| Luther Reigns |
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| Luther Reigns
Height: 6'5" Weight: 285 lbs. Real name: Matt Wiese Hometown: Hell's Kitchen, NYC Pro debut: 1999 Finishing move: Reign of Terror (Rolling cutter), Reigns Supreme / Shu-icide (Emerald Fusion) Favorite quote: "Aint no business like Shu business baby!" Other aliases: Horshu (Indy/OVW), Inspector Max Impact, Luther, Luther Raines, "Mean" Career highlights: AWA Superstars Heavyweight Champion Trained by: WCW Power Plant, UPW, Navajo Warrior Wiese started his career as a jobber in World Championship Wrestling in 1997 by the name of Horshu. His hair was shaved to look like a horseshoe, and he would try to work the word "shu" into his promos (ex. There's no business like "shu" business!). He appeared under this alias on an episode of The Jenny Jones Show shortly before it was cancelled, as one of the guests in the panel that was depicted as having gone from an ordinary and plain look in his early years to a dramatic overhaul to his current appearance. Wiese received a WWE contract in 2003 and went to wrestle in Ohio Valley Wrestling, WWE's developmental territory, where he was known as Inspector Max Impact. In April, 2004 He was brought into the WWE under the name Luther Reigns the "assistant" to (then) general manager Kurt Angle. Reigns made his WWE pay-per-view debut at the 2004 Great American Bash in June, 2004, defeating Charlie Haas. In September, 2004 Reigns and Angle brought Mark Jindrak to their team during a tag team match of Reigns and Angle vs. The Big Show and Eddie Guerrero. Jindrak hit the ring attacking Big Show, and Angle, Reigns, and Jindrak beat down Big Show and shaved his head bald. This led to a 4 month feud with The Big Show. Reigns, Jindrak, and Angle reformed the new Team Angle with Kurt Angle as the leader. From September 2004 until Mid-Februay 2005 Reigns and Jindrak helped Kurt Angle win most of his matches as well as taking care of Angle's enemies. Reigns and Jindrak served as Kurt Angle's bodyguards as well, and also wrestled for the tag titles on occasion. Then in mid-February 2005 Reigns and Jindrak went off on their own to feud with the Undertaker. On the February 17, 2005 edition of Smackdown!, Undertaker defeated Mark Jindrak, after which Luther Reigns smashed a television camera over The Undertaker's head. Then on February, 20th, 2005 Luther Reigns wrestled perhaps the biggest match in his career against The Undertaker at No Way Out 2005. Mark Jindrak was thrown out before the match started, and although Reigns put up a good battle the Dead Man got the victory. After this the pair began to have a falling out. Reigns got upset at Jindrak for tapping out in a "Double Jeopardy" handicap match against The Undertaker on the February 24, 2005 edition of Smackdown! when Reigns refused to tag in. After the match, Reigns and Jindrak briefly argued before coming to blows, and had to be pulled apart by officials. Then the following week on the March 3rd, 2005 edition of SmackDown! Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio beat Jindrak and Reigns to retain the Tag Team titles. After the match, Jindrak tried to help up Reigns after he got pinned and Luther Reigns smacked Jindrak. The two argued until Jindrak knocked Reigns out with a left hook to the head leading to Jindrak's face turn. On the March, 10th 2005 edition of SmackDown!, Jindrak and Reigns went head to head in a singles match, which ended with Jindrak pinning Reigns after his left hook ending their Tag Team. After this Reigns started a brief feud with The Big Show again. Reigns would try to prove he was stronger and better than The Big Show and this left to Big Show proving him wrong by pushing a Jeep over and defeating Reigns in a singles match. Reigns was defeated a few times by Booker T and achieved one more win over Funaki on WWE Velocity before he was released from his WWE contract on May 11, 2005. By all reports, the split between Wiese and the WWE was amicable, and Weise is now retired from wrestling to focus on a career in real estate. Before becoming a WWE superstar, he endured many hardships, including several drug overdoses, being fired from the WCW roster and at one point having his throat cut from ear to ear. He also served one year in prison. |