The Boogeyman had surgery on the bicep after Wrestlemania. He was re-signed on the 6th October , just two weeks after his initial release. It was reported that Booker T was behind the decision to get him re-signed, with him considering The Boogeyman a personal project. Nevertheless, his performance impressed the wrestling critics. There were high hopes hoisted upon the Boogeyman after this award, but his year was extremely disappointing. The Boogeyman began a feud with the Fighting Irishman, Finlay.
Named Little Boogeyman, he was a dwarf-version of the monster from the bottomless pit. He took part in multiple tag team matches, and was written off TV after being beaten up by Mark Henry. Soon, the mystique of his gimmick wore off, and fans saw him as just a bad wrestler. The Boogeyman suffered an injury not long into his ECW run, suffering a torn calf muscle.
He also spent time off to have urgent dental work done, and would not return to the brand until November that same year. He began appearing in non-wrestling roles as well, which included a segment with the stars of Jackass. The segment ended with Boogeyman spitting worms into the mouth of Pontius. He had a series of squash matches against enhancement talent on ECW upon his return, but never did anything of note. Despite his passion and tenacity, the Boogeyman was just too old for WWE.
Starting to learn such a gruelling and physical task such as wrestling is hard enough, especially at age He never really progressed in the ring, relying too much on gimmicks like his worms to carry him through. You can count on one hand with no fingers the amount of memorable matches he had.
WWE did fire the Boogeyman, and the reasons were very clear. However, as a character, he is one of the greatest. He was so believable as this monster who ate worms that you believed he was just that — a monster. Eating worms and smashing clocks over his head shows a dedication to a character very few people have in wrestling.
Luckily for Marty Wright, he was signed to a legends contract in He is free to appear on WWE TV whenever available, and could even luck his way into the hall of fame one day. See the full list. Watch the video. Sign In. Up 10, this week. View rank on IMDbPro ». Actor Soundtrack. American movie actor turned professional wrestler. He tried out for "WWE Tough Enough 4" in and made it to the finals of the auditions but was cut for lying about his age.
Despite this, he received a developmental deal and was sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling. He was first called "Liar" Marty Wright before being repackaged as the Boogeyman. See full bio ». Filmography by Job Trailers and Videos. Share this page:. The Rise of Will Smith. Around The Web Provided by Taboola. Create a list ». Birthdays: October Celebrities I Have Met. But after trying his heart out and debuting a gimmick which would reach iconic status he never really had a chance to get it off the ground before being fired from WWE in But what happened?
Creating himself out of nightmares wasn't Wright's first idea of how he would become a WWE Superstar. But Wright lied about his age when he joined while claiming to be 30 years old when in reality he was a decade older. He survived the first day of the gruelling tryouts but was dismissed due to disclosing false information. Boogeyman's presence in OWV was actually the reason why Cornette was later fired after Santino Marella acted like he was afraid of Boogeyman on camera so Cornette slapped the taste out of his mouth multiple times backstage.
However, the controversy surrounding Cornette's dismal didn't hinder The Boogeyman's trajectory toward the top. Boogey's vignettes soon started airing on WWE television and they were super creepy. Once The Boogeyman debuted and smashed that first clock over his head during his entrance, he immediately captured the fascination of the WWE Universe Boogeyman was never quite known for his in-ring skill.
He was more of a gimmick than anything. JBL tried to put him over at the Royal Rumble in a match that was over in two minutes. His next feud was with Booker T and it was very creepy and worm-filled, while their match at WrestleMania was extremely short and Boogeyman later tore his left bicep taking him out of action.
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 they soon introduced a little person as his sidekick known as Little Boogeyman.
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