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Lane Huffman
Statistics
Ring name(s) Jive Soul Bro
Super Collider
Stevie Ray
The Masked Heel[1]
Kane
Billed height 6 ft 5 in (1. 96 m)
Billed weight 289 lb (131 kg/20. The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass 6 st)
Born August 22, 1958 (1958-08-22) (age 49)
Houston, Texas
Billed from Harlem, New York City, New York
Trained by Scott Casey
Debut 1989
Retired 2002

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Career

Early career

Lane Huffman started wrestling in 1989 as Super Collider in the independent circuit in Texas. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) In Professional wrestling, the independent circuit or indy circuit refers to the many independent promotions which are much smaller than major televised Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. In Ivan Putski's Western Wrestling Alliance, he first started feuding with his brother, Booker (who was G. Josef Bednarski. Putski gained his remarkable leg strength by running up and down the stands at a football stadium near his home in Austin Texas. Robert Booker Tio Huffman (born March 1 1965 better known by his wrestling persona Booker T, is an American professional wrestler. I. Bro at the time) under the ring name Jive Soul Bro. He began teaming with his brother as Stevie Ray in a tag team called The Ebony Experience for the Global Wrestling Federation, which was on ESPN. Global Wrestling Federation was a Professional wrestling promotion based in Dallas Texas. ESPN, originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American Cable television network dedicated to [2] They were faces and feuded with the "Blackbirds" of Iceman Parsons and Brickhouse Brown. 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 A Professional wrestling feud is a staged rivalry between multiple wrestlers or factions of wrestlers Iceman Parsons (born King Parsons in 1949 is a former Professional wrestler who sometimes went by Iceman King Parsons. They won the Tag Team titles three times. Huffman then went on to win the GWF North American Title in 1993. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar)

Early WCW

In August 1993, they went to World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and changed their team name to Harlem Heat and he became Kane while Booker became Kole. They were then billed from Harlem. Harlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, long known as a major African American cultural and business center They became heels and were on Harley Race and Col. Rob Parker's team in the War Games at Fall Brawl on September 19, 1993, against Sting, Davey Boy Smith, Dustin Rhodes and The Shockmaster. Harley Leland Race (born April 11 1943) is a retired American professional wrestler and current promoter Robert Fuller (born Robert Welch on May 14 1951) is a Professional wrestler and manager. The WarGames match was a gimmick match used originally in the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA and later held annually in World Championship Wrestling (WCW usually Fall Brawl was an annual Pay per view in World Championship Wrestling (WCW held in the month of September from 1993 through 2000 Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. The British Bulldog redirects here for other uses see British Bulldog. Dustin Patrick Runnels (born April 11 1969 is an American professional wrestler. Fred Ottman (born August 10 1956 in Norfolk Virginia) is a retired American professional wrestler best known for his notoriously They lost the match but were over as heels because of the caliber of faces they wrestled. In Professional wrestling, a heel is a Villain character In non-wrestling jargon heels are the "bad guys" in pro wrestling storylines.

In 1994, they got Sister Sherri as their manager and changed their names back to Booker T and Stevie Ray. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Sherri Schrull (born Sherri Russell) ( February 8 1958 – June 15 2007) was an American professional wrestler They feuded with "Stars N Stripes" (The Patriot and Marcus Bagwell) and won the WCW Tag Team Titles for the first time. Del Wilkes (born December 21, 1961 in Columbia South Carolina) is an American former Professional wrestler. Marcus Alexander Bagwell (born January 10 1970) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name, Buff

From there, they feuded with The Nasty Boys (Jerry Sags & Brian Knobbs) and got into a feud with Col. The Nasty Boys were a Professional wrestling Tag team consisting of Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags, active in the mid to late 1980s and throughout Jerome Saganovich *PWI ranked him # 420 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003 *PWI ranked him # 53 of the Brian Yandrisovitz The Nastys have not returned to a WWE ring since Parker's "Stud Stable" of Dick Slater and Bunkhouse Buck where Parker and Sherri were carrying on a love affair. Richard Van Slater (born May 19 1951 better known by his ring name "Dirty" Dick Slater, was an American professional wrestler who wrestled Parker eventually left the Stud Stable in favor of the Heat to be with Sherri.

