Arn Anderson
| Arn Anderson | |
|---|---|
Anderson in 2019 | |
| Birth name | Martin Anthony Lunde |
| Born | September 20, 1958 Rome, Georgia, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) |
Erin Lunde (m. 1985) |
| Children | 2, including Brock |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Arn Anderson Super Olympia Marty Lunde Jim Vertaroso |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[1] |
| Billed weight | 255 lb (116 kg) |
| Billed from | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Trained by | Ted Allen |
| Debut | December 26, 1981 |
| Retired | May 16, 2000[2] |
Martin Anthony Lunde (born September 20, 1958, in Rome, Georgia) better known by his ring name, Arn Anderson,[3] is a retired American professional wrestler. He is best known for wrestling for the NWA, the World Wrestling Federation and WCW. He was a founding member of The Four Horsemen, a one-time WWF Tag Team Champion, five-time WCW World Tag Team Champion and four-time NWA/WCW World Television Champion.[4]
Anderson was nicknamed "The Enforcer". He most recently worked for All Elite Wrestling as a manager for Cody Rhodes and his son Brock Anderson.[4]
Championships and accomplishments
- Cauliflower Alley Club
- Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement/Lou Thesz Award (2016)[5]
- George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
- Frank Gotch Award (2024)
- Jim Crockett Promotions / World Championship Wrestling
- NWA/WCW World Television Championship (4 times)[6]
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Paul Roma[7]
- NWA National Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ole Anderson[8]
- NWA/WCW World Tag Team Championship (5 times) – with Tully Blanchard (2), Larry Zbyszko (1), Bobby Eaton (1), and Paul Roma (1)[9]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked No. 9 of the 500 best wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1991
- PWI Feud of the Year (1987) – The Four Horsemen vs. The Super Powers and The Road Warriors
- PWI Tag Team of the Year (1989) – with Tully Blanchard
- PWI Tag Team of the Year (1991) – with Larry Zbyszko
- PWI Stanley Weston Award (1997)
- Ranked No. 62 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003[10]
- Southeastern Championship Wrestling
- Southern States Wrestling
- Kingsport Wrestling Hall of Fame (Class of 2001)
- World Wrestling Federation / WWE
- WWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Tully Blanchard[13]
- WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2012) as a member of The Four Horsemen[14]
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Best on Interviews (1990)
- Worst Worked Match of the Year (1996) – with Ric Flair, Meng, The Barbarian, Lex Luger, Kevin Sullivan, Z-Gangsta, and The Ultimate Solution vs. Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage in a Towers of Doom match at Uncensored
References
- ↑ https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=479&name=Jim+Vertaroso
- ↑ https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=479&page=4
- ↑ "WWE Alumni, Arn Anderson Bio". WWE. Archived from the original on February 9, 2010. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Arn Anderson Was Nervous For Brock Anderson's Debut, Compares His Son's Debut To His Own". Fightful News.
- ↑ "ARN ANDERSON, PAUL ORNDORFF, TRISH STRATUS AND MORE TO BE HONORED BY CAULIFLOWER ALLEY CLUB - PWInsider.com". www.pwinsider.com.
- ↑ "NWA/WCW World Television Title". at wrestling-titles.com
- ↑ "NWA World Tag Team Championship history". Archived from the original on 2008-02-26. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ↑ "NWA National Tag Team Title". Archived from the original on December 18, 2007. Retrieved March 10, 2008. at wrestling-titles.com
- ↑ "WCW World Tag Team Title". at wrestling-titles.com
- ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Top 500 Wrestlers of the PWI Years". Wrestling Information Archive. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved 2010-09-15.
- ↑ Hoops, Brian (January 15, 2019). "Pro wrestling history (01/15): Big John Studd wins 1989 Royal Rumble". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ↑ "NWA Southeastern Tag Team Title". at wrestling-titles.com
- ↑ "World Tag Team Championship - Brain Busters". WWE. Archived from the original on December 10, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
- ↑ "The Four Horsemen". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
Other websites
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Arn Anderson.
- Arn Anderson on IMDb
- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2001-03-02)
- ARN on Westwood One Podcast Network Archived 2021-05-05 at the Wayback Machine
- Arn Anderson Tribute Site
- Arn Anderson's profile on WWE.com at the Wayback Machine (archived March 7, 2012)