The Boogeyman (wrestler)

Martin «Marty» Wright (October 31, 1964), known as The Boogeyman, is an American professional wrestler and actor. He currently works as an ambassador for the WWE company.

Career

World Wrestling Entertainment (2004-2009)

Tough Enough

Wright first entered the world of professional wrestling by taking part in the fourth season of the reality show produced by World Wrestling Entertainment Tough Enough. On October 15, 2004, Wright was one of fifty participants from whom eight finalists would be selected in Venice Beach, California. After surviving the first day of elimination, Wright admitted that he was 40 years old, five years older than the age limit., and not 30, as he had said. As a result, he was eliminated from the competition.

Ohio Valley Wrestling (2005)

After what happened at Tough Enough, WWE officials invited him to their developmental territory, Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), where he signed a three-year contract. Training from February to June 2005, he made his debut in OVW on June 25, 2005 under the name The Boogeyman.

During a dark match between Seth Skyfire & Robert Fury vs. Vik Delicious & Robbie Dawber, Wright entered the ring and defeated all four men. He then announced that he was 'The Boogeyman'. before leaving the ring. Then, on July 2, they made his past experience on Tough Enough part of the storyline and revealed that he had been kicked out of it for "psychological problems", further stating that he had been in prison (kayfabe). In keeping with the story, Wright adopted a psychopath gimmick. In it, Wright wore black and red clothing and makeup and a wooden staff, using an entrance theme with torrential rain and lightning effects; In addition, he adopted the habit of attacking anyone who called his name. Under this persona, he was part of a controversy when developing talent Johnny Geo Basco was sitting in the audience, and instead of pretending to be terrified, he laughed. of him, breaking kayfabe; Backstage Basco was slapped by Jim Cornette, who was fired by WWE as a result.

2005

On July 11 on RAW the first of a series of videos was broadcast, in which Boogeyman appeared without showing his face and saying 'I'm coming to get you' #3. 4;; More videos would also be broadcast on Smackdown!, where Wright was transferred. There he defeated Doug Basham in several dark matches and house shows. Unfortunately, before making her debut in a televised match, she hyperextended both legs in a match against Basham and needed time to recover. After this she returned to OVW, where she made her return on October 5, attacking Alexis Laree, who was Helped by Chris Cage and Bobby Lashley.

The Boogeyman finally made his first TV appearance on October 14, 2005 on Smackdown!. He was introduced by executive Palmer Cannon, who explained that the Boogeyman was the actor playing the villain of a UPN horror production that was canceled due to an "accident," implying that The Boogeyman had gotten too into his character and now he really believed himself to be him. Cannon said he had brought him to SmackDown! as part of a new talent initiative. In his appearances, Boogeyman recited lullabies, such as the famous One, Two, Freddy' s coming for you from A Nightmare on Elm Street, and ended up breaking a huge alarm clock over his head. In the following weeks Boogeyman, appearing as a tweener, was shown scaring other wrestlers backstage, always emerging from closed, dark places (such as vans and closets), singing children's songs and concluding with 'I'm The Boogeyman'. and I'm coming to get'cha!', laughing like a maniac. Encounters with him usually left the other fighter confused and scared, slowly leaving the room while the commentators talked about the strange situation. However, he continued to fight in OVW, defeating Robert Fury in November.

In Survivor Series 2005, The Boogeyman turned to face when he helped the general manager SmackDown! Theodore Long to defeat his counterpart RAWEric Bischoff, appearing after the frightened executive and performing a "Goodnight" on him to allow Long to achieve the pinfall. Wright made his official debut at the SmackDown! On December 2, easily defeating Simon Dean, who remained horrified as Boogeyman shouted "I'am The Boogeyman" and ate seemingly real worms, at the repulsion of commentators, Michael Cole and Tazz. For the following months, Boogeyman had a long streak of victories for squash. The fights used to be short, focusing more on Boogeyman's gimmick, who spit worms on the opponent's face and put them in his mouth after defeating them.

His official debut at a pre-paid event was in Armageddon, where he entered the ring to confront Vito and Nunzio, who were dressed in Santa Claus and an elf. Nunzio escaped, but Vito was attacked by Boogeyman, who put worms in his mouth at the end.

