credited Hennig for raising the standard of technical wrestling in that company, while professional wrestling journalists Bob Ryder and Dave Scherer , in a 2000 publication, recognized him as "one of the best all-round competitors this business has ever produced". Hennig was posthumously inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2007 by former Major League Baseball player and longtime friend Wade Boggs . Hulk Hogan remarked, "Everybody would check their egos at
9462-618: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), an "American Indian or Alaska Native" is a person whose ancestry have origins in any of the original peoples of North, Central, or South America. 2.3 million individuals who are American Indian or Alaskan Native are multiracial; additionally the plurality of American Indians reside in the Western United States (40.7%). Collectively and historically this race has been known by several names ; as of 1995, 50% of those who fall within
9628-582: The Office of Management and Budget , the grouping includes individuals who self-identify as African American, as well as persons who emigrated from nations in the Caribbean and sub-Saharan Africa. The grouping is thus based on geography, and may contradict or misrepresent an individual's self-identification since not all immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa are "Black". Among these racial outliers are persons from Cape Verde , Madagascar , various Arab states, and Hamito-Semitic populations in East Africa and
9794-615: The Perfect-Plex on Kurt Angle and competing against several of the top WWF wrestlers of that period. His performance, along with the positive reaction of the Atlanta crowd, earned Hennig a full-time contract with the WWF. Perfect appeared the next night on Raw in a match with Val Venis . He then had matches with WWF's up and coming Superstars like Brock Lesnar , Randy Orton , and Batista as well as having short feuds with Stone Cold Steve Austin and Rob Van Dam before forming
9960-525: The Sahel , and the Afrikaners of Southern Africa . African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans or Afro-Americans, and formerly as American Negroes ) are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa. According to the 2020 United States census, there were 39,940,338 Black and African Americans in the United States, representing 12.1% of
10126-456: The San Francisco Bay Area . The United States census defines Asian Americans as those with origins to the countries of East Asia , South Asia , and Southeast Asia . Although Americans with roots in West Asia were once classified as "Asian", they are now excluded from the term in modern census classifications. The largest sub-groups are immigrants or descendants of immigrants from Cambodia, mainland China, India, Japan, Korea, Laos, Pakistan,
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#173280197513610292-518: The United Kingdom . Unlike migration from other countries, United States migration is not concentrated in specific countries, possibly as a result of the roots of immigration from so many different countries to the United States. As of 2016 , there were approximately 9 million United States citizens living outside of the United States. As the result of U.S. tax and financial reporting requirements that apply to non-resident citizens, record numbers of American citizens renounced their U.S. citizenship in
10458-452: The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom , the framers of the Constitution rejected any religious test for office. The First Amendment specifically denied the federal government any power to enact any law respecting either an establishment of religion or prohibiting its free exercise, thus protecting any religious organization, institution, or denomination from government interference. European Rationalist and Protestant ideals mainly influenced
10624-518: The WCW World Heavyweight Championship on pay-per-view (PPV), and led stable and country music group the West Texas Rednecks , who recorded the popular tongue-in-cheek song, "Rap Is Crap". During a stint with the World Wrestling Council (WWC) in 2000, he won the WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship . Hennig returned to the WWF/E for a brief period in 2002, being one of the last three men remaining at that year's Royal Rumble . He later headlined multiple PPV events for TNA , in contention for
10790-408: The WWE Hall of Fame class of 2024. On April 27, 2019, at Crockett Cup Miceli appeared on National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) as Madusa, where she presented the vacant NWA Women's Championship before Allysin Kay and Santana Garrett competed for it. She would later accompany The Wild Cards ( Royce Isaacs and Thomas Latimer ) who challenged the Villain Enterprises ( Brody King and PCO ) at
10956-408: The WWF Championship at WrestleMania VI . Hennig was booked to win the tournament for the vacant title by defeating Jimmy Snuka in the quarter-finals on the May 5 episode of Superstars and two-time Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion Tito Santana in the finals on May 19's episode of Superstars . After his title win, Perfect enlisted Bobby Heenan as his "perfect" manager and made
11122-446: The Western Hemisphere and beyond, including the District of Columbia, the seat of government of the United States. English is the unofficial national language . Although there is no official language at the federal level, some laws—such as U.S. naturalization requirements —standardize English. In 2007, about 226 million, or 80% of the population aged five years and older, spoke only English at home. Spanish , spoken by 12% of
11288-400: The World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico , briefly winning the WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship from Carly Colon . He appeared with the WWC until January 2001. In January 2001, Hennig made a one-night appearance in Japan with All-Japan Pro Wrestling at its King's Road New Century 2001 event, taking part in a six-man tag team match in the Tokyo Dome . In mid-2001, Hennig made
