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{{Infobox Wrestler |
{{Infobox Wrestler |
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|name=Frank Huguelet |
|name =Frank Huguelet |
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|names='''Ric Savage'''<br>"Heavy Metal" Ric Savage <br>Ric Rage |
|names ='''Ric Savage'''<br>"Heavy Metal" Ric Savage <br>Ric Rage |
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|height=6 ft 5 in (195.6 cm) |
|height =6 ft 5 in (195.6 cm) |
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|weight=290 lb (131.5 kg) |
|weight =290 lb (131.5 kg) |
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|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|6|05|mf=y}} |
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|6|05|mf=y}} |
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|death_date = |
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|birth_place = [[Sylva, North Carolina]] |
|birth_place = [[Sylva, North Carolina]] |
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|resides=[[New Jersey]] |
|resides =[[New Jersey]] |
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|billed= |
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|trainer=[[Ivan Koloff]]<br>Chuck Justice |
|trainer =[[Ivan Koloff]]<br>Chuck Justice |
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|debut=January |
|debut =January 1991 |
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|retired=1997 |
|retired =1997 |
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'''Frank Huguelet''' (born [[June 5]], [[1969]] in [[Sylva, North Carolina|Sylva]], [[North Carolina]]) is a retired [[United States of America|American]] [[professional wrestler]]. He is best known by his [[ring name]] '''"Heavy Metal" Ric Savage'''. |
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Savage wrestled across the eastern seaboard from 1990 until 1997. While spending much of his career in the independent circuits, he also wrestled for the [[National Wrestling Alliance|NWA]], [[United States Wrestling Association|USWA]], [[Extreme Championship Wrestling|ECW]], [[World Championship Wrestling|WCW]] and NCW. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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===Early career=== |
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Savage broke into the wrestling business in the independent circuit in [[western North Carolina]]. He was trained initially in a garage in [[Waynesville, North Carolina]] by Chuck Justice, a high school friend. Savage then wrestled every independent show he could before getting his first television break with South Atlantic Pro Wrestling in 1991 in a televised match against his childhood hero{{Fact|Date=June 2008}}, Chief [[Wahoo McDaniel]]. Savage then trained under the "Russian Bear" [[Ivan Koloff]] at his school in Indian Trails, North Carolina. |
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===Professional Wrestling Federation (PWF)=== |
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Savage went to work for the Professional Wrestling Federation (PWF) owned by [[Gary Sabaugh]] (The Italian Stallion) and [[George South]]. Savage would compete against [[Nelson Frazier, Jr.|Nelson Knight]] and [[Robert Horne_(wrestler)|Bobby Knight]] before the pair went to [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWF]] as [[Men on a Mission]]. He also wrestled "Mean" [[Mark Canterbury]] before his debut in the WWF as Henry O. Godwin. |
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===World Championship Wrestling (WCW)=== |
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Sabaugh booked Savage with [[World Championship Wrestling]] where Savage would perform at several television tapings in 1992, but was used as a [[Jobber (professional wrestling)|jobber]]. Savage left [[World Championship Wrestling|WCW]] at the advice of friend and mentor [[Jimmy Valiant]], to wrestle for [[Jerry Lawler]]'s [[United States Wrestling Alliance]] (USWA). |
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===United States Wrestling Alliance (USWA)=== |
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While working for Lawler, Savage feuded with [[Vito LoGrasso|Skull Von Krush]] and the [[Moondogs]]. After Savage left the USWA, Valiant toured with Savage on the independent circuit for several months. Savage credits Valiant for teaching him the wrestling business.{{Fact|Date=June 2008}} Savage also tried a brief cross-promotion with 1980's [[hair band]] [[Quiet Riot]], but the venture was not a success. |
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===National Wrestling Alliance (NWA)=== |
