Rick Bogner
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| Rick Bogner | |
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| Ring name(s) | Big Titan Razor Ramon Rick Titan Slice Ramirez Ti Do |
| Billed height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) |
| Billed weight | 272 lb (123 kg) |
| Born | January 16, 1970 Calgary, Alberta |
| Debut | 1992 |
Richard (Rick) Bogner (born January 16, 1970 in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian professional wrestler; he is best known as the "fake" Razor Ramon who debuted in the World Wrestling Federation as a replacement for the original man to use the Ramon gimmick, Scott Hall.
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[edit] Career
Rick Bogner debuted in 1992, and immediately joined the Japanese Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling promotion as Big Titan. He won the FMW World Martial Arts Heavyweight Championship on January 15, 1992, defeating Atsushi Onita in Tokyo. Bogner's reign lasted just fifteen days before he lost to Tarzan Goto in Osaka on January 30. He later formed a tag team with fellow gaijin The Gladiator, and on January 18, 1994 in Misato, Saitama they defeated Atsushi Onita and Katsutoshi Niyama in a tournament final to become the first ever FMW Brass Knuckles Tag Team champions. Their reign lasted until April 21, 1994, when they lost to Mr. Pogo and Hisakatsu Oya in Aomori.
In 1996, Scott Hall, better known as "Razor Ramon", left the World Wrestling Federation to join the biggest competitor to the WWF, World Championship Wrestling. The WWF retained the rights to the popular Razor Ramon gimmick (a Cuban character modeled after Tony Montana, the protagonist of the film Scarface), and after a while decided to have another wrestler portray Ramon. Bogner was introduced to the WWF by play-by-play announcer Jim Ross in late-1996 as Razor Ramon. He was joined by Glen Jacobs, who was identified as "Diesel", a character previously portrayed by Kevin Nash (who had also left for WCW that year). The intended storyline (which involved Ross introducing the obvious fakes as a way to embarrass Vince McMahon for past firings) didn't connect with fans who simply saw Bogner and Jacobs poor substitutes for the original Razor Ramon and Diesel. The Jim Ross heel turn, which also didn't work, was simply dropped almost immediately and, despite receiving a tag title shot at the December In Your House pay-per-view, the pair were pretty much done as of the Royal Rumble. While Jacobs, who was the last wrestler legally eliminated from the Royal Rumble match, was later repackaged as the Undertaker's brother "Kane" and went on to experience considerable success, Bogner was released.
After a short spell in Extreme Championship Wrestling as Slice Ramirez, Bogner returned to Japan, where he joined New Japan Pro Wrestling and became a member of the heel nWo Japan stable as "The Free Spirit" Rick Titan. As a member of nWo Japan, Bogner occasionally wrestled alongside Scott Hall, the man he had previously impersonated. Bogner was a member of nWo Japan for several years, and remained in the stable after it was renamed Team 2000. He also appeared with WAR as Ti Do.
In 2001, he opened a professional wrestling school in his hometown of Calgary with Bad News Brown.
He ran the school until late 2003. He is now competes on the independent scene.
[edit] In wrestling
- Finishing and signature moves
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
- Canadian Rocky Mountain Wrestling
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- 2-time CRMW International Champion
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- 1-time FMW World Martial Arts Heavyweight Champion
- 1-time FMW Brass Knuckles Tag Team Champion (with The Gladiator)
[edit] Personal life
Bogner married Danielle Belsford in 1991, they have three children.
[edit] Acting career
Bogner appeared in the Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show episode "Honey, Meet the Barbarians" as the "Meanest Barbarian" on February 6, 1998.
