William Alvin Moody (born April 10, 1954) better known by his ring name Paul Bearer, is a former professional wrestling manager. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) A ring name is a Stage name used by a professional wrestler, or in some cases a Martial artist or boxer. Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff In Professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler (or wrestlers for a variety of reasons He is best known for his career with World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment as the manager of The Undertaker and Kane. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, Mark William Calaway (born March 24 1965 is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name The Undertaker. Glen Thomas Jacobs In the 1988–1989 season he was an NCAA All-star; he is still listed in the Truman State University media guide as holding the record for highest

Career

Early career

He entered the professional wrestling business in his teenage years as a ringside photographer. After high school, he enlisted in the United States Air Force, serving four years on active duty; during this time, he occasionally wrestled for Gulf Coast independent promotions during off-duty hours. High school is the name used in some parts of the world (in particular Scotland, North America and Australia) to describe an institution In Professional wrestling, the independent circuit or indy circuit refers to the many independent promotions which are much smaller than major televised In 1978, he began managing as Percy Pringle (or, alternately, Percival Pringle III) in southeastern independent promotions. There had been previous Percy Pringles in wrestling who were not William Moody. He married his wife Dianna the same year, and the couple had two sons Michael and Daniel. Daniel wrestles independently as "The Future Legend" D. J. Pringle. Immediately after his oldest son's birth, he cut back his involvement in the wrestling business in order to obtain a degree in mortuary science and earn certification as a funeral director and embalmer. A funeral is a Ceremony marking a person's Death. Funerary customs comprise the complex of Beliefs and practices used by a Culture to remember Embalming, in most modern Cultures is the Art and Science of temporarily preserving human remains to forestall Decomposition Pringle has maintained his licenses ever since.

In 1984, he resumed full-time involvement in the wrestling business, using his Pringle character in Florida Championship Wrestling, World Class Championship Wrestling in Texas, and the United States Wrestling Association (a successor to WCCW). Championship Wrestling from Florida (CWF was the corporate and brand name of the Tampa Florida wrestling office existing from 1961 when Eddie Graham World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW was a popular regional Professional wrestling promotion run out of Dallas and Fort Worth Texas. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. The United States Wrestling Association or USWA was a Professional wrestling promotional organization based in Memphis Tennessee. During this time, he served as manager for numerous wrestlers; he notably managed Rick Rude, "Stunning" Steve Austin, and Mark Calaway in their early careers. Richard E Rood ( December 7 1958 – April 20 1999) better known by his Ring name "Ravishing" Steven Williams (born Steven Anderson on December 18 1964 This defiance was often shown by Austin flipping McMahon off and incapacitating him with the Mark William Calaway (born March 24 1965 is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name The Undertaker. ^[1] As Percy Pringle, he was also associated with the careers of Lex Luger, Eric Embry, and The Ultimate Warrior. Lawrence Wendell Pfohl (born June 2, 1958) 5 time United States Heavyweight Champion, He held the title until NWA's first Pay-per-view Douglas Eric Embry is a retired Professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with the United States Wrestling Association and World Class Championship For the South Korean film Ultimate Warrior see Musa (film. For other uses see Warrior (disambiguation.

World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment

1990-2003

He joined the World Wrestling Federation in December 1990, after being mentioned by Rick Rude to WWF owner Vince McMahon. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Vincent Kennedy McMahon (born August 24 1945 popularly known by his Ring name Mr McMahon used Pringle's real-life involvement in the funeral industry to create the character of Paul Bearer (a play on pallbearer), the manager of The Undertaker. A pallbearer is one of several Funeral participants who helps carry the Casket of a deceased person from a religious or memorial service or Mark William Calaway (born March 24 1965 is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name The Undertaker. Paul Bearer made his first appearance in January 1991, and he played the character for over thirteen years. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. As Undertaker's manager, as a heel and later a face, for over five years, he was a mentor, friend, and keeper of the urn from which Undertaker drew strength. Bearer also hosted the WWF interview show entitled 'The Funeral Parlor', which included memorable segments such as the Ultimate Warrior being locked inside a casket, among others. Eventually Bearer turned heel again by betraying his long-time friend at SummerSlam 1996 to align himself with Undertaker's enemy Mankind. SummerSlam (1996 was the ninth annual SummerSlam Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF Michael Francis "Mick" Foley Sr Early life Foley was born in Bloomington Indiana. During this time, Bearer would also enlist the services of The Executioner and Vader to do battle against the Undertaker. Terry 'Bam Bam' Gordy ( April 23 1961 - July 16 2001) was a Professional wrestler who was most famous in the United States for Later, Paul Bearer also went on to bring Undertaker's "brother" Kane (who was eventually billed as Bearer's illegitimate son through Undertaker's mother and thus Undertaker's half-brother, rather than full brother) to the WWF, which led to a bitter rivalry. Glen Thomas Jacobs In the 1988–1989 season he was an NCAA All-star; he is still listed in the Truman State University media guide as holding the record for highest During that time he changed his looks, shedding the makeup of ghostly pallor and jet-black hair in favor of brown hair and less make-up. Paul and Undertaker became a team once again as heels towards the end of 1998 and formed the Ministry of Darkness but departed from the WWF in September 1999 as a result of an injury. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The Ministry of Darkness was a Professional wrestling heel stable in the World Wrestling Federation or WWF (now known as World Wrestling Entertainment September 1999 was a month with thirty days The following events also occurred during the month In early 2000, Bearer, who turned face once more briefly, returned to WWF TV as now-face Kane's manager, but he retired from on-screen performing shortly after WrestleMania 2000. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. WrestleMania 2000 was the sixteenth annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view produced by the World Wrestling Entertainment

