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==Non-Royal Rumble Record==
 
==Non-Royal Rumble Record==
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|2-4-14
 
 
|Duke Nukem
 
|Duke Nukem
 
|I Quit! Match
 
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|The Dragons
 
|The Dragons
 
|Tag Team (w/ Duke Nukem)
 
|Tag Team (w/ Duke Nukem)
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|Left Duke to fight the Dragons alone
 
|Left Duke to fight the Dragons alone
 
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|1-14-14
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|Mr. Satan
 
|Mr. Satan
 
|Singles
 
|Singles
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|12-24-13
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|[[2013-12-24]]
 
|Dr. Wily
 
|Dr. Wily
 
|Extreme Rules
 
|Extreme Rules
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|[[2013-12-03]]
|12-3-13
 
 
|Duke Nukem
 
|Duke Nukem
 
|Extreme Rules
 
|Extreme Rules
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|[[2013-11-05]]
|11-5-13
 
 
|Zangief
 
|Zangief
 
|Extreme Rules
 
|Extreme Rules
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|10-15-13
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|[[2013-10-15]]
 
|Octodad
 
|Octodad
 
|Singles
 
|Singles
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|Confronted by Zangief after match
 
|Confronted by Zangief after match
 
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|[[2013-08-23]]
|8-23-13
 
 
|Luigi
 
|Luigi
 
|Extreme Rules
 
|Extreme Rules
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|Confronted by Zangief after match
 
|Confronted by Zangief after match
 
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|[[2013-07-26]]
|6-26-13
 
 
|Red
 
|Red
 
|Singles
 
|Singles
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|Attacked by Zangief after match
 
|Attacked by Zangief after match
 
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|[[2013-06-02]]
|6-2-13
 
 
|Wario Ware Inc.
 
|Wario Ware Inc.
 
|Tornado Tag Team (w/ Zangief)
 
|Tornado Tag Team (w/ Zangief)
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|Lost Co-Op Championship, Waluigi pinned Zangief
 
|Lost Co-Op Championship, Waluigi pinned Zangief
 
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|[[2013-05-29]]
|5-29-13
 
 
|Safety Valve
 
|Safety Valve
|Tag Team Match (w/ Zangief)
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|Tag Team (w/ Zangief)
 
|Win
 
|Win
 
|24-13-0
 
|24-13-0
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|Non-Title Match
 
|Non-Title Match
 
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|[[2013-05-15]]
|5-15-13
 
 
|GameCenter FU
 
|GameCenter FU
|Tag Team Match (w/ Zangief)
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|Tag Team (w/ Zangief)
 
|Win
 
|Win
 
|23-13-0
 
|23-13-0
 
|14-8-0 (64%)
 
|14-8-0 (64%)
|Co-Op Championship Defense
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|Defended Co-Op Championship
 
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|-
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|[[2013-04-17]]
|4-17-13
 
 
|Mario & Luigi
 
|Mario & Luigi
|Tag Team Match (w/ Zangief)
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|Tag Team (w/ Zangief)
 
|Win
 
|Win
 
|22-13-0
 
|22-13-0
 
|14-8-0 (64%)
 
|14-8-0 (64%)
|Co-Op Championship Defensed
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|Defended Co-Op Championship
 
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|-
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|[[2013-04-02]]
|4-2-13
 
 
|Gabe Newell, Dr. Wily, Charles Barkley
 
|Gabe Newell, Dr. Wily, Charles Barkley
 
|Fatal Four Way
 
|Fatal Four Way
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|For VGCW Championship
 
|For VGCW Championship
 
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|[[2013-03-26]]
|3-26-13
 
 
|Adam Jensen
 
|Adam Jensen
 
|Singles
 
|Singles
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|21-12-0
 
|21-12-0
 
|14-8-0 (64%)
 
|14-8-0 (64%)
|Great Tournament Final Four Matchup / Driven through barricade and lost
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|Great Tournament Final Four: Driven through barricade
 
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|[[2013-03-19]]
|3-19-13
 
 
|AVGN
 
|AVGN
 
|Singles
 
|Singles
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|21-11-0
 
|21-11-0
 
|14-7-0 (67%)
 
|14-7-0 (67%)
|Great Tournament Elite Eight Matchup
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|Great Tournament Elite Eight
 
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|-
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|[[2013-03-12]]
|3-12-13
 
 
|Woody
 
|Woody
|Handicap Match (w/Bowser)
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|Handicap (w/Bowser)
 
|Loss
 
|Loss
 
|20-11-0
 
|20-11-0
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|Arena Brawl
 
|Arena Brawl
 
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|[[2013-03-12]]
|3-12-13
 
 
|Bowser
 
|Bowser
|Inferno Match
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|Inferno Iron man
 
|Loss
 
|Loss
 
|20-10-0
 
|20-10-0
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|32-5 Rematch after discovery of the Glitch Bomb. Loses 8-7 after 30 minute battle.
 