They had brief feuds with Lex Luger & Sting and The Road Warriors before starting a long feud with Rick and Scott Steiner in 1996. Lawrence Wendell Pfohl (born June 2, 1958) 5 time United States Heavyweight Champion, He held the title until NWA's first Pay-per-view The Road Warriors were a Professional wrestling Tag team famously composed of Michael "Hawk" Hegstrand and Joseph "Animal" Laurinaitis Robert Rechsteiner (born March 9, 1961 in Bay City Michigan) better known by his Ring name Rick Steiner, is an American Scott Rechsteiner (born July 29 1962 better known by his Ring name Scott Steiner, is an American professional wrestler. In October, they lost their titles to The Outsiders, Kevin Nash and Scott Hall, and they fired Col. The Outsiders are a Professional wrestling Tag team consisting of Kevin Nash and Scott Hall. Kevin Scott Nash (born July 9 1959 is an American professional wrestler and Actor. Scott Oliver Hall (born October 20, 1958 In WCW he was a 2-time United States Heavyweight Champion, a 1-time Television Parker and beat him up and became full-fledged faces. They would then enter into a brief feud against Parker's newest team The Amazing French Canadians, a feud they would win. The Quebecers were a Tag team in the World Wrestling Federation from mid-1993 to mid-1994 and again in 1998 that consisted of Jacques Rougeau and

In 1997 they feuded with Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge & Rocco Rock), The Steiners and the New World Order. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar 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 The New World Order (commonly known as the nWo, the official typeset in the Logo) was a Professional wrestling stable that originally wrestled In fall 1997, they fired Sherri and added a new manager, Jacqueline. Jacqueline Moore (born January 6 1966 or better known as simply Jacqueline, is an American professional wrestler and actress, currently They were briefly put out of action by the nWo and returned to feud with the Faces of Fear (Meng & The Barbarian). The Faces of Fear was the tag team of Sione Vailahi and Uliuli Fifita. Tonga 'Uli'uli Fifita (born February 3 1959 in Nuku'alofa Tonga) is a Professional wrestler and Actor, for both World Sione Havea Vailahi (born September 6, 1958) is a professional wrestler best known under the name of The Barbarian. Stevie then took five months off from WCW. Meanwhile, Booker T. would go on to win WCW World Television Championship. 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 Through the association with his brother, he would gain his only singles title in WCW, as when Booker took time off with an injury as Television Champion, Stevie got a "power of attorney" to defend the belt for Booker. He then engaged in a short feud with Chavo Guerrero Jr. over the right to defend the belt and dropping it to Chris Jericho afterwards. Chavo Guerrero Jr (born Salvador Guerrero III on October 20, 1970) Guerrero engaged in a memorable feud against "Sugar" Shane Helms Christopher Keith Irvine (born November 9 1970 better known by his Ring name Chris Jericho, is an American-born Canadian Television and stage

nWo

By 1998, Stevie Ray had returned to the ring, and the powerful gang-like faction of the nWo had been split into two: Hollywood Hogan's nWo Hollywood and Kevin Nash's nWo Wolfpac. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Terrance "Terry" Gene Bollea (born August 11 1953 better known by his Ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American Actor, and retired professional The New World Order (commonly known as the nWo, the official typeset in the Logo) was a Professional wrestling stable that originally wrestled Kevin Scott Nash (born July 9 1959 is an American professional wrestler and Actor. The New World Order (commonly known as the nWo, the official typeset in the Logo) was a Professional wrestling stable that originally wrestled Stevie Ray would be offered a spot in nWo Hollywood, but was hesitant at first. He would join the "black & white" in September, effectively turning him heel. In Professional wrestling, a heel is a Villain character In non-wrestling jargon heels are the "bad guys" in pro wrestling storylines.

