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-{{Infobox professional wrestler
-|name         = The Boogeyman
-|image        = TheBoogeyman.JPG
-|alt          =
-|caption      =
-|birth_name   = Martin Wright<ref name="OWOW"/>
-|names        = '''The Boogeyman'''<ref name="WWEbio">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/superstars/wwealumni/boogeyman|title=Boogeyman's WWE Alumni Profile|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|accessdate=2011-10-17}}</ref><br />Marty Wright<ref name="OWOW"/><br />'''The Nightcrawler'''<br /> '''Slither'''<ref name="Slither">{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2010/1025/533224/chris-benoit/|title=The Boogeyman Says He's Returning Soon, Benoit Vs. McMahon|accessdate=2011-11-19|publisher=WrestlingINC.com}} {{verify credibility|failed=y|date=January 2013}}</ref>
-|height      = {{height|ft=6|in=2}}<ref name="OWOW"/>
-|weight      = {{convert|262|lb|kg|abbr=on}}<ref name="OWOW"/>
-|birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1964|07|15|mf=y)}}<ref name="OWOW"/>
-|birth_place = [[Phoenix, Arizona]]<ref name="OWOW"/>
-|resides     = Phoenix, Arizona
-|billed      = [[Abyss (religion)|The Bottomless Pit]]<ref name="WWEbio"/>
-|trainer     = [[Ohio Valley Wrestling|OVW staff]]<ref name="OWOW"/><br />[[Lash Huffman]]<br />[[Booker T (wrestler)|Booker T]]
-|debut       = October 15, 2004<ref name="OWOW"/>
-}}
-'''Martin "Marty" Wright'''<ref name="OWOW">{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/b/boogeyman.html|title=Boogeyman Profile|accessdate=2010-07-02|publisher=Online World Of Wrestling}}</ref> (born July 15, 1964)<ref name="OWOW"/> is an [[United States|American]] [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]] best known for his time in [[WWE]] under the [[ring name]] '''The Boogeyman'''.
-==Professional wrestling career==
-===World Wrestling Entertainment (2004–2006)===
-====''Tough Enough'' and Ohio Valley Wrestling (2004–2005)====
-Wright first entered the world of professional wrestling to take part in the [[WWe Tough Enough#$1,000,000 Tough Enough|fourth season]] of the [[World Wrestling Entertainment]] (WWE) produced [[reality television]] competition ''[[WWE Tough Enough|Tough Enough]]''. On October 15, 2004, he attended the two-day event in [[Venice, Los Angeles, California|Venice Beach, California]], where he was among eight finalists chosen. After surviving the first day of eliminations he admitted that he was actually 40 years old — five years over the competition's cut off point — and not 30 as he'd claimed.<ref name="OWOW"/> As a result he was cut from the competition.<ref name="OWOW"/>
-Though he had been cut from Tough Enough, WWE officials invited him to come to their developmental territory [[Ohio Valley Wrestling]] (OVW) for possible training. He trained between January and June 2005, making his OVW debut on June 25, 2005. During a [[dark match]] pitting the team of [[Steven Adkins|Seth Skyfire]] and Robert Fury against Robbie Dawber and his partner, Wright entered the [[Wrestling ring|ring]] and [[Squash match|squashed]] all three men, [[no-sell]]ing the offense of Skyfire in the process. He then announced that he was "The Boogeyman" before leaving the building. The Boogeyman [[Gimmick (professional wrestling)|gimmick]] further evolved into a "monster" [[Face (professional wrestling)|face]] who would appear when another wrestler said his name and attack him, while not selling any offense he received.
