Nick Cvjetkovich

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Nick Cvjetkovich
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Ring name(s) SiNN[1]
H.N. Hardcastle
Lucifer Love
Nicholas Sinn[1]
Nick Sinn
The Original Sinn[1]
Sinn Bowdee[1]
Billed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Billed weight 234 lb (106 kg)[1]
Born August 29, 1973 (1973-08-29) (age 34)[1]
Toronto, Ontario[1]
Resides Orangeville, Ontario
Trained by Ron Hutchinson[1]
Rob Fuego
Alex Atkinson
Debut 2000[1]

Nick Cvjetkovich[1] (born August 29, 1973)[1] is a Canadian professional wrestler of British and Serb descent, better known as The Original Sinn, or simply Sinn.

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[edit] Career

Cvjetkovich was trained as a wrestler by Rob Fuego and Ron Hutchison in Orangeville, Ontario. He trained for Black Belt under Alex Atkinson Black Belt Institute. His debut match was in 2000 against El Fuego during the Apocalypse Wrestling Federation Iron Man Tournament at the Canadian National Exhibition. He remained with the AWF until February 2001. He also worked several dates for Scott D'Amore's Border City Wrestling promotion in Windsor, Ontario, using the name Lucifer Love (as AWF employees were not allowed to work for regional competitors, Cvjetkovich used a different ring name and gimmick so he would not be found out).

In May and June Cvjetkovich toured England with Brian Dixon's All Star Wrestling promotion, where he teamed with fellow Canadian Joe E. Legend defeating top stars Tatonka, Joe Gomez and Jake Roberts. Shortly after returning from England, Cvjetkovich began working for Northern Championship Wrestling in Montreal. He returned to the AWF in late 2001 and once again participated in the Iron Man Tournament, before forming a tag team with Fabian Stokes known as High Maintenance. Cvjetkovich wrestled in several TWE (Twin Wrestling Entertainment) main events across Ontario facing legends such as King Kong Bundy and Hacksaw Jim Duggan. In the summers of 2002 and 2003 Cvjetkovich wrestled across the Maritimes (Novia scotia, New Brunswich, P.E.I. and Newfoundland) for A.C.W run by Bobby Bass and Buddy Lane with competing with fellow wrestlers Peter Kingman, Kowboy Hughes, Jason Bates, Bobby Roode and Jim Niedhart. Cvjetkovich winning the A.C.W. Heavyweight Championship in August 2003.

In late 2003, Cvjetkovich appeared with Dark Omen Elvis Elliot at Fallout 2003 in Ontario on September 27 he and his partner won Tag Team Championships in a three-way tag team match. Cvjetkovich and Elliot were stripped of the titles within a month. Cvjetkovich performing with Sideshow Carnival Diablo throughout Ontario, Manitoba and Quebec, featured as strong man. Performing bizarre feats such as bending iron bars in his teeth, Human Dartboard and the Electric Chair. He then returned in March 2004 to participate in tag team tournaments across Canada with partner Elvis Elliot, winning various local titles.

In late 2004, Cvjetkovich wrestled a number of dark matches across Canada for World Wrestling Entertainment. In 2005, he began promoting, staging an event called Warrior 1 Pro Wrestling LIVE! on June 26 at the Oshawa, Ontario civic centre. In the main event, Cvjetkovich and his partner Elvis Ozbourne (a.k.a. Elvis Elliot) were defeated by Team Canada (Petey Williams and Bobby Roode). In November 2005, Sinn returned to Carnival Diablo, as well as partnering with Helvis (a.k.a. Elvis Elliot) as The Beasts of Burden. Returning to TWE (Ontario), competing in against WWE superstar Al Snow. Cvjetkovich has defended and UWA Ottawa heavyweight title against TNA Star Robert Roode and WWE legends Jake "The Snake" Roberts and Pat Tanaka.

[edit] World Wrestling Entertainment

Cvjetkovich was signed to a WWE Developmental contract on July 12, 2007. On October 13, 2007, Nick Cvjetkovich made his Florida Championship Wrestling debut under the name Sinn Bowdee[citation needed].

[edit] In wrestling

  • Finishing moves
  • Signature moves
  • Nicknames
    • The Carnival Freak

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

  • Independent Wrestling
  • Various time Tag Team Champion (with Elvis Elliot)
  • All Canadian wrestling
  • 1-time ACW Heavy weight Champion
  • Universal Wrestling Association Ottawa
  • 1-time UWA Heavyweight Champion

[edit] Personal life

Cvjetkovich was previously in a relationship with female wrestler Tracy Brooks. He is the childhood friend of two wrestlers, Edge and Christian Cage. While growing up, as stated in Edge's book, Cvjetkovich was referred to as Fatty by Edge and Christian. Cvjetkovich is the protege and close friend of Jake 'The Snake' Roberts. Sinn's real life brother Steven wrestles under the name Kobra Kai.

[edit] Author

Cvjetkovich is the writer, artist and publisher of the Fred the Possessed Flower comic book series (1999-2000). With his brother Steven, he wrote a comedy-horror novel called Between Chapters, which was self-published in September 2000. The Cvjetkovich brothers have variously published as Happy Predator Press and Happy Predator Publications.

[edit] Filmography

  • Enter... Zombie King (2002) as The Zombie King

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Original Sinn Profile. Online World Of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2008-04-26.

[edit] External links

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