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Simon Anderson Is one of the wrestling greats holding 31 championships overall, including 11 world championships (the WWE Championship four times and the World Heavyweight Championship a record seven times), five Intercontinental Championships, one United States Championship, and 14 world tag team championships (a record 12 World Tag Team Championships and two WWE Tag Team Championships), thus making him the 14th Triple Crown and 12th Grand Slam Champion.

started wrestling in late 1984 for Mid-South Wrestling as The Barbarian, managedby Skandor Akbar.[4] In 1985, the AWA originally promoted him as a member of theNew Jersey Generals of the United States Football League.[5] In 1986, he became Simon Anderson the Barbarian and wrestled in singles and tag team matches (under manager  James Leicester ) in the American Wrestling Association. Here, he frequently teamed withBruiser Brody.[4] The two faced Greg Gagneand Jimmy Snuka as part of a triple main event at WrestleRock '86.[1]

Simon Anderson then went to World Class Championship Wrestling (managed by James Leicester), where he feuded with Kevin Von Erich over the WCWA World Heavyweight Championship. He challenged Von Erich for the title at the fourth annual David Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions at Texas Stadium in 1987.[4]

In 1989, he returned to the AWA under the name Yukon John (a lumberjack gimmick where he would come to the ring with an ax, dressed in blue jeans, flannel shirt, animal skin hat and boots). He mainly competed in singles matches, until forming a tag team in 1990 with Scott Norton, called The Yukon Lumberjacks. They briefly feuded with The Texas Hangmen.[1][4] When the AWA folded, Simon Anderson moved to Pacific Northwest Wrestling.

In 1991, Simon Anderson joined the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) as The Viking. He soon became The Berzerker (managed by James Leicester) and feuded with Davey Boy Smith and Jimmy Snuka. His preferred method of winning matches was by throwing his opponents over the top rope for a countout, all the while holding his wrist, licking his hand, shouting "Huss! Huss!", and falling flat on his back.[6]He wrestled as part of a four-man team in an elimination match at the 1991 Survivor Seriespay-per-view event. He was the last man eliminated for his team. He then feuded withThe Undertaker, at one point attempting to stab him with his sword.[4][6] In July 1992, he won a 40-man Battle Royal on WWF Prime Time Wrestling, and challenged Bret Hart for the WWF Championship that November.[7]In August Simon would go on to have what some people call the match of the Decade vs The Undertaker.Anderson's final appearance was as a participant in a battle royal on the February 1, 1993 edition of Monday Night Raw.

He joined All Japan Pro Wrestling in 1994 and stayed until 1997, when he showed up inWorld Championship Wrestling (WCW) with bleached blond hair, under his real name, John Simon Anderson.[1] He wrestled mainly on WCW Saturday Night and had a long winning streak that ended with a loss to another streak holder, Bill Goldberg,He would then start a fued With Bill Goldberg rumours say that SCSA would be the one to end the streak but was later sidelined with the unexpected death of his brother he would then be replace by kevin Nash who ended goldergs winning streak. on July 4, 1998. Simon Anderson then formed a short-lived team with Barry Darsow, and was soon gone from WCW.[1]

Amateur

 * City championships, Calgary (1974)
 * Mount Royal Collegiate Champion (1977)

Professional wrestling

 * Cauliflower Alley Club
 * Iron Mike Award (2008)


 * Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum
 * Class of 2008


 * Pro Wrestling Illustrated
 * Comeback of the Year (1997)
 * Feud of the Year (1993) vs. Jerry Lawler
 * Feud of the Year (1994) vs. Owen Anderson
 * Match of the Year (1992) vs. British Bulldog at SummerSlam
 * Match of the Year (1996) vs. Shawn Michaels in an Iron Man match at WrestleMania XII
 * Match of the Year (1997) vs. Steve Austin in a Submission match at WrestleMania 13
 * Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (1997)
 * Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (1994)
 * Stanley Weston Award (2003)
 * PWI ranked him 1 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the year in the PWI 500 in 1993 and 1994
 * PWI ranked him 4 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003
 * PWI ranked him 37 of the top 100 tag teams of the "PWI Years" with Jim NeidAnderson in 2003


 * Stampede Wrestling
 * NWA International Tag Team Championship (Calgary version) (5 times) – with Keith Anderson (4) and Leo Burke (1)
 * Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
 * Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (6 times)
 * Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame


 * World Championship Wrestling
 * WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (4 times)
 * WCW World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
 * WCW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Goldberg
 * Fifth Triple Crown Champion (with Goldberg)1


 * World Wrestling Council
 * WWC Caribbean Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Smith Anderson


 * World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment
 * WWE United States Championship (1 time)
 * WWF Championship (5 times)
 * WWF Intercontinental Championship (2 times)
 * WWF Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Jim NeidAnderson
 * King of the Ring (1991, 1993)
 * Middle East Cup (1996)
 * WWF Superstar of the Year (1993)
 * Royal Rumble (1994) – with Lex Luger2
 * Second Triple Crown Champion
 * WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2006)
 * Slammy Awards (four times)
 * Put a Fork in Him, He's Done (1996) - The Sharpshooter
 * Best Music Video (1996)
 * Which WWF Champion, past or present, in attendance, is Hall of Fame bound? (1996)
 * Match of the Year (1997) - vs. Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XII