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| ⚫ | Savage wrestled for the [[National Wrestling Alliance]] (NWA) where he was managed by former [[Four Horsemen|Four Horseman]] [[Tully Blanchard]], and former [[Fabulous Freebirds|Freebird]] [[Michael P.S. Hayes]]. Savage had formed a tag-team with a biker gimmick called the '''Hard Riders''' with Frankee Lawless and the pair became the [[NWA World Tag Team Championship|NWA World Tag Team Champions]] at the [[Dallas Sportatorium|Sportatorium]] in [[Dallas, Texas]] with a victory over brothers [[Chris Youngblood|Chris]] and [[Mark Youngblood]]. The Hard Riders also competed against [[Ahmed Johnson]], [[Greg Valentine]], [[Chris Adams (wrestler)|Chris Adams]], [[C.W. Anderson]] and the [[Junkyard Dog]]. The team drifted apart after Crockett folded in 1995. |
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===Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW)=== |
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| ⚫ | In 1996, after getting his [[bachelors degree]] from [[Western Carolina University]], Savage and travelling partner [[Kid Kash]] rode to [[Philadelphia]] to get work with [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]] (ECW)at the suggestion of friends [[Jerome Young|New Jack]] and [[Rob Van Dam]]. Savage wrestled several house shows as [[Shane Douglas]]' Bounty Hunter in an ongoing feud with [[The Pitbulls]]. [[Paul Heyman]] had Savage change his name to Ric Rage to avoid any conflicts with [[World Championship Wrestling|WCW]] over [[Randy Savage]]. Savage left ECW after a few months, but Kash stayed on. After ECW Savage went back to the independent circuit. During this time Savage made a regional television commercial with [[Rickey Medlocke]] of [[Blackfoot]], now the lead guitarist of [[Lynyrd Skynyrd]]. The commercial was aimed at curbing [[domestic violence]] against women in [[western North Carolina]]. Savage also made some regional talkshow appearances as well. |
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===Independent ciruit=== |
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| ⚫ | Savage and Cavnar reunited The Hard Riders when [[Ric Flair]] offered the team a shot to work for WCW where they had a dark match the following week at Center Stage in [[Atlanta]]. The gimmick did not go over with WCW fans and was dropped. Savage then went back to the independent circuit as a single's wrestler and changed his look to a [[grunge]] rocker. Savage then had a chance to work for the [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWF]]. His old friend [[Ahmed Johnson]] introduced him to Chief [[Jay Strongbow]]. Strongbow scheduled a dark match for Savage in [[Fayetteville, North Carolina]]. But Strongbow suffered a massive heart attack and was released from the WWF before he could return. Savage's dark match fell through the cracks. In short order Savage was back on the independent circuits. |
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| ⚫ | Savage teamed for a while with [[Bull Buchanan]] in a team called '''Body Count''' in [[National Championship Wrestling]] which was a promotion owned by Savage's longtime manager and friend Steve Martin. Savage also teamed in Body Count with [[David Young]] and Rusty Riddle. Riddle turned on Savage and joined forces with [[Kid Kash]] and feuded with Savage and [[David Young]] for the NCW world tag titles. It was in 1996 that Savage partnered with Steve Martin in [[National Championship Wrestling]] and Savage began to help create the wrestler's gimmicks and do interview coaching. NCW did monthly television tapings from Savage's hometown of [[Sylva, North Carolina]]. Notable wrestlers that worked for NCW during that time are [[Matt Hardy]], [[Jeff Hardy]], [[Brad Cain]] (Lodi), [[Shannon Moore]], [[Ricky Morton]] of the [[Rock and Roll Express]], Bull Buchanan, Kid Kash, [[Jason Arhndt]], [[Rick Michaels]], and [[Chris Hamrick]]. NCW later became [[NWA Wildside]] and was briefly syndicated after Savage left the promotion. |
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===Retirement=== |
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After suffering from a left knee reconstruction, and three lower back surgeries, Savage retired from the ring in 1997. Initially Savage moved to [[Gettysburg, Pennsylvania]] where he performed a live storytelling presentation called ''Haunted Gettysburg'' for author Bob Wasal at the now defunct Conflict Theater. Later, he moved to [[New Jersey]] where he currently resides. |
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| ⚫ | Savage now works in the automotive aftermarket industry as a national accounts representative. Savage's true passion has always been American history with special attention to the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]. Savage is an avid artifacts collector, and maintains a website that assists in identifying fake Civil War relics. He also enjoys metal detecting for Civil War artifacts. Savage also writes a column for ''American Digger'' magazine called ''The Savage Facts'' that provides tips on identifying fraudulent Civil War artifacts in online auctions. |
