| Darryl Peterson | |
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| Man Mountain Rock slams The Brooklyn Brawler. This article is about the professional wrestler sometimes known as Kim Chee | |
| Statistics | |
| Ring name(s) | Beater Blacksmith Buffalo Patterson Heavy Metal Buffalo Lucifer Payne Man Mountain Rock Maximum Payne Max Pain Max Payne Maxx Payne |
| Billed height | 6 ft 6 in (1. 98 m) [1] |
| Billed weight | 350 lb (160 kg) [1] |
| Born | October 3, 1961 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
| Resides | Dexter, Iowa, United States |
| Billed from | "Hell's Kitchen" "The State of Euphoria" |
| Trained by | Red Bastien |
| Debut | 1987 [1] |
| Retired | 2004 |
Darryl Peterson (born October 3, 1961) is an American musician, actor and former professional wrestler, better known by his stage name, Maxx Payne. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Salt Lake City is the Capital and the most populous city of the U The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Dexter is a city in Dallas County, Iowa, United States. The population was 689 at the 2000 census The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Hell's Kitchen, also known as Clinton and Midtown West, is a neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City that includes roughly the area between State of Euphoria is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Anthrax. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works 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
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Daryl Peterson became involved in wrestling in grade school when he transferred from football to amateur wrestling as result of a personality clash with the football coach. Primary education is the first stage of Compulsory education. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Amateur wrestling is the most widespread form of sport Wrestling. His amateur career was halted by a motorcycle accident in his junior year of high school. High school is the name used in some parts of the world (in particular Scotland, North America and Australia) to describe an institution After playing a high school wrestler in the 1979 Buena Vista Pictures release Take Down with Lorenzo Lamas, Peterson married and had a child. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group Inc (formerly known as Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group) is a corporation which develops scripts and oversees theatrical film production Lorenzo Lamas (born on January 20, 1958 in Santa Monica California) is an American actor He began working in the construction industry, but decided after two years to return to amateur wrestling. [2]
Peterson earned wrestling scholarships to junior college and then to Iowa State University, competing in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Collegiate wrestling is the commonly-used name of the style of Amateur wrestling practiced at the College and University level in the United States A scholarship is an award of access to an institution or a financial aid award for an individual student scholar for the purpose of furthering their Education The term junior college refers to different educational institutions in different countries The Iowa State University of Science and Technology, more commonly known as Iowa State University (ISU is a public land-grant and space-grant university The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations In 1985 he was an All American and placed fifth in the NCAA competition. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) After graduating, he relocated to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West While working as a security guard, Peterson was introduced to professional wrestler Red Bastien by his wrestling fan boss, and decided to train with him. A security guard or security officer is usually a privately and formally employed person who is paid to protect Property, assets or people
Peterson worked for the World Wrestling Federation in March 1986, and put together the steel cage used in the main event of WrestleMania 2. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing WrestleMania 2 was the second annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (although With his training complete, Peterson debuted in June 1987 and soon after travelled to Japan to work for New Japan Pro Wrestling, where he trained in the New Japan Dojo alongside fellow gaijin Chris Benoit for five months. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. is a major Professional wrestling federation in Japan and is a member of the National Wrestling Alliance, founded by Antonio Inoki in 1972 A is a Japanese term which literally means "place of the Way" is a Japanese word meaning "foreigner" or "non-Japanese" Christopher Michael Benoit (bə'nwɑ (May 21 1967—June 24 2007 was a Canadian professional wrestler who in 2007 received extensive media coverage as a [2]
