Nick Dinsmore
Encyclopedia
Nicholas "Nick" Dinsmore (born December 17, 1975), better known by his ring name
s Eugene and U-Gene, is an American
professional wrestler
. Best known for his work for World Wrestling Entertainment
, Dinsmore is currently working on the independent circuit
for promotions such as Juggalo Championship Wrestling and Ohio Valley Wrestling
.
. He later wrestled in Ohio Valley Wrestling
under his real name and formed a very successful tag team with Rob Conway called The Lords of The Ring. Together, The Lords of The Ring amassed a record ten reigns as Southern Tag Team Champions
. In addition to his tag team success, Dinsmore would go on to hold the Heavyweight Championship
a record eight times. While still in OVW, Dinsmore also made some appearances in the World Wrestling Federation
, the first of which occurred on an episode of Shotgun Saturday Night in 1999. He later wrestled as Doink the Clown
on two separate occasions, and as one half of Los Conquistadores
with Conway. He also won the OVW Championship on 9 separate occasions, setting an official OVW record. Dinsmore also once appeared in World Championship Wrestling
, appearing on two episodes of Thunder
in a losing effort to Ernest Miller
and Kanyon, respectively. He also appeared on WCW's flagship show Nitro
twice, first teaming with Lenny Lane
in a losing effort to Scott Steiner
and then losing to Wrath
in a singles match.
, Dinsmore made his official WWE debut as Eugene (a play on eugenics
) Dinsmore (though the use of his last name was dropped a few weeks later), the storyline
special and overly excited nephew of then-Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff
. Bischoff soon placed him in the care of the newly returned William Regal
. In May 2004, Eugene began a feud with Jonathan Coachman
, who attempted to banish him from WWE only to be stopped by The Rock. Eugene's feud with Coachman culminated in Eugene's pay-per-view debut as he defeated Jonathan Coachman
at Bad Blood
. Afterwards, Eugene had a feud with Triple H
, which culminated in a match at SummerSlam, but Eugene went on to lose the match.
Eugene, with William Regal as his ally, then started a feud
with his uncle, Eric Bischoff. The storyline led to a match at the first-ever Taboo Tuesday
pay-per-view on October 19, in which fans could vote on the match stipulation. The chosen stipulation was that the loser would have his head shaved. Eugene won this match, and subsequently shaved Bischoff's after assistance from Mr. McMahon
.
While still allied with Regal, Eugene won his first and only championship in WWE as he and Regal won the World Tag Team Championship from La Résistance on the November 15 episode of Raw
. However, Eugene would injure himself at New Year's Revolution
in a match with Christian
and Tomko after botching
a dropkick
. He suffered a ruptured left patella tendon
which required surgery and sidelined him for several months. This also cost him the World Tag Team Championship, as Regal lost the title when he was forced to team with Jonathan Coachman
to defend the title.
During recovery, Eugene made a surprise appearance at WrestleMania 21
, delivering a promo until being interrupted and attacked by villains
Muhammed Hassan and Daivari
. This was the prelude to the much anticipated return of Hulk Hogan
, who came to the ring to save Eugene from the double-team beating.
Eugene returned to in-ring action on the July 24, 2005 episode of Raw to take part in Kurt Angle
's "Kurt Angle Invitational". Eugene became the first successful challenger and defeated Angle for his Olympic gold medal, thus starting a feud between the two. The feud culminated at SummerSlam
as Angle defeated Eugene to reclaim his medal. Eugene then had a brief stint in a tag team with Tajiri
, who incidentally also teamed with William Regal in the past. The team lasted until Tajiri's release later that year.
At Taboo Tuesday
, Conway teamed with Tyson Tomko
to face Eugene and a legend as voted for by the fans. "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka
was chosen over Kamala
and "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan
in the voting, and Snuka would go on to pin Conway with a Superfly Splash to win the match.
On November 18, 2005, WWE.com reported that Dinsmore was rushed to the hospital the previous night after passing out in a hotel lobby and was suspended indefinitely. A further report days later announced that Dinsmore admitted to taking prescription drugs such as somas
. This coincided with the announcement of WWE's new drug policy following the death of Eddie Guerrero
due to heart failure aggravated by his past history of drug abuse.
Dinsmore, as Eugene, made his return to WWE during the Royal Rumble
match on January 29, 2006, entering as eighteenth entrant before he was eliminated by Chris Benoit
.
At Backlash
, Eugene briefly feuded with Matt Striker
after Eugene made an appearance on a Matt Striker's Classroom segment during the pay-per-view. Striker ultimately defeated Eugene to end the feud.
After making an appearance at One Night Stand
, he formed a tag team with "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan
. Eugene challenged Umaga
to a match at Vengeance
and despite having Duggan, Doink the Clown
, and Kamala
in his corner during the match, he lost to Umaga. He would then go on to defeat Vince McMahon
and Shane McMahon
in a handicap match after interference from D-Generation X
. On the September 3 episode of Raw, Eugene and Duggan challenged then-World Tag Team Champions the Spirit Squad
for the titles, but were unsuccessful after Kenny rolled-up Duggan using his tights for leverage. The team would soon split up after a match on Raw in which the losers were forced to split their tag team. After losing to the Spirit Squad in a rematch, Eugene attacked Duggan after the match, thus turning heel
for the first time in his WWE career. However, the angle was soon axed and before the end of the year, Eugene became a face character again and was relegated strictly to wrestling on Heat
.
