Bam Neely
| Bam Neely | |
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LaRouche on ECW as Bam Neely
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| Birth name | Justin Bruce Rocheleau |
| Born |
June 18, 1975 Robbinsdale, Minnesota |
| Residence | Tampa, Florida |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Bam Neely Hellfire Hellraiser Gutz Justin LaRouche Magnus Maximus |
| Billed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Billed weight | 275 lb (125 kg) |
| Billed from | Robbinsdale, Minnesota |
| Trained by | Richard Martin Ohio Valley Wrestling |
| Debut | 2002 |
| Retired | 2010 |
Justin Bruce Rocheleau (born June 18, 1975) is an American former professional wrestler. He is best known for his stint with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on its ECW brand under the ring name Bam Neely (a take-off of retired professional ice hockey player Cam Neely's nickname).
Rocheleau started his career wrestling in the tag team known as the "Hellraisers". He wrestled under the name "Hellraiser Gutz" and was trained and mentored by his uncle Richard Martin, who wrestled as "Hellraiser Blood". They traveled across the United States, winning several tag team championships from the numerous independent promotions around the country and were the main event draw in almost every city that they appeared in for nearly a decade. However, Rocheleau struck out as singles wrestler due to Martin suffering a career-ending illness. He began wrestling as "Magnus Maximus" in Ed Hellier's Steel Domain Wrestling in 2002.
He debuted in WWE's former developmental territory Ohio Valley Wrestling under the name Justin "The Ox" LaRouche, where he won the OVW Southern Tag Team Championships with Charles "The Hammer" Evans. They would lose the titles to the Major Brothers, who ironically became members of La Familia (as the Rated-R Entourage of Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder), the stable which he would join upon making his WWE debut.
Rocheleau made his WWE television debut on the ECW brand on April 8, 2008 when after Kane and Chavo Guerrero signed the contract for their ECW Championship rematch at Backlash, LaRouche stormed the ring, aiding Guerrero (as well as Hawkins and Ryder) in beating down Kane and putting him through a table. On the May 5 edition of Raw, the entire ECW roster defeated Triple H and Mr. Kennedy in a handicap match where Guerrero pinned Kennedy.
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