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'''Nicholas David Dinsmore''' (born [[December 17]], [[1975]]), also known by his [[ring name]] '''Eugene''', is an [[United States|American]] [[professional wrestling|professional wrestler]] who is currently signed to [[World Wrestling Entertainment]] wrestling on its ''[[WWE Friday Night SmackDown!|SmackDown!]]'' brand. |
'''Nicholas David Dinsmore''' (born [[December 17]], [[1975]]), also known by his [[ring name]] '''Eugene''', is an [[United States|American]] [[professional wrestling|professional wrestler]] who is currently signed to [[World Wrestling Entertainment]] wrestling on its ''[[WWE Friday Night SmackDown!|SmackDown!]]'' brand. |
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===Ohio Valley Wrestling=== |
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Dinsmore wrestled in [[Ohio Valley Wrestling]] under his real name, partnered with [[Rob Conway]]. Dinsmore even made some WWE appearances, wrestling under a mask as [[Doink the Clown]] on two separate occasions, and as one half of [[Los Conquistadores (professional wrestling)|Los Conquistadores]] with Conway. He also won the OVW Championship on 8 separate occasions, setting an official OVW record. |
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===World Wrestling Entertainment=== |
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====2004==== |
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In Dinsmore's official debut on the [[April 5]] [[2004]] episode of ''[[WWE Raw|RAW]]'', he was portrayed as Eugene, the [[Mental retardation|mentally challenged]] nephew of then ''RAW'' General Manager [[Eric Bischoff]], and was placed in the care of newly returned former Commissioner [[Darren Matthews|William Regal]]. Despite his otherwise simple nature, Eugene is portrayed as an "[[idiot savant]]" when it comes to wrestling, using old moves from the 1970s as well as copying the signature moves of popular WWE superstars. Eugene gained the support of superstars [[The Rock (entertainer)|The Rock]] and then World Heavyweight Champion [[Chris Benoit]], while simultaneously becoming enemies with loudmouth announcer [[Jonathan Coachman]] and [[Lance Cade|Garrison Cade]]. He has also survived a match with [[Glen Jacobs|Kane]]. He was later in a [[angle (professional wrestling)|storyline]] in which he was facing [[Triple H]] (who Eugene had previously referred to as his favorite wrestler). The storyline ended with Eugene being mercilessly beaten in a steel cage match by Triple H and portrayed with a severely laccerated head. As his feud with Hunter progressed, Dinsmore failed to be elevated higher due to the audience turning on the savant character in favor of "legit" Hunter, something that would come back to haunt Dinsmore later on when he faced [[Kurt Angle]]. |
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The injury was largely [[work (professional wrestling)|worked]]. Eugene returned, with William Regal at his side, to [[feud (professional wrestling)|feud]] with his "Uncle Eric." The storyline led to a match at the [[WWE Cyber Sunday#2004|Taboo Tuesday 2004]] [[pay-per-view|PPV]] on [[October 19]], in which fans could vote on the match stipulation. The chosen stipulation was that the loser would have his head shaved. Eugene won this match, thus shaving his uncle's head. |
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Eugene then teamed with William Regal to win the [[World Tag Team Championship (WWE)|World Tag Team Championship]] from [[La Résistance]] on the [[November 15]], 2004 edition of ''[[WWE Raw|RAW]]''. Later, Eugene would injure himself at [[WWE New Year's Revolution#2005|New Year's Revolution]] after [[botch (professional wrestling)|botching]] a [[dropkick]]. He suffered a ruptured left [[patella]] [[tendon]] which required surgery and sidelined him for several months. This also cost him the World Tag Team Championship, as William Regal had to have heel commentator Jonathan Coachman as his [[tag team]] partner due to Eugene's injuries. Regal and Coachman wrestled against La Résistance in a championship match, losing the match at a [[house show (professional wrestling)|house show]] in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and thereby crowning La Résistance with their third reign. |
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====2005==== |
