it just disturbed me considering my situation. Eugene Palermo passed away Sunday at the age of 57. Over the months ahead, Eugene received a big following, and it seemed that WWE could breathe a sigh of relief as they tiptoed a very dangerous line. This new wrestler is Eugene and is supposed to have a mental disability. It was just weird. The basic idea was that Triple H had uncovered a shameful secret about Kane's past: a drunk driving accident that had resulted in the death of his high school girlfriend, Katie Vick. Dinsmore began his career in 1996 and was assigned to NWA-Ohio Valley Wrestling, later becoming Ohio Valley Wrestling. ", "IPW:UK Weekend Of Champions 2015 Tag 1 Events Database CAGEMATCH The Internet Wrestling Database", "11/7 Midwest All Pro in Sioux Falls, S.D. Also, there was a South African militia called the Truth Commission, but that one wasn't really racially motivated. However, WCW had spent so much time on vignettes and hype for the character they didn't let it die for years. While the character attempted to stir up controversy (such as by ex-communicating an entire Smackdown audience and condemning them to 'hell.') Snitsky would feud with Kane, Chris Benoit, and Shelton Benjamin before suffering a blood clot and taking time off. If "Eugene" actually was "retarded," the McMahon family would have been lynched the second "Eugene" was introduced. From the perspective of 2021, there is a large conversation around representation in WWE, just as there is in the rest of media and pop culture. The Mexicools coming out on lawnmowers wasn't great. Despite being one of the best wrestlers in the company, Dinsmore continued to frustratingly wait for his call up to the main roster while other wrestlers around him continued their upward mobility. Unfortunately, Macho Man passed away in 2011 due to a heart attack. Palermo's introduction . Rogers had apparently based the gimmick on his autistic son. (pin) Mr. McMahon & Shane McMahon: no disqualification handicap tag: WWE Monday Night Raw Jul 3rd 2006: Johnny & Kenny & Mikey & Mitch & Nicky: def. [20] He defeated Vince McMahon and Shane McMahon in a handicap match on the July 10 Raw, after interference from D-Generation X. He didn't win due to broken ribs and illness, but he did impress officials enough that he made it to the final ten contestants. He ended up leaving for the world of MMA, where he met with success though never on the scale of fellow WWE alum Brock Lesnar. Sheffield would break his leg badly, and spend almost a year in recovery. As this was the early years of NXT as a developmental brand, Eugene got to work behind the scenes when the brand was arguably in its prime years. DX's costumes involved using makeup to darken their faces, and while most of them weren't quite as noticeable back in the days of Standard Definition, X-Pac who parodied Mark Henry as "Mizark" hit the ring in full-on Minstrel Show blackface. The then RAW general manager placed him under the care of William Regal who saw Eugene with complete contempt. Portrayed by Nick Dinsmore, who worked the "Eugene" gimmick to perfection, Eugene lasted a couple of years until getting released in 2007. The WWE added: We will continue to implore the media to make accurate descriptions of our characters and storylines versus taking sound bites, scenes and footage out of context that mischaracterizes WWEs content.. You can keep up with all your wrestling news right here on eWrestlingNews.com. The WWE acknowledged the incident and announced that he was being sent to rehab. [22] However, the angle was soon dropped and, before the end of the year, Eugene became a face again. Thanks to Mae Young's bikini contest victory and a particularly bloody match between Cactus Jack and Triple H, the next one was aired on a delay and heavily edited, and Channel 4 didn't renew the deal when it was up. From there he garnered an athletic scholarship to the University of Missouri and later would play for the Canadian football league. 79.7K subscribers One of the more controversial characters of the Ruthless Aggression Era, Eugene. So, what happened to him? Cade and fellow graduate Daniel Bryan made their way to Japan since WWE and WCW weren't interested. I'm on the autistic spectrum and have other developmental disabilities and I personally don't think Eugene was any more offensive than Forrest Gump, for example. Michael Chin is a writer based in Las Vegas, He writes about pro wrestling for The Sportster and has followed WWE and other promotions for over 30 years. The following week, he was tricked into thinking Deuce 'n Domino were helping him win his match against Mark Henry, which led to a quick defeat. He left WWE in 2008 and wrestled for a time in Japan before retiring. here to send us a message. ring name Eugene, is an American professional wrestler who performs The result? [4][34] On July 27, Dinsmore, as "U-Gene", unsuccessfully challenged Freight Train for the 5 Dollar Wrestling championship in the main event of that promotion's internet PPV debut.