11454-405: The WrestleMania 31 event the following day on March 29, along with the other Hall of Fame inductees. In September 2015, Miceli was appointed the commissioner of Japanese women's promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom . On January 27, 2016, Miceli appeared on WWE Network's program Table for 3 , along with fellow wrestlers Ivory and Molly Holly . In September 2017, the WWE Network released
11620-428: The citizens and nationals of the United States of America . The United States is home to people of many racial and ethnic origins ; consequently, American law does not equate nationality with race or ethnicity but with citizenship. The majority of Americans or their ancestors immigrated to the United States or are descended from people who were brought as slaves within the past five centuries, with
11786-472: The flag of the United States – for example, typically a top hat with red and white stripes and white stars on a blue band, and red and white striped trousers. Columbia is a poetic name for the Americas and the feminine personification of the United States of America, made famous by African American poet Phillis Wheatley during the American Revolutionary War in 1776. It has inspired the names of many persons, places, objects, institutions, and companies in
11952-767: The northern states (north of the Mason–Dixon line ) had abolished slavery. However, slavery would persist in the southern states until the end of the American Civil War and the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment . Following the end of the Reconstruction era , which saw the first African American representation in Congress , African Americans became disenfranchised and subject to Jim Crow laws , legislation that would persist until
12118-597: The slavery era within the boundaries of the present United States. As an adjective, the term is usually spelled African-American . Montinaro et al. (2014) observed that around 50% of the overall ancestry of African Americans traces back to the Niger-Congo -speaking Yoruba of southwestern Nigeria and southern Benin (before the European colonization of Africa this people created the Oyo Empire ), reflecting
12284-790: The 2004 co-championship at the Monster Jam World Finals for freestyle in the first-ever three-way tie. In March 2005 in Las Vegas, she beat her trainer Dennis Anderson in the final bracket of the Monster Jam World Finals for the Racing Championship, thus making her the first woman to win the Monster Jam World Finals racing championship. Also in 2005, she was the only female competitor in the Super Bowl of Motorsports. As of January 2008, she
12450-441: The 2004 co-championship at the Monster Jam World Finals for freestyle in the first-ever three-way tie. The following year, she won the Racing Championship in the Monster Jam World Finals. Miceli was born in Minneapolis . Before entering professional wrestling, she participated in both gymnastics and track, and at age 14, she worked at an Arby's fast-food restaurant . During the beginning of her wrestling career, she also worked as
12616-538: The American culture has a variety of expressions due to its geographical scale and demographic diversity. Americans have migrated to many places around the world, including Argentina , Australia , Brazil , Canada , Chile , China , Costa Rica , France , Germany , Hong Kong , India , Japan , Mexico , New Zealand , Pakistan , the Philippines , South Korea , the United Arab Emirates , and
12782-633: The Crockett Cup finals for the vacant NWA World Tag Team Championship , but were unsuccessful. Madusa would later become a producer in NWA. Miceli entered the monster truck business under Dennis Anderson in 1999. She made her first American hot rod appearance at the Trans World Dome . Afterward, she purchased her own truck and named it Madusa, as she still held the rights to the name. She began winning freestyle competitions in 2001. Miceli won
12948-561: The Dangerous Alliance at Halloween Havoc . She, however, defeated him by count-out on November 18, 1992, at Clash of the Champions XXI . In 1993, the WWF reinstated its Women's Championship , a title that had been vacant since 1990, and Miceli was brought in by the company to revive the women's division. She debuted under the ring name Alundra Blayze, because WWF owner Vince McMahon did not want to pay Miceli to use
13114-526: The English language, legal system and other cultural inheritances, had a formative influence. Other important influences came from other parts of Europe, especially Germany , France , and Italy . Original elements also play a strong role, such as Jeffersonian democracy . Thomas Jefferson's Notes on the State of Virginia was perhaps the first influential domestic cultural critique by an American and
13280-508: The Massachusetts Bay Colony was established by English Puritans , Pennsylvania by Irish and English Quakers , Maryland by English and Irish Catholics , and Virginia by English Anglicans . Although some individual states retained established religious confessions well into the 19th century, the United States was the first nation to have no official state-endorsed religion. Modeling the provisions concerning religion within
13446-790: The North (where 2% of the people were slaves), and field hands in plantations in the South (where 25% were slaves); by the beginning of the American Revolutionary War 1/5th of the total population was enslaved. During the revolution, some would serve in the Continental Army or Continental Navy , while others would serve the British Empire in the Ethiopian Regiment , and other units. By 1804,
13612-598: The OMB definition prefer the term "American Indian", 37% prefer "Native American" and the remainder have no preference or prefer a different term altogether. Among Americans today, levels of Native American ancestry (distinct from Native American identity ) differ. Based on a sample of users of the 23andMe commercial genetic test, genomes of self-reported African Americans averaged to 0.8% Native American ancestry, those of European Americans averaged to 0.18%, and those of Latinos averaged to 18.0%. Native Americans, whose ancestry
13778-669: The October 4 episode of Prime Time Wrestling , where he defeated Jim Brunzell . His first major ppv match was at survivor series 1988 in a five-on-five elimination tag team match as a member of co-captain André the Giant 's team, along with Rick Rude , Dino Bravo (also co-captain) and Harley Race against co-captain Jim Duggan 's team of Jake Roberts (also co-captain), Ken Patera , Tito Santana and Scott Casey . Perfect survived