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|[[2013-03-07]]
|3-7-13
 
 
|Waluigi
 
|Waluigi
 
|Singles
 
|Singles
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|Great Tournament Sweet Sixteen Matchup
 
|Great Tournament Sweet Sixteen Matchup
 
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|[[2013-02-28]]
|2-28-13
 
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|The Elite Two
|Ezio & Raphael
 
 
|Tag Team Match (w/ Zangief) 
 
|Tag Team Match (w/ Zangief) 
 
|Loss
 
|Loss
 
|19-9-0
 
|19-9-0
 
|12-6-0 (67%)
 
|12-6-0 (67%)
|Lost by DQ. Retained titles.
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|Lost by DQ. Retained title.
 
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|[[2013-02-18]]
|2-18-13
 
 
|Charles Barkley
 
|Charles Barkley
 
|Singles 
 
|Singles 
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|Lost VGCW Championship
 
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|[[2013-02-18]]
|2-18-13
 
 
|The Returners
 
|The Returners
|Tag Team Match (w/ Zangief) 
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|Tag Team (w/ Zangief) 
 
|Win
 
|Win
 
|19-7-0
 
|19-7-0
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|Won Co-Op Championship
 
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|[[2013-02-10]]
|2-10-13
 
 
|GameCenter FU
 
|GameCenter FU
|Tag Team Match (w/ Zangief)
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|Tag Team (w/ Zangief)
 
|Win
 
|Win
 
|18-7-0
 
|18-7-0
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|Tag Tournament Finals. #1 Contender for Co-op Championship
 
|Tag Tournament Finals. #1 Contender for Co-op Championship
 
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|[[2013-02-10]]
|2-10-13
 
 
|The Saiyans
 
|The Saiyans
|Tag Team Match (w/ Zangief)
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|Tag Team (w/ Zangief)
 
|Win
 
|Win
 
|17-7-0
 
|17-7-0
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|Tag Tournament Round 2
 
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|[[2013-02-10]]
|2-10-13
 
 
|Raw Power
 
|Raw Power
|Tag Team Match (w/ Zangief)
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|Tag Team (w/ Zangief)
 
|Win
 
|Win
 
|16-7-0
 
|16-7-0
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|Tag Tournament
 
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|[[2013-02-01]]
|2-1-13
 
 
|Raphael
 
|Raphael
 
|Singles
 
|Singles
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|Won VGCW Championship, 1000 Years of Darkness beginning once again
 
|Won VGCW Championship, 1000 Years of Darkness beginning once again
 
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|[[2013-01-22]]
|1-22-13
 
|Eggman, Gabe Newell, Mike Haggar, Waluigi, Zangief
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|Dr. Eggman, Gabe Newell, Mike Haggar, Waluigi, Zangief
 
|Elimination Chamber
 
|Elimination Chamber
 
|Win
 
|Win
 
|14-7-0
 
|14-7-0
 
|11-5-0 (69%)
 
|11-5-0 (69%)
|For future VGCW Championsip Match
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|VGCW Championsip #1 Contenders Match
 
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|[[2013-01-17]]
|1-17-13
 
 
|Dr. Wily
 
|Dr. Wily
 
|Cage
 
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|1-13-13
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|[[2013-01-13]]
|Eggman
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|Dr. Eggman
 
|Singles
 
|Singles
 
|Loss
 
|Loss
 
|13-6-0
 
|13-6-0
 
|11-4-0 (73%)
 
|11-4-0 (73%)
|King of the Ring Semi Final
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|King of the Ring Round 3
 
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|1-13-13
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|[[2013-01-13]]
 
|Gabe Newell
 
|Gabe Newell
 
|Singles
 
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|13-5-0
 
|11-3-0 (79%)
 
|11-3-0 (79%)
|King of the Ring Quarter Final
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|King of the Ring Round 2
 
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|1-13-13
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|[[2013-01-13]]
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|Proto Man
|Protoman
 
 
|Singles
 
|Singles
 
|Win
 
|Win
 
|12-5-0
 
|12-5-0
 
|10-3-0 (77%)
 
|10-3-0 (77%)
|King of the Ring First Round
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|King of the Ring Round 1
 
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|[[2013-01-06]]
|1-6-13
 
 
|Gabe Newell
 
|Gabe Newell
|2/3 Falls Hell In A Cell Match
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|Hell In A Cell, 2/3 Falls
 
|Loss
 
|Loss
 
|11-5-0
 
|11-5-0
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|Lost 2-1
 
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|1-1-13
 
 
|Duke Nukem
 
|Duke Nukem
 
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|12-23-12
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|The Practice
|Dr. Wily & Eggman
 
|Tag Team Match (w/Zangief) 
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|Tag Team (w/Zangief) 
 
|Loss
 
|Loss
 
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|10-4-0
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|For Co-op Championship
 
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|12-19-12
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|[[2012-12-19]]
 
|Batman
 
|Batman
 
|Last Man Standing
 
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|12-14-12
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|Wario & Waluigi
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|Wario Ware Inc.
|Tag Team Match (w/Zangief)
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|Tag Team (w/Zangief)
 
|Win
 
|Win
 
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|9-3-0
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|12-12-12
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|Little Mac & Baz McMahon
 
|Little Mac & Baz McMahon
|Tag Team Match (w/Zangief)
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|Tag Team (w/Zangief)
 
|Win
 
|Win
 
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|12-9-12
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|[[2012-12-09]]
 
|Little Mac
 
|Little Mac
 
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|Attacked by Little Mac after the match. Zangief makes the save. Gerudo Skies is formed.
 
