| Alex Wright | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Ring name(s) | Berlyn[1] Alex Wright[1] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (1. 91 m)[2] |
| Billed weight | 225 lb (102 kg)[2] |
| Born | May 17, 1975 [1] Nürnberg, Germany[1] |
| Trained by | Steve Wright[1] |
| Debut | 1991[1] |
| Retired | 2000 |
Alex Wright (born May 17, 1975) is a German former professional wrestler. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff The son of British wrestler Steve Wright (one of many early rivals of the original Tiger Mask, Satoru Sayama), he wrestled professionally in Germany and Japan before signing with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1994. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located began as a Japanese Manga in 1968 and was later adapted into a successful anime series in 1969 (born November 24, 1957) is a Japanese Professional wrestler, best known as the original Tiger Mask. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. [1] He became known for his distinctive pre-match dancing as well as his technical in-ring ability that would ultimately lead him to WCW championship gold.
He remained a successful wrestler during his seven-year tenure with WCW because he was a 1 time Cruiserweight Champion,[3][4] 1 time Television Champion[5][4] and 1 time World Tag Team Champion with the popular Disco Inferno,[6][4] as part of the tag team Boogie Knights. This is a chronological list of wrestlers that have been WWE Cruiserweight Champion by Ring name. The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Cruiserweight Championship was a Professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment and was The WCW World Television Championship was a Professional wrestling title in World Championship Wrestling. The World Championship Wrestling (WCW World Television Championship was one of the more unusual belts in the history of wrestling as the championship (with rare exceptions could This is a chronological list of Tag teams that have been WCW World Tag Team Champions. The World Championship Wrestling (WCW Tag Team Championship was a Professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Championship Wrestling Glenn Gilberti (born November 12, 1968) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling This article refers to the band For the wrestling term see Tag team. The Dancing Fools were a Professional wrestling tag team in World Championship Wrestling comprised of Disco Inferno and Alex Wright.
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Alex was trained by his father Steve Wright, a British professional wrestler. [1] He wrestled his first match in 1991 in Germany when he was sixteen years old. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. [1] He wrestled in his hometown during his early career and also worked in Japan. [2]
Wright was discovered by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in mid-1994 during a German tour of WCW. [1] He signed a contract with WCW and trained there in WCW Power Plant. The WCW Power Plant was a Professional wrestling school located in Atlanta and owned and operated by World Championship Wrestling. He originally wrestled as a babyface and was known as "Das Wunderkind" (The Wonder Kid) Alex Wright. His first feud was with Jean-Paul Levesque, whom he defeated at Starrcade 1994: Triple Threat in both men's pay-per-view debut. A Professional wrestling feud is a staged rivalry between multiple wrestlers or factions of wrestlers Paul Michael Levesque better known by his Ring name Triple H, an abbreviation of his former ring name Hunter Hearst Helmsley Starrcade was an annual Professional wrestling event held from 1983 to 2000 by the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA and later World Championship Wrestling [1][7] In his early career, Wright went undefeated in matches against several WCW superstars including Bobby Eaton on January 25, 1995 edition of Clash of the Champions and Paul Roma at SuperBrawl V,[1][8][9] before losing to World Television Champion Arn Anderson at Slamboree 1995: A Legend's Reunion in a match for the Television Title. Robert Lee "Beautiful Bobby" Eaton (born August 14 1958 is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, who made his debut in 1976 Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The Clash of the Champions were a series of professional wrestling television specials aired by World Championship Wrestling. The Clash of the Champions were a series of professional wrestling television specials aired by World Championship Wrestling. Paul Roma (born Paul Centopani April 29 1960 is a Professional wrestler who is most known for his work in the World Wrestling Federation and World SuperBrawl was an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view in World Championship Wrestling during the month of February from 1991 through 2001 Martin Anthony Lunde (born September 20 1958) better known by his Ring name Arn Anderson, is a former American professional wrestler Slamboree was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event from World Championship Wrestling held from 1993 through 2000 that was held in the month of May [1][10]
