The Godfather/ Goodfather
Going from Voodoo to pimpin' is something that only Charles Wright would be able to accomplish as a wrestling superstar. Wright, now known as The Godfather, has had several gimmicks but has found national fame as the fun-loving conductor of the "Ho Train.Ó Also known as The Soul Taker, Papa Shango, Kama the Supreme Fighting Machine, Kama and Kama Mustafa, the Godfather character finally took his popularity to new heights. "I started out as the Soul Taker back in 1990, beating Jerry The King Lawler for my first victory,Ó said Wright. "That was when the USWA promotion was still around." Wright started wrestling in order to get his personal life back intact. Living in Las Vegas, Wright was constantly getting into trouble on the streets and needed something constructive to do with his life. "I had a baby girl and needed to get my life straight," said Wright. "So I headed for the Monster Factory in New Jersey, and the rest is history." Wright started out in the WWF as the mysterious master of voodoo, Papa Shango. Few wrestling fans will forget the time he made the Ultimate Warrior lose his lunch after casting a "spell" on the legend. He also had stints with the Nation of Domination and as a "streetfighter" before settling into the Godfather role.
So just how did the Godfather come to be? "That character out there that I'm portraying is just me being me," said Wright with a smile. "I wanted to be a crowd favorite and have some fun being myself." Standing 6-6, weighing nearly 340 pounds and covered from head-to-toe in tattoos, the 38-year-old hopes he still has a couple more years left in him. But there are some people out there who aren't too thrilled with the character Wright portrays. "For right now, my main focus is trying to stay on TV," said Wright. "There are a lot of people out there that are complaining about me, but I'm just going to go out there and do what I'm doing until somebody else tells me to stop." The Godfather never ceases to amaze fans with his popular Ho Train that pulls to a stop on Monday and Thursday nights in millions of living rooms. As fans sit back and watch the conductor give another thrilling match, remember that Charles Wright turned his life around to better himself and his family. That alone is why we can call him one of the most electrifying (and colorful) men in sports entertainment history.
To be continued...
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