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Despite his injury, Eugene was featured in a commercial promoting [[WrestleMania 21]], [[parody]]ing ''[[Forrest Gump]]'' with Eugene playing the title role. He also made a surprise appearance at WrestleMania 21, delivering a trademark Eugene [[promo (professional wrestling)|promo]] until being interrupted by controversial Arab-American [[heel (professional wrestling)|heels]] [[Mark Copani|Muhammed Hassan]] and [[Daivari]] who then attacked Eugene. This was the prelude to the much anticipated return of [[Hulk Hogan]], who came to the ring to save Eugene from the double-team beating. |
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Eugene returned to in-ring action on the [[July 25]], [[2005]] episode of ''RAW'' to take part in [[Kurt Angle]]'s "Kurt Angle Invitational." For several months, Angle had challenged "hometown heroes" to last three minutes in the ring with him; if anyone succeeded, Angle would give the successful challenger his "authentic gold medal" from the [[1996 Summer Olympics]] (the medal isn't real, but Angle is a [[Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics#Heavyweight (90-100 kg)|legitimate gold medalist]]). Eugene became the first successful challenger, leaving with [[WWE Diva]] [[Christy Hemme]] on his arm and Angle's "gold medal" around his neck. |
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On the [[August 1]], 2005 episode of ''RAW'', which originated from the [[Mohegan Sun|Mohegan Sun Arena]] in [[Montville, Connecticut]], Eugene, accompanied by Christy Hemme, debuted the "Eugene Invitational." Angle came out to the ring to answer Eugene's challenge, but before a match could start, [[Chris Chavis|Tatanka]] entered the ring and wrestled Eugene. When Eugene imitated Angle's match-ending mannerisms, and then put Tatanka in Angle's signature ankle lock, Angle [[run-in (professional wrestling)|ran in]] and tried to beat Eugene down, resulting in a Eugene disqualification win. Eugene and Tatanka then teamed up to drive Angle from the ring. On the [[August 8]], [[2005]] ''RAW'', which originated from [[Mellon Arena]] in Angle's hometown of [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]], Eugene defeated Angle in the "Eugene Invitational" by disqualification to retain Angle's medal. The feud eventually ended at [[SummerSlam (2005)|SummerSlam]] on [[August 21]], 2005 with Angle winning back his "medal". Because of Angle's reputation as "legit", Dinsmore's cartoonish gimmick was heavily booed. |
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Eugene was then paired up with his former mentor William Regal's former tag partner, [[Yoshihiro Tajiri|Tajiri]]. The team debuted on the [[September 12]], 2005 episode of ''RAW'' and [[Jobber|jobbed]] to the team of [[Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch]], but were successful during their second TV appearance against [[The Heart Throbs]]. However, the team didn't seem to catch too much attention. Tajiri and Eugene continued their singles career and in December of 2005 Tajiri left the WWE, thus ending any chance of the team continuing. |
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Eugene, a big fan of WWE legends, began feuding with Rob Conway after Conway went on a mission to attack and defeat the legends. At the [[WWE Cyber Sunday#2005|Taboo Tuesday 2005]] pay-per-view, Conway teamed with [[Tyson Tomko]] to face Eugene and a legend as voted for by the fans. "Superfly" [[Jimmy Snuka]] was chosen over [[Jim Harris (wrestler)|Kamala]] and [[Jim Duggan]] in the voting and would go on to pin Conway with a Superfly Splash during the match. |
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On [[November 18]], 2005, WWE.com reported that Dinsmore was rushed to the hospital the previous night after passing out in a hotel lobby and was suspended indefinitely. A further report days later announced that Dinsmore admitted to taking prescription drugs such as [[soma]]s. This coincided with the announcement of WWE's new drug policy following the death of [[Eddie Guerrero]] due to heart failure aggravated by his past history of drug abuse. |
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===Return to the ring=== |
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====2006==== |
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Dinsmore made his return to WWE (as Eugene) during the [[Royal Rumble (2006)|2006 Royal Rumble]] match on [[January 29]] [[2006]], entering at the No. 18 position and was eliminated by [[Chris Benoit]]. After that, he was at lower card position; mostly competing on ''[[WWE Heat|Heat]]'', usually against [[jobber]]s. |
