1. Van Hammer made his debut for the promotion at Clash of the Champions XVI, where he squashed Terrance Taylor in 39 seconds.
14 Facts About Van Hammer
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Van Hammer immediately was thrust unto the house show circuit, defeating Taylor in multiple rematches as well as defeating Oz and Cactus Jack.
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At Starrcade, Van Hammer teamed with Big Josh in a losing effort to Steve Austin and Rick Rude.
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Van Hammer would fall to Greg Valentine and Nikita Koloff before his push began to accelerate.
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On January 2,1993, Van Hammer lost to Tony Atlas in the quarterfinals of a tournament for the vacant WCW United States Heavyweight Championship on Saturday Night.
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Van Hammer continued to be a mainstay on Saturday Night, winning the majority of his matches.
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At the first-ever Slamboree pay-per-view, Van Hammer lost his match with Sid Vicious in only 35 seconds.
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Van Hammer was victorious as well against Tommy Angel and Vladimir Koloff as well that month, although he sustained a defeat to Rick Rude.
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The heel randomly drew names out a fishbowl, and Van Hammer's name was one of the selections.
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Van Hammer made a surprise appearance to accept the challenge and Page faked an arm injury and called it off.
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Van Hammer then abandoned the grunge-related attire he had while with The Flock and became a face by adopting a hippie gimmick.
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Van Hammer was originally to be named Private Stash, as an inside joke to marijuana, but balked at being given the lowest rank in the stable, leading him to being "promoted" to "Major".
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In October 2001, Van Hammer went to Japan to wrestle a tour for Big Japan Pro Wrestling.
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On February 16,2002, Van Hammer teamed with Cowboy in a rematch against Devine and Bowman, which he and Cowboy lost.