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American professional person wrestler

The Boogeyman
TheBoogeyman.JPG

The Boogeyman in 2008
Birth name Martin Wright[one]
Built-in (1964-07-15) July 15, 1964 (age 57) [1]
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Spouse(s)

Melissa George

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(m. 1984)​
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) The Boogeyman [2]
Marty Wright[ane]
The Nightcrawler
Slither[3] [ unreliable source ]
Billed tiptop half-dozen ft 2 in (one.88 grand)[two]
Billed weight 260 lb (118 kg)[2]
Billed from The Bottomless Pit[2]
Trained past Ohio Valley Wrestling[1]
Stevie Ray
Booker T
Debut June 25, 2005
Retired October 27, 2019

Martin Wright [1] (born July xv, 1964),[1] ameliorate known by the ring proper noun The Boogeyman, is an American retired professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE under a legends contract, and is an aerobics instructor.

Professional wrestling career [edit]

World Wrestling Entertainment [edit]

Tough Enough and Ohio Valley Wrestling (2004–2005) [edit]

Wright start entered the earth of professional wrestling to take part in the quaternary season of the Globe Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) produced reality goggle box competition Tough Enough. On October 15, 2004, he attended the ii-24-hour interval upshot in Venice Embankment, California, where he was amongst eight finalists chosen. After surviving the outset mean solar day of eliminations he admitted that he was actually xl years onetime—v years over the contest's cut off point—and not 30 as he'd claimed.[1] As a result, he was cutting from the competition.[1]

Though he had been cut from Tough Enough, WWE officials invited him to come to their developmental territory Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) for possible training. He trained betwixt January and June 2005, making his OVW debut on June 25, 2005. During a night match pitting the team of Seth Skyfire and Robert Fury against Robbie Dawber and his partner, Wright entered the ring and squashed all three men, no-selling the law-breaking of Skyfire in the process. He then announced that he was "The Boogeyman" before leaving the building. The Boogeyman gimmick further evolved into a "monster" face who would appear when another wrestler said his proper name and set on him, while not selling whatever offense he received.

SmackDown! (2005–2007) [edit]

On the July 11, 2005 episode of Raw, horror picture show-way vignettes began airing to promote the debut of his "The Boogeyman" gimmick, a horror-themed, disturbing, worm-devouring freak of nature.[4] Afterwards a few weeks, the vignettes were moved from Raw to SmackDown!, simply the planned debut was delayed when Wright hyperextended both knees and needed fourth dimension to recover. He made his debut on the October 14, 2005 episode of SmackDown!, existence brought in by network executive Palmer Cannon as function of a "new talent initiative". The storyline referenced to vignettes months ago as promos for a idiot box series on the network called "The Boogeyman". The bear witness was cancelled before it could air, but they still had the actor under contract, so he was brought to SmackDown! to wrestle. The Boogeyman and then proceeded to recite a modified version of the dirge Ane, two, Freddy's coming for you from the moving-picture show A Nightmare on Elm Street before smashing an oversized alert clock on his own head.[5] For the next few weeks, The Boogeyman appeared in unexpected places backstage (closets, vans, et cetera), reciting different nursery rhymes and property up clocks before screaming his catchphrase "I'thou The Boogeyman and I'm comin' to become'cha!" and laughing maniacally.

At Survivor Series, The Boogeyman helped SmackDown! general manager Theodore Long defeat his Raw counterpart, Eric Bischoff.[six] He made his official in-ring debut on the Dec 2 episode of SmackDown!, defeating Simon Dean in a squash. During this match, he took a handful of live worms from his pocket and stuffed them into his oral cavity.[seven] Over the next few weeks, Boogeyman's opponents were generally "flattened" in the band, left with worms in their mouths and/or spit on their faces. His official pay-per-view debut was at December'southward Armageddon when he came to the band to confront Vito and Nunzio who were dressed equally Santa Claus and an elf.[8]

Boogeyman's first major feud occurred with John Bradshaw Layfield (JBL) and his "logroller" Jillian Hall, and it began when he stalked the duo throughout a number of shows. During the Jan 6 episode of SmackDown!, he caught a fleeing Hall and shoved worms down the back of her brim.[ix] On the January 13 taping of SmackDown!, during a Piper'south Pit segment, The Boogeyman non only sniffed a "growth" on Jillian'southward face, but and then licked it, chip it off and ate it.[10] The Boogeyman faced JBL at the Royal Rumble, winning in under 2 minutes.[11]