Due to WCW's partnership with New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), Wright participated in NJPW's Best of the Super Juniors Tournament and finished 3rd in the tournament. is a major Professional wrestling federation in Japan and is a member of the National Wrestling Alliance, founded by Antonio Inoki in 1972 In Professional wrestling, a cruiserweight is a wrestler weighing below 220 lb (100 kg sometimes 215 On various occasions in Professional wrestling a single-elimination Tournament of varying match types are held often to determine a championship or number-one contendership [1] He started feuding with fellow cruiserweight Brian Pillman, whom he defeated in the opening match at The Great American Bash 1995. "The Yellow Dog" redirects here but "The Yellow Dog" is also a novel by Georges Simenon. The Great American Bash was an annual summer Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the National Wrestling Alliance 's Jim Crockett [1][11] On July 16 edition of Main Event before Bash at the Beach 1995, Wright teamed up with Marcus Bagwell to take on Dick Slater and Bunkhouse Buck in a losing effort. Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and WCW Main Event was a televised wrestling program of World Championship Wrestling that aired from 1988 to 1998. Bash at the Beach was a yearly Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW Marcus Alexander Bagwell (born January 10 1970) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name, Buff Richard Van Slater (born May 19 1951 better known by his ring name "Dirty" Dick Slater, was an American professional wrestler who wrestled [12] He had encounters with upcoming WCW stars, Diamond Dallas Page on August 4 edition of Clash of the Champions,[13] Eddie Guerrero on The Main Event before Fall Brawl 1995: WarGames[14] and Dean Malenko on January 23, 1996 edition of Clash of the Champions. For the 1930s cricketer see Dallas Page (cricketer Page Joseph Falkinburg Jr Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. The Clash of the Champions were a series of professional wrestling television specials aired by World Championship Wrestling. Eduardo "Eddie" Gory Guerrero Llanes Along with Barr Konnan, Chicano Power and Madonna’s Boyfriend, Guerrero formed Los Gringos Locos Fall Brawl was an annual Pay per view in World Championship Wrestling (WCW held in the month of September from 1993 through 2000 Dean Simon (born August 4 1960 World Wrestling Entertainment was previously known as World Wrestling Federation (WWF Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The Clash of the Champions were a series of professional wrestling television specials aired by World Championship Wrestling. [15]
At World War 3 1995, Wright took part in the first-ever three-ring 60-man battle royal for the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship, which Randy Savage won. World War 3 was an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Championship Wrestling. In Professional wrestling, a battle royal (sometimes battle royale; plural battles royal or battle royals) is a multi-competitor match type The World Championship Wrestling (WCW World Heavyweight Championship was a Professional wrestling world championship in World Championship Wrestling Randall Mario Poffo (born November 15 1952) a 1 time Intercontinental Champion He is a graduate of Downers Grove North High School [16] At Starrcade 1995: World Cup of Wrestling, WCW wrestlers faced NJPW wrestlers in a World Cup of Wrestling. Starrcade was an annual Professional wrestling event held from 1983 to 2000 by the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA and later World Championship Wrestling Wright represented WCW against NJPW's Koji Kanemoto (for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship but WCW never announced it such) but ended up losing the bout. is a Japanese professional wrestler of Zainichi Korean descent The IWGP (International Wrestling Grand Prix Junior Heavyweight Championship is a Professional wrestling title [17] Wright began a feud with Dick Slater, to whom he lost at Uncensored 1996 in a singles dark match[18] and at Slamboree 1996: Lord of the Ring in a tag team match. This article is about the 'WCW' event for info about censoring on TV see Censorship. Slamboree was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event from World Championship Wrestling held from 1993 through 2000 that was held in the month of May [19] On August 10 edition of Saturday Night before Hog Wild, Wright defeated Bobby Eaton. Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire WCW Saturday Night was the weekly Saturday night TV show on TBS produced by World Championship Wrestling. [20]
At World War 3 1996, Wright participated in a three-ring, 60-man battle royal, with the winner getting a shot at the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. World War 3 was an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Championship Wrestling. The battle royal was won by The Giant. Paul Randall Wight (born February 8 1972 in Aiken South Carolina) better known by his Ring name, (The Big Show, is an American [21] On January 21, 1997 edition of Clash of the Champions, Wright lost to NJPW wrestler Masa Chono. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The Clash of the Champions were a series of professional wrestling television specials aired by World Championship Wrestling. Masahiro Chono ((born September 17, 1963) is a Japanese professional wrestler. [22]
