Paul E. Normous

Last updated
Paul E. Normous
Birth namePaul Fuchs
Born(1975-04-15)April 15, 1975
Queens, New York City, New York, United States
DiedJanuary 16, 2009(2009-01-16) (aged 33) [1]
Sloatsburg, New York, United States
Cause of death Drug overdose
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Paul E. Normous
Secret Weapon
Billed height6 ft 5 in (196 cm) [2]
Billed weight271 lb (123 kg)
Trained by Little Guido
DebutFebruary 15, 2002

Paul Fuchs (April 15, 1975 to January 16, 2009) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Paul E. Normous. He wrestled primarily in the eastern United States for independent promotions such as the East Coast Wrestling Association .

Contents

Professional wrestling career

Fuchs had a career in football at first. He was trained by Little Guido and made his debut on February 25, 2002 for Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling at its inaugural show in Philadelphia teaming with CM Punk and Colt Cabana losing to Christian York, Joey Matthews, and Ric Blade. He made a few appearances during the early days of Ring of Honor. [3]

In 2003 he wrestled for Ohio Valley Wrestling under the property of World Wrestling Entertainment feuding with Matt Cappotelli. He defeated Cappotelli at OVW Six Flags Summer Sizzler Series event on June 27 under the guidance of manager Morris (Mo Green). On July 25, he would team up with Jerome Crony losing to Cappotelli and John Hennigan. He left OVW in 2004 and continued wrestling in the independents. On May 5, 2004 he made an appearance for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling teaming with Johnny Parks losing to Dallas and Kid Kash on TNA Xplosion.

In 2006 he went to East Coast Wrestling Association and feuded with Glen Osborne. He left the company in 2007.

He wrestled his last match on December 6, 2008, for PWS Firestorm II in Yonkers, New York.

Other ventures

Normous appeared in Mickey Rourke's The Wrestler . [4]

Death

On January 16, 2009 Fuchs died of a substance overdose in his parents' home in Sloatsburg, New York. [5]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eugene (wrestler)</span> American professional wrestler

Nicholas David Dinsmore, better known by his ring name Eugene, is an American professional wrestler.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ohio Valley Wrestling</span> American professional wrestling television program

Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) is an American professional wrestling promotion and former developmental territory based in Louisville, Kentucky. The company is currently run by Al Snow, Matt Jones and Louisville mayor Craig Greenberg.

Matthew Lee Cappotelli was an American professional wrestler. After co-winning Tough Enough III with John Hennigan, he worked in Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), the primary developmental territory for WWE. He ended his career due to a malignant brain tumor.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Paul Burchill</span> English professional wrestler

Paul Birchall, better known by his ring name Paul Burchill, is an English retired professional wrestler best known for his time with WWE. Prior to joining WWE, Burchill wrestled for the Frontier Wrestling Alliance and other promotions in Europe.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aron Stevens</span> American professional wrestler

Aron Steven Haddad is a retired American professional wrestler best known for wrestling with WWE under the ring name Damien Sandow. He is also known for his time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and the independent circuit under the ring name Aron Rex, where he was the first-ever Impact Grand Champion in 2016.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brent Albright</span> American professional wrestler

Brent Albright is an American retired professional wrestler, perhaps best known for his time with World Wrestling Entertainment, during which he appeared on SmackDown! as Gunner Scott. Aside from WWE, Albright is a one-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion, having won the title while performing for Ring of Honor.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Johnny Jeter</span> American professional wrestler

John Jeter is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in 2006 as Johnny, a member of The Spirit Squad.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Pitbulls</span> Professional wrestling tag team

The Pitbulls were a professional wrestling tag team that consisted of "Pitbull #1" Gary Wolfe and "Pitbull #2" Anthony Durante. They were best known for their tenure in Extreme Championship Wrestling, where they were one-time Tag Team Champions. In addition to tag team success, both members were each one time Television Champions as well.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">OVW Heavyweight Championship</span> Professional wrestling championship

