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Encyclopedia > Kevin Sullivan (wrestler)
Kevin Sullivan Flag of the United States
Statistics
Ring name(s) Johnny West
Kevin Caldwell
Kevin Sullivan
Masked Lucifer
Merlin the Wizard
The Taskmaster
Billed height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Billed weight 252 lb (115 kg)
Born October 26, 1949 (1949-10-26) (age 57)
Boston, Massachusetts Flag of Massachusetts
Debut October 1970

Kevin Francis Sullivan (born October 26, 1949), is an American professional wrestler. He is perhaps best known for his feuds with the "American Dream" Dusty Rhodes and Mike Graham in the NWA's Florida Championship Wrestling, and against Hulk Hogan and the Four Horsemen and most notably Chris Benoit in World Championship Wrestling. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The pound (abbreviations: lb or, sometimes in the United States, #) is a unit of mass (called weight in everyday parlance) in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The kilogram or kilogramme (symbol: kg) is the SI base unit of mass. ... is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Nickname: Location in Massachusetts, USA Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Suffolk County Settled 1630 Incorporated (city) 1822 Government  - Mayor Thomas M. Menino (D) Area  - City  89. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Massachusetts. ... is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A professional wrestling feud is a staged disagreement between two wrestlers or factions of wrestlers over a purported slight or insult. ... Virgil Riley Runnels, Jr. ... Michael Gossett was a professional wrestler better known as Mike Graham. ... National Wrestling Alliance logo The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) is the largest governing body for a group of independent professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA championships. ... Championship Wrestling from Florida (CWF) was the corporate and brand name of the Tampa, Florida wrestling office starting in 1961 when Eddie Graham first bought into the promotion. ... Terrence Gene Bollea (born on August 11, 1953) is an American actor and semi-retired professional wrestler better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan. ... The Four Horsemen (also spelled IV Horsemen) is a legendary professional wrestling stable in the National Wrestling Alliance and later World Championship Wrestling that was disbanded in 1999. ... Christopher Michael Benoit (IPA: ) (May 21, 1967 – June 24, 2007) was a Canadian professional wrestler who wrestled for Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling, and World Wrestling Entertainment. ... For the Australian professional wrestling promotion, see World Championship Wrestling (Australia). ...

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Professional wrestling career

Championship Wrestling From Florida (1972-1987)

Sullivan started wrestling in October 1970 in Georgia. Since 1972 he was a face and teamed with Mike Graham in Championship Wrestling from Florida. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Michael Gossett was a professional wrestler better known as Mike Graham. ... Championship Wrestling from Florida (CWF) was the corporate and brand name of the Tampa, Florida wrestling office starting in 1961 when Eddie Graham first bought into the promotion. ...


In 1976, he wrestled briefly for the World Wrestling Federation. World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ...


In 1981, he turned on Graham and started a feud, wrestling as a heel in Championship Wrestling From Florida and Southwest Championship Wrestling.


He became the leader of a cult which worshiped a god called "Nabudadeen". He had a stable of wrestlers and valets to help him with his nefarious doing among them his wife Nancy, then known as Fallen Angel, who combined an evil attitude with model-quality looks. His stable included "Maniac" Mark Lewin (a.k.a. The Purple Haze), "Maniac" Mike Davis (who was put under a "spell" to act like Dusty Rhodes), Jake Roberts, "Superstar" Billy Graham, Buzz Sawyer (whom he led to the ring on a chain), Maha Singh, Karma, The Lock (a.k.a. Winona Littleheart) and Luna Vachon. Oliver Humperdink managed them. They feuded with Dusty Rhodes, Bugsy McGraw, Blackjack Mulligan, Barry Windham and Mike Graham. Nancy Daus as Woman Nancy Elizabeth Daus Benoit (born May 17, 1964 in Daytona Beach, Florida) (more commonly known by her in-ring names as Woman and Fallen Angel) was a professional wrestling valet and manager who has since retired from the business. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Eldridge Wayne Coleman, (Born September 10, 1943), better known by his ring name Superstar Billy Graham, is a retired American professional wrestler. ... Mad Dog Buzz Sawyer Buzz Sawyer (born Bruce Woyan on June 14, 1959 in St. ... Bob Roop is a wrestler whose career has spanned high school, college, Army, amateur and professional wrestling. ... Gertrude Vachon (born January 12, 1962) is a Canadian professional wrestler better known by the ring name Luna Vachon. ... Sir Oliver Humperdink Oliver Humperdink was a professional wrestling manager who worked for Jim Crockett Promotions, Florida Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation. ... Virgil Riley Runnels, Jr. ... Blackjack Mulligan with the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship Blackjack Mulligan (Born Robert Joseph Windham on November 26, 1942 in Toiletwater, Texas) was a professional wrestler and a former football player. ... Barry Windham (born July 4, 1960, Sweetwater, Texas) is a professional wrestler and the son of the infamous heel wrestler Blackjack Mulligan. ...