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Savage went to work for the Professional Wrestling Federation (PWF) owned by [[Gary Sabaugh]] (The Italian Stallion) and [[George South]]. Savage would compete against [[Nelson Frazier, Jr.|Nelson Knight]] and [[Bobby Knight]] before the pair went to [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWF]] as [[Men on a Mission]]. He also wrestled "Mean" [[Mark Canterbury]] before his debut in the WWF as [[Henry O. Godwin]]. Sabaugh booked Savage with [[World Championship Wrestling]] where Savage would perform several television tapings in 1992, but was used as a [[jobber]] or fall guy. Savage left [[World Championship Wrestling|WCW]] at the advice of friend and mentor [[Jimmy Valiant]] "the Boogie Woogie man", to wrestle for [[Jerry Lawler]]'s [[United States Wrestling Alliance]] (USWA). While working for Lawler, Savage feuded with [[Vito LoGrasso|Skull Von Krush]] and the [[Moondogs]]. After Savage left the USWA, Valiant toured with Savage on the independent scene for several months. Savage credits Valiant for teaching him the wrestling business. Savage also tried a brief cross-promotion with 1980's [[hair band]] [[Quiet Riot]], but the venture was not a success. |
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==In wrestling== |
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* [[Piledriver (professional wrestling)#Spike piledriver|Spike Piledriver]] |
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* [[Professional wrestling holds#Sunset flip|Over the Top Cradle Roll]] |
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* [[Suplex#Belly to belly suplex|Belly-to-Belly suplex]] |
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| ⚫ | In 1996, after getting his [[bachelors degree]] from [[Western Carolina University]], Savage and travelling partner [[Kid Kash]] rode to [[Philadelphia]] to get work with [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]] (ECW)at the suggestion of friends [[New Jack]] and [[Rob Van Dam]]. Savage wrestled several house shows as [[Shane Douglas]]' Bounty Hunter in an ongoing feud with [[The Pitbulls]]. [[Paul Heyman]] had Savage change his name to Ric Rage to avoid any conflicts with [[World Championship Wrestling|WCW]] over [[Randy Savage]]. Savage left ECW after a few months, but Kash stayed on. After ECW Savage went back to the independent circuit. |
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: * United States Heavyweight Champion (1 time) |
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* '''Western Carolina Wrestling''' |
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| ⚫ | Savage and Cavnar reunited The Hard Riders when [[Ric Flair]] offered the team a shot to work for |
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* '''Southeastern Wrestling Alliance''' |
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| ⚫ | Savage teamed for a while with [[Bull Buchanan]] in a team called Body Count in [[National Championship Wrestling]] which was a promotion owned by Savage's longtime manager and friend Steve Martin. Savage also teamed in Body Count with [[David Young]] and Rusty Riddle. Riddle turned on Savage and joined forces with [[Kid Kash]] and feuded with Savage and [[David Young]] for the NCW world tag titles. It was in 1996 that Savage partnered with Steve Martin in [[National Championship Wrestling]] and Savage began to help create the wrestler's gimmicks and do interview coaching. NCW did monthly television tapings from Savage's hometown of [[Sylva, North Carolina]]. Notable wrestlers that worked for NCW during that time are [[Matt Hardy]], [[Jeff Hardy]], [[Brad Cain]] (Lodi), [[Shannon Moore]], [[Ricky Morton]] of the [[Rock and Roll Express]], |
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: * Southern Heavyweight Champion (1 time) |
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* '''[[National Wrestling Alliance]]''' |
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: * [[NWA World Tag Team Championship|World Tag Team Champion]] -- w/ Frankee Lawless (1 time) |
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*Spike Piledriver |
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*Over the Top Cradle Roll |
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*Belly-to-Belly suplex |
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* '''[[National Championship Wrestling]]''' |
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: * World Tag Team Champion (2 time) -- w/ Rusty Riddle (1) and w/ David Young (1) |
