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'''Dean Mathew Roll'''<ref name=OWOW>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/s/shark-boy.html|accessdate=2008-07-28|title=Shark Boy Profile|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> (born January 28, 1975)<ref name=OWOW/> is an American [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]], better known by his [[ring name]] '''Shark Boy'''. He has been wrestling for [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]] since 2002. |
'''Dean Mathew Roll'''<ref name=OWOW>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/s/shark-boy.html|accessdate=2008-07-28|title=Shark Boy Profile|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> (born January 28, 1975)<ref name=OWOW/> is an American [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]], better known by his [[ring name]] '''Shark Boy'''. He has been wrestling for [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]] as a [[Job (professional wrestling)|jobber and jobber to the stars]] since 2002. |
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Shark Boy
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| Born | January 28, 1975 Austin, Texas |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | El Piranha[1] Dean Baldwin[1] Shark Boy[1] |
| Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [2] |
| Billed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) [2] |
| Billed from | "The Deep Blue Sea" "The Deep Sea" "Deep Under the Sea" "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea"[3] |
| Trained by | Les Thatcher[1] |
| Debut | May 3, 1997 |
Dean Mathew Roll[1] (born January 28, 1975)[1] is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Shark Boy. He has been wrestling for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as a jobber and jobber to the stars since 2002.
Early career
Roll began training under Les Thatcher in October 1995 at the age of twenty.[3] He debuted on May 3, 1997 in Thatcher's Heartland Wrestling Association, wrestling as the masked El Piranha. An HWA mainstay, Roll also occasionally portrayed the character of Dean Baldwin, the purported fifth, lesser known Baldwin brother.[4][5]
Later that year, debuted in the Independent Wrestling Association, where he developed the cartoonish character Shark Boy, partly inspired by the 1995 song "I Come From the Water" by the Toadies.[3][5] In 1999, Roll trademarked the name "Shark Boy".[2][6] In 1998, Shark Boy received a flurry of media attention. He was featured on ABC in an episode of 20/20 featuring professional wrestling, on the Discovery Channel as part of the annual Shark Week and on a documentary produced by MTV entitled True Life: I'm a Professional Wrestler.[3]
On May 19, 1999, Shark Boy wrestled at the second annual Brian Pillman Memorial Show, defeating Matt Stryker, Tarek the Great and Chip Fairway in a tournament and receiving a trophy. Following the match, numerous World Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Federation wrestlers, including Al Snow, Mankind and D'Lo Brown, entered the ring and lifted Shark Boy onto their shoulders.[7] Shark Boy also wrestled at the 1998, 2000 and 2001 Brian Pillman Memorial Shows. As a result of the exposure gained by his appearances on television and at the Brian Pillman Memorial Shows, coupled with his "cult" following, Shark Boy was signed to a contract by World Championship Wrestling in 1999.[5][6] He made several appearances on WCW Saturday Night on WTBS before being released six months later in early 2000.[4][7][8]
World Wrestling All Stars (2002)
In February 2002 Shark Boy competed for the WWA at their Revolution PPV in Las Vegas. He fought in the opening contest, a 6-Man Cruiserweight survival match. Also in the match were A.J. Styles, Christopher Daniels, Low Ki, Tony Maramaluke and Nova. He was eliminated first in the match, which was won by Nova.
In November 2002, Shark Boy toured Europe with the World Wrestling All-Stars promotion. At the Retribution pay-per-view on December 6, 2002, Shark Boy defeated Frankie Kazarian.[4] During this same time from 2002 till its closing, Shark Boy joined and toured with XPW where he had memorable bouts with Kaos, Tracy Smothers, Juventud Guerrera, and Jerry Lynn.
On March 7, 2004, Shark Boy opened a professional wrestling school named The Shark Tank in Ohio. His most notable trainees are Dustin Thomas, Tom Bellman, Darrell Hazel, Jerrod West, Todd Mullins, Ed Gonzales, Donny Redd, Scary Garry, Jake Omen, Tony X, and Ian Jordan. [4][8]
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2002–present)
Shark Boy debuted in 2002,wrestling for the company but was used mostly as a jobber in the X Division. In 2003, he had a team with New Jack that involved getting New Jack to play board games such as Chutes & Ladders with Shark Boy. When New Jack left, Mad Mikey started teaming with Shark Boy before his untimely death in November of 2003. In 2008 he returned to TNA after a brief hiatus from a kayfabe coma suffered from multiple ambushes, and tweaked his Shark Boy gimmick into that of a Stone Cold Steve Austin parody, even going as far as to drink "Clam Juice" (a reference to Austin's infamous beer drinking) in the ring after his matches. Upon his gimmick change, he would occasionally team up with Curry Man to form a comedic tag team that was a moderate success. After this gimmick change he started to talk, something he had not been heard to do before.
Shark Boy took part in TNA's TerrorDome match on May 10, but it was won by Kaz. Because of that TerrorDome match, Shark Boy was injured; he returned backstage on the July 17 episode of Impact! with Curry Man and Super Eric as part of a Justice League knock off, called The Prince Justice Brotherhood, where he got whipped by Beer Money, Inc. during a backstage segment. He appeared again with the Brotherhood on the July 24 episode of Impact!. Roll returned on the February 5 edition of Impact!, only to lose to the debuting Brutus Magnus in a squash match.
Shark Boy has since been inactive due to showing flu-like symptoms at a recent television taping, causing fears of swine flu. He returned at the August 18 tapings of Impact!, only to lose against Sheik Abdul Bashir in a match broadcast on the TNA website. He was again featured on a webmatch after the August 31 tapings of Impact!, in another losing effort to Consequences Creed of Lethal Consequences.
