A former heavyweight champion, Balrog was banned from
the ring due to his excessive violent tendancies. The dishonored champion
turned to gambling and street fighting to support his vices (money and women)
and quickly became known as a force to be reckoned with. Feeling he could do
more, Balrog left Las Vegas and joined Shadowlaw. Originally a mere
executive, Balrog worked his way up from the lower ranks and began to attract
attention. M.Bison was so impressed with Balrog's
strength that he made the boxer one of the Four Lords of Shadowloo. In order
to make him a quicker and more powerful fighter, Bison provided Balrog with
some of his Psycho Power. Balrog, along with the other four lords, became one
of the Grand Masters of Bison's second World Warriors tournament. Easily
defeating lesser fighters, Balrog met his defeat when Ryu
nailed him with a Hadoken in the chest. Defeated once again, Balrog quit
Shadowlaw and returned to Las Vegas, in the hopes of finding some other way to
return to the ring.
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