The OVW Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling heavyweight championship owned by the Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) promotion. The original championship was designed and created in 1997 by Reggie Parks. The title was introduced on August 17, 1997 at an OVW live event, then known as the NWA-OVW Heavyweight Championship due to OVW's relationship with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) governing body. OVW eventually parted ways with the NWA in October 2001, and the title was renamed the OVW Heavyweight Championship. OVW later became a developmental territory for the World Wrestling Entertainment organization, but their partnership eventually ceased on February 7, 2008. The title has no known weight-limit, even though it is a heavyweight championship. The title has also went through almost 3 different versions in its current twenty-four year run. With The first being made by Reggie Parks in 1997, which was then retired and vacated in early 2012. The second version would then be made by Reggie Parks and Dave Millican for OVW. The current version however was designed and created by Top Rope Belts, and ended up being used from 2012 to the present day.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shawn Spears</span> Canadian professional wrestler

Ronnie William Arneill is a Canadian professional wrestler and trainer currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Shawn Spears. He is also known for his time with WWE under the ring name Tye Dillinger.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sosay</span>

Jennifer Elaine Kaiser is an American artist, model, trainer, and retired professional wrestler. She is best known for her time with Ohio Valley Wrestling under the ring name Sosay.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Flash Flanagan</span> American professional wrestler

Christopher Kindred is an American professional wrestler who has appeared in numerous independent wrestling leagues, such as Xtreme Championship Wrestling, as well as the global phenomenon companies, World Wrestling Entertainment, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and the International Wrestling Association, and is best known by his ring names Flash Flanagan and Slash Venon.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Taeler Hendrix</span> American professional wrestler and valet

Taeler Conrad-Mellen is an American professional wrestler and valet, better known by the ring name Taeler Hendrix, born on June 7, 1989 in New Bedford, Massachusetts. She is best known for her work in Ring of Honor (ROH).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jamin Olivencia</span> American professional wrestler (born 1985)

Jamin Olivencia is an American professional wrestler best known for his time at the Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) promotion, where he is a former three-time OVW Heavyweight Champion holding the former record for the longest reign at 241 days. He is also tied, with Mohamad Ali Vaez, for the most OVW Television Championship reigns with eight.

Alexander Freitas is a Canadian professional wrestler best known for his time in Impact Wrestling where he is a former Impact Gut Check Winner under the ring name Alex Silva.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tony Nese</span> American professional wrestler

Anthony Nese is an American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling. He is best known for his time in WWE, where he is a former one-time WWE Cruiserweight Champion.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Scarlett Bordeaux</span> American professional wrestler

Elizabeth Chihaia Kesar is an American professional wrestler, model, singer and ring announcer better known by the ring name Scarlett Bordeaux. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Scarlett alongside her real life husband, Karrion Kross.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rebel (wrestler)</span> American professional wrestler and manager

Tanea Brooks, better known by the ring name Rebel, is an American professional wrestler, professional wrestling manager, model, actress, dancer, and cosmetologist signed to All Elite Wrestling. She is also known for her work in Impact Wrestling.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mahabali Shera</span> Indian professional wrestler (born 1990)

Amanpreet Singh Randhawa is an Indian professional wrestler currently signed to Impact Wrestling and Ohio Valley Wrestling where he performs under the ring name Mahabali Shera or simply Shera. He also had a brief stint under contract with WWE in 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brian Pillman Jr.</span> American professional wrestler

Brian Zachary Pillman, better known by the ring name Brian Pillman Jr., is an American professional wrestler best known for his time in All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and Major League Wrestling (MLW). A second-generation wrestler, he is the son of Brian Pillman.

References

  1. ↑ "Paul E. Normous « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". cagematch.net. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
  2. ↑ "Paul Fuchs, a professional wrestler who appeared in Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler, has been found dead". the Guardian. 19 January 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "INDEPENDENT WRESTLER PAUL E. NORMOUS, FEATURED IN ' THE WRESTLER' PASSES AWAY | PWInsider.com". www.pwinsider.com. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  4. ↑ "Simmons: Push for perfection does more harm than good". NY Daily News. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  5. ↑ "Wrestler Paul Fuchs aka Paul E.Normous (33) died from an apparent substance overdose at his parents' house". MyDeathSpace.com. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.