Arn Anderson

Martin (Marty) Lunde, better known by his stage name of Arn Anderson (born September 20, 1958 in Rome, Georgia), is regarded by most professional wrestling experts as the greatest professional wrestler never to win a world title. His career has been highlighted by his alliances with Ric Flair and various members of the elite wrestling stable, "The Four Horsemen".

Profile

• Height: 6'0"
• Weight: 250 lbs.
• Birthday: September 20, 1958
• Hometown: Rome, Georgia
• Other Names: Super Olympia
• Trainer: Ted Allen
• Finishing Moves: DDT, Gourd Buster
• Managers: James J. Dillon, Ron Fuller, Robert Fuller, Bobby Heenan, Paul Heyman, Ole Anderson, Nancy Daus, Jimmy Hart, Paul Ellering, Michael Hayes
• Nicknames: Double A, The Enforcer

• Trivia: Arn is not related to Ole and Gene Anderson or Ric Flair. Flair is his best friend and he was made an Anderson because of his resemblance to Ole in appearance and wrestling style.

Career

Known as "Double-A" or "The Enforcer," Anderson is considered to be one of the greatest tag-team wrestlers in professional wrestling. In addition to holding the NWA Tag Team Championship belts twice with Tully Blanchard in the late 1980s, Anderson also held the WWF Tag Team Championship (w/ Blanchard) as the Brain Busters and the WCW Tag Team Championship three times, once each with Larry Zbysko, Bobby Eaton and Paul Roma in the early 1990s. He is also a four-time holder of the NWA/WCW World Television Title. He reformed the legendary Minnesota Wrecking Crew tag team with Ole Anderson from 1985 to 1987.

Some of his biggest feuds were with Dusty Rhodes, Manny Fernandez, the Rock 'N Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson), Barry Windham, Lex Luger, Sting and Dustin Rhodes.

He was a member of Ron Fuller's Stud Stable in Southeast Championship Wrestling in 1983 & 1984. He was a founding member of the Four Horsemen with Blanchard, Ole Anderson and his best friend, Ric Flair in the NWA and was in each of the group's incarnations over the years. He was also a member of the Dangerous Alliance in WCW with Rick Rude, Bobby Eaton, Larry Zbysko, Steve Austin, manager Paul Heyman and Madusa. He was a member of the Old Age Outlaws with Terry Funk, Larry Zbysko and Paul Orndorff in WCW in 2000 that battled the nWo. He also formed the Enforcers with Zbysko in WCW.

Along with a DDT for a finishing maneuver, Anderson utilized a familiar array of holds and throws during his career, highlighted famously by his powerful left-handed punch and a spinebuster that was considered by most observers to be the finest in wrestling. Out of the ring, he was renowned for his ability to do quality interviews to further the storylines he participated in.

Anderson is currently retired from the ring due to chronic neck problems and is currently working behind the scenes of the WWE. He is known to occasionally show up in "backstage" segments where he can be seen in the background of a scene. However, during WrestleMania X8, he made a brief in-ring appearance during a match between Ric Flair and The Undertaker.

Title History

• Southeast Tag Team Title with Jerry Stubbs
  • Won January 15, 1984 in a Tournament
  • Lost March 1984 to Ron Fuller and Jimmy Golden
• Southeast Tag Team Title with Jerry Stubbs
  • Won March 1984 from Ron Fuller and Jimmy Golden
  • Lost June 1984 to Steve Armstrong and Johnny Rich
  • Won Ocotber 1984 from Steve Armstrong and Johnny Rich
  • Lost November 1984 to Steve Armstrong and Johnny Rich
• NWA National Tag Team Title with Ole Anderson
  • Won May 28, 1985 from Manny Fernandez and Thunderbolt Patterson
  • Lost January 1986 when the titles were relinquished
• NWA World Television Title
  • Won January 4, 1986 over Wahoo McDaniel in a tournament final
  • Lost September 13, 1986 to Dusty Rhodes
• NWA World Tag Team Title with Tully Blanchard
  • Won September 30, 1987 from Rock 'N Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson)
  • Lost March 27, 1988 to Lex Luger and Barry Windham
• NWA World Tag Team Title with Tully Blanchard
  • Won April 20, 1988 from Lex Luger and Barry Windham
  • Lost August 30, 1988 to Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane
• WWF World Tag Team Title with Tully Blanchard
  • Won July 18, 1989 from Demolition (Barry Darsow and Bill Eadie)
  • Lost October 2, 1989 to Demolition
• NWA World Television Title
  • Won January 12, 1990 from The Great Muta
  • Lost December 30, 1990 to Tom Zenk
• WCW World Television Title
  • Won February 3, 1991 from Tom Zenk
  • Lost May 19, 1991 to Bobby Eaton
• WCW World Tag Team Title with Larry Zbysko
  • Won September 5, 1991 over Rick Steiner and Bill Kazmaier in a tournament final
  • Lost November 19, 1991 to Ricky Steamboat and Dustin Rhodes
• WCW World Tag Team Title with Bobby Eaton
  • Won January 16, 1992 from Ricky Steamboat and Dustin Rhodes
  • Lost May 2, 1992 to Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner
• WCW/NWA World Tag Team Titles with Paul Roma
  • Won August 18, 1993 from Steve Austin and William Regal
  • Lost September 19, 1993 to The Nasty Boys (Jerry Sags and Brian Knobs)
• WCW World Television Title
  • Won January 8, 1995 from Johnny B. Badd
  • Lost June 18, 1995 to The Renegade

Books

Autobiography: Arn Anderson 4 Ever 1998

Accomplishments

Arn was in the Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) Feud of the Year in 1987. The feud was the Four Horsemen vs. The Super Powers (Nikita Koloff and Dusty Rhodes) & The Road Warriors. PWI also gave him the 1997 Editor's Award. He won the PWI Tag Team of the Year Award twice. In 1989 with Tully Blanchard and in 1991 with Larry Zbysko.

PWI named him # 62 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003. He was also a member of three of PWI's best tag teams of the "PWI Years" in 2003. He was # 15 with Tully Blanchard, # 72 with Bobby Eaton and # 79 with Ole Anderson.

External links

• Arn Anderson Tribute Site