[35]. Usually, this came in the form of adding crosses to his ring gear and very visibly praying during his entrances, but when he signed on for a match against Vince and his son Shane, Michaels was a part of one of wrestling's most jaw-dropping moments, when he was assigned his tag team partner: God. He walks into the womens locker room and hilarity ensues. Nick Dinsmore, the guy who plays him has about a dozen other characters. One of the women involved did in fact take her top off, but it wasn't the Kat, whose bikini was literally made of packing tape and bubble wrap. Particularly early on, WWE planted hints that he was something like a wrestling savant. Not even the children responded to Glacier, and the crowd gave the whole gimmick the cold shoulder. Calling pretty much everything WWE did with their Women's Division from the mid-'90s to about 2010 "controversial" is the most polite way to put it, but December 12, 1999, marked a definite low point. board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules Not every wrestler needs to be WWE Champion, as some might say that Eugene was the perfect comedy character to have on a wrestling show. The WWE, after getting complaints, quickly doused the fire of controversy by explaining that the idea of the Eugene character was for Dinsmore to represent that large contingent of pro. [45], During his run with WWE, Dinsmore's character was "Eugene", an overly-excited and "special" person who could outwrestle anyone in the ring, based upon some people with intellectual disability. Their failure isn't that these creations didn't get over with the audience. [47], In 2009, Dinsmore became engaged to Stephanie Fischer, whom he married in November 2015. most foreign heel characters are racist caricatures, so all depends on whats offensive to you. Glacier was meant to be the face of a new breed of sports entertainer, but just ended up melting away like his namesake. [31] On July 28, Gowen and U-Gene defeated the Ring Rydas to win the JCW Tag Team Championship. WWE officials were tickled pink when they hired Kevin Thorn for their attempted revival of the ECW brand. That didn't work either, and it wasn't long before he switched back to being a babyface. [37][38] On August 1, Dinsmore (as Eugene) defeated Ricky Ortiz at a SmackDown/ECW house show in Manchester, New Hampshire. Eugene was also the first wrestler to defeat Kurt Angle in his Invitational Challenge when he briefly feuded with him in 2005. Dinsmore married his longtime girlfriend, actress-model Stephanie Fischer, in Las Vegas in November 2015. Fans, of course, reacted with great enthusiasm, because it seemed a sure bet that the shadow they were seeing belonged to the Ultimate Warrior. Though Street Fighter wound up being the more enduring franchise, in 1995 the fighting game series on everyone's lips was Mortal Kombat. However, he never held the world title in either WCW or WWE, which makes it seem like he could have done more. On the August 10 Raw, Eugene returned to television, losing a Contract on a Pole match to The Calgary Kid, who afterwards removed his mask to reveal himself as The Miz. If a video like the one above-linked or the one below surfaced in connection with any other campaign, the candidate would have some serious splainin to do. The problems with this particular incident went beyond the viewing audience and actually hurt WWE in the international market. There was even a magician, but he only lasted for one match and a shower before they showed him the door. Video packages with trendy music and an ominous voice-over telling the wrestling fans 'they're coming.' Jesus christ I need a hood after saying that. Continue with Recommended Cookies, if(typeof ez_ad_units != 'undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,600],'democraticunderground_com-medrectangle-1','ezslot_2',177,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-democraticunderground_com-medrectangle-1-0');report this ad [1], At Taboo Tuesday, Rob Conway teamed with Tyson Tomko to face Eugene and a "WWE Legend", to be chosen by the fans. After WCW was bought by WWE, Hennig made a surprising return to McMahon's promotion, where his career would tragically end after his untimely death. RELATED: Eugene & 9 Other WWE Gimmicks That Would Never Fly Today. The thing to remember is that, solely on the strength of a career of spewing out this boorish dross, she claims to deserve one of this nations 100 Senate seats.. From there he was scouted by Ohio Valley Wrestling, which was at the time WWE's developmental territory. However, failure to land a contract with the promotion saw him return to OVW where he would stay for a few more years. As The Red Rooster, Taylor would cluck, do the cock of the walk, and even dye a red rooster comb through the middle of his blonde hair. Bobby Lashley was considered a big acquisition for WWE when he debuted in 2004. [36] Dinsmore lost the title to Rudy Switchblade seven days later in an Eight Man Melee, including Wayne, Adam Revolver, Ted McNaler, James Thomas, Rocco Bellagio and Mike Mondo. However, despite his WWE career coming to an end, Eugene continued his wrestling career on the independents while using the same gimmick. record. Which WWE gimmick was worse: Eugene or The Red Rooster. After this, he wrestled mainly on the Raw B-show, Heat. And it accomplished one thing. But the Rooster gimmick rendered him a joke performer, and he was never taken seriously again. He was trained by Shawn Michaels at his wrestling academy in San Antonio in 1998. [32] However, Gowen forfeited the championship after realizing that U-Gene cheated to win, causing U-Gene to attack him and disband the team. When he made his debut on ECW, it was using a 'vampire' gimmick, which fell largely flat with the wrestling audiences, even on the Sci-Fi channel. WWE would try again with Thorn, this time branding him as the 'anti-Undertaker' Mordecai. Hennig had a great career, but it seems like he should have held the big belt in either WCW or WWE, if not both. Sales of Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis were greatly bolstered because of a renewed interest in arcades spurred by the fighting game craze. Did a WWE Hall of Famer just say that AEW storylines are for 8-year-olds here, Be the first one to comment on this story. Which makes the debut of longtime developmental talent Nick Dinsmore as the mentally retarded Eugene something of a head-scratcher. 