This group broke up by 1986, and Sullivan feuded with Bad News Allen and Mike Rotunda. Sullivan spent from September to December in 1986 feuding with Brad and Steve Armstrong in Alabama's NWA Southeastern Championship Wrestling. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Lawrence Michael (Mike) Rotunda (born March 30, 1958), also known as Captain Mike Rotundo and Irwin R. Schyster, is a former American professional wrestler. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ...


He was back in Florida in 1987 and feuding with Lex Luger and Scott Hall. After a brief face run in which he feuded with Dory Funk, Jr. and Sir Oliver Humperdink, he left NWA Florida for the main NWA circuit in December 1987. Lawrence (Larry) Wendell Pfohl (born June 2, 1958), is an American former bodybuilder, professional wrestler, and American football player better known by his wrestling ring name, Lex Luger. ... This article is about the professional wrestler. ... Dory Funk, Jr. ... Sir Oliver Humperdink Oliver Humperdink was a professional wrestling manager who worked for Jim Crockett Promotions, Florida Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation. ... National Wrestling Alliance logo The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) is the largest governing body for a group of independent professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA championships. ...


Jim Crockett Promotions (1987-1992)

Sullivan formed The Varsity Club upon arrival in the NWA with Mike Rotunda and Rick Steiner. They immediately started feuding with Jimmy Garvin because Sullivan wanted his wife Precious for himself. This feud lasted a while with Sullivan "breaking" Garvin's leg at one point. The Varsity Club was a professional wrestling heel stable in the NWAs Jim Crockett Promotions and World Championship Wrestling. ... Rick Steiner (born Robert Rechsteiner on March 9, 1961 in Bay City, Michigan), is an American professional wrestler. ... Jimmy Garvin (born James Williams on September 25, 1952 in Tampa, Florida) is a former professional wrestler. ... Precious & Jimmy Garvin Patti Williams was a professional wrestling valet in the 1980s best known as Precious. ...


Steiner left the group and was replaced by "Dr. Death" Steve Williams and Dan Spivey. They feuded with Dusty Rhodes, the Road Warriors, Rick Steiner and Eddie Gilbert. Sullivan even attacked Gilbert's wife Missy Hyatt. By late 1989, the Varsity Club was gone, and Sullivan formed Slaughterhouse with Cactus Jack and Buzz Sawyer to feud with Rotunda.[1] Another professional wrestler with the real name Steve Williams is better known as Stone Cold Steve Austin. ... Dan Spivey (born October 14, 1952) was a professional wrestler who worked for World Championship Wrestling, the World Wrestling Federation, and All Japan Pro Wrestling between 1984 and 1995. ... This article is about the professional wrestling team, for otheruses see Road warrior The Road Warriors were a professional wrestling tag team famously comprised of Michael Hawk Hegstrand and Joseph Animal Laurinaitis, though other members were added later. ... Thomas Edward (Eddie) Gilbert, Jr. ... Missy Hyatt Melissa Lee Hiatt is a professional wrestling manager that is better known by the name of Missy Hyatt. ... Michael Francis Mick Foley, Sr. ... Mad Dog Buzz Sawyer Buzz Sawyer (born Bruce Woyan on June 14, 1959 in St. ...


