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RON SIMMONS HEADING TO UCW CLASH OF CHAMPIONS

By Mike Johnson on 8/9/2014 11:36 AM

Ron Simmons makes his UCW debut as Special Guest Enforcer at Clash of Champions VI

We are pround to announce that former WCW World Heavyweight Champion, WWE Legend and FSU Football Hall of Famer, Ron (Damn!) Simmons will be at Clash of Champions VI as Kevin Nash's Special Guest Enforcer! With Nash serving as UCW General Manager for the night and Simmons as his enforcer, Nash will be calling the shots!!! Clash of Champions VI will be a huge event filled with exciment, high energy and twists! Get your tickets today! In WCW, he was an one time World Heavyweight Champion, as the first of two African Americans to win the title, he is recognized by WWE as the first Black heavyweight world champion in professional wrestling history. He was also a one time World Tag Team Champion with Butch Reed and a one time United States Tag Team Champion with Big Josh. In the WWF, he was a three time Tag Team Champion withBradshaw as one half of the Acolytes Protection Agency. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2012.Prior to becoming a professional wrestler, Simmons was an American college and professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL), Canadian Football League (CFL) andUnited States Football League (USFL) for four seasons during the 1980s. He played college football for Florida State University, and was recognized as an All-American. He played professionally for the NFL'sCleveland Browns, the CFL's Ottawa Rough Riders and the USFL's Tampa Bay Bandits.

Nation of Domination (1996–1998)As Faarooq, Simmons dropped his gladiator gimmick and with his new manager, Clarence Mason, formed a stable known as the Nation of Domination. The Nation of Domination was loosely based on the Nation of Islam and the Black Panther Party, although the members of the stable were not exclusively African American. They mostly feuded with Ahmed Johnson, who Faarooq was combating before. Faarooq's ongoing "war" with Johnson included matches at the Royal Rumble in 1997, where Ahmed won by disqualification. The two came together in the Rumble again later that night when Faarooq's fellow nation member Crush drew number 1 and Ahmed drew number 2. Ahmed eliminated himself when he saw Faarooq in the aisleway and chased after him. Later in the same match Faarooq was eliminated when Ahmed returned and attacked him with a 2 by 4. At WrestleMania 13 where Ahmed recruited the Legion of Doom to take on the entire Nation in a Chicago Street Fight, which was won by Johnson and the Road Warriors. The group stayed together until Faarooq became angry with them for costing him theWWF Championship in a match with the Undertaker at the 1997 King of the Ring. After Simmons threw Crush and Savio Vega out of the Nation, Crush and Vega formed their own rival factions, known respectively as the Disciples of Apocalypse and Los Boricuas, and Faarooq recruited more African American members for the Nation. The three stables feuded with one another throughout 1997. In the Summer of 1997 Faarooq again lost a tournament final for the Intercontinental title, this time to Owen Hart after Stone Cold Steve Austin interfered, ironically the tournament was set up after Austin forfeited the title due to an injury inflicted by Hart, Austin wanted Hart to win so he could again beat him for the title.In early 1998, signs of dissention in the Nation began to show as the Rock began arguing with Faarooq on a regular basis, the Rock at times felt he should be the leader as he was now Intercontinental Champion, in the Royal Rumble all 5 Nation members were in the ring at the same time and frequently brawled with each other, Faarooq even eliminated his fellow Nation members D'lo Brown and Mark Henry, he was one of the final three along with the Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin. Faarooq wanted the Rock to help him eliminate Austin but the Rock did not offer help and then proceeded to eliminate Faarooq. The following month at the No Way Out pay per view all 5 Nation members (Kama, Rock, D'lo Brown, Mark Henry and Faarooq) lost a 10 man tag to Ken Shamrock, Ahmed Johnson, Chainz, Skull and 8 ball. Faarooq was clearly annoyed with the Rock in a pre match interview and after the match (Rock submitted to an ankle lock by Shamrock) they almost came to blows. The following pay per view was Wrestlemania 14 where the Nation sent two teams into a tag team battle royal, Faarooq teamed with Kama while D'lo teamed with Mark Henry, neither team won. Later in the evening the Rock was defending his Intercontinental title against Ken Shamrock, the stipulation was that if Rock was disqualified he lost the title, all Nation members except Faarooq were at ringside. Shamrock won the match when the Rock submitted to the ankle lock leading Kama, Brown and Henry to enter the ring, Shamrock however disposed of them despite the numerical advantage and repeatedly locked the Rock in the ankle lock. Faarooq ran down to the ring but seeing the Rock in agony he then decided against helping him and walked off, with the crowd cheering his decision. The Rock did however retain his title as the match decision was reversed due to the Shamrock refusing to break the hold. Simmons's leadership of the Nation of Domination was usurped by The Rock the following night on RAW and Faarooq was kicked out of the Nation, he spent several months feuding with his former stablemates.

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RON SIMMONS HEADING TO UCW CLASH OF CHAMPIONS