13944-482: The Office of Management and Budget, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders are "persons having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii , Guam , Samoa , or other Pacific Islands ". Previously called Asian Pacific American , along with Asian Americans beginning in 1976, this was changed in 1997. As of the 2020 United States census, there are 622,018 who reside in the United States, and make up 0.2% of
14110-640: The Pacific also have large Pacific Islander populations such as Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands (Chammoro), and American Samoa (Samoan). The largest concentration of Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders, is Honolulu County in Hawaii, and Los Angeles County in the continental United States . The United States has a growing multiracial identity movement. Multiracial Americans numbered 7.0 million in 2008, or 2.3% of
14276-521: The Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Asians overall have higher income levels than all other racial groups in the United States, including whites, and the trend appears to be increasing in relation to those groups. Additionally, Asians have a higher education attainment level than all other racial groups in the United States. For better or for worse, the group has been called a model minority . While Asian Americans have been in what
14442-427: The Ring pay-per-view. In mid-1996, Hennig was placed in an angle with Hunter Hearst Helmsley , where he would come out to the ringside during Helmsley's matches and steal his female escorts , which would often cause a distraction for Helmsley and affect his performance in matches. During the rivalry, Perfect helped Marc Mero in winning the Intercontinental Championship from Faarooq and assisted him in retaining
14608-552: The Ring tournament by defeating Doink the Clown . At King of the Ring , Perfect defeated Mr. Hughes in the quarter-finals but lost to eventual winner Bret Hart in the semi-finals. Perfect competed against Shawn Michaels for the Intercontinental Championship at SummerSlam , where Perfect lost by countout due to interference from Michaels' new bodyguard Diesel . Hennig's last televised match in WWF
14774-434: The Soldiers, resulting in the angle being dropped. The Rednecks made their final pay-per-view appearance at Road Wild on August 14, where Hennig, Barry and Duncum lost to The Revolution in a six-man tag team match . After the Rednecks disbanded, Hennig began a storyline, in which he stated that he was following orders from " the powers that be " that if he lost any match by pinfall , he must retire. He participated in
14940-555: The United States census does not describe their European and American Indian ancestry as they understand it to be. A significant portion of the Hispanic and Latino population self-identifies as Mestizo , particularly the Mexican and Central American community. Mestizo is not a racial category in the United States census, but signifies someone who has both European and American Indian ancestry. Hispanic or Latino Americans constitute
15106-536: The United States constituting 62.4% of the population. However, the English Americans and British Americans demography is considered a serious under-count as they tend to self-report and identify as simply " Americans " (since the introduction of a new "American" category in the 1990 census) due to the length of time they have inhabited America. This is highly over-represented in the Upland South ,
15272-521: The United States has a high adherence level compared to other developed countries and a diversity in beliefs. The First Amendment to the country's Constitution prevents the Federal government from making any "law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof". The U.S. Supreme Court has interpreted this as preventing the government from having any authority in religion. A majority of Americans report that religion plays
15438-419: The United States. Despite its multi-ethnic composition, the culture of the United States held in common by most Americans can also be referred to as mainstream American culture , a Western culture largely derived from the traditions of Northern and Western European colonists, settlers, and immigrants. It also includes significant influences of African-American culture . Westward expansion integrated
15604-610: The WCW World Cruiserweight Championship. Spice then aligned herself with Madusa and became her manager for a short time. In January 2000, Madusa developed a rivalry with Oklahoma . In a farcical Evening Gown match on an episode of WCW Thunder on January 12, Madusa defeated Oklahoma by stripping off his dress, but he attacked her after the match. She eventually lost the Cruiserweight belt to Oklahoma at Souled Out on January 16, 2000. In
15770-404: The WCW television, continuing to make sporadic appearances with the company. He entered a feud with Shawn Stasiak in the spring of 2000, after Stasiak referred to himself as "The Perfect One" which was a ripoff of Hennig's "Mr. Perfect" character and even used entrance music composed to sound like Mr. Perfect's theme song. Hennig lost to Stasiak at Slamboree . His last televised match in WCW
15936-501: The WWF Championship against Hogan at Madison Square Garden and this was his first televised match against Hogan, which he won by disqualification but not the title. At Royal Rumble , Perfect attacked Genius's opponent Brutus Beefcake after their match, which began a feud between the two. Later in the same night, Perfect participated in the Royal Rumble match as the No. 30 entrant. He eliminated Rick Rude before making it to
16102-528: The WWF Women's Championship belt into a trash can; she was blacklisted by the WWF for the next 20 years as a result. In her second WCW run, Miceli feuded with Bull Nakano and Oklahoma , and became the first woman to hold the WCW World Cruiserweight Championship . After training wrestlers such as Torrie Wilson , Stacy Keibler , and Nora Greenwald (Molly Holly) at the WCW Power Plant , she left