2006

Boogeyman's first feud was against JBL and his secretary Jillian Hall, whom he terrorized in several backstage scenes. During an episode of SmackDown! Boogeyman chased Hall and put maggots in her dress; On another occasion, he interrupted the Piper's Pit segment and devoured the 'tumor'. of Jillian's face. JBL and Boogeyman faced off at Royal Rumble, with Wright winning in less than two minutes.

After this he had another feud with Booker T, who, along with his valet Sharmell, had suffered harassment from Boogeyman. Finally, at WrestleMania 22, Wright defeated Booker, also kissing Sharmell with a mouth full of worms. The match was exceptionally short because Wright had injured a bicep at a house show. After the fight he did not appear again, his absence being justified by a restraining order that Booker had obtained; Wright was actually inactive after undergoing surgery to repair his biceps.

On August 16, Boogeyman returned for a while to the OVW. There he entered a fiery short with Jacob Duncan, unmasking him and showing him to the public like Ryan Wilson. Later, on September 20, the WWE fired Wright, being rehired on October 6, and sent to Booker T and Stevie Ray's free fighting school in Houston, Texas. Finally, Wright returned on October 27th to SmackDown!Initiating a fiefdom with Mike "The Miz" Mizanin and Kristal Marshall. This fief ended up in Armageddon, where Wright beat The Miz.

2007

The Boogeyman feuded with Finlay, who defeated him due to interference from Little Bastard in a singles match, thus ending Finlay's losing streak. On the February 2 edition of SmackDown!, Boogeyman gained revenge by attacking Little Bastard during a match between Finlay and Chris Benoit for the United States Championship, resulting in Benoit winning the match. On February 16, on SmackDown!, Boogeyman introduced his partner, Little Boogeyman, whose purpose was to counter Little Bastard. Little Boogeyman lost in a tag team match at No Way Out against Finlay & Little Bastard. A week later, on SmackDown!, Boogeyman and his partner lost to them again.

On the 400th anniversary of OVW, the Boogeyman appeared on the show, losing to Ryan Wilson in a Tables Match. The Boogeyman returned to the ring when he joined the feud between Kane and William Regal & Dave Taylor, teaming up with Kane and Little Boogeyman. This feud was short-lived, as Boogeyman and Little Boogeyman resurrected their old feud against Finlay and Hornswoggle (former Little Bastard). At Saturday Night's Main Event, Finlay & Hornswoogle defeated them again. Later both lost a Handicap Match against Mark Henry, in which they were badly beaten and consequently injured. After that Little Boogeyman did not appear again.

On June 11 on RAW, Boogeyman was moved from SmackDown! to ECW, in the annual draft. A day later he debuted in ECW, defeating Matt Striker, starting a feud with him. On July 10, Boogeyman attended the "Matt Striker's Classroom" when Striker said he wanted to teach him about worms, but Boogeyman was instead attacked by the debuting Big Daddy V, Matt's bodyguard. The Boogeyman stopped appearing for the next three weeks, finally returning on July 31, with a new design. face paint, to scare Big Daddy V after a match. A week later, Boogeyman was brutally attacked by Big Daddy V after a distraction from Matt Striker.

On August 13, Boogeyman appeared on RAW singing the song Cat's in the Cradle; This caused Jonathan Coachman to consider that Boogeyman was the (kayfabe) illegitimate son of Vince McMahon. A day later, Boogeyman defeated ECW Champion John Morrison by disqualification after he hit the referee; Morrison received a falling chokebomb afterwards, but managed to escape when Boogeyman went to make him swallow worms. Boogeyman teamed with CM Punk to defeat Morrison and Big Daddy V at WWE Saturday Night's Main Event. On August 28 at ECW, Boogeyman participated in the Fatal Four Way match for a shot at Morrison's title, but CM Punk won the match. On September 4, Boogeyman defeated Matt Striker by disqualification when Big Daddy V He attacked him with a Ghetto Drop outside the ring. Two weeks later, Boogeyman and Big Daddy V faced each other in a singles match, with Boogeyman losing.

The Boogeyman returned to the Halloween edition of ECW, doing a backstage promo in which he produced a trick-or-treating scene throwing worms. On November 5 on RAW i>, Boogeyman was named an honorary member of D-Generation X by Triple H and Shawn Michaels, after he interrupted his promo.

Boogeyman's return to the ring was delayed by a calf injury, as well as undergoing dental surgery to replace teeth lost from his time in OVW.