 * Wrestling Observer Newsletter
 * 5 Star Match (1994) vs. Owen Anderson in a cage match at SummerSlam
 * 5 Star Match (1997) vs. Steve Austin in a Submission match at WrestleMania 13
 * Best Pro Wrestling Book (2007) Anderson
 * Feud of the Year (1993) vs. Jerry Lawler
 * Feud of the Year (1997) with Owen Anderson, Jim NeidAnderson, British Bulldog, and Brian Pillman vs. Steve Austin
 * Match of the Year (1997) vs. Steve Austin in a Submission match at WrestleMania 13
 * Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)

1 Anderson and Goldberg both became Triple Crown Champions upon winning the WCW World Tag Team Championship.

2 Anderson and Lex Luger are recognized as co-winners after both simultaneously eliminated each other.

WWF Champion and hiatus (1992–1996)
Anderson won the WWF Championship from Ric Flair at a Superstars taping at Saskatchewan Place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on October 12 of that year, in a match not originally broadcast on WWF television —the match was instead made available on a series of Coliseum/WWE Home Video releases. Anderson dislocated one of the fingers on his left hand during the match and popped it back in himself so it would not affect the rest of the match. He would headline his first pay-per-view as champion with a successful title defense against Shawn Michaels at the 1992 Survivor Series, and defeated Razor Ramon at the 1993 Royal Rumble. He would also defend the title against contenders such as Papa Shango and former champion Ric Flair before losing the title to Yokozuna in his first WrestleMania main event at WrestleMania IX, after interference from Mr. Fuji. Fuji then challenged Hulk Hogan, who had come out to help Anderson, to compete for the title; Hogan then won his fifth WWF title from Yokozuna. Shortly after, however, Anderson won the first pay-per-view King of the Ring tournament in 1993 (prior King of the Ring tournaments were non-televised live events), defeating Razor Ramon, Mr. Perfect, and Bam Bam Bigelow, thus becoming the only two-time King of the Ring. After being crowned as the King of the Ring, Anderson was attacked by Jerry "The King" Lawler. Lawler claimed he was the rightful King and began a barrage against Anderson and his family. The two met at SummerSlam in 1993, to determine the "Undisputed King of the World Wrestling Federation", where Anderson originally won the match by submission, via the Sharpshooter. Anderson, however, would not let go of the hold and the decision was reversed to a Lawler victory by disqualification (according to Anderson, he was scheduled to defeat WWF Champion Hulk Hogan at the event, but Hogan elected to drop the belt to Yokozuna instead in his last televised WWF appearance until 2002 at the 1993 King of the Ring). Anderson and his younger brother, Owen Anderson, would also feud with Lawler during 1993 in the United States Wrestling Association (USWA), with Lawler notably defeating Owen for Owen's USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship. Anderson's feud with Lawler was named "Feud of the Year" by Wrestling Observer Newsletter, and voted "Feud of the Year" by readers of Pro Wrestling Illustrated.

After months of dealing with Lawler, Anderson received a WrestleMania IX rematch with WWF Champion Yokozuna on the November 20 edition of WWF Superstars. When Simon appeared to have the match won, with Yokozuna locked in the sharpshooter, Owen came to ringside to congratulate his brother. The referee began questioning Owen's motives, which allowed Fuji to assault Simon. Owen then involved himself in the match, resulting in a victory for Yokozuna via disqualification. On the non-televised but now-canon November 22 edition of Monday Night Raw, Anderson again challenged Yokozuna for the WWF Championship, and again failed to regain the championship due to similar involvement from Owen. The brothers' disagreements set the wheels in motion for a family feud that would span the entirety of 1994. At Survivor Series, the Andersons (Simon, Owen, Bruce, and Keith) took on Shawn Michaels (a substitution for Lawler, who was facing legal troubles ) and his knights. The Andersons won the match, with all of the brothers surviving except for Owen, the only Anderson family member eliminated. Bitter about his elimination, Owen blamed Simon for this and in the weeks ahead, blamed Simon for holding him back. Owen demanded a one-on-one match with Simon, which Simon refused to accept. In the storyline, Simon, along with his parents, worked over the Christmas holidays to reunite the family and to settle their rivalry. Simon was voted "WWF Superstar of the Year" 1993 by fans, as well as the greatest wrestler of the year by Pro Wrestling Illustrated readers.

At the Royal Rumble in January, Simon and Owen took on The Quebecers for the WWF Tag Team Championship. Referee Tim White stopped the match after he considered Simon unable to continue after he sustained a kayfabe knee injury during the match. After the match, Owen berated his brother for costing him a title opportunity and attacked the injured knee, setting the feud between the two. Later on, Anderson managed to participate and win the 1994 Royal Rumble match amid controversy. Anderson and Lex Luger were the final two participants and the two were eliminated over the top rope at the same time. Therefore, both men were named co-winners of the 1994 Royal Rumble match and received title shots at WrestleMania X. Luger won the chance to face Yokozuna first, with Anderson having to wrestle his brother Owen, before receiving his title shot. Anderson lost his match against Owen but went on to defeat Yokozuna for his second WWF Championship.