16268-471: The WWF Women's Championship in 1995), only to instead sell the title to WWE Hall of Famer Ted DiBiase . Returning to TNT for the first time in 20 years, Miceli was presenter of the All Elite Wrestling (AEW)'s Women's Tag Team Cup Tournament: The Deadly Draw, which began on August 3, 2020. The tournament concluded on the August 22, 2020, Saturday episode of AEW Dynamite , where she gave
16434-433: The WWF Women's Championship remained vacant until 1998. Miceli was blacklisted by the WWF for the next 20 years, owing to her participation in a controversial incident upon returning to WCW during which she dropped the WWF Women's championship belt into a trash can. In December 1995, Miceli signed with WCW, and as part of a storyline by booker Eric Bischoff , showed up on WCW Monday Nitro on December 18, where she threw
16600-563: The WWF Women's belt into a trash can. She later admitted that she regretted the action and would not have done it had Bischoff not coerced her. Miceli immediately began using the Madusa name again. Upon her debut she attacked Sherri Martel during her wedding to Col. Robert Parker. She had a match the following Monday on Nitro against Sherri Martel which she lost. After that, the company brought in Bull Nakano to feud with her; they battled in
16766-598: The Wolfpac and joining nWo Hollywood. The following month, Goldberg won the World Heavyweight Championship and Hennig, despite his injury, faced Goldberg for the title in a losing effort at Bash at the Beach . In the fall of 1998, Hennig began feuding with Horseman Dean Malenko over his betrayal of the Four Horsemen the previous year, which resulted in a match between the pair at September's Fall Brawl pay-per-view, which Hennig lost. After
16932-567: The Year. Miceli wrestled a six-week tour for All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling at the beginning of 1989, where she won the IWA Women's title from Chigusa Nagayo before dropping it back to her the very next day. She then began training in Japan, learning the Japanese wrestling style, as well as Muay Thai , kickboxing, and boxing. She eventually signed a three-year deal with All Japan, which made her
17098-711: The adult population identifies as having no religious belief or no religious affiliation. According to the American Religious Identification Survey , religious belief varies considerably across the country: 59% of Americans living in Western states (the " Unchurched Belt ") report a belief in God , yet in the South (the " Bible Belt ") the figure is as high as 86%. Several of the original Thirteen Colonies were established by settlers who wished to practice their religion without discrimination:
17264-507: The belt to her on November 20, 1994, in Japan at the Big Egg Wrestling Universe event. Five months later on April 3, 1995, Blayze regained the title from Nakano on an edition of Monday Night Raw . As part of the storyline, immediately following the win, she was attacked by Bertha Faye , who broke her nose. According to Rhonda Sing (Faye), the storyline was written so Miceli could take time off to get breast implants and
17430-516: The buildup for January's Royal Rumble , it was announced that Hennig would be returning as one of the 30 combatants in the match. Hennig, again billed as "Mr. Perfect" (although his real name was widely acknowledged), entered the Royal Rumble at No. 25, and was one of the final three competitors before being eliminated by eventual winner Triple H . Perfect performed notably at the Rumble, hitting
17596-583: The centrality of this West African region in the Atlantic slave trade . Zakharaia et al. (2009) found a similar proportion of Yoruba associated ancestry in their African American samples, with a minority also drawn from Mandinka populations (founders of the Mali Empire ), and Bantu populations (who had a varying level of social organization during the colonial era, while some Bantu peoples were still tribal, other Bantu peoples had founded kingdoms such as
17762-523: The championship cup to the tournament winners Ivelisse and Diamante . Miceli would also appear in WWE on the July 26, 2022, episode of NXT in a backstage segment with Roxanne Perez and McKenzie Mitchell, announcing a fatal four-way elimination match for the vacant NXT Women's Tag Team Championship . On January 23, 2023, Miceli appeared backstage during Raw is XXX , celebrating the 30th anniversary of Monday Night Raw . Miceli inducted Bull Nakano into
17928-464: The company in 2001. On March 28, 2015, she was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2015 , under the Alundra Blayze moniker. In 2015, she additionally served as the commissioner of Japanese promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom . Miceli is a former monster truck driver, and second longest tenured female driver in the sport to Scarlet Bandit . She drove a truck named Madusa, and won
18094-469: The company when she heard that Vince McMahon , the owner of the World Wrestling Federation , was going to buy WCW. Because she had a previous falling-out with McMahon, she opted not to stay with the company. She retired from professional wrestling for good in 2001 because she did not like the direction in which women's wrestling was going; according to her, it was becoming less about real wrestling and more about Bra and Panties matches . On March 2, 2015, it
18260-407: The debuting Lex Luger , who berated Perfect during his promos . Luger won their match at WrestleMania IX though both of Perfect's feet were clearly between the ropes. Afterwards, Perfect chased Luger backstage where he was jumped from behind by Luger's ally Shawn Michaels . As a result, Perfect began a rivalry with Michaels. During this time, Hennig qualified for the first-ever televised King of
18426-533: The decade from 2010 to 2020. In 2024 a new organization was created to lobby the U.S. Congress for relief from citizenship-based taxation that is often cited as the reason for the record renunciations. Curt Hennig Curtis Michael Hennig (March 28, 1958 – February 10, 2003), better known by the ring name Mr. Perfect , was an American professional wrestler . Considered one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time by peers, critics, and fans, he performed under his real name for promotions including
