Steve Blackman
| Steve Blackman | |
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Blackman in 2011.
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| Birth name | Steve Blackman |
| Born |
September 28, 1963 Annville, Pennsylvania |
| Residence | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Children | 1 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Steve Blackman |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Billed weight | 246 lb (112 kg) |
| Billed from | Annville, Pennsylvania |
| Trained by | Tony Altomare |
| Debut | 1986 |
Steve Blackman (born September 28, 1963) is an American martial artist and former professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) from 1997 to 2002, where he held the WWF Hardcore Championship on six occasions and holds the record for most combined days as reigning champion.
Steve Blackman began as a competitive bodybuilder and weightlifter before entering professional wrestling in 1986 in Connecticut, training at Tony Altamore's wrestling school. In Calgary, he worked for Stu Hart's Stampede Wrestling.
Blackman made his first appearance for the World Wrestling Federation on March 9, 1988 at a house show in Watertown, New York. Wrestling David Sammartino, Blackman gained a victory in his first match. He then appeared on the May 8, 1988 episode of WWF Superstars where he teamed with Outback Jack and Brady Boone against The Islanders and Sivi Afi. Blackman appeared again on a WWF house show in Auburn Hills, Michigan on June 24, 1989 when he defeated Iron Mike Sharpe. He also wrestled Boris Zukhov on a Watertown, New York house show on September 2, 1989. Blackman was being considered for a full-time contract with the company when he contracted malaria and dysentery while wrestling in South Africa in 1989 and was essentially bedridden for two years.
After finally beating his two-year bout with malaria, during which he lost much of his muscle-mass, Blackman spent another four years in physical therapy to recover his conditioning, and incorporated martial arts training, specifically escrima and tae kwon do, into his physical therapy. Once back in fighting shape Blackman contacted his friends Brian Pillman and Owen Hart for a new WWF try-out.
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