On the March 19, 2007 episode of Raw, Eugene was put into a match against Umaga
as a punishment for accidentally spilling a drink on Vince McMahon
. After losing, McMahon shaved Eugene's head.
Eugene also wrestled on the June 2, 2007 edition of Saturday Night's Main Event
, where he debuted a new Superman
-esque wrestling attire. He would team up with Kane and Doink The Clown
to defeat Kevin Thorn
, Viscera
, and Umaga.
were helping him win the match he was in, which led to him being easily defeated in a quick match against Mark Henry
.
Eugene also participated in a battle royal for the World Heavyweight Championship
, but was eventually eliminated by both Batista and Kane. Eugene made his last appearance on the August 31 edition of SmackDown as he was shooting t-shirts into the crowd via t-shirt gun and accidentally shot Mark Henry. Henry retaliated by squeezing him with a bearhug until he passed out. On September 1, 2007, Dinsmore was released from his WWE contract.
in which he was infatuated with the wrestler Jailbird Man, inadvertently costing Jailbird his matches. Dinsmore then participated in Juggalo Championship Wrestling's first internet
pay-per-view
Hatchet Attacks
, where he defeated Raven. He formed a tag team with Zach Gowen
at Up in Smoke, believing that he could be Gowen's second leg, but ended up costing his team the match by distracting the referee. On July 28, Gowen and U-Gene defeated the Ring Rydas
to win the JCW Tag Team Championship
. However, Gowen forfeited the championship after realizing that U-Gene cheated to win, causing U-Gene to attack him and disband the team. Both men are now scheduled to wrestle each other at Bloodymania 5
.
leaving the promotion.
On February 20, 2008, Dinsmore returned to Ohio Valley Wrestling
under his real name and defeated Jay Bradley to win his ninth Heavyweight Championship
, breaking his old record in the process.
On Nov 14, 2010, Eugene teamed with JD Smooth to defeat The Newcomers at a Regional Championship Wrestling event called Megabrawl 5 in Reading, PA.
Dinsmore also made some appearances in Puerto Rico's World Wrestling Council
as Eugene. He is currently a trainer at Ohio Valley Wrestling.
Dinsmore is currently wrestling for WFX Wrestling
in Canada in a role similar to the one he played in WWE. Since the character's name is trademarked, Dinsmore is wrestling as U-Gene or U-gene Dinsmore (WFX has used both spellings for the character's name). He is currently part of a tag team with Luke Williams, better known as one half of The Bushwhackers
. He wrestled for Ring of Honor in a Ring of Honor Wrestling taping against "The Prodigy" Mike Bennett
under his real name.
On October 26, 2011, Dinsmore defeated Jason Wayne to win the OVW Heavyweight Championship for the tenth time, while also turning heel in the process.
. On the August 10 episode of Raw
, Eugene returned to television as he lost a Contract on a Pole match to The Calgary Kid, who soon removed his mask to reveal himself as The Miz
.
Four days later, Dinsmore was once again released from WWE. The Sun
tabloid also reported that in addition to being released from his wrestling contract, he was also no longer a trainer for WWE either.
Ring name
A ring name is a stage name used by a professional wrestler, martial artist, or boxer. While some ring names may have a fictitious first name and surname, others may simply be a nickname, such as The Undertaker.-Wrestling:...
s Eugene and U-Gene, is an American
United States
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professional wrestler
Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...
. Best known for his work for World Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...
, Dinsmore is currently working on the independent circuit
Independent circuit
In professional wrestling, the independent circuit or indy circuit refers to the many independent promotions which are much smaller than major televised promotions. They are roughly analagous to a minor league for pro wrestling, or community or regional theatre.Specific promotions on the...
for promotions such as Juggalo Championship Wrestling and Ohio Valley Wrestling
Ohio Valley Wrestling
Ohio Valley Wrestling is an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Louisville, Kentucky. OVW is run by owner Danny Davis and was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance from 1997 until 2000...
.
Professional wrestling career
Dinsmore made his debut in 1997 and soon began wrestling in United States Wrestling AssociationUnited States Wrestling Association
The United States Wrestling Association or USWA was a professional wrestling promotion based in Memphis, Tennessee. It was founded by former CWA owner Jerry Jarrett.-Foundation:...
. He later wrestled in Ohio Valley Wrestling
Ohio Valley Wrestling
Ohio Valley Wrestling is an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Louisville, Kentucky. OVW is run by owner Danny Davis and was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance from 1997 until 2000...
under his real name and formed a very successful tag team with Rob Conway called The Lords of The Ring. Together, The Lords of The Ring amassed a record ten reigns as Southern Tag Team Champions
OVW Southern Tag Team Championship
The OVW Southern Tag Team Championship is the tag team titles of Ohio Valley Wrestling. Created in 1997, the first champions were Nick Dinsmore and Flash Flanagan. As of 2011, the current champions are Ted McNaler and Adam Revolver, known as The Elite in their fourth reign...
. In addition to his tag team success, Dinsmore would go on to hold the Heavyweight Championship
OVW Heavyweight Championship
The OVW Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling heavyweight championship owned by the Ohio Valley Wrestling promotion. The title was introduced on August 17, 1997 at an OVW live event, then known as the NWA-OVW Heavyweight Championship due to OVW's relationship with the National...
a record eight times. While still in OVW, Dinsmore also made some appearances in the World Wrestling Federation
World Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...
