Godwinns

[The Godwinns GALLERY]

[Henry Godwinn] [Phinias Godwinn] [Hillbilly Jim]

Title History

• WWF Tag Team Titles defeating The Bodydonnas (May 19, 1996);
• WWF Tag Team Titles defeating The Headbangers (October 5, 1997);

Career Highlights

In The Beginning

• Mark Cantabury (as Shanghai Pearce) teamed with Dennis Knight (as Tex Slazenger) in WCW as a masked tag team..
• Henry O. Godwinn (Mark) started out as a heel singles wrestler for a few months before turning babyface against Ted DiBiase..
• Henry O. Godwinn was later joined by his cousin, Phinias I. Godwinn (Dennis Knight) and they formed a babyface tag team..

World Wrestling Federation: The Godwinn Cousins

• January 29, 1996 – RAW: The Godwinns (Henry O & Phinneas I) defeated The BodyDonnas (Skip & Zip)..
• February 18, 1996–In Your House 6: The Godwinns (Henry & Phinias) defeated The Bodydonnas (Skip & Zip)..
• March 11, 1996 – RAW: The Godwinns (Henry O & Phinneas I) defeated Jerry Meade & Alex Porteau..
• March 31, 1996–WrestleMania 12: The Bodydonnas defeated The Godwinns to win the vacant WWF Tag Team titles..
• April 22, 1996 – RAW: The Godwinns (Henry O & Phinneas I) defeated Yoshihiro Tajiri & Ken Patterson..
• April 28, 1996–In Your House 7: The Bodydonnas defeated The Godwinns to retain the WWF Tag Team titles..
• April 29, 1996 – RAW: The New Rockers (Marty Jannetty & Lief Cassidy) vs. The Godwinns ended in a Double Countout..
• May 19, 1996: The Godwinn Cousins defeated The Bodydonnas (Skip & Zip) to capture the WWF Tag Team titles..
• May 26, 1996–In Your House 8: The Smoking Gunns defeated The Godwinns to win the WWF Tag Team titles..
• June 3, 1996 – RAW: The Godwinns (Henry O & Phinneas I) defeated Techno Team 2000 (Travis & Troy)..
• June 23, 1996–King of the Ring: The Smoking Gunns defeated The Godwinns to retain the WWF Tag Team titles..
• July 8, 1996 – RAW: The British Bulldog & Vader defeated The Godwinns (Henry O & Phinneas I)..
• July 21, 1996–In Your House 9: Mankind defeated Henry O. Godwinn..
• July 29, 1996 – RAW: The British Bulldog defeated Henry O. Godwinn..
• August 12, 1996 – RAW: The Godwinns defeated T.L. Hopper & Who (Jim Neidhart under mask)..
• August 18, 1996–SummerSlam: The Gunns w/Sunny beat The Godwinns and The Bodydonnas and The Rockers..
• August 24, 1996–WWF Xperience: The Godwinns defeated The New Rockers (Marty Jannetty & Leif Cassidy)..
• September 30, 1996 – RAW: The Godwinns defeated The Grimm Twins (Jason & Jared)..
• October 20, 1996–In Your House 11: The Godwinn Cousins defeated The NEW Rockers in a dark match..
• October 21, 1996 – RAW: The Godwinns w/Hillbilly Jim defeated The Smoking Gunns (Billy & Bart Gunn)..
• November 16, 1996–Survivor Series: The Godwinns & Furnas & Lafon beat Owen Hart & The Bulldog & The Rockers..
• December 16, 1996 – RAW: Fake Diesel & Fake Razor Ramon defeated The Godwinns (Henry O & Phinneas I)..
• January 19, 1997–Royal Rumble: Henry Godwinn enters the Rumble at #29 but was eliminated by The Undertaker..
• January 27, 1997 – RAW: The Godwinns (Henry O. & Phinneas I.) defeated Vader & Mankind by Count Out..
• February 16, 1997–In Your House 13: The Godwinns defeated The Headbangers (Mosh & Thrasher)..
• February 24, 1997 – RAW: The New Blackjacks (Bradshaw & Windham) defeated The Godwinns (Henry O. & Phinneas I.)..
• March 23, 1997–WrestleMania 13: The Headbangers beat The Godwinns and The Blackjacks and Furnas & LaFon..
• April 7, 1997 – RAW: The British Bulldog & Owen Hart defeated The Godwinns to retain the Tag Team titles..