Although this would make Stevie Ray known for using dirty tactics and a stength-in-numbers mentality, his brother, Booker, showed little resentment and respected Stevie Ray's decision to be apart of the nWo. Meanwhile, Booker was steadily gaining popularity as a face, climbing the ranks of the WCW roster and winning championship titles. 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

During his tenure with the nWo, Stevie Ray would tag team with the likes of Horace Hogan and Scott Norton as well as performing in singles competition, often with Vincent at ringside. Michael Bollea ( October 21 1965) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name, Horace Hogan Scott Michael Norton (born June 15 1961) is an American Professional wrestler who is best known for working for New Japan Pro Wrestling Mike Jones (born June 13, 1960 in Nashville Tennessee) is a retired American professional wrestler better known as Alongside Hollywood Hogan and Bret Hart, he also participated in the War Games of Fall Brawl '98. Bret Sergeant Hart (born July 2 1957 is a retired Canadian professional wrestler and Actor. The WarGames match was a gimmick match used originally in the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA and later held annually in World Championship Wrestling (WCW usually Fall Brawl was an annual Pay per view in World Championship Wrestling (WCW held in the month of September from 1993 through 2000 The slapjack became known as Stevie Ray's trademark weapon which he would frequently use to knock an opponent unconscious, typically when the referee was distracted. The slapjack (sometimes spelled slap jack or slap-jack) is a batting weapon which may be used in Self-defense or other forms of Hand-to-hand A referee is a person who has authority to make decisions about play in many Sports Officials in various sports are known by a variety of titles including referee

By early 1999, both nWo factions had fused back together, but members of nWo Hollywood started bickering over who the leader of the sub-faction was. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Hollywood Hogan began telling various members in private that he had granted them official leadership, causing confusion and friction between members. Not long after, Stevie Ray won the leadership role in a 4-man battle royal on an April edition WCW Thunder, defeating Horace Hogan, Brian Adams, and Vincent. WCW Thunder was a Professional wrestling show produced by World Championship Wrestling which aired on TBS from January 8 Brian Keith Adams (January 31 1963 - August 13 2007 was an American actor and professional wrestler.

During his tenure in the nWo, Stevie took up the habit of calling his opponents " fruit booties. "

Harlem Heat reborn

As tension grew between members of nWo Hollywood, Stevie Ray started helping Booker T during his matches. As Booker was getting ganged up on in July, the two reunited Harlem Heat. They began feuding with Barry & Kendall Windham as well as The Jersey Triad of Diamond Dallas Page, Chris Kanyon and Bam Bam Bigelow. Barry Windham (born July 4 1960) is a professional wrestler and the son of wrestler Blackjack Mulligan. Kendall Windham (born December 15 1967) is a former Professional wrestler. The Jersey Triad was a triumvirate stable in World Championship Wrestling (WCW 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 Scott Charles Bigelow ( September 1 1961 &ndash January 19 2007) was an American professional wrestler, best known They went on to win the Tag Titles three more times, making them 10 time champions.

By late 1999, a female bodybuilder named Midnight had joined Harlem Heat. Ann Marie Crooks is a former female bodybuilder and professional wrestler. Stevie resented her help and started disputing with Booker over her. He eventually challenged Midnight in a match that would decide whether or not she would stay with Harlem Heat. After being defeated with a surprise small package, Stevie Ray would turn on both Booker and Midnight to form Harlem Heat, Inc. A pinfall, a pin, or a fall (the first term most commonly used in Professional wrestling) is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling with Big T, Kash and J. Biggs. Herman Stevens is a former American Professional wrestling manager, who is best known as Clarence Mason from his time with the World They won the rights to the Harlem Heat name in a match with Big T against Booker on February 20, 2000 at SuperBrawl X. Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. SuperBrawl was an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view in World Championship Wrestling during the month of February from 1991 through 2001

In May, Stevie split from Big T, Kash and Biggs (who all left WCW) and helped Booker T out of a jam. May 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September He then retired to become a commentator for WCW Thunder. WCW Thunder was a Professional wrestling show produced by World Championship Wrestling which aired on TBS from January 8

As a commentator, Stevie referred to all of the women as "yaks" and coined his catchphrase "Suckas gots to know!" He also provided in-depth analysis from a wrestler's point of view during matches and constantly criticized wrestlers for mistakes made in the ring. For example, he would often say that a wrestler "should have went for the cover!" or "needed to hook the leg!" and this advice earned him the nickname, "Straightshootin'" Stevie Ray.

