Eugene (wrestler)
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Nicholas David Dinsmore (born December 17, 1975), better known by his ring name Eugene, is an American retired professional wrestler.
Eugene | |
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Birth name | Nicholas David Dinsmore |
Born | (1975-12-17) December 17, 1975 (age 48)[1] Jeffersonville, Indiana, U.S.[2] |
Alma mater | Indiana University Southeast |
Spouse(s) |
Stephanie Fischer (m. 2015) |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Conquistador Dos[3] Doctor Nicholas Dinsmore[4] Doink the Clown[1] Eugene Dinsmore[1] Mr. Wrestling #2[3] Nick Dinsmore[1] Special "E"[1] Eugene[1] U-Gene[1] |
Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[5] |
Billed weight | 235 lb (107 kg)[6] |
Billed from | Louisville, Kentucky |
Trained by | Nightmare Danny Davis[1] |
Debut | 1996[1] |
Retired | 2021 |
Dinsmore's career began in 1996 in Ohio Valley Wrestling, where he would become the OVW Heavyweight Champion a record eight times as well as the OVW Southern Tag Team Champion eleven times. He debuted in the WWE in 2004 under the name Eugene Dinsmore, Eric Bischoff's nephew, and an intellectually disabled wrestling savant. During his time in the company, he was involved in various storylines and competed against such wrestlers like Triple H and Kurt Angle. He also won the World Tag Team Championship with William Regal.
Dinsmore was eventually released in 2007, before returning to OVW, where he won the Heavyweight Championships two more times. He made a brief return to WWE in 2013, but he was released the next year. In 2015, he opened his own promotion, Midwest All Pro Wrestling.