Miramax lawsuit
On June 8, 2005, Roll filed a lawsuit against Miramax Films, claiming that the Miramax release "The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D" infringed upon his trademark and demanding any "money, profits and advantages wrongfully gained". In November 2005, it emerged that Miramax had attempted to have the case dismissed, in addition to requesting that the court nullify Roll's trademark on the basis that "Plaintiff is a male whose services are rendered only when he is wearing a costume depicting 'shark-like' attributes."[2][6][9] In April 2007, the suit was settled for an undisclosed amount.[10]
Personal life and other media
Roll is married and has one son.[11]
Roll lost most of his possessions in a house fire in February 2009.
Roll attended the 2009 WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Houston, Texas the night before WrestleMania XXV to see his all time favorite wrestler Stone Cold Steve Austin be inducted. He was seen in the second balcony at Reliant Stadium while Stone Cold made his entrance. He is also best friends with fellow TNA wrestler Frankie Kazarian. He was featured in MTV's "True Life: I am a Pro Wrestler", talking about his experiences on the independent circuit.
In wrestling
- As "Stone Cold" Shark Boy
- Finishing moves
- Signature moves
- Lou Thesz press followed by multiple punches
- Pointed elbow drop with fin gesture
- Repeated stomps against a cornered opponent, followed by a fin gesture to the opponent and finished with a final stomp
- As Shark Boy
- Finishing moves
- DSD – Dead Sea Drop / Deep Sea Drop (Diving somersault inverted facelock jawbreaker)[12][13]
- Shark–canrana (Somersault hurricanrana pin)[6][12]
- Signature moves
- Facebuster,[14] sometimes onto the knee[1]
- Hangman's neckbreaker [15][16]
- Knee lift[1]
- Missile dropkick[17]
- Slingshot crossbody[1]
- Sunset flip powerbomb to an opponent holding another wrestler in superplex position, causing them to complete the superplex
- Finishing moves
- Entrance themes
- "Eat Me" by Dale Oliver
- "24:7" by Dale Oliver
Championships and accomplishments
- Atlantic Pro Wrestling
- APW Junior Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- Buckeye Pro Wrestling
- Eastern Pro Wrestling
- EPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Rocco Abruzzi
- Hardcore Championship Wrestling
- HCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Incredible 8 Tournament
- Heartland Wrestling Association
- HWA Cruiserweight Championship (4 times)
- HWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Main Event World League
- MEWL Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
- Midwest Wrestling Association
- MWA Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Mid-West Wrestling Connection
- MWWC Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- NWA East
- NWA East Television Championship (1 time)
- New Breed Wrestling Association
- NBWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- New Era Pro Wrestling
- NEPW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
- Provincial Championship Wrestling
- PCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Other titles
- RAW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
- WPL Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Shark Boy Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
- ^ a b c d Kaufman, G. (June 8, 2005). "Wrestler Shark Boy Wants To Put The Smackdown On New Flick". MTV.com. Retrieved 2007-06-06.
- ^ a b c d Valente, M. (October 5, 2003). "Shark Boy interview". Wrestling Observer. Retrieved 2007-06-06.
- ^ a b c d Milner, J. "Sharkboy". Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved 2007-06-06.
- ^ a b c "Interview mit dem Shark Boy". GenickBruch.com. October 1, 2003. Retrieved 2007-06-06.
- ^ a b c d Madigan, T. (August 13, 2005). "Shark attack". Calgary Sun. Retrieved 2007-06-06.
- ^ a b Steven, A. "Shark Boy Speaks With TNAHeadlines.com". TNAHeadlines.com. Retrieved 2007-06-06.
- ^ a b Hickey, P. "Shark Boy Bites His Way To The Top". Retrieved 2007-06-06.
- ^ Madigan, T. (August 16, 2005). "Everybody wants to know". Calgary Sun. Retrieved 2007-06-06.
- ^ Farrell, E. (April 23, 2007). "Shark Boy Lawsuit Settlement". Warned.net. Retrieved 2007-06-06.
- ^ "Meet the REAL Shark Boy: An Interview With Dean Roll". EFILMCRITC.com, by David Cornelius. 2005-06-25. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
- ^ a b Abreu, D. (September 18, 2003). "TNA: Caskets, blood, Canadians, Vampiro". Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved 2007-06-06.
- ^ "Shark Boy". TNAWrestling.com. Retrieved June 29 2007.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ Droste, R. (February 4, 2005). "TNA Impact TV report". WrestlingObserver.com. Retrieved June 18 2007.
...Shark Boy with a face buster.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ Droste, R. (February 4, 2005). "TNA Impact TV report". WrestlingObserver.com. Retrieved June 18 2007.
Shark Boy counters the Canadian Destroyer into a neck breaker.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ Droste, R. (September 4, 2005). "TNA Impact TV report". WrestlingObserver.com. Retrieved June 18 2007.
...Shark Boy with a hangman's noose neckbreaker.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ Droste, R. (August 11, 2005). "TNA Impact TV report for the 8-12 TV show". WrestlingObserver.com. Retrieved June 18 2007.
Shark Boy then goes up to the top turnbuckle, leaps and takes out Bently (sic) with a missile dropkick.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help); Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ a b "Independent Wrestling Results - April 2004". onlineworldofwrestling.com. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
- ^ "Buckeye Pro Wrestling Title Histories". titlehistories.com. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
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