Craig Pittman
| Craig Pittman | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 7, 1959 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Col. Craig Pittman Sgt. Jack Mehoff |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Billed weight | 250 lb (110 kg) |
| Trained by |
WCW Power Plant The Assassin Terry Taylor |
| Debut | 1994 (WCW) |
Craig Pittman (born October 1959) is a former United States Marine and professional wrestler. He served in the Marine Corps until the early 1990s. He then wrestled professionally as Sgt. Craig "Pitbull" Pittman in World Championship Wrestling. After leaving WCW in 1997, he continues to wrestle in independent promotions where he has remained since 2004.
Prior to his professional career Pittman was a successful amateur wrestler.
He has also fought in four mixed martial arts bouts.
Before entering the marines, Pittman attended the University of Kentucky where he was on the wrestling team. He grew up in Brooklyn, New York. Attended P.S. 279.
Pittman joined the United States Marine Corps and achieved the rank of sergeant. He was a wrestler in the Marines and won several championships. His biggest victories came in the 1989 and 1991 USA Senior Greco-Roman Championships, in which he won the heavyweight division. He also placed seventh in the heavyweight division at the 1989 FILA Greco-Roman World Championships.
After leaving the military, Pittman trained as a professional wrestler at the WCW Power Plant under Terry Taylor and The Assassin. Pittman made his wrestling debut as Sgt. Craig Pittman, a heel character, on February 5, 1994. During his run he made famous the saying, "The beatings will continue until morale improves". He won his first match by pinning Brian Anderson just before the time limit expired. In his first pay-per-view appearance, at Slamboree 1995, Craig Pittman defeated Mark Starr by submission through use of a scissored armbar which he called the Code Red. His second pay-per-view appearance, at the 1995 Great American Bash, resulted in a loss to "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan by disqualification when he refused to let go of the Code Red when Duggan was in the ropes.
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