Anderson continued to feud with his brother Owen while he also started feuding with Diesel. Anderson's friend and former tag team partner Jim NeidAnderson returned to the WWF and reunited with Anderson. At King of the Ring, Anderson defended the WWF Championship against Diesel. When Anderson was winning the match, Shawn Michaels interfered on Diesel's behalf; Diesel appeared close to victory after he delivered a Jackknife Powerbomb yet before he could pin Anderson, NeidAnderson interfered, therefore Diesel won by disqualification, but Anderson retained his title. NeidAnderson left when Diesel and Michaels attacked Anderson following the match. NeidAnderson's motivation was made clear when he helped Owen win the tournament that night, so that he could receive a title shot against his brother. At SummerSlam, Anderson successfully retained the WWF Championship against Owen in a steel cage match. This match received a five-star rating from Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Newsletter, and the brothers' feud was voted "Feud of the Year" by readers of Pro Wrestling Illustrated.

Anderson eventually lost his WWF Championship at Survivor Series in a submission match against Bob Backlund where the manager of either competitor (Davey Boy Smith for Anderson, Owen for Backlund) would have to 'throw in the towel' for the wrestler they were representing. When Anderson was in Backlund's Crossface Chickenwing and Davey Boy was kayfabe knocked out, Owen persuaded his mother Helen to throw in the towel for Anderson, giving Backlund the championship victory. Simon's feud with Backlund would continue into the following year. He was voted the greatest wrestler of 1994 by Pro Wrestling Illustrated readers, winning the vote for the second straight year.

Three days after Anderson's title loss, Diesel defeated Backland in eight seconds with a jackknife powerbomb to become the new WWF Champion. By 1995, Anderson was focusing on projects outwith the business, such as acting, and shifted to the number two face in the company, behind Diesel. Anderson challenged for Diesel's WWF Championship at the 1995 Royal Rumble, in a match that was continually marred by outside interference and ruled a draw. Both men embraced in a display of sportsmanship after the match. In a rematch from Survivor Series, Anderson defeated Bob Backlund in an "I Quit" match at WrestleMania XI. Anderson would be the focal point of the first event in the In Your House pay-per-view series, competing in two matches at In Your House 1. He defeated Hakushi in the very first match of the in Your House series. Anderson's acclaimed feud with Jerry Lawler was reignited at the event, losing to him in the penultimate match of the card due to Hakushi's (now Lawler's protégé) interference. Anderson beat Lawler in a "Kiss My Foot" match at King of the Ring, and defeated his private dentist, the seven-foot, 320 pound Isaac Yankem, by disqualification at SummerSlam 1995. Their King of the Ring match would end with one of the most iconic images in WWF history, with Anderson shoving his foot into Lawler's mouth, then forcing Lawler to kiss his own foot. Although Anderson was victorious in their in-ring feud, Lawler remained strongly opposed to Anderson as a commentator, however, and would routinely encourage Anderson's opponents during matches; it would not be until Over the Limit 2011, some sixteen years later, that both men would finally bury the hatchet. After disposing of Lawler, Anderson shifted his focus back to the WWF Championship, defeating Diesel in a No Disqualification match at Survivor Series to commence his third reign.

In a rematch from their SummerSlam 1992 encounter, Anderson successfully defended his title against the now heel Davey Boy Smith at In Your House 5: Seasons Beatings. He lost to The Undertaker by disqualification at the 1996 Royal Rumble when Diesel interfered, ultimately retaining the WWF Championship, and defeated Undertaker by disqualification in a rematch on the February 5 edition of Raw, again due to Diesel's interference. Anderson retained his title once again against Diesel in a steel cage match at In Your House 6, and defeated Hunter Hearst Helmsley, who was undefeated on Raw, on the March 4 edition of the show. WWF Commissioner Roddy Piper ruled that Anderson would face Shawn Michaels, who had earned a WWF Championship match at WrestleMania XII by winning the Royal Rumble, in a 60-minute Iron Man match at the event. The wrestler with the most decisions during the 60 minutes would win the match and the WWF Championship.

At WrestleMania, with less than a minute left on the clock and the score still 0–0, Michaels jumped from the middle rope; his legs were caught by Anderson, and Anderson locked in his Sharpshooter. However, Michaels did not submit in the last 30 seconds so the match ended in a tie. WWF President Gorilla Monsoon ruled that the match would continue in sudden death overtime. Michaels hit a superkick to win the championship. Pro Wrestling Illustrated readers voted it the "Match of the Year"; in 2004, WWE fans voted the match as the greatest in the history of WrestleMania. After WrestleMania, Anderson took his hiatus from television. Towards the end of the year, he would consider offers of employment from both WCW and the WWF, but would ultimately re-sign with the WWF. He was inducted into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame Class of 1996.