Peter Senerchia (born October 11, 1967),^[2] is an American retired professional wrestler and current color commentator best known by his ring name Tazz, (originally Tazmaniac and later shortened to simply Taz). The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass The stone is a unit of Weight. It is part of the Imperial system of weights and measures used in the British Isles, and formerly used in most Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Red Hook is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, USA. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Massapequa is a hamlet (and a Census-designated place) located in Nassau County New York. Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. Johnny Rodriguez (born May 16 1938 is a retired American professional wrestler. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 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 A color commentator, sometimes known as a color analyst, is a member of the Broadcasting team for a sporting event who assists the Play-by-play A ring name is a Stage name used by a professional wrestler, or in some cases a Martial artist or boxer. He is currently under contract to World Wrestling Entertainment, where he does commentary for the ECW brand. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW) is a Professional wrestling brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE based on the independent The World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/E Brand Extension was a process first used in 2002 by said Professional wrestling promotion as a means ^[1]

From his wrestling career he is probably best remembered from his tenure in Extreme Championship Wrestling, where he held the World Heavyweight,^[3] Television,^[4] and Tag Team championships,^[5] as well as (kayfabe) created the FTW Championship. Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW) was a Professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia Pennsylvania in 1992 by The Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW Championship is a Professional wrestling world championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. 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 World Tag Team Championship was the Tag team championship contested in Eastern Championship Wrestling and Extreme In Professional wrestling, a championship or title is a recognition of a wrestler being the best in their promotion 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 Extreme Championship Wrestling FTW (Fuck The World Heavyweight Championship (also referred to as the Brooklyn ^[6] His World Wrestling Entertainment career came to an early halt in 2002 when mounting injuries forced him to retire from in-ring action and take up his current position as commentator, first for the SmackDown! brand, then ECW. WWE Friday Night SmackDown is a Professional wrestling Television program for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE that is currently airing ^[1]

Career

Senerchia debuted in professional wrestling in Puerto Rico in 1987 after being trained by Johnny Rodz. Johnny Rodriguez (born May 16 1938 is a retired American professional wrestler. He wrestled as Kid Krush before moving on to the name Tasmaniac, which he would use variations on for the rest of his career. A ring name is a Stage name used by a professional wrestler, or in some cases a Martial artist or boxer. ^[2] In the early 1990s, as The Tasmaniac, he wrestled for International World Class Championship Wrestling and held the IWCCW Light Heavyweight Championship for six months in 1991. International World Class Championship Wrestling (IWCCW was an independent Professional wrestling promotion based in Boston Massachusetts. The ICW / IWCCW Light Heavyweight Championship was the championship for Light heavyweights at a maximum weight of 220 lbs ^[7]

Extreme Championship Wrestling

In October 1993, he and Jack Chetti debuted in the Philadelphia-based Eastern Championship Wrestling (ECW)—just prior to its name change to Extreme Championship Wrestling—as the tag team The Tazmaniacs. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW) was a Professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia Pennsylvania in 1992 by This article refers to the band For the wrestling term see Tag team. ^[8] When that team broke up he was put into one with Kevin Sullivan, with whom he won the ECW Tag Team Championship twice;^[5] the Tazmaniac becoming a double champion during their second reign when he also held the ECW Television Championship for one night in March of 1994. Kevin Francis Sullivan (born October 26 1949) is an American professional wrestler and booker. The Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW World Tag Team Championship was the Tag team championship contested in Eastern Championship Wrestling and Extreme The ECW World Television Championship was the secondary title in Extreme Championship Wrestling from 1992 until it folded in 2001 ^[4] For most of the rest of the year he floated around the tag ranks, teaming with different partners. He held the title once more, this time with Sabu, until Sabu was (legitimately) fired by ECW owner Paul Heyman for no showing an event in favor of appearing at another event in Japan. Terry Michael Brunk ( December 12 1964) better known by his Ring name Sabu, is an American professional wrestler. In Professional wrestling, legit (from "legitimate" is a slang term used to describe a match or event which has not been booked, or a performer Paul Heyman (born September 11, 1965) is an American entertainment producer most well-known for his former roles in Professional wrestling ^[9]