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|12-5-12
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|[[2012-12-05]]
 
|Bowser
 
|Bowser
|Inferno
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|Inferno Iron Man
 
|Loss
 
|Loss
 
|7-2-0
 
|7-2-0
 
|7-1-0 (88%)
 
|7-1-0 (88%)
|Ganon lost 32-5. Bowser however, had been using the illegal Glitch Bomb finisher. Lost VGCW Championship
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|Lost 32-5. Bowser however, had been using the illegal Glitch Bomb. Lost VGCW Championship
 
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|-
|11-28-12
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|[[2012-11-28]]
 
|Adam Jensen
 
|Adam Jensen
|Singles (non-title)
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|Singles
 
|Win
 
|Win
 
|7-1-0
 
|7-1-0
 
|7-0-0 (100%)
 
|7-0-0 (100%)
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|Non-Title
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|11-27-12
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|[[2012-11-27]]
 
|Ezio
 
|Ezio
 
|Singles 
 
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|Defended VGCW Championship
 
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|11-25-12
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|Bowser
 
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|Inferno Match 
 
|Inferno Match 
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|Defended VGCW Championship
 
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|11-22-12
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|[[2012-11-22]]
 
|Little Mac
 
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|Last Man Standing Match 
 
|Last Man Standing Match 
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|Defended VGCW Championship
 
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|11-21-12
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|Scorpion
 
|Scorpion
 
|Hell In A Cell  
 
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|3-1-0
 
|3-0-0 (100%)
 
|3-0-0 (100%)
|Defended VGCW Championship; beginning of the 1000 Years of Darkness.
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|Defended VGCW Championship
 
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|11-21-12
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|[[2012-11-21]]
 
|AVGN
 
|AVGN
 
|Singles 
 
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|2-1-0
 
|2-0-0 (100%)
 
|2-0-0 (100%)
|Won VGCW Championship
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|Won VGCW Championship; beginning of the 1000 Years of Darkness.
 
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|11-20-12
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|[[2012-11-20]]
 
|AVGN, Sonic the Hedgehog
 
|AVGN, Sonic the Hedgehog
 
|Triple Threat 
 
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|Lost VGCW Championship, AVGN pinned Sonic
 
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|11-20-12
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|Eggman
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|Dr. Eggman
 
|Singles 
 
|Singles 
 
|Win
 
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Ganondorf
VGCW Wrestler

Ganondorf depicted using WWE 2K14
WWE 2K14 CAW created by: the nWtoh

Ganondorf depicted using WWE '13

Ganondorf in reality
Design from: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

Real Name Ganondorf Dragmire
Nickname(s) The Dark Lord, Ganon
Ring Announcer Name? The Dark Lord
Commentary Name? The Barbarian
Billed From? Another Time
Company/Group? Nintendo
Debut 2012-11-19
Ring Intro Music
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Last Battle
Signature(s)/
Finisher(s)
Gerudo Valley Driver
(Implant Buster)

Warlock Kick
(Brouge Kick)

Status Active
Impression Neutral
Past Co-Op Team(s) Gerudo Skies
Past Allies Zangief
Biggest Enemy Bowser
Past Enemies Raphael,
Little Mac,
Baz McMahon,
Mr. L,
Zangief,
Duke Nukem

Pathetic little jobber! Do you realize who you are dealing with!? I am Ganondorf! And soon, I will rule the world!

Ganon, also known as Ganondorf, is a recurring antagonist in The Legend of Zelda series and a wrestler in VGCW. He is a three-time former VGCW Champion, the first wrestler to win the title more than once and the first three-time champion in VGCW history. He and his former tag team partner Zangief made up the tag team Gerudo Skies, and together the two hold the record for the longest Co-Op Championship reign in VGCW history. Ganondorf's multiple title reigns and seemingly mystical influence over the title picture helped define the early seasons of VGCW.

In the Zelda Franchise

Ganondorf is the recurring villain of the Legend of Zelda series. He holds the Triforce of Power, and is destined to face off against the holder of the Triforce of Wisdom, Zelda, and the holder of the Triforce of Courage, Link. In his spare time he enjoys windsurfing and interior design. He's also an accomplished organist, and enjoys performing for people. But the only person who shows up for his recitals is usually Link, and he's there to kill him.

In VGCW

Season 1

Ganondorf dominated all his opponents in the early days of VGCW. During just the second recorded broadcast, he won the first Royal Rumble match of the night to become #1 contender to the VGCW Championship. Ganondorf fought against reigning champion Dr. Eggman and used his Warlock's Foot finisher multiple times to defeat the mastermind and become VGCW Champion for the first time. Ganondorf then defended his title later in the night in an Extreme Rules Triple Threat match against Sonic the Hedgehog and the Angry Video Game Nerd. As all three wrestlers reached their limit, the Nerd managed to pin Sonic while Ganon was in the middle of executing a move, costing Ganondorf his title.