-====SmackDown and departure (2005–2006)====
-On the July 11, 2005 episode of ''[[WWE Raw]]'', [[Horror film|horror movie]] style [[Vignette (wrestling)|vignettes]] began airing to promote the debut of Wright in his "Boogeyman" personality. After a few weeks the vignettes were moved from ''Raw'' to ''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]'', but his planned debut was delayed when he [[Extension (kinesiology)|hyperextended]] both [[knee]]s and needed time to recover. The Boogeyman made his first appearance on October 13, 2005 ''SmackDown!''. He was brought in by [[UPN]] Network Executive [[Brian Mailhot|Palmer Cannon]], who claimed he was going to be a part of another (unspecified) UPN show that never came to be due to an on-set "accident" involving The Boogeyman; it was implied he had "done something" to another member of the cast, but never elaborated on. Cannon said he brought him to the ''SmackDown!'' brand as part of a "new talent initiative". The Boogeyman then proceeded to recite a version of the child's chant ''One, two, Freddy's coming for you '' from the movie ''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street]]'' before smashing an oversized [[Clock|alarm clock]] on his own head. The Boogeyman continued to "terrorize" other Superstars for the next couple of months. For the next few weeks The Boogeyman (who was then a tweener) appeared in unexpected places backstage (closets, vans, et cetera), reciting different nursery rhymes and holding up clocks before screaming his [[catchphrase]] "''I'm The Boogeyman and I'm comin' to get'cha!''" and [[Evil laughter|laughing maniacally]]. This would leave the performer(s) that had discovered him both confused and creeped out, usually ending with them backing out of the room slowly while the commentators remarked on how strange the whole situation was.
-At the [[Survivor Series (2005)|2005 Survivor Series]], The Boogeyman helped ''SmackDown!'' [[Professional wrestling authority figures#General managers 2|General Manager]] [[Theodore Long]] defeat his ''Raw'' counterpart, [[Eric Bischoff]]. He made his official in-ring ''SmackDown!'' debut on December 2, defeating [[Mike Bucci|Simon Dean]] in a [[Squash match|squash]] that saw him repeatedly scream, "I'm the Boogeyman!" at a confused and terrified Dean. During this match, he took a handful of live [[worm]]s from his pocket and stuffed them into his mouth as commentators [[Michael Cole]] and [[Tazz]] screamed in disgust. For the next few weeks, The Boogeyman won numerous squash matches that focused on the antics of The Boogeyman. Opponents were generally "flattened" in the ring, left with worms in their mouths and/or spit on their faces. His official [[pay-per-view]] debut was at December's [[Armageddon (2005)|Armageddon]] when he came to the ring to confront [[Vito LoGrasso|Vito]] and [[James Maritato|Nunzio]] who were dressed as [[Santa Claus]] and an elf.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestlingexposed.com/headlines/12811.shtml|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20080120013446/http://www.wrestlingexposed.com/headlines/12811.shtml|archivedate=2008-01-20|title=HBK Leaving WWE?, Boogeyman-Worms Story, RAW, Torrie, More|accessdate = 2007-05-28|publisher=wrestlingexposed.com}} {{verify credibility|date=January 2013}}</ref>
-Boogeyman's first major [[Feud (professional wrestling)|feud]] occurred with [[John Layfield|JBL]] and his "[[Public relations|fixer]]" [[Jillian Hall]], began when he [[stalking|stalked]] the duo throughout a number of shows. During an episode of ''SmackDown!'' he caught a fleeing Hall and shoved worms down the back of her skirt. On another, during a ''[[Piper's Pit]]'' segment, he not only sniffed the "growth" on Jillian's face, but licked it and bit it off. Layfield and The Boogeyman eventually met in a one-on-one contest at the [[Royal Rumble (2006)|2006 Royal Rumble]], with Boogeyman picking up the win in under two minutes.
-A subsequent feud with [[Booker Huffman|Booker T]], which saw him again stalking a wrestler and his female companion (this time Booker's wife [[Sharmell Sullivan-Huffman|Sharmell]]) culminated at [[WrestleMania 22]], when Boogeyman pinned Booker T after kissing Sharmell while holding a mouthful of worms. The match was exceptionally short because shortly before WrestleMania Boogeyman tore his [[Biceps brachii muscle|left biceps]] at a [[house show]]. To explain his absence to rehab his injury, Booker T and Sharmell obtained a [[Injunction|restraining order]] against The Boogeyman, who actually had surgery on April 4, to repair his biceps tear.
