Gregory Helms

Gregory Shane Helms, a.k.a. The Hurricane (born July 12, 1974 in Smithfield, North Carolina), is a professional wrestler performing for World Wrestling Entertainment on the RAW brand.

Career

World Championship Wrestling

After wrestling in many independent promotions, including the OMEGA promotion founded by Matt and Jeff Hardy, Helms and his friend Shannon Moore signed with WCW in 2000.

Related Topics:
Independent promotions - Promotion - Matt - Jeff Hardy - Shannon Moore - WCW - 2000

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In WCW, Helms's first break came as a member of the heel team 3 Count with Moore and Evan Karagias. The trio was a parody of the popular boy bands of the time and their gimmick involved making music videos and performing before their matches, during which their opponents tended to attack them before the match started. Helms later split from the group, started using the name "Suga" Shane Helms, and found success as WCW Cruiserweight Champion. He was the reigning Cruiserweight Champion immediately before WCW was bought out by the WWF.

Related Topics:
Heel - Team - 3 Count - Evan Karagias - Parody - Boy bands - Gimmick - Music video - WCW Cruiserweight Champion - WWF

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WWF/WWE

Helms was brought in a part of the Invasion storyline as member of the WCW/ECW Alliance but found little success until he began using The Hurricane character.

Related Topics:
Invasion - Storyline - WCW/ECW Alliance

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Helms' superhero character is loosely based on The Green Lantern; he sports a tattoo of the hero's logo on his right bicep. His real-life fixation of the character was parlayed into The Hurricane gimmick, and Helms gradually evolved into a full superhero character to the point of wearing a costume to the ring.

Related Topics:
Superhero - The Green Lantern - Tattoo - Logo

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Originally a heel, he believed himself to have superhuman powers. He would, for example, wrestle heavyweights and attempt to chokeslam them, but given his comparatively small size comically couldn't even pick the other wrestler up. Over time his character increasingly received positive fan reaction. Helms became a face and was able to chokeslam some of his opponents, often acting surprised at his own strength.

Related Topics:
Chokeslam - Face

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During The Hurricane's stint as a heel he stole Spike Dudley's girlfriend, Molly Holly. She later emerged as Mighty Molly, his first superhero sidekick. The duo went their separate ways at WrestleMania 18 when Molly turned on Hurricane and won the Hardcore Title from him.

Related Topics:
Spike Dudley's - Molly Holly - WrestleMania 18 - Turned - Hardcore Title

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In 2003, Hurricane "discovered" Rosey's potential as a superhero, and christened him "Rosey, the Super Hero in Training" (or the S.H.I.T.). On the July 19, 2004 episode of RAW, Rosey appeared with a new costume, seemingly graduated to a full superhero and is tag-teaming with his mentor.

Related Topics:
2003 - Rosey's - July 19 - 2004

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On May 1, 2005, at Backlash Hurricane and Rosey defeated La Résistance in the finals of a Tag Team Turmoil match to win the World Tag Team Championship.

Related Topics:
May 1 - 2005 - Backlash - Hurricane and Rosey - La Résistance

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Not long after winning the titles, Stacy Keibler joined Rosey and The Hurricane as their sidekick, Super Stacy, but in August 2005, Rosey and The Hurricane lost Keibler as their sidekick when she and Christy Hemme were traded to SmackDown!

Related Topics:
Stacy Keibler - August 2005 - Christy Hemme - SmackDown!

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On September 5, 2005 Hurricane and Rosey were defeated by Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch, during thier debut match on Monday Night RAW. Though this was a non-title match, the pair earned themself a title match at WWE Unforgiven. During the title match, Murdoch delivered an elevated DDT on The Hurricane to the outside. The DDT caused Hurricane to suffer a "stinger" (in kayfabe) and allowed Cade & Murdoch to beat the injured Hurricane later in the match to win the World Tag Team Titles from him, and Rosey.

Related Topics:
September 5 - Lance Cade - Trevor Murdoch - WWE Unforgiven - Elevated DDT - Stinger - Kayfabe

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