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Nick Dinsmore
BornDecember 17, 1975
Jeffersonville, Indiana
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Nick Dinsmore
Mr. Wrestling
Dos
Eugene Dinsmore
Eugene
Billed height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Billed weight238lb (108 kg)
Billed fromLouisville, Kentucky
Trained byDanny Davis
Debut1998

Nicholas Dinsmore (born December 17, 1975 in Jeffersonville, Indiana), also known by his ring name Eugene, is an American professional wrestler who performs on World Wrestling Entertainment's RAW brand.

Career

Ohio Valley Wrestling

Before he donned the "simpleton" gimmick of Eugene, Dinsmore wrestled in Ohio Valley Wrestling under his real name, partnered with fellow RAW superstar Rob Conway. Dinsmore even made WWE appearances, wrestling under a mask as Doink the Clown on two occasions, and as one half of Los Conquistadores with Conway. He also won the OVW Championship on an astounding 9 separate occasions, beating Flash Flanagan's comparatively paltry record of 4 Championship reigns.

World Wrestling Entertainment

In Dinsmore's official debut he was portrayed as Eugene, the mentally retarded nephew of former RAW General Manager Eric Bischoff, and was placed in the care of newly returned former Commissioner William Regal. Despite his otherwise simpleton nature, Eugene is portrayed as an "idiot savant" when it comes to wrestling, using old moves from the 1970's as well as copying the signature moves of popular WWE superstars. Eugene has gained the support of superstars The Rock and then World Heavyweight Champion Chris Benoit, while simultaneously becoming enemies with loudmouth announcer Jonathan Coachman and his lackey Garrison Cade. He has also survived a match with Kane. He was later in a storyline in which he was battling Triple H (who Eugene had previously referred to as his favorite wrestler). The storyline ended with Eugene being mercilessly beaten in a steel cage match by Triple H and portrayed with a severely separated shoulder. As his feud with Hunter progressed, Dinsmore failed to be elevated higher due to the audience turning on the savant character in favour of the "legit" Hunter, something that would come back to haunt Dinsmore later on when he faced Angle.

The injury was largely worked. Eugene returned, with Regal at his side, to feud with his "Uncle Eric." The storyline led to a match at the Taboo Tuesday PPV in October 2004, in which fans could vote on the match stipulation. The chosen stipulation was that the loser would have his head shaved. Eugene won this match, forcing Eric Bischoff to shave his head.

Eugene teamed with William Regal to win the World Tag-Team Championship from La Résistance on the November 15, 2004 edition of RAW. Later, Eugene would injure himself at New Year's Revolution after botching a dropkick. He suffered a ruptured left patella tendon which required surgery and sidelined him for several months.

This also cost him the World Tag-Team Championship, as William Regal had to have heel commentator Jonathan Coachman as his tag team partner due to Eugene's injuries. Regal and Coachman wrestled against La Résistance in a championship match, losing the match at a house show and thereby crowning La Résistance with their third reign.

Despite his injury, Eugene was featured in a commercial promoting WrestleMania 21, parodying Forrest Gump with Eugene playing the title role. He also made a surprise appearance at WrestleMania 21, delivering a trademark Eugene promo until being interrupted by controversial Arab-American heels Muhammad Hassan and Khosrow Daivari who then attacked Eugene. This was the prelude to the much anticipated return of Hulk Hogan, who came to the ring to save Eugene from the double-team beating.

Eugene returned to in-ring action on the July 25, 2005 episode of RAW to take part in Kurt Angle's "Kurt Angle Invitational." For several months, Angle had challenged "hometown heroes" to last three minutes in the ring with him; if anyone succeeded, Angle would give the successful challenger his "authentic gold medal" from the 1996 Summer Olympics (the medal isn't real, but Angle is a legitimate gold medalist). Eugene became the first successful challenger, leaving with WWE diva Christy Hemme on his arm and Angle's "gold medal" around his neck.

On the August 1 episode of RAW, which originated from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Montville, Connecticut, Eugene, accompanied once more by Christy Hemme, debuted the "Eugene Invitational." Angle came out to the ring to answer Eugene's challenge, but before a match could start, Tatanka entered the ring and wrestled Eugene. When Eugene imitated Angle's match-ending mannerisms, and then put Tatanka in Angle's signature ankle lock, Angle ran in and tried to beat Eugene down, resulting in a Eugene disqualification win. Eugene and Tatanka then teamed up to drive Angle from the ring. On the August 8 RAW, which originated from Mellon Arena in Angle's hometown of Pittsburgh, Eugene defeated Angle in the "Eugene Invitational" by disqualification to retain Angle's medal. The feud eventually ended at SummerSlam on August 21, with Angle winning back his "medal". Because of Angle's reputation as "legit", Dinsmore's cartoonish gimmick was heavily booed out of the building.

Eugene was then paired up with his former manager William Regal's former tag partner, Tajiri. The team debuted on the September 12 episode of RAW and jobbed to the team of Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch, but were successful during their second TV appearance against The Heart Throbs. However, the team didn't seem to catch too much attention. Tajiri and Eugene continued their singles career and in December of 2005 Tajiri left the WWE, thus ending any chance of the team continuing.

