Bam Neely
| Bam Neely | |
|---|---|
 LaRouche on ECW as Bam Neely | |
| Birth name | Justin Bruce Rocheleau |
| Born | June 18, 1975 Robbinsdale, Minnesota, U.S.[1] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Bam Neely[2] Hellfire[3] Hellraiser Gutz[3] Justin LaRouche[3] Magnus Maximus[3] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 7 in (201 cm)[4] |
| Billed weight | 275 lb (125 kg)[4] |
| Billed from | Robbinsdale, Minnesota[2] |
| Trained by | Richard Martin Ohio Valley Wrestling[3] |
| Debut | 2000[3] |
| Retired | 2010 |
Justin Bruce Rocheleau
Professional wrestling career
Independent circuit (2000–2007)
Rocheleau was trained by Eddie Sharkey initially, and started his career wrestling in the tag team known as the "Hellraisers". He wrestled under the name "Hellraiser Gutz" and was mentored by his uncle Richard Martin, who wrestled as "Hellraiser Blood". They traveled across the United States, winning several tag team championships from the numerous independent promotions around the country and were the main event draw in almost every city that they appeared in for nearly a decade. However, Rocheleau struck out as a singles wrestler due to Martin suffering a career-ending illness. He began wrestling as "Magnus Maximus" in Ed Hellier's Steel Domain Wrestling in 2002.[3]
World Wrestling Entertainment
Ohio Valley Wrestling (2007–2008)
He debuted in WWE's former developmental territory
ECW (2008–2009)
Rocheleau made his
Rocheleau's character was then revealed to be "Bam Neely", a former
On the September 5 episode of Smackdown, Neely faced
The following week, on the October 28 episode of ECW, the duo would team one last time, as they and
Return to the independent circuit (2009–2010)
One year after his release from WWE, Rocheleau competed for Combat Championship Wrestling (CCW). On February 20, 2010, Rocheleau faced Eric Escobar in a match that ended in a no contest. On February 26, Escobar defeated Rocheleau by disqualification. On March 27, Rocheleau faced
Championships and accomplishments
- Ohio Valley Wrestling
- OVW Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Charles Evans[6]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Steel Domain Wrestling
References
- ^ "Official MySpace". Bam Neely. Archived from the original on 2008-04-16. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
- ^ a b c d "Bam Neely Bio". WWE. Archived from the original on 2008-05-10. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Bam Neely Profile". Online World Of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7566-4190-0.
- ^ IMDB profile
- ^ a b Westcott, Brian; Dupree, Jim (2007-04-11). "NWA Ohio Valley Wrestling Southern Tag Team Title History". Solie's Title Histories. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
- ^ Passero, Mitch (2008-04-08). "Contract War". WWE. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
- ^ Rote, Andrew (2008-04-22). "Family feud". WWE. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
- ^ Medalis, Kara A. (2008-04-29). "Extreme lessons". WWE. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
- ^ Rote, Andrew (2008-04-29). "Two tame the Big Red Monster". WWE. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
- ^ Passero, Mitch (2008-06-20). "Debut loss". WWE. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
- ^ Medalis, Kara A. (2008-08-14). "World's Strongest message". WWE. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
- ^ "Neely, Venis and Dlo Released". WWE. 2009-01-10. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
- ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2008". Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ "SDW STEEL DOMAIN WRESTLING WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE HISTORY". Solie.org. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
- ^ "SDW STEEL DOMAIN WRESTLING TELEVISION TITLE HISTORY". Solie.org. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
External links
- Justin LaRouche at IMDb
- Bam Neely's profile at Cagematch.net , Wrestlingdata.com , Internet Wrestling Database
