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Faarooq movelist
for WWF Wrestlemania 2000
by Gruel
dkulas@hotmail.com
Version 1.0
Latest Update: December 15, 1999
FAQ Contents:
I. Intro
II. Mini-Faarooq Hardy Bio and Tidbits
III. Other US wrestling games that Faarooq appeared in
IV. The Moves
V. Credits/Copywright Info
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I. Intro
Hey, It's me Gruel. I'm here this time to deliver the movelist for
Faarooq this time. Hope you enjoy the list and find it very useful.
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II. Mini-Faarooq Bio & Tidbits
Real Name: Ron Simmons
Former identities, names, nicknames: Ron Simmons(WCW, 1990-1995),
Faarooq Essad(WWF, 1996), Faarooq(WWF, 1996-Current)
Major Titles Held: WWF Tag Team Title (2)with Bradshaw(2), WCW
World Title, WCW Tag Title with Butch Reed
Former Ring Escorts: Sunny(WWF, 1996), Clarence Mason(WWF, 1996-
1997), The Jackyl(WWF, 1998)
Faarooq wrestled in WCW from about 1990(not sure) to around
late 1995. He wrestled by his real name, Ron Simmons. Simmons
turned out to be a great singles competitor, and became the first
African American to win a major orginization's belt when he
Big Van Vader in a house show in 1992, Simmons lost the strap back
to Vader later that year.
Simmons later won the WCW Tag Belts in early 1993 with Buth
Reed, known as the team of Doom from the Steiners, but when they
won the belts, they had already lost them, due to some weird
television taping schedule. Simmons finished up his WCW career
in 1995, and signed with the WWF.
On a July episode of RAW in 1996, the WWF World Champ, Shawn
Michaels, and the WWF Intercontanental Champ, Ahmed Johnson faced
the Smoking Gunns(Billy Gunn & Bart Gunn) for the Tag Team Titles,
during the match, Simmons ran out dressed in some weird midevil
like outfit(sorta Glacier like costum and weird helmet) and
started to beat the crap out of Ahmed Johnson with Sunny cheering
him on. After the match in a backstage interview with Simmons and
Sunny, Ross started calling this new mystery man by his real name,
Ron Simmons, but Simmons responed by saying he no longer wants to
be recognized by that name and will now be known as Farroq Essaad.
Later in July, Farrooq pummeled Ahmed again, injuring him of his
kidney, and so Ahmed was stripped of the WWF IC belt.
An 8-man tournament started for the vacant belt and in the
finals on an October edition of RAW, Faarooq faced "Wildman" Marc
Mero. The loss came when Sunny accidentally nailed Faarooq Essaad
with a brick, causing him the loss. After the match Faarooq Essaad
and Sunny parted ways and Faarooq wasn't seen until an November
episode of Live Wire. You might recognize Live Wire as a WWF TV
show that recaps highlights from episodes of RAW and Smackdown,
but back then it was a live show, that had a weekly guest and you
can call in and ask your own questions. Anyways this was the day
before the Survivor Series and Faarooq was scheduled in one of
those 8-man elimination matches. He came out on Live Wire with
Clarence Mason, and started to talk about a new era in the WWF
called the Nation of Domination, we didn't know what he was
talking about, but the next day at the Survivor Series, he came
out with Clarence Mason, and a couple of bodyuards(one of 'em
know goes by the name of D-Lo Brown).
By January 1997, Crush and Savio Vega joined the NoD. They
seemed to be a dominating group with nothing to lose, but Ahmed
Johnson came back with a vengeance in Januaruy and finally fought
Faarooq in a match at the Royal Rumble, Ahmed won by DQ after
other Nation members interfered, and Ahmed challenged Faarooq,
Vega, and Crush to a triple tag team no holds barred match against
him and his mystery partners at Wrestlemania 13. The partners
turned out to be a returning Legion of Doom, and of course, they
won the match.
Faarooq then started to get tired of Nation members costing
him matches. Especially a world title match against the Undertaker
at the June 1996 King of the Ring. The next day on RAW Crush and
Vega left the group, and Faarooq fired all NoD members, except
D-Lo. A couple of weeks later, Farrooq formed the new NoD with
D-Lo, Kama Mustafa(now known as The Godfather), and Ahmed Johnson.
About a month later the new NoD kicked Ahmed out of the group and
replaced him with Rocky Maivia a day later.
Things seemed to flow around smoothly with the NoD until
Rocky won the IC belt in December, and started to get cocky, and
started to call himself "The Rock." Things finally boiled up and
the day after Wrestlemania 14, The Rock and Faarooq went at it
and the whole NoD kicked Faarooq out of the group. Faarooq then
temporarily joined forces with Steve Blackman and Ken Shamrock
in a little stable and beat the Nation in a triple tag match at
the April 1998 PPV: In Your House: Unforgiven, where Faarooq
pinned Rocky after his finisher, the Dominator. Faarooq lost
to the Rock in a IC Title match the next month at the Over the
Edge PPV, and after that loss, things started to go downhill
for Faarooq. He started to lose most of his matches, and seemed
to go on a constant losing streak until after a loss against
The Godfather on the Heat PPV Preshow of the October PPV: In
Your House: Judgement Day, where after the match, The Jackyl
came out and started to console Faarooq telling him about more
high hopes. The Jackyl did the same after Bradshaw suffered a
loss.
