Luther Biggs
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Luther Biggs is an American professional wrestler, also known by his ring name Disgraceland, who has competed in North American independent promotions including the United States Wrestling Association
, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
and had a short stint in World Championship Wrestling
during the late 1990s, most notably as one half of the tag team Hard Knox with Killer Kyle and manager Coach Buzz Stern
.
Although he had appeared in WCW several years before as "Big Sexy" Luther Biggs losing a match to Ice Train
on WCW Saturday Night
on December 14 and WCW Pro
on December 29, 1996, he was later introduced by wrestler turned manager Coach Buzz Stern
(who had previously wrestled as Glacier) as his new "protege" during WCW Thunder
selecting him as part of his "Winners Club" on September 2, 1999.
After appearing in subsequent vignettes as a somewhat clumsy varsity wrestler training with Stern, he made his debut on WCW Thunder losing to Bobby Eaton
on September 30. After losing to Eaton, Stern attacked Eaton applying a full nelson hold on Eaton and then applying the hold on Biggs.
Regularly appearing on WCW Thunder and WCW Worldwide
, while he continued to lose to mid-card wrestlers such as Meng, he also had some success while on WCW Worldwide and WCW Saturday Night against the Blacktop Bully
on October 23 although his victory was due only to his manager's interference. He was released along with Stern and many other WCW wrestlers at the end of 1999.
defeating his old manager Coach Buzz Stern on March 17. The following night, he appeared at ringside with "Big" Ron Studd in a handicap match against Damien Steele
and The Underdoggs and later defeated Romeo Bliss during the event. He also began wrestling for Dusty Rhodes
's Florida-based Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling
as "Lethal" Luther Biggs losing to Bobby Hayes and, later that night, appeared in a tag team match with Larry Zbyszko
against Dusty Rhodes and New Jack
in Carrollton, Georgia
on June 30.
Defeating Sean Evans in Woodstock, Georgia
on December 7, he later lost to Jorge Estrada
on December 28. He defeated Steve Madison
on December 29 and Jason Sugarman on January 26, 2002.
after his debut defeating Shark Boy
in Nashville, Tennessee
on February 23, 2003. Following the match, Jorge Estrada
of The Flying Elvises confronted Biggs over his Elvis impersonator
gimmick and was attacked by Biggs, Gilberti and Mike Sanders
who later dragged Estrada backstage to the S.E.X. dressing room and flushed his head in a toilet. Two weeks later, he would lose to Estrada after Gilberti and Sanders left ringside on March 5, 2003.
He also teamed with Ron Reis
to defeat Gilligan and Scotty Beach at the Rock N' Shock Benefit Show on September 16, 2006. He also appeared with Lloyd and other celebrities such as musician Mark Wills
and comedian Wix Wichman at the Steve Azar St. Cecilia Foundation Benefit Concert in 2007.
United States Wrestling Association
The United States Wrestling Association or USWA was a professional wrestling promotion based in Memphis, Tennessee. It was founded by former CWA owner Jerry Jarrett.-Foundation:...
, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling is a privately held professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and Jerry Jarrett. The company broadcasts its events on television and the Internet fifty two weeks a year with over a million weekly viewers on its primary television program, Impact...
and had a short stint in World Championship Wrestling
World Championship Wrestling
World Championship Wrestling, Inc. was an American professional wrestling promotion which existed from 1988 to 2001. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, it began as a regional promotion affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance , named Jim Crockett Promotions until November 1988, when Ted Turner and...
during the late 1990s, most notably as one half of the tag team Hard Knox with Killer Kyle and manager Coach Buzz Stern
Ray Lloyd
Raymond M. Lloyd is an American martial artist, professional wrestler, and actor. He is best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling in the late 1990s under the ring name Glacier.-Early life:...
.
Early career
During the mid 1990s, Biggs competed in the Memphis-based United States Wrestling Association as part of the stable the Country Boys along with Billy Joe Travis and Doomsday.Although he had appeared in WCW several years before as "Big Sexy" Luther Biggs losing a match to Ice Train
Harold Hoag
Harold F. Hoag is an American former professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure with World Championship Wrestling, where he wrestled under the ring names Ice Train and M.I. Smooth.-Debut:...
on WCW Saturday Night
WCW Saturday Night
WCW Saturday Night was a weekly Saturday night TV show on TBS produced by World Championship Wrestling. The program existed through various incarnations under different names before becoming WCW Saturday Night in 1992...
on December 14 and WCW Pro
WCW Pro
WCW Pro was a televised wrestling show presented by World Championship Wrestling. Along with WCW WorldWide, it was part of the WCW Disney tapings...
on December 29, 1996, he was later introduced by wrestler turned manager Coach Buzz Stern
Ray Lloyd
Raymond M. Lloyd is an American martial artist, professional wrestler, and actor. He is best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling in the late 1990s under the ring name Glacier.-Early life:...
(who had previously wrestled as Glacier) as his new "protege" during WCW Thunder
WCW Thunder
WCW Thunder was a professional wrestling show produced by World Championship Wrestling which aired on TBS from January 8, 1998 to March 21, 2001...
selecting him as part of his "Winners Club" on September 2, 1999.
After appearing in subsequent vignettes as a somewhat clumsy varsity wrestler training with Stern, he made his debut on WCW Thunder losing to Bobby Eaton
Bobby Eaton
Robert Lee "Bobby" Eaton is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, who made his debut in 1976. Eaton is most famous for his work in tag teams, especially his days as one-half of the team the Midnight Express. Under the management of Jim Cornette, Eaton originally teamed with Dennis...
on September 30. After losing to Eaton, Stern attacked Eaton applying a full nelson hold on Eaton and then applying the hold on Biggs.