Later that year, he went backstage to serve as a WWF road agent, stage manager, and talent scout. His contract with WWE ended in October 2002; he spent the next year working with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. October 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA) is an American Professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett In October 2003, he signed a new three-year contract with WWE. October 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - At that time, he was suffering from health problems and depression related to his morbid obesity and underwent gastric bypass surgery in November 2003. Obesity is a condition in which excess Body fat has accumulated to such an extent that health may be negatively affected Gastric bypass procedures (GBP are any of a group of similar operations used to treat Morbid obesity —the severe accumulation of excess weight as fatty tissue—and the health As a signing bonus, WWE agreed to help pay for the surgery.

2004-present

After recovering, he reappeared as Paul Bearer in March 2004 at WrestleMania XX, alongside Undertaker in the latter's match against Kane. March 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September WrestleMania XX was the twentieth WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE

In a spring 2004 angle, Paul Bearer was kidnapped by The Dudley Boyz under the direction of Paul Heyman. For the rest of the stable see Dudley family. For the competitive video game team formerly known as Team 3D see 3D Paul Heyman (born September 11, 1965) is an American entertainment producer most well-known for his former roles in Professional wrestling This was set up in order to temporarily write Bearer out of WWE storylines because he had to undergo emergency gallbladder surgery after suddenly developing gallstones (a frequent side effect of gastric bypass surgery). The gallbladder (or cholecyst sometimes gall bladder is a small organ whose function in the body is to store Bile and aid in the digestive process In Medicine, gallstones (choleliths are Crystalline bodies formed within the body by accretion or concretion of normal or abnormal Bile component

For the June 27, 2004 PPV The Great American Bash, a match pitting Undertaker against both of the Dudley Boyz was booked. Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " 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 The Great American Bash is an annual summer Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment. For the rest of the stable see Dudley family. For the competitive video game team formerly known as Team 3D see 3D Paul Bearer would be encased in a glass crypt backstage, covered up to his chest in cement. In the storyline, Heyman demanded that Undertaker throw the match or else see Bearer suffocated in cement. By the time of the PPV, Pringle had recovered from his latest operation and would appear on-screen.

Undertaker won the match but proceeded afterwards to pull the lever that sent cement into the crypt, completely burying Paul Bearer and, in kayfabe terms, suffocating him (Bearer was not really at the event. In Professional wrestling, kayfabe (ˈkeɪfeɪb KAY-fayb) refers to the portrayal of events within the industry as "real" that is the portrayal of professional The WWE had recorded footage of Paul Bearer in the crypt before the event. During the event, there was a stunt double in the crypt the whole time. That is why the TV audience could only see Paul Bearer and the crypt he was in -- since he wasn't there, they couldn't actually show anyone on screen with Bearer). ^[3] This shot ended the PPV and caused numerous complaints toward WWE, as in essence they had shown a (kayfabe) murder. However, the live audience saw an extended ending in which Bearer surfaced for air and was carried from the arena on a stretcher. On the following week's SmackDown!, Bearer was acknowledged to be alive, although gravely injured, for kayfabe purposes. WWE Friday Night SmackDown is a Professional wrestling Television program for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE that is currently airing The rehearsal taping earlier in the day of the Bash - with Undertaker ad-libbing and only half of the stunt complete, in an empty arena - was leaked onto the internet dirt sheets and actually broadcast live by accident in many of the TV markets. However, having two years remaining on his contract, Bearer's WWE career wasn't over; he was used as a booker for the company up until WWE decided to terminate his contract, giving him ninety days notice on April 11, 2005. Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

On June 10, 2005, Bearer announced that he had signed a new deal with WWE which would allow WWE to market his persona and which would involve him attending autograph sessions and making promotional appearances. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Such an appearance occurred in late January 2007 at a SmackDown/ECW live event in Mobile, Alabama, where he joined the Brothers of Destruction at ringside, wearing his Paul Bearer attire, and carrying the original urn. January 2007 is the first month of that year It began on a Monday and 31 days later ended on a Wednesday. WWE Friday Night SmackDown is a Professional wrestling Television program for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE that is currently airing Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW) is a Professional wrestling brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE based on the independent The Brothers of Destruction are an on and off Professional wrestling Tag team consisting of The Undertaker and Kane, wrestling for He later commented on the event in his blog.

