Jung Dragons
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Jung Dragons  Jung Dragons was the stable of Kaz Hayashi, Yang & Jamie San in WCW. They were managed by Leia Meow. Profile Debut: 2000 Finishing Move: Powerbomb/Iconoclasm Notable Feuds: 3 Count Jung Dragon Members Kazuhiro Hayashi Kazuhiro "Kaz" Hayashi is a Japanese professional wrestler who once worked for WCW as a member of Jung Dragons. For many years he wrestled under a mask as Shiryu (Growing Dragon) in the Japanese independents. He unmasked upon entering WCW. His contract was bought by the WWE when WCW folded in 2001, however he eventually decided to join All Japan Pro Wrestling due to his friendship with Keiji Muto, and is now one of their top stars. Kazuhiro Hayashi Championships/Accomplishments All Japan Pro Wrestling 1-Time AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Champion 1-Time AJPW World Tag Team Champion (w/Satoshi Kojima) 1-Time AJPW All-Asia Tag Team Champion (w/The Great Kosuke) Kaientai Dojo 1-Time Strongest-K Champion Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX 1-Time NWA International Light Heavyweight Tag Team Champion (w/Leonardo Spanky) Other Titles 1-Time Michinoku Central American Middleweight Champion Jung Dragon Member - Jamie San aka Jamie Howard Jamie Howard, also known by his stage names James Gibson, Jamie Noble or Jamie Knoble, is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with Ring of Honor and World Championship Wrestling in its cruiserweight division. He is currently wrestling on World Wrestling Entertainment's SmackDown! brand in its cruiserweight division. Howard started wrestling in 1995 after being trained by Dean Malenko, briefly working for the Jacksonville, Florida based Renegade Championship Wrestling. His first national exposure was in World Championship Wrestling. He wore a mask to hide the fact that he was Caucasian and was called Jamie San; as part of Leia Meow's Jung Dragons with Jimmy Yang and Kaz Hayashi. They feuded with "3 Count", Shane Helms, Shannon Moore and Evan Karagias. He eventually unmasked and became Jamie Knoble to form a tag team with Karagias called "Knoble & Karagias". He joined World Wrestling Entertainment as a heel under the name Jamie Noble, and was later joined by Nidia in a trailer park trash gimmick. He won the WWE Cruiserweight Championship and feuded with Tajiri and Billy Kidman. Noble and Nidia both turned face by befriending Torrie Wilson and Billy Gunn. Later Noble turned heel again by secretly turning on Nidia. She finally left him after she was "blinded" by Tajiri's mist and Noble did things he thought she couldn't see and lied to her about them. He was released on September 15, 2004 when his steroid usage came to light following a staph infection. After his no-compete clause expired, Howard began wrestling for New Japan Pro Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, and Ring of Honor, as James Gibson. On June 28, 2005, it was confirmed that Howard would be returning to World Wrestling Entertainment after a one year absence, after fulfilling his independent circuit commitments. Before returning to the WWE, Howard became the ROH World Heavyweight Champion when he wrestled as James Gibson in an elimination four-way match against CM Punk (champion), Samoa Joe, and Christopher Daniels on August 12, 2005. He lost the title to Bryan Danielson on September 17, 2005. Jamie Noble made his return to WWE on the December 17, 2005 edition of Velocity. Noble would later frequently team with fellow cruiserweight Kid Kash. Jamie Howard - Championships and accomplishments Heartland Wrestling Association 1-time HWA Cruiserweight Champion Independent Professional Wrestling (Florida) 1-time IPW Light Heavyweight Champion Ring of Honor 1-time ROH Heavyweight Champion World Wrestling Entertainment 1-time WWE Cruiserweight Champion Other titles 1-time WPW Television Champion 1-time CCW Cruiserweight Champion Jung Dragon Manager - Kristina Laum aka Leia Meow Kristina Laum was asked by her friend Raven to go into professional wrestling while she was working as a dancer at a club. Kris started in Extreme Championship Wrestling in 1996 as Kimona Wana-Laya. She was Raven's valet and would occasionally get into catfights with his opponents' valets. She left Raven to be with Tommy Dreamer when it was revealed that she was having a lesbian affair with Dreamer's manager, Beulah McGillicutty. Perhaps her most fondly remembered moment in ECW was Hardcore Heaven '96: When the ring collapsed just before the scheduled main event between Rob Van Dam and Sabu, Promoter Paul Heyman was forced to find a way to entertain the fans while the ring crew could repair it. His solution was to send Kimona out onto the balcony atop the Arena to do a striptease involving a towel, a $20 Bill and very little else. In true Pro-wrestling fashion however, the striptease was more tease than strip - Kimona did not actually strip naked, rather she removed her underwear and brandished them, while concealed by her bathtowel. Laum later left ECW and worked for Jersey All-Pro Wrestling for awhile as Kimona. She was signed by WCW in 1999, but they didn't know what to do with her for several months. She eventually debuted alongside The Varsity Club (Kevin Sullivan, Mike Rotunda and Rick Steiner) as the cheerleader, Leia Meow. She was forced to do pushups and to jump on a trampoline at ringside whenever they demanded it. This angle soon ended and she became the manager for the "Jung Dragons" (Jamie San, Yun Yang and Kaz Hayashi). She would interfere in matches with a flying bodypress off of the top rope onto their opponents. She also had a dominatrix gimmick then so she carried a whip. She used it to attack Pamela Paulshock after Paulshock had won the "Miss WCW" contest that Meow participated on September 25, 2000. By the time WCW was sold to Vince McMahon, she had been fired from WCW due to roster cuts. She went to the Xtreme Wrestling Federation where she was a member of the X-Girls, a dance team that included Gorgeous George and Chiquita Anderson of the Nitro Girls. When XWF folded, Kris retired from wrestling. Jung Dragons |
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