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76-716: Bagwell may refer to: People named Bagwell [ edit ] Buff Bagwell (b. 1970), a ring name of American professional wrestler and actor Marcus Alexander Bagwell Jeff Bagwell (b. 1968), US baseball player John Philip Bagwell (1874–1946), Irish politician and railroad manager Philip Bagwell (1914–2006), British historian and academic Richard Bagwell (1848–1918), Irish historian and academic Shaune Bagwell (b. 1974), US model and film actress Wendy Bagwell (1925–1996), US Southern gospel singer William Bagwell (politician) (1776–1826), Irish political figure [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with

152-400: A strap match between the two at Uncensored , which Bagwell won. Shortly after, Bagwell formed a tag team with nWo teammate Scott Norton called Vicious and Delicious . The team feuded with established teams like Harlem Heat and Steiner Brothers including a loss to Harlem Heat at Road Wild . While with the nWo, he also competed for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) as a part of nWo Japan,

228-426: A " psychiatrist " for the wrestlers who was actually Dr. Allan Saxe , a political science professor at the nearby University of Texas at Arlington . One angle at that time included the world's first "Bungee" match in which Steven Dane wrestled against Chaz Taylor 150 feet in the air in a cage. The winner was Chaz Taylor who knocked Steven Dane out of the cage. After the match, "Maniac" Mike Davis attached himself to

304-618: A Battlebowl qualifying match at the Battlebowl pay-per-view on November 20, which Bagwell's team lost. Bagwell and Scorpio would then begin feuding with the newly formed team Pretty Wonderful , which led to a match at Starrcade , which Pretty Wonderful won. Bagwell and Scorpio defeated Pretty Wonderful in a rematch at Clash of the Champions XXVI to earn a title shot for the World Tag Team Championship against The Nasty Boys on

380-624: A fictional character on US television series Prison Break Bagwell College of Education , the Educational College of Kennesaw State University in US state of Georgia Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bagwell&oldid=1187342778 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Buff Bagwell Marcus Alexander Bagwell (born January 10, 1970)

456-400: A losing effort at Beach Blast . Bagwell and Zenk would fail in several title shots and after limited success as a team, they split up quietly and focused on their singles careers. He would then form a short-lived tag team with Brad Armstrong for the remainder of the year until the two split up in early 1993. Bagwell participated in a tournament for the vacant World Television Championship on

532-779: A mask as the Dark Patriot), left the GWF in 1992. Eddie Gilbert took with him the GWF North American Heavyweight Championship belt. He made a few defenses of the title in the United States Wrestling Association as the GWF World Heavyweight champion, despite being stripped of the belt and not being recognized as such by the GWF. In the wake of this temporary fold, the promotional rights to the GWF were purchased by Northstar Promotions, which

608-798: A memorial tribute card was held at the Dallas Sportatorium, featuring many former World Class wrestlers, referees and other officials. In that card, the main event was the official last match between the Freebirds and the Von Erichs. Kevin Von Erich and Chris Adams (who wore Kerry's ring jacket in his memory) faced Michael Hayes and Buddy Roberts , with Skandor Akbar in Hayes and Roberts' corner, and Fritz Von Erich in Chris and Kevin's corner (his last appearance in

684-593: A memorial wrestling card was held in memory of Kerry Von Erich , who committed suicide on February 18. Von Erich was to have faced the Angel of Death, David Sheldon, that day. Instead, a memorial service was held at the Sportatorium prior to the matches, with former World Class announcer Marc Lowrance making a special appearance to pay his tributes to Kerry (Lowrance was the ring announcer who called Von Erich's NWA World title victory over Ric Flair in 1984). The following April,

760-402: A new tag team with The Patriot called Stars and Stripes as they defeated Dick Slater and Chris Sullivan in their first match as a team. They were quickly put in contention for the World Tag Team Championship and entered a feud with the champions Pretty Wonderful over the titles. After losing to Pretty Wonderful in a title shot at Fall Brawl , Stars and Stripes defeated them in a rematch on

836-555: A professional wrestling match). The match ended with Kevin applying the claw on Roberts for the win, while Fritz applied the iron claw on Skandor Akbar. Adams meanwhile was ganged up by Hayes and Rod Price when David Sheldon came in to save Adams. Sid Vicious and Booker T also competed on the memorial card. The Ultimate Warrior , who competed in Dallas as The Dingo Warrior , was scheduled to wrestle, but no-showed. Bill Mercer , Marc Lowrance , David Manning and Bronco Lubich were among

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912-431: A psychological tactic. Bagwell eventually defeated Kanyon in a match where Judy was suspended from a forklift . He rescued his mother despite the surprise interference of actor David Arquette . In August 2000, David Flair 's storyline girlfriend Miss Hancock mysteriously became pregnant. Flair quickly accused the womanizing Bagwell, which led to a first blood match at Halloween Havoc , with Flair hoping to obtain

988-671: A result of their success in the tag team division, they quickly became contenders for the World Tag Team Championship . On the October 23 episode of Saturday Night , Bagwell and Scorpio defeated the Nasty Boys to win the World Tag Team Championship, thus marking Bagwell's first title win in WCW. They lost the titles back to The Nasty Boys at Halloween Havoc . Bagwell would be paired with Tex Slazenger against Rick Rude and Shanghai Pierce in

1064-559: A sample of Bagwell's blood to prove he was the father of Hancock's child. Although Bagwell was victorious, Flair managed to get his blood sample when Bagwell's nemesis Lex Luger attacked him after the match. Bagwell was then revealed as not being the father, and the entire pregnancy was eventually found to have been a fabrication. At Starrcade , Bagwell, who at the time had returned as a backstage interviewer, betrayed Goldberg by trying to cost him his match with Lex Luger. Bagwell's efforts were unsuccessful, but he managed to hit Goldberg with

1140-664: A second tour with WWA in April 2002, then made a third tour, this one in Dublin and the United Kingdom followed, where he mostly faced Stevie Ray and defeated him in several matches. He continued with the WWA into 2002, where in April, he took part in the Eruption pay-per-view. This time, he teamed up with his WWA rival Stevie Ray in an unsuccessful effort against Brian Christopher and Ernest Miller . In

1216-423: A statement to confirm that Bagwell's condition was improving, but that he still required breathing and feeding tubes and would undergo surgery once the swelling in his face and neck subsided. On April 28, Bagwell's mother Judy revealed to TMZ that he had been taken off the breathing tube, was able to eat solid foods, and was able to talk. On May 3, Universal Championship Wrestling announced via Twitter that Bagwell

1292-451: A steel chair after he had pinned Luger. Despite feuding in the past, Bagwell and Luger united and became known as Totally Buff. Totally Buff would go on to defeat Goldberg at Sin after a fan maced Goldberg, allowing Bagwell to pin him. Due to a stipulation in the match, Goldberg was, in storyline , fired. In early 2001, Totally Buff joined Ric Flair 's Magnificent Seven stable, and remained with them until WCW's closure. Bagwell went to

1368-464: A tag team match. He teamed with Haydn Daniels defeating the Southern Wrecking Crew. In September 2018, under the management of Colton Menzel and Zach Salaam, Bagwell competed unsuccessfully in a UCW Heavyweight Title match against former WWE star Rob Conway at UCW's "A Tribute fit for a King" event. This was the first time Bagwell and Conway had ever faced each other. On October 19, 2018,

1444-538: A veteran of Sportatorium wrestling since the 1950s, hosted a weekly segment on many memorable events that took place in the venerable Dallas arena. In late 1991, shortly after the Bungee Match, Keeler and Whitworth left Northstar and Pierson took the reins. The local television shows boasted that it was also being aired over a fictitious global television network as Northstar introduced many interesting and bizarre characters. In one of its more interesting angles, GWF hired

1520-593: Is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name , Buff Bagwell . He is best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) from 1991 to 2001, where he was a five-time World Tag Team Champion . Missy Hyatt helped Bagwell break into the wrestling business. Growing up, Bagwell was a standout baseball player during his tenure in Sprayberry High School , and worked for his family's lumber company. Upon graduating from high school, he started an amateur boxing career. When

1596-656: The Torture Rack . On May 9, 2000 following a Thunder taping in Springfield, Illinois , Bagwell punched and yelled racial slurs at WCW crew member Darrell Miller after he and Bagwell began arguing when Miller attempted to carry equipment through a doorway in which Bagwell was standing. Six days later, Bagwell was charged with battery by the Sangamon County, Illinois State's Attorney 's office. In response, WCW suspended Bagwell for thirty days and stripped him of his half of