Tazmanic was put out of action by a (legitimate) injury for much of 1995. In Professional wrestling, legit (from "legitimate" is a slang term used to describe a match or event which has not been booked, or a performer During a tag team match 2 Cold Scorpio and Dean Malenko delivered a spike piledriver to him, and though he knew it was coming, he didn't have time to properly protect himself. Charles "Charlie" Scaggs During his simultaneous reign as Television and Tag Team Champion he insisted on being referred to as 2 Gold Scorpio. Dean Simon (born August 4 1960 World Wrestling Entertainment was previously known as World Wrestling Federation (WWF The double-team maneuvers in Professional wrestling are executed by two wrestlers instead of one and typically are used by tag teams in tag team matches As he explained on the DVD documentary The Rise and Fall of ECW, "The impact jacked my neck back and that was it. The Rise and Fall of ECW is a documentary DVD produced by World Wrestling Entertainment. The neck is the part of the Body on many limbed Vertebrates that distinguishes the head from the Torso or trunk " The neck injury was so bad that, according to Tommy Dreamer, hospital staff couldn't believe he'd walked into the hospital where he sought help after the match. Thomas Laughlin In addition to his current role Dreamer is best known for the time he spent in the Philadelphia based Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW Though he was unable to wrestle, Paul Heyman continued to pay him per their oral agreement, forging a loyalty between the men. ^[10]

When he returned, he did so with a revamped gimmick and used the shortened name Taz. The new character had him clad in a black singlet and exhibiting a more physically intense in-ring style, focusing his offense on suplexes—which announcer Joey Styles called "Tazplexes"—earning him the nickname "Human Suplex Machine". A suplex is an Offensive move used in wrestling both in competitive Sport wrestling, including Olympic and collegiate wrestling and Professional wrestling Joseph Carmine Bonsignore On the May 1, 2006 edition of RAW, Styles announced that he was quitting by delivering a worked shoot promo in which He also debuted his Tazmission finishing maneuver, causing opponents to tap out to signal their submission as in mixed martial arts instead of nodding their head or vocally saying "yes". A submission (depending on the context also referred to as a " tap out " or " tapping out " is a Combat sports term for yielding to 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 This quirk was soon picked up by other companies throughout the country. ^[11] After feuds with 2 Cold Scorpio, Jason, and Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran Paul Varelans, Taz and his former partner Sabu were put into a angle stemming from the firing incident years earlier. A Professional wrestling feud is a staged rivalry between multiple wrestlers or factions of wrestlers Ronald Jason Knight, is an American professional wrestler and manager better known by his Ring names Jason Knight or simply Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC is a US -based Mixed martial arts (MMA organization currently recognized as the largest MMA promotion in the world Paul Varelans (born 1969) is a professional mixed martial arts fighter Terry Michael Brunk ( December 12 1964) better known by his Ring name Sabu, is an American professional wrestler. The two chased each other throughout 1996 and 1997, including having an altercation on Monday Night Raw, the flagship show of their "competition", during a working agreement between the two companies. This article is about the television program You may be looking for the 1994 video game or the 2002 video game WWE Raw is ^[9] The feud was all designed to lead to ECW's first pay-per-view, Barely Legal, where Taz defeated Sabu with his Tazmission,^[12] only to have his manager, Bill Alfonso, turn on him and join Sabu and his partner Rob Van Dam. 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 Barely Legal was the first Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event held by Extreme Championship Wrestling. In Professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler (or wrestlers for a variety of reasons William Matthew Alfonso (born August 11, 1957 in Tampa Florida) better known as Bill Alfonso is a former Professional wrestling Robert "Rob" Alexander Szatkowski Another venture that Van Dam produces is RVDTV reality based programming looking at the life of Rob Van Dam ^[2] Two months later, at Wrestlepalooza, Taz took the Television Championship from Shane Douglas to begin his second reign,^[4] starting a feud with Bam Bam Bigelow over it and eventually losing it to him. Troy Shane Martin (born November 21 1964) is an American professional wrestler and promoter, better known by his Ring name Scott Charles Bigelow ( September 1 1961 &ndash January 19 2007) was an American professional wrestler, best known