He has recently appeared in the "Where are they now" page, on the WWE website.

In 2008, John Morrison and The Miz hosted a seance for Bearer on their WWE. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common John Randall Hennigan (born October 3 1979 better known by his Ring name John Morrison, is an American Professional wrestler. Michael "Mike" Mizanin Biography Mizanin a native of Parma Ohio, graduated from Normandy High School and attended Miami University com segment "The Dirt Sheet" to gain information about Kane, presuming that Bearer is dead - despite the last mention of him on WWE TV saying that Bearer was alive.

Personal life

Has two sons: Michael and Daniel, who wrestle as The Future Legend D. J. Pringle respectively on the independent circuit. ^[4]

Bearer's health has greatly improved since his surgery. His official site has a page featuring pictures of him, one taken the night before his bypass surgery and a second taken on the first anniversary of the operation. One year later, he admitted in an entry on his blog that he had weighed 525 pounds (238 kg) before the operation but is now under 300 pounds (136 kg).

In September and October 2005 he conducted three shoot interviews for Ring of Honor. PortalCurrent events News collections and sources WikipediaNews collections and sources. PortalCurrent events News collections and sources See WikipediaNews collections and sources. In Professional wrestling, a shoot refers to any unplanned event &ndash that is an event that is "real" and not staged Ring of Honor (ROH is an American Professional wrestling promotion. Two were done exclusively about him, talking about his career in wrestling. The third was with friend and fellow wrestling manager Jim Cornette. James Mark "Jim" Cornette (born September 17 1961 is an American Professional wrestling manager, commentator, promoter He returned fulltime to the funeral business in 2006. In 2005, Bearer started his own independent promotion known as Gulf South Wrestling, which he announced closed on his official blog in May 2007, due to his fulltime schedule in funeral service.

In wresting

Accomplishments

Pro Wrestling Illustrated

• Manager of the Year (1998)

Gulf Coast Wrestlers Reunion

• Pioneer Award 2001 Member Of The Board Of Directors

Cauliflower Alley Club

• Recognition Of Professional Accomplishments (2003)

World Wrestling Entertainment

• Legend's Contract 2005

Wrestlers managed

• Logan McDonald
• The Assassin
• Blackjack Mulligan
• Buzz Sawyer
• Cactus Jack
• Danny Jaxx
• Dewey Robertson 'The Missing Link'
• Dingo Warrior
• Don Jardine
• Eric Embry
• The Executioner
• The Great Kabuki
• Hot N Heavy- D. The PWI Manager of the Year Award, given yearly from 1972 through 1999 by Professional wrestling Magazine Pro Wrestling Joseph "Jody" Hamilton (born August 1938 is a retired American Professional wrestler and current wrestling promoter and trainer Blackjack Mulligan (Born Robert Deroy Windham on November 26, 1942 in Sweetwater Texas) is a former professional wrestler Buzz Sawyer (born Bruce Woyan October 14, 1959 - February 7, 1992) was a Professional wrestler who went by the Michael Francis "Mick" Foley Sr Early life Foley was born in Bloomington Indiana. For the South Korean film Ultimate Warrior see Musa (film. For other uses see Warrior (disambiguation. Don Jardine ( 24 March 1940 in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada &ndash 16 December 2006 in Wetaskiwin Alberta Douglas Eric Embry is a retired Professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with the United States Wrestling Association and World Class Championship Terry 'Bam Bam' Gordy ( April 23 1961 - July 16 2001) was a Professional wrestler who was most famous in the United States for Akihisa Mera (born September 8, 1948 in Nobeoka, Japan) better known as The J. Pringle and Damian LaVaye
• Jack Victory
• Dylan Kage
• Kane
• King Parsons
• Koko B. Ware
• Lex Luger
• Mankind
• Matt Borne
• Rick Rude
• Steve Austin
• Suger Bear Harris
• The Undertaker
• Vader
• Erin Saunders

Notes

References

• Stone Cold Steve Austin and Jim Ross (2003). The Stone Cold Truth. Pocket Books. ISBN 0743477200.  

External links

• Official site - PercyPringle.com
• Official blog
• WWE where are they now?