| Scott Bigelow | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Ring name(s) | Bam Bam Bigelow Bruce Bigelow Crusher Bam Bam Bigelow[1] Crusher Yurkof |
| Billed height | 6 ft 4in (191 cm) |
| Billed weight | 390 lb (163 kg) |
| Born | September 1, 1961 Asbury Park, New Jersey |
| Died | January 19, 2007 (aged 45) Hudson, Florida |
| Billed from | Asbury Park, New Jersey |
| Trained by | Larry Sharpe |
| Debut | August 23, 1985 |
| Retired | October 25, 2006 |
Scott Charles Bigelow (September 1, 1961 – January 19, 2007) was an American professional wrestler, best known by the stage name Bam Bam Bigelow. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Hudson is a Census-designated place (CDP located at the westernmost end of Pasco County, Florida, United States. Larry Weil (b June 26, 1951) is an American Retired Professional wrestler, manager and trainer better known under his ring name "Pretty Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff A stage name, also called a screen name, is a Pseudonym used by Performers and Entertainers such as One of the most agile "big men" in professional wrestling history, he was a main event attraction in virtually every major wrestling promotion in the world at one time over the course of a career that spanned over twenty years. His most recognizable feature was a tattoo that spanned most of his bald head. A tattoo is a permanent marking made by inserting ink into the layers of Skin to change the pigment for decorative or other reasons
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In late 1987, he signed with the World Wrestling Federation. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, The storyline upon his debut was that the various heel managers were all vying for Bigelow's services. The angle was thus called "The Battle for Bam Bam. " Bigelow in the end wound up a babyface when he denounced all the heel managers and announced that his manager was going to be Oliver Humperdink. In Professional wrestling, a face or babyface is a character who is portrayed as Heroic relative to the heel wrestlers who are analogous to villains John Sutton (born January 16 1949) better known by his ring name Oliver Humperdink, was a Professional wrestling manager who worked for His first WWF encounters were with Nikolai Volkoff and his jilted manager Slick. Josip Nikolai Peruzović (born October 14 1947) better known by his Ring name of Nikolai Volkoff, is a professional wrestler who is Kenneth Johnson (born December 8, 1943) better known to wrestling fans as " Slick - The Doctor Of Style " is a former American Bigelow wrestled as a part of Hulk Hogan's team at the first Survivor Series, in which he survived longer than even Hogan (the industry's top draw at the time). Terrance "Terry" Gene Bollea (born August 11 1953 better known by his Ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American Actor, and retired professional Survivor Series (1987 was the first Survivor Series Pay-per-view (PPV event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF He eliminated both King Kong Bundy and the One Man Gang, but eventually lost to sole survivor André the Giant. Chris Pallies (born November 7 1957) is an American professional wrestler, and Actor. George Gray (born February 12, 1960) is an American former professional wrestler best known as One Man Gang and Akeem the André René Roussimoff (May 19 1946 &ndash January 27 1993 best known as André the Giant, was a French professional wrestler and Actor He wrestled in the WWF for one year before leaving to have surgery on a badly injured knee. Despite this injury, he performed anyway to elevate the status of his co-performers (a customary show of professionalism in the industry). Bigelow lost by count-out to the One Man Gang in the first round of WrestleMania IV's WWF World Heavyweight Championship tournament. WrestleMania IV was the fourth annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation
Bigelow briefly re-emerged with the NWA-branded Jim Crockett Promotions in late 1988 and was immediately set up to challenge Barry Windham for the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship. Jim Crockett Promotions was a Professional wrestling promotion owned by Jim Crockett Jr Barry Windham (born July 4 1960) is a professional wrestler and the son of wrestler Blackjack Mulligan. The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE United States Championship is a Professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. While NWA wanted control of Bigelow, his loyalty was with Inoki and New Japan, to whom he was committed. After this brief stay, he went to Japan to work for the legendary Antonio Inoki's New Japan Pro Wrestling. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. real name, born February 20, 1943) is a Professional wrestling promoter and retired Japanese Professional wrestler and mixed martial is a major Professional wrestling federation in Japan and is a member of the National Wrestling Alliance, founded by Antonio Inoki in 1972 Here, he formed a tag team with Big Van Vader, winning the IWGP Tag Team Championship. This article refers to the band For the wrestling term see Tag team. The International Wrestling Grand Prix (IWGP Tag Team Championship is a Professional wrestling Tag team title in Japanese promotion In 1992 he left New Japan, performing for several other Japanese promotions, like WAR. A professional wrestling promotion (also federation or fed) is a company or Business that performs regular shows involving Professional This article is about the Japanese promotion There is also an independent unrelated WAR (Wrestling And Respect promotion in Lima Ohio, United States
In late 1992, Bigelow returned to the WWF. In his first pay-per-view appearance after his return, Bigelow defeated The Big Boss Man at the 1993 Royal Rumble. Raymond W Traylor Jr (May 2 1963 – September 22 2004 was an American professional wrestler. Royal Rumble (1993 was the sixth annual Royal Rumble Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation That June, Bigelow made it to the finals of the 1993 King of the Ring, losing in a match to Bret Hart. King of the Ring is a Professional wrestling Single-elimination tournament held by World Wrestling Entertainment. Bret Sergeant Hart (born July 2 1957 is a retired Canadian professional wrestler and Actor. Soon after, Luna Vachon became Bam Bam's love interest and manager. Gertrude Vachon (born January 12 1962) is a retired Canadian professional wrestler better known by the Ring name Luna Vachon Bigelow went on to feud with Tatanka and Doink the Clown; he lost to Tatanka at the 1994 Royal Rumble and teamed with Luna to defeat Doink and Dink at WrestleMania X. A Professional wrestling feud is a staged rivalry between multiple wrestlers or factions of wrestlers Tatanka (born Christopher Chavis on June 8, 1965) is a Native American professional wrestler best known for his work with World Doink the Clown is a gimmick used by several professional wrestlers since the 1990s Royal Rumble (1994 was the seventh annual Royal Rumble Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation Claude Giroux is a Canadian born Midget wrestler whose career spans over 20 years WrestleMania X was the tenth annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation. In mid-1994, he was made part of Ted DiBiase's Million Dollar Corporation faction, often teamed-up with fellow Corporation members Irwin R. Schyster and (a now heel) Tatanka. Theodore Marvin "Ted" DiBiase Sr (born January 18 1954 Pro wrestling career Mid-South Wrestling (First run 1975-1979 Ted DiBiase was trained The Million Dollar Corporation was a heel stable in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF from April 1994 to May 1996 and was led and managed by the Million Dollar Lawrence Michael "Mike" Rotunda (born March 30, 1958) is a former American professional wrestler, perhaps best known under the Bigelow also survived a high profile Survivor Series-style match, with Corporation member King Kong Bundy, at the 1994 Survivor Series; they faced Lex Luger's "Guts and Glory" team. Chris Pallies (born November 7 1957) is an American professional wrestler, and Actor. Survivor Series (1994 was the eighth annual Survivor Series Pay-per-view Professional wrestling event produced by the World Wrestling Federation Lawrence Wendell Pfohl (born June 2, 1958) 5 time United States Heavyweight Champion, He held the title until NWA's first Pay-per-view
