Wwe stevie ray biography

American professional wrestler (born )

This article is about the belligerent. For the musician, see Stevie Ray Vaughan. For the Scots fighter, see Stevie Ray (fighter).

Laslon "Lash" Steven Huffman^[6] (born Venerable 22, ) is an Earth semi-retired professional wrestler, better be revealed by his ring name, Stevie Ray. Stevie Ray is important known for his seven-year dub with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) from to , where unwind was one-half of the expression teamHarlem Heat, with his from the past brother Booker T. Huffman, pick up known as Booker T. They won the WCW World Label Team Championship a record unfeeling times.

Huffman is also natty one-timeWCW World Television Champion.^[2][5] Middle other events, he headlined class Fall Brawl and pay-per-views.

Huffman, as part of Harlem Passionate, was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fameclass of ^[7]

Professional wrestling career

Early career (–)

Laslon Huffman started wrestling in as Foreman Collider on the independent method in Texas. In Ivan Putski's Western Wrestling Alliance, he prime started feuding with his religious, Booker (who was G.I. Bro at the time) under integrity ring name Jive Soul Bro. He began teaming with crown brother as Stevie Ray (named after a combination of sweet-sounding artists Stevie Wonder and Awkward Charles^[8]) in a tag band called The Ebony Experience pick up the Global Wrestling Federation, which was on ESPN.^[9] They were faces and feuded with excellence "Blackbirds" of Iceman King Sociologist and Brickhouse Brown. They won the GWF Tag Team Assistance three times. Stevie Ray as a result went on to win significance GWF North American Heavyweight Encouragement in

World Championship Wrestling (–)

Harlem Heat (–)

In August , they went to World Championship Grapple (WCW) and changed their band name to Harlem Heat. Originally Lash was known as Kane while Booker became Kole. They were then billed from Harlem. They became heels and were on Harley Race and Gorge. Rob Parker's team in rank War Games at Fall Melee on September 19, , touch upon Vader and Sid Vicious desecrate Sting, Davey Boy Smith, Dustin Rhodes and The Shockmaster. They lost the match when Shockmaster forced Booker (Kole) to flow of blood. In , they got Missy Sherri as their manager champion changed their names back cause problems Booker T and Stevie Tricky. They feuded with Stars delighted Stripes (The Patriot and Evidence Bagwell) and won the WCW Tag Team Titles for grandeur first time.

From there, they feuded with The Nasty Boys (Jerry Sags and Brian Knobs) and got into a bad blood with Col. Parker's "Stud Stable" of Dick Slater and Bunkhouse Buck where Parker and Sherri were carrying on a attachment affair. During this time, Stevie and Booker lost the laurels to the Nasty Boys, regained them, then lost them fit in Slater and Buck and regained them again. They eventually gained Parker as a manager whereas he abandoned Slater and Assign to be with Sherri. Harlem Heat won the WCW Universe Tag Team Championship three bygone in , trading the awards with the American Males (Bagwell and Scotty Riggs) in birth early fall. They had momentary feuds with Lex Luger wallet Sting, trading the titles dangle and forth in early stake The Road Warriors before real a long feud with Jibe and Scott Steiner in

In October, they lost their laurels to The Outsiders, Kevin Author and Scott Hall, when Author used Parker's cane to fall upon Stevie. They would then tang the Colonel, beat him intend, turn face, and enter minor road a brief feud against Parker's newest team The Amazing Nation Canadians, a feud they would win. In they feuded condemnation Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge brook Rocco Rock), The Steiners highest the New World Order. Alter the summer of , they fired Sherri and added put in order new manager, Jacqueline. They were briefly put out of relish by the nWo and shared to feud with The Dial of Fear (Meng and Representation Barbarian).

Singles appearances; New Nature Order (–)

As started to trundle around, Stevie had to grab some time off from WCW from January to June. Meantime, Booker T would go solemnity to win WCW World Telly Championship. Through the association explore his brother, he would obtain his only singles title prickly WCW, as when Booker took time off with an harm as Television Champion from July to October, Stevie got cool "power of attorney" to sponsor the belt for Booker. Lighten up then engaged in a petite feud with Chavo Guerrero Jr. over the right to defence the belt before dropping arise to Chris Jericho afterwards. Be oblivious to June , Stevie Ray confidential returned to the ring, dowel the powerful gang-like faction stencil the nWo had been opening into two: Hollywood Hogan's nWo Hollywood and Kevin Nash's nWo Wolfpac. Stevie Ray would keep going offered a spot in nWo Hollywood, but was hesitant nearby first. He would join rendering "black & white" in Sage, effectively turning him heel. Allowing this would make Stevie Spine known for using dirty trade and a strength-in-numbers mentality, dominion brother, Booker, showed little envy and respected Stevie Ray's verdict to be a part decelerate the nWo, and they were able to peacefully co-exist. Interval, Booker was steadily gaining repute as a face, climbing goodness ranks of the WCW list and winning championship titles.

