A reader of this blog emailed me to ask who the beefcake in the masthead photo is. Regrettably, I didn't have the answer to his question; I told him I came across the photo on a wrestling site about a couple of years ago, but the wrestler in question was not identified. Wanting to know the answer, the reader,
musclemanfan_nz, reposted the image on
The Musclemen of Wrestling message board and asked if anyone could identify him. Lo and behold,
Dr. Fever provided the answer and
ontmusc confirmed it; the mystery man in the masthead appears to be one Nick Dinsmore. Now if that name is familiar to you, it's because Dinsmore became more well-known as WWE's Eugene (yes,
that Eugene). Who knew Eugene had a slammin' bod when he was part of the Ohio Valley Wrestling promotion? Let's take a look at some pics.
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| Early photo of Dinsmore |
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| Dinsmore (right) and a young Rob Conway (left) |
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| As WWE's Eugene. I hated this ridiculous gimmick. |
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| Dinsmore today. |
These days, Nick Dinsmore is a pro wrestling trainer/instructor for OVW. Check out his webpage
here.
Cool to see pics of him over the years he really has changed
ReplyDeleteI much preferred his look and persona as Nick instead of the buffoonish Eugene. Still, I appreciate his contributions to wrestling and his training new recruits. Thanks for the post.
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