Sullivan took time off in late 1990 and returned in early 1991 as the manager of One Man Gang, Black Blood, and the Angel of Death. They cut El Gigante's hair and had a brief feud. Sullivan also was the masked Merlin the Wizard briefly to manage Oz. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... William Haynes, Jr. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Kevin Scott Nash (born July 9, 1959) is an American professional wrestler and actor. ...


Smoky Mountain Wrestling (1992)

In 1992, Sullivan went to Smoky Mountain Wrestling and reunited with his wife Nancy, now called Devil Angel. He feuded with Brian Lee and managed the Nightstalker. Smoky Mountain Wrestling Logo Smoky Mountain Wrestling was an organization staging professional wrestling in the Appalachian area of the United States from October 1991 to December 1995, when it was run by Jim Cornette. ... Emmitt Bryan Clark, Jr. ...


Extreme Championship Wrestling (1993-1994)

In early 1993 Sullivan and Nancy, now known as Woman went to Extreme Championship Wrestling, where he teamed with Tasmaniac. The two won the Tag Team Titles and feuded with The Public Enemy. Sullivan also had a bloody feud with Abdullah The Butcher. Sullivan left Woman behind and headed to World Championship Wrestling in spring 1994. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Peter Senerchia (born on October 11, 1967),[2] is a retired American professional wrestler best known by his ring name Tazz, (originally Tazmaniac and later shortened to simply Taz). ... Flyboy Rocco Rock & Johnny Grunge The Public Enemy The Public Enemy was the tag team of Flyboy Rocco Rock & Johnny Grunge in ECW, WCW & WWE (then WWF). ... Larry Shreve (Born Lawrence Shreve on November 2, 1936), best known as Abdullah the Butcher, and also at times the Madman from Sudan, is a professional wrestler. ... For the Australian professional wrestling promotion, see World Championship Wrestling (Australia). ...


World Championship Wrestling (1994-2001)

He formed a tag team with his "brother" Dave Sullivan, a dyslexic character who referred to himself as "Evad" who was being picked on by The Nasty Boys (Jerry Sags and Brian Knobbs). He enlisted Cactus Jack's help and beat them for the Tag Team Titles. Dave was injured and out of action for awhile and Sullivan split with Cactus after losing the titles and he defeated Cactus in a Loser Leaves WCW Match at Fall Brawl on September 18, 1994. Bill Dannenhauser was a professional wrestler better known as Dave Sullivan or The Equalizer. ... This article is about developmental dyslexia. ... The Nasty Boys were a professional wrestling tag team consisting of Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags, active in the mid to late 1980s and throughout the 1990s. ... Jerome Saganovich, better known as Jerry Saggs, is an American former professional wrestler, best known as one half of the tag team The Nasty Boys. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Fall Brawl was an annual pay per view in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) held in the month of September from 1993 through 2000. ... is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ...


Dave came back and dressed like his idol, Hulk Hogan. This infuriated Sullivan, who hated Hogan, and they started feuding. Sullivan brought in Hogan's best friend, Ed Leslie, as The Butcher to feud with him. He also brought in Avalanche and called the trio the 3 Faces of Fear. They feuded with Hogan, Randy Savage and Sting. Terrence Gene Bollea (born on August 11, 1953) is an American actor and semi-retired professional wrestler better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan. ... Ed Leslie as Brutus The Barber Beefcake. ... John Anthony Tenta (June 22, 1963 – June 7, 2006) was a Canadian professional wrestler, best known for his work in the World Wrestling Federation as Earthquake. ... The 3 Faces of Fear was a professional wrestling stable in World Championship Wrestling. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Sting (disambiguation). ...