Yet another unconventional storyline was bestowed upon Bigelow. After Bigelow and Tatanka lost in the finals of a WWF World Tag Team Championship tournament to Bob Holly and the 1-2-3 Kid at the 1995 Royal Rumble, Bigelow was mocked at ringside by former New York Giants All-Pro linebacker Lawrence Taylor. The World Tag Team Championship is a Professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. Robert William "Bob" Howard Career Holly trained under Stan Frazier, Eddie Sullivan Marcelle Pringle and Rip Tyler and debuted in 1987 in the Sean Michael Waltman (born July 13 1972) is an American professional wrestler. Royal Rumble (1995 was the eighth annual Royal Rumble Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York City suburb of East Rutherford New Jersey. In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the All-star game of the National Football League (NFL This article relates to Sports. For the Vietnam War bombing raids see Operation Linebacker and Operation Linebacker II. Lawrence Julius Taylor (born February 4 1959 nicknamed LT, is a retired Hall of Fame American football player Bam Bam fought back, shoving "L. T. " at ringside, and was soon engaged in a highly-publicized feud with the famous ex-football player. Bigelow was defeated by Taylor in the co-main event at WrestleMania XI. WrestleMania XI was the eleventh annual WrestleMania pay-per-view event held by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF at the Hartford Civic Center Shortly thereafter, Bigelow was turned babyface, publicly quitting the Million Dollar Corporation. He was teamed with then WWF World Champion Diesel at the 1995 King of the Ring; they defeated Corporation members Tatanka and Sycho Sid. This article is about the championship that is currently defended on the SmackDown brand of WWE Kevin Scott Nash (born July 9 1959 is an American professional wrestler and Actor. King of the Ring (1995 was the third annual King of the Ring Professional wrestling Pay-per-view (PPV event produced by the World Wrestling Sidney Raymond Eudy (born July 4, 1960 in West Memphis Arkansas) is an American professional wrestler better known as Sid Vicious
After rumored problems backstage with the Kliq, Bigelow left the WWF in 1995 and made a few appearances in the original Extreme Championship Wrestling in early 1996, feuding with Taz. The Kliq (sometimes spelled as Clique) was a backstage group in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF during the mid-1990s which some claim held virtually Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW) was a Professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia Pennsylvania in 1992 by Peter Senerchia (born October 11 1967) is an American retired professional wrestler and current Color commentator best known Though Taz choked Bigelow out, the two never had a match. Later in the year, Bigelow would have a match against "Bamm Bamm" Terry Gordy. He won, with the assistance of The Eliminators. On November 17, 1996, Bigelow competed in a "U-Japan" mixed martial arts event against Kimo Leopoldo. Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Mixed martial arts (MMA is a full contact Combat sport that allows a wide variety of fighting techniques from a mixture of Martial arts traditions and Kimo Leopoldo (born January 5, 1968 in Dili, East Timor) is a Mixed martial artist, often billed as simply Kimo. Bigelow was dominated throughout the match, being mounted within the first 10 seconds. The mount or mounted position is a dominant ground grappling position, where one combatant sits on the other combatants Torso with the face pointing towards He lost to a rear naked choke in the first round. The rear naked choke (often abbreviated RNC) is a Chokehold in Martial arts applied from an opponent's Back. [2] In an RF video shoot interview he participated in in 1998 he stated that he was paid $100,000 for the fight, and that he would be willing to take part in other shoot fights, though he never did, he also claimed that the match wasn't a shoot, and neither were any of the other matches on the card, with the exception of one.