18592-765: The decision. Still, it was also a consequence of the pragmatic concerns of minority religious groups and small states that did not want to be under the power or influence of a national religion that did not represent them. The American culture is primarily a Western culture , but is influenced by Native American, West African, Latin American, East Asian, and Polynesian cultures. The United States of America has its own unique social and cultural characteristics, such as dialect , music , arts , social habits , cuisine , and folklore . Its chief early European influences came from English , Scottish , Welsh , and Irish settlers of colonial America during British rule. British culture , due to colonial ties with Britain that spread
18758-660: The door when they came to a building that Curt Hennig was in, because you couldn't out-work him, you couldn't outshine him, and you couldn't out-perform him. He was the best of the best." Curt Hennig was born on March 28, 1958, the son of professional wrestler Larry "The Axe" Hennig . Hennig was childhood friends with fellow wrestler Rick Rude . They attended Robbinsdale High School in his hometown of Robbinsdale, Minnesota , alongside Tom Zenk , Brady Boone , Nikita Koloff , John Nord , Road Warrior Hawk , and Barry Darsow , who all became professional wrestlers. Known as "Cool" Curt Hennig, he began his career on January 30, 1980, in
18924-457: The earlier "white" designation no longer accurately represents MENA identity, so they successfully lobbied for a distinct categorization. This new category would also include Israeli Americans . The Census Bureau does not currently ask about whether one is Sikh , because it views them as followers of a religion rather than members of an ethnic group, and it does not combine questions concerning religion with race or ethnicity. As of December 2015,
19090-588: The exception of the Native American population and people from Alaska , Hawaii , Puerto Rico , Guam , Texas , and formerly the Philippines , who became American through expansion of the country in the 19th century; additionally, American Samoa , the United States Virgin Islands , and Northern Mariana Islands came under American sovereignty in the 20th century, although American Samoans are only nationals and not citizens of
19256-721: The federal government. In addition to the United States, Americans and people of American descent can be found internationally. As many as seven million Americans are estimated to be living abroad, and make up the American diaspora . The United States is a diverse country, racially , and ethnically . Six races are officially recognized by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes: Alaska Native and American Indian, Asian, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, White, and people of two or more races. "Some other race"
19422-509: The final two, where he was eliminated by Hogan. Perfect's undefeated streak ended when he suffered his first pinfall loss on regional television against the Intercontinental Champion The Ultimate Warrior on March 19, at Madison Square Garden. His first loss in singles competition on national television was against Brutus Beefcake at WrestleMania VI . Hogan settled the score with Perfect with
19588-655: The first non-Japanese wrestler to do so. In addition, she worked for the TWA, feuding with Luna Vachon , whom she faced in a Hair vs Hair Mixed Tag Team match in September 1991. Miceli and her partner Eddie Gilbert defeated Vachon and Cactus Jack , which resulted in Vachon having her head shaved. She then went to WCW and helped Paul E. Dangerously form his Dangerous Alliance . She acted primarily as Alliance member Rick Rude 's valet. On October 25, Dangerously kicked her out of
19754-468: The first permanent European settlement in the continental United States . From the 16th through the 19th centuries, the population of Native Americans declined in the following ways: epidemic diseases brought from Europe; genocide and warfare at the hands of European explorers, settlers and colonists, as well as between tribes; displacement from their lands; internal warfare, enslavement ; and intermarriage . Another significant population
19920-465: The following week's Superstars . Perfect dropped the championship to Texas Tornado at SummerSlam. Hennig was chosen to lead Demolition as "The Perfect Team" against The Warriors (Ultimate Warrior, Texas Tornado and Legion of Doom ) in a four-on-four elimination tag team match at the Survivor Series pay-per-view, where Hennig's team lost. He unsuccessfully challenged Texas Tornado in
20086-408: The largest ethnic minority in the United States . They form the second largest group in the United States, comprising 62,080,044 people or 18.7% of the population according to the 2020 United States census. Hispanic and Latino Americans are not considered a race in the United States census, instead forming an ethnic category. People of Spanish or Hispanic and Latino descent have lived in what
20252-454: The late 1600s and formed a unique cultural group known as Tejanos . Uncle Sam is a national personification of the United States and sometimes more specifically of the American government , with the first usage of the term dating from the War of 1812 . He is depicted as a stern elderly white man with white hair and a goatee beard, and dressed in clothing that recalls the design elements of
20418-466: The loss, Hennig was taken off television to recover from his knee injury. He returned to WCW at the Starrcade event in December to aid Eric Bischoff in defeating Ric Flair. Hennig joined forces with Barry Windham to take on Flair and his son David in a tag team match at Souled Out in 1999, which Hennig's team lost. In 1999, both nWo factions reunited and Hennig was placed in the nWo B-Team ,
20584-517: The majority of the 331 million people living in the United States, with 191,697,647 people or 57.8% of the population in the 2020 United States census . They are considered people who trace their ancestry to the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. Non-Hispanic Whites are the majority in 45 states. There are five minority-majority states : California , Texas , New Mexico , Nevada , and Hawaii . In addition,
