D-Ray 3000
| Iron Monkey (AKA D-Ray 3000) | |
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| Ring name(s) |
Iron Monkey D-Ray 3000[1][2][3]Don Crisis[1][2][3] Viko Batomango[1][2] |
| Billed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1][4] |
| Billed weight | 202 lb (92 kg)[1] |
| Born | August 9, 1982 [1] Detroit, Michigan[1][4] |
| Resides | Detroit, Michigan[1] Pensacola, Florida[5] |
| Trained by | Sika Anoa'i[1] Doug Chevalier[1] Tommy Johnson[1] |
| Debut | September 9, 2000[1][3] |
Dorian Hill[5] (born August 9, 1982) is an American professional wrestler, better known under his ring name D-Ray 3000. He is best known for his stint in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.
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[edit] Professional wrestling career
[edit] Early career
Hill began his training at the age of 16 under "The Canadian Destroyer" Doug Chevalier and "Primetime" Tommy Johnson.[3][4] He made his professional debut on September 9, 2000 with the ring name Don Crisis.[3] After wrestling his first year in Michigan, Hill headed off to Pensacola, Florida, where he received further training from Sika Anoa'i, one half of the Wild Samoans.[4] While training with Sika, he began wrestling for his promotion XW-2000.
[edit] Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2004–2005, 2006)
In 2003, Hill sent a tape to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and was later given a tryout match with the company. According to Hill, after management said that he looked similar to André 3000, he and Christopher Daniels came up with the ring name D-Ray 3000.[3] After signing with TNA, he debuted in 2004 and after was paired with Shark Boy, the team soon began to take on a comedic aspect, and periodically filmed humorous vignettes outside the Impact! Zone until D-Ray left TNA in the summer of 2005.[4] D-Ray 3000 returned to TNA in October 2006 at TNA's flagship pay-per-view Bound for Glory, where he took part in the "Kevin Nash Open Invitational X Division Gauntlet Battle Royal" and even reunited briefly with Shark Boy.[4] However, neither won the match.
[edit] Independent circuit
Hill changed his attire and wrestling style while retaining the D-Ray 3000 name and began making appearances in the both the midwestern United States and Canada.[3][4]
[edit] World Wrestling Entertainment
In March 2007 Hill made his World Wrestling Entertainment debut on an episode of SmackDown! as the "Ethiopian Heavyweight Champion" Viko Batomango, where he lost a match to Montel Vontavious Porter.[4]
[edit] Wrestling In Japan
In January 2011 Hill wrestled for SMASH pro wrestling In Tokyo and Osaka.
[edit] Iron Monkey
After returning from Japan Hill lost his hair in a match in Toledo, OH and since then has been wrestling as Iron Monkey.
[edit] Personal life
Hill lists Keiji Mutoh, Randy Savage and Curt Hennig as his biggest influences.[3]
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
- Other titles
- SAW Canada Cruiserweight Championship (Current)
- HWF Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)[1]
- ICW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)[1]
- RPWF Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)[1][5]
- TZW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)[1]
- TZW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[1]
- XW-2000 Television Championship (1 time)[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "OWW profile". http://www.obsessedwithwrestling.com/profiles/d/d-ray-3000.php.
- ^ a b c "Cagematch profile". http://www.cagematch.de/?id=2&nr=951.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Afro-Squad interview". http://afro-squad.com/interview/D-Ray_3000.html.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "D-Ray 3000's MySpace". http://www.myspace.com/dray3000.
- ^ a b c d "Accelerator profile". Accelerator3359.com. http://www.accelerator3359.com/Wrestling/bios/dray3000.html. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
- ^ "WXW Cruiserweight Championship history". http://wxwwrestling.homestead.com/historytitles.html.
