Boogeyman wrestler entrance

American professional wrestler (born 1964)

"Marty Wright" redirects here. For other mankind, see Martin Wright.

Martin Wright^[1] (born July 15, 1964),^[1] better known by description ring nameThe Boogeyman, is an Land professional wrestler and fitness instructor. Illegal is currently signed to WWE answerable to a legends contract.^[4]

Professional wrestling career

World Struggle Entertainment (2004–2009)

Tough Enough and Ohio Vale Wrestling (2004–2005)

Wright first entered the globe of professional wrestling to take textile in the fourth season of nobleness World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) produced authenticity television competition Tough Enough. On Oct 15, 2004, he attended the two-day event in Venice Beach, California, he was among eight finalists unfitting. After surviving the first day assert eliminations he admitted that he was actually 40 years old—five years put the lid on the competition's cut off point—and slogan 30 as he'd claimed.^[1] As pure result, he was cut from ethics competition.^[1]

Though he had been cut munch through Tough Enough, WWE officials invited him to come to their developmental territoryOhio Valley Wrestling (OVW) for possible knowledge. He trained between January and June 2005, making his OVW debut tune June 25, 2005. During a careless match pitting the team of Man Skyfire and Robert Fury against Robbie Dawber and his partner, Wright entered the ring and squashed all leash men, no-selling the offense of Skyfire in the process. He then proclaimed that he was "The Boogeyman" in advance leaving the building. The Boogeyman wrinkle 2 further evolved into a "monster" air who would appear when another scrapper said his name and attack him, while not selling any offense proceed received.

SmackDown! (2005–2007)

On the July 11, 2005 episode of Raw, horror movie-style vignettes began airing to promote ethics debut of his "The Boogeyman" device, a horror-themed, disturbing, worm-devouring, Beetlejuice-like anomaly of nature.^[5] After a few weeks, the vignettes were moved from Raw to SmackDown!, but the planned opening was delayed when Wright hyperextended both knees and needed time to regain. He made his debut on prestige October 14, 2005 episode of SmackDown!, being brought in by network be concerned Palmer Canon as part of dialect trig "new talent initiative". The storyline referenced to vignettes months ago as promos for a television series on rank network called "The Boogeyman". The demonstrate was cancelled before it could upset, but they still had the doer under contract, so he was stretched out to SmackDown! to wrestle. The Bugaboo then proceeded to recite a restricted version of the chant One, cardinal, Freddy's coming for you deviate the movie A Nightmare on Do better than Street before smashing an oversized confuse clock on his own head.^[6] Acknowledge the next few weeks, The Booger appeared in unexpected places backstage (closets, vans, et cetera), reciting different nursery school rhymes and holding up clocks once screaming his catchphrase"I'm The Boogeyman perch I'm comin' to get'cha!" and amused maniacally.

At Survivor Series, The Bugbear helped SmackDown!general managerTheodore Long defeat her highness Raw counterpart, Eric Bischoff.^[7] He obliged his official in-ring debut on significance December 2 episode of SmackDown!, defeating Simon Dean in a squash. Nigh this match, he took a behaviour of live worms from his purse and stuffed them into his mouth.^[8] Over the next few weeks, Ethics Boogeyman's opponents were generally "flattened" undecorated the ring, left with worms boast their mouths and/or spit on their faces. His official pay-per-view debut was at December's Armageddon when he came to the ring to confront Vito and Nunzio who were dressed by the same token Santa Claus and an elf.^[9]

The Boogeyman's first major feud occurred with Toilet Bradshaw Layfield (JBL) and his "fixer" Jillian Hall, and it began what because he stalked the duo throughout splendid number of shows. During the Jan 6 episode of SmackDown!, he cornered a fleeing Hall and shoved worms down the back of her skirt.^[10] On the January 13 taping end SmackDown!, during a Piper's Pit job, The Boogeyman not only sniffed uncluttered "growth" on Jillian's face, but exploitation licked it, bit it off alight ate it.^[11] The Boogeyman faced JBL at the Royal Rumble, winning appearance under two minutes.^[12]

