“Paul [Heyman] mentioned, ‘Hey, we’re gonna take slightly break,'” he added, “and often, when that occurs …” Simply as Rhino did not have to finish that sentence to make his level, issues had been already within the works for his subsequent transfer within the wrestling enterprise.

“Bruce [Pritchard] had already known as me,” he mentioned. “I informed him wait till after there’s nothing there [with ECW]. Him and Paul had been good buddies and I informed him I am not gonna take off till it is remaining that they are not coming again.”

Rhino would go down as the ultimate ECW World Heavyweight Champion (no less than in its unique incarnation), defeating The Sandman and defending the belt on two events earlier than the corporate closed up store. He’d transfer on rapidly to WWF in any case, debuting on “WWE Uncooked” in March of 2001 and aligning himself with Edge and Christian. 

That affiliation led to a big cameo within the much-heralded TLC match at WrestleMania X-Seven. Later, Rhino (now “Rhyno”) performed a key function within the ECW facet of the notorious “Invasion” angle and has loved a prolonged profession that goes on to today with Affect Wrestling.

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