After losing the TV championship, Taz was elevated into the World Heavyweight Championship picture. In May of 1998, with Shane Douglas injured and unable to wrestle, Taz was given an old Television Championship belt painted orange—his trademark color—and began cutting promos declaring himself the FTW Heavyweight Champion of the World. In Professional wrestling, a promo is short for "promotional interview" a dialogue or monologue used to advance a storyline. The Extreme Championship Wrestling FTW (Fuck The World Heavyweight Championship (also referred to as the Brooklyn Though the championship was unsanctioned in kayfabe, it was defended at ECW shows until Douglas was healthy,^[13] at which time Taz defeated him for the ECW World Heavyweight title. In Professional wrestling, kayfabe (ˈkeɪfeɪb KAY-fayb) refers to the portrayal of events within the industry as "real" that is the portrayal of professional ^[14] Just before winning the World title, Taz "gave" the FTW title to long time foe Sabu in a match where he physically pulled Sabu on top of him to allow him to get the pin. ^[6] Taz held the ECW World Championship for nine months before he signed with the World Wrestling Federation, losing the title as the first man eliminated in a three way dance at Anarchy Rulz. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing ^[15] As he walked out of the ring, a large portion of the ECW locker room joined him on the entrance ramp to give him an emotional sendoff. After being off of ECW television for most of the fall, he wrestled one final match as an ECW performer at November to Remember, losing to Rob Van Dam via pinfall. Robert "Rob" Alexander Szatkowski Another venture that Van Dam produces is RVDTV reality based programming looking at the life of Rob Van Dam ^[16]

World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment

Wrestling

Taz debuted for the World Wrestling Federation—with the slightly modified ring name Tazz—at the January 2000 Royal Rumble in a win over the previously undefeated Kurt Angle. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, Royal Rumble (2000 was the thirteenth annual Royal Rumble Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation Kurt Steven Angle (born December 9 1968 is an American professional wrestler and Olympic gold medalist ^[17] Just a few months after Tazz arrived in the WWF, Mike Awesome, the man he'd dropped the ECW World Heavyweight Championship to, signed with World Championship Wrestling. Michael Lee Alfonso ( January 24 1965 &ndash February 17 2007) better known by his Ring name Mike Awesome, was an Legal wrangling by Paul Heyman prevented Awesome from taking the title belt with him, and in a piece of bizarre wrestling history, ECW and WWF officials agreed to have Tazz, a WWF wrestler, make a surprise appearance at an ECW show to defeat Awesome, a WCW wrestler, for the ECW Championship. ^[18] Tazz held the belt for ten days before losing it to Tommy Dreamer, during which time he wore it on various WWF shows, including an episode of SmackDown! where he lost to the WWF Champion Triple H^[19]—a booking decision Vince McMahon later expressed some regret about. Thomas Laughlin In addition to his current role Dreamer is best known for the time he spent in the Philadelphia based Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW WWE Friday Night SmackDown is a Professional wrestling Television program for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE that is currently airing This article is about the championship that is currently defended on the SmackDown brand of WWE Paul Michael Levesque better known by his Ring name Triple H, an abbreviation of his former ring name Hunter Hearst Helmsley Vincent Kennedy McMahon (born August 24 1945 popularly known by his Ring name Mr ^[20]