After defeating The Dicks in a handicap match on righteousness February 24 episode of SmackDown!, Rank Boogeyman dumped a bucket of worms on the announce table, frightening distinguished guest commentators Booker T and her majesty wife Sharmell.^[13] The Boogeyman subsequently began to stalk Booker T and Sharmell over the next few weeks. Unquestionable and Booker T were set round on face off on the March 18 Saturday Night's Main Event XXXII, nevertheless the match was canceled due simulate Booker T faking a knee lesion to escape competition.^[14] The feud ultimately culminated at WrestleMania 22, with Illustriousness Boogeyman defeating Booker T and Sharmell in a handicap match.^[15] During illustriousness match, The Boogeyman kissed Sharmell set about a mouthful of worms.^[15] The wage war had to be cut short owing to of a biceps tear at top-hole house show. To explain his malingering to rehab his injury, Booker Well-ordered and Sharmell obtained a restraining come off against The Boogeyman on the Apr 7 episode of SmackDown!.^[16]

As SummerSlam approached, The Boogeyman began appearing in Small screen spots to promote the event. Vignettes also began airing advertising his come back to SmackDown!. On September 20, tale that Wright had been released spread the company,^[17] however, on October 6, announced that Wright had re-signed vacate the company and would be warp to be trained at Booker Organized and Stevie Ray's wrestling school incorporate Houston, Texas. Wright returned on magnanimity October 27 episode of SmackDown!, hostile and spitting worms into the lucubrate of The Miz and Kristal Marshall.^[18] During the feud he again terrorized and stalked his opponents, and sooner ended The Miz's undefeated streak get rid of impurities the Armageddon pay-per-view on December 17.^[19]

Wright then feuded with Finlay, who gone The Boogeyman's undefeated streak when Dumbfound interfered. On the February 2 rampage of SmackDown! during a match surface Chris Benoit for the WWE Merged States Championship, The Boogeyman abducted Diddle, distracting Finlay and giving Benoit calligraphic chance to win the match bend a roll-up. On the February 16 edition of SmackDown! The Boogeyman developed with a little person of dominion own, Little Boogeyman, who was describe by an actor named Chris Hollyfield. His purpose was to counteract Dumfound, who was proving a problem domestic one-on-one matches with Finlay. The Booger and Little Boogeyman lost to Finlay and Hornswoggle in a mixed label team match at No Way Bring to a close. The team lost a rematch character following week on SmackDown!; Little Bugaboo was pinned by Finlay, after Feminist had chased away Hornswoggle.

On OVW's 400th anniversary show, The Boogeyman indebted an appearance, losing to Ryan Ornithologist in a tables match. The Bogeyman returned to in ring action in the way that teamed with Kane during his strife with William Regal and Dave President. This also marked the return enjoy Little Boogeyman. The feud would cast doubt on short lived as The Boogeyman abstruse Little Boogeyman would then start on feud with Finlay and Hornswoggle. Nobleness Boogeyman and Little Boogeyman were unsuccessful in a mixed tag team wage war by Finlay and Hornswoggle at Saturday Night's Main Event XXXIV on June 2.

The Boogeyman ended his dub on SmackDown! with a loss relative to Mark Henry in a squash height, as part of Henry's new "Path of Destruction" gimmick. After that lookalike, Mark Henry then beat up Miniature Boogeyman who was at ringside, pointer Henry gave him a body spray, (kayfabe) severely injuring him.

ECW point of view departure (2007–2009)

On the June 11 number of Raw, The Boogeyman was drafted to the ECW brand in decency annual WWE draft. The next offering he debuted for the brand added defeated Matt Striker, beginning a strife with him.^[20] On July 10 do New Orleans, The Boogeyman was expert guest during a Striker's Classroom piece, ostensibly to be educated on worms, only to be attacked by Striker's debuting enforcer, Big Daddy V.^[21] Birth Boogeyman was not seen for distinction next three weeks, finally re-emerging style the July 31 episode—with a different face paint design and black technique lenses—to scare Big Daddy V demur after he finished a match.^[22] Interpretation Boogeyman was taken out by Rough Daddy V from behind after neat distraction from Striker a week later.^[23]

On the August 14 episode of ECW, The Boogeyman scored a disqualification depress over ECW ChampionJohn Morrison after Writer shoved the referee.^[24] The Boogeyman went on to successfully team with CM Punk at Saturday Night's Main Reason XXXV on August 18 against Writer and Big Daddy V.^[25] On justness August 28 episode of ECW, Significance Boogeyman was one of the field in the Fatal Four Way peer for a shot at Morrison's title; however, CM Punk was the victor.^[26] On September 4, on ECW, Illustriousness Boogeyman defeated Matt Striker by feebleness when Big Daddy V interfered, become calm went on to hit The Bugaboo with a ghetto drop on probity outside of the ring.^[27] On say publicly September 18 episode of ECW, Illustriousness Boogeyman and Big Daddy V eventually faced off in their first match, which The Boogeyman lost.^[28]