, the first of which occurred on an episode of Shotgun Saturday Night in 1999. He later wrestled as Doink the Clown
Doink the Clown
Doink the Clown is a professional wrestling gimmick, originally used by Matt Osborne in the World Wrestling Federation from 1993 to 1995. Since Osborne's departure from the WWF, the character has been played by several wrestlers, primarily on the independent circuit, as well as in sporadic special...
on two separate occasions, and as one half of Los Conquistadores
Los Conquistadores (professional wrestling)
Los Conquistadores was the name of a professional wrestling tag team in the World Wrestling Federation, with the team consisting of two masked wrestlers known as 1 and 2 . The original team consisted of José Luis Rivera and José Estrada , but several other wrestlers made use of the gimmick in...
with Conway. He also won the OVW Championship on 9 separate occasions, setting an official OVW record. Dinsmore also once appeared in World Championship Wrestling
World Championship Wrestling
World Championship Wrestling, Inc. was an American professional wrestling promotion which existed from 1988 to 2001. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, it began as a regional promotion affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance , named Jim Crockett Promotions until November 1988, when Ted Turner and...
, appearing on two episodes of Thunder
WCW Thunder
WCW Thunder was a professional wrestling show produced by World Championship Wrestling which aired on TBS from January 8, 1998 to March 21, 2001...
in a losing effort to Ernest Miller
Ernest Miller
Ernest Clifford Miller is an American actor and former professional wrestler who worked for World Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment better known by his ring name, Ernest "The Cat" Miller....
and Kanyon, respectively. He also appeared on WCW's flagship show Nitro
WCW Monday Nitro
WCW Monday Nitro was a weekly professional wrestling telecast produced by World Championship Wrestling, created by Ted Turner and Eric Bischoff. The show aired Monday nights on TNT, going head-to-head with the World Wrestling Federation's Monday Night Raw from September 4, 1995 to March 26, 2001...
twice, first teaming with Lenny Lane
Lenny Lane
Leonard "Lenny" Carlson is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in World Championship Wrestling under the ring name Lenny Lane. During his time tenure in WCW, he was a one time Cruiserweight Champion....
in a losing effort to Scott Steiner
Scott Steiner
Scott Carl Rechsteiner is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Scott Steiner. Steiner is perhaps best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling alongside his older brother Rick as the Steiner Brothers and as a member of the New World Order...
and then losing to Wrath
Bryan Clark
Bryan Emmeth Clark, Jr. is a American former professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling.-Early career:...
in a singles match.
Raw (2004–2007)
On the April 5, 2004 episode of RawWWE RAW
WWE Raw ) is a sports entertainment television program for WWE that currently airs on the USA Network in the United States...
, Dinsmore made his official WWE debut as Eugene (a play on eugenics
Eugenics
Eugenics is the "applied science or the bio-social movement which advocates the use of practices aimed at improving the genetic composition of a population", usually referring to human populations. The origins of the concept of eugenics began with certain interpretations of Mendelian inheritance,...
) Dinsmore (though the use of his last name was dropped a few weeks later), the storyline
Kayfabe
In professional wrestling, kayfabe is the portrayal of events within the industry as "real" or "true". Specifically, the portrayal of professional wrestling, in particular the competition and rivalries between participants, as being genuine or not of a worked nature...
special and overly excited nephew of then-Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff
Eric Bischoff
Eric Aaron Bischoff is an American entrepreneur, and professional wrestling booker and on-screen personality currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...
. Bischoff soon placed him in the care of the newly returned William Regal
Darren Matthews
Darren Kenneth Matthews , is an English professional wrestler, author and color commentator currently signed to WWE and competing on the SmackDown brand under the ring name William Regal. He is also known for his time in World Championship Wrestling under the ring name Steven Regal...
. In May 2004, Eugene began a feud with Jonathan Coachman
Jonathan Coachman
Jonathan William Coachman , also known as "The Coach", is a former professional wrestling color commentator and authority figure. He is also a former college basketball player, and football play-by-play announcer...
, who attempted to banish him from WWE only to be stopped by The Rock. Eugene's feud with Coachman culminated in Eugene's pay-per-view debut as he defeated Jonathan Coachman
Jonathan Coachman
Jonathan William Coachman , also known as "The Coach", is a former professional wrestling color commentator and authority figure. He is also a former college basketball player, and football play-by-play announcer...
at Bad Blood
Bad Blood (2004)
Bad Blood was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment , which took place on June 13, 2004 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. It was the third and final annual Bad Blood event....
. Afterwards, Eugene had a feud with Triple H
Triple H
Paul Michael Levesque is an American professional wrestler, professional wrestling authority figure, WWE Executive Vice President of Talent and actor, better known by his ring name Triple H, an abbreviation of the ring name, Hunter Hearst Helmsley...
, which culminated in a match at SummerSlam, but Eugene went on to lose the match.
