Tag: ron simmons

Former WWE tag team reunite at independent wrestling event

Posted on by Bryan Rose

The APA have reunited.

Ron Simmons and JBL made an appearance at the Wildkat Sports Revolution Rumble event on Saturday, confronting a tag team in the ring. JBL grabbed a steel chair from one of the wrestlers and handed it to Simmons as JBL gave the other wrestler the clothesline from hell. JBL then cut a brief promo before the duo made their exit.

Together, the two are known for their run as the Acolyte Protection Agency in WWE during the late 90s and early 2000s, winning tag team titles on multiple occasions. The tag team ended in 2004 when Simmons was released. JBL branched out as a full-time singles wrestler, going on to become WWE Champion. The APA have been seen together sporadically in the years since the end of their team,  most recently at the 2024 WWE Draft.

JBL was induced into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2020. It was recently announced that Ron Simmons would be inducted into the Georgia High School Football Hall of Fame as part of the 1976 Warner Robins Screamin’ Demons team.

Ron Simmons to be inducted into the Georgia High School Football Hall of Fame

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Ron Simmons is entering another Hall of Fame.

The Georgia High School Football Hall of Fame announced that the 1976 Warner Robins Screamin’ Demons team, which Simmons was a part of, will be inducted as part of this year’s ceremonies.

“The 1976 Demons had two Hall of Famers of their own. Linebacker Ron Simmons was a force on defense, accumulating 130 tackles that season,” the press release reads.

Simmons went on to have a successful career in college football, playing for Florida State. Upon graduating he was briefly signed to the NFL and played for the USFL before entering professional wrestling in 1987. Highlights from his pro wrestling career include winning the WCW World Championship from Vader in 1992 and forming the APA tag team with Bradshaw, where the two held WWE’s Tag Team titles multiple times.

He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2012 and is also a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.

DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: A look at 1992 with Ron Simmons’ title win, WWF scandals

Posted on by Karl Stern

Welcome to a new DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show with Karl Stern.

This week, Karl looks at 1992 when Ron Simmons defeated Big Van Vader for the WCW World championship in an angle that also involved Sting.

Plus, we dive into a corresponding issue of Dave Meltzer’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter for a breakdown of the latest scandal and revelations concerning the then-WWF.

This is a packed episode with tons of insider information about a very volatile time in wrestling history.

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Ron Simmons to appear on WWE’s Broken Skull Sessions

Posted on by Joseph Currier

WWE Hall of Famer Ron Simmons will be the next guest on Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Sessions.

A new Broken Skull Sessions episode with Simmons as the guest will premiere on Peacock/WWE Network on Friday, February 18. That’s the day before this year’s Elimination Chamber pay-per-view.

The episode is premiering during Black History Month. Simmons made history in August 1992 by defeating Vader to become the first-ever Black WCW World Champion.

In 2012, Simmons was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. Simmons is in the College Football Hall of Fame as well for his years playing at Florida State University.

Simmons will also be a guest on WWE’s The Bump this Wednesday morning.

The most recent Broken Skull Sessions episode prior to this premiered on the Friday before the Royal Rumble last month. It featured Becky Lynch appearing as Steve Austin’s guest.

The Undertaker, Goldberg, Kane, Big Show, Bret Hart, Ric Flair, Mark Henry, Jerry Lawler, Kurt Angle, Drew McIntyre, Bayley, Sasha Banks, Randy Orton, Chris Jericho, The Godfather, Mick Foley, Kevin Nash, Bobby Lashley, Seth Rollins, Jeff Hardy, and Diamond Dallas Page have also been guests on the show previously.

New Untold episode to premiere on WWE Network this weekend

Posted on by Joseph Currier

The WWE Network’s WWE Untold episode on The APA (Acolyte Protection Agency) is set to premiere this weekend.

WWE has announced that WWE Untold: APA will debut on the WWE Network on Sunday, February 7. It will be available on-demand starting at 10 a.m. Eastern time and will also air on the WWE Network live stream at 8 p.m. Eastern later that night.

The Acolytes (Farooq & Bradshaw) became The APA on the January 31, 2000 episode of Raw. Bradshaw (John Layfield) was set to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame over WrestleMania week last year, but that’s been delayed to this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Farooq (Ron Simmons) was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2012.

A Best of The APA collection will be uploaded to the WWE Network on-demand at noon Eastern this Tuesday as part of the Best of WWE section. The Best of The APA collection will also be available on the free version of the WWE Network.

The most recent episode of WWE Untold prior to this aired in January and was focused on AJ Styles making his WWE debut at the 2016 Royal Rumble.

Last night, the APA Untold episode was featured in an advertisement of new programming coming to the WWE Network soon. The advertisement also revealed that a WWE 24 episode on Big E, an episode of Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Sessions with SmackDown Women’s Champion Sasha Banks as the guest, a WWE Icons episode on Beth Phoenix, and a Goldberg documentary are coming to the WWE Network.

WWE announces more names for next week’s Raw Reunion

Posted on by Bryan Rose

More names have been added to next week’s Raw Reunion.

During commercials that aired tonight during Raw, the following names were listed for next week’s show:

  • Mark Henry
  • Mick Foley
  • Pat Patterson
  • Gearld Brisco
  • Lilian Garcia
  • Alundra Blayze
  • Kelly Kelly
  • Rikishi
  • Ron Simmons
  • The Godfather
  • Road Dogg
  • Sid

This is in addition to other names that were announced last night during Extreme Rules, which include Steve Austin, Sgt. Slaughter, Shawn Michaels, Kevin Nash/Diesel, Scott Hall/Razor Ramon, Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Booker T, X-Pac, Eric Bischoff, Santino Marella, D-Von Dudley, Ted DiBiase, Kurt Angle, Jerry Lawler, Christian, The Boogeyman, Jimmy Hart and the Hurricane.

WWE is promoting the show as the biggest reunion in WWE history. It would also mark the first advertised appearance for Eric Bischoff, who is set to start with WWE full time as the executive director of SmackDown starting this week.

Raw Reunion will take place next week, July 22, at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.