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During the [[WWE Backlash#2006|Backlash]] PPV in 2006, Eugene would begin to feud with the former teacher [[Matt Striker]] after Eugene made an appearance on a Matt Striker's Classroom segment during the PPV. This feud would also involve a [[Tweener (professional wrestling)|tweener]] [[Carly Colón|Carlito]], for a short while, who would often end up attacking both Eugene and Striker. The feud would later see WWE legend [[Jim Duggan]] align himself with Eugene as his tag partner. |
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Eugene made a surprise appearance at the [[ECW One Night Stand#2006|One Night Stand 2006]] event when he came out (much to the anger of the crowd) to read a poem about his love of ECW. This prompted [[Jim Fullington|The Sandman]] to come out, who proceeded to cane a begging Eugene all the way back to the locker room. Following Eugene’s beating at the hands of The Sandman he started a [[Angle (professional wrestling)|program]] where he was being "tutored" by [[Jim Duggan]]. After Duggan was defeated in a [[Squash (professional wrestling)|squash match]] by [[Eddie Fatu|Umaga]], Eugene was tied into the ring ropes and forced to watch as Umaga continued to assault the downed Duggan. |
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Eugene challenged Umaga to a match at [[WWE Vengeance#2006|Vengeance]] in order to exact some revenge, but was defeated despite having "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, [[Doink the Clown]], and [[Jim Harris (wrestler)|Kamala]] at his side. He would then go on to defeat [[Vince McMahon]] and [[Shane McMahon]] in a handicap match because of an interference from [[D-Generation X]]. |
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Later, Eugene and his partner "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, would go on to finally pick up a victory over their rivals, the [[Spirit Squad]]. The non-competing members would continuosly interfere behind the referee's back as always, until [[The Highlanders (professional wrestling)|The Highlanders]] showed up to even the odds in Eugene and Hacksaw's favor. During late [[August 2006]] Dinsmore and Duggan challenged [[Mike Mondo|Mikey]] and [[Ken Doane|Kenny]] of the [[Spirit Squad]] for the titles. Although they came close - it was an exposed turnbuckle that caused the downfall as Mikey pinned Duggan. |
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On the [[October 23]] [[2006]] edition of RAW, after suffering a beatdown from [[Eddie Fatu|Umaga]], Duggan said Eugene needed to get "fired up" which resulted in Eugene snapping and attacking Duggan, brutally beating him. The following week saw Eugene and Duggan scheduled to face Umaga in a 2 on 1 handicap match, but Eugene was so afraid of Umaga that he left the ring and hid behind Lilian Garcia, leaving his mentor to fend for himself and subsequently lose the match. Later, Eugene and Duggan would be put in a match by former RAW general manager Eric Bischoff against the Sprit Squad in which the losing team would be forced to separate and never be able to wrestle as a tag team again. Eugene and Duggan would lose the match and after the match Eugene would then turn heel by physically turning on Duggan. He would then beat Duggan in a match and then told the fans not to make fun of him, because he was [[Mental Retardation|"special"]]." He would then scream wildly and start to leave. Recently he attacked another former partner and friend of his, [[Sean Morley|Val Venis]] following a DDT after two women were brought from the audience by Val to kiss. He would once again scream wildly and saying he's [[Mental Retardation|"special"]]. |
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====2007-present==== |
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In January, Eugene turned back face, due to fan reaction. Recently he made fun of Matt Striker and King Booker. Eugene now competes mainly on ''[[WWE Heat|Heat]]''. Eugene would continue to be used as a jobber and was destroyed on one occasion by The Great Khali. On the [[March 19]] [[2007]] episode of Raw Eugene was put into a match against [[Eddie Fatu|Umaga]] after accidentally spilling a drink on [[Vince McMahon]]. After losing in a [[Squash (professional wrestling)|Squash]] match, McMahon shaved Eugene's head while Umaga was choking him out and McMahon was screaming that he was shaving [[Donald Trump|Trump]]'s head bald. After McMahon shaved Eugene's head he said let's take him to the back and finish the job there.