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Eugene
Dinsmore as Eugene in 2005
Birth nameNicholas David Dinsmore
Born(1975-12-17)December 17, 1975(age 48)[1]
Jeffersonville, Indiana,U.S.[2]
Alma materIndiana University Southeast
Spouse(s)
Stephanie Fischer
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(m.2015)​
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Conquistador Dos[3]
Doctor Nicholas Dinsmore[4]
Doink the Clown[1]
Eugene Dinsmore[1]
Mr. Wrestling #2[3]
Nick Dinsmore[1]
Special "E"[1]
Eugene[1]
U-Gene[1]
Billed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[5]
Billed weight235 lb (107 kg)[6]
Billed fromLouisville, Kentucky
Trained byNightmare Danny Davis[1]
Debut1996[1]
Retired2021

Nicholas David Dinsmore(born December 17, 1975), better known by hisring nameEugene,is an American retiredprofessional wrestler.

Dinsmore's career began in 1996 inOhio Valley Wrestling,where he would become theOVW Heavyweight Championa record eight times as well as theOVW Southern Tag Team Championeleven times. He debuted in the WWE in 2004 under the name Eugene Dinsmore,Eric Bischoff's nephew, and an intellectually disabled wrestling savant. During his time in the company, he was involved in various storylines and competed against such wrestlers likeTriple HandKurt Angle.He also won theWorld Tag Team ChampionshipwithWilliam Regal.

Dinsmore was eventually released in 2007, before returning to OVW, where he won the Heavyweight Championships two more times. He made a brief return to WWE in 2013, but he was released the next year. In 2015, he opened his own promotion, Midwest All Pro Wrestling.

Professional wrestling career[edit]

Early years (1996–2003)[edit]

Dinsmore debuted in 1996, and soon began wrestling in theUnited States Wrestling Association(USWA).

InOhio Valley Wrestling(OVW), he formed a successful tag team withRob Conway,calledThe Lords of The Ring.[1]The team had a recordten reignsasSouthern Tag Team Champions.[1]Dinsmore also held theOVW Heavyweight Championshipa recordten times.[1]While still in OVW, Dinsmore also made some appearances as ajobberin theWorld Wrestling Federation(WWF), first on an episode ofShotgun Saturday Nightin 1999. He wrestled in the WWF asDoink the Clownon two later occasions, and as one half ofLos Conquistadores(with Rob Conway).[1]

Dinsmore also appeared inWorld Championship Wrestling(WCW) from August 1998 to January 1999, mainly used as a jobber on WCW Saturday Night he also worked on two episodes ofThunder(losing toErnest MillerandKanyon), and on two episodes ofNitro(first teaming withLenny Laneto lose a handicap match toScott Steiner,then losing a singles match toWrath).[7]

World Wrestling Entertainment (2004–2007)[edit]

Teaming with William Regal (2004–2005)[edit]

On the April 5, 2004, episode ofRaw,Dinsmore made hisWorld Wrestling Entertainment(WWE) debut asEugene.WWE wrote Eugene as the "special"and overly excited nephew ofRawGeneral ManagerEric Bischoff,who had savant-like wrestling ability from watching his favorites on television, Dinsmore has described his portrayal of Eugene as being inspired byRip Rogers' autistic child andDustin Hoffman's performance in the filmRain Man.[8]Bischoff soon placed him under the care of the newly returnedWilliam Regal.[9]Although Regal was originally dispirited at having to manage Eugene, he would grow fond of him and the two would quickly become firm friends. In May 2004, Eugene began a feud withJonathan Coachman,who attempted to banish him from WWE (only to be stopped byThe Rock). The feud culminated in Eugene's pay-per-view debut, when he defeated Coachman atBad Blood.[10]Eugene then feuded withTriple H,[1]which led to a match between the two atSummerSlam,which Eugene lost.[11]Two weeks later onRaw,they fought ano disqualification match,which Eugene won after interference fromRandy Orton.[12]The next week, they had asteel cage match,which Eugene lost and suffered akayfabedislocated shoulder, ending the feud.[13]

After taking a few weeks off to sell his injuries, hefeudedwith his uncle, Eric Bischoff. This led to a match at the first-everTaboo Tuesdaypay-per-view on October 19. The fan-chosen (via voting at WWE's website) stipulation for the match was that the loser would have his head shaved. Eugene won this match (with help fromMr. McMahon) and subsequently shaved Bischoff's head.[14]

