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Real Name: Ron Walter Quinn
Wrestling Name: Ron Havok
Moniker: "Pure Power"
Height: 6'4
Weight: 285 lbs
Hometown: Hell's Gate, British Columbia, Canada
Theme Music: "Battery" by Metallica

Standing at six foot four inches tall, and weighing in at a hefty 285 pounds, Ron Havok always had the size, and imposing physique to be a professional wrestler, but it was his upbringing in the small British Columbia town of Hell's Gate, smack dab in the middle of the Fraser Valley that would mold him into the chaotic force he is today.

Hell's Gate was scarcely populated, and relied heavily on the logging industry for it's survival. Although born Ronald Walter Quinn, it would take 22 years to shed his birth name, and develop the "Ron Havok" personna, but many of it's elements were taken directly from his childhood.

Ron Havok stood for strength of body, strength of mind, and strength of character, all attributes that could be taken directly from his parents. Ron's father, a logger, provided Ron with a role model for bodily strength. Ron's mother, a school teacher, provided mental strength... but it would be Ron himself that developped strength of character, when both his mother and father died in an automobile accident at the age of 18.

But childhood wasn't all tragedy. Growing up Ron Quinn had heroes... but they weren't Superman or Spider-man... they were real men, with real jobs. They were the superstars of proffessional wrestling. With no cable television, the grapplers that appeared on channel 3 every Saturday afternoon and evening would form Ron's early concepts of "good" and "evil"... wrestling would captivate Ron's imagination as a child, and be his driving force through out college.

At age 19, Ron Quinn was alone in the world. With the passing of his mother and father, Ron was able to forge ahead with the help of his high school gym teacher, that got him a try out for the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. Seizing the opportunity at a free education, Ron Quinn hopped on board, and got a scholarship for football, despite never playing the sport for a day in his life.

Quinn's natural athletic ability helped him become one of the most dominant offensive linemen in the university's history... but Ron's post secondary tenure would not last. Ron would get suspended at the end of the 2000 season for suplexing a teammate in pratice, and in the first game of the 2001 season, Ron Quinn would lose his scholarship for headbutting the opposing quarterback... after Ron had knocked his helmet off with a sack.

Ron Quinn was 21 years old, unemployed, under-educated, and dejected. His sports aspirations had been shattered in more fragments than that quarterback's skull. After months of soul searching, and many sleepless nights, Ron came back to the love of his youth; pro wrestling.

His idea to venture on the road to become a wrestler began to crumble. With no money, and no prior experience no wrestling promotion in British Columbia were willing to take the risk. There were some major players in the Western canadian wrestling scene; Marty Sugar was the marquee star, and Big West Wrestling was the biggest, baddest, and best organization of the bunch... but Quinn's plea for work would fall on the deaf ears of Angelina Bishop's underlings. Ron Quinn, for the first time in his life, would have to leave his home province to fulfill his boyhood dream.

With everything he owned packed into a backpack, and two large duffel bags, Ron set out on his journey. Hitch hiking from Vancouver to Calgary wasn't going to be an easy road. With his thumb outstretched, Ron Quinn would walk half way across British Columbia. Sleeping on park benches, under overpasses, and sometimes right on the side of the highway, Quinn would learn right from the start about sacrifice, hard work, dedication, and the limits of the human spirit...

but Ron Quinn was eventually picked up. Hitching a ride with a truck delivering lumber, Ron was able to both get to Calgary, and hook a part time job with the dispatcher of the company. Working and living out of the warehouse, Ron Quinn learned the pains of grueling physical labour... but it would all pay off.

The dispatcher, Herman Golachuk, knew of a local indy wrestling circuit that ran shows twice a month. Great Plains Wrestling was owned and operated by an up and coming promoter, Guy "Frenchie" Laviolette. A french-canadian business man, he had opened a successful chain of restaurants had used Golachuk's company for it's shipping needs. A meeting was set up, and the path of Ron Quinn's wrestling career went from a mid-summer's dream to a sizzling reality.

Laviolette was introduced to the recently turned 22 year old, and instant saw in Ron Quinn a star that could be molded... but he was a kid, and he was green. "Frenchie" as he was affectionately called by his peers, knew that the veterans of GPW wouldn't welcome a youngster with open arms, so he set up a group training session so that he could monitor the kid's progress.

Guy Laviolette would be stunned by what he saw. Laviolette had been able to snag some of the top indy talent in Alberta, but none of these men were ready for the upstart youngster. The GPW Provincial champion, Zanzibar, a 6'8, 350 pound African tried to take liberties with the young Ron Havok. Openly trash talking the kid, smacking him across the face, and pushing him around... but Quinn was obediant and complacent. He did as he was told, and took a tremendous beating... but it all blew up in Zanzibar's face when he spit in the face of Ron Quinn...

