Wrestling Alias: Reno
Real Name: Rick Cornell
Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 240 lb.
Sports played (besides pro wrestling): freestyle and Greco-Roman
wrestling, kickboxing
Training: by Jody Hamilton, DeWayne "Sarge" Bruce,
Pistol Pez Whatley, Paul Orndorff, and Mike Graham at the WCW
Power Plant; during his training, received tips from guys like
Brad Armstrong and Steven (William) Regal
Finishing Move: The Roll of the Dice (Inverted Swinging
Neckbreaker)
Notable Feuds: Big Vito (in storyline, Vito was the brother of
Reno and after they split up as allies in WCW, they had a feud
with one another)
NOTES:
- did amateur wrestling all throughout high school and even
after graduating from it and was an undefeated kickboxer before
entering pro wrestling.
- went to the WCW Power Plant and succeeeded in his training there
to the point that he made it to WCW.
- In WCW, was a member of the Natural Boorn Thrillers stable,
which prospered in 2000. The other members of the stable were
Shawn Stasiak, Chuck Palumbo, Mike Sanders, Shawn O'Haire, Mark
Jindrak, Johnny the Bull, Diamond Dallas Page, and Kevin Nash
(Page and Nash were the "coaches" of the stable, but
the younger guys eventually turned on them and feued with them
for a short while).
- before WCW was bought by the WWF/E, hiis goal in pro wrestling
was "to stay in the industry as long as I can and be the
best that I can."