Alex Wright
From Free net encyclopedia
Career
"Das Wunderkind" Alex Wright was the son of British wrestler Steve Wright (one of many early rivals of the original Tiger Mask, Satoru Sayama) and a German woman. He wrestled professionally in Germany and Japan before signing with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1994. He became known for his distinctive pre-match dancing - which led to fans labeling him "The Disco Nazi" - as well as his technical in-ring ability that would ultimately lead him to WCW championship gold.
He was initially a face but quickly turning heel, he won the WCW Cruiserweight Title in 1997 from Chris Jericho, and the Television Title later that same year. Ironically, Jericho's first ever match on Monday Nitro was against Wright in September 1996, and both were faces at the time. The storyline had Jericho refusing a win by countout after Wright botched a move from the top rope and crashed into the outside guardrail, rendering him unable to continue the match.
Wright paired with fellow two-stepper Disco Inferno in 1998 to form a moderately successful tag team called the Dancing Fools, which at times also featured Japanese wrestler Tokyo Magnum in the role of a tagalong who regularly attempted to imitate their dancing styles.
At the beginning of 1999, Wright was kept off WCW television for an extended length of time until May, when promotional spots began appearing on WCW television featuring Wright as a surprising new Gothic-style character named Berlyn, with a black Mohawk and goatee replacing his blond hair and movie-star looks. He was clad entirely in black with a long trenchcoat. Unfortunately, the promos coincided with the aftermath of the horrific Columbine school massacre, which threw a hitch in WCW's plans. Sensing the unintentional similarities in dress between Berlyn and the teenage killers, WCW delayed the debut of Berlyn for several months. Despite the shock value upon his debut - which finally occurred in September on Monday Nitro - Berlyn never really got over with fans, and it was his bodyguard who accompanied him to the ring, The Wall (as in "The Berlyn Wall"), who ended up receiving a hefty push from WCW management while Berlyn was mired in the midcard. After uninspired feuds with the likes of Buff Bagwell and Brad Armstrong (the latter in the requisite USA-versus-evil-foreigner gimmick), Berlyn faded away in less than a year.
In 2000, Wright re-paired with Disco Inferno - now christened "Disqo," in a parody of R&B singer Sisqó, whose single "The Thong Song" was rising up the charts at the time - to form The Boogie Knights. When WCW staged the Millennium Final show in Germany, Disqo was sidelined due to injury and Wright was paired with General Rection, and the team won the tag-team title belt. The Boogie Knights gimmick lasted until WCW permanently ceased operations in April 2001.
Wright fell out of the spotlight after the folding of WCW, and has not appeared on American television since then. He is back in Germany wrestling overseas.
Wright is a born-again Christian and had regular Bible studies with other Christians in the locker room during his WCW days.