Eugene, with William Regal as his ally, then started a feud
Feud (professional wrestling)
A professional wrestling feud is a staged rivalry between multiple wrestlers or alliances of wrestlers. They are integrated into ongoing storylines, particularly in events which are televised...
with his uncle, Eric Bischoff. The storyline led to a match at the first-ever Taboo Tuesday
Taboo Tuesday (2004)
Taboo Tuesday was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment , which took place on October 19, 2004 at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was the first annual Taboo Tuesday event, marking the first time in which the fans were given the chance...
pay-per-view on October 19, in which fans could vote on the match stipulation. The chosen stipulation was that the loser would have his head shaved. Eugene won this match, and subsequently shaved Bischoff's after assistance from Mr. McMahon
Vince McMahon
Vincent Kennedy "Vince" McMahon is an American professional wrestling promoter, announcer, commentator, film producer, actor and former occasional professional wrestler. McMahon is the current Chairman, CEO and Chairman of the Executive Committee of professional wrestling promotion WWE...
.
While still allied with Regal, Eugene won his first and only championship in WWE as he and Regal won the World Tag Team Championship from La Résistance on the November 15 episode of Raw
WWE RAW
WWE Raw ) is a sports entertainment television program for WWE that currently airs on the USA Network in the United States...
. However, Eugene would injure himself at New Year's Revolution
New Year's Revolution (2005)
New Year's Revolution was the first annual New Year's Revolution pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment. It took place on January 9, 2005 at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan, Puerto Rico. This event was the first pay-per-view event produced by WWE to be held in Puerto...
in a match with Christian
Jason Reso
William Jason Reso is a Canadian professional wrestler and actor, better known by his ring names Christian and Christian Cage...
and Tomko after botching
Botch (professional wrestling)
To botch in professional wrestling means to attempt a scripted move that does not come out as it was originally planned due to a mistake, miscalculation, or a slip-up. Most botches are harmless but embarrassing, such as a wrestler simply flubbing a line or missing a cue, or falling before his...
a dropkick
Dropkick
A dropkick is an attacking maneuver in professional wrestling. It is defined as an attack where the wrestler jumps up and kicks the opponent with the soles of both feet; this sees the wrestler twist as he or she jumps so that when the feet connect with the opponent one foot is raised higher than...
. He suffered a ruptured left patella tendon
Tendon
A tendon is a tough band of fibrous connective tissue that usually connects muscle to bone and is capable of withstanding tension. Tendons are similar to ligaments and fasciae as they are all made of collagen except that ligaments join one bone to another bone, and fasciae connect muscles to other...
which required surgery and sidelined him for several months. This also cost him the World Tag Team Championship, as Regal lost the title when he was forced to team with Jonathan Coachman
Jonathan Coachman
Jonathan William Coachman , also known as "The Coach", is a former professional wrestling color commentator and authority figure. He is also a former college basketball player, and football play-by-play announcer...
to defend the title.
During recovery, Eugene made a surprise appearance at WrestleMania 21
WrestleMania 21
WrestleMania 21 was the twenty-first annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment . It took place on April 3, 2005 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. It started off with an interpormotional battle royal, for which Booker T...
, delivering a promo until being interrupted and attacked by villains
Heel (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a heel is a villain character. In non-wrestling jargon, heels are the "bad guys" in professional wrestling; the term heel coming from the term take to you heels, which means to run away which heel champions tend to do to avoid losing their titles.storylines...
Muhammed Hassan and Daivari
Shawn Daivari
Dara Daivari is an Iranian American professional wrestler, currently performing on the American independent circuit as Shawn Daivari. He is best known for his work with World Wrestling Entertainment as simply Daivari and with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as Sheik Abdul Bashir.-Career:Daivari...
. This was the prelude to the much anticipated return of Hulk Hogan
Hulk Hogan
Terrance Gene "Terry" Bollea , better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American Semi-retired professional wrestler, actor, television personality, and musician currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ....
, who came to the ring to save Eugene from the double-team beating.
Eugene returned to in-ring action on the July 24, 2005 episode of Raw to take part in Kurt Angle
Kurt Angle
Kurt Steven Angle is an American professional wrestler, amateur wrestler, and 1996 Olympic gold medalist. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is recognized as a 15-time World Heavyweight Champion...
's "Kurt Angle Invitational". Eugene became the first successful challenger and defeated Angle for his Olympic gold medal, thus starting a feud between the two. The feud culminated at SummerSlam
SummerSlam (2005)
SummerSlam was the eighteenth annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment . It took place on August 21, 2005 at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C...
as Angle defeated Eugene to reclaim his medal. Eugene then had a brief stint in a tag team with Tajiri
Yoshihiro Tajiri
, is a Japanese professional wrestler, perhaps best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment. He is currently competing in SMASH as TAJIRI.-Early years :...
, who incidentally also teamed with William Regal in the past. The team lasted until Tajiri's release later that year.
At Taboo Tuesday
Taboo Tuesday (2005)
Taboo Tuesday was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment , which took place on November 1, 2005 at the iPayOne Center in San Diego, California. It was the second annual Taboo Tuesday event in which the fans were given the chance to vote on...