He returned to Paul Heyman's ECW in 1997, eventually joining with the re-formed Triple Threat faction, with Chris Candido and lead member Shane Douglas. Paul Heyman (born September 11, 1965) is an American entertainment producer most well-known for his former roles in Professional wrestling For the US Game show, see Triple Threat (game show; for American football see Triple threat man. Christopher Candito ( March 21 1972 &ndash April 28 2005) On November 19, 1994, Candido won a 10-man tournament defeating Troy Shane Martin (born November 21 1964) is an American professional wrestler and promoter, better known by his Ring name He was a dominant force in ECW, carrying out feats of strength such as hurling Spike Dudley out of the ring and into the audience and slamming Taz through the ring itself. Matthew Johnathan "Matt" Hyson (born August 13 1970) and was a Third grade English Teacher. Professional wrestling throws are the application of techniques that involve lifting the opponent up and throwing or slamming him or her down which makes up most of the action of He held the ECW Television Championship and the ECW Championship during his run. The ECW World Television Championship was the secondary title in Extreme Championship Wrestling from 1992 until it folded in 2001 The Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW Championship is a Professional wrestling world championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. He turned on fellow Triple Threat member, Shane Douglas, under the guidance of Rick Rude and won the ECW World Heavyweight Title in October 1997. He'd go on to lose the belt back to Douglas at the November to Remember PPV in a classic match. Both men were so badly injured as a result of the match that they didn't appear on television for over a month. They continued to feud, with Bam Bam looking to Taz to join him in his campaign against the Triple Threat. Eventually, he turned on Taz and rejoined the group as Triple Threat prospect Lance Storm was tossed aside. His reign as ECW World TV Champion began with a victory over Taz at the Living Dangerously PPV in March 1998. After defending the title in a few vicious brawls with The Sandman, Bigelow was defeated by Rob Van Dam. RVD was assisted by Sabu, who had originally been scheduled to receive a shot at Bigelow's title. Van Dam was only supposed to "soften up" the Beast from the East. Bigelow remained in the Triple Threat and continued to feud with Taz for most of 1998. By the end of the year, he left the company for WCW.
On November 16, 1998 Bigelow debuted in World Championship Wrestling. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) He initially feuded with then-WCW World Heavyweight Champion Goldberg before being shifted to the WCW Hardcore division, along with fellow ECW alumni Raven and Hardcore Hak. The World Championship Wrestling (WCW World Heavyweight Championship was a Professional wrestling world championship in World Championship Wrestling William Scott Goldberg 2 time United States Heavyweight Champion In early 1998 Goldberg defeated the likes of Brad Armstrong at SuperBrawl VIII The World Championship Wrestling (WCW Hardcore Championship was a title in World Championship Wrestling. Scott Anthony Levy (born September 8 1964 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) better known by his Ring name Raven, is an American Professional James (" Jim " Fullington Following the highly-publicised caning of Michael P He was put in a stable with Diamond Dallas Page and Chris Kanyon -- known as the Jersey Triad -- in May 1999. For the 1930s cricketer see Dallas Page (cricketer Page Joseph Falkinburg Jr Christopher Klucsarits (born January 4 1970) better known by his Ring name Chris Kanyon (or simply Kanyon) is a American The Jersey Triad was a triumvirate stable in World Championship Wrestling (WCW After the Triad disbanded, Bigelow began feuding with ECW alumnus Mike Awesome, who defeated him in an ambulance match at Starrcade 2000. Michael Lee Alfonso ( January 24 1965 &ndash February 17 2007) better known by his Ring name Mike Awesome, was an Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing Starrcade (2000 was the eighteenth annual Starrcade Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event
Bigelow remained with WCW until the company was purchased by the WWF in March 2001. Then, he waited until his Time Warner (the major corporation that had bought the promotion from Jim Crockett in 1989) contract expired in June 2002. Time Warner Inc ( is the world's largest media and entertainment conglomerate, headquartered in New York City. He returned to the ring, making several appearances for USA Pro Wrestling. He performed his final wrestling match on October 25, 2006 for the American Combat Wrestling promotion, teaming with Ralph Mosca as "The Syndicate" in a tag team match against Overkill (Homeless Fred and Twiztid). Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. [3]
In his most profitable years, he earned between $750,000 and $1. 2 million USD. [4]
Despite not being a trained mixed martial artist, Bigelow was able to command a substantial purse for the fight (Bigelow claimed in his 1998 RF Video shoot interview that he received $100,000; though it has been suggested by others that he actually received $75,000). Bigelow later commented that despite the crushing defeat he would gladly sign up for other MMA fights providing the financial rewards were as appealing.