20750-585: The match with Bravo. The following year, he appeared in SummerSlam , defeating The Red Rooster in a squash match . He went undefeated on television for over a year, beating mid-card wrestlers including B. Brian Blair , Ronnie Garvin , Koko B. Ware , The Blue Blazer , The Red Rooster , Jimmy Snuka , Tito Santana, and Bret Hart throughout 1989. On the October 7 episode of Superstars , Perfect began appearing with The Genius , an arrogant, poetry-reciting scholar on The Brother Love Show and began
20916-421: The meantime, Miceli became an instructor at the WCW Power Plant , where she helped train women such as Nora Greenwald (Molly Holly) to wrestle. Before WCW's collapse, she engaged in a brief feud with Torrie Wilson and Shane Douglas , who defeated her and partner Billy Kidman at Fall Brawl in a Mixed Tag Team Scaffold match . Madusa took a big bump during this match and wasn't seen again on WCW TV. She left
21082-575: The nWo, handcuffing the other Horsemen to the cage and then slamming the steel cage door into Ric Flair's head, afterward claiming he had "destroyed the Horseman" and as a further slap to Flair, claimed to be "the wrestler that made Minnesota famous", thus becoming a villain . The following night on Nitro , Hennig won the United States Heavyweight Championship by defeating Horseman Steve McMichael . Hennig held
21248-418: The name Madusa, which she had trademarked. She wrestled in a six-woman tournament to crown a new Women's Champion, and in the finals, she pinned Heidi Lee Morgan on December 13 to win the title. After the tournament, Miceli asked WWF management to bring in new women for her to wrestle. In mid-1994, Bull Nakano joined the WWF roster and began feuding with Blayze. Blayze defeated Nakano at SummerSlam , but lost
21414-468: The nation's total population. 14% of the population have at least a bachelor's degree , and 15.1% live in poverty , below the poverty threshold . As compared to the 2000 United States census, this population grew by 40%; and 71% live in the West ; of those over half (52%) live in either Hawaii or California , with no other states having populations greater than 100,000. The United States territories in
21580-583: The passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act due to the civil rights movement . According to United States Census Bureau data, very few African immigrants self-identify as African American. On average, less than 5% of African residents self-reported as "African American" or "Afro-American" on the 2000 U.S. census. The overwhelming majority of African immigrants (~95%) identified instead with their own respective ethnicities. Self-designation as "African American" or "Afro-American"
21746-497: The population at home, is the second most common language and the most widely taught second language. Some Americans advocate making English the country's official language, as it is in at least twenty-eight states. Both English and Hawaiian are official languages in Hawaii by state law. While neither has an official language, New Mexico has laws providing for the use of both English and Spanish, as Louisiana does for English and French. Other states, such as California, mandate
21912-703: The population. Black and African Americans make up the third largest group in the United States, after White and European Americans, and Hispanic and Latino Americans. The majority of the population (55%) lives in the South ; compared to the 2000 United States census, there has also been a decrease of African Americans in the Northeast and Midwest . Most African Americans are the direct descendants of captives from Central and West Africa , from ancestral populations in countries like Nigeria , Benin , Sierra Leone , Guinea-Bissau , Senegal , and Angola , who survived
22078-408: The population; by the 2020 census the multiracial increased to 13,548,983, or 4.1% of the total population. They can be any combination of races (White, Black or African American, Asian, American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, "some other race") and ethnicities. The largest population of Multiracial Americans were those of White and African American descent, with
22244-422: The previous year at WrestleMania IX. However, plans were scrapped after Hennig's back problems flared up again. He left the WWF in the spring of 1994. Hennig took a year off to recover from a back injury until he returned to the company as a color commentator at the Survivor Series pay-per-view in 1995. The following weekend, Jerry Lawler announced Perfect as his replacement on Superstars , his second stint as
22410-501: The publication of Spanish versions of certain government documents. The latter include court forms. Several insular territories grant official recognition to their native languages, along with English: Samoan and Chamorro are recognized by American Samoa and Guam , respectively; Carolinian and Chamorro are recognized by the Northern Mariana Islands; Spanish is an official language of Puerto Rico. Religion in
22576-531: The ring and become his partner at Survivor Series, much to the delight of the Prime Time Wrestling cast of Hillbilly Jim , Jim Duggan , and Vince McMahon . Hennig made his return to the ring at Survivor Series, where Hennig and Savage won their match. Perfect began a high-profile rivalry with Flair. He made his return to singles competition on the January 2, 1993, episode of Superstars , where he defeated The Berzerker . Hennig participated in
22742-449: The sampling strata for the new MENA category includes the Census Bureau's working classification of 19 MENA groups, as well as Iranian , Turkish , Armenian , Afghan , Azerbaijani , and Georgian groups. In January 2018, it was announced that the Census Bureau would not include the grouping in the 2020 census. Black and African Americans are citizens and residents of the United States with origins in sub-Saharan Africa . According to
22908-409: The second-largest group and are 18.7% of the United States population. African Americans constitute the country's third-largest ancestry group and are 12.1% of the total U.S. population. Asian Americans are the country's fourth-largest group, composing 5.9% of the United States population. The country's 3.7 million Native Americans account for about 1%, and some 574 native tribes are recognized by