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/03192007/ |title=WWE.com - Reversals and razors | author=Noah Starr |date=March 19, 2007 }}</ref> The next Monday Vince had Eugene dressed as Donald Trump and verbally abused him. On the April 15 edition of ''Raw'' in Italy, Eugene was quickly defeated by Johnny Nitro in under 3 minutes.<ref> {{cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/04162007/ |title=WWE.com - Italian Intercontinental surprise |author=Noah Starr |date=April 16, 2007 }}</ref> The following week in the UK, he once again was defeated by Nitro in a short order on ''[[WWE Heat|Heat]]'' in the main event. Eugene also wrestled at [[SNME|Saturday Night's Main Event]], debuting his new wrestling attire, a superman-like costume. Eugene fought in a 6-man tag team match where [[Glen Jacobs|Kane]], [[Doink The Clown]], and Eugene himself defeated [[Kevin Thorn]], [[Nelson Frazier, Jr.|Viscera]], and [[Eddie Fatu|Umaga]].<ref> {{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/snme/results/ | title=WWE.com - Poised to Stand |author=Mike McAvennie |date=June 1, 2007 }}</ref> |
In January, Eugene turned back face, due to fan reaction. Recently he made fun of Matt Striker and King Booker. Eugene now competes mainly on ''[[WWE Heat|Heat]]''. Eugene would continue to be used as a jobber and was destroyed on one occasion by The Great Khali. On the [[March 19]] [[2007]] episode of Raw Eugene was put into a match against [[Eddie Fatu|Umaga]] after accidentally spilling a drink on [[Vince McMahon]]. After losing in a [[Squash (professional wrestling)|Squash]] match, McMahon shaved Eugene's head while Umaga was choking him out and McMahon was screaming that he was shaving [[Donald Trump|Trump]]'s head bald. After McMahon shaved Eugene's head he said let's take him to the back and finish the job there.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/03192007/ |title=WWE.com - Reversals and razors | author=Noah Starr |date=March 19, 2007 }}</ref> The next Monday Vince had Eugene dressed as Donald Trump and verbally abused him. On the April 15 edition of ''Raw'' in Italy, Eugene was quickly defeated by Johnny Nitro in under 3 minutes.<ref> {{cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/04162007/ |title=WWE.com - Italian Intercontinental surprise |author=Noah Starr |date=April 16, 2007 }}</ref> The following week in the UK, he once again was defeated by Nitro in a short order on ''[[WWE Heat|Heat]]'' in the main event. Eugene also wrestled at [[SNME|Saturday Night's Main Event]], debuting his new wrestling attire, a superman-like costume. Eugene fought in a 6-man tag team match where [[Glen Jacobs|Kane]], [[Doink The Clown]], and Eugene himself defeated [[Kevin Thorn]], [[Nelson Frazier, Jr.|Viscera]], and [[Eddie Fatu|Umaga]].<ref> {{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/snme/results/ | title=WWE.com - Poised to Stand |author=Mike McAvennie |date=June 1, 2007 }}</ref> |
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=== SmackDown === |
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On [[June 17]], [[2007]], Eugene was drafted to SmackDown! as thier final pick of the 2007 [[WWE Brand Extension#Supplemental Draft|Supplemental Draft]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/supplementaldraft07 |title=WWE.com - 2007 Supplemental Draft results |author=Louie Dee |date=June 17, 2007 }}</ref> |
On [[June 17]], [[2007]], Eugene was drafted to SmackDown! as thier final pick of the 2007 [[WWE Brand Extension#Supplemental Draft|Supplemental Draft]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/supplementaldraft07 |title=WWE.com - 2007 Supplemental Draft results |author=Louie Dee |date=June 17, 2007 }}</ref> |
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| Eugene | |
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| Born | December 17, 1975 Jeffersonville, Indiana |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Eugene Eugene Dinsmore Nick Dinsmore Mr. Wrestling Doink The Clown Dos |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Billed weight | =[undue weight? – discuss] |
| Billed from | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Trained by | Danny Davis Dean Malenko |
| Debut | 1997 |
Nicholas David Dinsmore (born December 17, 1975), also known by his ring name Eugene, is an American professional wrestler who is currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment wrestling on its SmackDown! brand.
