was Brian Lee. RELATED: 10 Forgotten Wrestling Families That Nobody Talks AboutDallas is a third-generation wrestler with his grandfather being Blackjack Mulligan, his father being Mike Rotunda, aka IRS, uncles Barry and Kendall Windham, and his brother is former WWE Champion Bray Wyatt. Born The Legend has it that the Undertaker was introduced as "Kane" in his WWE debut, but this is false. Steele and Murder One), The Kingz of the Underground (Ryan Genesis and Scot Summers), The Heatseekers (Elliot Russell and Sigmon), The Texas Outlaws (Bonecrusher and Crowbar), The Dog Catchers (Dog Catcher #1 and Dog Catcher #2), The Shooting Stars (Troy Haste and Jerry Faith, This page was last edited on 19 September 2022, at 22:34. The most famous character Lee portrayed was pretending to be his cousin in 1994. The name has a certain ring to it that's not easily forgotten. Bo Dallas was quite the opposite of a jobber in NXT. 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June 27, 2014 After the match, DiBiase fled from ringside while The Undertaker rolled the impostor into a casket that was taken away by Druids. During this period, he went by the nicknames "Prime Time" Brian Lee, "Bulldozer" (or Bulldozer for Hire) and later "Killdozer" and was allied with Raven as a hired bodyguard for his stable. Unfortunately, his family life was tragic, as he details in Dark Side Of The Ring's In The Shadow Of Grizzly Smith episode. He is best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling, Smoky Mountain Wrestling and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Brian Lee and with the World Wrestling Federation as Chainz and an imposter version of The Undertaker . SummerSlam (1994) was headlined with a match between the real Undertaker (portrayed by Mark Calaway) and an impostor Undertaker (portrayed by Brian Lee). Chainz had his debut match on the June 28, 1997, edition of Shotgun Saturday Night tag teaming with Crush and defeating The Headbangers. Even those who aren't really familiar with the world of professional wrestling have likely heard of the Undertaker (born Mark William Calaway in 1965). I am an admin of this site. On January 6, 2002, Brian Lee (as Chainz) challenged Apolo for the IWA Undisputed World Heavyweight Championship on the third night of the 3 night event, but lost the match. But they're all related to a family you've heard about. Horace is the nephew of Hulk Hogan due to being the son of Hulk's brother Alan and cousin to former ECW Heavyweight Champion Mike Awesome. Could also mean "strength". Lee enjoyed most of his success in SMW, becoming the promotion's inaugural Heavyweight Champion in 1992, winning it a total of two times. WebBiography. However, some of these jobbers' family members might shock you. Trainer After being released from the WWF in June 1998, Brian Lee entered some independent companies in 1998, as Chainz. November 26, 1966 (1966-11-26) (age56) Shortly after this, Lee began appearing dressed as The Undertaker. The two were never on the team at the same time. In 1994, he briefly returned to the World Wrestling Federation to perform as an impostor version of The Undertaker. Brian, 47, reported his wife Ana Walshe, 39, missing on Jan. 4 three days after he allegedly last saw her at their Cohasset home in the early hours of New Years Day. Although the idea was for Lee to continue portraying the impostor Undertaker for some time afterward and to have more matches against the actual Undertaker, the WWF dropped the story after SummerSlam 1994. It's been said that prior to becoming the Undertaker, Mark Calaway was part of a dominant WCW tag team with Sid Vicious (the wrestler, not the leader of the Sex Pistols)called the Skyscrapers. He would tag team with Ron Harris and have two more losing efforts to Americas Most Wanted, then the team disbanded. After SummerSlam 1994, Lee returned to SMW and also returned to the United States Wrestling Association. According to WWE fans, Brian Lee was Mark Calaway's cousin also known as The Undertaker, in 1994, he first debuted when he was trying to steal The Undertaker's job by posing as him in a attempt to antagonize Paul Bearer into believing that the real Undertaker is dead and never come back to life, Paul Bearer then accuses Ted DiBiase of lying and discovers that it wasn't the real Undertaker, then the imposter chokes Paul Bearer until the real Undertaker returns from the dead appear to Paul Bearer, then the real Undertaker appears as a voice and claims he is back to life to get his job back which enrage the imposter. By early 1996, Lee began competing in Extreme Championship Wrestling. He was later beaten by him and disappeared forever. On June 22, at Hardcore Heaven, after losing a singles match to Dreamer after Dreamer's valet Beulah McGillicutty got involved, Lee again chokeslammed Dreamer off a balcony through three tables. Trying to usurpe The Undertaker's identity Lee would continue his feud with Dirty White Boy as Lee teamed with Fytch to take on Dirty White Boy and Dirty White Girl in a series of mixed tag team matches, which culminated in a street fight at Bluegrass