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36-400: Maryland Championship Wrestling (MCW) was originally established by wrestlers Dan McDevitt and Mark Shrader as an extension of the wrestling school Bone Breakers Training Center. MCW held its first card at Baltimore's Patapsco Arena on July 19, 1998, featuring Jerry Lynn , Devon Storm , Little Guido , Balls Mahoney , manager Jim Cornette and The Headbangers . During that event, MCW held

72-633: A jobber with the WWF in 1991 usually appearing on WWF Superstars of Wrestling and WWF Wrestling Challenge losing to the likes of The Undertaker, Kamala, High Energy, The Texas Tornado, Sgt. Slaughter, Jim Duggan, The Bushwackers and The Beverly Brothers. Gill and Hardy competed in a battle royal becoming the second version of The Executioners and took part in a 40-man battle royal won by Tatanka . Gill and Hardy then went back to their real names and began competing on Monday Night Raw as well as WWF Superstars against several other tag teams losing to

108-407: A bald head. Vince McMahon seemingly facilitated Mankind's route to victory in a tournament for the vacant WWF Championship as he appeared to be McMahon's favorite to win. McMahon built up the suspense before the entrance by referring to Gill as a wrestler with an unmatched win–loss record. Although the statement was implied that Mankind's opponent won more than lost in his career, the exact opposite

144-401: A breach of their contract with their radio station, however, in the ensuing controversy, the longtime DJs left WIYY for rival WHFS . On April 22, 2016, it was announced that the promotion was changing its name from Maryland Championship Wrestling to MCW Pro Wrestling. The company's YouTube Channel is MCW Pro Wrestling The promotion also has a syndicated television show, Rage TV , which

180-434: A concert "dedicated" to him, Gillberg attacked Goldberg, which prompted Goldberg to begin choking him. The Rock then attacked Goldberg from behind, after which both Gillberg and The Rock quickly ran out of the arena to avoid further conflict. On December 10, 2007, Gill, now sporting two new tattoos on his left deltoid , returned to WWE television under his Gillberg name and gimmick for the 15th Anniversary of Raw . During

216-600: A six-man match to crown the first ever Light Heavyweight Champion. The winner of the match was Shane Shamrock and due to his shooting death by police the following month, MCW named him as the lifetime Light Heavyweight Champion and replaced it with the Cruiserweight Championship. Throughout the next year, the promotion featured veteran wrestlers such as Ricky Steamboat , Ricky Morton , Bobby Eaton , Tito Santana , The Iron Sheik , Sherri Martel , The Road Warriors , King Kong Bundy and Jerry "The King" Lawler ,

252-410: A written response by the city manager's office condemned both parties, no criminal or civil charges were filed against Jones or Maryland Championship Wrestling. Small's claims were supported by former studio director Milly Hall who had previously filed a complaint accusing Jones of using the studio to produce tapes for sale over the internet and what she described as "pornographic-like images" appearing on

288-563: Is also broadcast via the internet. Episodes of Rage TV have also been released on DVD. In December 2000, local television producer Natasha Small filed a complaint to city officials in Bowie, Maryland in which she claimed she and her daughter had been subject to harassment stemming from a verbal confrontation with Rage TV host Jeff Jones during a television taping at the Bowie Community Television station on October 1, 2002. Although

324-454: Is an annual match held since 2019. The match is named in honor of RJ "The Bruiser" Meyer, who passed away from leukemia in 2020. The format started out similar to the Royal Rumble , with the exception that each entrant could be a singles star, a tag team, or a faction, with eliminations occurring when a competitor is tossed over the top rope, with both feet touching the floor. However, in 2022

360-453: The Attitude Era under the ring name Gillberg , a parody of then-rival promotion World Championship Wrestling 's top star Goldberg . During his tenure in the WWF, Gill became a one-time Light Heavyweight Champion . He held the title for 15 months, becoming the longest reigning Light Heavyweight Champion as recognized by WWE. Gill retired on February 28, 2020. Gill made his debut on

396-667: The Light Heavyweight Championship after defeating Christian on Raw . After a successful defense against Matt Hardy on Sunday Night Heat December 14, 1998, Gill was given his most notable gimmick : "Gillberg," a parody of rival promotion World Championship Wrestling 's top star Goldberg . When he became Gillberg, the original plan of the bookers was reputedly to have him lose 173 consecutive matches, parodying Goldberg's winning streak of 173 matches. The Gillberg character parodied numerous other aspects of Goldberg's character, such as his entrance being accompanied by

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432-495: The 1,267 in attendance setting a new record for its home arena Michael's Eighth Avenue ballroom. After holding its final card, The Last Dance: Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup , on July 16, 2003, MCW announced its intentions to merge with its longtime rival the Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation . McDevitt and Shrader had originally left Mid-Eastern due to a business dispute with half its roster subsequently leaving for