, Conway teamed with Tyson Tomko
Travis Tomko
Travis David Tomko is an American professional wrestler, known by his ring name Tomko, who most recently worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he previously was a member of Christian's Coalition and the Angle Alliance and often worked alongside A.J. Styles. He was also notable for his...
to face Eugene and a legend as voted for by the fans. "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka
Jimmy Snuka
James William "Jimmy" Reiher is a semi-retired Fijian professional wrestler and actor, better known by his ring name Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka. Originally from the Fiji Islands, Snuka wrestled for several promotions in the 1970s and 1980s. Snuka is a two-time world heavyweight champion, having been a...
was chosen over Kamala
Jim Harris (wrestler)
James Harris is a retired American professional wrestler. For much of his career, Harris has wrestled under the ring name Kamala, using the gimmick of a "Ugandan Giant".-Early life:...
and "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan
Jim Duggan
James Edward Duggan , better known by his ring name "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time with World Wrestling Entertainment in the 1980s, when it was known as World Wrestling Federation , and World Championship Wrestling...
in the voting, and Snuka would go on to pin Conway with a Superfly Splash to win the match.
On November 18, 2005, WWE.com reported that Dinsmore was rushed to the hospital the previous night after passing out in a hotel lobby and was suspended indefinitely. A further report days later announced that Dinsmore admitted to taking prescription drugs such as somas
Carisoprodol
Carisoprodol is a centrally-acting skeletal muscle relaxant. Carisoprodol is slightly soluble in water and freely soluble in alcohol, chloroform and acetone. The drug's solubility is practically independent of pH. Carisoprodol is manufactured and marketed in the United States by Meda Pharmaceuticals...
. This coincided with the announcement of WWE's new drug policy following the death of Eddie Guerrero
Eddie Guerrero
Eduardo Gory "Eddie" Guerrero was a Mexican-American professional wrestler born into the Guerrero wrestling family. He wrestled in Mexico and Japan for several major professional wrestling promotions...
due to heart failure aggravated by his past history of drug abuse.
Dinsmore, as Eugene, made his return to WWE during the Royal Rumble
Royal Rumble (2006)
Royal Rumble was the nineteenth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment . It took place on January 29, 2006 in the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida and featured talent from the Raw and SmackDown! brands...
match on January 29, 2006, entering as eighteenth entrant before he was eliminated by Chris Benoit
Chris Benoit
Christopher Michael "Chris" Benoit was a Canadian professional wrestler whose career and life ended in a murder–suicide...
.
At Backlash
Backlash (2006)
Backlash was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment , which took place on April 30, 2006 at the Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky...
, Eugene briefly feuded with Matt Striker
Matthew Kaye
Matthew Kaye is an American actor, wrestling commentator and semi-retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Matt Striker. He is signed to WWE, where he serves as the host of WWE NXT....
after Eugene made an appearance on a Matt Striker's Classroom segment during the pay-per-view. Striker ultimately defeated Eugene to end the feud.
After making an appearance at One Night Stand
ECW One Night Stand (2006)
ECW One Night Stand was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment . It was held on June 11, 2006 at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York, New York....
, he formed a tag team with "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan
Jim Duggan
James Edward Duggan , better known by his ring name "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time with World Wrestling Entertainment in the 1980s, when it was known as World Wrestling Federation , and World Championship Wrestling...
. Eugene challenged Umaga
Eddie Fatu
Edward Smith "Eki" Fatu was a Samoan-American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Umaga...
to a match at Vengeance
Vengeance (2006)
Vengeance was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment , which took place on June 25, 2006 at the Charlotte Bobcats Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was the sixth annual Vengeance event. Eight professional wrestling matches were featured on the...
and despite having Duggan, Doink the Clown
Doink the Clown
Doink the Clown is a professional wrestling gimmick, originally used by Matt Osborne in the World Wrestling Federation from 1993 to 1995. Since Osborne's departure from the WWF, the character has been played by several wrestlers, primarily on the independent circuit, as well as in sporadic special...
, and Kamala
Jim Harris (wrestler)
James Harris is a retired American professional wrestler. For much of his career, Harris has wrestled under the ring name Kamala, using the gimmick of a "Ugandan Giant".-Early life:...
in his corner during the match, he lost to Umaga. He would then go on to defeat Vince McMahon
Vince McMahon
Vincent Kennedy "Vince" McMahon is an American professional wrestling promoter, announcer, commentator, film producer, actor and former occasional professional wrestler. McMahon is the current Chairman, CEO and Chairman of the Executive Committee of professional wrestling promotion WWE...
and Shane McMahon
Shane McMahon
Shane Brandon McMahon is an American executive, currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of YOU On Demand. A former executive and professional wrestler for World Wrestling Entertainment , he is the son of WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon and former US Senate candidate Linda...
in a handicap match after interference from D-Generation X
D-Generation X
D-Generation X was a professional wrestling stable in WWE . The group originated in the midst of the WWF's "Attitude Era" from 1997 to 2000...
. On the September 3 episode of Raw, Eugene and Duggan challenged then-World Tag Team Champions the Spirit Squad
Spirit Squad
The Spirit Squad was a professional wrestling stable in World Wrestling Entertainment and Ohio Valley Wrestling that consisted of Kenny, Johnny, Mitch, Nicky, and Mikey. The team's ring personas were those of an all-male cheerleading squad....
for the titles, but were unsuccessful after Kenny rolled-up Duggan using his tights for leverage. The team would soon split up after a match on Raw in which the losers were forced to split their tag team. After losing to the Spirit Squad in a rematch, Eugene attacked Duggan after the match, thus turning heel
Heel (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a heel is a villain character. In non-wrestling jargon, heels are the "bad guys" in professional wrestling; the term heel coming from the term take to you heels, which means to run away which heel champions tend to do to avoid losing their titles.storylines...
for the first time in his WWE career. However, the angle was soon axed and before the end of the year, Eugene became a face character again and was relegated strictly to wrestling on Heat
WWE HEAT
WWE Heat was a professional wrestling television program produced by World Wrestling Entertainment...
