Stan Hansen

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Stan Hansen
(b. 1949)

Real Name:	John Stanley Hansen
Nickname:	The Lariat
Nickname in Japan:	Fuchinkan (unsinkable battleship)
Birth:	1949/10/12 in Knox City, Texas
Debut:	1973/01/01
First Match in Japan:	1975/09 (All Japan)
Titles: NWA United States Tag Team (Tri-State) NWA North American Heavyweight (Tri-State) NWA Georgia Tag Team [2] NWA Georgia Heavyweight [2] NWF Heavyweight NWA World Tag Team (Mid-Atlantic/Georgia) NWA International Tag Team Television (Memphis) PWF Heavyweight [4] International Heavyweight (Memphis) PWF World Tag Team [3] AWA World Heavyweight NWA International Heavyweight NWA United National Heavyweight World Tag Team (All Japan) [8] Triple Crown Heavyweight (All Japan) [4] NWA United States Heavyweight (WCW)
Tournaments: '83 Real World Tag Team Championship (All Japan) '85 Real World Tag Team Championship (All Japan) '88 Real World Tag Team Championship (All Japan) '89 Real World Tag Team Championship (All Japan) '92 Grand Champion Carnival (All Japan) '93 Grand Champion Carnival (All Japan)
Hall of Fame Inductions: WWE (2016)
Articles: Testimoby of Faith by Stan Hansen
Hall of Fame Inductions: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter (1996) fj.rec.sports.prowrestling (1997)

Hansen is one of the graduates from the West Texas State University along with other legends such as Dory Funk Jr., Terry Funk, Bruiser Brody, Ted DiBiase, etc. Between the late 1970s and 2000, Hansen probably made the biggest achievement as a gaijin wrestler who wrestled in Japan regularly. He is the only wrestler who defeated both Antonio Inoki and Giant Baba for titles. He was the only one who became the top gaijin of the Big Two: Inoki's New Japan Pro-Wrestling and Baba's All Japan Pro-Wrestling. Between late 80s and mid 90s, he was voted as the most popular gaijin wrestler on puroresu magazines.

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Stan Hansen (b. 1949)

Stan Hansen
(b. 1949)