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'''Dean R. Peters''' ([[August 22]], [[1958]]-[[December 15]], [[1998]]) was a [[professional wrestler]], best known for his appearances with the [[World Championship Wrestling]] and [[Pacific Northwest Wrestling]] as '''Brady Boone''' and his short run in the [[World Wrestling Entertainment|World Wrestling Federation]] as '''BattleKat'''. After his retirement, he became a referee for WCW during the late 1990s. After refereeing at a WCW event in [[Orlando, Florida]], he died in a car accident. |
'''Dean R. Peters''' ([[August 22]], [[1958]]-[[December 15]], [[1998]]) was a [[professional wrestler]], best known for his appearances with the [[World Championship Wrestling]] and [[Pacific Northwest Wrestling]] as '''Brady Boone''', '''''Fire Cat''''' in [[All Japan Pro Wrestling]] and his short run in the [[World Wrestling Entertainment|World Wrestling Federation]] as '''BattleKat'''. After his retirement, he became a referee for WCW during the late 1990s. After refereeing at a WCW event in [[Orlando, Florida]], he died in a car accident. |
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Dean Peters  | |
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| Born | August 22, 1958 Robbinsdale, Minnesota  |
| Died | December 15, 1998 (aged 40) Florida |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Brady Boone Battle Kat Fire Cat The Masked Fire Cat |
| Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Billed weight | [undue weight? – discuss] |
| Billed from | Oregon City, Oregon  |
| Trained by | Sandy Barr Roddy Piper |
| Debut | 1984 |
Dean R. Peters (August 22, 1958-December 15, 1998) was a professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with the World Championship Wrestling and Pacific Northwest Wrestling as Brady Boone, Fire Cat in All Japan Pro Wrestling and his short run in the World Wrestling Federation as BattleKat. After his retirement, he became a referee for WCW during the late 1990s. After refereeing at a WCW event in Orlando, Florida, he died in a car accident.
Career
Dean Peters graduated from Robbinsdale High School (were he was captain of the gymnastics team) in 1976 along with other future wrestling stars Curt Hennig,[1] Tom Zenk[2] and Rick Rude.[3] Other future wrestling stars John Nord[1] and Nikita Koloff[1] (class of 1977) as well as Barry Darsow[1] (class of 1978) attended RHS with Peters.[4]
Peters started his career in 1984 working for Don Owen's NWA Pacific Northwest Wrestling promotion.[5] He went by the name "Brady Boone" and was billed as the cousin of Billy Jack Haynes.[5] In 1986 Boone won the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship twice, once with Coco Samoa and once with Ricky Santana.[5]
In the late 1980s Peters went to work for WWF as the first "Battle Kat" where he received a small push.[5][6] Upon leaving the WWF Boone wrestled in the Global Wrestling Federation as the "Fire Cat."[6] He later wrestled in the Florida area where he won the Suncoast Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championship with Jerry Lynn.[7] In 1991 Peters competed at Universal Wrestling Federation's only PPV, UWF Beach Brawl.
In the late 1990s Peters worked as a referee for WCW. On December 15, 1998 while driving home to Tampa, Florida from a WCW television taping in Orlando, Peters died in an automobile accident.[5][6]
In Wrestling
- Finishing and signature moves[8]
- Frankensteiner (Top rope headscissors takedown)
- Superkick
- Moonsault
Championships/Accomplishments
- Regional
- NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship (2 times) with Coco Samoa (1) and Ricky Santana (1)[9]
- Other titles
- Suncoast Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championship (1 time) with Jerry Lynn[10]
References
- ^ a b c d "OWW Hennig Bio". Retrieved 2007-05-12.
- ^ "Athletes Advanced: Robbinsdale High School". Retrieved 2007-05-12.
- ^ "Wrestling World Mourns Loss Of Legends". Retrieved 2007-05-12.
- ^ "Fan fests bring Demolition back together". Retrieved 2007-05-14.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|Date=ignored (|date=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d e "OWW: Brady Boone Bio". Retrieved 2007-05-11.
- ^ a b c "IMDb: Brady Boone". Retrieved 2007-05-14.
- ^ "bodyslamming.com bio".
- ^ "Bio on Online World of Wrestling".
- ^ "N.W.A. Pacific Northwest Tag Team Titles". Puroresu Dojo. 2003. Retrieved 2007-05-11.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters:|month=and|coauthors=(help) - ^ "bodyslamming.com bio".
Further reading
- Bernstein, Ross. Grappling Glory: Celebrating A Century Of Minnesota Wrestling & Rassling. Minneapolis: Nodin Press, 2004. ISBN 1932472312
External links
- Dean Peters, aka Brady Boone, RIP
- Championship Wrestling from Florida: Brady Boone
- Deceased Superstars - Brady Boone
- Brady Boone at Online World of wrestling
- Brady Boone at IMDb
- Brady Boone at the WrestlingWiki