Kevin Sullivan

Kevin Francis Sullivan (born the October 26th 1949) is a American all-in wrestler . He is especially known for his competitions with the " American Dream" Dusty Rhodos and Mike Graham with NWA in its branch of the Championship Wrestling from Florida , and against Hulk Hogan and the Furnace Horsemen with the World Championship Wrestling.

Career

Championship Wrestling From Florida (1972-1987)

Sullivan began wrestling in October 1970 in Georgia. Since 1972 it was a face and made team with Mike Graham with the Championship Wrestling from Florida .

In 1976, it briefly catchait with the World Wrestling Federation.

In 1981, it was turned over against Graham and started a feud. For the few following years, he was the leader of a group which venerated " dieu" , known under the name of " Nabudadeen". It was a gimmick of heel that it had in Championship Wrestling From Florida & Southwest Championship Wrestling.

It had a clan of all-in wrestlers and managers to help it. The Fallen Angel was its female partner with the harmful air but with an appearance of model. The " Fallen Angel" became later " Woman". One of its assistants were " Maniac" Lewin mark, (AKA The Purple Haze), " Maniac" Mike Davis, Jake Roberts, Superstar Billy Graham, Buzz Sawyer (which it brought on the boxing ring with a chain), Maha Singh, Karma, Winona Littleheart and Luna Vachon. Oliver Humperdink directed them. They competed with Dusty Rhodos, Bugsy McGraw, Blackjack Mulligan, Barry Windham and Mike Graham.

The clan separated in 1986, and it competed with Bad News Allen and Mike Rotunda. Sullivan spent the period from September in December 1986 to compete with Brad and Steve Armstrong with section NWA of the Alabama, Southeastern Championship Wrestling.

It was of return in Florida in 1987 and competed with Lex Luger and Scott Hall. After a short return opposite when it competed with Dory Funk Jr. and Sir Oliver Humperdink, it left the NWA Florida for the principal circuit of NWA in December 1987.

Jim Crockett Promotions (1987-1992)

Sullivan formed the Varsity Club on its arrival with the NWA with Mike Rotunda and Rick Steiner. They immediately started to compete with Jimmy Garvin because Sullivan wanted his wife Precious for itself.

Steiner left the team and was replaced by " Dr. Death" Steve Williams and daN Spivey. They competed with Dusty Rhodos, the Road Warriors, Rick Steiner and Eddie Gilbert. Sullivan attacked even the woman of Gilbert, Missy Hyatt. In 1989, Varsity Club had left, and Sullivan formed the Slaughterhouse with Cactus Jack and Buzz Sawyer to compete with Rotunda.

Sullivan was withdrawn in 1990 and returned at the beginning of 1991 like the manager of One Man Gang, Black Blood, and Angel off Death. They cut the hair of El Gigante' S and had a short competition. Sullivan brièvment was also brièvment masked the Merlin the Wizard to deal with OZ.

Smoky Mountain Wrestling (1992)

In 1992, Sullivan from went away to the Smoky Mountain Wrestling and met with Fallen Angel, now called Devil Angel. It competed with Brian Lee and managed Nightstalker.

Extreme Championship Wrestling (1993-1994)

It left to the Extreme Championship Wrestling at the beginning of 1993 and made team with Tasmaniac and Devil Angel, now called Woman. They gained the titles by team and competed with " Enemy" public; Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock'n'roll. Sullivan had also a bloody feud with Abdullah The Butcher. Sullivan made the jump with the World Championship Wrestling in spring 1994.

World Championship Wrestling (1994-2001)

It trained a team with her " frère" Dave Sullivan, a dyslexic character. He made use of the assistance of Cactus Jack and beat the Nasty Boys for the titles by team. Dave was wounded and Sullivan separated with Cactus after having lost the titles, it beat Cactus in Loser Leaves WCW Match with Fall Brawl the September 18th 1994.

Dave returned equipped like its idol, Hulk Hogan. This returned furious Sullivan, which hated Hogan, thus causing a feud between the two. Sullivan brought back the best pal to Hogan, ED Leslie like The Butcher to compete with him. It brought back also Avalanche and called off upon the trio 3 Faces Fear. They competed with Hogan, Randy Savage and Sting.

At the beginning of 1995, after did not come to see be able to put an end to the career of Hogan, Avalanche left the clan and Sullivan was turned over against Butcher. Sullivan started to quickly create a new group with the assistance of its mentor, The Master. They off called upon the Dungeon Doom, which included Kamala, The Barbarian, Meng, the manager Jimmy Hart, Shark (in the past Avalanche), Zodiac (in the past Butcher and Brutus Beefcake), Yeti, Hugh Morrus, One Man Gang and for little time, Vader and Big Bubba Rogers.

Managed by the news gimmick of Sullivan, The Taskmaster , four members of the Dungeon off Doom lost against Hulkamaniacs in a WarGames match with Fall Brawl in September. Result of the victory of Hogan on Zodiac, it was to pass five minute all alone with The Taskmaster. The Dungeon competed then with the Four Horsemen, and Sullivan started to have a certain dislike for Brian Pillman.

