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Mr. Late Nite
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Name: Mr. Late Nite
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 247 lbs.
Hometown: Stamford, CT
Entrance Music: "Simon Says" by Drain STH
Wrestling Style: Pure Wrestler
Titles Held: SCW Owner, DRWF World Heavyweight Championship (1), DRWF World Tag Team Championship (2), DRWF President
Finisher: The Cancellation
What is it?: Fisherman Suplex into a small package
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Late Nite grew up in Stamford, Connetticut in the 1970's. After he got his masters degree in college, he went to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. He traveled to sunny Hollywood, California, but would always have his home in Stamford. Once there, Late Nite landed a couple of roles in television shows and commercials. Agents started to notice his star power and began putting him in movie roles. He did everything from action, to comedy, to drama, to horror, and even sci-fi. The movie world stood up and took notice and it wasn't long until he would start to star in blockbuster films.
After succeeding in the film industry, Late Nite trained with several independent wrestlers that were nearby. Some of the veterans that he trained with called him a natural. It wasn't long before Late Nite actually got to wrestle in front of a crowd. His wrestling career wasn't made public until his arrival in a company, based out of Minnesota. He wrestled his first big match on their debut pay-per view, winning their Intercontinental title. A few weeks passed and he picked up their heavyweight championship. Soon after, the promotion folded and Late Nite took a break from the big wrestling crowds. He did some acting on the side, but also did some independent wrestling as well. In October of 2000, he joined a wrestling company in Alaska. He paid his dues there, wrestling some of the oddest characters imaginable. He got his only title shot in that promotion and lost. It was at this time, where he started a stable with a few other stars, including their heavyweight champion. The tag team champions at the time had an internal feud - and disbanded. One of the title holders chose Late Nite as his tag team title partner. Late Nite wrestled there for another month and a half, until he left. He wasn't satisfied with the company he was working for, so he got a tip from a friend to wrestle in South Carolina. This decision would change his life and the wrestling world - forever.
In late November of 2000, Late Nite signed a contract with the Death Row Wrestling Federation. Late Nite started a feud with Andrew Masters upon his arrival. The two ended up having a cage match, where we saw Late Nite cripple Masters with a cradle piledriver. This act made Late Nite famous and heads started turning within the DRWF.
Late Nite was also entered in to the Lethal Lottery at Holiday Hell in December 2000. That pay-per view would determine a new DRWF World Heavyweight champion. Late Nite trained hard for the match. The night of Holiday Hell, he won his tag team match for the Lottery and was then placed in the Battle Bowl (a battle royal with the winners of the tag team matches). He lasted to the very end, but was eliminated by the Heartbreak Kid. This angered Late Nite and he began calling out Michaels on DRWF television. The two would finally meet, but they would have partners. Michaels and the Enforcer defended their tag team titles against Late Nite and "The Prince of Old School" Seth Calvert in early January 2001. Late Nite ended up pinning Michaels, securing the tag straps for his team.
He found tag team glory in the DRWF, but it wasn't long until he would drop the titles at Kuruption (in January 2001). That was not a good night for our hero and host in two ways. Not only did he lose the tag team titles, but he would also grow to hate another wrestler - IcE. IcE won the World Heavyweight Championship in his first month in the DRWF. However, he didn't win the championship match at Kuruption. IcE was defeated, but the champion retired after the match, handing him the title. Late Nite thought that he deserved the title, more than IcE and to see him handed the championship, made him even more irate.
Just before the DRWF's brief pause, Late Nite was entered into a 6-man match at the February PPV entitled Hatred. The match would be dubbed "The IcE Games". The last man to enter the match was the champion, IcE. Late Nite did not win the title that night, but his tag team title partner did. Seth Calvert won the championship, but never got to defend the belt. The DRWF paused its operations and resumed a few weeks later.
After the DRWF resumed operations, Late Nite went to another promotion and wrestled alongside Big Willie-Isms. He wrestled only a handfull of matches, until he came back to the DRWF at the March pay-per view, Nuclear Warfare. Sean Corbin wrestled Sean Moro (IcE) in the finals of the World title tournament. Late Nite came in at near the end of the match, causing Corbin to get the pinfall, winning him the title. Most importantly, he cost IcE the match and his second reign as champion. It was after this, where he began seriously feuding with IcE. The two were set to go one-on-one at Deadly Assault in April 2001. At this time, Late Nite, Corbin, Myzery, and Ryda had formed a legendary stable named the Elite Alliance. When it came time for the match, the two wrestled outside the ring, ruling it a no-contest. Later in the night, Corbin wrestled Tyrone Gibson for the gold. It was after this match, where Late Nite AND IcE were side-by-side with the rest of the Elite Alliance. The DRWF was shocked to see the two actually together.
On May 19, 2001, Late Nite wrestled Tyrone Gibson for the DRWF World Heavyweight Championship. After 7 long months, he won the title. It wasn't until the rematch, where he showed the world exactly how vicious he could be. Gibson and Late Nite went at it in a triple cage match, where Tyrone ultimately met his doom. He fell three stories to the mat, where he landed on his leg - breaking it to pieces.
The addition of Sean Moro (IcE) to the Elite Alliance caused its members to seperate themselves from the faction. The Elite Alliance had taken over the DRWF, changed its show format, its look, and even co-sponsored its pay-per views. Late Nite's faction brought Death Row to its knees once. At the DRWF's second anniversary, Death Warrant, he defended his world championship against Seth Calvert in an I-Quit match. Late Nite picked up the win and brought the DRWF his own PPV entitled Late Nite LIVE in June 2001.
The next couple of months, we saw Late Nite taken a step down from wrestling and a step up as DRWF President. Late Nite and Big Will ran the DRWF in a strict manner, until some of the superstars revolted against him. Will took some time off and the maniacs tried running the asylum, until Late Nite stepped up and took TOTAL control of the Company. This didn't sit well with some of the roster, but Big Will came back soon after. Will took control back from Late Nite, but our hero resented Isms for this. It was in January of 2002, where Late Nite's arch nemesis, IcE, tried to overthrow him as President. He had given him the title in August, the year before. He was trying to take back that position, but Late Nite wouldn't go out nicely. He left the DRWF, after being with them for a year.
Late Nite then formed the first edition of Showtime Championship Wrestling. The promotion ran for a while, even had one pay-per view. However, due to some polotics SCW had to close. Our hero then rejoined the DRWF, managing Shockwave and Wolf as a tag team. This wrestling legend then led the defection against the DRWF, where he is now trying to destroy the company he felt he made famous.
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Copyright 2002 SCW & Late Nite Productions |
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