Al Green (wrestler)
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| Birth name | Alfred Dobalo |
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| Born | October 15, 1955 |
| Died | June 14, 2013 (aged 57) |
| Residence | Tampa, Florida |
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| Ring name(s) | Al Green Al Knitti Big Al Green Blade Bounty Hunter #1 The Dog Rage |
| Billed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Billed weight | 280 lb (130 kg) |
| Billed from | Tampa, Florida |
| Trained by | Steve Keirn |
| Debut | 1990 |
Alfred Dobalo (October 15, 1955 – June 14, 2013), best known by his ring name Al Green, was an American professional wrestler who performed in North America, Europe, and Japan under a variety of gimmicks, including Rage one half of the team The Wrecking Crew with Fury (Marc Laurinaitis), Blade one half of the Master Blasters with Steel (Kevin Nash) and the Dog in World Championship Wrestling at the turn of the millennium.
Green was trained for a professional wrestling career by Steve Keirn, making his debut in 1990 as "Blade", one half of "The Master Blasters" tag team alongside Kevin Nash.
On September 22, 1990 Blade was a replacement for "Iron", who left World Championship Wrestling after only one match. The reconstituted Master Blasters continued their undefeated streak in October. Meanwhile, Kevin Nash would have his first singles match on September 28, defeating Tom Zenk in Baltimore, MD. At Halloween Havoc on October 27, 1990 in Chicago, IL the Blasters upended The Southern Boys and began to move up the WCW tag-team ratings. However their winning streak would finally come to an end on November 22 at the Omni in Atlanta, GA when Tom Zenk & Brian Pillman handed them their first defeat (Pillman pinning Blade). They rebounded to go on another undefeated streak, defeating The Southern Boys as well as Alan Iron Eagle & Tim Horner and earning a US Tag-Team title shot against the champions The Steiner Brothers. The Steiners however were victorious in matches on December 25 (Atlanta, GA and December 26th (Nashville, TN).
They were pinned as well on television in 52 seconds by the Steiners in a match that aired on WCW Worldwide on February 2, 1991. Following this loss their momentum began to dissipate as the Blasters would suffer follow-up losses to the Southern Boys and Ricky Morton & Tommy Rich. The team disbanded at the end of the month, with Kevin Nash briefly continuing to wrestle simply as "The Master Blaster" until being given the new gimmick of "Oz" in May 1991. Meanwhile, Green would leave WCW to compete for Florida Championship Wrestling in The Bounty Hunters tag team as "Bounty Hunter #1". The team won the NWA Florida Tag Team Championship in November, but when Green's partner (Tim Parker) was injured, The Terminator stepped in and defended the tag team titles with Green. The team held the gold until the Nasty Boys beat them on a card in Nassau, Bahamas on January 6, 1991.
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