The Thousand Years of Darkness

Ganondorf would quickly have his revenge on the Nerd the next night after winning another Royal Rumble match and again becoming #1 contender. The two faced off in a Hell in a Cell match, and this time Ganondorf was able to make short work of the Nerd with no third party to split his focus. Ganondorf pinned the Nerd following a skull-splitting Gerudo Valley Driver, and thus began his second title reign, also known as The Thousand Years of Darkness. Ganondorf successfully defended his title against Scorpion in a second Hell in a Cell match later in the night, and over the next two weeks defended against Little MacEzio Auditore and Bowser, and also defeated Adam Jensen in a non-title match while barely breaking a sweat. Onlookers wondered if any could defeat Ganon, and many awaited the coming of his rival Link in the hopes that the Hero of Time could end the Dark Lord's reign.

The Thousand Years were finally brought to an end by an unexpected challenger: Bowser, whom Ganon had already defeated, again became #1 contender after winning a Royal Rumble, and the two engaged in an Inferno Iron Man match. As Ganondorf had secured an easy victory when the two had battled in an Inferno match before, he was considered the strong favorite. However, Bowser was at the time secretly in possession of a forbidden technique: a glitch finisher that could deal massive and crippling damage to an opponent with ease. Bowser's use of the move allowed him to score pinfall after pinfall on the Dark Lord, until at last their half hour-long match ended with Bowser winning with an unbelievable score of 32-5. The defeat left Ganondorf without his prized championship, and with his pride shattered.

Following his defeat, Ganondorf competed against Little Mac in an Extreme Rules match. Mac was able to defeat the apparently weakened former champion, and then attempted to finish off the Dark Lord with a steel chair. However, Mac's rival Zangief rushed to the ring to save Ganondorf, and the two quickly formed an alliance, known as Gerudo Skies, to battle against their common foe. The team successfully defeated Little Mac and Baz McMahon in their first tag team match, although they were unable to prevent the former from becoming VGCW Champion later in the night.


Season 2: Defending the Gerudo Skies

Gerudo Skies continued to compete in the Co-Op division even after their feud against Little Mac had ended. The two successfully defeated WarioWare Inc., and earned a title match against the reigning Co-Op Champions at the time, The Practice. However, the Dark Lord's singles career around that time was far more checkered. Though he easily defeated lower-tier opponents such as Batman and Duke Nukem, his higher profile matches and Royal Rumble appearances were less impressive, with a few ending in embarrassing losses. In the January 13th King of the Ring tournament, Ganon defeated Proto Man in the first round and managed to turn Gabe Newell's trademark Wallet Squeeze upon Gaben himself in the second. There seemed to be no stopping the Gerudo King... until it all came crashing down in the the semifinals, when Ganon once more faced Eggman and his Master Plan. Incidents involving the wrestlers jogging in contact with walls and beverages refusing to follow the laws of physics were present during the one-sided brawl, which nearly ended with Ganon being killed. He stayed in the match for an astoundingly long time, refusing to give up, but he was eventually defeated in the end. The two members of The Practice continued to thwart Ganondorf's ambitions; during a high-profile cage match with Dr. Wily, the match was ended due to the cage distorting the space-time continuum. A replacement ring was brought in, and while the two seemed evenly matched in combat prowess, Dr. Wily managed to evade all of Ganondorf's grabs to leave the cage in record time.

The Third Era of Darkness

Just when it seemed that the cursed VGCW Championship would forever evade a rapidly-fading Ganondorf, opportunity once again struck for the Dark Lord. In an Elimination Chamber match for a #1 contender's spot on January 22, Ganon's pod was the last to open, and he proceeded to pin Mike Haggar and Eggman to win the match and another chance at the belt. Then, on January 28th, Ganon set out to the ring to fight against defending champion Raphael to regain the title and a measure of his crushed dignity. As Ganon approached the ring, however, he was suddenly attacked from behind by Mr. L. While Ganon escaped the situation with minor injuries, he was unable to enter the ring while Mr. L and the Heel in a Half-Shell battled it out. Once Mr. L had been driven off, Ganondorf demanded that the scheduled championship match go on as planned, but Raphael refused to defend his title in his weakened state and stated that Ganondorf would have to try and take it from him when both were at their best. Furious, Ganon stormed out of the ring, vowing that the next time the turtle entered the ring, the belt would return to its rightful master.

On February 1st, the Season 2 finale, Ganondorf and Raphael clashed at last. In one of the most anticipated matches in VGCW history, Ganon defeated Raphael handily, displaying the trademark power of the Dark Lord and remaining in full control of the short match, and emerged as the undisputed champion, proving that the Triforce of Power had not forsaken him. The victory was greeted by thunderous cheers and chants from the crowd in anticipation of a new Thousand Years of Darkness. Ganondorf, the Dark Lord, was back in power.


