Gregory Helms

Helms 2009

Gregory Shane Helms ( born July 12, 1974 in Smithfield, North Carolina ) is an American professional wrestler. He became known among other things with the gimmick name The Hurricane at World Wrestling Entertainment.

Career

Independent leagues and WCW

Helms began his career in 1994 and was initially successful in many indipendent leagues. He became friends with the Hardy Boyz and Shannon Moore, and went with the latter together to World Championship Wrestling. Here he became a member of Three Count, a comedy tag team, which was a parody of a then very popular boy group and consisted of him, Moore and Evan Karagias. For the first time the three have occurred in Thunder on December 23, 1999.

When Superbrawl 2000, the three Norman Smiley defeated in a handicap match. On February 28, defeated Three Count Brian Knobbs and were thus WCW Hardcore Champion ( s ). On 1 November 2000, it fell out during a match against Jung Dragons and the team was disbanded. Helms was able to convince his wrestlerischen services and got a singles push, the verhielf him to win the WCW Cruiserweight Championship.

World Wrestling Federation (WWE)

After WCW was acquired by the then World Wrestling Federation (now WWE) in March 2001, Helms was also working there and got there the very popular gimmick of the comic book heroes Hurricane Helms ( The Hurricane later only ). In August, he won the European Championship and lost it again in October.

Subsequently, Helms was seen as a team with Lance Storm, they got opportunities to the WCW World Tag Team Championship, but could not use themselves. Let the WWF Hardcore Championship in 2000 to win it, but because of what he 24/7-Regel lost again after a few minutes. After the WWF is renamed in WWE and had split into two shows, Raw and SmackDown, Helms was active in the latter. Here he won the WWE Cruiserweight Championship and was sent to the end of Raw.

In Raw was allowed Helms in a team with Kane in September 2002 to win the World Tag Team Championships, until they had to leave him back in October. End of 2003, a tag team with him and Rosey, who also embodied a comic book heroes made ​​it. In May 2005, they won the Tag Team Championships. In October, Helms went surprisingly Rosey going on, took off his mask and became Gregory Helms. By the end of 2005, however, he was only in the B- Heat show active, although a push he was promised.

At the Royal Rumble in 2006 Helms surprisingly won the WWE Cruiserweight Championship and moved to SmackDown. He injured his short time later and had to pause for a few weeks, but came back earlier than expected. After längesten reign as crusierweight Champion in WWE, Helms lost the title after more than a year Chavo Guerrero in a Cruiserweight Invitational match at WWE No Way Out PPV.

After Helms paused due to a cervical fracture. On 31 August 2007, his name appeared on a list of wrestlers who allegedly related doping agent. Since he was injured at the time, he was not suspended as usual for 30 days, but had to give one month's salary. On 5 December at the Smackdown edition Helms made ​​his comeback with a win against MVP. He then began a feud with the United States Champion Shelton Benjamin. On 16 April 2009 were allowed to change it as part of the WWE Draft to ECW, where he again be The Hurricane gimmick took up in August 2009. At the same time, he returned as an interviewer. This helmet feuded with Paul Burchill and Katie Lea, who wanted to prove that Gregory Helms The Hurricane is. He then feuded against Zack Ryder. After WWE NXT replaced the ECW, Helms was released on February 26, 2010 by WWE.

Independent return

Since the dismissal Helms occurs in independent leagues: eg World Wrestling Stars, Canadian Wrestling 's Elite or Lucha Libre USA.

Others

He owes, the comic Green Lantern of which he is a big fan of his Hurricane gimmick. We Also he has let its symbol tattooed on his right upper arm.

On May 6, 2011, announced that Helms and his girlfriend Karen severely injured in a motorcycle accident. Helms suffered fractures on the legs, ankles, as well as the nose. In addition, his jaw was dislocated and he had to be sewn with 200 stitches. His girlfriend suffered a neck fracture. However, both floated not in mortal danger.

Champion titles and awards

  • World Wrestling Entertainment: 2x WWE Cruiserweight Champion
  • 2x World Tag Team Champion (1x with Kane and Rosey )
  • 1x WWE European Champion
  • 1x WWE Hardcore Champion
  • World Championship Wrestling: 1x WCW Cruiserweight Champion
  • 1x WCW Hardcore Champion ( along with Evan Karagias and Shannon Moore)
  • Other Titles: 2x CCW Light Heavyweight Champion
  • 2x CCWA Light Heavyweight Champion
  • 1x Cruiserweight Champion EAW
  • 1x NAPW Light Heavyweight Champion
  • 1x NDW Light Heavyweight Champion
  • 1x NDW Tag Team Champion ( with Mike Maverick)
  • 1x NWA Wildside Tag Team Champion ( with Shannon Moore)
  • 2x OPW Tag Team Champion ( with Mike Maverick)
  • 1x SCW Champion
  • 1x SCW Tag Team Champion ( with Mike Maverick)
  • 1x SEWA Light Heavyweight Champion
  • 1x SWA Light Heavyweight Champion
  • 1x TCW Texas Tag Team Champion ( with Lenny Lane )
  • 1x WWO Light Heavyweight Champion
Smithfield (North Carolina) Atlanta Georgia (U.S. state) Raleigh (North Carolina) 1991 Glossary of professional wrestling terms#G WWE European Championship Katarina Waters
279370
de