Mark Canterbury

Born: 1964-03-16

Marcus Canterbury is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation in the mid to late 1990s under the ring name Henry O. Godwinn. He is also known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling in the early 1990s as Shanghai Pierce. In 1996, Canterbury was reunited with Knight, who had been renamed Phineas I. Godwinn. The duo were portrayed as being cousins and were collectively known as "The Godwinns". The two were faces and were managed by Hillbilly Jim. They began to feud with the Body Donnas with Phineas having a crush on Sunny and signed her as their manager. They would beat the Body Donnas for the WWF Tag Team Championships. Eventually Sunny turned on them costing them their titles. The Godwinns feuded with the now heel Smoking Gunns, in losing efforts. In 1997, the Godwinns began a heel turn dropping Hillbilly Jim as a manager and picking up Uncle Cletus. The Godwinns quickly won the tag titles a second time from The Headbangers and began a heated feud with the Legion of Doom, which saw the team attempt to break Road Warrior Hawk's neck. They eventually dropped the titles to LOD in a match on WWF Monday Night Raw that had LOD's career on the line. Soon after that match they attacked and fired Cletus. In April 1997, in a rematch between The Godwinns and the Legion of Doom, Canterbury cracked his C7 vertebra when he fell on his head after taking the Doomsday Device. He was advised by doctors to rest for fifteen weeks, but returned to the ring in less than eight weeks. In 1998, Canterbury entered the Brawl for All, a shoot-fighting tournament held by the WWF. He lost in the first round to Bradshaw. Later that year, the Godwinns dropped their pig farmer gimmicks, now going by their real names and wearing sharp suits under the name "Southern Justice", the bodyguards of Tennessee Lee. Six months later, Canterbury herniated his C7 vertebra and pinched a spinal nerve, necessitating spinal fusion surgery. This came as a result of him returning to the ring too early after his neck injury. He eventually left the WWF and retired, due to the neck injury suffered in 1997. In September 2006, Canterbury wrestled several tryout matches with World Wrestling Entertainment. On September 15, 2006, WWE announced that he had been signed to a contract.[3] He debuted in Deep South Wrestling on November 30 as a tag partner for Ray Gordy. Gordy was known as Cousin Ray and they both reformed The Godwinns. Since both Gordy and Drew Hankinson went to the SmackDown brand, however, Godwinn's role remained uncertain. On May 19, 2007, the Wrestling Observer reported that Canterbury had been released from his Personal life Canterbury has two sons, named Shane and Jordan. Jordan was accidentally shot by a high school friend and died on October 31, 2003 in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. On November 9, 2011, Mark suffered two punctured lungs, thirteen broken ribs and a broken leg in a car accident. In July 2016, Canterbury was named part of a class action lawsuit filed against WWE which alleged that wrestlers incurred traumatic brain injuries during their tenure and that the company concealed the risks of injury. The suit is litigated by attorney Konstantine Kyros, who has been involved in a number of other lawsuits against WWE.


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WWE In Your House 9: International Incident

as Henry O. Godwinn
Released: 1996-07-21

In Your House 9: International Incident took place on July 21, 1996 at General Motors Place in...

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Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows

as Henry O. Godwinn
Released: 1998-12-20

This documentary follows superstar Bret Hart during his last year in the WWF. The film documents...

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WWE In Your House 13: Final Four

as Henry O. Godwinn
Released: 1997-02-16

The Rock defends the WWE Intercontinental Championship against Triple H. The Nation of...

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WWE WrestleMania XIV

as Henry Godwinn
Released: 1998-03-29

Stone Cold Steve Austin battles Shawn Michaels for the WWE Championship with Mike Tyson as...

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WWE WrestleMania XII

as Henry O. Godwinn
Released: 1996-03-31

Shawn Michaels and Bret "Hit Man" Hart battle it out in an epic, hour long Iron Man Match with...

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WWE Royal Rumble 1995

as Henry O. Godwinn
Released: 1995-01-22

The 1995 WWE Royal Rumble took place on January 22, 1995, in the USF Sun Dome located in Tampa,...

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WWE Royal Rumble 1997

as Henry O. Godwinn
Released: 1997-01-19

Thirty Superstars compete in the annual Royal Rumble Match with the winner advancing to...

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WWE SummerSlam 1997

as Henry O. Godwin
Released: 1997-08-02

WWE's Biggest Party of the Summer features a classic Steel Cage Match between Mankind and Triple...

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WWE King of the Ring 1996

as Henry O. Godwinn
Released: 1996-06-23

King of the Ring (1996) was the fourth annual King of the Ring. The event took place on June 23,...

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WWE Breakdown: In Your House

as Henry Godwinn
Released: 1998-09-27

Kane, The Undertaker and Stone Cold Steve Austin slug it out in a Triple Threat Match for the...

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WWE Survivor Series 1996

as Henry O. Godwinn
Released: 1996-11-17

A traditional Survivor Series Elimination Match puts The Rock, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Barry...

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WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House

as Henry O. Godwinn
Released: 1998-02-15

WWE No Way Out features a wild 8-Man main event featuring Stone Cold Steve Austin, Cactus Jack,...

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WWE Survivor Series 1997

as Henry Godwinn
Released: 1997-11-09

The storied rivalry between Shawn Michaels and Bret "The Hitman" Hart comes to a shocking and...