23074-611: The son of a wrestling legend (Tommy Gilbert). In 1982, Hennig teamed up with his father, Larry, and won the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship defeating Rip Oliver and Matt Borne on April 27. He later won the titles with Buddy Rose and Scott McGhee in 1983. He also won the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship in 1983, after defeating Sheik Abdullah Ali Hassan. He lost
23240-723: The tag titles for a month, before losing to Benoit and Malenko in a lumberjack match , the following month at Uncensored , after Arn Anderson hit Hennig with a tire iron . Hennig competed against Hollywood Hogan in a losing effort the main event of the March 18 episode of Thunder after Horace saved Hogan from a Hennig-Plex . In May, Hennig formed a new faction called The West Texas Rednecks with Windham, Barry's brother, Kendall Windham , and Bobby Duncum, Jr. The group members were presented as southern country musicians. They began feuding with rapper Master P 's No Limit Soldiers and recorded an infamous country song titled "Rap
23406-455: The team of the Top Guns ( Ricky Rice and Derrick Dukes ) and Wendi Richter at the only AWA pay-per-view SuperClash III . Both Badd Company's Tag-Team Title and Wendi Richter's AWA World Women's Championship were on the line, but since Richter pinned Miceli, Badd Company remained the champions. In 1988, Miceli was also the first woman to be awarded Pro Wrestling Illustrated ' s Rookie of
23572-447: The time (including Hulk Hogan , Rick Martel , and The Rockers ), Hennig left the AWA for the WWF with the promise of more money and broadened exposure. Hennig returned to the WWF in mid-1988. Hennig made his televised in-ring return on the September 11 episode of All-American Wrestling , defeating enhancement talent Ron Rovishod. On the October 1 episode of Superstars , vignettes began airing on WWF television, during which he
23738-460: The title against Goldust at In Your House 11: Buried Alive . The following night on Raw , Perfect was initially going to make his wrestling comeback on Helmsley, but was attacked by Helmsley backstage just moments before their match. It appeared Helmsley's attack left Perfect injured and unable to compete. This all turned out to be a ruse for the purpose of suckering Mero into defending his title against Helmsley. With help from Perfect, Helmsley won
23904-462: The title by losing via disqualification after the challenger was attacked by Haku and The Barbarian . The following month, Perfect won a battle royal on April 27's Saturday Night's Main Event by last eliminating Greg Valentine , which led to a match between the two for Perfect's title on the May 14 episode of Prime Time Wrestling , where Perfect retained the title via disqualification. On
24070-408: The title for the next three months, during which he successfully defended the title against Flair in a standard wrestling match at Halloween Havoc and a no disqualification match at World War 3 , before dropping the title to Diamond Dallas Page at Starrcade . In the fall of 1997, Hennig was joined by his childhood best friend Rick Rude in the nWo. In 1998, Hennig and Rude were put into
24236-465: The title from Candice by forcing her to submit, with Melina acting as the official, becoming the third woman to win the title, while also becoming the first individual to win the title via submission. She also became the second woman to hold both the WWE Women's Championship, and the 24/7 Championship. She later attempted to toss the 24/7 Championship into the trash (similar to when she did the same to
24402-441: The title from Mero. Perfect began to serve as a mentor to Helmsley and accompanied Helmsley to the ring. Perfect left the WWF once again shortly before Survivor Series , making his last televised appearance on November 5 episode of Raw . Hennig signed with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in mid-1997. Since his Mr. Perfect ring name was trademarked by the WWF, he returned to competing under his real name. He debuted in WCW as
24568-527: The title to The Dynamite Kid three months later. From 1984 to 1988 he made occasional appearances for the company. During this time he worked for New Japan Pro-Wrestling and various territories such as NWA St. Louis , Central States Wrestling and Continental Wrestling Association . Hennig returned to the American Wrestling Association in 1983. He would eventually become one of the promotion's top stars in his own right, winning
24734-624: The title. Teaming with B.G. James, he also had a title match for the NWA World Tag Team Championship against Disciples of the New Church but failed to win the titles. Hennig wrestled his last match on January 8, 2003, defeating David Flair in an "Axehandle on a Pole match". Hennig was married to Leonice Leonard. They had four children: Joseph , Amy, Kaite, and Hank. Joseph and Amy are professional wrestlers. In addition to his wife and four children, Hennig
24900-573: The two villains did not really fit in with the fan-favorite Wolfpac faction, especially when Rude would still get on the microphone and tell the fans to shut up. Hennig was scheduled to wrestle Goldberg for the United States Heavyweight Championship at June's The Great American Bash pay-per-view, but he failed to compete due to injury, so he asked Konnan to replace him. Konnan lost the match, and afterward both Hennig and Rude attacked him, removing themselves from
25066-412: The way in which generations of Americans have celebrated and exchanged distinctive cultural characteristics. The United States currently has 37 ancestry groups with more than one million individuals. White Americans with ancestry from Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa form the largest racial and ethnic group at 57.8% of the United States population. Hispanic and Latino Americans form
25232-418: The world. The United States has the world's largest Christian population . The majority of Americans (76%) are Christians , mostly within Protestant and Catholic denominations; these adherents constitute 48% and 23% of the population, respectively. Other religions include Buddhism , Hinduism , Islam , and Judaism , which collectively make up about 4% to 5% of the adult population. Another 15% of