Return to the ring
2007-present
In January, Eugene turned back face, due to fan reaction. Recently he made fun of Matt Striker and King Booker. Eugene now competes mainly on Heat. Eugene would continue to be used as a jobber and was destroyed on one occasion by The Great Khali. On the March 19 2007 episode of Raw Eugene was put into a match against Umaga after accidentally spilling a drink on Vince McMahon. After losing in a Squash match, McMahon shaved Eugene's head while Umaga was choking him out and McMahon was screaming that he was shaving Trump's head bald. After McMahon shaved Eugene's head he said let's take him to the back and finish the job there.[1] The next Monday Vince had Eugene dressed as Donald Trump and verbally abused him. On the April 15 edition of Raw in Italy, Eugene was quickly defeated by Johnny Nitro in under 3 minutes.[2] The following week in the UK, he once again was defeated by Nitro in a short order on Heat in the main event. Eugene also wrestled at Saturday Night's Main Event, debuting his new wrestling attire, a superman-like costume. Eugene fought in a 6-man tag team match where Kane, Doink The Clown, and Eugene himself defeated Kevin Thorn, Viscera, and Umaga.[3]
SmackDown
On June 17, 2007, Eugene was drafted to SmackDown! as thier final pick of the 2007 Supplemental Draft.[4]
Finishing and signature maneuvers
While working in Ohio Valley Wrestling, Dinsmore used an assortment of technical maneuvers, often finishing matches with a German suplex. As Eugene, Dinsmore often uses vintage moves popular in the 1970s which are nowadays widely considered to be anachronisms, such as:
He also emulates WWE superstars past and present by performing their signature moves. In the past he has used:
- Hacksaw Jim Duggan's Three-point stance clothesline
- Hulk Hogan's Leg Drop and Hulk Up Combination (Punching combination followed by an Irish whip and finished with a big boot to the opponent bouncing off of the ropes)
- Junkyard Dog's antics
- Kurt Angle's Angle Slam and Ankle lock
- Mick Foley's Mandible Claw
- The Rock's People's Elbow and Rock Bottom
- Stone Cold Steve Austin's Stone Cold Stunner
- Triple H's Pedigree
Eugene's own moves and taunts are:
- DDT
- Swinging neckbreaker
- Battering ram
- Electric chair drop
- Hiding under the ring
- Imitating his opponent
- Northern Lights suplex
- Riding his opponent like they are a horse or dog
- Rolling cradle
- Chicken Dance (when facing Dan Rodman)
Championships and accomplishments
- 1-time HWA Heavyweight Champion
- Music City Wrestling
- 1-time MCW North American Tag Team Champion (with Rob Conway)
- 8-time OVW Heavyweight Champion
- 11-time OVW Southern Tag Team Champion (10-time with Rob Conway, 1-time with Flash Flanagan)(First Ever)
- 1-time WWE World Tag Team Champion (with William Regal)
- Winner of the Kurt Angle Invitational along with his 1996 Olympic Gold Medal
References
- ^ Noah Starr (March 19, 2007). "WWE.com - Reversals and razors".
- ^ Noah Starr (April 16, 2007). "WWE.com - Italian Intercontinental surprise".
- ^ Mike McAvennie (June 1, 2007). "WWE.com - Poised to Stand".
- ^ Louie Dee (June 17, 2007). "WWE.com - 2007 Supplemental Draft results".