Terry Gerin

name=Terry Gerin

Career

Gerin made his debut in professional wrestling in and around the independent promotions of Detroit. He won the world title for Pro Wrestling Worldwide (PWW), an independent westling promotion based out of Grand Rapids, Michigan as Rhino Richards. He was a member of "THUG Life" with Joe Legend, Christian Cage, Bloody Bill Skullion and Sexton Hardcastle in Canada. He later later joined Extreme Championship Wrestling in 1999 and became a star there. Rhino as he was to be known is a former ECW World Television Champion and was the last ECW World Heavyweight Champion.

Related Topics:
Pro Wrestling Worldwide - (PWW) - Joe Legend - Christian Cage - Sexton Hardcastle - Extreme Championship Wrestling - 1999 - ECW World Television Champion - ECW World Heavyweight Champion

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World Wrestling Entertainment

When ECW folded in 2001, he joined World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), then known as the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), wrestling under the slightly different name Rhyno. He debuted on RAW on March 19th 2001 in the weeks leading up to WrestleMania X-Seven to help Edge and Christian win the Tag Team titles from The Hardy Boyz ( though they lost them later that night to The Dudley Boyz when Spike Dudley made his debut. During the TLC match he interfered again to help Edge climb the ladder and collect the belts. Several months later, he won the WCW United States Championship after the WWF's purchase of WCW. He seriously injured his neck in late 2001, and had to undergo cervical fusion surgery that kept him out of action for slightly over a year. The returning Rhyno, made his Wrestlemania in-ring debut at Wrestlemania XIX, teaming with Chris Benoit in a Three-Way with Team Angle and Los Guerreros. He was never utilized in a major pushed singles role, but did hold the WWE Hardcore Championship on three occasions. His most recent run was as part of a tag team with another former ECW star Tajiri, challenging and losing to then-WWE World Tag Team champions La Resistance.

Related Topics:
2001 - World Wrestling Entertainment - World Wrestling Federation - WrestleMania X-Seven - Edge and Christian - Tag Team titles - The Hardy Boyz - The Dudley Boyz - Spike Dudley - TLC match - WCW United States Championship - WCW - Wrestlemania XIX - Chris Benoit - Los Guerreros - WWE Hardcore Championship - Tag team - Tajiri - La Resistance

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Following an incident at a "Post-WrestleMania 21 party" at the Universal Sheraton in California, Rhyno was released by World Wrestling Entertainment.

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During the incident Rhyno damaged public property, shattering a large flowerpot vase in the foyer of the hotel during a heated argument with his wife. WWE management brought Rhyno back to his hotel room, and Rhyno flew home from Los Angeles the following day, as opposed to staying for the RAW taping.

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Along with his friend Matt Hardy, Rhyno was released by WWE on April 11, 2005. Rhyno appeared on the June 12 2005 ECW One Night Stand pay-per-view, losing to Sabu.

Related Topics:
Matt Hardy - April 11 - 2005 - June 12 - ECW One Night Stand - Pay-per-view - Sabu

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Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

Rhino made his debut in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling on July 17, 2005 (reverting to using an "i" in his name as he did pre-WWE, instead of a "y" as the WWE had trademarked the "Rhyno" moniker), by hitting NWA World Heavyweight Champion Raven with the Gore! following his match with Abyss, thus joining Planet Jarrett. These events led to a match being scheduled between the team of Rhyno and Jarrett and the team of Raven and the returning Sabu at the Sacrifice PPV on August 14, 2005.

Related Topics:
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling - July 17 - 2005 - NWA World Heavyweight Champion - Raven - Gore! - Abyss - Planet Jarrett - Sabu - Sacrifice - PPV - August 14

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During the Sacrifice preshow, Director of Authority Larry Zbyszko informed Jarrett, who had lobbied for a title shot for several weeks, that if he could pin Raven, he would receive a shot at the NWA World Heavyweight Championship at the September 11, 2005 Unbreakable. However, should Jarrett lose the match, he would be prohibited from receiving a world title shot for one year. Later that night, during the tag match, Jeff Hardy returned to TNA, attacking Jarrett and enabling Rhino to Gore! and pin Raven. An irate Jarrett, furious at having lost his shot at the title, watched as Zbyszko announced Rhino to be the new number one contender immediately after the PPV went off the air.

Related Topics:
Larry Zbyszko - September 11 - Unbreakable - Jeff Hardy

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Rhino faced Raven at Unbreakable in a match which saw him accidentally Gore! a shopping cart in an homage to his WWF Hardcore Championship bout with Raven at WWF Backlash 2001. Despite interference from Jarrett, Raven retained his title after DDT'ing Rhino.

Related Topics:
Shopping cart - WWF Hardcore Championship - WWF Backlash 2001

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Rhino will fight in the main event against Jeff Hardy on TNA iMPACT! when it premieres on Spike TV on October 1, 2005.

Related Topics:
TNA iMPACT! - Spike TV - October 1 - 2005

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