217k . Was The WWE Wrestler Eugene Offensive, Or Actually A Good Character? Eugene started off with a high profile feud with Evolution, but then drifted down the card until he was considered by and large a comedy act. Hennig cut his teeth in the AWA, the promotion that made his father Larry the Ax Hennig, a star attraction. And those weren't just "lawnmowers", those were Juan Deere's. He made his main roster debut in 2003, teaming with Mark Jindrak. He worked as an enhancement talent for the WCW in 1998/99. He left the hotel naked, got into his car, then veered off the side of a highway in Richmond, Va. A police officer, Michael Nyantakyi, who had seen the vehicle crash, saw Peters climb out, and . |-- General Discussion: Presidency Rather than getting a rub from The Hulkster, Eugene disappeared from the picturea set up man for the conquering heros return, not even a minor hero himself. Nor should he have feuded with Evolution, Benoit, Angle, Regal, etc. In 1995, video game consoles such as the PlayStation and Sega Saturn were just hitting the market. Fans can combine all of these elements with WWE later switching Eugenes wrestling attire to something like a Superman costume. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Skip was actually pretty over with the fans, who loved his good old boy "corn-fed meathead' character. Crime Time gotta be up there right? After losing, McMahon shaved Eugene's head. For instance, as he got involved in a program with Evolution on Raw, and Eugene even wrestled Triple H at the SummerSlam 2004 PPV, which he was close to winning. Tragically, he would take his own life after being fired from WCW. Considering the amount of offensive characters Vince has vomited out that are way, way worse, I'm going to say no. ". Nicholas David Dinsmore (born December 17, 1975), better known by his ring name Eugene, is an American professional wrestler.. Dinsmore's career began in 1996 in Ohio Valley Wrestling, where he would become the OVW Heavyweight Champion a record eight times as well as the OVW Southern Tag Team Champion eleven times. Apart from wrestling, he is also fond of poetry and music. Unfortunately, the factions were often built around racial stereotypes, especially during the "Gang Warz" storylines that revolved around a skinhead biker gang called the Disciples of the Apocalypse, the Puerto Rican Los Boricuas, and the Nation of Domination, a cartoonish parody of the Nation of Islam and the Black Panthers. Virgil? Furthermore, Eugene's WWE stint during the Ruthless Aggression Era wasn't the last time WWE fans saw him in the company. He is also Write CSS OR LESS and hit save. Moreover, his most famous WrestleMania moment was most likely when he cut an impromptu promo, marking out for the event in juvenile fashion. He then posted a video and wrote: Eugene is a mentally retarded WWE character who is, unmistakably, played for laughs. Given the political climate of the time, that seems like a reasonable complaint, but Hassan was portrayed as a bad guy, and WWE was more than happy to lean into the terrorist imagery. Ali is a lifelong fan of professional wrestling fan. However, Snitsky failed to catch on despite a heavy and continued push, and was eventually released. Needless to say, this prompted a debate among fans and fellow wrestlers that touched on questions about forgiveness and redemption that aren't usually seen inside the squared circle, with plenty of black wrestlers asked for comment. Meant to appeal primarily to the younger facets of the audience, Bischoff perhaps missed the point that what appealed so much about Mortal Kombat was the blood and adult themes. If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page.. Most controversies in WWE history are based on things the characters do. . Why he never became a bigger star: For one thing, Glacier is a dumb name. The Nation was mostly made up of black wrestlers. The team split up on the November 6 Raw. [28][29] U-Gene participated in JCW's first internet pay-per-view, Hatchet Attacks, where he defeated Raven. Why he never became a bigger star: Lance Cade is a talented wrestler, but he always seemed aloof and thus had difficulty getting fans emotionally invested in his character. I met several people with special needs and without a doubt, they would always run to me and just want to hug me. Dinsmore, 45, worked as Eugene between 2004 and 2007 before returning for another short spell in 2009. [15], Eugene returned to wrestling on the July 25, 2005 episode of Raw, taking part in Kurt Angle's regular "Kurt Angle Invitational" challenge. He's also a writer that's covered many topics that not only include professional wrestling but other forms of sports. Hulk Hogan is one of the most well-known wrestlers in the world, a truly iconic figure who took pro wrestling to new heights twice in two different decades. In this case, the Almighty's presence was represented by a spotlight that moved down the entrance ramp to the ring while Vince berated and mocked God before telling the referee to check him for hidden weapons and then assuring Michaels that in the match that followed, "you and God are gonna go straight to Hell!". Eugene Allen Snisky's massive frame and long limbs landed him a spot on his high school football team. Four days later, Dinsmore was once again released from WWE, as a wrestler and a trainer. [20] Striker ultimately defeated Eugene to end the feud. The young man got an immediate push because he was billed as Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff's nephew Eugene, and as a result was assigned William Regal as his kayfabe mentor. Before returning for another short spell in 2009 fans saw him in the international market stint during the Ruthless Era. Age of 57 ] Striker ultimately defeated Eugene to end the feud continued. 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