25398-426: Was a member of The Dangerous Alliance , a group of wrestlers managed by Paul E. Dangerously . In 1993, she joined the rival World Wrestling Federation (WWF) under the name Alundra Blayze. In the WWF, she feuded with Bull Nakano and Bertha Faye , while holding the WWF Women's Championship three times. Two years after joining the WWF, Miceli returned to WCW, showing up on an episode of Monday Nitro to throw
25564-445: Was against Chris Harris on the May 20 episode of Worldwide , which Hennig won. Hennig left WCW after his contract expired in the summer of 2000. After leaving World Championship Wrestling, in summer 2000 Hennig appeared with the Australian i-Generation Superstars of Wrestling promotion, where he held the i-Generation World Heavyweight Championship on two occasions. Following his appearances in Australia, he began appearing with
25730-424: Was announced that Miceli would be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2015 , under her Alundra Blayze moniker. On Twitter, she said this was a sign of respect, since that was her name in WWE, but "that bitch Madusa will be on stage speaking." During her speech, in response to constant questions about her dumping the WWF Women's Championship belt in the trash on Monday Nitro , her inductor, Natalya , wheeled
25896-422: Was basically a night off", referring to Hennig's ability to wrestle well and safely in the ring. Hennig's widow, Leonice, signed a WWE Legends contract on her husband's behalf. Wade Boggs , who appeared in a vignette with Hennig and was a friend of his, inducted him into the WWE Hall of Fame on March 31, 2007. His wife, his four children, and his parents accepted the award on his behalf. On July 4, 2007, Hennig
26062-419: Was defeated by Matt Hardy . He also participated in a dark match at Insurrextion on May 4, 2002, defeating Goldust . Perfect was released from the WWE on May 8, 2002, due to a physical confrontation with Brock Lesnar on the return flight from the pay-per-view. Among other incidents of drunkenness , the tussle took place on the infamous "Plane Ride from Hell". According to Rob Van Dam and Tommy Dreamer on
26228-399: Was highest among individuals from West Africa (4%–9%), and lowest among individuals from Cape Verde, East Africa and Southern Africa (0%–4%). African immigrants may also experience conflict with African Americans. According to the 2020 United States census, there are 2,251,699 people who are Native Americans or Alaska Natives alone; they make up 0.7% of the total population. According to
26394-450: Was on November 7 episode of Wrestling Challenge , where he defeated Iron Mike Sharpe . He was set to participate as a member of Razor Ramon's team at Survivor Series , but was replaced in the match by Randy Savage. Ramon took the microphone before the match saying Perfect was "such a Perfect partner" that he tagged out before the match had even begun. Perfect made his surprise return to WWF at WrestleMania X on March 20, 1994, where he
26560-419: Was posthumously inducted into the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in Waterloo, Iowa . His father, who was inducted the prior year, represented him at the event. On September 9, 2008, WWE released a two-disc DVD set focused on Hennig titled The Life and Times of Mr. Perfect . Promotion for the video included Charlie Haas spoofing Hennig's memorable sports vignettes at
26726-468: Was released from the WWF weeks prior to the event. On November 16 episode of Prime Time Wrestling , Savage asked Perfect to be his partner. After initially laughing off Savage's offer, Perfect was swayed by Savage's cajoling and by Bobby Heenan 's degrading comments and commanding Perfect to follow orders, which would lead to Perfect turning into a fan favorite for the first time in WWF by dumping water on Heenan and accepting Savage's offer to return to
26892-448: Was repackaged with a new character of an arrogant braggart villain who claimed to be able to accomplish difficult tasks "perfectly", thus earning the nickname of "Mr. Perfect," originally Terry Taylor was offered the gimmick but rejected it and Hennig took the gimmick. He presented himself as being superior in athletics or anything else he did. These clips showed him hitting half-court, three-point, and no-look basketball shots, bowling
27058-459: Was shortened from "Made in the USA". Her early career was spent in the American Wrestling Association , where she once held the AWA World Women's Championship . In 1988, she was the first woman to be awarded Pro Wrestling Illustrated 's Rookie of the Year. The following year, she signed a contract with All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling , making her the first foreign wrestler to do so. She later joined World Championship Wrestling (WCW), where she
27224-483: Was survived by his parents, Larry and Irene; two brothers, Randy and Jesse; and two sisters, Sandra and Susan. On February 10, 2003, Hennig was found dead in a hotel room in Brandon, Florida at the age of 44, six weeks away from his 45th birthday. The Hillsborough County Medical Examiner's Office declared acute cocaine intoxication to be the cause of his death. It was stated by his father that steroids and painkillers also contributed to his death. WWE aired
27390-440: Was the special guest referee for the WWF Championship match between Lex Luger and Yokozuna . Perfect disqualified Luger after Luger manhandled Perfect, who was tending to Yokozuna's stricken managers Jim Cornette and Mr. Fuji instead of counting the pinfall and turned heel again. Perfect was set to start another rivalry with Luger, during which he explained that he screwed Luger because of Luger's illegal win over Perfect
27556-438: Was winning his first ever Intercontinental title from Hennig, and described him as "one of the greatest superstars who ever lived". Hennig's son Joe used the ring name Curtis Axel , representing his father's first name and his grandfather 's nickname, respectively. He then went on to win the Intercontinental Championship in 2013 at Payback on Father's day, and he dedicated his victory to his father. This title win makes them
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