Diesel
Many wrestlers have captured all levels of WWE World Championships. The fabled Triple Crown is an amazing achievement, but there was only one man who could say that he was able to have all three of these championships within a calendar year. That man is Big Daddy Cool Diesel.
Breaking in as Shawn Michaels’ bodyguard, it didn’t take long for Diesel to capture the attention of the office. He was the type of monster that WWE loved, and once he got some experience under his belt, he ran roughshod over the company.
He defeated Razor Ramon for the IC Championship, the Headshrinkers for the tag straps, and Bob Backlund in 8 seconds for the WWE Championship. It was amazing how easily titles came to Diesel when others went their whole career without one.
Smoking Gunns
The New Generation was not exactly one rife with great tag teams. The tag division was not booked seriously, and very few teams were able to achieve even a modicum of success during their tenure. As bad as it was for the division, there was one shining light in the team of Cowboys known as The Smoking Gunns.
Billy and Bart were a great tag team, having the look and chemistry necessary to connect with the audience. Between 1993 and 1996, they captured the WWE Tag Team Champions three times. A fantastic feat considering the teams they beat contain very revered WWE Hall of Famers.
They were a stabilizing force for the tag team division for three years, and tag team titles ran through Billy and Bart. The Smoking Gunns were the team that made the tag division watchable, and the WWE Tag Team Championships meant something in the New Generation.