-As [[SummerSlam (2006)|SummerSlam]] approached, The Boogeyman began appearing in TV spots to promote the event. Vignettes also began airing advertising his return to ''SmackDown!'', however, on September 20, 2006 WWE.com reported that Wright had been released from the company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/news2006/1158795852.shtml|title=Breaking News: WWE releases Marty "The Boogeyman" Wright & more|date=2006-09-20|accessdate=2008-11-12|publisher=WrestleView}}</ref>
-===Return to WWE (2006–2009, 2012)===
-====SmackDown (2006–2007)====
-Less than a month later, on October 6, WWE.com announced that Wright had re-signed with the company and would be sent to be trained at Booker T and [[Lash Huffman|Stevie Ray]]'s wrestling school in [[Houston]], [[Texas]]. Wright returned on the October 27 ''SmackDown!''; while teaming with [[Layla El|Layla]], he started a feud with [[The Miz]] and [[Kristal Marshall]]. During the feud he again terrorized and stalked his opponents, spitting worms at them and scaring them at every opportunity, and eventually ended The Miz's undefeated streak at the [[Armageddon (2006)|Armageddon]] pay-per-view.
-Wright then feuded with [[Dave Finlay|Finlay]], who ended The Boogeyman's undefeated streak when [[Hornswoggle]] interfered. On the February 2 edition of ''SmackDown!'' during a match against [[Chris Benoit]] for the [[WWE United States Championship]], Boogeyman abducted Hornswoggle, distracting Finlay and giving Benoit a chance to win the match with a roll-up. On the February 16 edition of ''SmackDown!'' The Boogeyman appeared with a [[Midget professional wrestling|little person]] of his own, [[Short Sleeve Sampson|Little Boogeyman]], who was portrayed by an actor named [[Chris Hollyfield]]. Chris also previously had played Lil Booker T. His purpose was to counteract Hornswoggle, who was proving a problem in one-on-one matches with Finlay. The Boogeyman and the Little Boogeyman lost to Finlay and Hornswoggle in a mixed tag team match at [[No Way Out (2007)|No Way Out]]. The team lost a rematch the following week on ''SmackDown!''; Little Boogeyman was pinned by Finlay, after Wright had chased away Hornswoggle.
-On OVW's 400th anniversary show, The Boogeyman made an appearance, losing to [[Ryan Wilson]] in a tables match. The Boogeyman returned to in ring action when teamed with [[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]] during his feud with [[The Blue Bloods|William Regal and Dave Taylor]]. This also marked the return of Little Boogeyman. The feud would be short lived as Boogeyman and Little Boogeyman would then start another feud with Finlay and Hornswoggle. Boogeyman and Little Boogeyman were defeated in a mixed tag match by Finlay and Hornswoggle at ''[[Saturday Night's Main Event results#Saturday Night's Main Event XXXIV|Saturday Night's Main Event]]''.
-The Boogeyman ended his tenure on ''SmackDown'' with a loss to [[Mark Henry]] in a squash match, as part of Henry's new "Path of Destruction" gimmick. After that match, Mark Henry then beat up Little Boogeyman who was at ringside, and Henry gave him a body splash, ([[kayfabe]]) severely injuring him. This turned out to be the last time Little Boogeyman appeared on WWE TV.
-====ECW and second departure (2007–2009)====
-On the June 11 edition of ''Raw'', The Boogeyman was moved from the SmackDown brand to [[ECW (WWE)|ECW]] in the annual [[2007 WWE Draft|WWE draft]]. The next day he debuted for the brand and defeated [[Matt Striker]], beginning a feud with him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/archive/06122007/|title=Extreme tribute|date=June 12, 2007|author=Bryan Robinson|accessdate=2007-11-22|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref> On July 10 in [[New Orleans]], The Boogeyman was a guest during a ''[[The Dirt Sheet|Striker's Classroom]]'' segment, ostensibly to be educated on worms, only to be attacked by Striker's debuting [[Enforcer (professional wrestling)|enforcer]], [[Nelson Frazier, Jr.|Big Daddy V]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/archive/07102007/|title=Nitro and Punk continue to roll toward The Bash|date=July 10, 2007|author=Corey Clayton|accessdate=2007-11-22|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref> The Boogeyman was not seen for the next three weeks, finally re-emerging on the July 31 episode — with a new face paint design and black contact lenses — to scare Big Daddy V off after he finished a match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/archive/07312007/|title=A chance for fame|date=July 31, 2007|author=Andrew Rote|accessdate=2007-11-20|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref> Boogeyman was taken out by Big Daddy V from behind after a distraction from Striker a week later.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/archive/08072007/|title=CM Punk breaks on through|date=August 7, 2007|author=CM Punk breaks on through|accessdate=2007-11-22|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref>
