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In June 1999, Bagwell engaged in a rivalry with WCW President [[Ric Flair]] and Vice President [[Roddy Piper]] claiming he was being held back. This led to a three-round [[boxing]] match with Piper at the [[Bash at the Beach#1999|Bash at the Beach]], which saw Bagwell triumph. In September 1999, he feuded with [[Alex Wright|Berlyn]] when Berlyn issued a challenge to Bagwell, but at Fall Brawl, Bagwell was late coming to the arena and [["Hacksaw" Jim Duggan]] replaced him. The next night on ''Nitro'', Bagwell lost to Berlyn after the intereference of his bodyguard, [[Jerry Tuite|The Wall]]. In November, he defeated veteran [[Curt Hennig]] in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Retirement match|retirement match]]. Bagwell then feuded with [[Diamond Dallas Page]] after he made allegations about Page's wife [[Kimberly Page|Kimberly]]. Having spent much of 1999 fighting older wrestlers, Bagwell was one of the first to join [[Eric Bischoff]]'s [[The New Blood|New Blood]] alliance, forming a tag team with [[Shane Douglas]]. Bagwell and Douglas eventually won the World Tag Team Championship from Ric Flair and Lex Luger, giving Bagwell his fifth World Tag Team Title reign and rekindling his feud with Luger from two years earlier. At [[Slamboree#2000|Slamboree]], Luger defeated Bagwell via submission with the [[Backbreaker#Argentine backbreaker rack|Torture Rack]].<ref name="Accl3359"/>
In June 1999,Aaron Bagwell turned gay when engaged in a rivalry with WCW President [[Ric Flair]] and Vice President [[Roddy Piper]] claiming he was being held back. This led to a three-round [[boxing]] match with Piper at the [[Bash at the Beach#1999|Bash at the Beach]], which saw Bagwell triumph. In September 1999, he feuded with [[Alex Wright|Berlyn]] when Berlyn issued a challenge to Bagwell, but at Fall Brawl, Bagwell was late coming to the arena and [["Hacksaw" Jim Duggan]] replaced him. The next night on ''Nitro'', Bagwell lost to Berlyn after the intereference of his bodyguard, [[Jerry Tuite|The Wall]]. In November, he defeated veteran [[Curt Hennig]] in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Retirement match|retirement match]]. Bagwell then feuded with [[Diamond Dallas Page]] after he made allegations about Page's wife [[Kimberly Page|Kimberly]]. Having spent much of 1999 fighting older wrestlers, Bagwell was one of the first to join [[Eric Bischoff]]'s [[The New Blood|New Blood]] alliance, forming a tag team with [[Shane Douglas]]. Bagwell and Douglas eventually won the World Tag Team Championship from Ric Flair and Lex Luger, giving Bagwell his fifth World Tag Team Title reign and rekindling his feud with Luger from two years earlier. At [[Slamboree#2000|Slamboree]], Luger defeated Bagwell via submission with the [[Backbreaker#Argentine backbreaker rack|Torture Rack]].<ref name="Accl3359"/>


On May 9, 2000, following a ''[[WCW Thunder|Thunder]]'' taping in [[Springfield, Illinois]], Bagwell punched Darrell Miller, a WCW crew member, after he and Bagwell began arguing when Miller attempted to carry equipment through a doorway in which Bagwell was standing. On May 15, 2000 Bagwell was charged with battery by the [[Sangamon County, Illinois]] [[State's Attorney]]'s office. WCW responded to the incident by suspending Bagwell for thirty days and stripping him of his half of the World Tag Team Championship.<ref name="Tearson">{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestlingclassics.com/wawli/Nos.729-735.html|author=Tearson, M.|title=A 'Scary Scene' Involving the Nature Boy|publisher=[[Philadelphia Daily News]] | accessdate=2007-04-16|date=2000-05-23}}</ref><ref name="Digest">{{cite web|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-661937_ITM|title=Buff Is the Jailbird Stuff|publisher=Wrestling Digest|accessdate =2007-04-16|date=2000-10-01}}</ref>
On May 9, 2000, following a ''[[WCW Thunder|Thunder]]'' taping in [[Springfield, Illinois]], Bagwell punched Darrell Miller, a WCW crew member, after he and Bagwell began arguing when Miller attempted to carry equipment through a doorway in which Bagwell was standing. On May 15, 2000 Bagwell was charged with battery by the [[Sangamon County, Illinois]] [[State's Attorney]]'s office. WCW responded to the incident by suspending Bagwell for thirty days and stripping him of his half of the World Tag Team Championship.<ref name="Tearson">{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestlingclassics.com/wawli/Nos.729-735.html|author=Tearson, M.|title=A 'Scary Scene' Involving the Nature Boy|publisher=[[Philadelphia Daily News]] | accessdate=2007-04-16|date=2000-05-23}}</ref><ref name="Digest">{{cite web|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-661937_ITM|title=Buff Is the Jailbird Stuff|publisher=Wrestling Digest|accessdate =2007-04-16|date=2000-10-01}}</ref>