.
Eddie Fatu
Edward Smith "Eki" Fatu was a Samoan-American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Umaga...
as a punishment for accidentally spilling a drink on Vince McMahon
Vince McMahon
Vincent Kennedy "Vince" McMahon is an American professional wrestling promoter, announcer, commentator, film producer, actor and former occasional professional wrestler. McMahon is the current Chairman, CEO and Chairman of the Executive Committee of professional wrestling promotion WWE...
. After losing, McMahon shaved Eugene's head.
Eugene also wrestled on the June 2, 2007 edition of Saturday Night's Main Event
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
Saturday Night's Main Event is a professional wrestling television program produced by WWE. It aired occasionally from 1985 to 1992, under the World Wrestling Federation banner on NBC in place of Saturday Night Live. It returned to the air on March 18, 2006, in an 8 EST time slot...
, where he debuted a new Superman
Superman
Superman is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in publications by DC Comics, widely considered to be an American cultural icon. Created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian-born American artist Joe Shuster in 1932 while both were living in Cleveland, Ohio, and sold to Detective...
-esque wrestling attire. He would team up with Kane and Doink The Clown
Matt Osborne
Matthew "Matt" Wade Osborne is an American semi-retired professional wrestler. Osborne is a second generation wrestler, being son of "Tough" Tony Borne, but he is best known as the first wrestler to portray the character of Doink the Clown, which he still uses to this day.-Independent...
to defeat Kevin Thorn
Kevin Fertig
Kevin Matthew Fertig is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for working with World Wrestling Entertainment under the ring names Mordecai and Kevin Thorn....
, Viscera
Nelson Frazier, Jr.
Nelson Frazier, Jr. is an American professional wrestler and actor, better known by his ring names Mabel, Viscera, Big Daddy V, and King V. He is best known for his work with World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment...
, and Umaga.
SmackDown and departure (2007)
On June 17, Eugene was drafted to SmackDown as their final pick of the 2007 Supplemental Draft. On the June 29 edition of SmackDown, Eugene was defeated by The Great Khali in his SmackDown! in-ring debut. The following week, Eugene was tricked into thinking Deuce 'n DominoDeuce 'n Domino
Deuce 'n Domino was the name of a professional wrestling tag team consisting of Deuce Shade and Dice Domino, who were managed for the majority of their run by Cherry Pie and briefly by Maryse. The pair teamed together in World Wrestling Entertainment and Ohio Valley Wrestling from 2006 through 2008...
were helping him win the match he was in, which led to him being easily defeated in a quick match against Mark Henry
Mark Henry
Mark Jerrold Henry is an American professional wrestler signed with WWE, where he performs on its SmackDown brand as the reigning World Heavyweight Champion. He is a 1992 Olympian, and winner of the 2002 Arnold Strongman Classic...
.
Eugene also participated in a battle royal for the World Heavyweight Championship
World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)
The World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in WWE. It is the world title of the SmackDown brand and one of two in WWE, complementing the WWE Championship of the Raw brand...
, but was eventually eliminated by both Batista and Kane. Eugene made his last appearance on the August 31 edition of SmackDown as he was shooting t-shirts into the crowd via t-shirt gun and accidentally shot Mark Henry. Henry retaliated by squeezing him with a bearhug until he passed out. On September 1, 2007, Dinsmore was released from his WWE contract.
Juggalo Championship Wrestling (2007, 2011–present)
Dinsmore debuted in Juggalo Championship Wrestling on October 6, 2007 under the name U-Gene. At 2010's event Flashlight Wrestling: Legends & Loonies, he returned to JCW but was defeated by Breyer Wellington. Dinsmore became a full time member of the roster the following year. He was later placed in a brief storylineNarrative thread
A narrative thread, or plot thread , refers to particular elements and techniques of writing to center the story in the action or experience of characters rather than to relate a matter in a dry 'All knowing' sort of narration...
in which he was infatuated with the wrestler Jailbird Man, inadvertently costing Jailbird his matches. Dinsmore then participated in Juggalo Championship Wrestling's first internet
Internet
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pay-per-view
Pay-per-view
Pay-per-view provides a service by which a television audience can purchase events to view via private telecast. The broadcaster shows the event at the same time to everyone ordering it...
Hatchet Attacks
Hatchet Attacks (2011)
Hatchet Attacks was a professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by Juggalo Championship Wrestling , which was only available online. It took place on March 26, 2011 at The Rave in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Professional wrestling is a type of sports entertainment in which theatrical events are...
, where he defeated Raven. He formed a tag team with Zach Gowen
Zach Gowen
Zach Gowen is an American professional wrestler. Gowen has competed for World Wrestling Entertainment on their SmackDown! brand, as well as Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ....
at Up in Smoke, believing that he could be Gowen's second leg, but ended up costing his team the match by distracting the referee. On July 28, Gowen and U-Gene defeated the Ring Rydas
The Irish Airborne
The Irish Airborne is an American professional wrestling tag team consisting of brothers Dave Crist and Jake Crist from Dayton, Ohio...
to win the JCW Tag Team Championship
JCW Tag Team Championship
The JCW Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team championship in Juggalo Championship Wrestling. Nine teams, comprising a total of eighteen wrestlers, have held the JCW Tag Team Championship, combining for a total of thirteen title reigns....
