Shaggy 2 Dope
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| Joseph William Utsler | |
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| Born | October 14, 1974 Wayne, Michigan |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Shaggy 2 Dope |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Billed weight | 194 lb (88 kg) |
| Debut | 1990 |
Joseph William 'Joey' Utsler (born October 14 1974), better known as Shaggy 2 Dope is one half of the Insane Clown Posse, along with fellow rapper Joseph Bruce (known as Violent J). Along with Violent J and their former manager, Alex Abbiss, the trio founded Psychopathic Records. Shaggy is the person who invented and drew the Hatchetman (the Psychopathic Records logo) as well as numerous ICP album covers.[1]
Wrestling career
Utsler is also a professional wrestler. He started off in the 1980s backyard wrestling alongside his friends Joe Bruce and "The Rude Boy" Rudy Hill. In 1989, Bruce started training to become a professional wrestler. In 1990, Utsler decided to start training as well, but trained as a manager. After forming the Insane Clown Posse, and for a short period not being involved in wrestling, ICP was back in the ring. This time Shaggy (Utsler) wrestled along with Violent J (Bruce), instead of just managing. Since then, the two have competed for the likes of World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), World Wrestling Federation (WWF), Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), XPW and their own promotion, JCW. In WCW, Shaggy even had a brief period where he was wrestling as a singles competitor.
In wrestling
- Finishing and signature moves
- Managed
- Joe Bruce - 1990-1992 (pre-Insane Clown Posse)
- Team JCW -(Violent J, Nosawa, 2 Tuff Tony, Raven, and Mad Man Pondo)
- Entrance themes
- 1997-1998: "The Greatest Show," performed by Insane Clown Posse, in WWF.
- 1998-2000: "Take It," performed by Insane Clown Posse, in WCW.
- 2000-Present: "Chicken Huntin' (Slaughterhouse Remix)," performed by Insane Clown Posse, in JCW, TNA, and anywhere else he competes.
- 2000-Present: "Hokus Pokus" and "Assassins," both performed by Insane Clown Posse, have been occasionally used in indy promotions, but only a short number of times.
Championships and accomplishments
- Juggalo Championship Wrestling
- JCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [2]
- JCW World Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Violent J
Personal life
Utsler has a long term girlfriend with whom he has three children.
In 1998, Utsler, Joe Bruce, and others were arrested following a brawl at a Waffle House in Indiana. The incident occurred after a customer screamed insults at the group resulting into a huge fight. He along with Violent J and others plead guilty to disorderly conduct charges.
On January 31, 2008 Utsler was sentenced to two years of probation for Home Invasion in the 3rd Degree, Carrying a Concealed Weapon, Carrying Weapon w/Unlawful Intent, and Assault with Dangerous Weapon (Felonious Assault) which he commited on July 22, 2007. [3] His probation is set to end January 31, 2010, and while on probation he must abide to the rules found on here. It is still unannounced by Insane Clown Posse or anyone from Psychopathic Records, and it is unknown how or if Utsler will tour or be at the Gathering of the Juggalos untill his probation ends.
Solo releases
In 1994, Utsler released a solo EP titled Fuck Off! He was working on a full length LP to be called Shaggs The Clown but sample and recording problems delayed this record. Eventually it was scrapped but one finished song called "Southwest Strangla" ended up on Forgotten Freshness.
More than a decade later, in 2006, a full length Shaggy solo finally dropped, called F.T.F.O. This marked Mike E Clark's return to Psychopathic Records, as he produced a few tracks for this album.
It was told in an interview with Violent J from Faygoluvers.net that there would be a new Shaggy 2 Dope album. A release date is not set for the album.