With Regal, Eugene won his first and only championship in WWE, taking theWorld Tag Team ChampionshipfromLa Résistanceon the November 15 episode ofRaw.[15]Eugene suffered an injury atNew Year's Revolutionon January 9, 2005, in a match withChristianandTyson Tomko,afterbotchingadropkick.Although they won the match, he suffered a ruptured leftpatellar ligament,which required surgery and sidelined him for six months. This also cost him the World Tag Team Championship, which Regal lost to La Résistance when forced to defend at ahouse showon January 16, teamed with Jonathan Coachman as a substitute.[16]During recovery, Eugene made a surprise appearance atWrestleMania 21,delivering apromountil being interrupted and attacked byMuhammad HassanandDaivari.He would be saved by returningHulk Hogan,after he attacked the villainous duo.[17]

Singles competition (2005–2006)[edit]

Eugene returned to wrestling on the July 25, 2005, on an episode ofRaw,taking part inKurt Angle's regular "Kurt Angle Invitational" challenge. Eugene defeated Angle, winning his cherishedOlympic gold medal(per match stipulation), and starting a feud between the two.[18]The feud culminated atSummerSlam,where Angle defeated Eugene to regain his medal.[19]Eugene then briefly teamed withTajiri(who, incidentally, had also previously teamed with William Regal). The team lasted until Tajiri's release in December 2005.[1]

AtTaboo Tuesday,Rob Conway teamed withTyson Tomkoto face Eugene and a "WWE Legend", to be chosen by the fans. "Superfly"Jimmy Snukawas chosen overKamalaand"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan,and pinned Conway with his Superfly Splash to win the match.[20]

On November 18, 2005, WWE.com reported Dinsmore was rushed to the hospital the previous night, after passing out in a hotel lobby inManchester,and was suspended indefinitely. Days later, WWE.com stated Dinsmore admitted to taking prescription drugs, includingsomas.[21]This coincided with the announcement of WWE'snew drug policy(established as a result ofEddie Guerrero's death from heart failure, aggravated by his history of drug abuse).[1]

Eugene made his return to WWE in theRoyal Rumble matchat thenamesake eventon January 29, 2006, as the eighteenth entrant. He was eliminated byChris Benoit.[1]AtWrestleMania 22,Eugene competed in a preshow battle royal which was won byViscera.Eugene briefly feuded withMatt Striker,after appearing in the "Matt Striker's Classroom" segment ofBacklashon April 30, 2006.[22]Striker ultimately defeated Eugene to end the feud. After appearing atECW One Night Stand,[22]Eugene formed a tag team with "Hacksaw"Jim Duggan.[1]He challengedUmagato a match atVengeanceand lost, despite having Duggan,Doink the Clown,andKamalain his corner.[22]He defeatedVince McMahonandShane McMahonin a handicap match on the July 10Raw,after interference fromD-Generation X.[23]On the September 4Raw,Eugene and Duggan challenged World Tag Team Champions theSpirit Squadfor the title, but were unsuccessful. The team split up on the November 6Raw.After losing a rematch to The Spirit Squad, Eugene attacked Duggan, turningheel.[24]However, the angle was soon dropped and, before the end of the year, Eugene became a face again. After this, he wrestled mainly on theRawB-show,Heat.

Brand switches and departure (2007)[edit]

Dinsmore in 2007

On the March 19, 2007, episode ofRaw,Eugene was forced into a match with Umaga, as a punishment for accidentally spilling a drink onVince McMahon.After losing, McMahon shaved Eugene's head.[25]Eugene wrestled on the June 2, 2007Saturday Night's Main Event XXXIV,where he debuted a new "Superman-esque "wrestling attire. He teamed withKaneandDoink The Clownto defeatKevin Thorn,Viscera,and Umaga.[26]

On June 17, Eugene was drafted to theSmackDown!brand as their final pick of the 2007Supplemental Draft.[27]On the June 29 episode ofSmackDown!,Eugene debuted for the brand, losing toThe Great Khali.The following week, he was tricked into thinkingDeuce 'n Dominowere helping him win his match againstMark Henry,which led to a quick defeat.