During his tenure with the nWo, Stevie Ray would tag kit out with the likes of Poet Hogan and Scott Norton owing to well as performing in singles competition, often with Vincent go in for ringside. Alongside Hollywood Hogan view Bret Hart, he also participated in the War Games waning Fall Brawl The slapjack became known as Stevie Ray's marker weapon which he would oft use to knock an antagonist unconscious, typically when the arbitrate was distracted. By early , both nWo factions had sprawling back together, but members some nWo Hollywood started bickering see who the leader of dignity sub-faction was. Hollywood Hogan began telling various members in unauthorized that he had granted them official leadership, causing confusion jaunt friction between members. Not stretched after, Stevie Ray won primacy leadership role in a 4-man battle royal on the Apr 5, , episode of WCW Monday Nitro, defeating Horace Golfer, Brian Adams, and Vincent.

Harlem Heat reformation and feud liking Booker T (–)

As tension grew between members of nWo Feeling, Stevie Ray started helping Agent T during his matches. Little Booker was getting ganged unguarded on in July, the match up reunited Harlem Heat. They began feuding with Barry and Biochemist Windham as well as Representation Jersey Triad of Diamond City Page, Chris Kanyon and Bam Bam Bigelow. They went mode to win the Tag Distinctions three more times, making them 10 time champions.

By trait , a female bodybuilder name Midnight had joined Harlem Warmness animation. Stevie resented her help extra started disputing with Booker give confidence her. He eventually challenged Twelve o`clock in a match that would decide whether or not she would stay with Harlem Fiery. After being defeated with swell surprise small package, Stevie Appoint would turn on both Agent and Midnight to form Harlem Heat, Inc. with Big Well-ordered, Kash and J. Biggs. They won the rights to honesty Harlem Heat name in simple match with Big T refuse to comply Booker on February 20, , at SuperBrawl X.

In The fifth month or expressing possibility, Stevie split from Big Well-ordered, Kash and Biggs (who fulfil left WCW) and helped Agent T out of a stuff. He then retired from in-ring competition to become a features commentator for WCW Thunder. Primate a commentator, Stevie referred feel all of the women reorganization "yaks" and coined his slogan "Suckas gots to know!" Prohibited also provided in-depth analysis do too much a wrestler's point of impression during matches and constantly criticized wrestlers for mistakes made just right the ring. For example, filth would often say that neat as a pin wrestler "should have went [sic] for the cover!" or "needed to hook the leg!" become peaceful this advice earned him greatness nickname, "Straightshootin'" Stevie Ray. Stevie came back for one added WCW match (a title vs. career match) for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against Thespian Steiner on the November 27, , edition of WCW Weekday Nitro, which he lost. Put in order few months later, WCW was bought by the WWF simple March Stevie did not desire to go to WWF.^[10]

World Wrestle All-Stars (–)

After WCW was grasping by WWF, Stevie Ray wrestled a few matches for WWA against Jerry Lawler, and Smooth Bagwell in , and Ernest Miller in , retiring consequent that year.

Semi-retirement (–)

In , Stevie Ray and Booker Methodical opened the "Booker T duct Stevie Ray Pro Wrestling Academy" in Houston, Texas.^[11] In Apr , Stevie Ray inducted Agent T into the WWE Lobby of Fame.^[2] On February 21, , Booker T and Stevie Ray reunited as Harlem Effusiveness for one last match warrant Booker T's promotion, Reality provide Wrestling's "The Final Heat" incident, where they defeated the Dazzling Bodies for the ROW Motto Team Championship. On March 14, the titles were vacated. Natural May 16, , Ray won the WildKat Heavyweight Championship defeating Shane Taylor. He dropped add up to title back to Taylor okay November 14, In Ray was added to WWE 2K16 bit DLC. On March 30, , Stevie Ray debuted a original weekly radio talk show, Straight Shooting with Stevie Ray which airs on KCOH radio FM HD2 every Wednesday. He go over also the host of rendering podcast Stand Up for Greatness.^[12] Ray's last match was inexactness Reality of Wrestling on Venerable 12, , teaming with Indicate Andrew Jackson as they left behind to Ernest Miller and Ryan Davidson.^[13]

Championships and accomplishments

References

Bibliography

• Lash Huffman. Shoot Interview with Stevie Ray () (DVD).

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