2008-2009

On October 7 on ECW a video announcing his return was shown, as well as some others in the following weeks. Finally, on October 13 he appeared in a segment of RAW in which Johnny Knoxville, Chris Pontius and Big Dick Johnson had been guests, whom he spat worms after they were attacked by Santino Marella, Beth Phoenix, Hornswoggle and The Great Khali. In celebration of the 800th episode of RAW, he appeared in a segment called & # 34; Kung Fu Naki Dance & # 34; dancing with Goldust, Hornswoggle, Jesse, Festus, Kung Fu Naki, Michael Cole, Jerry "The King" Lawler, Lilian Garcia, Dusty Rhodes, Sgt. Slaughter and Ron Simmons. On November 23, Boogeyman made a surprise appearance at Survivor Series scaring Carlito, Primo and The Bella Twins, dressed as Gobbledy Gooker, appearing with his new, yellow-tinted teeth. Boogeyman returned to ECW on November 25 in a segment scaring John Morrison and The Miz, who were talking about what happened at Survivor Series. On December 9 he fought again, this time against a jobber named Scott Reed, whom he easily defeated. Then, at Armageddon, Boogeyman appeared backstage with Goldust scaring Santino Marella when he was going to deliver a gift to a group of divas; After Santino fled, Boogeyman gave the gift to Goldust, and they both began to sing.

On the December 30 edition of ECW, he came out to help his old enemy Finlay against John Morrison & The Miz, who were attacking him in the segment "The Dirt Sheet"; That same day a Hardcore Match was organized, in which Boogeyman and Finlay lost. Later, on January 20, 2009, he defeated Paul Burchill by disqualification, being his first non-jobber victory in his return to the brand. However, he entered into a short feud with him, and suffered a defeat after Katie Lea took him away and Burchill performed a roll-up on him; Days later, Boogeyman got revenge by distracting Burchill in a match against Tommy Dreamer, costing Paul the victory. His last appearance was on March 3, 2009 losing against Kane. The next day, WWE announced that Wright had been released from his contract.

Independent circuit (2009-2019)

After his WWE career Wright, under the name The Nightcrawler, had appearances in Northeast Wrestling and the Millennium Wrestling Federation. On September 26, Wright appeared as The Boogeyman at a fan signing at Signamania VI. Wright later announced his return to regular wrestling under the name Sliher Kongo Kong to face 2 Tuff Tonys and a returning Vampire in a losing effort. Wright returned to the Pro Wrestling Alliance using his Boogeyman gimmick. He wrestled at Millennium Wrestling Federation's Cyberstarz event in February 2012, where he defeated Lukas Sharp. On September 3, 2017, as The Boogeyman, he defeated The Horror for All Out Mayhem wrestling. In March 2019 he fought Dreamcather on WWW in a losing effort. On August 24 he wrestled Orange Cassidy at Big Time Wrestling and won.

Return to WWE (2012-present)

In December 2012, Wright returned as The Boogeyman, making an appearance at the annual Slammy Awards, scaring his former rival Booker T. On Halloween, WWE uploaded several videos to YouTube starring The Boogeyman. November 1, 2013 and October 25, 2014. On December 22, 2014, The Boogeyman appeared in a segment for WWE App. On January 25, 2015, Boogeyman returned as a surprise entrant at Royal Rumble with the hope of fighting Brock Lesnar in the Main Event of WrestleMania 31 for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship entering at #7 making his first return in a WWE ring, having a "crazy competition" against Bray Wyatt and when he finished Wyatt quickly eliminated him lasting 00:47 in the ring. On November 7, WWE returns with a Legend contract. On January 22, 2018, he appeared on the Raw 25 special alongside legends. On July 22, 2019, Boogeyman appeared on the Raw Reunion show and scared Drake Maverick in the locker room, helping Pat Patterson pin Maverick and win the WWE 24/7 Championship. On January 4, 2021 he appeared on Raw Legends scaring Angel Garza causing him to lose the WWE 24/7 Championship to R-Truth.

Championships and achievements

• Alabama Wrestling Federation
  • AWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Bobby Lashley
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • 2006 debutante
  • Located No. 312 in the PWI 500 of 2005
  • Located No. 259 in the PWI 500 of 2006
  • Located No. 114 PWI 500 of 2007
  • Located No. 359 in the PWI 500 of 2009

Filmography