-On the August 14 episode of ''ECW'', Boogeyman scored a disqualification victory over [[ECW Championship|ECW Champion]] [[John Morrison (wrestler)|John Morrison]] after Morrison shoved the referee.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/archive/08142007/|title=Manhandling the Extreme|accessdate=2007-11-22|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref> Boogeyman went on to successfully team with [[CM Punk]] at [[Saturday Night's Main Event results#Saturday Night's Main Event XXXV|Saturday Night's Main Event]] against Morrison and Big Daddy V.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/snme/history/aug182007/articles/tagteamaction|title=Saturday night's alright for fighting|accessdate=2007-11-22|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref> On the August 28 episode of ''ECW'', Boogeyman was one of the participants in the [[Triple Threat match|Fatal Four Way match]] for a shot at Morrison's title; however, CM Punk was the victor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/archive/08282007/|title=Storming the palace|accessdate=2007-11-22|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref> On September 4, on ''ECW'', Boogeyman defeated Matt Striker by disqualification when Big Daddy V interfered, and went on to hit Boogeyman with a ghetto drop on the outside of the ring.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/archive/09042007/|title=Golden grin|accessdate=2007-11-22|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref> On the September 18 episode of ''ECW'', Boogeyman and Big Daddy V finally faced off in their first one-on-one match, which Boogeyman lost.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/archive/09182007/|title=Fatal road to No Mercy|accessdate=2007-11-22|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref>
-Boogeyman's return to wrestling action was initially delayed due to a torn calf muscle, but it had also been reported that he was having dental surgery done to replace missing teeth.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/news/74126/WWE-News:-Live-Backlash-Coverage,-Torrie%5C%5Cs-Future,-Boogeyman-Update,-More.htm|title=WWE News: Live Backlash Coverage, Torrie's Future, Boogeyman Update,|accessdate=2008-04-27|publisher=411mania.com}}</ref> On the October 7 episode of ''ECW'' a vignette was aired promoting The Boogeyman's return. Additional vignettes aired for a few weeks after that. On the October 13, 2008 edition of ''Raw'', The Boogeyman made his return, appearing during a segment with ''[[Jackass (TV series)|Jackass]]'''s [[Johnny Knoxville]], [[Chris Pontius]], and Big Dick Johnson ending with The Boogeyman bringing live worms out of a bag and after putting them in his own mouth spat them into the mouth of Pontius.
-The Boogeyman made his ECW return on the November 25 episode, in a segment with [[John Morrison and The Miz]]. He made his return to in ring competition on December 9 against Scott Reed, a local talent, who he defeated with ease.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/archive/12092008/|title=Bridgeport Brawl|date=2008-12-09|author=Mitch Passero|accessdate=2009-02-04|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref> On the December 30 episode of ''ECW'', he lost to John Morrison and The Miz in a [[Hardcore wrestling|No DQ match]] with Finlay as his partner.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/archive/12302008/|title=Slamming shut 2008|date=2008-12-23|author=Mitch Passero|accessdate=2009-02-04|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref> On the January 20, 2009 edition of ''ECW'', he defeated [[Paul Burchill]] by disqualification, his first victory over a non-enhancement talent since returning to the brand.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/archive/01202009/|title=Ready to Rumble|date=2009-01-20|author=Michael Burdick|accessdate=2009-02-04|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref> His last appearance on WWE programming was on March 3, 2009 where he lost in a match against Kane. The next day on March 4, 2009 WWE announced that they had released Wright from his WWE contract.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/boogeymanrel|title=Boogeyman released|date=2009-03-04|accessdate=2010-05-09|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref>
-On the December 17, 2012 episode of ''Raw'', Wright mage a guest appearance as The Boogeyman, interrupting [[Booker Huffman|Booker T]].