After losing the ECW title, Tazz was placed into the WWF Intercontinental Championship picture, but never won the title. The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Intercontinental Championship is a Professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. In the summer, after taking time off for an arm injury, he was turned heel and placed into a feud with color commentator Jerry "the King" Lawler. In Professional wrestling, a heel is a Villain character In non-wrestling jargon heels are the "bad guys" in pro wrestling storylines. A color commentator, sometimes known as a color analyst, is a member of the Broadcasting team for a sporting event who assists the Play-by-play Jerry Lawler (born November 29 1949 is an American Musician, Film Actor, Politician, professional wrestler and wrestling ^[21] The feud included matches at SummerSlam^[22] and Unforgiven pay-per-views, which they split. SummerSlam (2000 was the thirteenth annual SummerSlam Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation Unforgiven is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment, which has been held in September since the ^[23] Tazz was only able to pick up the Unforgiven win when he received help from a debuting Raven, however, and afterwards the duo formed a tag team that lasted until November. Scott Anthony Levy (born September 8 1964 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) better known by his Ring name Raven, is an American Professional This article refers to the band For the wrestling term see Tag team.

When the Invasion angle began Tazz acted as "the voice of the WCW/ECW Alliance", sticking up for them and telling their side whenever possible. This article is about the storyline For the pay-per-view see WWF InVasion. The Alliance (aka The WCW/ECW Alliance) was a Professional wrestling stable in the World Wrestling Federation that lasted from July 2001 He eventually left the stable after Stone Cold Steve Austin criticized his decision to stay on commentary rather than help Alliance leader Stephanie McMahon. Steven Williams (born Steven Anderson on December 18 1964 This defiance was often shown by Austin flipping McMahon off and incapacitating him with the Stephanie Marie McMahon-Levesque She is the daughter of WWE Chairman Vince McMahon and WWE CEO Linda McMahon, and is the younger sister of Shane McMahon ^[24]

Lawler returned to the company on November 19, 2001 and resumed his place as commentator, with Tazz becoming both a wrestler and a commentator. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. ^[25] In January he and Spike Dudley won the World Tag Team Championship,^[26] holding it for over a month before losing it to Billy and Chuck. Matthew Johnathan "Matt" Hyson (born August 13 1970) and was a Third grade English Teacher. The World Tag Team Championship is a Professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. Billy and Chuck was the Professional wrestling Tag team of Billy Gunn and Chuck Palumbo seen in World Wrestling Entertainment ^[27]

Commentating

His injuries mounting,^[28] Tazz began performing part time commentary on Sunday Night Heat in October 2000. WWE Heat (formerly known as WWE Sunday Night Heat and capitalized as WWE HEAT) was a Professional wrestling show for He joined the SmackDown! team in February 2001 after Jerry "the King" Lawler quit the company, as well as becoming one of the trainers for the joint WWF/MTV produced reality series Tough Enough. Jerry Lawler (born November 29 1949 is an American Musician, Film Actor, Politician, professional wrestler and wrestling MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. WWE Tough Enough (originally known as WWF Tough Enough) was a Reality television show produced by World Wrestling Entertainment ^[21]

When World Wrestling Entertainment split into two brands, Tazz was put on SmackDown!, where he again became color commentator. The World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/E Brand Extension was a process first used in 2002 by said Professional wrestling promotion as a means WWE Friday Night SmackDown is a Professional wrestling Television program for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE that is currently airing ^[29] Not long after he retired from the ring, he became a full time broadcaster. ^[30] He co-hosted SmackDown! for World Wrestling Entertainment until a third brand, ECW, was introduced, at which point he became the color commentator for that show. Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW) is a Professional wrestling brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE based on the independent ^[1] He is also co-host, with Joey Styles, of History of Extreme Championship Wrestling on WWE 24/7, a show that re-airs archived episodes of the original ECW's weekly television programs. Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW) was a Professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia Pennsylvania in 1992 by Before and during episodes he and Styles provide insight into the storylines, inner workings, and general ambiance of ECW at the time—as they remember it.

In February of 2006, Tazz and his SmackDown! broadcasting partner, Michael Cole, hosted a week long trial run of a show on Howard 101 on Sirius Satellite Radio, but the show was not picked up. Michael Sean Coulthard Due to his war zone experience in 1995 he was also selected to cover the aftermath of the bombing of the Alfred P Howard 100 and Howard 101 are Sirius Satellite Radio channels that carry programming affiliated with Howard Stern. He also hosted a talk show on 92.3 Free FM at sporadic intervals between late summer 2006 and early 2007, but it was not picked up and the station changed formats, replacing all post morning programming with music. WXRK (923 MHz known on-air as " 92-3 K-Rock " is a Radio station in New York City.