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1672-640: The Beside the Ring Championship in Elizabethton, Tennessee . Bagwell was blinded by E.Z. Money , allowing Golden to knock out Slater and retain the title. On April 23, 2012, 14 years after he suffered his neck injury on Thunder , Bagwell was seriously injured in a car crash, suffering broken bones in his neck, face and jaw. According to the Woodstock police report, Bagwell had called his wife to tell her that he

1748-557: The United States Tag Team Championship and received several title shots, but failed to win the titles. Bagwell would then lose a match to Scotty Flamingo at WrestleWar . The duo would participate in a tournament for the newly created NWA World Tag Team Championship , where they would lose to Rick Rude and Steve Austin in the first round at Clash of the Champions XIX . Bagwell would then face Greg Valentine in

1824-716: The WCW Championship . The match went to a no-contest after interference from Stone Cold Steve Austin and Kurt Angle . Sports journalist Michael Landsberg reported that many have called the bout "the worst match ever", and remarked that Bagwell is "not a great wrestler". When Bagwell arrived to the Raw tapings on July 9 in Atlanta, Georgia, he was informed he was being released from his contract due to complaints about his attitude and an altercation with fellow WCW alumnus Shane Helms . There were also accusations that Bagwell faked an injury at

1900-506: The independent circuit , most prominently for the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) territory Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling and Universal Championship Wrestling. After recovering from his injuries, Bagwell resumed his wrestling career and, in early March 2013, he won American Premier Wrestling's Heavyweight Championship after defeating "Cowboy" Jeremy Young at APW's Brawl VI event. On May 24, 2014, Bagwell competed in

1976-632: The surname Bagwell . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Places [ edit ] Bagwell, Texas , an unincorporated community in the Red River County of US state of Texas Bagwell Field , the football facility of East Carolina University in the US state of North Carolina Other [ edit ] United Mine Workers of America v. Bagwell , United States Supreme Court case Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell ,

2052-462: The 1-2-3 Kid, Syxx, and X-Pac in WCW and WWE) The GWF began airing weekly shows in the local Dallas and Fort Worth metroplex television market from the Dallas Sportatorium , which was billed for a short time as The GlobalDome . Although their main weekly show's name was Major League Wrestling (not to be confused with the future promotion of the same name ), as it was often referred to as,

2128-558: The April 27, 2006 episode of Impact! as the first of Sting's possible tag team partners for Sacrifice on May 14. Bagwell also appeared on the September 28 episode of Impact! in several segments, including a press conference, a video package, and a live segment where he briefly brawled with Jeff Jarrett . Bagwell also competed in two live events in TNA on December 15, 2006, Bagwell and Ron Killings defeated David Young and Elix Skipper and

2204-614: The Beach , which saw Bagwell victorious. In September 1999, he feuded with Berlyn when Berlyn issued a challenge to Bagwell, but at Fall Brawl, Bagwell was late coming to the arena and "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan replaced him. The next night on Nitro , Bagwell lost to Berlyn after the interference of his bodyguard, The Wall . In November, he defeated veteran Curt Hennig in a retirement match . Bagwell then feuded with Diamond Dallas Page after he made allegations about Page's wife Kimberly . Having spent much of 1999 feuding with older wrestlers, Bagwell

2280-485: The Dallas audience to see the matches live on Friday night and view them 24 hours later on the local Dallas station. The local attendance rose from a low of 94 people to a packed house of over 5,000 within 6 weeks. In 1992, the Global Wrestling Federation was sued by then World Wrestling Federation (WWF), because they felt the use of the word "Global" was too close to the word "World." In February 1993,

2356-528: The December 14 episode of World Championship Wrestling . Bagwell made his pay-per-view debut at Starrcade , where he was paired with Jimmy Garvin against Michael Hayes and Tracy Smothers in a Lethal Lottery match, which he and Garvin won after Bagwell hit Smothers with the fisherman suplex to qualify for the Battlebowl battle royal later in the night, which Sting won. Bagwell received his first title shot on

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2432-456: The February 20, 1993 episode of Worldwide , where he lost to Maxx Payne in the first round. On the February 20 episode of Saturday Night , Bagwell teamed with 2 Cold Scorpio and Steve Regal to defeat Scotty Flamingo, Tex Slazenger and Shanghai Pierce in a six-man tag team match. This would lead to the formation of a tag team of Bagwell and Scorpio. During this time, Bagwell began a feud with