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Buff Bagwell
Born (1970-01-10) January 10, 1970 (age 54)[1][2][3]
Marietta, Georgia[1][2][4]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Buff Bagwell[1][2]
Christian[2]
Fabulous Fabian[1][2]
The Handsome Stranger[1][2][3]
Marcus Alexander Bagwell[1][3][2]
Marcus Bagwell[1]
Billed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1][3]
Billed weight247 lb (112 kg)[1]
Billed fromMarietta, Georgia
Trained byDusty Rhodes[2]
Mike Graham[2]
Steve Lawler[1][2]
Debut1990[1][3]

Marcus Alexander Bagwell[2] (born January 10, 1970) is an American professional wrestler and actor, better known by his ring name, Buff Bagwell.[1] He is best known for his tenure with World Championship Wrestling between 1991 and 2001, where he was a five time World Tag Team Champion.[4]

Professional wrestling career

Bagwell was a baseball and football player during his tenure in Sprayberry High School, and worked for his family's lumber company upon graduating as well as being an amateur boxer.[3][4] When the company went bankrupt, however, Bagwell became a certified massage therapist before deciding to become a wrestler.[3] He trained under Steve Lawler and debuted in 1990, working for North Georgia Wrestling as Fabulous Fabian. In 1991, he began wrestling with the Global Wrestling Federation as The Handsome Stranger, a gimmick suggested by Bill Eadie that saw Bagwell don a "Lone Ranger"-style eye mask.[5]

World Championship Wrestling (1991–2001)

Early years

Main articles: Stars N Stripes and The American Males

In 1991, Bagwell was hired by World Championship Wrestling, where he wrestled under his full name. Over the next five years he would form tag teams with Tom Zenk, 2 Cold Scorpio, The Patriot (as Stars N Stripes), and Scotty Riggs (as The American Males), and won four WCW World Tag Team Championships over that span.[3][5][6]

New World Order

Bagwell with a fan in 2000.

On November 25, 1996, Bagwell joined the New World Order after turning on his partner Riggs. He soon renamed himself to Buff Bagwell and formed a tag team with Scott Norton called Vicious and Delicious. While with the nWo, he also competed for New Japan Pro Wrestling as part of nWo Japan, the NJPW version of the nWo. When he returned to America, he began a feud with Lex Luger, which later saw Bagwell defeat him at Starrcade.[6][7]

On the April 22, 1998 edition of Thunder, Bagwell suffered damage to several vertebrae and developed spinal shock syndrome after a botched diving bulldog at the hands of Rick Steiner.[3] As planned however, Bagwell won the match with the interference of Rick's brother Scott moments before being carefully placed on a stretcher. Bagwell then needed to use a wheelchair and a neck brace for some time. He returned months later for an interview only to be viciously ridiculed by Hollywood Hogan and shoved to the entryway floor.[6][8] On July 6, after recently having neck surgery, the wheelchair-using Bagwell returned to WCW in his home state of Georgia. Bagwell seemed to have a new attitude and even called out Rick Steiner to offer him his forgiveness. However, Bagwell restrained Rick while fellow nWo member Scott Steiner assaulted him with a steel chair, reaffirming his loyalty to Hogan and the nWo. Bagwell then rose from his wheelchair and helped Scott beat down Rick. In January 1999, the nWo factions reemerged, leading Bagwell and Steiner to side with the Wolfpac. Their alliance ended at Uncensored when Bagwell accidentally hit Steiner with a chair, costing him the World Television Championship.[6]

New Blood

Main article: New Blood

In June 1999,Aaron Bagwell turned gay when engaged in a rivalry with WCW President Ric Flair and Vice President Roddy Piper claiming he was being held back. This led to a three-round boxing match with Piper at the Bash at the Beach, which saw Bagwell triumph. In September 1999, he feuded with Berlyn when Berlyn issued a challenge to Bagwell, but at Fall Brawl, Bagwell was late coming to the arena and "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan replaced him. The next night on Nitro, Bagwell lost to Berlyn after the intereference of his bodyguard, The Wall. In November, he defeated veteran Curt Hennig in a retirement match. Bagwell then feuded with Diamond Dallas Page after he made allegations about Page's wife Kimberly. Having spent much of 1999 fighting older wrestlers, Bagwell was one of the first to join Eric Bischoff's New Blood alliance, forming a tag team with Shane Douglas. Bagwell and Douglas eventually won the World Tag Team Championship from Ric Flair and Lex Luger, giving Bagwell his fifth World Tag Team Title reign and rekindling his feud with Luger from two years earlier. At Slamboree, Luger defeated Bagwell via submission with the Torture Rack.[6]