468-583: The American independent scene as a part of a masked tag team with Barry Hardy called The Lords of Darkness, with Hardy billed as Agony and Gill billed as Pain. On August 2, 1991, they defeated Cream Team ( Dino Casanova and Rip Sawyer ) to become the Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation 's first ever Tag Team Champions . The Lords participated in two of three 40-man battle royals held in 1992. in late 1993 and early 1994 he worked for Extreme Championship Wrestling . Gill (sometimes teaming with Barry Hardy) became

504-561: The IWC High Stakes Championship from independent wrestler Bulk Nasty. He was later challenged by James Ellsworth for a title-match on March 17, which Gill lost. On April 1, 2018, Gill teamed with Ellsworth to win the ACW Tag Team Championships. On February 28, 2020, Gill wrestled his last match against Ellsworth at an Adrenaline Wrestling show, winning the match. Gill is married and has two adult children and

540-460: The January 18, 2021 episode of Raw , Gillberg returned. John Morrison and The Miz teased that Goldberg would be on their talk show segment "The Dirt Sheet", but instead Gillberg came to the ring and had a short segment with a fake Drew McIntyre (played by David Krumholtz ). In 2009, Gill came out of retirement and reunited with Barry Hardy. They disbanded in 2011. On February 28, 2018, Gill won

576-557: The MCW Arena in Joppa, Maryland. The 18th annual Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup took place on July 13 and 14, 2018 at the MCW Arena in Joppa, Maryland. The 19th annual Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup took place on July 13, 2019, at the MCW Arena in Joppa, Maryland. The 20th annual Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup took place on November 12, 2021, at the MCW Arena in Joppa, Maryland. The 21st annual Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup took place on July 23, 2022, at

612-577: The RJ Meyer Arena in Joppa, Maryland. The 22nd annual Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup took place on July 22, 2023, at the RJ Meyer Arena in Joppa, Maryland. † Lio Rush suffered an injury which forced him to withdraw. Therefore, in the Triple Threat match, whomever was NOT pinned would also advance to the finals. The 23rd annual Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup will take place on July 13, 2024, at the RJ Meyer Arena in Joppa, Maryland. The Bruiser Strong Rumble

648-608: The Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup that year, where since then the prize was the MCW Heavyweight Championship; the title was vacant for the 2021 match, with the defending champion entering the match as the final entrant in the years that followed. As of November 29, 2024 The MCW Hall of Fame is an American professional wrestling hall of fame . It was established in 2009. Corporal Punishment (wrestler) Too Many Requests If you report this error to

684-597: The WWF, Gill continued to use the Gillberg gimmick on the independent circuit , most prominently for Maryland Championship Wrestling until retiring in 2003. When Goldberg came to WWE in 2003, his first feud was against The Rock , who on the April 21, 2003 episode of Raw brought in Gill, once again under his Gillberg gimmick, to mock Goldberg. After beating up The Rock's security guards, who were trying to apprehend him for interrupting

720-570: The Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.226 via cp1108 cp1108, Varnish XID 762979723 Upstream caches: cp1108 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Fri, 29 Nov 2024 05:39:39 GMT Duane Gill Duane Gill (born July 10, 1959) is an American retired professional wrestler , best known for his appearances in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) during

756-590: The company soon after. Gill made a one-time appearance for World Championship Wrestling defeating Hugh Morrus by disqualification on October 18, 1995 (aired November 15). After WWF, Gill would mainly work in the independents in the East Coast and Canada mostly as the Executioner. In 1998, Gill made his return to the World Wrestling Federation at Survivor Series as Mankind 's mystery opponent with

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792-451: The fact that Gill would lose to each and every one of his opponents. Gill made his Royal Rumble debut in 1999 , but was immediately eliminated by Edge . Gill's only victory as Gillberg came on the February 8, 1999, edition of Raw when he defeated Goldust with help from former J.O.B. Squad member The Blue Meanie , who was feuding with Goldust at the time. By April 1999, he was taken off

828-469: The format was adjusted to feature 11 stars (one for each heavyweight title reign of The Bruiser), with eliminations occurring as before, however once the 11th entrant (reserved for the heavyweight champion at the time) enters the match, eliminations would then only occur by pinfalls or submissions. In 2019, the prize for winning was a chance to challenge for the MCW Heavyweight Championship at

864-482: The latter two winning the promotion's heavyweight championship. Longtime mainstays such as Joey Matthews , Jimmy Cicero , Judas Young and Mickie James also began gaining popularity in the promotion. On March 27, 2002, Steve Wilkos of The Jerry Springer Show made a one night appearance teaming with Gillberg to defeat The Slackers ( Chad Bowman and Dino Devine ) in a tag team match in Glen Burnie, Maryland ;

900-553: The likes of The Quebecers and The Steiner Brothers . One night they fought as The Toxic Turtles (dressed up as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ) and won a victory over jobbers, but the gimmick was cut off. The Executioners split in early 1994, and Hardy left the company on April 18. Gill then began competing as an enhancement talent , losing to the likes of Mr. Perfect , 1-2-3 Kid , Razor Ramon , Doink , The British Bulldog , Tatanka and Adam Bomb . He left