After defeating The Dicks in a handicap match on the February 24 episode of SmackDown!, The Boogeyman dumped a bucket of worms on the announce table, frightening special invitee commentators Booker T and his wife Sharmell.[12] The Boogeyman subsequently began to stalk Booker T and Sharmell over the next few weeks. He and Booker T were set to confront off on the March 18 Saturday Nighttime'due south Master Event XXXII, but the match was canceled due to Booker T faking a knee injury to escape competition.[xiii] The feud eventually culminated at WrestleMania 22, with The Boogeyman defeating Booker T and Sharmell in a handicap match.[14] During the match, Boogeyman kissed Sharmell with a mouthful of worms.[14] The friction match had to be cutting short considering of a biceps tear at a house show. To explicate his absence to rehab his injury, Booker T and Sharmell obtained a restraining club against The Boogeyman on the April 7 episode of SmackDown!.[15]

Equally SummerSlam approached, The Boogeyman began appearing in Telly spots to promote the event. Vignettes also began airing ad his render to SmackDown!. On September xx, WWE.com reported that Wright had been released from the company,[16] however, on October 6, WWE.com announced that Wright had re-signed with the company and would be sent to be trained at Booker T and Stevie Ray's wrestling school in Houston, Texas. Wright returned on the October 27 episode of SmackDown!, attacking and spitting worms into the faces of The Miz and Kristal Marshall.[17] During the feud he over again terrorized and stalked his opponents, and eventually ended The Miz'southward undefeated streak at the Armageddon pay-per-view on December 17.[18]

Wright then feuded with Finlay, who ended The Boogeyman'due south undefeated streak when Hornswoggle interfered. On the Feb 2 edition of SmackDown! during a match against Chris Benoit for the WWE Us Championship, Boogeyman abducted Hornswoggle, distracting Finlay and giving Benoit a chance to win the match with a roll-up. On the February xvi edition of SmackDown! The Boogeyman appeared with a little person of his own, Little Boogeyman, who was portrayed by an thespian named Chris Hollyfield. His purpose was to counteract Hornswoggle, who was proving a problem in one-on-one matches with Finlay. The Boogeyman and the Little Boogeyman lost to Finlay and Hornswoggle in a mixed tag team friction match at No Way Out. The team lost a rematch the following calendar week on SmackDown!; Little Boogeyman was pinned by Finlay, after Wright had chased away Hornswoggle.

On OVW's 400th anniversary show, The Boogeyman made an appearance, losing to Ryan Wilson in a tables match. The Boogeyman returned to in ring activeness when teamed with Kane during his feud with William Royal and Dave Taylor. This also marked the return of Little Boogeyman. The feud would be short lived as Boogeyman and Little Boogeyman would and then showtime another feud with Finlay and Hornswoggle. Boogeyman and Lilliputian Boogeyman were defeated in a mixed tag match past Finlay and Hornswoggle at Sat Night's Main Event XXXIV on June 2.

The Boogeyman ended his tenure on SmackDown! with a loss to Mark Henry in a squash match, as role of Henry's new "Path of Destruction" gimmick. After that match, Marker Henry so trounce up Little Boogeyman who was at ringside, and Henry gave him a body splash, (kayfabe) severely injuring him.

ECW and departure (2007–2009) [edit]

On the June eleven edition of Raw, The Boogeyman was drafted to the ECW brand in the annual WWE draft. The next day he debuted for the brand and defeated Matt Striker, beginning a feud with him.[19] On July 10 in New Orleans, The Boogeyman was a guest during a Striker'southward Classroom segment, ostensibly to be educated on worms, simply to be attacked by Striker's debuting enforcer, Big Daddy V.[20] The Boogeyman was not seen for the adjacent three weeks, finally re-emerging on the July 31 episode—with a new face paint pattern and black contact lenses—to scare Large Daddy Five off subsequently he finished a match.[21] Boogeyman was taken out by Large Daddy V from behind later a lark from Striker a week later.[22]

On the August 14 episode of ECW, Boogeyman scored a disqualification victory over ECW Champion John Morrison subsequently Morrison shoved the referee.[23] Boogeyman went on to successfully team with CM Punk at Saturday Night's Main Event XXXV on Baronial 18 against Morrison and Large Daddy V.[24] On the Baronial 28 episode of ECW, Boogeyman was 1 of the participants in the Fatal Four Way match for a shot at Morrison's title; however, CM Punk was the victor.[25] On September 4, on ECW, Boogeyman defeated Matt Striker by disqualification when Big Daddy V interfered, and went on to hit Boogeyman with a ghetto drop on the outside of the ring.[26] On the September 18 episode of ECW, Boogeyman and Big Daddy V finally faced off in their first one-on-one lucifer, which Boogeyman lost.[27]

