Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Colossal Connection

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. This decision does not prevent the possibility of a proper merge discussion on the appropriate talkpages. J04n(talk page) 16:08, 22 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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I don't feel the team established any individual notability apart from the notability established by the The Heenan Family. I feel that most of the relevant information is already there which means this article is unneeded. Feedback ^☎ 04:36, 14 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose deletion. I don't know what's going on with all the recent deletion proposals for wrestling tag teams, but deletion is not the proper way to handle them. The tag names are likely search terms, so if it's true that the article is not needed, then the proper solution is to merge the content and redirect the title to the article that covers it - i.e. this should be merge proposals, not at AfD. In his case it's not true that The Heenan Family contains the same information; the history section and references for the Colossal Connection are not there. Diego (talk) 08:17, 14 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Wrestling-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 17:58, 14 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

• Strong Keep - The information is not in The Heenan Family, bar for one measly sentence. I'm also against a merger, which would have been a more appropriate suggestion. The Colossal Connection worked with Heenan for a short period of time in the scheme of The Heenan Family's entire existence (which was over 20 years). Even with this in mind, The Colossal Connection lasted a year, had some high profile feuds, and won the titles. Although Heenan was their manager, thus making them technically part of the Heenan family, their accomplishments stand on their own. I'm not sure what more notability you could ask for.LM2000 (talk) 03:58, 15 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep and warn user about disruptive nominations - Notability is clearly established through reliable secondary sources, and team is obviously notable on its own. Tag team champions, who are the subject of sufficient coverage, need more than a single sentence in a larger article. This article can certainly be expanded, but deleting or merging is ridiculous. GaryColemanFan (talk) 05:22, 16 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment I'm abstaining from this, but I want to point out that the team was only in existence for a few months, not a year. It was formed not long after the Survivor Series in 1989 to replace the Brainbusters who had left the promotion, and split up at Wrestlemania in 1990. BerleT (talk) 07:54, 18 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

They formed in April 1989 and broke up after Wrestlemania 6 in April 1990. Their title reign alone lasted nearly 4 months. Either way longevity is only part of their notability, with or without it they still fit WP:GNG as Gary Coleman pointed out.-LM2000 (talk) 14:47, 18 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

No they did not form in April 1989. They formed in November. Andre was fighting for the intercontinental title between Summerslam and Survivor Series, and before Summerslam he was feuding with Big John Studd. BerleT (talk) 00:43, 19 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.