In 1988 Peterson developed the character Max Pain (short for Maximum Pain), a sinister, grungy, Jimi Hendrix-loving heavy metal guitarist. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres His original idea was Lucifer Payne, but he felt that this was too foreboding. Peterson used the name Max Payne, hailing from Hell's Kitchen, New York nationally in the USA as well as in Europe and Japan. Hell's Kitchen, also known as Clinton and Midtown West, is a neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City that includes roughly the area between The character had a neo-noir look and feel, as far the live theater of professional wrestling would allow. The name Max came from the 1980s Coca-Cola spokesman Max Headroom, and Peterson later added an extra "X" at the suggestion of a friend. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. Coca-Cola is a carbonated Soft drink sold in stores restaurants and Vending machines in more than 200 countries A spokesman ( spokeswoman or spokesperson) is someone engaged to speak on behalf of others Max Headroom is the name of a fictional British Artificial intelligence, known for his surreal Wit and stuttering distorted electronically sampled As of 2006, the darker Rock and Roll theme Peterson used is now quite popular compared to the flamboyant colorful styles used by other wrestlers earlier in Peterson's career. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. [2] [3]
Following a short stint with the Universal Wrestling Federation, Peterson debuted in the Tennessee-based Continental Wrestling Association. The Universal Wrestling Federation was owner Bill Watts ' attempt at taking his Mid-South Wrestling promotion to a national level in 1986 Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. He quickly began pursuing the CWA Heavyweight Championship, and on February 8, 1988 in Memphis he defeated Jerry Lawler to take the title. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Memphis is a City in the southwest corner of Tennessee, and the County seat of Shelby County. Jerry Lawler (born November 29 1949 is an American Musician, Film Actor, Politician, professional wrestler and wrestling Peterson then went after Lawler's AWA World Heavyweight Championship, but was unable to take the more prestigious title from Lawler. The American Wrestling Association (AWA World Heavyweight Championship was the highest ranked championship in the now defunct American Wrestling Association. He forfeited the title to Brickhouse Brown on May 23, but won the title once more on June 27. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden His second reign ended on July 10 when he was defeated by Phil Hickerson. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. [4]
Peterson left the CWA after a year before returning to Utah, where he opened his own promotion, featuring wrestlers such as Louie Spicolli. The State of Utah (ˈjuːtɔː or) is a western state of the United States. A professional wrestling promotion (also federation or fed) is a company or Business that performs regular shows involving Professional Louis Mucciolo ( February 10, 1971 - February 15, 1998) was an American professional wrestler. After his employees began to leave the territory, Peterson applied for a job with WordPerfect. WordPerfect is a proprietary Word processing application At the height of its popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s it was the De facto Soon after, he received a phone call from Benoit, who invited him to join an upcoming tour of Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Peterson received his plane ticket to Germany half an hour before he received a job offer from WordPerfect, so decided to join the tour. He spent six months in the German Catch Wrestling Association as Buffalo Patterson, and won the vacant CWA Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship on December 19, 1992, defeating The Warlord in Bremen. Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Terry Szopinski (born March 28, 1962 in Pompano Beach Florida) is a professional wrestler better known as The Warlord. Bremen (ˈbʁeːmən is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany (official name Stadtgemeinde Bremen / City Municipality of Bremen He vacated the title the following year when he returned to America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the [2] [5]
WCW booker Bill Watts was impressed by Peterson's amateur credentials, and hired him in 1993, with Peterson relocating to Marietta, Georgia (WCW was based in Atlanta). Bill Watts, (born May 5 1939 in Oklahoma City Oklahoma) is a former American Professional wrestler and promoter Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Marietta is a City located in central Cobb County Georgia, and is its County seat. Peterson's first pay-per-view match was the February 21 SuperBrawl, where (as Maxx Payne) he played the National Anthem on his guitar before challenging Dustin Rhodes for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship, substituting for the injured Ron Simmons. Pay-per-view (often abbreviated PPV) is the system in which Television viewers can purchase events to be seen on TV and pay for the private telecast of that event Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland SuperBrawl was an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view in World Championship Wrestling during the month of February from 1991 through 2001 " The Star-Spangled Banner " is the National anthem of the United States of America Dustin Patrick Runnels (born April 11 1969 is an American professional wrestler. The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE United States Championship is a Professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. Ron Simmons at Florida State University, and played for the Cleveland Browns in the National Football League and the Ottawa Rough Riders in the After Rhodes locked him in an abdominal stretch from which he was unable to escape, Peterson pushed the referee over rather than submit and was subsequently disqualified. Professional wrestling holds include a number of set moves and pins used by competitors to immobilize their opponents or lead to a Submission. [2]