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*[[National Wrestling Alliance]] (NWA) World Tag Team Champion with Mike Cavnar/The Hard Riders (1994) |
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*[[National Championship Wrestling]] (NCW) World Tag Team Champion with David Young/Body Count (1997) |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*[http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/htsewa.html Solie's Vintage Wrestling] |
* [http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/htsewa.html Solie's Vintage Wrestling] |
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*[http://www.1wrestlinglegends.com/crowbarpress/video-scw/index.html Southern Championship wrestling] |
* [http://www.1wrestlinglegends.com/crowbarpress/video-scw/index.html Southern Championship wrestling] |
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:National_Wrestling_Alliance_alumni National Wrestling Alliance Alumni] |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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{{Portal|Professional wrestling|break=yes}} |
{{Portal|Professional wrestling|break=yes}} |
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*[http://www.savage-station.com |
* [http://www.savage-station.com Offical website] |
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*[http://www.americandigger.com American Digger magazine] |
* [http://www.americandigger.com American Digger magazine] |
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*[http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/244619.aspx CBN News] |
* [http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/244619.aspx CBN News] |
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Revision as of 22:04, 24 June 2008
| Frank Huguelet | |
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| Born | June 5, 1969 Sylva, North Carolina |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Ric Savage "Heavy Metal" Ric Savage Ric Rage |
| Billed height | 6 ft 5 in (195.6 cm) |
| Billed weight | 290 lb (131.5 kg) |
| Trained by | Ivan Koloff Chuck Justice |
| Debut | January 1991 |
| Retired | 1997 |
Frank Huguelet (born June 5, 1969 in Sylva, North Carolina) is a retired American professional wrestler. He is best known by his ring name "Heavy Metal" Ric Savage.
Savage wrestled across the eastern seaboard from 1990 until 1997. While spending much of his career in the independent circuits, he also wrestled for the NWA, USWA, ECW, WCW and NCW.
Career
Early career
Savage broke into the wrestling business in the independent circuit in western North Carolina. He was trained initially in a garage in Waynesville, North Carolina by Chuck Justice, a high school friend. Savage then wrestled every independent show he could before getting his first television break with South Atlantic Pro Wrestling in 1991 in a televised match against his childhood hero[citation needed], Chief Wahoo McDaniel. Savage then trained under the "Russian Bear" Ivan Koloff at his school in Indian Trails, North Carolina.
Professional Wrestling Federation (PWF)
Savage went to work for the Professional Wrestling Federation (PWF) owned by Gary Sabaugh (The Italian Stallion) and George South. Savage would compete against Nelson Knight and Bobby Knight before the pair went to WWF as Men on a Mission. He also wrestled "Mean" Mark Canterbury before his debut in the WWF as Henry O. Godwin.
World Championship Wrestling (WCW)
Sabaugh booked Savage with World Championship Wrestling where Savage would perform at several television tapings in 1992, but was used as a jobber. Savage left WCW at the advice of friend and mentor Jimmy Valiant, to wrestle for Jerry Lawler's United States Wrestling Alliance (USWA).
United States Wrestling Alliance (USWA)
While working for Lawler, Savage feuded with Skull Von Krush and the Moondogs. After Savage left the USWA, Valiant toured with Savage on the independent circuit for several months. Savage credits Valiant for teaching him the wrestling business.[citation needed] Savage also tried a brief cross-promotion with 1980's hair band Quiet Riot, but the venture was not a success.
National Wrestling Alliance (NWA)
Savage wrestled for the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) where he was managed by former Four Horseman Tully Blanchard, and former Freebird Michael P.S. Hayes. Savage had formed a tag-team with a biker gimmick called the Hard Riders with Frankee Lawless and the pair became the NWA World Tag Team Champions at the Sportatorium in Dallas, Texas with a victory over brothers Chris and Mark Youngblood. The Hard Riders also competed against Ahmed Johnson, Greg Valentine, Chris Adams, C.W. Anderson and the Junkyard Dog. The team drifted apart after Crockett folded in 1995.
Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW)
In 1996, after getting his bachelors degree from Western Carolina University, Savage and travelling partner Kid Kash rode to Philadelphia to get work with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW)at the suggestion of friends New Jack and Rob Van Dam. Savage wrestled several house shows as Shane Douglas' Bounty Hunter in an ongoing feud with The Pitbulls. Paul Heyman had Savage change his name to Ric Rage to avoid any conflicts with WCW over Randy Savage. Savage left ECW after a few months, but Kash stayed on. After ECW Savage went back to the independent circuit. During this time Savage made a regional television commercial with Rickey Medlocke of Blackfoot, now the lead guitarist of Lynyrd Skynyrd. The commercial was aimed at curbing domestic violence against women in western North Carolina. Savage also made some regional talkshow appearances as well.
Independent ciruit
Savage and Cavnar reunited The Hard Riders when Ric Flair offered the team a shot to work for WCW where they had a dark match the following week at Center Stage in Atlanta. The gimmick did not go over with WCW fans and was dropped. Savage then went back to the independent circuit as a single's wrestler and changed his look to a grunge rocker. Savage then had a chance to work for the WWF. His old friend Ahmed Johnson introduced him to Chief Jay Strongbow. Strongbow scheduled a dark match for Savage in Fayetteville, North Carolina. But Strongbow suffered a massive heart attack and was released from the WWF before he could return. Savage's dark match fell through the cracks. In short order Savage was back on the independent circuits.
National Championship Wrestling (NCW)
Savage teamed for a while with Bull Buchanan in a team called Body Count in National Championship Wrestling which was a promotion owned by Savage's longtime manager and friend Steve Martin. Savage also teamed in Body Count with David Young and Rusty Riddle. Riddle turned on Savage and joined forces with Kid Kash and feuded with Savage and David Young for the NCW world tag titles. It was in 1996 that Savage partnered with Steve Martin in National Championship Wrestling and Savage began to help create the wrestler's gimmicks and do interview coaching. NCW did monthly television tapings from Savage's hometown of Sylva, North Carolina. Notable wrestlers that worked for NCW during that time are Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy, Brad Cain (Lodi), Shannon Moore, Ricky Morton of the Rock and Roll Express, Bull Buchanan, Kid Kash, Jason Arhndt, Rick Michaels, and Chris Hamrick. NCW later became NWA Wildside and was briefly syndicated after Savage left the promotion.
Retirement
After suffering from a left knee reconstruction, and three lower back surgeries, Savage retired from the ring in 1997. Initially Savage moved to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania where he performed a live storytelling presentation called Haunted Gettysburg for author Bob Wasal at the now defunct Conflict Theater. Later, he moved to New Jersey where he currently resides.
Savage now works in the automotive aftermarket industry as a national accounts representative. Savage's true passion has always been American history with special attention to the Civil War. Savage is an avid artifacts collector, and maintains a website that assists in identifying fake Civil War relics. He also enjoys metal detecting for Civil War artifacts. Savage also writes a column for American Digger magazine called The Savage Facts that provides tips on identifying fraudulent Civil War artifacts in online auctions.
In wrestling
Finishing moves
Championships and accomplishments
- * United States Heavyweight Champion (1 time)
- Western Carolina Wrestling
- * Southeastern Regional 6-Man Tag-Team Champion -- w/ Chief Wahoo McDaniel and Tommy Gunn (1 time)
- Southeastern Wrestling Alliance
- * World Heavyweight Championship (2 time)
- Great American Wrestling Federation
- * Southern Heavyweight Champion (1 time)
- * World Tag Team Champion -- w/ Frankee Lawless (1 time)
- * World Tag Team Champion (2 time) -- w/ Rusty Riddle (1) and w/ David Young (1)