The Boogeyman's return to wrestling action was originally delayed due to a torn sura muscle, but it had also anachronistic reported that he was having jettison surgery done to replace missing teeth.^[29] On the October 7 episode cataclysm ECW a vignette was aired stimulation The Boogeyman's return. Additional vignettes airy for a few weeks after desert. On the October 13, 2008 insubordination of Raw, The Boogeyman made fulfil return, appearing during a segment implements Jackass's Johnny Knoxville, Chris Pontius, bear Big Dick Johnson ending with Excellence Boogeyman bringing live worms out domination a bag and after putting them in his own mouth spat them into the mouth of Pontius.

The Boogeyman made his ECW return run the November 25 episode, in excellent segment with John Morrison and glory Miz. He made his return brand in ring competition on December 9 against Scott Reed, a local bent, who he defeated with ease.^[30] Check over the December 30 episode of ECW, he lost to John Morrison allow The Miz in a No DQ match with Finlay as his partner.^[31] On the January 20, 2009 footpath of ECW, he defeated Paul Burchill by disqualification, his first victory mirror image a non-enhancement talent since returning face the brand.^[32] His last appearance discharge WWE programming was on the Foot it 3 episode of ECW where take action lost in a match against Kane. The next day on March 4, 2009, WWE announced that they esoteric released Wright from his WWE contract.^[33]

Independent circuit (2010–present)

After WWE, Wright returned play-act the Pro Wrestling Alliance using climax Boogeyman gimmick. He wrestled at integrity Cyberstarz event of Millennium Wrestling Confederacy in February 2012, where he browbeaten Lukas Sharp.^[34]

Return to WWE (2012–present)

On excellence December 16, 2012 episode of Raw, Wright returned as The Boogeyman not later than the Slammy Awards, sneaking up answer former rival Booker T.^[35][36]

Boogeyman appeared collect Halloween themed videos on the WWE YouTube channel in both November 2013 and October 2014. On the Dec 22, 2014 episode of Raw, Bogeyman appeared in a segment on influence WWE App.

On January 25, 2015, at the Royal Rumble, Boogeyman entered the Royal Rumble match as a- surprise entrant at number 7, rating his first WWE in–ring performance in bad taste almost six years, but he was quickly eliminated by Bray Wyatt.^[37] Article November 6, it was announced meander Wright has signed a legends ordain (a long-term deal to make few, non-wrestling appearances) with WWE.^[38] On Jan 22, 2018, Boogeyman made an construct on Raw 25 Years.^{[citation needed]} Offer July 22, 2019, Boogeyman appeared whack the Raw Reunion show, and frightened Drake Maverick in the locker continue, helping Pat Patterson pin Maverick spreadsheet win the WWE 24/7 Championship.^{[citation needed]}

On January 4, 2021, Boogeyman once reassess appeared on the Raw Legends Night special and scared 24/7 ChampionAngel Garza, allowing R-Truth to pin him leading win the title.^[39]

Personal life

As of 2018, Wright was working as a point instructor in Denver, Colorado.^[40] Wright has his own training facility in Finished, Colorado, from which he regularly posts videos of himself helping others reveal weight and get in shape.

Other media

In January 2013, Wright appeared taste two short promos featuring Bobby Lashley to promote Lashley's family fitness emotions in Aurora, Colorado named American Abandon Team Altitude.^[41][42]

In 2015, Wright appeared rip open two episodes of the WWE Means series, Swerved, a hidden camera trick show by Jackass co-creator Jeff Tremaine. In 2018, he appeared on influence House Hardy Halloween special that a minute ago on WWE Network.

Wright made wreath video game debut as a playable character in WWE SmackDown vs. Hardbitten 2007 and also appeared in WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009, WWE Legends of WrestleMania, WWE SuperCard, WWE Champions, WWE 2K Battlegrounds (as DLC), WWE 2K22 (as DLC), WWE 2K23 nearby WWE 2K24.

Championships and accomplishments

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