Marcus Alexander Bagwell
| Buff Bagwell | |
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Bagwell in August 2006
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| Birth name | Marcus Alexander Bagwell |
| Born |
January 10, 1970 Marietta, Georgia |
| Residence | |
| Family | Judy Bagwell (mother) John Bagwell (brother) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) |
Buff Bagwell Christian Fabulous Fabian The Handsome Stranger Marcus Alexander Bagwell Marcus Bagwell |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Billed weight | 247 lb (112 kg) |
| Billed from | Marietta, Georgia |
| Trained by |
Dusty Rhodes Mike Graham Steve Lawler |
| Debut | 1990 |
Marcus Alexander Bagwell (born January 10, 1970) is an American professional wrestler and actor, better known by his ring name, Buff Bagwell. He is best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling from 1991 to 2001, where he was a five-time World Tag Team Champion.
Growing up, Bagwell was a standout baseball player during his tenure in Sprayberry High School, and worked for his family's lumber company. Upon graduating from high school, he started an amateur boxing career. When the lumber company went bankrupt, however, Bagwell became a certified massage therapist before deciding to become a wrestler.
He trained under Steve Lawler and debuted in 1990, working for North Georgia Wrestling as Fabulous Fabian. In 1991, he began wrestling with the Global Wrestling Federation as The Handsome Stranger, a gimmick suggested by Bill Eadie that saw Bagwell don a Lone Ranger-style mask.
In 1991, Bagwell was hired by World Championship Wrestling, where he wrestled under his full name. Over the next five years, he would form tag teams with Tom Zenk, 2 Cold Scorpio, The Patriot (as Stars and Stripes), and Scotty Riggs (as The American Males), and won the World Tag Team Championship four times over that span of time.
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