Former professional wrestler with
WCW,
ECW, and one of the Japnese feds, as well as most recently the
WWF. His claim to fame was a willingness to sacrifice his own body for the fans: fighting through barbed wire, exploding ring matches to become king of the death matches, in
Japan, for instance, or taking a dive off of the top of the cage, into a
table shot in a
Hell in a Cell match at
King of the Ring in
Pittsburgh. He's fluent in
Japanese,
English, and
Spanish and has written a best selling biography, as well as being important to
Ron Howard's documentary,
Beyond the Mat. Long a monster
heel under the the persona of
Cactus Jack, after he started his final stint with the
WWF, he took up the persona
Mankind, and briefly,
Dude Love. Long a wrestler with a large
cult following, in the WWF he developed into a
main event quality
face. He has entered a state of retirement after loosing to
Triple H in a Retirement match, after a long, brutal sixteen year career.
Titles:
Former 3 time WWF Champion.
Former WWF Hardcore Champion.
Former 8 time WWF Tag Team Champion.
Former WCW Tag Team Champion.
Former 2 time ECW Tag Team Champion.
Winner of the "King of The Deathmatches" tournament.