Real Name: Gregory Shane Helms
DOB: 7/12/74
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 191 lbs.
Hometown: Smithfield, NC
Signature Moves: Eye of the Hurricane (aka: Nightmare on Helms Street), Vertebreaker, X Plex, Top Spin Facebuster
Pro Debut: July 6, 1990 (PWI Almanac)


Career History:
Studied six disciplines of wrestling, and has won 32 amateur Gold Medals. Helms was hugely successful as an independent wrestler on both singles and tag team levels. He debuted as a member of 3 Count on December 23, 1999. He became sidelined shortly in 2000 with a broken nose. He has become more focues and intense since Evan Karagias left 3 Count. Still with Shannon Moore, he is currently contending for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship. On March 18, 2001 Shane Helms defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. to finally become the WCW Cruiserweight Champion. On the final Monday Night Nitro Helms successfully defended the Cruiserweight Title against Chavo Guerrero Jr. and going into the hiatus of WCW he reamined the champion. Helms went through a few months of indy bookings before the relaunch of WCW. Finally on July 3, 2001 at a SmackDown! taping, Helms made his WWF TV Debut as Gregory Helms and lost his Cruiserweight Championship to Billy Kidman. Helms soon became somewhat obsessed with being a superhero after giving his Green Lantern T-Shirt to Steve Austin, his new hero. Helms soon began dressing up in superhero attire and changed his name to "The Hurricane." On August 27, 2001 Hurricane won the WWF European Title from Matt Hardy with the help of Ivory. After almost two months of holding the WWF European Title, Hurricane was finally defeated by Bradshaw of the APA on October 22, 2001 during a RAW broadcast. At the Survivor Series on November 18, 2001 Hurricane did not win the Immunity Battle Royal which ultimately resulted in him losing a job. On a December 13, 2001 broadcast of SmackDown!, Hurricane came to the rescue of Torrie Wilson who was being harrassed by Crash Holly. Later on in a segment involving Lance Storm and Ric Flair, Flair revealed that he had in fact hired The Hurricane.


Wrestling Style:
Shane Helms appears to be a Cruiserweight but is also a very accomplished technical wrestler. Sugah can brawl and also come up with very devastating and innovative finishing moves. He is a master of throws, submission holds and numerous counters.


Titles Held:
WCW Hardcore Title (2/28/00 - 3/19/00)
WCW Cruiserweight Title (3/18/01 - 6/3/01)
WWF European Title (8/27/01 - 10/22/01)

Independent Titles Held:
NWA Wildside Tag Titles - Badstreet Boys (1/19/01 - 1/20/01)
TCW Tag Team Title - w/Lenny Lane (?/4/01 - 5/5/01)
SCW Heavyweight Title (4/24/99 - 6/24/99)1
SCW Tag Team Titles - w/Mike Maverick (2/20/99)2
WWO Lightweight Title
CCW Lightweight Title
CCWA Lightweight Title 2x
SWA Lightweight Title
SEWA Lightweight Title
NDW Tag Team Titles w/Mike Maverick
NAPW Lightweight Title
OMEGA Tag-Team Championship w/Mike Maverick 2x

1) Helms didn't lose the title, according to the title history on the SCW site two new wrestlers fought for the title on 6/24/99.
2) Helms left SCW and gave the tag straps to Maverick/Otto Schwanz who later changed thier names to Bo & Jack Dupp.


Most Biography Credit: WCW.com