Season 3: The Path to Power

With his championship regained, Ganondorf grew ever more ambitious, setting his sights on the Co-Op Championships as well. Gerudo Skies entered the February 10th Tag Team Tournament and dominated the competition to become the new #1 contenders to the Co-Op titles. The championship match against The Returners  took place on February 18, the same night that Ganondorf was scheduled to defend his VGCW championship. Zangief expressed concern that his comrade might grow fatigued during their match and thus be weaker when he defended the VGCW title, but Ganondorf refused to delay either match. Ganondorf was proven right at first when Gerudo Skies won their match and their first Co-Op Championship, and Ganondorf became the first ever double champion in VGCW history. However, Zangief's worries materialized later that night when the Dark Lord's championship reign was ended by another unexpected challenger, Charles Barkley, who shocked the world by overwhelming Ganondorf with his newly formulated offense, putting away the persistent Dark Lord following multiple Chaos Dunks. The Two Thousand Years of Darkness ended before they could even begin, replaced by the Post-Cyberpocalypse.

However, Ganondorf's thirst for power still could not be sated. Having lost one of his titles, the Dark Lord turned his eyes to the GM position of VGCW, the prize offered to the winner of The Great Tournament. After securing enough votes to be one of the sixteen competitors, he was randomly assigned to fight The People's Hero. Before the match he discussed strategy with his partner and ally, Zangief. While Ganondorf cannily warned himself to never underestimate an opponent, Zangief protested the use of caution in lieu of the overwhelming power he held as the Dark Lord. Recalling the last time he ignored his partner's advice cost him a championship belt, Ganondorf agreed, and vowed to crush his opponent in the ring. In a quick match in which he displayed incredible force, he did just that, breaking Waluigi with the Gerudo Valley Driver and moving on to round two.

After Phoenix Wright revealed the existence of the Glitch Bomb to the world during the 2013-03-12 show, the Dark Lord called out Bowser in an attempt to regain his pride. Ganondorf demanded a rematch to make up for the infamous 32-5 match, during which the move had given Bowser an unfair advantage. The two engaged in another Inferno Iron Man Match, this time on even grounds. In the end, Ganondorf did not have enough time to make up the one pinfall difference and lost a tense and heated match by the final score of 8-7. As soon as the match concluded, a darkly transformed Woody entered the ring and beat the crap out of both weakened competitors.

While Ganondorf's pride was wounded by the loss, his argument that he had a claim to the title because of Bowser's past cheating persuaded the VGCW directors to grant him a spot in a Fatal Four-Way match for the vacant VGCW Championship. With a title match secured, Ganondorf returned his focus to the Great Tournament. In the second round he faced the someone he had already defeated handily in singles competition, the AVGN. Filled with anger following his loss to Bowser, history repeated itself as Ganondorf destroyed Mr. Rolfe more than a rotten squirrel's roadkill asshole. His next opponent was the strong but silent robocop, Adam Jensen. While this also was a repeat of a matchup Ganondorf had won in the past, this time, Jensen turned the tables. Ganondorf began by eking out a modest but clear lead over Jensen, and it seemed a foregone conclusion amongst the crowd that the Dark Lord had it in the bag... and yet, Ganon's fatal flaw, his arrogance, soon came back to bite him when Jensen lured Ganondorf out of the ring and deployed a well-timed use of the Punch Through Wall augmentation. Augmentations are quite rare in Hyrule and Ganondorf was unprepared for such advanced technology. He was counted out by the ref before he could recover, and so ended his ambitions for the GM position, although the VGCW title remained in sight.

Following his loss to Bowser and Adam Jensen, his pride shattered and his chance of becoming General Manager ruined, all Ganon had left was his shot at the VGCW title. During the Season 3 finale, Ganon would let loose all his anger in the Fatal Four-Way, going as far as diving off the top rope onto Gabe, crashing them both through Table-San, but his efforts proved fruitless in the end, as Charles Barkley would manage to reclaim the title by pinning Dr. Wily.


Season 4: Tag Team Domination

With both of his highest ambitions ending in failure, Ganondorf could only return his attention to defending the Co-Op Championships with Zangief. The two competed as a team for the first time in over a month on April 17th in a championship match against the Super Mario Bros., whom they defeated to retain the titles. Gerudo Skies' next opponent emerged several weeks later when GameCenter FU became the #1 contenders to the Co-Op Championships, but they were no match for a well-rested Ganondorf and Zangief, who made quick work of them and retained their championships.

Following that victory, belief began to crystallize that no established team was capable of defeating Gerudo Skies and that it would take an alliance between two main event-caliber performers to dethrone the Dark Lord and the Red Cyclone. This theory would be tested outside of championship waters on May 29th when they faced Safety Valve. Though generally considered to be two of the league's best singles wrestlers and believed to be one of the only teams capable of going toe to toe with Gerudo Skies, the match was a gruesome affair, with Gerudo Skies' considerable tag team experience being too much for the mostly separate efforts of Gabe Newell and Adam Jensen.

