Glenn Kulka

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Glenn Kulka
Born (1964-03-03) March 3, 1964 (age 60)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Glenn Kulka
Glen Kulka
Billed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Billed weight275 lb (125 kg)
Trained byBret Hart
Leo Burke
Debut1997
Retired2000

Glenn Kulka (born March 3, 1964) is a

World Wrestling Federation
in 1997.

He also, at one time, held the North American pro football bench press record, pressing 225 pounds for 53 reps.[1]

Career

Early career

Born in

offensive lineman and defensive end
in 1990, he later was part of the Canadian All-Star Team the following year.

While playing with the Ottawa Rough Riders, he was arrested and was fined $300 for cocaine possession in March 1992 . The CFL also responded by issuing Kulka an additional $500 fine and was ordered to act as the organization's official anti-drug spokesman.[4]

He later re-entered professional hockey joining the

East Coast Hockey League during 1993 and 1994. Kulka joined the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1995 and, after teaming with Bret "The Hitman" Hart in a tag team match against "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase and "Psycho" Sid Vicious in a fundraising event for the Roughriders, Kulka became interested in pursuing a career in professional wrestling.[5]

Kulka later appeared with teammates

Regina Agridome in Regina, Saskatchewan
on November 4, 1995.

Bret Hart later offered to train Kulka, and, with

Emile Dupree's Grand Prix Wrestling during the summer of 1997.[6]

World Wrestling Federation

Later signed to a developmental contract with the WWF, he began appearing on WWF house shows in late-1997. He was ringside with

Sexton Hardcastle in a Dark Match at the Corel Center in Ottawa.[8]

He later scored victories over

Phil LaFon while the Patriot and Dude Love were replaced by Marc Mero and Steve Blackman
.

After suffering a broken leg during a match against

Dory Funk, Jr.[12] and made several appearances at the Dojo teaming with Tom Howard against the Hardy Boyz on September 24 and participated in a 14-man "WWF Dojo" Battle Royal at the NWA 50th Anniversary Show on October 24, 1998 won by Steve Williams.[13]

He also appeared at the WWF Dojo teaming with

Recon & Sniper
) on February 5, 1999.

Power Pro Wrestling

Sent to the Memphis-based Power Pro Wrestling, a WWF developmental territory, he made his first appearance coming to Michael Hayes' defense after being disqualified in a televised match against Baldo due to interference from Downtown Bruno on March 20, 1999. As members of manager Randy Hales stable attempted to attack Hayes after the match, a masked wrestler ran into the ring, giving Hayes a high five before suddenly turning on him.

After Downtown Bruno handcuffed Hayes, Kulka helped members of Hales' stable to carry Hayes out of the arena and into the trunk of a car driven by "Irish Assassin" Mick Tierney, who drove off with Hayes inside. In an interview following this incident, Randy Hales revealed the masked wrestler as Glenn Kulka, a former CFL player and "cousin" of Michael Hayes.

Aligning himself with Hales' group, he faced several veterans including Doug Furnas,

Sebastian Bach, Derrick King, Bulldog Raines and Vic Grimes
on May 8, 1999.

Retirement

In 1999, Kulka defeated The Godfather by disqualification in a dark Match before Raw in Memphis on June 21 in his last appearance with the company. Remaining with Power Pro Wrestling for the next several months, he and Mick Tierney were awarded the PPW Tag Team titles on October 2 after Bill Dundee left the promotion. However, the titles became vacant after Kulka left the promotion himself in November.[citation needed]

Released from his contract by the WWF in February 2000,

Pierre-Carl Ouellet in Northern Championship Wrestling, facing him at ChallengeMania 8 in May 2000. Although alleged to be in negotiations with Extreme Championship Wrestling,[15]
Kulka retired from professional wrestling soon after his release.

Recent years

Returning to Ottawa, he endeavored to start a gym and managed a Ford car dealership. In 2004, Kulka was asked by Ottawa sports station

CFGO.[16]
However, as of November 27, 2009 Kulka was laid-off by CHUM Radio due to cutbacks.

In late 2006, he made two guest appearances on the sports talk show

Off the Record.[citation needed
]

Kulka still lives in Ottawa, with his wife Mariko, and two children. He is one of several former CFL players to publicly admit to steroid use during his professional career.[citation needed]

He made his MMA debut against Wayne Xilon on the Freedom Fight Card held on July 26, 2008, at The

Robert Guertin Arena in Gatineau, Quebec. Kulka defeated Xilon by TKO at 1:13 of the first round.[citation needed
]

Kulka made another debut, acting as Charles the Wrestler in the Third Wall Theatre Company's production of Shakespeare's "As You Like It" held February 4 to the 14th, 2010.[citation needed]

In 2016, Kulka was arrested for an assault that occurred back in 2012, Kulka ended up pleading guilty to the charge. [17]

Championships and accomplishments

See also

References

  1. ^ Callis, Don (2004-06-20). "NFL will provide Lesnar a lesson". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Glenn Kulka". HockeyDB.com. 2007.
  3. ^ http://www.medicinehatnews.com/content/view/66911/76/[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Lisle, Lisa and Jason Cumming (2000-01-26). "Kulka Glenn Kulka faces legal bout". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ Brennan, Don (1997-04-23). "Kulka joins mat pack". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ Oliver, Greg (1999-05-03). "Kulka enjoying 'AAA' Memphis". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ "1997". thehistoryofwwe.com. 16 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Kulka to debut at SkyDome show". SLAM! Wrestling. 1997-10-23. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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    on 2002-12-15.
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    on 2002-10-18.
  11. ^ Oliver, Greg (1998-02-06). "Carl De Marco Q & A: February 6, 1998". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on July 13, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  12. ^ Horie, Masanori (1999-01-25). "View from the Rising Sun: WWF Funking Dojo". Rob Moore, Texas Wrestling Announcer. Archived from the original on 2009-08-30.
  13. ^ Magee, Bob (October 1998). "As I See It: NWA 50th Anniversary". Pwbts.com.
  14. ^ Oliver, Greg (2000-02-18). "Luna & Kulka released: WWF.com". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  15. ^ Brown, Blackjack (2000-03-10). "As predicted, Vince McMahon back in a big way". Chicago Sun-Times.
  16. ^ Johnson, Steven Dean (2006-03-14). "Glenn Kulka still mouthing off". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  17. ^ Seymour, Andrew (February 10, 2016). "Former Rough Rider and wrestler Glenn Kulka guilty of assault". Ottawa Citizen. p. 3. Archived from the original on May 25, 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2024.

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