Wright was pushed as a heel in the summer of 1997. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar On July 28 edition of Nitro, he defeated Chris Jericho to win the WCW Cruiserweight Championship. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. WCW Monday Nitro was a weekly Professional wrestling program produced by World Championship Wrestling. Christopher Keith Irvine (born November 9 1970 better known by his Ring name Chris Jericho, is an American-born Canadian Television and stage The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Cruiserweight Championship was a Professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment and was [3][23][2] Wright began a feud with Jericho at the point. He made a successful title defense against Jericho at Road Wild 1997,[24] before dropping the title back to Jericho on August 16 edition of Saturday Night. Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting [2] However, five days later, he defeated Ultimo Dragon on August 21 edition of Clash of the Champions to win the WCW World Television Championship. Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. The Clash of the Champions were a series of professional wrestling television specials aired by World Championship Wrestling. The World Championship Wrestling (WCW World Television Championship was one of the more unusual belts in the history of wrestling as the championship (with rare exceptions could [5][25][2] Wright started dancing during his entrance to mock his arch-dancing-nemesis at the time, Disco Inferno. Glenn Gilberti (born November 12, 1968) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling
At Fall Brawl 1997: WarGames, Wright made a successful title defense against Ultimo Dragon in a rematch[26] before dropping the title to rival Disco Inferno on September 22 edition of Nitro. Fall Brawl was an annual Pay per view in World Championship Wrestling (WCW held in the month of September from 1993 through 2000 Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians [27][2] Wright feuded with Steve McMichael after McMichael's valet Debra left him and became Wright's valet. Steven Douglas McMichael (born October 17, 1957 in Houston Texas) is an American former Football Defensive tackle who played for In Professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler (or wrestlers for a variety of reasons Debra Gale Marshall (born March 2 1960 After the match Chris Benoit came out and the reformed Four Horsemen continued to attack Greene She ordered the feud[2] and in the rivalry, Wright defeated McMichael at Halloween Havoc 1997,[28] with help from Goldberg before losing to McMichael in a rematch at World War 3 1997. Halloween Havoc was an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view produced by World Championship Wrestling from 1989 through 2000 William Scott Goldberg 2 time United States Heavyweight Champion In early 1998 Goldberg defeated the likes of Brad Armstrong at SuperBrawl VIII World War 3 was an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Championship Wrestling. [29]
Wright would then patched things up and paired with former rival, Disco Inferno in 1998 to form a moderately successful tag team called the Dancing Fools, which at times also featured Japanese wrestler Tokyo Magnum in the role of a tag-a-long who regularly attempted to imitate their dancing styles. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The Dancing Fools were a Professional wrestling tag team in World Championship Wrestling comprised of Disco Inferno and Alex Wright. Magnum TOKYO, (born Katsumasa Kuroki on January 9, 1973 in Nerima Tokyo, Japan) is a retired Professional wrestler [2] Wright and Inferno feuded with The Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock), including a loss to Grunge and Rocco at Road Wild 1998. The Public Enemy was the Tag team of Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW World Championship Wrestling Michael "Mike" Durham ( July 10, 1966 – February 16, 2006) was an American professional wrestler, better Theodore James Petty ( September 1, 1953 – September 21, 2002) was an American professional wrestler better known [30] Wright began an angle, where he claimed that he was the best WCW wrestler to come out of Europe. [2] British Bulldog however, disputed Wright's proclaimation. The British Bulldog redirects here for other uses see British Bulldog. [2] Wright and Inferno began a feud with Bulldog and Jim Neidhart and at Fall Brawl 1998: WarGames, the duo lost to Bulldog and Neidhart. James Henry "Jim" Neidhart (born August 2, 1956) Neidhart pursued a career in the National Football League, where he played briefly for the Fall Brawl was an annual Pay per view in World Championship Wrestling (WCW held in the month of September from 1993 through 2000 [31] After suffering losses, Wright and Inferno split and began singles careers again.