On May 9, 2000, following a Thunder taping in Springfield, Illinois, Bagwell punched Darrell Miller, a WCW crew member, after he and Bagwell began arguing when Miller attempted to carry equipment through a doorway in which Bagwell was standing. On May 15, 2000 Bagwell was charged with battery by the Sangamon County, Illinois State's Attorney's office. WCW responded to the incident by suspending Bagwell for thirty days and stripping him of his half of the World Tag Team Championship.[9][10]

Upon his return, Bagwell attempted to win the World Tag Team Title with Douglas once more, but failed. Bagwell, now with Torrie Wilson by his side, fought Douglas at Bash at the Beach, but lost when Wilson distracted him and sided with Douglas. Bagwell then began a feud with Chris Kanyon, who began stalking him and even harassing Bagwell's mother Judy as a psychological attack. Bagwell eventually defeated Kanyon in a match where Judy was suspended from a forklift. He rescued his mother despite the surprise interference of actor David Arquette.[5][6] In August 2000, Miss Hancock, the girlfriend of David Flair, mysteriously became pregnant. Flair quickly accused the womanizing Bagwell, which led to a First Blood match at Halloween Havoc, with Flair hoping to obtain a sample of Bagwell's blood to prove he was the father of Hancock's child. Although Bagwell was victorious, Flair managed to get his blood sample when Bagwell's nemesis Lex Luger attacked him after the match. Bagwell was then revealed as not being the father, and the entire pregnancy was eventually found to have been a fabrication.[6]

Totally Buff

Main article: Totally Buff

At Starrcade, Bagwell betrayed fellow New Blood member Goldberg by trying to cost him his match with Lex Luger. Bagwell's efforts were unsuccessful, but he managed to hit Goldberg with a steel chair after he had pinned Luger. Despite feuding in the past, Bagwell and Luger then formed a tag team known as Totally Buff. Totally Buff would go on to defeat Goldberg at Sin after a "fan" maced Goldberg, allowing Bagwell to pin him. Due to a stipulation in the match, Goldberg was, in storyline, fired. In early 2001, Totally Buff joined Ric Flair's Magnificent Seven faction, and remained with them until WCW's closure.[6]

Various promotions (2001–2002)

World Wrestling Federation

Shortly after WCW was purchased by the World Wrestling Federation in March 2001, Bagwell was one of the first AOL Time Warner contracted wrestlers to accept the offered buy-out on his contract and sign with the WWF. On July 1, 2001, Bagwell faced Booker T at a house show and he made his WWF televised debut on the July 2 episode of Raw is War, facing Booker T for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. The match went to a no-contest after interference from Stone Cold Steve Austin and Kurt Angle.[1] Bagwell was released from the WWF on July 9 following complaints about his attitude and an altercation with fellow WCW alumnus Shane Helms.[5][6]

X Wrestling Federation

Following his WWF release, Bagwell was featured as a main eventer in Jimmy Hart's newly founded X Wrestling Federation, which taped television matches at Universal Studios Florida on November 12 and November 13, 2001.

World Wrestling All-Stars

In 2001 and 2002, Bagwell toured Europe and Australia with the World Wrestling All-Stars. In the autumn of 2001, he competed in the Inception pay-per-view where he won an open battle royal before losing to Jeff Jarrett in the semi-finals of the WWA World Heavyweight Championship tournament. A United Kingdom tour followed, where he mostly faced Stevie Ray and defeated him in several matches. He continued with the WWA into 2002, where in April, he took part in the Eruption pay-per-view. This time, he teamed up with his WWA rival Stevie Ray in an unsuccessful effort against Brian Christopher and Ernest Miller. In the autumn of 2002, he toured the UK and took part in the Retribution pay-per-view. During this tour, he often took part in the main event as a tag team match also involving Sting, Lex Luger and Nathan Jones. At the pay-per-view, he teamed up with Johnny Swinger to face Norman Smiley and Malice in a losing effort.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2002–2003, 2006)

Bagwell made several appearances with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in 2002 and 2003.