At the June 17 Clash of the Champions, Peterson shot Johnny B. Badd in the face with a confetti gun (Badd's "Badd Blaster"), scarring him so badly that he had to wear a mask and forcing him to forfeit their scheduled match. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat The Clash of the Champions were a series of professional wrestling television specials aired by World Championship Wrestling. Marc Mero (born July 9, 1960) is an American retired amateur boxer and professional wrestler. Confetti (the singular form is confetto) is a multitude of pieces of Paper or metallic material which is A gun is a particular Weapon that propels Projectiles The projectile is generally fired through a hollow tube known as the gun's barrel. This led to a match at the July 18 Beach Blast, which Peterson lost. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, They faced one another again at the August 18 Clash in a mask versus guitar match, with Peterson putting his beloved guitar on the line in order to unmask and therefore humiliate the mutilated Badd. Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing Badd won once more and took Peterson's guitar. [6]
Peterson took part in the WCW Jesse "The Body" Ventura Strongest Arm Tournament in late 1993, but was eliminated in the first round by Sid Vicious. Sidney Raymond Eudy (born July 4, 1960 in West Memphis Arkansas) is an American professional wrestler better known as Sid Vicious On November 20 Peterson was entered in the Battlebowl, a tournament which saw randomly-assigned tag team partners work together in order to progress to the Battlebowl battle royal (the winner of which received a ring). Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Battlebowl was a one-time Professional wrestling Pay-per-view produced by World Championship Wrestling. Battle royal (plural battles royal) traditionally refers to a fight involving three or more combatants which is fought until only one fighter remains standing Peterson was partnered with 2 Cold Scorpio, with whom he lost in the first round to the formidable team of Stunning Steve Austin and Ric Flair. Charles "Charlie" Scaggs During his simultaneous reign as Television and Tag Team Champion he insisted on being referred to as 2 Gold Scorpio. Steven Williams (born Steven Anderson on December 18 1964 This defiance was often shown by Austin flipping McMahon off and incapacitating him with the Richard Morgan Fliehr According to WWE and PWI Flair is an eight-time National Wrestling Alliance (NWA Champion, six-time WCW Champion
Turning face, Peterson formed a tag team with Cactus Jack towards the end of the year. 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 This article refers to the band For the wrestling term see Tag team. Michael Francis "Mick" Foley Sr Early life Foley was born in Bloomington Indiana. At Starrcade 1993 they defeated Tex Slazenger and Shanghai Pierce,[7] and at the January 27, 1994 Clash they defeated The Nasty Boys. Starrcade '93 10th Anniversary was the eleventh annual Starrcade Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event Dennis Knight After dropping the Leatherface gimmick Tex teamed up with Mark Canterbury who wrestled as the masked “Master Blaster” Mark Canterbury (born March 16, 1964 in West Virginia) is a retired American professional wrestler, best known for his stint in the Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) 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 They faced the Nasty Boys once more, this time for the WCW World Tag Team Championships, in a Chicago Street Fight at The United Center at Spring Stampede 1994 but were defeated in a brutal brawl. The World Championship Wrestling (WCW Tag Team Championship was a Professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Championship Wrestling Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing The United Center is an indoor sports arena located in the Near West Side community area of Chicago Illinois. Spring Stampede was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view from World Championship Wrestling held in the month of April in 1994 and then from 1997 to 2000 [6][8]
During his and Jack's feud with The Nasty Boys, Peterson had become increasingly unhappy with their stiffness and insistence on controlling the match. To be stiff in Professional wrestling is to hit an opponent with force During their brawl at Spring Stampede, (Nasty Boy) Brian Knobbs and Peterson did not cooperate on a fall, and Knobbs broke his shoulder as a result. Brian Yandrisovitz The Nastys have not returned to a WWE ring since After the match, WCW President Eric Bischoff shouted at Peterson for hurting Knobbs, and Peterson responded in kind. Eric Aaron Bischoff (born May 27 1957) is an American Entrepreneur and former Professional wrestling booker, producer As a result, Peterson was subsequently buried. He was fired from WCW soon after, although he did help Jack and his new partner, Kevin Sullivan, decisively defeat The Nasty Boys with a well-placed guitar shot. Kevin Francis Sullivan (born October 26 1949) is an American professional wrestler and booker. [6] [9]