On the July 20 episode ofSmackDown!,Eugene participated in a battle royal for the vacantWorld Heavyweight Championship,and was eliminated byBatistaandKane.Eugene made his final WWE appearance on the August 31 edition ofSmackDown!.While shooting T-shirts into the crowd via T-shirt gun, he accidentally shot Mark Henry. Henry retaliated by squeezing him with a bearhug until he passed out. On September 1, 2007, Nick Dinsmore was released from his WWE contract.[28][29]

Juggalo Championship Wrestling (2007, 2011–2013)[edit]

Dinsmore debuted inJuggalo Championship Wrestling(JCW) in October 2007, asU-Gene.[1]He returned in 2010, at the "Flashlight Wrestling: Legends & Loonies" event, and lost to Breyer Wellington. He became a full-time member of the roster the following year. He had a briefstorylinein which he was infatuated with the wrestler Jailbird Man, inadvertently costing Jailbird his matches.[30][31]U-Gene participated in JCW's firstinternetpay-per-view,Hatchet Attacks,where he defeatedRaven.[32]He formed a tag team withZach Gowenat Up in Smoke, believing that he could be Gowen's second leg, but ended up costing his team the match by distracting the referee.[33]On July 28, Gowen and U-Gene defeated theRing Rydasto win theJCW Tag Team Championship.[34]However, Gowen forfeited the championship after realizing that U-Gene cheated to win, causing U-Gene to attack him and disband the team.[34]U-Gene defeated Gowen atBloodymania 5,but the referee reversed the decision after realizing U-Gene cheated to win.

Independent circuit (2007–2013)[edit]

Dinsmore at theHulkamania: Let The Battle BeginTour in 2009

In October 2007, Dinsmore became the head official in charge of Derby City Wrestling, the intermediate-level group affiliated with Ohio Valley Wrestling, afterJoey Matthewsleft the position. He made some appearances in Puerto Rico'sWorld Wrestling Council(WWC), as Eugene.[29]Dinsmore wrestled for WFX Wrestling in Canada, in a role similar to the one he played in WWE, under the names "U-Gene" and "U-gene Dinsmore". He formed a tag team withLuke Williams,better known as one half ofThe Bushwhackers.[citation needed]He wrestled for Ring of Honor (as Nick Dinsmore) in aRing of Honor Wrestlingtaping, against "The Prodigy"Mike Bennett.[35]In 2009, he was part ofHulk Hogan's Australian tour,Hulkamania: Let The Battle Begin,where he wrestled as U-Gene.

Dinsmore made his Ring of Honor debut on December 9, 2010, at ROH Wrestling tapings, losing to Mike Bennett. In December 2011, Dinsmore took part inTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling's (TNA)Indiaproject,Ring Ka KingasDr. Nicholas Dinsmore.[4][36]On July 27, Dinsmore, as "U-Gene", unsuccessfully challenged Freight Train for the 5 Dollar Wrestling championship in the main event of that promotion's internet PPV debut.[37]

Return to OVW (2008–2013)[edit]

On February 20, 2008, Dinsmore returned toOhio Valley Wrestling(OVW) under his real name and defeatedJay Bradleyto win his ninthHeavyweight Championship.He lost the title to Anthony Barvado on July 25, 2008. On October 26, 2011, Dinsmore defeated Jason Wayne to win the OVW Heavyweight Championship for the tenth time, turning heel in the process.[38]Dinsmore lost the title to Rudy Switchblade seven days later in an Eight Man Melee, including Wayne, Adam Revolver, Ted McNaler, James Thomas, Rocco Bellagio andMike Mondo.

Returns to WWE (2009, 2013–2014)[edit]

In July 2009, Dinsmore signed a contract to return to WWE.[39][40]On August 1, Dinsmore (as Eugene) defeatedRicky Ortizat aSmackDown/ECWhouse show inManchester, New Hampshire.On the August 10Raw,Eugene returned to television, losing aContract on a Pole matchto The Calgary Kid, who afterwards removed his mask to reveal himself asThe Miz.Four days later, Dinsmore was once again released from WWE, as a wrestler and a trainer.[41][42]

Dinsmore was re-hired by WWE on September 20, 2013, as trainer onNXT,and he lasted a year before he was released on October 2, 2014.[43]

Return to the independent circuit (2015–2021)[edit]

On January 10, 2015, Dinsmore returned to wrestling, this time with the British promotionInternational Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom.He defeated Grado in his first match for the promotion.[44]Dinsmore began running his own shows in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, under the banner of Midwest All Pro Wrestling. The first live event was held November 7, 2015.[45]In December 2021, Dinsmore announced his retirement tour.[46]He also sold Midwest All Pro Wrestling at the end of 2021.[47]

Professional wrestling style, persona and reception[edit]

During his run with WWE, Dinsmore's character was "Eugene", an overly-excited and "special" person who could outwrestle anyone in the ring, based upon some people withintellectual disability.The idea of the gimmick came from then OVW trainerRip Rogers,who was inspired by his autistic son.[48]

Personal life[edit]

In 2009, Dinsmore became engaged to Stephanie Fischer, whom he married in November 2015.[49]

Championships and accomplishments[edit]

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