The young Quinn took exception to the disrespectful act, and took matters into his own hands. Powerslamming the giant Zanzibar, and dropping the champion on his head with a spinebuster, the brawl began. Every body in the GPW attacked the young Ron Quinn, giving him a taste of competitive nature of the business, and the togetherness of the dressing room. The hatred for outsiders was rampant... but when Ron Quinn dropped six out of ten men, "Frenchie" Laviolette spoke the phrase that would linger on...

"Kid, look at what you did! That was havoc, kid. Pure havoc."

Ron Havok had been born... and he had his foot in the doorstep.

Ron Havok never wrestled for the GPW. Guy Laviolette thought that Ron would create dissention amongst his ranks... but "Frenchie" did give Ron access to his ring for training, and also a contact. A contact by the name of Avery Desmond.

Avery Desmond was a big time wrestling promoter, with an eye for young talent. Founder, owner, operator, and booker for Alberta Pro Wrestling, he wanted to bring in the phenomenal young rookie as his new star. When offered a two year contract, Ron Havok refused to sign his name on the dotted line. He wanted to see what APW was all about. Ron had no intentions of walking into another powder keg, like the GPW.

Desmond's company was much more proffessional, and well run than the tiny GPW. The guys had their ego's in check, and Ron Havok learned quickly that what's good for one man wasn't always what was best for the organization as a whole. The training was much more grueling, and the work out regiment was one of the toughest in the province, but the reward was a chance at legitimacy.

Avery Desmond, however, was a rich man. His self-worth was estimated at nearly 10 million canadian. His passion for creating entertaining and innovative wrestling was known all throughout the country... but so was his investment portfolio. With RRSPs, bonds, mutual funds, and high interest investments Avery Desmond was becoming known in the wrong circles... namely with the police.

Avery Desmond was arrested in August of 2002 on charges of fraud, and extortion. His setence of 15 years ended the 6 year run his APW brain-child, and Ron Havok's career had hit rock bottom. His dreams of wrestling grandeur had gone up in a puff of smoke... but fate was about to change all that.

Avery Desmond may have made a number of bad business decisions, but he had one point of reference that would lead to good fortune for the rookie Ron Havok. Desmond had purchased a large number of shares in an upstart Vancouver business by the name of Sadox. The fact, by itself, was of very little importance... but Sadox would go on to be the main financial backer for Angelina Bishop's Big West Wrestling.

Ron Havok mailed his tapes, and his small wrestling history to Angelina Bishop herself... and his name had come up in several meetings. BWW had a genuine interest in the rookie, but that wasn't good enough for the hot headed youngster. He decided to take matters into his own hands, and accelarate his wrestling future with a decision that would either make or break his career.

On September 9th, 2002, Ron Havok took drastic measures. That night, during a Hardcore Brawl, Ron jumped the guard rail of Jack Mace's Northern Pro Wrestling. He knew it was illegal. He knew that he could end up in a jail cell next to his old promoter, Mr. Desmond, but Ron Havok had to make an impact... and that he did. After crushing Kurgan Demonstone, and PowerPlexing Lonny Bash out of his boots, Ron Havok had made his mark, and engrained his in-your-face attitude, and raw physicality in the minds and the hearts of NPW fans, everywhere.

Suddenly the BWW and NPW were interested in him. Ron Havok had gone from wallowing in the independent scene to national television coverage... and both promotions, engaged in a deep seeded war were thirsting for new talent. Ron Havok was everything that both promotions wanted... young, strong, hugry, angry, in your face, and taking no shit from anybody.

Instead of jail, Ron Havok was presented with a contract... from both promotions. Ron Havok, the big western monster, would sign with the company that he aspired to joib. With a longer deal, and more money, "Pure Power" Ron Havok would sign Angelina Bishop's contract... only to devote his time to a lost cause...

In the aftermath of The Match Beyond 2, Think Tank Turner would prove to be the "mystery owner", offering Ron Havok, Jamie McNulty, and Keith Edwards NPW contracts to become "The Wrecking Crew" and his personal guarantee to the dismantling and destruction of Keystone Wrestling Federation. Ron Havok would come away with the KWF Appalachian Mountain Title, his prize for the defeat of that heathen organization.

Recently Ron Havok, and his on again, off again, tag team partner Xavier would come within arms reach of the CAL World Tag Team Titles, only to push Jack Cross & Loki to a double count-out draw, effectively letting the champions leave with their titles.

Now, with desention looming over the heads of "The Wrecking Crew", Ron Havok looks to crush and maim anyone & everyone that is put in his path on the road to NPW & eventually Coalition supremacy.