In early 1995, after not being able to end Hogan's career, Avalanche left the group and Sullivan turned on Butcher. Sullivan immediately started putting together a new group with the help of his mentor, The Master. They called it the Dungeon of Doom, which included Kamala, The Barbarian, Meng, Manager Jimmy Hart, Shark (formerly Avalanche), Zodiac (formerly Butcher, formerly Brutus Beefcake), Yeti, Hugh Morrus, One Man Gang and for a very short time, Vader and Big Bubba Rogers. Curtis Iaukea was a professional wrestler better known as King Curtis Iaukea. ... The Dungeon of Doom was the name of a British professional wrestling stable and a faction in World Championship Wrestling that existed from 1995 to 1997 // The Dungeon of Doom is a British tag team. ... James Jim Harris (born May 28, 1950) is an American professional wrestler. ... Sionne Valahi Sionne Valahi is a professional wrestler best known under the name of The Barbarian. ... Tonga Uliuli Fifita (born February 3, 1959 in Nukualofa, Tonga, then under British sovereignty) is a former professional wrestler for both World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). ... The Mouth of the South Jimmy Hart (also known as The Colonel) (born January 1, 1943 in Memphis, Tennessee) is a professional wrestling manager, executive, composer and musician. ... John Anthony Tenta (June 22, 1963 – June 7, 2006) was a Canadian professional wrestler, best known for his work in the World Wrestling Federation as Earthquake. ... Edward Harrison Leslie Jr. ... Ron Reis is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling in the late 1990s as The Yeti and Reese. ... William DeMott William DeMott aka Bill DeMott born November 10, 1966 in Titusville, Florida is an American former professional wrestler who worked under the stage names Man of Question, Hugh Morrus, and General Hugh G. Rection for promotions like World Championship Wrestling. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For the football player of the same name see Leon White (football player). ... Raymond (Ray) Traylor (May 2, 1963 – September 22, 2004) [1], was an American professional wrestler. ...


Managed by Sullivan's new gimmick, The Taskmaster, four Dungeon of Doom members would lose to The Hulkamaniacs in a WarGames match at September's Fall Brawl. As a result of Hogan's win over Zodiac, he got to spend five minutes alone with The Taskmaster. The Dungeon then feuded with the Four Horsemen, and Sullivan acquired a certain disliking for Brian Pillman (this was during the infamous worked shoot angle—see Pillman's article for details). In professional wrestling, a gimmick is a wrestlers personality, behavior, attire and/or other distinguishing traits while performing. ... The WarGames match was a gimmick match used originally in the old National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and later held annually in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), usually at their Fall Brawl Pay-per-view event in September. ... Fall Brawl was an annual pay per view in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) held in the month of September from 1993 through 2000. ... The Four Horsemen (also spelled IV Horsemen) is a legendary professional wrestling stable in the National Wrestling Alliance and later World Championship Wrestling that was disbanded in 1999. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ...


Once Sullivan sent Pillman packing, the Dungeon and the Horsemen rejoined forces to get rid of Hulk Hogan and his friends. They brought in The Giant, Maxx Muscle and Big Bubba Rogers to help. They even formed the Alliance To End Hulkamania with the Horsemen in a failed attempt to do so. When they couldn't get the job done, Sullivan and Chris Benoit of the Horsemen picked up where Pillman left off and started a feud. This was a brutal feud and lasted over a year, with Benoit "stealing" Woman from Sullivan in the course of the feud. Sullivan brought in Jacquelyn to help him and also added Konnan to the Dungeon. Paul Randall Wight, Jr. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Raymond (Ray) Traylor (May 2, 1963 – September 22, 2004) [1], was an American professional wrestler. ... The Alliance To End Hulkamania was a professional wrestling stable in World Championship Wrestling in 1996. ... Christopher Michael Benoit (IPA: ) (May 21, 1967 – June 24, 2007) was a Canadian professional wrestler who wrestled for Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling, and World Wrestling Entertainment. ... An editor has suggested that the references in this article might be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ... Charles Ashenoff (sometimes seen Hispanicized as Carlos Ashenoff), (born June 6, 1964 in Santiago de Cuba) better known by his ring name, Konnan, is a semi-retired American professional wrestler and rapper of Cuban and Puerto Rican descent. ...


Sullivan lost a retirement match to Benoit at Bash at the Beach on July 13, 1997. He was already the booker so it gave him more time to do that job. Sullivan stayed on as the booker or a member of the WCW booking committee and made a brief onscreen appearance with the reformed Varsity Club of Rotunda and Rick Steiner with their cheerleader, Leia Meow. After a couple of months, he was back off TV. Retirement is the point where a person stops employment. ... Bash at the Beach was a yearly professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced World Championship Wrestling (WCW). ... is the 194th day of the year (195th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Kristina Laum (born November 23, 1976 in Seoul, South Korea), currently residing in Maple Shade Township, New Jersey, was a professional wrestling valet and manager in ECW and WCW. She used the names Kimona Wanalaya (sometimes spelled Kimona Wanaleia) and Leia Meow. ...