The morning after he was released by WCW, Peterson was contacted by wrestler Rick Rude, who convinced WWF owner Vince McMahon to hire him. Richard E Rood ( December 7 1958 – April 20 1999) better known by his Ring name "Ravishing" Vincent Kennedy McMahon (born August 24 1945 popularly known by his Ring name Mr Peterson was renamed Man Mountain Rock by the WWF. The Rock character was considerably more upbeat and less gritty than the popular Maxx Payne character, and did not achieve the same success. Debuting on an episode of WWF Superstars of Wrestling, Man Mountain Rock played a large electric guitar shaped like the WWF logo. WWF Superstars of Wrestling was a Professional wrestling program that debuted on September 6, 1986 and was aired until 2001. An electric guitar is a type of Guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current which is made louder Rock would come to the ring during a commercial, with the arena going pitch black and ring announcer Manny Garcia saying "Ladies and Gentleman, Man Mountain Rock!" Rock would then play his "ax" (electric guitar) while pyro burst off. Rock would frequently state, "If it's too loud, then you're too old!" Vince McMahon, then a commentator, would often comment that Rock "rocked the house". In the latter part of his WWF tenure, Rock's music incurred the wrath of the veteran Bob Backlund, then playing the part of a cantankerous heel crusading against the younger generation, who objected to the music Man Mountain Rock was playing. Robert Lee "Bob" Backlund (born August 14 1949) is an American professional wrestler and Actor with an in ring career In Professional wrestling, a heel is a Villain character In non-wrestling jargon heels are the "bad guys" in pro wrestling storylines. [9] [10]
Peterson had suffered several injuries during his amateur career, and had hoped to secure a backstage position with WCW. When he moved to the WWF, he asked to be made an announcer, but his request was denied. An announcer is a Voice actor who works in Television, Radio or Film, usually providing Narrations News updates Station His career in the WWF met with several disruptions, including a serious hernia, an addiction to pain pills and downers and a Marijuana habit, which ultimately led to his release in 1995. A hernia is a protrusion of a tissue, structure or part of an organ through the muscular tissue or the membrane by which it is normally contained Drug addiction is widely considered a pathological state. The disorder of addiction involves the progression of acute Drug use to the development of drug-seeking Depressant is a chemical agent that diminishes the function or activity of a specific part of the body (see also Sedative) Cannabis, also known as marijuana or marihuana, or ganja (from Hindi / Sanskrit: गांजा gānjā hemp) is a Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 [9]
While working for the WWF, Peterson filmed several hours of behind-the-scenes footage with a video camera which he often carried. A camcorder is a portable Consumer electronics device for recording Video and audio using a built-in recorder unit Peterson often claimed that he would release a documentary called "The Thing that Should Not Be" or "The Real Maxx Payne" based on the footage, but never did. Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt in one fashion or another to " Document " reality The footage reportedly contained scenes showing substance abuse and solicitation. Substance abuse is the overindulgence in and dependence of a Drug or other chemical leading to effects that are detrimental to the individual's physical and mental health Prostitution is the act of performing Sexual activity in exchange for Money. [9]
In July 2003 Peterson filed a $10 million USD lawsuit in the United States district court for Utah against Rockstar Games, 3D Realms, Gathering of Developers, and Remedy Entertainment. July 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been In law a lawsuit is a civil action brought before a Court in which the party commencing the action the Plaintiff, seeks a legal or equitable remedy The United States district courts are the general Trial courts of the United States federal court system. The State of Utah (ˈjuːtɔː or) is a western state of the United States. Rockstar Games, (also known as Rockstar NYC) is a British -founded development division of Video game publisher Take-Two Interactive 3D Realms (legal name Apogee Software Ltd) is the name of a video and computer game producer (not publisher and developer based in Garland Texas, a suburb of Gathering of Developers (aka God Games and Gathering) was a Texas-based PC and video games publishing company founded in January 1998 with the mission to bridge the Remedy Entertainment is a Finnish Computer game developer founded in 1995 and based in Espoo Finland. Peterson accused them of stealing his ring name Maxx Payne and his neo-noir theme for the protagonist of the video game Max Payne. Neo-noir (from the Greek Neo, new and the French noir black is a type of Motion picture that prominently utilizes elements of Film A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. Max Payne is a Third-person shooter Video game developed by the Finnish company Remedy Entertainment, produced by 3D Realms [11] [12] [3]
The suit was settled out of court in 2005 for an undisclosed amount. For other uses of settlement including legal uses see Settlement. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Peterson worked briefly for NWA Mississippi in 2000, and on October 7 he defeated Bob Serio for the NWA Mississippi Taped Fist Championship. The National Wrestling Alliance ( NWA) is the largest governing body for a group of independent Professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) He later vacated the title. [13]
On April 17, 2004, Peterson addressed an audience in the Schubert Theater at the Western States College for the Performing Arts in Gooding, Idaho, talking about professional wrestling. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Gooding is the County seat and largest city of Gooding County, Idaho, United States. [14]
Peterson continues to be involved in film projects.