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Marcus Bagwell

Buff Bagwell
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Bagwell in August 2006
Birth name Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Born (1970-01-10) January 10, 1970 (age 47)
Marietta, Georgia
Residence
Spouse(s) Judy Bagwell (m. 2001)
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 0 in (1.83 m)
Billed weight 238 lb (108 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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