During the recording of the April 29, 2008 episode of ECW, Tazz's broadcast partner Mike Adamle abruptly walked off set prior to the main event. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Michael David Adamle (born October 4 1949) is a sports personality and former National Football League player Moments later, after reading the promo for the upcoming pay-per-view, Tazz walked out as well, leaving the main event with no commentators. ^[31]

In wrestling

• Finishing and signature moves
  • Tazmission (ECW) / Tazzmission (WWE) (Half nelson choke with bodyscissors)
  • Multiple suplex variations referred to as Taz–Plexes by play-by-play announcer Joey Styles
    • Tazmission^[32] (Half nelson choke)
    • Hardway (Modified side head and arm, sometimes from the top rope)
    • T–Bone (Exploder)
    • Overhead head and arm, sometimes from the top rope
    • Capture
    • Release German
    • Release dragon
    • Release tiger
    • Northern lights
    • Wheelbarrow
    • Pumphandle
  • Concrete Crash (Double leg slam)
  • Angry Man's Clothesline (Knock–out clothesline)
  • Brooklyn Boot (Running big boot)
  • Kneebar
  • Cross armbar

• Managers
  • Bill Alfonso
  • Woman
  • Paul Heyman

• Nicknames
  • The Human Suplex / Wrecking Machine
  • The One Man Crime Spree
  • The Path of Rage
  • The Most Miserable Man / Son of a Bitch on the Planet

• Entrance theme
  • "Keep It In The Family" by Anthrax
  • "Breed" by Nirvana (ECW)
  • "War Machine" by KISS (ECW)
  • "Path of Rage" by Harry Slash & The Slashtones^[33]
  • "Survive! (If I Let You)" by Harry Slash & The Slashtones^[33] (ECW / WWE)
  • "If You Dare" by Jim Johnston (WWE)
  • "Just Another Victim" by Cypress Hill (WWE)
  • "13" by Jim Johnston (WWE)

Championships and accomplishments

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Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW) was a Professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia Pennsylvania in 1992 by Creatures of the Night is a 1982 Album from US Hard rock / Heavy metal band Kiss. Kiss (also typeset as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in December 1972 The Slashtones (A/K/A "Harry Slash & The Slashtones") are an American Musical group, formed in 1993 by New York native Harry Slash under the name WWF The Music Vol 5 is a Compilation album released by the World Wrestling Federation in 2001 James "Jim" Alan Johnston is a Music composer who has been working for World Wrestling Entertainment since the 1980s World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, WWF Forceable Entry is a Compilation album released by the World Wrestling Federation in 2002 Cypress Hill is an American hip hop group from Los Angeles California. Anthology is a Compilation album released by World Wrestling Entertainment in 2002 The Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW Championship is a Professional wrestling world championship in World Wrestling Entertainment.