2508-477: The GWF North American title twice, defeating King Parsons on December 25, 1993; then beating Rod Price on July 1, 1994, to regain the title he lost three months earlier to Price. It would be Adams' last championship glory, as he would never win another major title again. In 1994, however, the company would fold. Their last show aired on September 25. After the GWF folded, promoter Jim Crockett Jr. brought

2584-618: The GWF had also used other names for it, such as Supercard (also used by the USWA at one point) and Main Events . The promotion's announcers were Jon Horton (as Craig Johnson), Scott Hudson, Steven Prazak (as "Steven DeTruth"), and Joe Pedicino, with Boni Blackstone as ringside interviewer. Scott Hudson left the announcer's table and in his place was "The Expert" Bruce Prichard (Brother Love of WWF/WWE). In one storyline, Prichard and Horton argued in an expletive filled exchange only to reveal that Prichard

2660-459: The GWF paid tribute to Kerry again in a month-long series of past matches Kerry was involved in, including some from World Class. Chris Adams not only played big part in GWF he was also in WCCW as a performer and a trainer. His most known student now a WWE Hall of Famer Stone Cold Steve Austin. There was many others he trained over the years two in particular was a masked tag team that looked identical and

2736-562: The Hollywood Blonds ( Brian Pillman and Steve Austin), which led to Bagwell teaming with Erik Watts to take on The Hollywood Blonds in a tag team match at SuperBrawl III , which Bagwell's team lost. Bagwell resumed teaming with Scorpio and the team gained success unlike Bagwell's previous teams as they defeated various teams including Bobby Eaton and Chris Benoit at Slamboree , Tex Slazenger and Shanghai Pierce at Beach Blast and The Equalizer and Paul Orndorff at Fall Brawl . As

2812-633: The JT Lightning Invitational Tournament held by Absolute Intense Wrestling, where he won his first round match against Jock Samson before losing to Ethan Page in the quarterfinals. Bagwell wrestled Jerry Lawler in Memphis on October 19, 2017 in a free show featuring several former WWE & WCW stars. Bagwell traveled to Christchurch , New Zealand in November 2017 to wrestle for Ultimate Championship Wrestling's (UCW) show Sole Survivor in

2888-679: The January 11, 1992 episode of World Championship Wrestling against Steve Austin for the World Television Championship , but failed to win the title as the match ended in a ten-minute time limit draw. Bagwell would then begin feuding with the Terry Taylor , which led to a match between the two at SuperBrawl II , which Bagwell won. Bagwell formed a tag team with Tom Zenk on the February 15 episode of World Championship Wrestling , to feud with Taylor and his partner Greg Valentine over

2964-564: The January 29, 1994 episode of Saturday Night , but failed in regaining the titles. Bagwell received his first world championship title shot on the final episode of Power Hour on March 5 against Rick Rude for the International World Heavyweight Championship , which he lost. Shortly after, Scorpio was released by WCW, thus dissolving Bagwell and Scorpio's tag team. On the May 28 episode of Worldwide , Bagwell formed

3040-520: The July 3 SmackDown! tapings after receiving an aided powerbomb from the Acolytes Protection Agency . The accusations also claimed his mother Judy was calling WWF offices to request that her son get time off to heal from an injury supposedly inflicted to Bagwell from the aided powerbomb and to complain about her son's travel arrangements. Bagwell himself claims that he never understood why he

3116-523: The NJPW version of the nWo. When he returned to America, he began a feud with Lex Luger , which later saw Bagwell defeat him, with the assistance of nWo, at Starrcade . On the April 22, 1998 edition of Thunder , Bagwell wrestled a tag team match with Scott Norton (representing the nWo) against Rick Steiner and Lex Luger which they won when Scott Steiner interfered on his behalf. Just before that, Rick attempted his diving bulldog finishing move, which

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3192-527: The October 28 episode of Saturday Night . Bagwell participated in the first-ever World War 3 battle royal at the namesake event for the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship , which was won by Randy Savage . The American Males received a rematch for the tag team titles against Harlem Heat on the December 4 episode of Nitro , which they failed to win. The team would find no success afterwards and would lose most of their matches throughout 1996. During this time, Bagwell made only two pay-per-view appearances;

3268-531: The September 25 episode of Main Event to win the World Tag Team Championship, thus marking Bagwell's second reign with the title. They lost the titles back to Pretty Wonderful at Halloween Havoc but won the titles a second time at Clash of the Champions XXIX . They lost the titles to Harlem Heat on December 8, which aired on the January 14, 1995 episode of Saturday Night . Stars and Stripes failed in regaining