Eugene, a big fan of WWE legends, began feuding with Rob Conway after Conway went on a mission to attack and defeat the legends. At the 2005 Taboo Tuesday pay-per-view, Conway teamed with Tyson Tomko to face Eugene and a legend as voted for by the fans. "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka was chosen over Kamala and Jim Duggan in the voting and would go on to pin Conway with a Superfly Splash during the match.

On November 18, 2005, WWE.com reported that Dinsmore was rushed to the hospital the previous night after passing out in a hotel lobby and was suspended indefinitely. A further report days later announced that Dinsmore admitted to taking prescription drugs such as Somas. This coincided with the announcement of WWE's new drug policy following the death of Eddie Guerrero due to heart failure aggravated by his past history of drug abuse.

Dinsmore made his return to WWE as Eugene once again during the 2006 Royal Rumble match on January 29, 2006, entering at the No. 18 position. He was eliminated by Chris Benoit.

On the February 16, 2006 RAW (aired February 13, 2006 in Canada), Eugene lost a No. 1 contender match for the WWE Intercontinental Title to Shelton Benjamin.

On the March 6, 2006 edition of RAW, Eugene lost a match against Spirit Squad member Kenny.

On the March 27. 2006 edition of RAW, Eugene lost a six man tag match against the Spirit Squad. Eugene was teamed with Viscera and Val Venis. During Wrestlemania 22 Eugene was shown backstage with Ted DiBiase bouncing a basketball for money.

Quote

"Hi, my name is Eugene!"

"WHAT'S YOUR NAME, WHERE YOU FROM?!"

"Triple H you hurt William Regal! William Regal is my friend!"

Finishing and signature maneuvers

While working in Ohio Valley Wrestling, Dinsmore used an assortment of technical maneuvers, often finishing matches with a German suplex. As Eugene, Dinsmore often uses vintage moves popular in the 1970s which are nowadays widely considered to be anachronisms, such as:

He also emulates WWE superstars past and present by performing their signature moves. In the past he has used:

Some of Eugene's own moves include:

  • Riding his opponent like they are a horse
  • Inverted Atomic Drop
  • Rolling Cradle
  • Electric Chair Ride
  • Hiding under the ring
  • Imitating his opponent

Championships and accomplishments

  • Heartland Wrestling Association
  • 1-time HWA Heavyweight Champion
  • Music City Wrestling
  • 1-time MCW North American Tag Team Champion (with Rob Conway)


Title lineage

(WWE) World Tag Team Championship Reigns
Preceded by:
La Resistance 		First w/ William Regal Succeeded by:
La Resistance


OVW Heavyweight Championship Reigns
Preceded by:
Rip Rogers 		First Succeeded by:
David C.
Preceded by:
Rod Steele 		Second Succeeded by:
Rod Steele
Preceded by:
Rod Steele 		Third Succeeded by:
Rob Conway
Preceded by:
Rob Conway 		Fourth Succeeded by:
Damaja
Preceded by:
Damaja 		Fifth Succeeded by:
Flash Flanagan
Preceded by:
Flash Flanagan 		Sixth Succeeded by:
Rob Conway
Preceded by:
Rob Conway 		Seventh Succeeded by:
Rico Constantino
Preceded by:
Damaja 		Eighth Succeeded by:
Doug Basham
Preceded by:
Vacant 		Ninth Succeeded by:
Matt Morgan


OVW Southern Tag Team Championship Reigns
Preceded by:
New titles 		First (with Flash Flanagan) Succeeded by:
Jason Lee & David C.
Preceded by:
Vacant 		First (with Rob Conway) Succeeded by:
Rip Rogers and Dave The Rave
Preceded by:
Rip Rogers and Dave The Rave 		Second (with Rob Conway) Succeeded by:
Rip Rogers and Dave The Rave
Preceded by:
Rip Rogers and Dave The Rave 		Third (with Rob Conway) Succeeded by:
Vacant
Preceded by:
Vacant 		Fourth (with Rob Conway) Succeeded by:
Dave The Rave and Juan Hurtado
Preceded by:
Vacant 		Fifth (with Rob Conway) Succeeded by:
Vito and Guido Andretti
Preceded by:
Vito and Guido Andretti 		Sixth (with Rob Conway) Succeeded by:
Vacant
Preceded by:
Damaja and David C. 		Seventh (with Rob Conway) Succeeded by:
Damaja and David C.
Preceded by:
Jason Lee and Derrick King 		Eighth (with Rob Conway) Succeeded by:
Doug Basham and Damaja
Preceded by:
Doug Basham and Damaja 		Ninth (with Rob Conway) Succeeded by:
Trailer Park Trash and Flash Flanagan
Preceded by:
Trailer Park Trash and Flash Flanagan 		Tenth (with Rob Conway) Succeeded by:
Trailer Park Trash and Flash Flanagan


Trivia

  • The Eugene character is based upon a mentally handicapped fan of the show also called Eugene, and Eugene (the fan) was mentioned in Chyna's book, "If They Only Knew".
  • Nick Dinsmore had a brief career with World Championship Wrestling, where he was mostly used as a jobber.
  • Eugene was one of the two trainers that trained Muhammad Hassan. The other trainer was Eugene's trainer Danny Davis.
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