936-635: The main roster and worked in less matches. Gill lost to Tiger Ali Singh at the pay-per-view No Mercy (UK) . He competed for the WWF Championship against Triple H in a losing effort on the August 31, 1999, edition of SmackDown! . For the remainder of 1999 he continued working in Maryland and the independents. While he still came to the ring with the belt, the Light Heavyweight Championship

972-514: The newly established MCW. Although operations officially ceased in 2003, McDevitt continued holding occasional cards exclusively at Fort Meade under the "Fort Meade Wrestling" banner during the next several years before returning booking regular MCW events again. MCW made Baltimore headlines in October 2006, with the booking of WIYY morning show personalities Kirk McEwen and Mark Ondayko as part of an eight-man tag match. Participating would have been

1008-554: The pre-recorded sound of a crowd chanting "Gillberg" (which was an allusion to WCW's alleged use of pre-recorded chants in Goldberg's usual entrance) and stage hands that would hold up sparklers (parodying Goldberg's pyrotechnics ) and then spray the entrance way with fire extinguishers . He also had a dotted line "tattoo" on his right arm (parodying Goldberg's tribal tattoo) and would use the catchphrase "Who's First?" in reference not only to Goldberg's catchphrase "Who's Next?", but also to

1044-469: The show's official website. Maryland Championship Wrestling denied these charges however and, while city officials admitted the possibility of the promotion using the show to "assist a commercial venture", the city notified producers of new policy updates to guard against such assistance. In April 2011, Rage TV taped shows at Duane "Gillberg" Gill 's Professional Wrestling Academy in Severn, Maryland . The show

1080-490: The show, he participated in a 15-man battle royal against fourteen other former Raw wrestlers, but was the first man eliminated only a few seconds into the match by everyone. In 2016, Gill returned to WWE, where he made a brief appearance on The Edge and Christian Show . Gillberg made a surprise appearance on the February 14, 2017 episode of Raw , coming to the ring in place of Goldberg before being attacked by Kevin Owens . On

1116-1027: The show. ROH was forced to move the show to Philadelphia and renamed the show Survival of the Fittest . When MCW reopened in February 2006, it was announced that they were bringing back the Shane Shamrock Cup. MCW held its 6th Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup on July 6, 2006. MCW held its 7th Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup on July 8, 2007. MCW held its 8th annual Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup (branded as "Shamrock VIII") on July 18 and 19, 2008. MCW held its 9th annual Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup (branded as "MCW Shamrock Cup 9") on July 11, 2009. MCW held its 10th annual Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup (branded as "MCW Shamrock Cup X") on July 31, 2010. MCW held its 11th annual Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup (branded as "MCW Shamrock Cup XI") on July 30, 2011. MCW held its 12th annual Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup (branded as "MCW Shamrock Cup XII") on July 7, 2012. The 13th MCW Shane Shamrock Cup

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1152-448: Was all but forgotten as Gill seldom defended the title on television or at house shows. After being off of WWF television for several months, Gill returned on the February 14, 2000, episode of Sunday Night Heat for one final match in order to lose the championship to the debuting Essa Rios . Upon losing the title, Gill's reign ended at 15 months, making him the longest reigning Light Heavyweight Champion in WWF history. After leaving

1188-473: Was held on August 10, 2013. The 14th Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup was held on July 19, 2014, in Joppa, Maryland . The 15th annual Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup took place on July 18, 2015, at the MCW Arena in Joppa, Maryland . The 16th annual Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup took place on July 16, 2016, at the MCW Arena in Joppa, Maryland. The 17th annual Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup took place on July 14 and 15, 2017 at

1224-511: Was hosted by country music singer Mark Bray and Gill. The Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup is an annual tournament held since 1999. The format of the tournament sees twelve wrestlers competing in six one-on-one matches, with the six winners advancing to an elimination match finale. The tournament is named in honor of Shane Shamrock , the inaugural MCW Light Heavyweight Champion who was shot and killed during an altercation with police officers in 1998. When MCW closed its doors in 2003, an arrangement

1260-523: Was made with Ring of Honor (ROH) that when ROH made its debut in the Baltimore area, it would carry on the tradition of the Shane Shamrock Cup. At ROH's The Last Stand , it was announced ROH would continue the Shane Shamrock Cup on June 24, 2004. In March, however, Rob Feinstein was forced to step down as owner of ROH. Less than a week before the tournament, Feinstein sold his share of ROH to Cary Silkin , causing Maryland promoter Dick Caricofe to pull out of

1296-475: Was true, and Gill was squashed by Mankind. He later joined The J.O.B. Squad with Al Snow , Scorpio and Bob Holly . During this time, Gill became notable for " ending Marc Mero 's career" when Mero challenged him to a match, announcing to the crowd that he would retire from wrestling if he could not beat Gill. Gill won the match with some help from the J.O.B. Squad, and Mero left the WWF, although he did not legit retire. On November 23, 1998, Gill won

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