Later in November, Faarooq and Bradshaw came out and did
random beatings on episodes of RAW, with the Jackyl by there
side. Both guys were completely gimmick changed and both started
to sport black trunks and body tattoos of werid symbols. The team
were dubbed the Acolytes. In December, The Jackyl's contract
expired and he went to sign with ECW. The Acolytes resurfaced in
January 1999 and were members of the Ministry of Darkness, with
the Undertaker as there leader. The Acolytes started to dominate
the tag team ranks, and won the tag team belts from Kane & X-Pac
on an May 1999 episode of RAW, with help from Shane McMahon.
They lost the belts a month later to the Hardy Boyz in June,
but regained them a month later at the July PPV: Fully Loaded, and
lost them in early August to Kane & X-Pac.
The Ministry disappeared, and the Acolytes went on there own
still dominating the tag team ranks, they won a 7-tag team
elimination match at Summerslam, and beat the Dudley Boyz at the
September PPV: Unforgiven, and still are on a roll. More tag team
gold shots are definately in the future for the Acolytes.
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III. Other US wrestling games that Faarooq appeared in
WCW Games
WCW: The Main Event(Game Boy)
WCW Superbrawl Wrestling(Super Nintendo)
WWF Games
WWF Warzone(N64, PSX, Game Boy)
WWF Attitude(N64, PSX, Dreamcast)
WWF Wrestlemania 2000(N64)
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Now we can finally get on to the moves!
ï Standing
Slap - B (Tap)
Chop - D-Pad + B (Tap)
Front Kick (Short) - B (Tap)
Front Kick (Long) - D-Pad + B (Tap)
Standing Clothesline - B (Hold)
Overhand Punch - D-Pad + B (Hold)
Big Dropkick - A + B
ï Front Grapple
(Weak) Elbow to back head - A
Snapmare - A + Left/Right
Double Axe Handle - A + Up
Scoop Slam - A + Down
Headlock Takedown - B
Rib Breaker - B + Left/Right
Drop Suplex - B + Up
Jawbreaker - B + Down
(Strong) Headlock with Punch - A
Back Body Flip - A + Left/Right
Body Press Slam - A + Up
Small Package - A + Down
DDT - B
Thrusting Shoulderbreaker - B + Left/Right
Reverse Suplex - B + Up
Snap Powerbomb - B + Down
(Special) Dominator - Analogue Stick (Tap)
ï Rear Grapple
(Weak) Back Drop - A
Shinbreaker - B
(Strong) Adominal Stretch - A
Atomic Drop - B
(Special) Release German Suplex - Analogue Stick (Tap)
ï Opponent On Mat
(Face Up) Mounted Position Punching - A (Near Head)
Boston Crab - A (Near Feet)
Falling Headbutt - B
(Face Down) Sitting Reverse Armbar - A (Near Head)
Knee Stomp - A (Near Feet)
Jumping Leg Drop - B
(Sitting) Sleeperhold - A
Hammerblow - B
(Kneeling) Camel Clutch - A
Hammerblow - B
ï Opponent In Turnbuckle
Chop - B
Front Kick - D-Pad + B
Running Clothesline - D-Pad + C Down + B
Running Heavy Dropkick - D-Pad + C Down + A + B
(Front, Weak) Eye Rake on Ropes - A
Shoulder Thrusts - B
(Front, Strong) Foot Choke - A
Knee Strikes - B
(Back, Weak) Forearm Smash - A/B
(Back, Strong) Super Back Drop - A/B
ï After Irish Whip On Opponent
Back Kick Middle - B
(Weak) Scissor Sweep - A
Samoan Drop - D-Pad + A
(Strong) Powerslam - A
Spinebuster - D-Pad + A
(Special) Special Irish Grapple - Analogue Stick (Tap)
ï Running At Opponent
Running Shoulder Block - C Down + B
Running Back Elbow Smash - C Down + A + B
Running Clothesline - C Down + D-Pad + B
Running Heavy Dropkick - C Down + A + B + D-Pad
ï On Turnbuckle (High Risk Manoeuvres)
(Standing) Flying Clothesline - A/B
Flying Clothesline - A/B (Special)
(On Mat) Back Elbow Drop - A/B
ï Defensive Pose Strike (hold R as you rise from the mat)
Low Blow - R (hold), B
Evasive Roll - R (hold), L
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V. Credits/Copywright Info
THQ/Jakks/AKI/Asmik - For making another helluva game!
This movelist copywright by "Gruel" Dale Kulas, 1999
Not one soul shall use this movelist unless with written permission
sent to dkulas@hotmail.com
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