Stan Hansen
Profile Info
- Gender Male
- Real Name John Stanley Hansen II
- Ring Names
- Stan Hansen
- Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
- Weight
- 321 lbs (146 kg)
- Born August 29, 1949 (age 73)
- Birth Place Knox City, Texas
- Billed From
- Borger, Texas
- Nicknames The Lariat; The Man; The Bad Man From Borger, Texas; The Unsinkable Battleship
Career History
- Roles
- Wrestler ( January 1, 1973 - January 28, 2001)
- Companies / Promotions
Promotion from to Promotion 
AJPWJanuary 15, 1982 October 28, 2000 Promotion ECWAugust 7, 1993 September 18, 1993 Promotion August 10, 1990 June 23, 1991 Promotion September 8, 1985 July 1, 1986 Promotion January 1, 1973 September 2, 1985 Promotion April 27, 1979 December 10, 1981 Promotion October 21, 1980 June 28, 1981 Promotion December 7, 1978 September 12, 1979 Promotion January 7, 1977 October 6, 1977 Promotion February 18, 1976 January 22, 1977 - Face / Heel Turns
Alignment from to Heel - Images
Feb 1976
AJPW
ECW
- Finishers
- Western Lariat
- Theme Songs
- Theme Song "Sunrise", by Spectrum - Single
Titles & Accomplishments
- Hall of Fame
- WWE Hall of Fame - Year 2016, Individual
- Titles Won
All Japan Pro Wrestling
- 1 NWA International Heavyweight Championship
- 1 NWA International Tag Team Championship (with Ron Bass)
- 1 NWA United National Championship
- 4 PWF World Heavyweight Championship
- 4 PWF World Tag Team Championship (1 with Bruiser Brody, 2 with Ted DiBiase, 1 with Austin Idol)
- 4 Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship
- 8 World Tag Team Championship (2 with Terry Gordy, 3 with Genichiro Tenryu, 1 with Dan Spivey, 1 with Ted DiBiase, 1 with Gary Albright
American Wrestling Association
- 1 AWA World Heavyweight Championship
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling/World Championship Wrestling
- 1 NWA United States Heavyweight Championship
- 1 NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (with Ole Anderson)
Continental Wrestling Association
- 1 CWA International Heavyweight Championship
Georgia Championship Wrestling
- 1 NWA Columbus Heavyweight Championship
- 2 NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship
- 3 NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (2 with Tommy Rich, 1 with Ole Anderson)
NWA Big Time Wrestling
- 1 NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship
- 1 NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (with Killer Tim Brooks)
NWA Tri-State
- 1 NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (Tri-State version)
- 2 NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Tri-State version) (with Frank Goodish)
National Wrestling Federation
- 1 NWF Heavyweight Championship
- Other Accomplishments
- WWE Hall of Fame induction (class of 2016)
- Texas Wrestling Hall of Fame induction (class of 2010)
- Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum induction (class of 2010)
- AJPW Champion Carnival Winner (1992, 1993)
- AJPW World's Strongest Tag Determination League Winner (1983 - with Bruiser Brody; 1985 - with Ted DiBiase; 1988 - with Terry Gordy; 1989 - with Genichiro Tenryu)
- AJPW January 2 Korakuen Hall Heavyweight Battle Royal Winner (1994)
- George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame's Frank Gotch Award Winner (2017)
- Cauliflower Alley Club's Other honoree Winner (1996)
- PWI Match of the Year (1976; vs. Bruno Sammartino, 25/06)
- PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (1976)
- 16° in the PWI Years 500 (2003)
- 7° in the PWI Years 100 Tag teams (2003 - with Bruiser Brody)
- Tokyo Sports Lifetime Achievement Award Winner (2000)
- Tokyo Sports Best Foreigner Award Winner (1982)
- Tokyo Sports Best Tag Team Award Winner (1998 - with Vader)
- Tokyo Sports Match of the Year Award Winner (1992 - vs. Toshiaki Kawada, 05/06)
- Tokyo Sports Match of the Year Award Winner (1982 - vs. Giant Baba, 04/02)
- Tokyo Sports Match of the Year Award Winner (1988 - vs. Genichiro Tenryu, 27/07)
- Tokyo Sports Popularity Award Winner (1980)