Ed Ferrara
| Ed Ferrara | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Edward Ferrara |
| Born |
November 22, 1966 Bowie, Arizona, United States |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) |
Ed Ferrara Oklahoma Bruce Beaudine The Powers That Be |
| Billed height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Billed weight | 209 lb (91 kg) |
| Debut | 1994 |
Edward "Ed" Ferrara (born November 22, 1966) is an American former professional wrestling booker, writer and agent for the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling, often co-working alongside Vince Russo. In WCW, he portrayed the character "Oklahoma", a mockery of WWF's commentator Jim Ross, and was the heaviest WCW Cruiserweight Champion, although he was forced to vacate the title for exceeding the 220 lb weight limit. Ed Ferrara began his work in television production and writing, contributing to shows such as Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show and Weird Science on the USA Network. Ferrara was also a wrestler in Slammers Wrestling Federation known as Bruce Beaudine. He was most recently working on the creative team for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.
Ferrara graduated from Drew University in 1989 with a Bachelor of Arts in theater arts and English.
Between 1994 and 1996, Ferrara was trained and wrestled in the California-based independent promotion - Slammers Wrestling Federation. Ferrara worked under the ring name of Bruce Beaudine and on April 11, 1996 he won the SWF heavyweight championship.
In 1998, Ferrara was writing for television shows on the USA Network. Executives at USA learned that he was working as an independent wrestler on the weekends, and set up a meeting with him and World Wrestling Federation (WWF). He matched the credentials required for the job including previous experience in wrestling and working in television production. He secured an interview with Vince McMahon and began working with the WWF at the King of the Ring in 1998. He immediately clicked with his writing partner Vince Russo.
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