Stevie came back for one more WCW match (a retirement match) against Scott Steiner in late 2000, which he lost. Scott Rechsteiner (born July 29 1962 better known by his Ring name Scott Steiner, is an American professional wrestler. He wrestled a few matches for WWA against Ernest Miller in 2002 and then retired to run a garage. Ernest Clifford Miller (born January 14, 1964 in Atlanta Georgia) is a former professional wrestler and Actor who worked for See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.

Full retirement

In March 2005, Lane and Booker Huffman opened the Booker T. March 2005: ← - January 2005 - February 2005 - March - April 2005 - May 2005 - June 2005 - July 2005 & Stevie Ray Pro Wrestling Academy in Houston. In addition to running his garage, Lane has also helped with the training of several upcoming wrestlers in the PWA. In fact, Lane (along with his brother Booker) helped retrain current ECW wrestler Boogeyman after he was released from World Wrestling Entertainment. Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW) is a Professional wrestling brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE based on the independent Martin (Marty Wright Boogeyman's first major feud occurred with JBL and his " fixer " Jillian Hall, began when he stalked World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, After only two weeks of intense training with Lane and Booker at the PWA, Boogeyman was rehired by WWE.

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

  • PWI Tag Team of the Year award in 1995 - with Booker T
  • PWI Tag Team of the Year award in 1996 - with Booker T
  • PWI ranked him # 248 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003. A facebuster, also known as a faceplant, is generally a takedown move in Professional wrestling in which an attacking wrestler forces his/her opponent down 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 A Powerbomb is a Professional wrestling throw in which an opponent is lifted up (usually so that they are sitting on the wrestler's shoulders and then slammed back-first A backbreaker refers to Professional wrestling moves which see a wrestler dropping an opponent so that the opponent's back impacts or is bent backwards against a part of the Professional wrestling holds include a number of set moves and pins used by competitors to immobilize their opponents or lead to a Submission. The slapjack (sometimes spelled slap jack or slap-jack) is a batting weapon which may be used in Self-defense or other forms of Hand-to-hand Herman Stevens is a former American Professional wrestling manager, who is best known as Clarence Mason from his time with the World Jacqueline Moore (born January 6 1966 or better known as simply Jacqueline, is an American professional wrestler and actress, currently Sherri Schrull (born Sherri Russell) ( February 8 1958 – June 15 2007) was an American professional wrestler Robert Fuller (born Robert Welch on May 14 1951) is a Professional wrestler and manager. Global Wrestling Federation was a Professional wrestling promotion based in Dallas Texas. The GWF North American Heavyweight Championship was the major title in the Global Wrestling Federation in Texas. The GWF North American Heavyweight Championship was the major title in the Global Wrestling Federation in Texas. The GWF Tag Team Championship was the tag team title in the Global Wrestling Federation in Texas. The GWF Tag Team Championship was the tag team title in the Global Wrestling Federation in Texas. Robert Booker Tio Huffman (born March 1 1965 better known by his wrestling persona Booker T, is an American professional wrestler. Pro Wrestling Illustrated ( PWI) is a Professional wrestling Magazine. The PWI Tag Team of the Year Award, given yearly since 1972 by Professional wrestling magazine Pro Wrestling Illustrated, recognizes the best
  • PWI ranked him # 62 of the 100 best tag teams of the "PWI Years" with Booker T in 2003.

References

  1. ^ WCW Thunder - Wednesday, September 20, 2000
  2. ^ Lane Huffman. Shoot Interview with Stevie Ray (2006) [DVD].

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