And yet, Gerudo Skies' reign over the tag team division would meet its end from the unlikeliest of challengers. Perhaps due to hubris, perhaps due to the new league mandate that all tag team competition be conducted under Tornado Tag Team rules, or perhaps only because you can never predict what will happen in the VGCW, Wario Ware Inc. took the tag team straps away from Gerudo Skies at End Game 4. In baffling opposition to how the match was supposed to play out, Waluigi got the better of his fight against Ganondorf while Wario also held his own against Zangief, damaging him enough so that when match-ups were switched, Waluigi was spry enough and Zangief was stunned enough that a surprise wheelbarrow victory roll got the three count. Now bereft of their titles, the skies over Gerudo looked mighty cloudy and rumours began circulating that the team has run its course. these rumours turned out to be true, as at the start of Season 5, it was revealed that Gerudo Skies had dissolved so that Zangief and Ganondorf could focus on their singles careers. 


Season 5: Darkened Skies

Ganon had other plans, however. On the 2013-07-20 stream, Ezio attempted to attack Zangief with a chair after their match, and Ganon rushed to the ring to stop the assassin. He took the chair from Ezio and drove him off, then to the shock of everyone watching, proceeded to attack Gief himself, effectively ending Gerudo Skies partnership for good.

On the next stream, Ganon would be booked to fight Red, who had just come off of a historical Casual Championship reign and wanted a shot at the VGCW Championship. The match that followed was a complete slaughter, as Ganondorf destroyed Red, and although the young trainer did manage to hit Ganondorf with a Giga Impact DDT, The Dark Lord simply responded with a Gerudo Valley Driver. The match was easily won, and Ganon made his way out of the ring. Before he could get up the ramp however, Zangief made an appearance from backstage and charged at Ganon. The two ensued in a large brawl to the top of the stage, trading blow after blow, until Gief powerbombed Ganon right off of it.

Two months later, he appeared, seemingly unfazed by Zangief's attack, to fight another fellow Nintendo character in Luigi. Like the match prior, Ganondorf ploughed through the moustached plumber with his Gerudo Valley Driver to put him down. Then Zangief appeared again, and asked one question: Why attack him? He responded by saying it was to get away from them, and that since he is The Dark Lord, it was about time he started acting like it.

While it seems that Ganon had good reason to be full of himself, that soon changed. On October 15th, Ganon fought against a very unsuspecting opponent; the normal human father himself, Octodad. While it seemed that Octodad was trying his best, Ganon was practically ripping the family man to pieces with his devastating moves. But, in a sudden show of valor, Octodad pressed on and started wailing on Ganon as much as he could. With that valor, Octodad - in what might possibly be the most shocking upset in VGCW history - defeated Ganon with a three count pin.

Even though Ganon would seem humilated enough, a familiar face came to the ring to "congratulate" Ganon; Zangief, his old tag team partner. As Zangief humbly placed himself low and recognized Ganon's might, he pondered one thing: what would happen to the Dark Lord's ego once he was defeated by the "low and weak" Zangief at End Game 5? With that statement, the Red Cyclone left, with his ex-partner left brooding over the match coming in the new few weeks.

The day finally came in End Game 5, where Zangief faced Ganondorf in the main event. It was a vicious extreme rules match that left both wrestlers battered and bloody from multiple blows from the items found around and under the ring. Zangief had an promising start that lead many to believe that he would make good on his vow to defeat Ganondorf, but the Dark Lord endured, and reciprocated the punishment, ending the match with one of his Gerudo Valley Drivers.


Season 6: The Dark Lord is Bored

Ganondorf reappeared center stage on November 26th, declaring that he had grown tired of squashing weaklings, and threatened to leave VGCW. He asked if anyone 'had the balls' to defy him. He was answered by none other than an unintimidated Duke Nukem, and his nerves (balls) of steel. Duke called Ganondorf out on his challenge, booking a one on one fight against him for the following week as the main event.

The next week came, and despite urgings from his Co-op partner, Guile, Duke Nukem strode into the ring confident that the Dark Lord was 'all talk'. Duke was in for a surprise (and a beatdown) in this extreme rules match as Ganondorf, true to form, pulled no punches in his bout against him. Duke's attacks seemed to have little effect, with his finishers only slowing the Dark Lord down. In what the commentators called a one-sided fight, the Dark Lord finished off Duke for the pin with a second Gerudo Valley Driver. With another challenger defeated, Ganondorf is sure to return to incite another challenger.

But he did not need to, as Duke Nukem demanded a rematch the next show, which Ganondorf agreed to. At the end of the show Duke, ready to show last week was but a fluke, entered the ring with all his usual confidence. Then it was the Dark Lord's turn to enter. The lights dimmed, the pyrotechnics for Ganondorf's usual entrace went off, only to reveal...Ganin ! This not-Ganondorf cheerfully entered the ring and delievered a message: Ganondorf believed that fighting Duke again would be a waste of time, so he would fight him in his stead! Duke, outraged at his opponent not taking him seriously, responded with one of his stunner finishers, promising that Ganondorf would regret insulting him.