Sullivan is among those blamed for the 2000 departure of Chris Benoit, Dean Malenko, Eddie Guerrero and Perry Saturn from WCW, though by no direct action of his own. After the departure of Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo, the resulting chaos led to Sullivan's promotion to head booker. This move infuriated a number of WCW wrestlers, given Sullivan's history of professional rivalries (notably Benoit) and poor decisions. Sullivan booked Benoit to win the WCW title at Souled Out 2000 in a desperate attempt to quell the uprising, but Benoit, Malenko, Guerrero and Saturn would quit the night after, immediately signing with the WWF. Sullivan would be fired before WCW's sale in 2001. Christopher Michael Benoit (IPA: ) (May 21, 1967 – June 24, 2007) was a Canadian professional wrestler who wrestled for Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling, and World Wrestling Entertainment. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Eduardo Gory Guerrero (October 9, 1967 – November 13, 2005) better known by his ring name Eddie Guerrero, was a Mexican-American professional wrestler born into a legendary Mexican wrestling family. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Souled Out was a professional wrestling pay-per-view promoted by World Championship Wrestling in the month of January from 1997 through 2000. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ...


Sullivan still makes occasional appearances on the independent circuit, mainly in Florida. He owns a gym in the Florida Keys called Froggy's Fitness. Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami metropolitan area Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²)  - Width 361 miles (582 km)  - Length 447 miles (721 km)  - % water 17. ...


Wrestling facts

  • Quotes
    • "That's the beauty of it!"

Attacking maneuvers in the kayfabe of professional wrestling are mainly used to wear down an opponent for a submission hold or as a set up for a throw. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Mouth of the South Jimmy Hart (also known as The Colonel) (born January 1, 1943 in Memphis, Tennessee) is a professional wrestling manager, executive, composer and musician. ... Nancy Elizabeth Benoit (born Nancy Toffoloni; May 21, 1964 – June 22, 2007)[1] (more commonly known by her in-ring names as Woman and Fallen Angel) was a professional wrestling valet and manager. ... Gary Hart was a professional wrestling manager and was also a professional wrestler. ... Curtis Iaukea was a professional wrestler better known as King Curtis Iaukea. ... Sir Oliver Humperdink Oliver Humperdink was a professional wrestling manager who worked for Jim Crockett Promotions, Florida Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation. ... Paul Buster Heyman (born September 11, 1965) is a professional wrestling manager, on-air talent, and former promoter. ... Sherri Martel (born Sherri Russell)[1] (February 8, 1958 – June 15, 2007) was an American professional wrestler and valet, better known by her ring name, Sensational Sherri. ... Damien Kane (b. ... Kristina Laum (born November 23, 1976 in Seoul, South Korea), currently residing in Maple Shade Township, New Jersey, was a professional wrestling valet and manager in ECW and WCW. She used the names Kimona Wanalaya (sometimes spelled Kimona Wanaleia) and Leia Meow. ... An editor has suggested that the references in this article might be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ... Michael Francis Mick Foley, Sr. ... Paul Randall Wight, Jr. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Kevin Scott Nash (born July 9, 1959) is an American professional wrestler and actor. ...

Championships and accomplishments

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The NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Championship was the major singles title in the National Wrestling Alliances Florida territory, Championship Wrestling Florida. ... The NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Championship was the major singles title in the National Wrestling Alliances Florida territory, Championship Wrestling Florida. ... The NWA Florida Tag Team Championship is the primary tag team title in NWA Florida. ... The NWA Florida Tag Team Championship is the primary tag team title in NWA Florida. ... Michael Gossett was a professional wrestler better known as Mike Graham. ... It is proposed that this article be deleted, because of the following concern: Non notable wrestling promotion, no third party sources, fails WP:CORP If you can address this concern by improving, copyediting, sourcing, renaming or merging the page, please edit this page and do so. ... 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The NWA National Television Championship was a secondary singles championship in the National Wrestling Alliances Georgia Championship Wrestling territory. ... Jim Crockett Promotions was the name of a professional wrestling promotion owned by Jim Crockett, Jr. ... The WCW United States Tag Team Championship formally the NWA United States Tag Team Championship was a secondary tag team title in Jim Crockett Promotions and World Championship Wrestling. ... The WCW United States Tag Team Championship formally the NWA United States Tag Team Championship was a secondary tag team title in Jim Crockett Promotions and World Championship Wrestling. ... Another professional wrestler with the real name Steve Williams is better known as Stone Cold Steve Austin. ... National Wrestling Alliance logo The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) is the largest governing body for a group of independent professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA championships. ... 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  • 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)

