RIP Umaga

Former WWE wrestler Umaga died this week at age 36.
It is said to have been a heart attack.

His real name was Edward Fatu, and came from a wrestling family. Umaga had been part of WWE since 2002.
He also worked at one point for both TNA and All Japan. He most recently toured as part of the Australian tour Hulk Hogan was doing.

His titles were HWA Tag Team Championship, MCW Tag Team Championship, WWE Intercontinental Championship among others.

Profile on Necro Butcher

One of the biggest names in JCW, the Necro Butcher made the crossover from Indie wrestling to mainstream with his recent role in the movie the "Wrestler".

In the late 1990's, he worked the Texas circuit as "Private Dylan Summers" but changed his name shortly after that to Necro Butcher, where he won his first hardcore belt for IHW HARDCORE. He also worked for TCW, IWA-MIDSOUTH, (where he won the belt in 2007) COMBAT ZONE WRESTLING (CZW), FULL IMPACT PRO (FIP) and RING OF HONOR (ROH).
Some of his titles include : CTPW Tag Team Championship, CWA Hardcore Championship, JCW Tag Team Championship, among others.
Necro Butcher was also awarded Wrestling Observer Newsletter's 2008 Best Brawler award.

He's most known to Insane Clown Posse fans as one half of the Juggalo Championshit Wrestling tag team which he held with Mad Man Pondo.
He is one of the kings of hardcore style wrestling, with a gimmick of being a "little rough around the edges". The members of the ICP who do announcing for JCW's Slam TV, always seemed to draw attention to the look Necro Butcher had with references to the fact he wrestled shoeless and the wildness of his beard.

Profile on Jamie Noble

Since Jamie Noble is in the news this week, we decided to do our first profile on him (stay tuned A.J. Style fans we know you've been waiting but...)

Before becoming the mid-card jobber to some of WWE's most brutal wrestlers, Jamie Noble was a top player.

In fact, I remember him as being one hell of a wrestler in WCW's Cruiser Weight division back in late 1999/early 2000 as Jamie-San, the masked member of Jung Dragons (with Kaz Hayashi and Jimmy Yang) and having a beauty of a feud with 3Count (a boy band no less).

Others will remember his credits to include the Cruiser Weight Championship in 2002 when he first joined WWE. He made a great Heel back then didn't he.

During a short time away from the WWE, Jamie Noble wrestled for Ring of Honor (ROH) where he won the ROH World Championship as Jamie Gibson (2005)

In late 2005, Noble returned to WWE as part of another tag team the Pit Bulls, which had a limited story angle before casting Noble into what has become a string of mid-card placing and bad gimmicks.

In early 2009, Jamie Noble suffered a neck injury at the hands of Mike Knox, the first of two semi-severe injuries, the other being most recently at the hands of Sheamus. This was the deciding factor for Noble's retirement from wrestling.

Jamie Noble has been a fan favourite over the last 14 or so years wither he was Heel or Face, a singles wrestler or tag team member.

Captain Lou Albano--Wrestling Profile

Captain Lou Albano was born in July 29, 1933 and he had been introduced into wrestling in 1953. He was best known for his beard and wearing rubber bands on his face. He won the WWF United States Tag Team Championship Titles. From there he went on to do announcing and promos. He was known as the world's most villainous manager. His wrestling career ended in 1995. In the 1980's he appeared in a few music videos.

Various Titles he has held are:

PWI Manager of the year; (1974, 1981, 1986)
PWI Stanley Weston Award; (1994)
WWE Hall of Fame; (1996)
WWF United States Tag Team Championship; (1967)
Best of Interviews; (1981)
Worst Worked Match of the Year; (1985)

He has been imitated over time but never duplicated. And never forgotten in the wrestling industry. He died on October 14, 2009 after being sent home from the hospital. He is survived by his wife, four children and 14 grandchildren. Our deepest sympathy goes out to his family during this time(1933-07-29)