A few weeks later, Ganondorf opened a show with a match against The Hero of Earth, a natural adversary to a Dark Lord. The Gerudo did not hold anything back against the Champ, attempting pins early and often, keeping the do-gooder on the defensive for nearly the entire match. There was no stopping him when he decided to end the match with a Warlock Kick followed by a Gerudo Valley Driver. But as Gannondorf got up to celebrate his victory, Duke Nukem ran in to ambush him, in which they started to exchange blows. The fighting was halted by Gaben, who had been watching the match, and ordered them to fight together in a tag team match booked that very night to 'learn to get along.' When the tag team match came later that night against The Dragons, Duke was the first to enter the ring. But when fatigue started to set in and he opted to tag, Ganondorf instead left the ring, leaving Nukem to wrestle (and lose) a now 2-on-1 match. The consequences of his relatively unsurprising betrayal seemed possibly quite severe...

Or all part of a plan, as Ganondorf would reveal to Duke in a backstage confrontation. With Duke's usual partner Guile having mysteriously disappeared and Duke still feeling the affects of his 2-on-1 match, Ganondorf revealed that the match Duke demanded between him and Ganon at End Game 6 would be an 'I Quit' match, so Ganon could not only destroy Duke once more, but utterly crush his pride in the process by forcing Duke to beg for mercy.

Ganondorf entered End Game 6 fully intent to deliver on his promise, battering Duke with the arsenal that had beaten and destroyed so many other wrestlers. But Duke would not quit. And as the match wore on, Ganondorf found himself taking severe blows himself, including an elbow through Table-San and an immediate follow-up Hail To the King. Ganondorf would not quit, retaliating with a Warlock Kick,  which failed to make Duke quit. Perhaps the Dark Lord was looking for the Gerudo Valley Driver, but he delayed too long, and Duke promptly busted Ganondorf's head open with another Hail To The King stunner. It was enough. Ganondorf said the words. And even a post-match beating and betrayal by Duke's teammate Guile would not change things this time. The Dark Lord had lost. The Dark Lord had quit.

Season 7: RETURN OF GANON

For weeks there was no sighting of Ganondorf. While many had assumed he had gone into hiding to recover his pride, some said that he was plotting his revenge against those who had crossed him. Nobody knew what The Dark Lord was planning, but they got their answer on March 25th...With the lights going out, and a bolt of lightning striking down, the Game was Over: Ganon had returned. However, instead of taking revenge against Duke, he went after someone else; Guile. Reappearing from behind him, Ganon frightened him out of the ring, and while he did not know the intentions of the crowd, he had intentions of his own, which were to fight him. For betraying his friend, dirtying his country's reputation, and getting too big for his boots, The Dark Lord will strike him down and send him back where he belongs; Midcard Hell.

The Gerudo Curse

Main article: The Gerudo Curse

After Ganon lost the VGCW Championship to Bowser, a long streak of champions failed to retain the belt on their first title defense. This is due to the work of the Gerudo Curse, Ganon's finest creation. The Curse appeared to have faded after the title was won by Raphael, who successfully defended the championship three times. However, a new line of incredibly short title reigns began once Ganondorf reclaimed the title. In the four title reigns beginning with Ganondorf's third, the belt was only successfully defended once when Charles Barkley defeated Nappa after a Money in the Bank cash-in. Vegeta was the first since Raphael to have successfully defended the title in a scheduled championship match, before his tragic sacrifice during the 2013-05-08 broadcast. No other champion since then had managed to defend the title successfully, until Little Mac defended it against Adam Jensen.