Regularly appearing on WCW Thunder and WCW Worldwide
WCW WorldWide
WCW WorldWide was a syndicated TV show produced by World Championship Wrestling.-Wide World Wrestling:The show began in 1975 , a syndicated one-hour program produced by Charlotte, North Carolina-based Jim Crockett Promotions...
, while he continued to lose to mid-card wrestlers such as Meng, he also had some success while on WCW Worldwide and WCW Saturday Night against the Blacktop Bully
Barry Darsow
Barry Darsow is a former American professional wrestler who is known as Smash, one half of the tag team Demolition, and as Krusher Kruschev, Repo Man, and The Blacktop Bully...
on October 23 although his victory was due only to his manager's interference. He was released along with Stern and many other WCW wrestlers at the end of 1999.
Return to the independent circuit
In 2001, he appeared in NWA WildsideNWA Wildside
NWA Wildside was an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Cornelia, Georgia, with an office in Atlanta, Georgia, operating between September 1999 and April 2005....
defeating his old manager Coach Buzz Stern on March 17. The following night, he appeared at ringside with "Big" Ron Studd in a handicap match against Damien Steele
Tim Fischer (wrestler)
Timothy "Tim" Frank Fisher is an American musician, comedian, writer and professional wrestler, known by his ring name "The Real Deal" Damien Steele, Fisher competed in WWE,WCW,XPW,WWC, and UPW, between 1995-2007...
and The Underdoggs and later defeated Romeo Bliss during the event. He also began wrestling for Dusty Rhodes
Dusty Rhodes (wrestler)
Virgil Riley Runnels, Jr. , better known as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, is a semi-retired American professional wrestler currently working for WWE...
's Florida-based Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling
Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling
Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling was a Southeastern independent professional wrestling promotion based in Marietta, Georgia. It was founded by retired wrestler and former NWA World Heavyweight Champion Dusty Rhodes in 2000 and, during its three years in operation, held events throughout the...
as "Lethal" Luther Biggs losing to Bobby Hayes and, later that night, appeared in a tag team match with Larry Zbyszko
Larry Zbyszko
Lawrence "Larry" Whistler is a professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Larry Zbyszko. Zbyszko is perhaps best known for his feud with his mentor, wrestling legend Bruno Sammartino during the early 1980s....
against Dusty Rhodes and New Jack
New Jack
Jerome Young is an American professional wrestler, better known by his stage name New Jack in ECW.He is known for his willingness to take dangerous bumps and his stiff hardcore wrestling style, often taking high risks and "shooting" on opponents, though he is only known to shoot on opponents who...
in Carrollton, Georgia
Carrollton, Georgia
Carrollton is a city in West Georgia, United States, in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 24,388...
on June 30.
Defeating Sean Evans in Woodstock, Georgia
Woodstock, Georgia
Woodstock is a city in Cherokee County, Georgia, United States. The population was 23,896 at the 2010 census.Originally a stop on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, Woodstock is now considered part of the Atlanta metropolitan area...
on December 7, he later lost to Jorge Estrada
Jorge Estrada
Jorge Moraza is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Jorge Estrada. He is a former National Wrestling Alliance North American Heavyweight champion and participated in the first televised match of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.-Professional wrestling career:Moraza was...
on December 28. He defeated Steve Madison
Steve Madison
Steven Philip Favata is an American professional wrestler, known by his ringname "Modern Miracle" Steve Madison, who competes in Southeastern independent promotions including AWA World-1 South, Full Impact Pro, Future of Wrestling, NWA Florida and Dusty Rhodes' Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling...
on December 29 and Jason Sugarman on January 26, 2002.
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
In 2003, Biggs resurfaced in NWA: Total Nonstop Action as Disgraceland who was introduced by Glen Gilberti as the newest member of the stable S.E.X.Sports Entertainment Xtreme
Sports Entertainment Xtreme was a heel professional wrestling stable in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, once led by Vince Russo. It debuted in December 2002, but disbanded in mid-2003.-History:...
after his debut defeating Shark Boy
Shark Boy
Dean Mathew Roll is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Shark Boy and his experience in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling .-Early career:...
in Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
on February 23, 2003. Following the match, Jorge Estrada
Jorge Estrada
Jorge Moraza is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Jorge Estrada. He is a former National Wrestling Alliance North American Heavyweight champion and participated in the first televised match of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.-Professional wrestling career:Moraza was...
of The Flying Elvises confronted Biggs over his Elvis impersonator
Elvis impersonator
An Elvis impersonator is someone who impersonates or copies famed American musician Elvis Presley. Professional Elvis impersonators can work all over the world as entertainers, and such tribute acts are in great demand due to the unique iconic status of Elvis...
gimmick and was attacked by Biggs, Gilberti and Mike Sanders
Mike Sanders (wrestler)
For the former National Basketball Association player, see Mike Sanders .Michael Edwin Neil Sanders is an American stand-up comedian and former professional wrestler...
who later dragged Estrada backstage to the S.E.X. dressing room and flushed his head in a toilet. Two weeks later, he would lose to Estrada after Gilberti and Sanders left ringside on March 5, 2003.
He also teamed with Ron Reis
Ron Reis
Ronald Allen "Ron" Reis is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling in the late 1990s as The Yeti and Reese.-World Championship Wrestling :...
to defeat Gilligan and Scotty Beach at the Rock N' Shock Benefit Show on September 16, 2006. He also appeared with Lloyd and other celebrities such as musician Mark Wills
Mark Wills
Daryl Mark Williams is an American country music artist, best known professionally as Mark Wills. Signed to Mercury Records between 1996 and 2003, he released five studio albums for the label — Mark Wills, Wish You Were Here, Permanently, Loving Every Minute and And the Crowd Goes Wild — as well...
and comedian Wix Wichman at the Steve Azar St. Cecilia Foundation Benefit Concert in 2007.