Johnny Stamboli
| Birth name | Jonathan Hugger |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 20, 1977 Atlanta, Georgia |
| Residence | Phoenix, Arizona |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Jon Hugger Johnny Hugger Johnny the Bull Johnny Stamboli Redrum Great Muta Rellik The Unknown Wrestler |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Billed weight | 250 lb (110 kg; 18 st) |
| Billed from |
Little Italy, Manhattan The Depths of Hell |
| Trained by |
Paul Orndorff WCW Power Plant |
| Debut | 1999 |
Jonathan "Jon" Hugger (born April 20, 1977) is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling as Johnny the Bull and World Wrestling Entertainment as Johnny Stamboli. He has also worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, AAA and Lucha Libre USA under the ring name Rellik.
While attending college in Atlanta, Georgia and working as a doorman at the Club Oxygen nightclub, Hugger exercised at the Main Event Fitness gym, which was owned by World Championship Wrestling employees Lex Luger and Sting. During one of his visits to the gym, WCW employee Diamond Dallas Page met with Hugger and encouraged him to train as a wrestler. Hugger subsequently attended the WCW Power Plant training center and took part in a $250 USD tryout alongside 19 other people. The tryout featured press ups, sprinting, squats and freestyle wrestling in temperatures of over 100 degrees. Hugger passed the tryout, but did not immediately begin training as a wrestler. Six months later, he was attacked and stabbed six times. Hugger resolved to change his lifestyle, which he believed had resulted in his assault, and enlisted in the Power Plant.
After training for nine months, Hugger debuted on WCW television in late 1999. Hugger adopted the ring name Johnny the Bull and formed a Mafia-themed tag team called The Mamalukes with Big Vito. The duo were managed by Tony Marinara.
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