Perry Saturn

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Perry Saturn
Cleveland, Ohio
, U.S.
Spouse(s)
Lisa Kuhlemeier
​
(m. 2009)​
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)The Gargoyle
The Iron Horseman[2]
Perry Saturn[3]
Peter Motts
Saturn[2]
Dry Cleaner
Billed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[4]
Billed weight241 lb (109 kg)[4]
Billed fromBoston, Massachusetts[4]
Trained byScott Pieroni[3]
DebutOctober 27, 1990
RetiredJuly 7, 2013
 United States
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branch United States Army
UnitUnited States Army Rangers

Perry Arthur Satullo (born October 25, 1966)

promotions including Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). He is a former ECW World Tag Team Champion, WCW World Tag Team Champion, WCW World Television Champion, WWF European Champion and WWF Hardcore Champion.[4]

Early life

Satullo enlisted in the

U.S. Army Ranger School and has served in the United States Army Rangers.[7]

Professional wrestling career

Early career (1990–1995)

Satullo began training as a professional wrestler at

promotions throughout New England, as well as touring Japan with New Japan Pro-Wrestling
in 1993. In June 1992 he worked as enhancement talent in WWF.

While working as the manager of a nightclub in

bouncer George Caiazzo, who expressed an interest in becoming a wrestler. Satullo sent Caiazzo to Kowalski's school to train, and then offered to form a tag team with him.[2] The Greek equivalent of the god Saturn was Cronus, so Satullo chose the ring name "John Kronus" for Caiazzo. As Saturn and Cronus were their cultures' respective gods of the harvest, Satullo proposed that they be known as "The Harvesters of Sorrow". Promoter Jerry Lawler advised Satullo that the significance of the name would not be evident to many fans, so they became known as The Eliminators
.

The Eliminators wrestled their first match together at a

Brian Christopher. They held the titles until June 13 when they were defeated by PG-13. Satullo later traveled to Japan with Caiazzo to wrestle for Wrestle Association "R". On March 22, 1994, Saturn wrestled a dark match at a WWF Superstars taping in Lowell, MA.[8]

Extreme Championship Wrestling (1995–1997)

Main article: The Eliminators

The compactly-built and heavily

Francine cut Saturn's hair, he shaved his head in a homage to Mickey Knox, the character depicted by Woody Harrelson in Natural Born Killers
(in reality, Satullo was beginning to go bald).

Satullo was a trainer in the ECW House of Hardcore, a

Taz and Mikey Whipwreck
also taught. Saturn was respected for his focus and drive on fundamentals and technical wrestling.

On May 31, 1997, in Trenton, New Jersey, Satullo tore his ACL when he landed on a crutch while executing a kick on Big Dick Dudley. After intense reconstructive surgery, he was given a recovery time of up to a year. He began rehabilitating after two months and returned to action in August. Impatient with what he regarded as Caiazzo's lack of motivation and dedication, he refused to reform the Eliminators.[2] Paul Heyman offered to release him from his contract if he could find alternative employment, and Satullo entered into negotiations with World Championship Wrestling (WCW).

World Championship Wrestling (1997–2000)

Raven's Flock (1997–1998)

Main article:
Raven's Flock

On August 28, 1997, Satullo was offered a job by WCW

enforcer of The Flock, Saturn won gold on November 3, 1997, when he defeated Disco Inferno to win the World Television Championship
. He held the title for a month before losing it back to Inferno in a rematch.

Beginning in 1998, Saturn began feuding with

Fall Brawl pay-per-view
. If Saturn won, The Flock would be freed, but if Raven won, Saturn would become his slave.

In the meantime, on Nitro, Raven's lackey Lodi challenged him to a match, with the stipulation that Lodi would leave The Flock if Saturn won, and Saturn would become Lodi's servant until Fall Brawl if he lost. Saturn unexpectedly lost following copious interference from The Flock, and Lodi forced Saturn to carry his bags, made him hold up pro-Lodi signs at ringside, and ordered him to chant Lodi's name while Lodi wrestled. Lodi also used Saturn to defeat the enemies of The Flock.

Raven began questioning whether Saturn could "hurt those he wants to free so badly" and forced him to face

Riggs. Saturn won cleanly, but refused Raven's order to break Riggs' fingers. When Saturn refused, Raven broke his fingers (Saturn would not break his agreement with Lodi because of a personal honor code, and Lodi ordered him to allow Raven to harm him). Raven repeatedly tried to goad Saturn into breaking his word, but was unable to do so. Finally, on September 13 at Fall Brawl, Saturn defeated Raven with help from Kidman, disbanding The Flock forever.[10]

The Revolution (1999–2000)

Main article:
The Revolution

Saturn went on to feud with

The Beautiful People" as his entrance music. He appeared to begin enjoying wearing dresses and even wore cosmetics to complement them. Saturn finally stopped wearing them after defeating Jericho in a dog collar match at Uncensored on March 14, 1999.[11][12]

Raven and Saturn reunited in March 1999, feuding with

The Filthy Animals
before disbanding.

