Paul Neu

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Paul Neu
Statistics
Ring name(s)	American Avalanche Mighty Avalanche PN News Cannonball Grizzly
Billed height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Billed weight	402 lb (183 kg)
Born	July 9, 1969 (1969-07-09) (age 38) Omaha, Nebraska
Billed from	"Motown"
Trained by	Brad Rheingans
Debut	1987

Paul Neu (born July 9, 1969) is a professional wrestler best known as "The Rapmaster" P.N. News in Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling, and Cannonball Grizzly on the European independent circuit.

1 World Championship Wrestling
2 Independent circuit
3 In wrestling
4 Championships and accomplishments

[edit] World Championship Wrestling

Neu entered World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1991 and was given a gimmick by booker Dusty Rhodes of a jolly rapper by the name of "The Rapmaster" P.N. News. He came to the ring and rap before his matches. Before he hit opponents with his finisher, The Broken Record (a top rope splash), he would have the production crew start his music again.

His highest profile feud in WCW was with the Television Champion "Stunning" Steve Austin. Austin retained his title time and again by outside interference from Lady Blossom and by the 10-minute time limit running out just as he was about to be pinned. Their feud culminated at The Great American Bash in 1991, when accompanied to the ring by Salt-N-Pepa and with Bobby Eaton as his partner, he defeated Austin and his partner Terrance Taylor in a Scaffold match.

After that, Neu was pushed down the card. In a match with The Angel of Death, Neu hit his top rope splash and came down hard on Angel's leg and knees, breaking his leg and effectively ending his career.^{[citation needed]} Neu was taken off television until his WCW contract expired following the incident.

[edit] Independent circuit

After his WCW Contract expired, Neu moved on to Extreme Championship Wrestling, retaining the P.N. News gimmick, and then became part of the stable Da Baldies.

In 2006, Neu wrestled for Dansk Wrestling (Danish Wrestling) in Denmark. He returned to Denmark in 2007 and wrestled for Dansk Wrestling on three more shows: in February, May, and November.