Sean Waltman
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Sean Waltman (born July 13, 1972 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is a professional wrestler.
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Career
Prior to his arrival in the World Wrestling Federation (now World Wrestling Entertainment), Waltman was best known as the Lightning Kid in the GWF where he feuded with Jerry Lynn. Upon his arrival in the WWF he was given a number of names such as the Kamikaze Kid until he managed an "upset" win over Razor Ramon. At this point, he was given the name 1-2-3 Kid. The Kid was a natural underdog, and displayed little of the rebellious attitude which would define his later stints in the Federation.
He continued using this name until his departure for WCW in 1996 to join the heel stable known as the nWo. To play upon his previous gimmick of the 1-2-3 Kid, he was given the name Syxx, supposedly as he was the sixth member of the nWo. While he was out injured, he was fired by then WCW President Eric Bischoff to control Waltman's friends Kevin Nash and Scott Hall and to prove to them that he was in charge.
Waltman returned to the WWF, where he became known as X-Pac. He was immediately inducted into the D-Generation X (D-X) heel group and cut a promo against Bischoff and Hulk Hogan as well as claiming that if contractually free to do so, Hall and Nash would have been joining him in returning to the WWF. Up to this point in the "Monday Night Wars", wrestlers only jumped from the WWF to the big money, guaranteed deals available in WCW. Waltman's return proved that it was a two-way street.
As a member of D-X, Waltman formed a tag team with Kane, a mute, brooding, menacing, loner. Waltman led Kane to believe that he would be inducted into D-X, but instead betrayed him and eventually stole his girfriend, Tori.
The dissolution of D-X in late 2000 left Waltman without a storyline. His most notable actions in the next two years were forming the short-lived stable "X-Factor" along with Justin Credible and Albert and winning the Light-Heavyweight Championship, which was then retired.
When Hall, Nash and Hogan returned to the WWF in 2002 and Hogan's nostalgic popularity required that he be turfed from the latest incarnation of the nWo, Waltman, who had been out with an injury, returned and immediately attacked Hogan, claiming he'd been waiting three years to do so. This angle was immediately dropped.
About the time Eric Bischoff was brought in as General Manager of WWE RAW, Waltman ended up leaving the WWF in a mutual decision. This unfortunately negated any chance of following up on the other half of the promo from three years before.
Waltman joined the Total Nonstop Action promotion upon leaving the WWF and began using the name Syxx-Pac. Waltman left TNA in November 2002 after Vince Russo (who Waltman disliked) joined the promotion. He made further appearances with TNA in 2003 and 2005, but appeared to have drastically scaled down his wrestling schedule.
Waltman is known for the phenomenon called "X-Pac heat," in which a wrestler draws boos and catcalls from the audience, not for his expertise in playing a heel and raising the ire of the audience, but rather because the crowd legitimately dislikes the wrestler in question. Waltman attained his namesake heat through pedestrian matches in which he would always win, even when thought to be undeserving.
Waltman was a member of the Clique, and remains friends with most of the other Clique members. However, his relationship with Chyna led to tension between Waltman and Triple H, who had dated Chyna several years before.
Profile
- Height: 6'1 (185.4 cm)
- Weight: 212lbs (96.2 kg)
- Birthday: July 13, 1972
- Hometown: Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Trained By: Dean Malenko
- Professional Debut: 1989
Previous Identities
- The Kid
- The Lightning Kid
- The Kamikaze Kid
- The Cannonball Kid
- The 1-2-3 Kid
- Syxx
- Syxx-Pac
- X
- X-Pac
- 6-Pac
Previous Managers
Quotes
- "Your ass is grass and I'm gonna smoke it!"
- "Let's get ready to make some noise!"
- "Suck it!"
- "Put that in your pipe and smoke it!"
Finishing/Signature Moves
- X-Factor / Syxx-Factor
- Bronco Buster
- Buzz Killer
- Spinning heel kick
- Roundhouse Kick
- Somersault Flying Clothesline
- Open Handed Chop
- Moonsault
- Three middle kicks / spinning heel kick combo (on cornered opponent)
Personal life
Waltman was engaged to Joanie Laurer, who formerly played the role of Chyna in WWF, but the relationship ended after she accused Waltman of domestic violence. But before the couple split they were able to film a sex tape which was later released under the name One Night in China in late 2004 with the same company (Red Light District Video) that released the infamous Paris Hilton sex tape eariler in 2004. Since WWE still owned the rights of the wrestling name Chyna the video had to include live shots of Waltman in China walking over the Great Wall to spare Red Light District Video any legal issues.
In March 2005, Waltman appeared on the VH1 reality television show The Surreal Life when he visited Laurer in an attempt to reconcile with her. He was eventually forcibly ejected from the house by the other guests.
Titles and Accomplishments
- 2-time WWF European Champion
- 4-time WWE World Tag Team Champion (1-time with Bob Holly, 1-time with Marty Jannetty, 2-time with Kane)
- 2-time WWE Light-Heavyweight Champion
- 2-time WCW Cruiserweight Champion
Pro Wrestling America
- 2-time PWA Light Heavyweight Champion
- 1-time PWA Iron Horse Television Champion
- 1-time PWA Tag Team Champion (with Jerry Lynn)
- 1-time TNA X-Division Champion
- 1-time XPW Television Champion
Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation
- 1-time MEWF Light-Heavyweight Champion
Global Wrestling Federation
- PWI ranked him # 177 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003
- PWI Comeback of the Year Award (1998)
- PWI Tag Team of the Year Award with Kane (1999)
External Links
- Official site (http://www.seanwaltman.com/)
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