Bagwell appeared on the April 27, 2006 episode of TNA Impact! as the first of Sting's possible tag team partners for Sacrifice on May 14, 2006. Bagwell also appeared on the September 28, 2006 episode of Impact! in several segments, including a press conference, a video package, and a live segment where he brawled briefly with Jeff Jarrett. At a 2008 live event in Florida, Bagwell expressed that he would like to work a deal with TNA in the near future and that he likes TNA because it reminds him of his days in WCW.[11]

Independent circuit (2006–present)

Bagwell continues to wrestle on the independent circuit, most prominently for the NWA Mid-Atlantic promotion, which covers Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.

Media

Acting career

Television appearances

Personal life

Bagwell married his third wife, Judy, in 2001.[13]

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

  • Cleveland All-Pro Wrestling
    • CAPW Unified Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[30][31]
  • Great American Wrestling Federation
    • GAWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[1]
  • North American Championship Wrestling
  • Other titles
    • Georgia All State Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Chris Walker[1]
    • Michigan Midwest Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[1]
    • RCW (Tennessee) Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[1]

1This is the second promotion to be called Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling and this one is owned by David Baucom. The first Mid-Atlantic promotion was under the control of Jim Crockett, Sr. and later on his son, Jim Crockett, Jr. before it was sold to Ted Turner in 1988 and was renamed World Championship Wrestling. While this promotion uses some of the same regional championships that the original Mid-Atlantic promotion used, it is not the same promotion.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "Buff Bagwell profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Cagematch profile".
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "WCW profile".
  4. ^ a b c Baughman, T. (2006-12-29). "Wrestler scheduled to appear at Aiken High". The Aiken Standard. Retrieved 2007-04-16.
  5. ^ a b c d Guttman, J. (2006-05-12). "Buff Bagwell Talks TNA, Jeff Jarrett, & More". Retrieved 2007-04-16.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Accelerator profile". Retrieved 2007-04-16.
  7. ^ Oliver, E. (1997-12-08). "Solie's Tuesday Morning Report". Retrieved 2007-04-16.
  8. ^ Needham, W. (2003-11-07). "Buff Bagwell & CM Punk Interview Recaps". TPWW.net. Retrieved 2007-04-16.
  9. ^ Tearson, M. (2000-05-23). "A 'Scary Scene' Involving the Nature Boy". Philadelphia Daily News. Retrieved 2007-04-16.
  10. ^ "Buff Is the Jailbird Stuff". Wrestling Digest. 2000-10-01. Retrieved 2007-04-16.
  11. ^ a b Furguson, C. and Walsh, J. (2007-03-01). "Interview Highlights: Buff Bagwell says he was depressed after WWF buyout of WCW". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2007-04-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ a b c d e "IMDB profile".
  13. ^ Judy, 44, is the wrestler's third wife. They married in 2001.
  14. ^ "Souled Out report on January 25, 1997".
  15. ^ a b "Other arena's finishing movelist".
  16. ^ a b c d "WCW Thunder report on March 4, 1999".
  17. ^ a b c d "WCW Nitro report on March 29, 1999".
  18. ^ a b c World Championship Wrestling (1999-06-13). "Disco Inferno Vs. Buff Bagwell". WCW Great American Bash.
  19. ^ a b "Slamboree report on May 9, 1999".
  20. ^ World Championship Wrestling (1999-05-09). "Scott Steiner Vs. Buff Bagwell". WCW Slamboree.
  21. ^ World Championship Wrestling (1991-12-29). "Michael Hayes & Tracy Smothers Vs. Marcus Bagwell & Jimmy Garvin". WCW Starrcade.
  22. ^ "WCW Sin report".
  23. ^ "WCW Nitro report on September 18, 1995".
  24. ^ a b c d World Championship Wrestling (1993-07-18). "Rick Rude & Shanghai Pierce Vs. Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Tex Slazenger". WCW Beach Blast.
  25. ^ a b World Wrestling Entertainment (2001-06-02). "Booker T Vs. Buff Bagwell". WWF Raw is War.
  26. ^ a b "WCW Nitro report on December 4, 1995".
  27. ^ "WCW Thunder report on March 11, 1999".
  28. ^ "WCW Nitro report on March 1, 1999".
  29. ^ "WSL World Tag Team Championship history".
  30. ^ "Cagematch title listings".
  31. ^ "Cleveland All-Pro Wrestling results". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-07-07.
  32. ^ "Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship history".
  33. ^ "Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship history".
  34. ^ "Independent Wrestling Results - March 2003". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
  35. ^ "NWA Blue Ridge Television Championship history".
  36. ^ "Ultimate NWA Heavyweight Championship history".
  37. ^ "WCW World Tag Team Championship history".
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