. However, Gowen forfeited the championship after realizing that U-Gene cheated to win, causing U-Gene to attack him and disband the team. Both men are now scheduled to wrestle each other at Bloodymania 5
Bloodymania 5
Bloodymania 5 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by Juggalo Championship Wrestling , which was only available online. It took place on August 14, 2011 at Hog Rock in Cave-In-Rock, Illinois. Professional wrestling is a type of sports entertainment in which theatrical events are...
.
Independent circuit (2007–present)
In October 2007, Dinsmore was signed to become the head official in charge of Derby City Wrestling, the intermediate-level group affiliated with Ohio Valley Wrestling, due to Joey MatthewsAdam Birch
Adam Birch is a retired American professional wrestler, best known for his tenure with World Wrestling Entertainment , and training in WWE's developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling, as Joey Mercury...
leaving the promotion.
On February 20, 2008, Dinsmore returned to Ohio Valley Wrestling
Ohio Valley Wrestling
Ohio Valley Wrestling is an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Louisville, Kentucky. OVW is run by owner Danny Davis and was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance from 1997 until 2000...
under his real name and defeated Jay Bradley to win his ninth Heavyweight Championship
OVW Heavyweight Championship
The OVW Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling heavyweight championship owned by the Ohio Valley Wrestling promotion. The title was introduced on August 17, 1997 at an OVW live event, then known as the NWA-OVW Heavyweight Championship due to OVW's relationship with the National...
, breaking his old record in the process.
On Nov 14, 2010, Eugene teamed with JD Smooth to defeat The Newcomers at a Regional Championship Wrestling event called Megabrawl 5 in Reading, PA.
Dinsmore also made some appearances in Puerto Rico's World Wrestling Council
World Wrestling Council
The World Wrestling Council is one of Puerto Rico's two main professional wrestling promotions, the other one being the International Wrestling Association....
as Eugene. He is currently a trainer at Ohio Valley Wrestling.
Dinsmore is currently wrestling for WFX Wrestling
WFX Wrestling
Wrestling Fan Xperience is a Canadian Professional wrestling promotion that was established in 2007. WFX specializes in producing live pro wrestling events that strive to provide a distinctive fan interactive experience as well as innovative concepts...
in Canada in a role similar to the one he played in WWE. Since the character's name is trademarked, Dinsmore is wrestling as U-Gene or U-gene Dinsmore (WFX has used both spellings for the character's name). He is currently part of a tag team with Luke Williams, better known as one half of The Bushwhackers
The Bushwhackers
The Bushwhackers were a professional wrestling tag team that also competed as The Sheepherders during their long career. They wrestled in the World Wrestling Federation and Jim Crockett Promotions as well as a nearly 40 year run on the independent wrestling circuit...
. He wrestled for Ring of Honor in a Ring of Honor Wrestling taping against "The Prodigy" Mike Bennett
Mike Bennett (wrestler)
Mike Bennett is an American professional wrestler. He wrestles on the independent circuit and is signed to Ring of Honor .- Independent promotions :Bennett made his professional wrestling debut in 2002...
under his real name.
On October 26, 2011, Dinsmore defeated Jason Wayne to win the OVW Heavyweight Championship for the tenth time, while also turning heel in the process.
Return to WWE (2009)
In July 2009, it was reported that Dinsmore had signed a contract to return to WWE. On August 1, Dinsmore, wrestling with his Eugene gimmick, defeated Ricky Ortiz at a SmackDown/ECW house show in Manchester, New HampshireManchester, New Hampshire
Manchester is the largest city in the U.S. state of New Hampshire, the tenth largest city in New England, and the largest city in northern New England, an area comprising the states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. It is in Hillsborough County along the banks of the Merrimack River, which...
. On the August 10 episode of Raw
WWE RAW
WWE Raw ) is a sports entertainment television program for WWE that currently airs on the USA Network in the United States...
, Eugene returned to television as he lost a Contract on a Pole match to The Calgary Kid, who soon removed his mask to reveal himself as The Miz
Mike Mizanin
Michael "Mike" Gregory Mizanin is an American professional wrestler and reality television personality better known by his nickname and ring name The Miz. He is currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment on its Raw brand...
.
Four days later, Dinsmore was once again released from WWE. The Sun
The Sun (newspaper)
The Sun is a daily national tabloid newspaper published in the United Kingdom and owned by News Corporation. Sister editions are published in Glasgow and Dublin...
tabloid also reported that in addition to being released from his wrestling contract, he was also no longer a trainer for WWE either.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- As Nick Dinsmore
- CutterCutter (professional wrestling)In professional wrestling, a cutter is a common term that refers to the three-quarter facelock bulldog maneuver. The move is also described as an inverted neckbreaker, though it is not one, it only bears an inverted style to it...
- Bridging German suplex - OVWOhio Valley WrestlingOhio Valley Wrestling is an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Louisville, Kentucky. OVW is run by owner Danny Davis and was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance from 1997 until 2000...
