Juggernaut (wrestler)
| Born |
December 9, 1975 Cranbrook, British Columbia |
|---|---|
| Residence | Medicine Hat, Alberta |
| Website | Juggernaut-Wrestling.com |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Juggernaut |
| Billed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Billed weight | 400 lb (180 kg) |
| Billed from | Canadian Rocky Mountains |
| Trained by | Jim Hughes Michelle Starr |
| Debut | January 17, 1996 |
Craig Renney (born December 9, 1975) is a Canadian professional wrestler best known by his ring name, Juggernaut. He has competed for several North American independent promotions and has competed in several wrestling tours in Asia. He also had a brief stint in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 2000.
Juggernaut is known both for his brawling and aerial abilities as well as his martial arts skills. He has competed against some of the most famous wrestlers in the business. His greatest success came in ECCW, where he had a long rivalry with Kurrgan and won the NWA/ECCW Heavyweight Championship on six occasions. Juggernaut announced his retirement in 2007, as he wanted to quit wrestling while he was still healthy.
Renney grew up in Cranbrook, British Columbia and became interested in wrestling at age seven while watching a televised match between Bruno Sammartino and Gorilla Monsoon. He gained combat sport experience by earning black belts in both judo and jujutsu, and he moved to Edmonton, Alberta to train as a wrestler. He made his debut in Edmonton and wrestled in several matches there before moving to Tampa, Florida. Starting out, he wrestled for Independent Pro Wrestling, making $30 per match or less and sometimes competing in exchange for food and drinks. Juggernaut became known for his hardcore wrestling abilities, but he also impressed observers with his ability to perform a moonsault.
The following year, he wrestled against Jimmy Snuka at the Washington State Fair in Vancouver, Washington. He continued to compete in various independent promotions, facing such veterans as Greg Valentine, Jim Neidhart, and The Bushwhackers. At an event in Montana, he worked in a booked loss to The Honky Tonk Man. Juggernaut began competing regularly with Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling in 1999 and formed a tag team with Biohazard known as Toxic Insanity. They won the NWA/ECCW Tag Team Championship on March 26, 1999 by defeating Michelle Starr and Johnny Canuck. Two months later, they also won the NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship. They defended both belts until they dropped the Canadian Tag Team Championship on July 22. They regained the title two days later but were stripped of all of their belts that August. Juggernaut held the NWA/ECCW Tag Team Championship once more, winning the belts with Dr. Luther on March 31, 2000 but losing them the same night.
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