3344-574: The WWF and Luger refused. Shortly after WCW was purchased by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in March 2001, Bagwell was one of the first AOL Time Warner contracted wrestlers to accept the offered buy-out on his contract and sign with the WWF. On July 1, 2001, Bagwell faced Booker T at a house show and he made his WWF televised debut on the July 2 episode of Raw is War , facing Booker T for

3420-472: The World Tag Team Championship but could not regain the titles. On the September 16 episode of Saturday Night , Bagwell formed a tag team with Scotty Riggs called the American Males as they defeated State Patrol in their debut match. The newly formed team defeated Harlem Heat to win the World Tag Team Championship on the September 18 episode of Monday Nitro . They lost the titles back to Harlem Heat on

3496-469: The World Tag Team Championship. Upon his return, Bagwell attempted to win the World Tag Team Title with Douglas once more, but was unsuccessful. Bagwell, now with Torrie Wilson by his side, wrestled Douglas at Bash at the Beach , but lost when Wilson distracted him and sided with Douglas. Bagwell then began a feud with Chris Kanyon , who began stalking him and harassing Bagwell's mother Judy as

3572-562: The autumn of 2002, he toured the UK and took part in the Retribution pay-per-view. During this tour, he often took part in the main event as a tag team match also involving Sting , Lex Luger and Nathan Jones . At the pay-per-view, he teamed up with Johnny Swinger to face Norman Smiley and Malice in a losing effort. After making several appearances with NWA: Total Nonstop Action (now Impact Wrestling) in 2002 and 2003, Bagwell returned to TNA on

3648-457: The broadcast (including past promotions such as World Class Championship Wrestling). Competitors' former championships were mentioned, as were departures of wrestlers to other promotions. The promotion also aired behind-the-scenes footage and news segments with features from around the sport. Following a massive cutback of budget, Pedicino and Johnson left the promotion. Due to a pay dispute, booker Eddie Gilbert and his brother Doug (working under

3724-551: The bungee cord and was launched into the night sky. When he landed back on the ground, he claimed he had launched himself to the Moon and had returned to Earth with a "Moon rock." Another angle in which announcer David Webb, having "amnesia" following an attack by Manny Fernandez , believed that he was Elvis Presley (who performed at the Sportatorium in the late-1950s during the Big D Jamboree days). Another storyline involved Cecil Fielder , who

3800-534: The federation centered mostly on Adams, who again ran his wrestling school and was working a feud with both Price and Iceman Parsons; as well as assist in booking various matches. During one 1993 match, Adams accidentally tore the hair weave off the hair of Price, resulting in stitches on his head. Chris' former second wife Toni Adams , whom he brought in to the storyline, was also involved, siding with Price and Parsons; and during one match, she attempted to rub Freebird Hair Cream into Chris' eyes. The former couple also

3876-519: The female fans. In 1991, Bagwell was hired by World Championship Wrestling , where he wrestled under his full name. Bagwell made his WCW debut on November 5 in a non-televised match , losing to Mike Graham . He would then wrestle a tryout match on November 11 and made his televised debut as a fan favorite at Clash of the Champions XVII , where he was interviewed by Missy Hyatt . He made his televised in-ring debut by defeating Rip Rogers on

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3952-588: The first at The Great American Bash , where he lost to Diamond Dallas Page and the second at World War 3 , where he participated in the namesake match with the winner earning a title shot for the World Heavyweight Championship, but failed to win the match. On November 25, 1996, Bagwell joined the New World Order (nWo) after turning on his partner Scotty Riggs. He soon renamed himself to Buff Bagwell. To go along with his name change he developed

4028-425: The habits of flexing his muscles and would talk to the camera insulting his opponents while complimenting himself. Bagwell began feuding with Riggs, defeating him in a match at Souled Out . Bagwell then represented nWo against Diamond Dallas Page at SuperBrawl VII , which he lost via disqualification after nWo members interfered in the match. Following the event, Bagwell resumed his feud with Riggs, which culminated in

4104-507: The lumber company went bankrupt, Bagwell became a certified massage therapist before deciding to become a wrestler. He trained under Steve Lawler and debuted in 1990, working for North Georgia Wrestling as Fabulous Fabian. In 1991, he began wrestling with the Global Wrestling Federation (GWF) as The Handsome Stranger, a gimmick suggested by Demolition Axe that saw Bagwell don a Lone Ranger -style mask, and hand out roses to

