Biff Wellington

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Biff Wellington
Mr. Hito
Debut1986[2]
Retired2000

Shayne Alexander Bower (April 18, 1963 – June 24, 2007), better known by his

Calgary, Alberta
.

Professional wrestling career

Shayne Bower trained with the

International Tag Team Champions
.

After Stampede Wrestling shut down in December 1989, Wellington worked in various promotions in Canada, such as the Canadian National Wrestling Alliance (CNWA) and Canadian Rocky Mountain Wrestling (CRMW).

Wellington then received tryouts for the

Olympic Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta during a live event on July 8[3] and the next night, July 9, at the Northlands Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta, with Wellington beating fellow Canadian Hugh Thomas with a tombstone piledriver (kneeling belly-to-belly piledriver).[3]
Despite impressing WWF management, Wellington did not receive a contract with the WWF and returned to the Canadian indies.

In June 1992, Wellington and Benoit appeared in

Jushin Thunder Liger in the first round.[1]
Later that year, Wellington was recognized as the first CRMW North American Heavyweight Champion.

Between 1988 and 1994, Wellington worked on 28 consecutive tours with New Japan Pro-Wrestling. In Japan, he feuded with Jushin Thunder Liger and continued to team with Benoit, who was known in Japan as the "Pegasus Kid" or "Wild Pegasus".[1][2] He also worked in the Maritimes as Buddy Hart, and in Mexico.[2]

Wellington had a brief stint in

Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling
.

A year later in 1997, Wellington returned to Calgary wrestling for Can-Am Wrestling Federation Wrestling until his last match in 2000.

Death

In later years, Bower suffered from health issues mostly stemming from his back,[5] also suffering strokes and battling drug addiction.[6]

Bower's parents found his body in bed at his home on June 24, 2007; they were concerned because they had not heard from him for four days.

heart attack. Coincidentally, his body was found on the same day his former tag partner, Chris Benoit, committed suicide, two days after killing his wife and son.[7]

Championships and accomplishments

See also

References

  1. ^
    Canadian Online Explorer. Archived
    from the original on May 12, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2009.
  2. ^
    Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link
    )
  3. ^ a b "WWF 1991 Results". The History of the WWE. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  4. ^ a b c "Shayne Bower's Online World of Wrestling profile". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on April 10, 2008. Retrieved April 8, 2008.
  5. ^ "Biff Wellington has no grudge against Benoit". Slam Wrestling. July 21, 2004. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  6. ^ "Biff Wellington dead at 44". Slam Wrestling. June 24, 2007. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  7. ^ Thomas, Jeremy (September 25, 2016). "Rene Dupree Says Benoit Murder-Suicide Led to His Asking For WWE Release". 411Mania. Archived from the original on November 5, 2016.
  8. ^ "CRMW North American Heavyweight Championship title history". Puroresu Dojo. Archived from the original on September 17, 2010. Retrieved September 17, 2010.
  9. ^ "PWI 500". profightdb.com. Retrieved March 26, 2020.

External links

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