Non-Royal Rumble Record

Date Opponent(s) Type Result Record 1v1 Notes
2014-02-04 Duke Nukem I Quit! Match Loss 30-17-0 20-10-0 (66%)
2014-01-14 The Dragons Tag Team (w/ Duke Nukem) Loss 30-16-0 20-9-0 (69%) Left Duke to fight the Dragons alone
2014-01-14 Mr. Satan Singles Win 30-15-0 20-9-0 (69%)
2013-12-24 Dr. Wily Extreme Rules Win 29-15-0 19-9-0 (68%)
2013-12-03 Duke Nukem Extreme Rules Win 28-15-0 18-9-0 (67%)
2013-11-05 Zangief Extreme Rules Win 27-15-0 17-9-0 (65%)
2013-10-15 Octodad Singles Loss 26-15-0 16-9-0 (64%) Confronted by Zangief after match
2013-08-23 Luigi Extreme Rules Win 26-14-0 16-8-0 (67%) Confronted by Zangief after match
2013-07-26 Red Singles Win 25-14-0 15-8-0 (65%) Attacked by Zangief after match
2013-06-02 Wario Ware Inc. Tornado Tag Team (w/ Zangief) Loss 24-14-0 14-8-0 (64%) Lost Co-Op Championship, Waluigi pinned Zangief
2013-05-29 Safety Valve Tag Team (w/ Zangief) Win 24-13-0 14-8-0 (64%) Non-Title Match
2013-05-15 GameCenter FU Tag Team (w/ Zangief) Win 23-13-0 14-8-0 (64%) Defended Co-Op Championship
2013-04-17 Mario & Luigi Tag Team (w/ Zangief) Win 22-13-0 14-8-0 (64%) Defended Co-Op Championship
2013-04-02 Gabe Newell, Dr. Wily, Charles Barkley Fatal Four Way Loss 21-13-0 14-8-0 (64%) For VGCW Championship
2013-03-26 Adam Jensen Singles Loss 21-12-0 14-8-0 (64%) Great Tournament Final Four: Driven through barricade
2013-03-19 AVGN Singles Win 21-11-0 14-7-0 (67%) Great Tournament Elite Eight
2013-03-12 Woody Handicap (w/Bowser) Loss 20-11-0 13-7-0 (65%) Arena Brawl
2013-03-12 Bowser Inferno Iron man Loss 20-10-0 13-7-0 (65%) 32-5 Rematch after discovery of the Glitch Bomb. Loses 8-7 after 30 minute battle.
2013-03-07 Waluigi Singles Win 20-9-0 13-6-0 (68%) Great Tournament Sweet Sixteen Matchup
2013-02-28 The Elite Two Tag Team Match (w/ Zangief)  Loss 19-9-0 12-6-0 (67%) Lost by DQ. Retained title.
2013-02-18 Charles Barkley Singles  Loss 19-8-0 12-6-0 (67%) Lost VGCW Championship
2013-02-18 The Returners Tag Team (w/ Zangief)  Win 19-7-0 12-5-0 (71%) Won Co-Op Championship
2013-02-10 GameCenter FU Tag Team (w/ Zangief) Win 18-7-0 12-5-0 (71%) Tag Tournament Finals. #1 Contender for Co-op Championship
2013-02-10 The Saiyans Tag Team (w/ Zangief) Win 17-7-0 12-5-0 (71%) Tag Tournament Round 2
2013-02-10 Raw Power Tag Team (w/ Zangief) Win 16-7-0 12-5-0 (71%) Tag Tournament
2013-02-01 Raphael Singles Win 15-7-0 12-5-0 (71%) Won VGCW Championship, 1000 Years of Darkness beginning once again
2013-01-22 Dr. Eggman, Gabe Newell, Mike Haggar, Waluigi, Zangief Elimination Chamber Win 14-7-0 11-5-0 (69%) VGCW Championsip #1 Contenders Match
2013-01-17 Dr. Wily Cage Loss 13-7-0 11-5-0 (69%)
2013-01-13 Dr. Eggman Singles Loss 13-6-0 11-4-0 (73%) King of the Ring Round 3
2013-01-13 Gabe Newell Singles Win 13-5-0 11-3-0 (79%) King of the Ring Round 2
2013-01-13 Proto Man Singles Win 12-5-0 10-3-0 (77%) King of the Ring Round 1
2013-01-06 Gabe Newell Hell In A Cell, 2/3 Falls Loss 11-5-0 9-3-0 (75%) Lost 2-1
2013-01-01 Duke Nukem Singles Win 11-4-0 9-2-0 (82%)
2012-12-23 The Practice Tag Team (w/Zangief)  Loss 10-4-0 8-2-0 (80%) For Co-op Championship
2012-12-19 Batman Last Man Standing Win 10-3-0 8-2-0 (80%)
2012-12-14 Wario Ware Inc. Tag Team (w/Zangief) Win 9-3-0 7-2-0 (78%)
2012-12-12 Little Mac & Baz McMahon Tag Team (w/Zangief) Win 8-3-0 7-2-0 (78%)
2012-12-09 Little Mac Singles Loss 7-3-0 7-2-0 (78%) Attacked by Little Mac after the match. Zangief makes the save. Gerudo Skies is formed.
2012-12-05 Bowser Inferno Iron Man Loss 7-2-0 7-1-0 (88%) Lost 32-5. Bowser however, had been using the illegal Glitch Bomb. Lost VGCW Championship
2012-11-28 Adam Jensen Singles Win 7-1-0 7-0-0 (100%) Non-Title
2012-11-27 Ezio Singles  Win 6-1-0 6-0-0 (100%) Defended VGCW Championship
2012-11-25 Bowser Inferno Match  Win 5-1-0 5-0-0 (100%) Defended VGCW Championship
2012-11-22 Little Mac Last Man Standing Match  Win 4-1-0 4-0-0 (100%) Defended VGCW Championship
2012-11-21 Scorpion Hell In A Cell   Win 3-1-0 3-0-0 (100%) Defended VGCW Championship
2012-11-21 AVGN Singles  Win 2-1-0 2-0-0 (100%) Won VGCW Championship; beginning of the 1000 Years of Darkness.
2012-11-20 AVGN, Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Threat  Loss 1-1-0 1-0-0 (100%) Lost VGCW Championship, AVGN pinned Sonic
2012-11-20 Dr. Eggman Singles  Win 1-0-0 1-0-0 (100%) Won VGCW Championship

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