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The Boogeyman ended his tenure on SmackDown! with a loss to Mark Henry in a squash match, as part of Henry's new "Path of Destruction" gimmick. After that match, Mark Henry then beat up Little Boogeyman who was at ringside, and Henry gave him a body splash, (kayfabe) severely injuring him.
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Tough Enough and Ohio Valley Wrestling
Wright first entered the world of professional wrestling to take part in the fourth season of the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) produced reality television competition Tough Enough. On October 15, 2004, he attended the two-day event in Venice Beach, California, where he was among eight finalists chosen. After surviving the first day of eliminations he admitted that he was actually 40 years old — five years over the competition's cut off point — and not 30 as he'd claimed. As a result, h...
SmackDown and departure
On the July 11, 2005 episode of WWE Raw, horror movie style vignettes began airing to promote the debut of Wright in his "Boogeyman" personality. After a few weeks the vignettes were moved from Raw to SmackDown!, but his planned debut was delayed when he hyperextended both knees and needed time to recover. The Boogeyman made his first appearance on October 13, 2005 SmackDown!. He was brought in by UPN Network Executive Palmer Cannon, who claimed he was going to be a part of another (unspecifi...
SmackDown
Less than a month later, on October 6, WWE.com announced that Wright had re-signed with the company and would be sent to be trained at Booker T and Stevie Ray's wrestling school in Houston, Texas. Wright returned on the October 27 SmackDown!; while teaming with Layla, he started a feud with The Miz and Kristal Marshall. During the feud he again terrorized and stalked his opponents, spitting worms at them and scaring them at every opportunity, and eventually ended The Miz's undefeated streak a...
ECW and second departure
On the June 11 edition of Raw, The Boogeyman was moved from the SmackDown brand to ECW in the annual WWE draft. The next day he debuted for the brand and defeated Matt Striker, beginning a feud with him. On July 10 in New Orleans, The Boogeyman was a guest during a Striker's Classroom segment, ostensibly to be educated on worms, only to be attacked by Striker's debuting enforcer, Big Daddy V. The Boogeyman was not seen for the next three weeks, finally re-emerging on the July 31 episode — wit...
After WWE, Wright returned to the Pro Wrestling Alliance using his Boogeyman gimmick. Later, using a new gimmick called Slither, he wrestled at Northeast Wrestling as The Nightcrawler, defeating Jake Manning. Wright made his debut for The Millennium Wrestling Federation (MWF)at Soul Survivor VI on April 24, 2010. He defeated "Executioner" Brian Mil...
Aug 28, 2022 · The Boogeyman Was A Poor Wrestler Riddled With Injury Problems. The Boogeyman is up there with the weirdest gimmicks in WWE history, but due to his insane gimmick, he lives fondly in a lot of memories of fans, despite not being the most enthralling in-ring talent.
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Apr 22, 2022 · On September 20, 2006, Boogeyman was released by WWE. But that decision didn't stick and he was re-hired two weeks later. He floundered a bit after the mystique of his gimmick wore off and...
Jan 7, 2022 · The Somehow Lengthy WWE Career Of The Boogeyman, Explained. The Boogeyman had one of the most noteworthy careers to overachieve in the Ruthless Aggression Era. Few fans or wrestlers expected the spooky gimmick to last beyond a few months when debuting on television.
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The Boogeyman and Little Boogeyman were defeated in a mixed tag team match by Finlay and Hornswoggle at Saturday Night's Main Event XXXIV on June 2. The Boogeyman ended his tenure on SmackDown! with a loss to Mark Henry in a squash match, as part of Henry's new "Path of Destruction
Lasted with WWE until March 2009 and went on to the independents. On March 14, 2015, he won his first title when he and Bobby Lashley won the AWF (Alabama Wrestling Federation) Tag Team Titles. Continues to compete in the independents.
