Reno (wrestler)
| Reno | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Richard Cornell |
| Born | Buffalo, New York, United States |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Reno Rick Cornell |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Billed weight | 240 lb (110 kg) |
| Billed from | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Trained by |
DeWayne Bruce Mike Graham Jody Hamilton Paul Orndorff WCW Power Plant |
| Debut | 1999 |
| Retired | 2003 |
Richard "Rick" Cornell is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Reno. He is best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling from 1999 to 2001, where he held the WCW Hardcore Championship.
Prior to professional wrestling, Cornell was an amateur wrestler throughout high school before becoming a professional kickboxer.
After completing his training at World Championship Wrestling's Power Plant wrestling school in 1999, Cornell made his WCW television debut On the October 26 edition of WorldWide under his real name in a losing effort to Kid Romeo.
On August 16 edition of Thunder, Reno helped form The Natural Born Thrillers with Chuck Palumbo, Shawn Stasiak, Sean O'Haire, Mark Jindrak and Mike Sanders by attackingThe Filthy Animals. Upon joining the Thrillers, Reno's character was expanded to a shootfighting martial artist who fought in Las Vegas's "underground fighting leagues" complete with a queue ponytail, all of which was based on his legitimate training as a kickboxer.
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