Wright feuded with another European wrestler, Fit Finlay because he blamed that Finlay had ended his father's career. David Finlay (born October 20, 1958) a nickname he had previously used while in the UK and later as "Fit" Finley. [2] Wright took his father's revenge from Finlay by beating him at Halloween Havoc 1998. Halloween Havoc was an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view produced by World Championship Wrestling from 1989 through 2000 [2][32]
At the beginning of 1999, Wright was kept off WCW television for an extended length of time until May, when promotional spots began appearing on WCW television featuring Wright as a surprising new Rivethead-style character named Berlyn, with a black Mohawk and goatee replacing his blond hair and movie-star looks. A rivethead is a person associated with the Industrial music scene He was clad entirely in black with a long trench coat and arrogantly refused to speak English. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The promos coincided with the aftermath of the Columbine school massacre, which threw a hitch in WCW's plans. The Columbine High School massacre occurred on Tuesday April 20 1999 at Columbine High School in Columbine in unincorporated Jefferson County, Sensing the unintentional similarities in dress between Berlyn and the teenage killers, WCW delayed the debut of Berlyn for several months. Despite the shock value upon his debut, which occurred on August 30 on Nitro, Berlyn never really got over with fans.
This was due in part to his debut match in which he was booked to defeat Buff Bagwell, but Bagwell had refused to lose to Wright and even going as so far to miss a flight in order to avoid having to. Marcus Alexander Bagwell (born January 10 1970) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name, Buff "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan substituted for Bagwell, at Fall Brawl 1999 who then no-sold all of Wright's offense and threw him around like a ragdoll even though Wright picked up the win in the end. James Stuart Duggan (born January 14, 1954) and in WCW he was a 1 time WCW United States Heavyweight Champion and a 1 time Fall Brawl was an annual Pay per view in World Championship Wrestling (WCW held in the month of September from 1993 through 2000 In Professional wrestling, the sell is the physical element of making the action appear realistic to the crowd [33][2] Although Berlyn went over Bagwell in the end, irreparable damage had already been done to the character. WCW would then push The Wall, the bodyguard Berlyn hired, leaving Wright to flounder in the midcard. Jerry Tuite ( December 27, 1966 - December 6, 2003) was an American professional wrestler best known by his ring names The Wall [2] Berlyn took revenge from Bagwell, and defeated him the next night on Nitro. [2][34] Berlyn attacked Scott Armstrong and began a feud with Brad Armstrong. Joseph James Jr (born on May 4, 1959) Championships and accomplishments Georgia Championship Wrestling Brad Armstrong (born Bradley James on June 15, 1961) is an American professional wrestler. The two had a match at Halloween Havoc 1999, which Berlyn lost but after the match, Berlyn and Wall attacked Armstrong. Halloween Havoc was an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view produced by World Championship Wrestling from 1989 through 2000 [2][35]
On October 25, 1999 edition of Nitro, it was announced that a tournament would be held for the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship and the finals would occur at the November pay-per-view. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Mayhem was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view produced by World Championship Wrestling and held in the month of November in 1999 and 2000 [2][36] On the following edition of Nitro, Berlyn participated in the tournament but lost his first round match to Vampiro. Ian Richard Hodgkinson (born May 31 1967) is a Canadian professional wrestler better known by his Ring name of Vampiro [2][37] Berlyn began a feud with Vampiro and cost Vampiro, his second round match in the tournament against Buff Bagwell. [2][38] At Mayhem 1999, Vampiro defeated Berlyn in a Dog Collar match after Berlyn's bodyguard Wall turned on him. Mayhem was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view produced by World Championship Wrestling and held in the month of November in 1999 and 2000 Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing [2][39] Berlyn feuded with Wall but they never competed on any pay-per-view. Wright disappeared from WCW television again.
