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 Eugene
WWE career
Eugene is portrayed as the retarded nephew of RAW General Manager Eric Bischoff, who was placed in the care of newly returned former Commissioner William Regal. Eugene has gained the support of superstars The Rock and former World Heavyweight Champion Chris Benoit, while simultaneously becoming enemies with loudmouth announcer Jonathan Coachman and his lackey Garrison Cade. He has also survived a match with Kane. He was later in a storyline in which he was battling Triple H (who Eugene had previously referred to as his favorite wrestler). The storyline ended with Eugene being mercilessly beaten in a steel cage match by Triple H and portrayed with a severely separated shoulder.
The injury was largely worked. Eugene returned, with Regal at his side, to feud with his "Uncle Eric." The storyline led to a match at the Taboo Tuesday PPV in October 2004, in which fans could vote on the match stipulation. The chosen stipulation was that the loser would have his head shaved. Eugene won this match, forcing Eric Bischoff to shave his head.
Eugene teamed with William Regal to win the World Tag-Team Championship from La Résistance on the November 15, 2004 edition of RAW. Later, Eugene would injure himself at New Year's Revolution after botching a dropkick. He suffered a ruptured left patellar tendon which required surgery and sidelined him for several months.
This also cost him the World Tag-Team Championship, as William Regal had to have heel commentator Jonathan Coachman as his tag team partner due to Eugene's injuries. Regal and Coachman wrestled against La Résistance in a championship match, losing the match at a house show and thereby crowning La Résistance with their third reign.
Despite his injury, Eugene was featured in a commercial promoting WrestleMania 21, parodying Forrest Gump with Eugene playing the title role. He also made a surprise appearance at WrestleMania 21, delivering a trademark Eugene promo until being interrupted by controversial Arab-American heels Muhammad Hassan and Khosrow Daivari who then attacked Eugene. This was the prelude to the much anticipated return of Hulk Hogan, who came to the ring to save Eugene from the double-team beating.
Eugene returned to in-ring action on the July 25, 2005 episode of RAW to take part in Kurt Angle's "Kurt Angle Invitational." For several months, Angle had challenged "hometown heroes" to last three minutes in the ring with him; if anyone succeeded, Angle would give the successful challenger his "authentic gold medal" from the 1996 Summer Olympics (the medal isn't real, but Angle is a legitimate gold medalist). Eugene became the first successful challenger, leaving with WWE diva Christy Hemme on his arm and Angle's "gold medal" around his neck. On the August 1 episode of RAW, which will emanate from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Montville, Connecticut, Eugene will debut the "Eugene Invitational."
Finishing maneuvers
While working in Ohio Valley Wrestling, Dinsmore used an assortment of technical maneuvers, often finishing matches with a German suplex. As Eugene, Dinsmore often uses vintage moves popular in the 1970s which are nowadays widely considered to be anachronisms, such as the flying axe handle and the airplane spin. He also emulates WWE superstars past and present by performing their signature moves. In the past he has used The Rock's People's Elbow and Rock Bottom, Stone Cold Steve Austin's Stone Cold Stunner, and Hulk Hogan's running leg drop.
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