• April 14, 1997 – RAW: The Godwinns (Henry O. & Phinneas I.) defeated Legion of Doom (Hawk & Animal)..
• April 20, 1997–In Your House 14: Doug Furnas & Phil LaFon defeated The Godwinn Cousins..
• June 23, 1997 – RAW: Legion of Doom (Hawk & Animal) defeated The Godwinns (Henry O. & Phinneas I.)..
• July 6, 1997–In Your House 16: The Godwinns defeated The BlackJacks (Blackjack Bradshaw & Windham)..
• July 21, 1997 – RAW: The Godwinns defeated The New Blackjacks and The Headbangers in a 3-WAY Tag match
• July 28, 1997 – RAW: The Godwinns defeated Steve Austin & Dude Love (Tag Team Champions) by Count Out..
• August 3, 1997–SummerSlam: The Legion of Doom (Hawk & Animal) defeated The Godwinn Cousins..
• August 4, 1997 – RAW: The Godwinns (Henry O. & Phinneas I.) defeated The Headbangers (Mosh & Thrasher)..
• August 11, 1997 – RAW: Legion of Doom member Hawk defeated Henry O. Godwinn..
• September 7, 1997–Ground Zero: The Headbangers defeated Owen/Bulldog and Legion of Doom and The Godwinns..
• September 8, 1997 – RAW: The Headbangers (Mosh & Thrasher) defeated The Godwinns to retain the Tag Team titles..
• September 20, 1997–One Night Only: The Legion of Doom defeated The Godwinns..
• October 5, 1997–Bad Blood: The Godwinn Cousins defeated The Headbangers to win the WWF Tag Team titles!
• October 6, 1997 – RAW: The Headbangers (Mosh & Thrasher) defeated The Godwinns in a Lumberjack non-title match..
• October 13, 1997 – RAW: Legion of Doom (Hawk & Animal) defeated The Godwinns to win the WWF Tag Team Titles..
• October 20, 1997 – RAW: The Godwinns vs. The Disciples of Apocalypse (Skull & 8-Ball) ended in a No Contest..
• November 9, 1997–Survivor Series: The New Age Outlaws & The Godwinns defeated The Headbangers & The Blackjacks..
• December 8, 1997 – RAW: Legion of Doom (Hawk & Animal) vs. The Godwinn Cousins ended in a No Contest..
• December 22, 1997 – RAW: The Headbangers (Mosh & Thrasher) defeated The Godwinns (Henry O. & Phinneas I.) by disqualification..
• January 12, 1998 – RAW: The New Age Outlaws defeated The Headbangers and The Godwinns and The Truth Commission..
• January 18, 1998–Royal Rumble: Henry Godwinn entered the Rumble at #25 but was eliminated by Faarooq..
• January 19, 1998 – RAW: The New Age Outlaws (Roaddog & Billy Gunn) beat The Godwinns to retain the Tag Team titles..
• February 15, 1998–No Way Out: The Godwinn Cousins defeated The Quebecers (Jacques Rougeau & Pierre Ouellet)..
• March 29, 1998–WrestleMania 14: The Godwinn Cousins participated in a Tag Team Battle Royal (won by LOD 2000)..
• April 4, 1998–Mayhem in Manchester: The Godwinn Cousins defeated Skull & 8-Ball in a Tag Team Strap match..

World Wrestling Federation: Southern Justice (Mark Cantabury & Dennis Knight)

• August 10, 1998 – RAW: Southern Justice vs Animal & Darren Drozdov ended in a no contest..
• August 24, 1998 – RAW: The New Age Outlaws defeated Southern Justice..
• August 31, 1998 – RAW: Southern Justice defeated The Headbangers..
• September 7, 1998 – RAW: Southern Justice defeated Too Cool..
• September 21, 1998 – RAW: Southern Justice vs The Disciples Of Apocalypse ended in a No Contest..
• September 28, 1998 – RAW: Southern Justice defeated The New Age Outlaws by disqualification…

World Wrestling Federation

• The Godwinns had a match with LOD 2000, where Henry O. was hit with the Doomsday Device, resulting in a broken neck!
• The Godwinns returned and dropped the “hillbilly” gimmick, and become known as Southern Justice, bodyguards for Tennessee Lee..