Squared Circle Legends

Ron Reis Born: November 18, 1969 in San Jose, California Other Ring Names: Big Bomb Jones, Big Ron Studd, Evil, Reese, Super Giant Ninja, SWAT, Vanilla Gorilla , T-Rex, and The Yeti. Standing at 7’1 and weighting over 350 lbs., Ron Reis had the size to be a star in the wrestling business. What Reis didn’t have was a strong gimmick, over the course of his career, Reis had upwards of nine gimmicks over the course of his career and might be remembered the most for his The Yeti gimmick.  Ron Reis was trained by wrestling star, Big John Studd and made in professional in-ring debut in March 1994 with Killer Kowalski’s International Wrestling Federation. In 1995, Reis wrestled with the National Wrestling Conference in Las Vegas, before joining World Championship Wrestling by the fall.  Reis as The Yeti With WCW, Reis would debut as The Yeti on October 23, 1995, as a member of the Dungeon of Doom. Every wrestling fans and maybe even non-wrestling fans kno...

Ice Train – Born Harold Fitzgerald Hogue Born: November 13, 1967 in Atlanta, Georgia Other Ring Names: M.I. Smooth Ice Train was a powerful, large-bodied wrestler, who is most famous for his time in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and made his wrestling debut in the early 1990s. In his first run with WCW, Ice Train went undefeated over his first twenty-five matches. His first defeat came at the hands of Ron Simmons at Clash of the Champions in 1994. After his first defeat, Ice Train would not be seen on WCW TV until the end of March in a losing effort against the team of Ron Simmons and Harlem Heat. Ice Train would tag with Marcus Bagwell and 2 Cold Scorpio in early April in winning efforts, but by June, he had in final match in WCW in a losing effort against Lord Steven Regal. After his time in WCW, Ice Train would show up in Catch Wrestling Association (CWA) where he wrestle from 1994 until 1998 and found a lot of success, winning 70 percent of his matches, inc...

Chief Jay Strongbow – Born Luke Joseph Scarpa Born: October 4, 1928 in Nutley, New Jersey Died: April 3, 2012 in Griffin, Georgia Chief Jay Strongbow was a true spectacle to see in his Native American gimmick. Wearing a war bonnet to the ring and “warpath” nature in the ring. National Wrestling Alliance (1947 to 1970) Strongbow started his wrestling career in 1947, becoming a standout star in the Georgia and Florida territories of the National Wrestling Alliance throughout the 1950s and 1960s. During his time in the NWA, he won several championships and becoming a fan favourite, and wrestled under his real name, Joe Scarpa. World Wide Wrestling Federation (1970 to 1979) In 1970, Chief Jay Strongbow started his career with the WWWF and started using his trademark native American gimmick with traditional headdress and native themed wrestling moves. During this time, his main rivals were “The Golden Greek” Spiros Arion, “Handsome Jimmy” Vallant and Superstar B...