Morgus the Maniac is an American professional wrestler who has competed on the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern independent promotions including the Eastern Wrestling Alliance

Eastern Wrestling Alliance

The Eastern Wrestling Alliance is an American professional wrestling promotion currently based in Massachusetts and founded in 1998 by James St. Jean and Bob Staples. The EWA has been a prominent professional wrestling company in the New England area since the early 2000s beginning most notably in...

, Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation

Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation

The Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation was a Mid-Atlantic independent professional wrestling promotion based in Essex, Maryland. Founded by promoter Dennis Wippercht and wrestler Tim "Lucifer" Burke in 1991, the MEWF was one of the leading independent promotions on the East Coast during the 1990s...

, National Wrestling League

National Wrestling League

The National Wrestling League, headquartered out of Hagerstown, Maryland, was founded by Dick Caricofe in 1988, and has held professional wrestling events throughout the US and overseas in Guam, Saipan, Pohnpei, Hawaiian Islands, Palau, and the Marshall Islands...

/House of Pain Wrestling Federation and Extreme Championship Wrestling

Extreme Championship Wrestling

Extreme Championship Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1992 by Tod Gordon and closed when his successor, Paul Heyman, declared bankruptcy in April 2001...

 and also wrestled as a preliminary wrestler for World Championship Wrestling

World Championship Wrestling

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 during the early 1990s.

While competing in an interpromotional show with Extreme Championship Wrestling (then Eastern Championship Wrestling) which included former WWF wrestlers such as Mr. Hughes

Curtis Hughes

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, Junkyard Dog

Junkyard Dog

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, Greg "the Hammer" Valentine

Greg Valentine

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 and Jake "the Snake" Roberts

Jake Roberts

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, he would lose his MEWF Heavyweight title to Lucifer the Knight of the Road on November 14, 1993.

In 2004, he appeared in the National Wrestling League

National Wrestling League

The National Wrestling League, headquartered out of Hagerstown, Maryland, was founded by Dick Caricofe in 1988, and has held professional wrestling events throughout the US and overseas in Guam, Saipan, Pohnpei, Hawaiian Islands, Palau, and the Marshall Islands...

's interpromotional "Lord of the Rings" tournament which included wrestlers from the NWL/HoPWF, NWA UK Hammerlock

NWA UK Hammerlock

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 as well as former WWF, ECW and independent wrestlers.

Championships and accomplishments

• Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation
• MEWF Heavyweight Championship
  MEWF Heavyweight Championship
  The Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Championship is the highest ranking singles title in the Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation, one of three in the promotion....
  
   (3 times)
• MEWF Mid-Atlantic Championship
  MEWF Mid-Atlantic Championship
  The Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship was the second highest ranking singles title in the Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation, one of three in the promotion....
  
   (3 times)

• National Wrestling League/House of Pain Wrestling Federation
• NWL/HoPWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• NWL/HoPWF Tag Team Championship (2 times) with "Diamond" Dave Donovan and Nikolai Volkoff
  Nikolai Volkoff
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House of Pain Wrestling Federation

• HoPWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

National Wrestling League

• NWL Tag Team Championship (2 times) with Hard Rock Hamilton and Buzz Stryker/Axl Rotten
  Axl Rotten
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• Other titles
• UWF Hardcore Championship (1 time)

All-American Wrestling Federation

• AAWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  Pro Wrestling Illustrated
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• PWI ranked him # 184 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1993

Further reading

• Powell, Camille. "In This Ring, A Good Cause; Wrestlers Don't Fake Intentions". Washington Post. 30 April 1998
• Berselli, Beth. "Led by Midgets and Maniacs, Pro Wrestlers Grip Patuxent Fans". Washington Post. 10 Dec 1998

External links

• NWL/HoPWF Profile: Morgus the Maniac