1Though Sullivan and Taz won the title twice, only their first reign is recognized officially by World Wrestling Entertainment. The reign also occurred prior to ECW's withdrawl from the NWA and prior to ECW declaring their tag title a "World" title. World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ...


Personal life

In 1985, Sullivan married Nancy Daus (née Toffoloni), his valet. In the mid-1990s, Sullivan, the then World Championship Wrestling booker, scripted a storyline in which Daus would leave him in favor of his on-screen rival, Chris Benoit. During the execution of the storyline, Daus legitimately left Sullivan in favour of Benoit, divorcing Sullivan in 1997 and marrying Benoit in 2000. [2] Nancy Daus as Woman Nancy Elizabeth Daus Benoit (born May 17, 1964 in Daytona Beach, Florida) (more commonly known by her in-ring names as Woman and Fallen Angel) was a professional wrestling valet and manager who has since retired from the business. ... In professional wrestling, a manager is a character who is paired with a wrestler. ... For the Australian professional wrestling promotion, see World Championship Wrestling (Australia). ... A booker, as the term is used in professional wrestling, is a person who puts matches together and determines basics about their content, such as relative overall length, who the eventual victor will be, and many of the moves which will be made during the match; in other words, the... In professional wrestling, an angle is a fictional storyline. ... Christopher Michael Benoit (IPA: ) (May 21, 1967 – June 24, 2007) was a Canadian professional wrestler who wrestled for Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling, and World Wrestling Entertainment. ...


Between June 22 and June 25, 2007, Benoit allegedly murdered Daus and their son, Daniel, before committing suicide. Following the incident, Sullivan expressed shock at Benoit's actions, stating "I'm in the dark...I wrestled with him a lot. I thought he was a great performer...it was shocking, just shocking." [2] [3] is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... For other uses, see Suicide (disambiguation). ...


Kevin and his wife Linda have a son named James Foley, who was born in December 2006.


Notes

  1. ^ Foley, M. Have A Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks (p.167)
  2. ^ a b Schramm, C. (June 25, 2007). Looking back on the career of "Woman". Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved on June 27, 2007.
  3. ^ Goodman, B. (June 27, 2007). Wrestler Killed Wife and Son, Then Himself. New York Times. Retrieved on June 27, 2007.

Michael Francis Mick Foley, Sr. ... is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... CANOE (acronym for Canadian Online Explorer, commonly called Canoe. ... is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ...

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Kevin Sullivan (wrestler) at AllExperts (1192 words)
Kevin Francis Sullivan is a professional wrestler known mostly for his feuds with the "American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, Mike Graham in the NWA's Florida promotion, and Chris Benoit in WCW.
Sullivan stayed on as the booker or a member of the WCW booking committee and made a brief onscreen appearance with the reformed Varsity Club of Rotunda and Rick Steiner with their cheerleader, Leia Meow.
Sullivan is among those blamed for the 2000 departure of Chris Benoit Dean Malenko, Eddie Guerrero and Perry Saturn from WCW, though by no direct action of his own.
Kevin Sullivan (wrestler) (1246 words)
Kevin Francis Sullivan is a professional wrestler known mostly for his feuds with the "American Dream" Dusty Rhodes and Mike Graham in the NWA 's Florida promotion.
Sullivan spent from September to December in 1986 feuding with Brad and Steve Armstrong in Alabama 's Southeast Championship Wrestling.
They feuded with the Four Horsemen and Sullivan had a special disliking for Brian Pillman (this was during the infamous shoot angle—see Pillman's article for details).
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