• Amateur Wrestling
  • Empire States Heavyweight Championship^[34]
• Century Wrestling Alliance
  • CWA Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[2]
• Eastern / Extreme Championship Wrestling
  • ECW FTW Heavyweight Championship (2 times) (First)^[6]
  • ECW Tag Team Championship^† (2 times)^[5] – with Kevin Sullivan (2)^‡ and Sabu (1)
  • ECW World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)^[3]
  • ECW World Television Championship (2 times)^[4]
• International World Class Championship Wrestling
  • IWCCW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[7]
• World Wrestling Federation
  • WWF Hardcore Championship (3 times)^[35]
  • WWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Spike Dudley^[27]
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI ranked him # 10 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1999. Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW) was a Professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia Pennsylvania in 1992 by The Extreme Championship Wrestling FTW (Fuck The World Heavyweight Championship (also referred to as the Brooklyn The Extreme Championship Wrestling FTW (Fuck The World Heavyweight Championship (also referred to as the Brooklyn The Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW World Tag Team Championship was the Tag team championship contested in Eastern Championship Wrestling and Extreme This is a chronological list of teams that have been ECW Tag Team Champions by Ring name. Kevin Francis Sullivan (born October 26 1949) is an American professional wrestler and booker. Terry Michael Brunk ( December 12 1964) better known by his Ring name Sabu, is an American professional wrestler. The Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW Championship is a Professional wrestling world championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. This is a chronological list of wrestlers that have been ECW Champion by Ring name. The ECW World Television Championship was the secondary title in Extreme Championship Wrestling from 1992 until it folded in 2001 This is a chronological list of wrestlers that have been ECW Television Champion by Ring name. International World Class Championship Wrestling (IWCCW was an independent Professional wrestling promotion based in Boston Massachusetts. The ICW / IWCCW Light Heavyweight Championship was the championship for Light heavyweights at a maximum weight of 220 lbs The ICW / IWCCW Light Heavyweight Championship was the championship for Light heavyweights at a maximum weight of 220 lbs World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Hardcore Championship was a Hardcore wrestling championship defended in World Wrestling Entertainment, (formerly the World This is a chronological list of wrestlers that have been WWE Hardcore Champion by Ring name. The World Tag Team Championship is a Professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. This is a chronological list of teams that have been World Tag Team Champions by Ring name. Matthew Johnathan "Matt" Hyson (born August 13 1970) and was a Third grade English Teacher. Pro Wrestling Illustrated ( PWI) is a Professional wrestling Magazine. Pro Wrestling Illustrated ( PWI) is a Professional wrestling Magazine. ^[36]
  • PWI ranked him # 147 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the PWI Years in 2003. Pro Wrestling Illustrated ( PWI) is a Professional wrestling Magazine. ^[37]

^† The ECW Tag Team Championship reigns were prior to the companies withdrawal from the National Wrestling Alliance and subsequent name change. The National Wrestling Alliance ( NWA) is the largest governing body for a group of independent Professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA They also occurred before ECW declared the tag team championship a "World" championship.

^‡ Only one of these reigns is recognized by World Wrestling Entertainment.

Personal life

Senerchia currently resides in Massapequa, New York with his wife Theresa Smith and son, Tyler. Massapequa is a hamlet (and a Census-designated place) located in Nassau County New York. ^[38] He is the cousin of wrestler Chris Chetti,^[39] whom he helped to train when he was the lead trainer at ECW's House of Hardcore. Christopher "Chris" Chetti At the final ECW pay-per-view Guilty as Charged 2001, Chetti refereed a bout between Nova and Chris Hammerick.

Senerchia was trained in Judo and holds a 3rd dan black belt. meaning "gentle way" is a modern Japanese martial art ( Gendai budō) and Combat sport, that originated in Japan in the late The term Black belt has become widely known as way to describe an expert in Martial arts where a practitioner's level is often marked by the color of the belt ^[8] He attended C.W. Post on Long Island for four years and played on the football team. The CW Post Campus of Long Island University is a private institution of higher education located in Brookville in Nassau County New York. Long Island is an island located in southeastern New York, USA, its western shores directly across from Manhattan, from which the island stretches College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, Colleges and military academies He started his wrestling career when he was in college.

He has a tattoo of the Looney Tunes Tasmanian Devil on his upper left biceps accompanied by the legend TAZ. The Tasmanian Devil, often referred to as "Taz", is an animated cartoon character featured in the Warner Bros His action figure produced by Jakks Pacific does not include the character, but does include the name. JAKKS Pacific Inc is a multi-brand company that designs and markets a broad range of Toys and consumer products and is based in Malibu California. He also has a self designed tattoo on his left lower biceps.

References and notes

External links

• Tazz at WWE.com
• Tazz at Online World of Wrestling
• Tazz at TV.com
• Tazz (Peter Senerchia) at the Internet Movie Database