4180-510: The many WCCW officials and personalities who appeared on the memorial card. Manning officiated Kerry's 1984 NWA World title-clinching match against Ric Flair at Texas Stadium nearly 9 years earlier. Proceeds of this card went to a trust fund established for Kerry's daughters Hollie Adkisson and Lacey Adkisson (who is now a model and third-generation pro wrestler known for her time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ). In 1994,

4256-469: The mid-1990s, the network began to emphasize talk shows in the mid-afternoon hours, supplanting pro wrestling. It was announced that ESPN Classic would start showing re-runs on August 5, 2013. Episodes are available on the WWE Network . Max Andrews and Joe Pedicino were the original GWF promoters. The kayfabe reason for the promotion creation established on the first episode of GWF of ESPN noted that

4332-534: The nWo (Bagwell, Scott Norton and X-Pac) competed against the No New Friends at the Glory Pro Wrestling #Unsanctioned event. In 2021, Bagwell started a podcast, "Rebuilding Buff". In 2024, Bagwell began a Youtube channel dedicated to looking at his career and sharing his opinions on professional wrestling. On November 23, 2024, Bagwell served as the special enforcer for Evan Golden vs Heath Slater for

4408-433: The nWo factions reunited, leading Bagwell and Steiner to side with the nWo Wolfpac. Their alliance ended at Uncensored when Bagwell accidentally hit Steiner with a chair, costing him the World Television Championship . In June 1999, Bagwell engaged in a rivalry with WCW President Ric Flair and Vice President Roddy Piper after claiming he was being held back. This led to a three-round boxing match with Piper at Bash at

4484-556: The next night Bagwell and Rhino defeated David Young and Elix Skipper. At a 2008 live event in Florida, Bagwell expressed that he would have liked to work a deal with TNA because it reminded him of his days in WCW. Following his departure from the WWF, Bagwell began performing for Jimmy Hart 's newly founded X Wrestling Federation , which taped television matches at Universal Studios Florida on November 12 and 13, 2001. After his final appearance in TNA, Bagwell had resumed wrestling on

4560-588: The promotion and took over much of the creative direction of the show introducing The Dark Patriot (an evil version of the Patriot played by his brother, Doug Gilbert ), John Hawk ( John Bradshaw Layfield ), Jerry Lynn , and the Winner Barry Horowitz (a character created by Gilbert and announcer Craig Johnson.) Booker T and Stevie Ray also wrestled in the promotion as did the Lightning Kid (later known as

4636-632: The promotion was the USWA becoming “globalized” putting over talent such as the British Axl Rotten and Rasta the “Voodoo Man.” The organization was a mix of established names and newcomers, many of whom would launch their national careers after appearances on the daily ESPN show. The original stars included the Patriot ( Del Wilkes ), Scott Levy ( Raven of ECW , WCW , WWE and TNA ), the Handsome Stranger ( Marcus Bagwell of WCW) and Cactus Jack . In late 1991, "Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert entered

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4712-479: The same region of the United States and having revised some of the championships used by the original Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling, is not the same promotion that was once owned by Jim Crockett, Jr. and subsequently sold to Ted Turner in 1988. It is a separate NWA-affiliated promotion. Global Wrestling Federation The GWF was the last pro wrestling promotion to be seen on ESPN regularly. Beginning in

4788-562: The titles from Harlem Heat in rematches at Clash of the Champions XXX , the February 11 episode of Saturday Night and the March 5 episode of WorldWide . Bagwell would enter a tournament for the vacant WCW United States Heavyweight Championship , losing to Meng in the opening round on the April 29 episode of Saturday Night . The Patriot left WCW in May and Bagwell resumed to singles competition while making makeshift tag teams with Jim Duggan , Johnny B. Badd and Alex Wright to regain

4864-408: The wheelchair-ridden Bagwell returned to WCW in his home state of Georgia . Bagwell seemed to have a new attitude and even called out Rick Steiner to offer him his forgiveness. Bagwell restrained Rick while fellow nWo member Scott Steiner assaulted him with a steel chair, reaffirming his loyalty to Hogan and the nWo. Bagwell then rose from his wheelchair and helped Scott beat down Rick. In January 1999,