- Cutter
- As Eugene
- Dinsmore emulated various WWE wrestlers, past and present, by performing their finishing and signature moves, including:
- Triple HTriple HPaul Michael Levesque is an American professional wrestler, professional wrestling authority figure, WWE Executive Vice President of Talent and actor, better known by his ring name Triple H, an abbreviation of the ring name, Hunter Hearst Helmsley...
's Pedigree - The Rock's Rock Bottom and People's Elbow
- "Stone Cold" Steve AustinStone Cold Steve AustinSteve Austin , better known by his ring name "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, is an American film and television actor and retired professional wrestler...
's Stone Cold StunnerStunner (professional wrestling)A stunner is a common term in professional wrestling referring to the seated three-quarter facelock jawbreaker maneuver, predominantly used by Stone Cold Steve Austin and named for his Stone Cold Stunner finisher...
- Triple H
- Dinsmore emulated various WWE wrestlers, past and present, by performing their finishing and signature moves, including:
- As Nick Dinsmore
- Signature moves
- Airplane spin
- Diving double axe handle
- ManagersManager (professional wrestling)In professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler for a variety of reasons. The manager is often either a non-wrestler, an occasional wrestler, an older wrestler who has retired or is nearing retirement or, in some cases, a new wrestler who is breaking into the...
- Kenny BolinKenny BolinKenny Bolin is a professional wrestling manager, best known as the lead villainous manager in Ohio Valley Wrestling as the manager of Bolin Services. Hit podcast Radio show called "The Bolin Alley" he does with his son Chris...
- William RegalDarren MatthewsDarren Kenneth Matthews , is an English professional wrestler, author and color commentator currently signed to WWE and competing on the SmackDown brand under the ring name William Regal. He is also known for his time in World Championship Wrestling under the ring name Steven Regal...
- Christy HemmeChristy HemmeChristina Lee "Christy" Hemme is an American actress, singer, model, professional wrestling valet and former professional wrestler. Hemme is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, as a backstage interviewer and ring announcer.-Early life:Hemme was born in Poway, California, but she...
- Kenny Bolin
- NicknameNicknameA nickname is "a usually familiar or humorous but sometimes pointed or cruel name given to a person or place, as a supposedly appropriate replacement for or addition to the proper name.", or a name similar in origin and pronunciation from the original name....
s- "Mr. Wrestling"
- Entrance themesMusic in professional wrestlingMusic in professional wrestling serves a variety of purposes. The most common uses of music in professional wrestling is that of the entrance theme, a song or piece of instrumental music which plays as a performer approaches the ring...
- WWE
- As Eugene
- "Child's Play" by Jim JohnstonJim Johnston (composer)James Alan "Jim" Johnston is an American music composer who has been working for WWE since 1985. His work is often accredited to the names Jim Johnston, James A...
- "Child's Play" by Jim Johnston
- As Eugene
- WWE
Championships and accomplishments
- Heartland Wrestling AssociationHeartland Wrestling AssociationThe Heartland Wrestling Association is a Midwestern independent professional wrestling promotion based in Cincinnati, Ohio. A former developmental territory for both World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation during the 1990s, it was listed as one of the top independent...
- HWA Heavyweight ChampionshipHWA Heavyweight ChampionshipThe HWA Heavyweight Championship is the heavyweight title contested in the Heartland Wrestling Association.- Title history :...
(1 time)
- HWA Heavyweight Championship
- Music City WrestlingNational Wrestling AllianceThe National Wrestling Alliance is a wrestling promotion company and sanctions various NWA championships in the United States. The NWA has been in operation since 1948...
- MCW North American Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Rob Conway
- Ohio Valley WrestlingOhio Valley WrestlingOhio Valley Wrestling is an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Louisville, Kentucky. OVW is run by owner Danny Davis and was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance from 1997 until 2000...
- OVW Heavyweight ChampionshipOVW Heavyweight ChampionshipThe OVW Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling heavyweight championship owned by the Ohio Valley Wrestling promotion. The title was introduced on August 17, 1997 at an OVW live event, then known as the NWA-OVW Heavyweight Championship due to OVW's relationship with the National...
(10 times) - OVW Southern Tag Team ChampionshipOVW Southern Tag Team ChampionshipThe OVW Southern Tag Team Championship is the tag team titles of Ohio Valley Wrestling. Created in 1997, the first champions were Nick Dinsmore and Flash Flanagan. As of 2011, the current champions are Ted McNaler and Adam Revolver, known as The Elite in their fourth reign...
(11 times) - with Rob Conway (10) and Flash Flanagan (1)
- OVW Heavyweight Championship
- Pro Wrestling IllustratedPro Wrestling IllustratedPro Wrestling Illustrated is a professional wrestling magazine. PWI is currently based in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania and published by Kappa Publishing Group.-History:The first issue of Pro Wrestling Illustrated was released in 1979...
- PWI ranked him #21 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2004
- World Wrestling EntertainmentWorld Wrestling EntertainmentWorld Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...
- World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with William RegalDarren MatthewsDarren Kenneth Matthews , is an English professional wrestler, author and color commentator currently signed to WWE and competing on the SmackDown brand under the ring name William Regal. He is also known for his time in World Championship Wrestling under the ring name Steven Regal...
- World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with William Regal