Booker Kevin Sullivan opined that Saturn was incapable of getting over with fans, prompting the wrestler to negotiate with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). In January 2000, Saturn, along with Benoit, Malenko and Eddie Guerrero, was granted a release from WCW and signed a three-year contract with the WWF.[9][12][13]

World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (2000–2002)

The Radicalz (2000–2001)

Main article: The Radicalz

Benoit, Guerrero, Saturn, and Malenko, dubbed

The Road Dogg literally fell into their laps. Cactus Jack urged them to help him fight the heel McMahon-Helmsley Faction, but they quickly turned on Jack in order to gain employment from Triple H, who was then controlling the WWF. Benoit left the group on amicable terms when he became sidetracked by his feud with Chris Jericho, and the three remaining Radicalz began feuding with Too Cool and Chyna. After Guerrero left to be with Chyna, Saturn and Malenko teamed together for a while before disbanding.[9][14]

Saturn moved into the

triple threat match at Judgment Day with Guerrero's European Championship
on the line. Guerrero was able to retain with the assistance of Chyna.

Saturn was later joined by

The Kat led to a feud between Saturn and Al Snow, and on the August 31 episode of SmackDown! Snow defeated Saturn for the European Championship.[15]

The Radicalz reformed in late 2000, feuding with the revived D-Generation X (DX) and defeating them at Survivor Series. That same evening, the Radicalz attacked Stone Cold Steve Austin during his match with Triple H, briefly reforging their alliance with Triple H.

Dean Malenko began trying to win the affections of

Lita, the valet of The Hardy Boyz. This led to a feud between the Radicalz and The Hardy Boyz, with the former defeating the latter at Armageddon. Saturn helped Guerrero defeat Test at WrestleMania X-Seven
, but Guerrero later left the Radicalz once more, again reducing the faction to just Saturn and Malenko (Benoit had left in early 2001), with Terri still accompanying Saturn. The remaining Radicalz returned to the tag team division.

'Moppy' and departure (2001–2002)

After a match on the May 17, 2001 episode of

The Acolytes Protection Agency (APA) and Raven, Saturn began acting eccentrically and speaking nonsensically, allegedly as the result of a concussion. Saturn began uttering the phrase "you're welcome" at inopportune intervals, and then fell in love with Moppy, an inanimate mop which he believed was alive, similar to Wilson the volleyball in the 2000 film Cast Away. This gimmick went over well with the fans, leading to a face turn. Terri Runnels told Saturn to choose between Moppy and her, and was infuriated when Saturn chose the mop. She left Saturn for Raven, who helped her enact vengeance on Saturn by stealing Moppy and feeding her into a woodchipper. Saturn in turn gained a measure of revenge when he defeated Raven at Unforgiven
on September 23. After this, Saturn dropped the gimmick, but still remained a face, casually wrestling in tag matches at Sunday Night Heat.

In March 2002 the WWF initiated its

Hugh Morrus defeating Mr. Perfect and Shawn Stasiak on March 28 at a house show. Then just a month later Saturn reinjured his ACL
, sidelining him for seven months, before being released by the company in November 2002.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2003)

Saturn debuted in the

The Disciples of the New Church (Brian Lee and Slash) to defeat the Harris Brothers and Triple X (Christopher Daniels and Elix Skipper). Saturn and The Sandman formed a short-lived stable known as "Team Extreme" with fellow ECW alumni Justin Credible and New Jack.[16] On April 16, 2003, Saturn faced the debuting Mike Awesome, losing by disqualification after his stablemates interfered on his behalf. One week later, Saturn, New Jack and The Sandman defeated Awesome and The New Church in a hardcore match. Saturn wrestled his final match with NWA-TNA on June 18, 2003, defeating Kenzo Suzuki
by disqualification.

International promotions (2002–2004)

Immediately after leaving the WWF, Saturn toured Europe with the World Wrestling All-Stars promotion in their European tour, mainly working against Sabu. Saturn worked for New Japan Pro-Wrestling and on the American independent circuit before retiring from professional wrestling due to injuries in 2004. He would be homeless for years due to drug addiction.

Return to Wrestling (2011–2013)

Saturn returned to wrestling in 2011, wrestling his first match in over seven years on October 15, 2011, at the AWE Night of the Legends

CW Anderson.[17]
Saturn won the match. Saturn won his first championship in over a decade as he defeated
Extreme Rising World Championship tournament which was eventually won by Stevie Richards, he was defeated in the first round by Luke Hawx.[19]

Other appearances

In October 2021, Saturn appeared at Awesome Wrestling Entertainment's Night of the Legends in Fishersville, Virginia.[20]

Personal life

Satullo claims to have been involved in an April 2004 altercation with two men when he came to the aid of a woman they were in the process of raping. He reportedly fought the men and was shot with a .25 caliber handgun in the back of the neck and in the right shoulder, to which he originally thought he had received a punch, (as stated in a YouShoot) as a result of the scuffle.

homeless for two and a half years.[22][23] Satullo disappeared from public view and was not seen for several years, with his family and friends unaware of his whereabouts.[7] Satullo re-emerged in 2010, having resolved his addiction.[23]

Satullo married Lisa Marie Kuhlemeier in June 2009. He has been married on three prior occasions.

During an interview with Bill Apter in September 2016, Satullo revealed that he was dealing with a "traumatic brain injury" that limited his abilities.[21][24] In November 2016, The Boston Globe reported that Satullo had joined a class action lawsuit against WWE, litigated by Konstantine Kyros, who has been involved in a number of other lawsuits against them, alleging that "he is suffering from multiple symptoms of repetitive traumatic brain injuries and is undergoing neurological care."[25] US District judge Vanessa Lynne Bryant dismissed the lawsuit in late 2018.[26]

Championships and accomplishments

See also

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