-===Independent circuit (2009–present)===
-After WWE, Wright returned to the [[Pro Wrestling Alliance]] using his Boogeyman gimmick. Later, using a new gimmick called ''Slither'', he wrestled at Northeast Wrestling as The Nightcrawler, defeating Jake Manning. Wright made his debut for The '''Millennium Wrestling Federation (MWF)''' at Soul Survivor VI on April 24, 2010. He defeated "Executioner" Brian Milonas. During late December of 2011 Wright made an appearance on UWD (United Wrestling Destruction) where he defeated new comer Harry Janes at the special event "Win Or Lose." He returned using his old The Boogeyman gimmick at Cyberstarz event of Millenium Wrestling Federation on February 2012, where he defeated Lukas Sharp.<ref>{{cite web|title=February 2012 MWF Cyberstarz - The Boogeyman; Scott Reed & Julian Starr -vs Bad Penny|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Veam6ljv1fc|accessdate=May 28|publisher=bostonwrestling.com}}</ref> After that, he left wrestling business for quite some time, before decided to return on July 9, 2012 where he is available on independent scene bookings.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pena|first=Daniel|title=Boogeyman Returning To Wrestling, SummerSlam Axxess Pre-Sale Code, Vickie Guerrero|url=http://www.WrestlingInc.com/wi/news/2012/0709/554179/#ixzz2UWdtWCrD|accessdate=May 28|publisher=Wrestling Inc}}ref>{{cite web|last=Holmes|first=Matt|title=WWE Raw 17/12/12 Results - Ric Flair, Tommy Dreamer & The Boogeyman Return!|url=http://whatculture.com/wwe/wwe-raw-171212-results-ric-flair-tommy-dreamer-the-boogeyman-return.php|accessdate=May 28|publisher=What Culture}}</ref>
-===Other Media===
-On January 2013, Wright appeared on two short promos featuring [[Bobby Lashley]] to promote Lashley's family fitness center in [[Aurora, Colorado]] named American Top Team Altitude.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bobby Lashley and Boogeyman.mov|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Xz3LIL3iw0|accessdate=May 28|publisher=[[Bobby Lashley]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bobby Lashley vs Boogeyman Ep.2|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spl6Sb8-AaU|accessdate=May 28|publisher=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>
-==In wrestling==
-*'''Finishing moves'''
-**''Boogey Slam''<ref name="WWEbio"/> / ''Supernatural Driver''<ref name="OWOW"/> ([[Powerslam#Falling powerslam|Inverted falling powerslam]])<ref name="OWOW"/>
-**[[Powerbomb#Chokebomb|Chokebomb]]<ref name="WWEbio2">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/superstars/boogeyman/bio/|title=Boogeyman Profile|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5f2pvjcmf|archivedate=2009-03-05}}</ref>
-**''Goodnight'' ([[Professional wrestling throws#Pumphandle slam|Pumphandle slam]])<ref name="OWOW"/><ref name="WWEbio2"/>
-*'''Signature moves'''
-**[[Chokeslam]]<ref name="OWOW"/>
-**[[Professional wrestling attacks#Stinger splash|Stinger splash]]<ref name="ecw012109">{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reports_9/article_30089.shtml|title=ECW 1/21/09 Report|publisher=Pro Wrestling Insider|accessdate=2011-10-17}}</ref><ref name="ecw021709">{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reports_9/article_30089.shtml|title=2/17 ECW on Sci-Fi Report: MAYER'S alt. perspective review of Christian & Finlay vs. Swagger & Henry, Dreamer's breaking point|publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch|accessdate=2011-10-17}}</ref>
-**[[Professional wrestling holds#Two-handed chokelift|Two-handed chokelift]]<ref name="OWOW"/>
-==Championships and accomplishments==
-*'''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]'''
-**[[PWI Rookie of the Year]] (2006)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwiroty.htm|title=Pro Wrestling Illustrated Award Winners – Rookie of the Year|accessdate=2008-08-04|publisher=Wrestling Information Archive|work=[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20110707054407/http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwiroty.htm|archivedate=July 7, 2011}}</ref>
-==References==
-{{Reflist|30em}}
-==External links==
-{{Portal|Professional wrestling}}
-{{Commons category|Marty Wright|The Boogeyman}}
-*[http://www.wwe.com/superstars/wwealumni/boogeyman/ WWE Alumni profile]
-*[http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/b/boogeyman.html Online World of Wrestling profile]
-{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
-| NAME              = Boogeyman, The
-| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Wright, Marty
-| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American professional wrestler
-| DATE OF BIRTH     = July 15, 1964
-| PLACE OF BIRTH    = [[Phoenix, Arizona]]
-| DATE OF DEATH     =
-| PLACE OF DEATH    =
-}}
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