Brawl II, which Lee and Fytch lost. In his final match in the company, on July 30, 2003, he teamed with Slash and Shane Douglas, in a Falls Count Anywhere Clockwork Orange House of Fun match against Raven, Julio Dinero, and Alexis Laree, in which his team were victorious. January 16, 2023 Monday Night RAW results, IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship, Continental Wrestling Association and United States Wrestling Association (19881991), Extreme Championship Wrestling (19961997), Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (20022003), Independent circuit (2003-2006, 2012, 2014), Continental Championship Wrestling alumni, United States Wrestling Association alumni, SMW Beat the Champ Television Championship, USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship, "The Bulldozer" / "The Bulldozer for Hire". The faked The Undertaker was Brian Lee. On May 2, 1999, Brian Lee entered Pro Wrestling International as Chainz, where he had a match against Tatanka, which he lost by disqualification. The masked Skyscraper was played by Mike Enos. St. Petersburg, Florida When did The Undertaker change managers to Paul Bearer? Then the faction would go onto feuding with D-Generation X and LOD 2000. After this match he was released from the company once again. The impostor, who competed for several weeks, was not guided by urns, but rather by "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase's money. The Princess of Staten Island was cheering on her father from a young age and attributed part of her success to her father chasing his dreams. Lee left ECW soon after. In 1997, Lee returned to the WWF as Chainz, a member of the biker faction Disciples of Apocalypse (or DOA) along with leader Crush and his cousins, the Harris Brothers, who were renamed Skull and 8-Ball. From here, Lee began a feud with Funk, which lasted until 1997. It was in the USWA that Lee first teamed with his real life cousins, Ron and Don Harris, then known as the Bruise Brothers. Lee had a lengthy rivalry with Sullivan that culminated in a series of matches for the rest of 1992 until summer 1993. Anyone have a link to Jeff Beck & Brian Wilson live bootleg downloads? In their debut match on November 6, 2002, they took on America's Most Wanted for the NWA World Tag Team Championship, but lost the match by disqualification. Paul Van Dale was a jobber for the WWF in the late '80s and early '90s era. Paul Bearer, the manager of The Undertaker, accused DiBiase of lying and claimed that he had "made contact" with the real Undertaker. Pro Wrestling is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. He is best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling, Smoky Mountain Wrestling and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Brian Lee and with the World Wrestling Federation as Chainz and an imposter version of The Undertaker. Lee left ECW soon after. What are some examples of how providers can receive incentives? So, how and when did the fake Undertaker came into existence? In their debut match on November 6, 2002, they took on Americas Most Wanted for the NWA World Tag Team Championship, but lost the match by disqualification. Interesting Fact: Brian Lee was the best man at Marks wedding to Sara. Lee and Candido dropped the titles back to Rock 'n' Roll Express at Night of Legends on August 5. This is despite the fact that he wrestled an impostor version of himself once. He retained the title against the likes of Blaze, Smothers and The Dirty White Boy throughout the rest of the year and early 1994 until he lost the title to Dirty White Boy in a Chain match at Sunday Bloody Sunday on February 13, 1994. There were high profile wrestlers from major wrestling companies entering CW for one-off matches also. WebAkshay also revealed that it was wrestler Brian Lee who had played the role of WWE wrestler The Undertaker in the action film. If you are going to edit a lot, then make yourself a user and login. Height WebBrian is one of the main characters in As Baile: A Story, a 2012 novel retelling the tale of the Sons of Tuireann. He would remain with the USWA until 1991. Brian Lee was a temporary replacement to The Undertaker - Mark Callaway. Lee enjoyed most of his success in SMW, becoming the promotions inaugural Heavyweight Champion in 1992, winning it a total of two times. The reason Crush formed this faction was to get revenge on his former faction The Nation of Domination, who's leader Faarooq fired him. is an American retired professional wrestler. On the May 1 episode of SMW TV, Lee defeated Bobby Eaton to capture his first Beat the Champ Television Championship. Kill Crush for provoking him (presumably successful). Afa joined the WWE's main roster in 2008, debuting as Manu, helping out Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase Jr. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". The feud culminated at High Incident, in the match Lee is most remembered for from his ECW tenure. The fake Undertaker appears briefly in a flashback in Summerslam 1995 Casket Match promo. 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