The Dungeon and Horsemen ended up joining their forces to be caught some with Hulk Hogan and its friends. They brought back thus to the assistance The Giant, Maxx Muscle and Big Bubba Rogers. They formed even the Alliance To End Hulkamania but with Horsemen that ended up being a failure. When they could not carry out the job, Sullivan and Chris Benoit of Horsemen were titillated when Pillman from went away, launching a feud. It was a brutal competition which lasted nearly one year, with Benoit " volant" Woman de Sullivan. Sullivan brought back Jacquelyn to help it and added also Konnan with the Dungeon.

Sullivan lost a match of retirement against Benoit with Bash At the Beach the July 13rd 1997. He was already script writer, he gave himself thus more time for his work. Sullivan remained as a member of the direction of the WCW but made also short appearances with the screen at the time for example of the reunification of Varsity Club of Rotunda and Rick Steiner with their pom-pom girl, Leia Meow.

Sullivan is strongly blamed for the departures into 2000 of Chris Benoit, Dean Malenko, Eddie Guerrero and Perry Saturn of the WCW. After the departures of Eric Bischoff and Russo Vince, total chaos carried out Sullivan to take again the torch. This changemet made furious the majority of the all-in wrestlers of the WCW, following the preceding competitions of Sullivan (in particular with Benoit) and bad decisions. Sullivan envisaged the vcitoire of Benoit for title WCW with Souled Out 2000 in desperate waiting but Benoit, Malenko, Guerrero and Saturn from went away the following night, signing immediately with WWF. Sullivan was transfered before the sale of the WCW in 2001.

Sullivan always makes some appearances on the independent Circuit, especially in Florida. It holds a club of gym in Flordie called Froggy' S Fitness .

Facts catchesques

  • Taken completion and favorite
    • Double foot stomp
    • Tree off woe
    • Shoulderbreaker

  • Managers

    • Abudadein
    • Jimmy Binder
    • Fallen Angel/Woman
    • Gary Binder
    • Curtis Iaukea
    • Oliver Humperdink
    • Paul E. Dangerously
    • Sherri Martel
    • Jonnie Stewart
    • Damien Kane
    • Leia Meow
    • Jacquelyn

  • Quotations

    • " It is the beauty of this! "

  • managed All-in wrestlers

    • Cactus Jack
    • The Giant
    • One Man Gang
    • OZ

Prize list

  • Central States Wrestling
*NWA World Tag TEAM Championship (Central States version) (1 time) - with Ken Lucas

  • Championship Wrestling from Florida

*NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
*NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Championship (4 times)
*NWA Florida Tag TEAM Championship (2 times) - with Mike Graham

  • Continental Wrestling Association

*AWA Southern Tag TEAM Championship (1 time) - with Len Rossi * ECW World Tag TEAM Championship (2 times) - with Tasmaniac

  • Georgia Championship Wrestling

* NWA Georgia Tag TEAM Championship (1 time) - with Tony Atlas
* NWA Georgia Television Championship (2 times)

  • NWA Mid-America

*NWA World Tag TEAM Championship (Mid-America version) (2 times) - with Robert Fuller (1) and Mike Graham (1)

  • Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling

* NWA United States Tag TEAM Championship (1 time) - with " Dr. Death" Steve Williams *Trophée PWI Most Improved Wrestler off the Year in 1981.
*PWI classified it number 106 of the 500 best all-in wrestlers during the " PWI Years" from 2003.

  • Southeastern Championship Wrestling

* NWA Continental Southeast Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
* NWA Southeast Tag TEAM Championship (2 times) - with Ken Lucas
* NWA Southeast United States Junior Heavyweight Championship (2 times)

  • Southern Championship Wrestling

*NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Tennessee version) (1 time)

  • Southwest Championship Wrestling

*SWCW Southwest Heavyweight Championship (1 time) * WCW World Tag TEAM Championship (1 time) - with Cactus Jack

Other titles

*AWC Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
*Can-Am Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
*IWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
*CWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
*MWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
*PPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
*UCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Life personnel

In 1985, Sullivan married with Nancy Daus (born Toffoloni), its manager. In the Nineties, Sullivan, then the booker of the World Championship Wrestling, scriptait a Storyline in which Daus left it in favor of its rival to the screen, Chris Benoit. During the execution of this storyline, Daus left Sullivan in favor of Benoit legitimately, being divorced Sullivan in 1997 and marrying Benoit in 2000.

Between the June 22nd and June 25th 2007, Benoit killed Daus and their Daniel son, before making a Suicide. After the incident, Sullivan expressed its shock after the actions of Benoit: " I am in the disorder… I catché much with him. I thought that he was a large performor… it is shocking, right choquant."

Bonds

  • FroggysFitness.com
  • Kevin Sullivan on WWE.com

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