4940-515: Was able to walk again, but still had a tingling sensation in his arms and hands. UCW also stated that he had four plates surgically inserted in his face and that his jaw was wired shut after surgery. Bagwell was involved in another car crash on August 16, 2020, suffering broken ribs, a broken right hip, a broken left socket bone, a broken nose, and a torn right groin muscle. According to Cobb County police, Bagwell had been driving impaired due to prescription medication. On May 22, 2021, Bagwell

5016-439: Was about to suffer a seizure while driving. He was subsequently taken to WellStar Kennestone Hospital in his hometown of Marietta, where he was placed in the intensive care unit. On April 24, fellow WCW alumnus and former tag team partner Scott Norton released a statement via Twitter to confirm that Bagwell was going to be all right. On April 25, Universal Championship Wrestling performer and Bagwell's brother John released

5092-565: Was arrested in Cobb County on multiple charges including speeding, hit and run, and giving false information to law enforcement officers. On August 9, 2016, Bagwell filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court of Connecticut against WWE for royalties from material he is featured in on the WWE Network . The suit was dismissed in December 2017. This Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling, while currently operating out of

5168-447: Was billed as the first two sport athlete in baseball and wrestling. He didn't wrestle, he was "observing" other wrestlers. The GWF was shown weekdays on ESPN as well as a one-hour weekly syndicated show presented in 130 markets. One of the main reasons Northstar was successful was the separately edited and broadcast weekly syndicated show for the Dallas market which eliminated the two-week lag time between taping and airing. This allowed

5244-483: Was fired from the WWF. In October 2001, Bagwell joined the upstart World Wrestling All-Stars (WWA) promotion for its tour of Australia, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. At its inaugural pay-per-view , The Inception, Bagwell competed in a tournament to crown the first WWA World Heavyweight Champion . He won a battle royal to progress past the first round, but lost to Jeff Jarrett in the semi-finals. The tour ended in December 2001. Bagwell returned to Australia for

5320-428: Was formed by Grey Pierson, Robert Keeler, and Wayne Whitworth. Soon after, many former World Class Championship Wrestling stars began appearing, including Chris Adams, Kerry Von Erich and Iceman Parsons, among others. Doyle King, David Webb, and other guest announcers (including former World Class announcers Bill Mercer and Marc Lowrance ) were brought in as the show became more of a theatrical presentation. Mercer,

5396-471: Was not executed correctly and resulted in Bagwell's head striking Steiner's back, jamming his neck and severely injuring him. Bagwell was diagnosed with several damaged vertebrae and developed spinal shock , leading him to use a wheelchair and neck brace for months. He returned for an interview only to be ridiculed by Hollywood Hogan and shoved to the entryway floor. On July 6, after recently having neck surgery,

5472-455: Was one of the first to join Eric Bischoff 's New Blood alliance, forming a tag team with Shane Douglas while both were members. Bagwell and Douglas eventually won the World Tag Team Championship from Ric Flair and Lex Luger, giving Bagwell his fifth World Tag Team Title reign and rekindling his feud with Luger from two years earlier. At Slamboree , Luger defeated Bagwell via submission with

5548-400: Was only known as Unknown Wrestler 1 & 2. One of the two was hurt in the ring ending his wrestling career late in 91 and the other quit not long after never revealing their identities. Chris had commented about the injured wrestler, saying that it's a great loss to the wrestling world, and that the young man had more heart and love for the business than he as seen in a long time. Afterwards,

5624-475: Was orchestrating many of the nefarious activities of the heels. The Cartel was the first stable formed in the GWF and was the top heel stable in 1991. It consisted of Cactus Jack , Scotty Anthony , Rip Rogers and Makhan Singh . They feuded with the top baby-faces at the time in Steve Simpson , Chris Walker and the Patriot . They never won any titles but their presence was always felt at each event. Rogers

5700-445: Was the spokesperson for the group and did most of their interviews, but Foley and Levy were allowed to shine occasionally on the mic. They talked of having a "boss" but would not name him. After a few months of this, they named the boss as GWF Commissioner Max Andrews and then the stable disbanded. The original GWF was notable for many of its wrestling broadcast innovations, most importantly, the acknowledgement of other promotions within

5776-511: Was wrestling in Memphis' United States Wrestling Association promotion, where Toni was billed as Nanny Simpson. Chris and Toni's son Chris Jr., then about 5, also made a few appearances in the ring. A renewed feud between Adams and Jimmy Garvin took place, but the closing of the GWF on September 21, 1994, ended any prospects of a long angle between the two former rivals, and Garvin retired shortly thereafter. Despite all of these angles, Adams won

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