After some time off from wrestling, Wright returned to wrestling on September 27, 2000 edition of Thunder with a bald head (but he was still dancing) during a match between former partner Disco Inferno - now christened "Disqo" and Konnan. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. WCW Thunder was a Professional wrestling show produced by World Championship Wrestling which aired on TBS from January 8 Charles Ashenoff (sometimes seen Hispanicized as Carlos Ashenoff) (born June 6 1964 in Santiago de Cuba) better known by his Ring name, Wright helped Disqo in getting the victory and the duo reunited as the Boogie Knights. The Dancing Fools were a Professional wrestling tag team in World Championship Wrestling comprised of Disco Inferno and Alex Wright. [2][40] Boogie Knights began a feud with Filthy Animals, while they also feuded with Natural Born Thrillers (Sean O'Haire and Mark Jindrak), who were the World Tag Team Champions at the time. The Filthy Animals was a Professional wrestling stable in World Championship Wrestling (WCW from 1999 until 2001. The Natural Born Thrillers was a Professional wrestling stable in World Championship Wrestling in 2000 This article is about the professional wrestler For the golfer see Sean O'Hair. Mark Robert Jindrak (born June 26, 1977 in Auburn New York) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances At Halloween Havoc 2000, the three teams participated in a Triangle match but Haire and Jindrak won the match. Halloween Havoc was an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view produced by World Championship Wrestling from 1989 through 2000 Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing [2][41] They were scheduled to take on Haire and Jindrak in a match for the titles but Disqo was sidelined with an injury, so General Rection substituted for him and they won the WCW World Tag Team Championship from Haire and Jindrak at Millennium Germany on November 16. William (Bill DeMott (born November 10, 1966 in Titusville Florida) is a American professional wrestler, best known for his The World Championship Wrestling (WCW Tag Team Championship was a Professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Championship Wrestling Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published [2][6][42] However, four days later, on Nitro, Wright and another substitute Elix Skipper lost the titles to Chuck Palumbo and Shawn Stasiak. Elix Skipper (born December 15, 1977 in Long Island, New York) is an American professional wrestler as well as former Charles Ronald "Chuck" Palumbo (born June 15 1971) is an American professional wrestler, who is currently signed to World DrShawn E Stipich and semi-retired professional wrestler, better known as Shawn Stasiak. [2][43]
Wright started an angle where he kept KroniK (Brian Adams and Bryan Clark) as his bodyguards to squash other cruiserweights. KroniK was an American Professional wrestling Tag team comprised of Brian Adams and Bryan Clark. Brian Keith Adams (January 31 1963 - August 13 2007 was an American actor and professional wrestler. Bryan Clark Jr, normally Bryan Clark (born March 14, 1964) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances In Professional wrestling, a squash is an extremely short match in which one performer is booked as defeating another easily and quickly not out of luck but due to his overwhelming At Mayhem 2000, Wright and KroniK faced Billy Kidman and Rey Misterio, Jr. Mayhem was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view produced by World Championship Wrestling and held in the month of November in 1999 and 2000 in a 3-on-2 handicap match after KroniK betrayed Wright by leaving the match and abandoning Wright which lead to their loss. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing [2][44] Disqo eventually returned from injury and the Boogie Knights gimmick lasted until WCW was purchased by World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in April 2001. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, In the beginning of 2001, Wright was named the #1 contender to the WCW World Heavyweight Championship but Kevin Nash didn't like the idea and attacked Wright. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Kevin Scott Nash (born July 9 1959 is an American professional wrestler and Actor.
Wright fell out of the spotlight after the folding of WCW, and has not appeared on American television since then. In the years following Wright has stayed away from active competition, only wrestling on rare occasions in Germany. Despite this, Wright is still well-respected as a wrestler, as indicated by Ring of Honor (ROH) fans chanting his gimmick name at ROH shows. Ring of Honor (ROH is an American Professional wrestling promotion. Today he is working as a banker and fitness instructor in Nuremberg, in addition to opening a school called "The Wright Stuff" (Das Wright Material) in Germany.