Boogeyman's return to wrestling activeness was initially delayed due to a torn calf musculus, but information technology had also been reported that he was having dental surgery done to replace missing teeth.[28] On the October 7 episode of ECW a vignette was aired promoting The Boogeyman's render. Boosted vignettes aired for a few weeks after that. On the Oct xiii, 2008 edition of Raw, The Boogeyman made his return, actualization during a segment with Jackass'due south Johnny Knoxville, Chris Pontius, and Large Dick Johnson ending with The Boogeyman bringing alive worms out of a bag and after putting them in his ain mouth spat them into the rima oris of Pontius.

The Boogeyman made his ECW return on the November 25 episode, in a segment with John Morrison and The Miz. He made his render to in ring competition on Dec 9 against Scott Reed, a local talent, who he defeated with ease.[29] On the December 30 episode of ECW, he lost to John Morrison and The Miz in a No DQ match with Finlay as his partner.[thirty] On the Jan 20, 2009 edition of ECW, he defeated Paul Burchill by disqualification, his start victory over a not-enhancement talent since returning to the brand.[31] His last appearance on WWE programming was on the March 3 episode of ECW where he lost in a friction match against Kane. The next day on March four, 2009, WWE announced that they had released Wright from his WWE contract.[32]

Independent excursion (2009–2017, 2019) [edit]

After WWE, Wright returned to the Pro Wrestling Alliance using his Boogeyman gimmick. He wrestled at the Cyberstarz issue of Millennium Wrestling Federation in February 2012, where he defeated Lukas Sharp.[33]

Return to WWE (2012) [edit]

Desultory appearances [edit]

On the December 16, 2012 episode of Raw, Wright returned every bit The Boogeyman during the Slammy Awards, sneaking upward on former rival Booker T.[34] [35]

Boogeyman appeared in Halloween themed videos on the WWE YouTube aqueduct in both November 2013 and Oct 2014. On the December 22, 2022 episode of Raw, Boogeyman appeared in a segment on the WWE App.

On January 25, 2015, at the Purple Rumble, Boogeyman entered the Royal Rumble match as a surprise aspirant at number 7, marking his get-go WWE in–ring performance in almost six years, but he was quickly eliminated by Bray Wyatt.[36] On November six, it was announced that Wright has signed a legends contract (a long-term bargain to make exceptional, non-wrestling appearances) with WWE.[37] On January 22, 2018, Boogeyman fabricated an advent on Raw 25 Years.[ citation needed ] On July 22, 2019, Boogeyman appeared at the Raw Reunion show, and scared Drake Maverick in the locker room, helping Pat Patterson pin Maverick and win the WWE 24/7 Championship.[ citation needed ]

On Jan iv, 2021, Boogeyman once over again appeared on the Raw Legends Night special and scared 24/7 Champion Angel Garza, allowing R-Truth to pin him and win the title.[38]

Personal life [edit]

Wright has been married to Melissa George since 1984.[ citation needed ]

As of 2018, Wright was working as an aerobics instructor in Denver, Colorado.[39] Wright has his own training facility in Boulder, Colorado, from which he regularly posts videos of himself helping others lose weight and get in shape.

Other media [edit]

In January 2013, Wright appeared on ii short promos featuring Bobby Lashley to promote Lashley's family fettle center in Aurora, Colorado named American Height Squad Altitude.[40] [41]

In 2015, Wright appeared in 2 episodes of the WWE Network series, Swerved, a hidden camera prank show by Jackass co-creator Jeff Tremaine. In 2018, he appeared on the Business firm Hardy Halloween special that aired on WWE Network.

Wright appears in the video games WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 and WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 equally a playable grapheme. 12 years later, he was revealed as a mail service-launch DLC superstar for WWE 2K Battlegrounds.

Championships and accomplishments [edit]

  • Alabama Wrestling Federation
    • AWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Bobby Lashley[42]
  • Pro Wrestling Illustrated
    • Rookie of the Year (2006)[43]
    • Ranked No. 114 of the superlative 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2007[44]

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External links [edit]

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boogeyman_(wrestler)

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