In 2000, Bigelow and his wife, Dana Fisher, with whom he had three children, divorced. In 2005, Fisher sued Bigelow for non-payment of child support. In family law and government policy child support or child maintenance is the ongoing obligation for a periodic payment made directly or indirectly by a non-custodial parent [4]
In July 2000, Bigelow received second degree burns on 40% of his body, while rescuing three children from a burning house near his home. Following the incident, Bigelow spent two months recovering in a hospital. [5]
Upon his retirement, Bigelow moved to a private recreational community called "The Hideout", in Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania. He also opened the eponymous Bam Bam Bigelow restaurant, located nearby in the town of Hamlin in Salem Township, along State Route 590,[6] but it later closed. A restaurant is a retail establishment that serves prepared Food to Customers. Salem Township is a township in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States. He then relocated to Florida, with even his close friend Shane Douglas clueless as to his whereabouts. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the Troy Shane Martin (born November 21 1964) is an American professional wrestler and promoter, better known by his Ring name [4]
In May 2004, Bigelow was charged with endangering the welfare of a child through reckless driving. Reckless driving, in the United States, is a serious moving traffic violation. He attributed the incident to a seizure he had suffered, and the charges were dropped two months later. An epileptic seizure is caused by excessive and/or hypersynchronous electrical Neuronal activity and is usually self-limiting In August 2004, he was convicted of possession of cannabis. Drug possession is the Crime of having one or more Illegal drugs in one's possession either for personal use distribution sale or otherwise Cannabis, also known as marijuana or marihuana, or ganja (from Hindi / Sanskrit: गांजा gānjā hemp) is a [4]
On October 2, 2005, Bigelow was hospitalized with a broken nose and several lacerations after crashing his Harley-Davidson motorcycle in Spring Hill, Florida. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Harley-Davidson Motor Company ( formerly HDI is an American manufacturer of Motorcycles based in Milwaukee Wisconsin. MotorCycle is the title of a 1993 album by Rock band Daniel Amos, released on BAI Records. Spring Hill is a Census-designated place (CDP in Hernando County, Florida, United States. His passenger at the time, Janis Remiesiewicz (Bigelow's girlfriend), suffered severe injuries and was declared to be in "critical condition". Larry Coggins, a spokesman for the Florida Highway Patrol, stated that Bigelow would be the focus of a homicide investigation should Remiesiewicz die, intimating that Bigelow would likely face charges based on "the factors. . . that led to this crash". Remiesiewicz eventually made a complete recovery, and remained with Bigelow up until his death. [7]
On the morning of January 19, 2007, Bigelow was found dead in his home by Remiesiewicz at approximately 10:00 a. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. m. EST in Hudson, Florida. The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America Hudson is a Census-designated place (CDP located at the westernmost end of Pasco County, Florida, United States. [8] He was 45 years old. At the time of his death, Bigelow had been suffering from a persistent infection and diabetes. Diabetes mellitus (ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz or /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtəs/ /məˈlaɪtəs/ or /ˈmɛlətəs/ often referred to simply as diabetes ( Ancient Greek: grc [9] On March 3, 2007, the Tampa Tribune reported that autopsy results showed that Bigelow's death was due to multiple drugs found in his system including toxic levels of cocaine and the benzodiazepine, temazepam. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Cocaine ( benzoylmethyl ecgonine) is a Crystalline Tropane Alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the Coca plant The benzodiazepines (pronounced, often abbreviated to "benzos") are a class of Psychoactive drugs with varying Hypnotic Bigelow was also suffering from a heart problem, specifically arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
1Bigelow, Paige, and Kanyon were all considered to be WCW World Tag Team Champions and the championship itself was defended using the Freebird Rule. This is a list of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards, current and defunct The Fabulous Freebirds were a groundbreaking Professional wrestling Tag team that attained fame in the 1980s performing into the 1990s
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Bigelow, Bam Bam |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bigelow, Scott Charles |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | American professional wrestler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 1, 1961 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 19, 2007 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Hudson, Florida, United States |