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Contents.Professional wrestling career World Wrestling Entertainment Tough Enough and Ohio Valley Wrestling (2004–2005) Wright first entered the world of professional wrestling to take part in the fourth season of the (WWE) produced competition. On October 15, 2004, he attended the two-day event in, 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. Knights of pen and paper promo code. As a result, he was cut from the competition.Though he had been cut from Tough Enough, WWE officials invited him to come to their (OVW) for possible training.

On September 20, 2006, Boogeyman was released by WWE. But that decision didn't stick and he was re-hired two weeks later. He floundered a bit after the mystique of his gimmick wore off and they.

He trained between January and June 2005, making his OVW debut on June 25, 2005. During a pitting the team of Seth Skyfire and Robert Fury against Robbie Dawber and his partner, Wright entered the and all three men, the offense of Skyfire in the process. He then announced that he was 'The Boogeyman' before leaving the building. The Boogeyman further evolved into a 'monster' who would appear when another wrestler said his name and attack him, while not selling any offense he received.SmackDown! (2005–2007) On the July 11, 2005 episode of, -style began airing to promote the debut of 'The Boogeyman'. After a few weeks, the vignettes were moved from Raw to, but the planned debut was delayed when Wright both knees and needed time to recover.

He made his debut on the October 14, 2005 episode of SmackDown!, being brought in by network executive as part of a 'new talent initiative'. The storyline referenced to vignettes months ago as promos for a television series on the network called 'The Boogeyman'. The show was cancelled before it could air, but they still had the actor under contract, so he was brought to SmackDown to wrestle. The Boogeyman then proceeded to recite a modified version of the chant One, two, Freddy's coming for you from the movie before smashing an oversized on his own head. For the next few weeks, The Boogeyman appeared in unexpected places backstage (closets, vans, et cetera), reciting different nursery rhymes and holding up clocks before screaming his 'I'm The Boogeyman and I'm comin' to get'cha!' And.At, The Boogeyman helped SmackDown! Defeat his Raw counterpart,.

He made his official in-ring debut on the December 2 episode of SmackDown!, defeating in a. During this match, he took a handful of live worms from his pocket and stuffed them into his mouth.

Over the next few weeks, Boogeyman's opponents were generally 'flattened' in the ring, left with worms in their mouths and/or spit on their faces. His official was at December's when he came to the ring to confront and who were dressed as and an elf.Boogeyman's first major occurred with (JBL) and his ', and it began when he the duo throughout a number of shows. During the January 6 episode of SmackDown!, he caught a fleeing Hall and shoved worms down the back of her skirt. On the January 13 taping of SmackDown!, during a segment, The Boogeyman not only sniffed a 'growth' on Jillian's face, but then licked it, bit it off and ate it.

The Boogeyman faced Layfield at, winning in under two minutes.After defeating The Dicks in a handicap match on the February 24 episode of SmackDown!, The Boogeyman dumped a bucket of worms on the announce table, frightening special guest commentators and his wife. The Boogeyman subsequently began to stalk Booker T and Sharmell over the next few weeks. He and Booker T were set to face off on the March 18, but the match was canceled due to Booker T faking a knee injury to escape competition.

The feud eventually culminated at, with The Boogeyman defeating Booker T and Sharmell. During the match, Boogeyman kissed Sharmell with a mouthful of worms. The match had to be cut short because of a tear at a. To explain his absence to rehab his injury, Booker T and Sharmell obtained a against The Boogeyman on the April 7 episode of SmackDown!As approached, The Boogeyman began appearing in TV spots to promote the event. Vignettes also began airing advertising his return to SmackDown!

On September 20, WWE.com reported that Wright had been released from the company, however, 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 's wrestling school in. Wright returned on the October 27 episode of SmackDown!, attacking and spitting worms into the faces of. During the feud he again terrorized and stalked his opponents, and eventually ended The Miz's undefeated streak at the pay-per-view on December 17.Wright then feuded with, who ended The Boogeyman's undefeated streak when interfered. On the February 2 edition of SmackDown! During a match against for the, 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 of his own, 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.

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 in a tables match. The Boogeyman returned to in ring action when teamed with during his feud with.

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.The Boogeyman ended his tenure on SmackDown with a loss to 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 splashseverely injuring him.ECW and departure (2007–2009) On the June 11 edition of Raw, The Boogeyman was moved from the SmackDown brand to in the annual. The next day he debuted for the brand and defeated, beginning a feud with him.

On July 10 in, The Boogeyman was a guest during a segment, ostensibly to be educated on worms, only to be attacked by Striker's debuting,. 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.

Boogeyman was taken out by Big Daddy V from behind after a distraction from Striker a week later.On the August 14 episode of, Boogeyman scored a disqualification victory over after Morrison shoved the referee. Boogeyman went on to successfully team with at against Morrison and Big Daddy V. On the August 28 episode of ECW, Boogeyman was one of the participants in the for a shot at Morrison's title; however, CM Punk was the victor. 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.

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.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. 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 's, 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.

He made his return to in ring competition on December 9 against Scott Reed, a local talent, who he defeated with ease. On the December 30 episode of ECW, he lost to John Morrison and The Miz in a with Finlay as his partner. On the January 20, 2009 edition of ECW, he defeated by disqualification, his first victory over a non-enhancement talent since returning to the brand. 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. Crash fever anniversary units 1.

Independent circuit (2009–2017, 2019) After WWE, Wright returned to the using his Boogeyman gimmick. Later, using a new gimmick called Slither, he wrestled at 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 2011 Wright made an appearance on UWD (United Wrestling Destruction) where he defeated newcomer Harry Janes at the special event 'Win Or Lose.' He returned using his old The Boogeyman gimmick at Cyberstarz event of Millennium Wrestling Federation on February 2012, where he defeated Lukas Sharp.

After that, he left the wrestling business for quite some time, before he decided to return on July 9, 2012, where he was available on independent scene bookings. On August 11, 2013, Wright using The Boogeyman gimmick made an appearance for 's teaming with to face and a returning in a losing effort. On September 3, 2017, as The Boogeyman, he defeated The Horror for All Out Mayhem wrestling.In March 2019 he wrestled the Dreamcather at WWW in a losing effort.Return to WWE Sporadic appearances (2012–present) On the December 16, 2012 episode of, Wright returned as The Boogeyman during the, sneaking up on former rival.Boogeyman appeared in Halloween themed videos on the WWE channel in both November 2013 and October 2014. On the December 22, 2014 episode of Raw, Boogeyman appeared in a segment on the WWE App.On January 25, 2015 at, Boogeyman entered the as a surprise entrant at number 7 marking his first WWE in–ring performance in almost six years, but was quickly eliminated. On November 6, it was announced that Wright has signed a legends contract (a long-term deal to make infrequent, non-wrestling appearances) with WWE. On January 22, 2018, Boogeyman made an appearance on.

On July 22, 2019, Boogeyman appeared at the show, and scared in the locker room, helping pin Maverick and win the. Personal life Wright has been married to his wife Melissa George since 1984.

As of 2018, Wright is working as an aerobics instructor in Denver, CO. Other media In January 2013, Wright appeared on two short promos featuring to promote Lashley's family fitness center in named American Top Team Altitude.In 2015, Wright appeared in two episodes of the series, a hidden camera prank show by co-creator.

In 2018, he appeared on the House Hardy Halloween special that aired on WWE Network.Wright appears in the and as a playable character.Wright has his own training facility in, from which he regularly posts videos of himself helping others lose weight and get in shape.Championships and accomplishments. Alabama Wrestling Federation. AWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with. (2006). Ranked No. 114 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the in 2007References. Online World Of Wrestling.

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