| Rick Williams | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Ring name(s) | Rio, Lord of the Jungle Renegade |
| Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Billed weight | 255 lb (116 kg) |
| Born | October 16, 1965 Atlanta, Georgia |
| Died | February 23, 1999 (aged 33) |
| Billed from | Parts Unknown |
| Trained by | Terry Taylor Jody Hamilton WCW Power Plant |
| Debut | 1992 |
Richard C. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Terry Taylor (born Paul W Taylor III on August 12 1955) is an American retired professional wrestler Joseph "Jody" Hamilton (born August 1938 is a retired American Professional wrestler and current wrestling promoter and trainer The WCW Power Plant was a Professional wrestling school located in Atlanta and owned and operated by World Championship Wrestling. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Williams (October 16, 1965 - February 23, 1999) was an American professional wrestler, better known as Renegade. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) 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
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Career
Rick Williams began wrestling in 1992 after a stint as a male stripper. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) A striptease or Exotic dance is a form of erotic entertainment usually a Dance, in which the performer known as a "stripper" gradually undresses He went by the name Rio, Lord of the Jungle but achieved no real success on the independent circuit. In Professional wrestling, the independent circuit or indy circuit refers to the many independent promotions which are much smaller than major televised
Williams's career peaked in 1995 when he was hired by World Championship Wrestling. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 During early 1995, Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage were involved in the main-event feud with the Dungeon of Doom stable. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Terrance "Terry" Gene Bollea (born August 11 1953 better known by his Ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American Actor, and retired professional Randall Mario Poffo (born November 15 1952) a 1 time Intercontinental Champion He is a graduate of Downers Grove North High School The Dungeon of Doom was the name of a Professional wrestling stable in World Championship Wrestling that existed from 1995 to 1997 For a big upcoming tag team match, Hogan and Savage began claiming that their mystery partner would be "the Ultimate Surprise" and showed a silhouette of a man with long hair and tassels tied to his arms, implying that the Ultimate Warrior was the man in question. For the South Korean film Ultimate Warrior see Musa (film. For other uses see Warrior (disambiguation. When the day arrived, fans saw a very familiar-looking man to very familiar-sounding theme music. He was called The Renegade, billed by Hogan as "the man that's gonna bring Hulkamania into the 21st Century", and wrestled in the exact same style as the Ultimate Warrior. For the South Korean film Ultimate Warrior see Musa (film. For other uses see Warrior (disambiguation.
Managed by Jimmy Hart, Williams soon overran many heels and eventually won the WCW Television Championship from Arn Anderson. In Professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler (or wrestlers for a variety of reasons Jimmy Ray Hart Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards * Manager of the Year in 1983 * Best Interviews In Professional wrestling, a heel is a Villain character In non-wrestling jargon heels are the "bad guys" in pro wrestling storylines. 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 Martin Anthony Lunde (born September 20 1958) better known by his Ring name Arn Anderson, is a former American professional wrestler By this stage, however, the real Ultimate Warrior had appeared in several wrestling magazines, dispelling the belief of some fans that Williams was the Ultimate Warrior. He was forced to wrestle under a new name (like John Tenta, Ed Leslie, and Ray Traylor); his original name was trademarked by the World Wrestling Federation, as the court sided in favor of Warrior. Edward Harrison Leslie (born April 21 1957) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his work in the World Wrestling Federation Raymond W Traylor Jr (May 2 1963 – September 22 2004 was an American professional wrestler. A trademark or trade mark, represented by the symbols ™ and ®, or mark is a distinctive sign or indicator used by an individual World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, As Renegade's fanbase quickly evaporated, he dropped the Television Championship to Diamond Dallas Page. For the 1930s cricketer see Dallas Page (cricketer Page Joseph Falkinburg Jr During the November 6, 1995 edition of Nitro, Renegade was buried on TV by a heel Jimmy Hart when Hart "re-possessed" the gimmick saying, "You're not a Renegade! You're just plain Rick!". WCW Monday Nitro was a weekly Professional wrestling program produced by World Championship Wrestling. Jimmy Ray Hart Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards * Manager of the Year in 1983 * Best Interviews He then receded into the background.
Over the next two years, Williams was steadily de-pushed, eventually languishing as a jobber on the WCW "b-shows" WCW Thunder and WCW Saturday Night and put in a feud with former tag team partner and jobber Joe Gomez that went nowhere. In Professional wrestling, a push is an attempt by the booker to make the wrestler win more matches and become more popular with the fans In professional wrestling slang, the term job describes a losing performance in a wrestling match WCW Thunder was a Professional wrestling show produced by World Championship Wrestling which aired on TBS from January 8 WCW Saturday Night was the weekly Saturday night TV show on TBS produced by World Championship Wrestling. Joe Gomez is an American professional wrestler who competes in Southeastern independent promotions including Florida Championship Wrestling, Maximum Pro Wrestling He was used as a stunt double for the Ultimate Warrior when he joined WCW for a short period in 1998. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) WCW opted not to renew Williams's contract in late 1998 and Williams, severely depressed, committed suicide on February 23, 1999. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Major depressive disorder, also known as major depression, unipolar depression, unipolar disorder, clinical depression, or simply depression Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Arn Anderson, who initially put him over, would lament his death in an interview saying that too much was expected of him by WCW being where he was in his wrestling career to be pushed to the level of Hogan. Martin Anthony Lunde (born September 20 1958) better known by his Ring name Arn Anderson, is a former American professional wrestler
Wrestling facts
- Finishing and signature moves
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- Renegade Splash (Splash)
Championships and accomplishments
External links
Aerial techniques are spectacular maneuvers using the ring and its posts and ropes as aids used in Professional wrestling to show off the speed and agility of a wrestler 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 The WCW World Television Championship was a Professional wrestling title in World Championship Wrestling.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic