When WWE made him the "Ladies Man," it made no sense based on what people knew about him and was a colossal failure. [29] However, Gowen forfeited the championship after realizing that U-Gene cheated to win, causing U-Gene to attack him and disband the team. Shawn S. Lealos is a freelance writer who received his Bachelor's degree in Journalism from the University of Oklahoma with a minor in Film Studies. When talking about his WWE career, he mentioned that Godfather was the only gimmick he ever had that felt natural. [18] He defeated Vince McMahon and Shane McMahon in a handicap match on the July 10 Raw, after interference from D-Generation X. [12] Eugene suffered an injury at New Year's Revolution on January 9, 2005, in a match with Christian and Tyson Tomko, after botching a dropkick. Regal was a British snob who was perfect in the aristocratic role. He was a straight-laced wrestler who was no-nonsense when he stepped in the ring. Chris Jericho has talked about how funny Malenko is behind-the-scenes, but that personality never came across in the ring. The team lasted until Tajiri's release in December 2005. Eugene made his return to WWE in the Royal Rumble match on January 29, 2006, as the eighteenth entrant. ", "IPW:UK Weekend Of Champions 2015 - Tag 1 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database", "11/7 Midwest All Pro in Sioux Falls, S.D. Henry retaliated by squeezing him with a bearhug until he passed out. 2 Matt Riddle - Broooooo! [15] The feud culminated at SummerSlam, where Angle defeated Eugene to regain his medal. Over the last few weeks, SmackDown (and WWE's twitter account) have been under attack by a mysterious hacker. William Regal was one of the best heels in the business when he entered WWE. What did you think of it? WWE used all the stereotypes for the mentally challenged, and it was a lapse of judgment by creative. RELATED: 10 Wrestlers Who Were Great In One Faction & Awful In Another. They won titles in different territories before Lane moved on to team up with Bobby Eaton in the Midnight Express. If there is one thing no one expected, it was for one-half of the Fabulous Ones to show up in WWE as a gator hunter who spits chewing tobacco and wrestled dirty. However, his first gimmick was as a voodoo priest called Papa Shango. He is a ten-time OVW Heavyweight Champion and an eleven-time (and first, with Flash Flanagan) OVW Southern Tag Team Champion. The fan-chosen (via voting at WWE's website) stipulation for the match was that the loser would have his head shaved. In the territories, Steve Keirn was hugely successful. But … In reality Eugene (Nick Dinsmore) was a great wrestler but his Eugene gimmick didnt … On October 26, 2011, Dinsmore defeated Jason Wayne to win the OVW Heavyweight Championship for the tenth time, turning heel in the process. Sadly, what they did was create one of the most offensive gimmicks in WWE history. [19] On the September 4 Raw, Eugene and Duggan challenged World Tag Team Champions the Spirit Squad for the title, but were unsuccessful. Nick Dinsmore spent a lot of time in developmental and was a solid hand, but he didn't have what it took to make it on the main roster. [28] On July 28, Gowen and U-Gene defeated the Ring Rydas to win the JCW Tag Team Championship. Visit Shawn Lealos' website to learn more about his novel writing and follow him on Twitter @sslealos. "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka was chosen over Kamala and "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, and pinned Conway with his Superfly Splash to win the match. Dean Malenko was not someone that would ever fit in well in WWE. In 2019, he appeared in the Minnesota-based American Wrestling Federation in a televised match on Channel 45 Wrestling. Under his real name, he is best known for his time in Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), as a wrestler and trainer. On February 20, 2008, Dinsmore returned to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) under his real name and defeated Jay Bradley to win his ninth Heavyweight Championship. Full wrestling profile of Eugene, including Career History, promotions he worked with, Real Name, Height, Weight, Age, Face/Heel Turns, Titles Won & Accomplishments, Finishers, Theme Songs, Tag Teams & Stables, Gimmicks pictures, appearance changes and more. Chavo was part of the legendary Guerrero family, a group proud of their Latino heritage. Dinsmore debuted in Juggalo Championship Wrestling (JCW) on October 2007, as U-Gene. [1] He challenged Umaga to a match at Vengeance and lost, despite having Duggan, Doink the Clown, and Kamala in his corner. Now Cactus (Mick Foley) has always been known in his gimmicks to have a couple of loose scres but not as bad as Eugene obviously. Glen Jacobs has wrestled under the Kane gimmick - the "younger half-brother" of The Undertaker - since 1997. After losing a rematch to The Spirit Squad, Eugene attacked Duggan, turning heel for the first time in his WWE career. The feud culminated in Eugene's pay-per-view debut, when he defeated Coachman at Bad Blood. Shawn is also a published author, with a non-fiction book about the Stephen King Dollar Baby Filmmakers and has begun work on a new fiction series as well. [34][35] On August 1, Dinsmore (as Eugene) defeated Ricky Ortiz at a SmackDown/ECW house show in Manchester, New Hampshire. Now i was just watching a match which looks around 1995 with Cactus Jack and Raven vs. Tommy Dreamer and Terry Funk. [9] The next week, they had a steel cage match, which Eugene lost and suffered a kayfabe dislocated shoulder, ending the feud. [33] Dinsmore lost the title to Rudy Switchblade seven days later in an Eight Man Melee, including Wayne, Adam Revolver, Ted McNaler, James Thomas, Rocco Bellagio and Mike Mondo. [25][26] U-Gene participated in JCW's first internet pay-per-view, Hatchet Attacks, where he defeated Raven. He also worked an MMA gimmick, and he was known as the Goodfather for a short time. Nick Dinsmore played the character of Eugene, Eric Bischoff’s relative who had ‘learning difficulties’. [1] At WrestleMania 22, Eugene competed in a preshow battle royal which was won by Viscera. [16] Eugene then briefly teamed with Tajiri (who, incidentally, had also previously teamed with William Regal). In 2009, Dinsmore became engaged to Stephanie Fischer, whom he married in November 2015. Dinsmore debuted in 1996, and soon began wrestling in the United States Wrestling Association (USWA). [11], With Regal, Eugene won his first and only championship in WWE, taking the World Tag Team Championship from La Résistance on the November 15 episode of Raw. Under his real name, he is best known for his time in Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), as a wrestler and trainer. In October 2007, Dinsmore became the head official in charge of Derby City Wrestling, the intermediate-level group affiliated with Ohio Valley Wrestling, after Joey Matthews left the position. While we don't know yet who the … [29] U-Gene defeated Gowen at Bloodymania 5, but the referee reversed the decision after realizing U-Gene cheated to win. [13] During recovery, Eugene made a surprise appearance at WrestleMania 21, delivering a promo until being interrupted and attacked by Muhammad Hassan and Daivari. In NXT, Gable was hugely successful as a cocky and confident wrestler who won the tag titles with Jason Jordan. [23] On the June 29 episode of SmackDown!, Eugene debuted for the brand, losing to The Great Khali. Eugene then briefly teamed with Tajiri (who, incidentally, had also previously teamed with William Regal). [20] However, the angle was soon dropped and, before the end of the year, Eugene became a face again.