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WWE In Your House 5: Seasons Beatings

as Henry Godwinn
Released: 1995-12-17

WWE In Your House: Season’s Beatings features Triple H vs Henry Godwinn in a Hog Pen Match....

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WWE Royal Rumble 1998

as Henry Godwinn
Released: 1998-01-18

Thirty Superstars compete in the annual Royal Rumble Match with the winner advancing to...

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WWE SummerSlam 1998

as Henry Godwinn
Released: 1998-08-30

Stone Cold Steve Austin defends the WWE Championship against The Undertaker. Edge & Sable face...

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WWE Survivor Series 2020

as Henry O. Godwinn
Released: 2020-11-22

WWE's annual Thanksgiving tradition showcases the battle for brand supremacy as champions &...

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WWE WrestleMania 13

as Henry O. Godwinn
Released: 1997-03-23

The Undertaker takes on "Sycho" Sid Vicious in a No Disqualification Match with the WWE...

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WWE SummerSlam 1996

as Henry O. Godwinn
Released: 1996-08-17

The temperature is on the rise as WWE's annual Summer Spectacular comes your way. Shawn Michaels...

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WWE In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies

as Henry O. Godwinn
Released: 1996-04-28

In Your House: Good Friends, Better Enemies features Goldust defending the WWE Intercontinental...

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WWE In Your House 2: Lumberjacks

as Henry O. Godwinn
Released: 1995-07-22

Diesel defends the WWE Championship against "Sycho" Sid Vicious in a Lumberjack Match. Shawn...

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WCW Beach Blast 1993

as Shanghai Pierce
Released: 1993-07-18

Beach Blast 1993 took place on July 18, 1993 and emanated from the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in...

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WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede

as Henry O. Godwin
Released: 1997-07-06

In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede took place on July 6, 1997 at the Saddledome in Calgary,...

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WWE Mayhem in Manchester

as Henry O. Godwinn
Released: 1998-04-03

WWF Mayhem in Manchester was a United Kingdom-only professional wrestling pay-per-view event...

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WWE Ground Zero: In Your House

as Henry Godwinn
Released: 1997-09-07

Two WWE icons go at it in the main event when Shawn Michaels takes on The Undertaker. Bret "The...

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WWE Survivor Series 1995

as Henry O. Godwinn
Released: 1995-11-19

Survivor Series (1995) was the ninth annual Survivor Series pay-per-view. It was sponsored by...

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WCW Fall Brawl 1993

as Shanghai Pierce
Released: 1993-09-19

WCW Fall Brawl '93: War Games took place on September 19, 1993 from the Astro Arena in Houston,...

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WWE In Your House 3: Triple Header

as Henry O. Godwinn
Released: 1995-09-24

All three titles will be on the line when WWE Champion Diesel and Intercontinental Champion...

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Best Of Raw • Volume One

as Henry Godwinn
Released: 1996-12-01

This is it! The BEST Matches from the hit T.V. Show Monday Night Raw! Watch the Best of The Best...

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WWE One Night Only

as Henry Godwinn
Released: 1997-09-20

WWF One Night Only took place on September 20, 1997 at the NEC Arena in Birmingham, England. ...

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WCW Starrcade 1993

as Shanghai Pierce
Released: 1993-12-27

In the tenth annual Starrcade, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair battles Big Van Vader for the WCW...

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WWE Action Zone!

as Henry O. Godwinn
Released: 1997-01-01

WWE Superstars in Action!

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WWE Royal Rumble 1996

as Henry O. Godwinn
Released: 1996-01-21

Thirty Superstars compete in the annual Royal Rumble with the winner advancing to WrestleMania...

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WWE Badd Blood: In Your House

as Henry O. Godwinn
Released: 1997-10-05

The Road Warriors battles The Nation of Domination. The Headbangers defend the WWE World Tag...

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WWE: The Best Of In Your House

as Henry O. Godwin
Released: 2013-05-27

In the mid-90’s, no pay-per-view series produced more epic matches, historic moments or...

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WWE: Triple H: The King of Kings - There is Only One

as Henry O. Godwin
Released: 2008-06-10

It’s time to play "The Game" in your DVD player, as Triple H: The King of Kings highlights the...

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WWE Most Amazing Matches!

as Henry O. Godwinn
Released: 1996-05-01

The most amazing WWE bouts!

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WCW Battle Bowl

as Shanghai Pierce
Released: 1993-11-20

WCW stars are forced to randomly team up through a Lethal Lottery. Unusual pairings include...

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WWE Raw

as Mark Canterbury
First aired: 1993-01-11

A regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars.

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WWE Raw

as Henry O. Godwinn
First aired: 1993-01-11

A regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars.

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WWE Heat

as Mark Canterbury
First aired: 1998-08-02

WWE Heat is a professional wrestling television program that was produced by World Wrestling...

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WWF Wrestling Challenge

as Henry O. Godwinn
First aired: 1986-09-06

WWF Wrestling Challenge was a professional wrestling television program produced by the World...

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WWE Heat

as Mark Canterbury
First aired: 1998-08-02

WWE Heat was a professional wrestling television program produced by World Wrestling...

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