Otto Schwanz William Murray Happer ( October 4 , 1972 ) is an American professional wrestler and trainer , best known by his ring name Otto Schwanz . He is one of the top independent wrestlers in the Southern United States , competing primarily in the Carolinas since the mid - 2000s , and has wrestled for many of the region ' s leading promotions including CWF Mid - Atlantic , Cueball Carmichael ' s Independent Pro Wrestling Alliance , OMEGA , and Southern Championship Wrestling . From 1998 to 2003 , Happer was also a member of The Dupps , along with kayfabe " cousins " Jack and Puck Dupp , wrestling as Bo Dupp in Extreme Championship Wrestling , Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , and World Wrestling Entertainment . While under a developmental contract with WWE , Happer also competed under his real name until being released in 2001 . Outside of pro wrestling , Happer is an educator and instructor in high school athletics . He was a co - captain of the Georgetown Hoyas football team while attending Georgetown University and , in 2003 , became head coach of South Johnston High School ' s Trojans wrestling team in addition to teaching civics and history . Early life . William Murray Happer was born in Raleigh , North Carolina on October 4 , 1972 . He was a four - year letterman and co - captain of the Georgetown Hoyas football team , along with Steve Colello and Jim Klessel , while attending Georgetown University and received the George L . Murtagh Award in 1994 . He pursued an athletic career following his graduation the next year - specifically as a professional wrestler . He trained under Cueball Carmichael and Steve Corino at the IPWA training facility during the first half of 1997 , with additional training with Matt and Jeff Hardy , and made his pro debut on July 18 , 1997 . Prior to this , Happer wrote a guest column for the Insight from the Squared Circle website entitled " Bull from the Baron " . This served as an online journal , which was unique for the time , chronicling his training and early career . Professional wrestling career . Early career in the Southern independents . Though initially using the name " Baron von Happer " as a student , Happer wrestled as Otto Schwanz upon making his debut . While resembling a throwback to the archetypical foreign villains of the 1960s and 70s , his unique and bizarre in - ring behavior made him a stand out on the independent circuit . He was also introduced by sexual innuendos in the form of various fictitious locations in Germany such as " Blasmireinen " or " Grobe - Muschie " . In IPWA , his ring introduction was spoken in the German language . Without notice , he would switch from speaking stereotypical German to his native North Carolina accent during in - ring interviews . Happer would often perform " struts , chicken walks , dances , prances , and pounces " during wrestling matches and was later described by one writer as the " clown prince of the ropes " . Happer spent much of his early career wrestling for numerous regional promotions in the Southeastern United States . These included the Independent Professional Wrestling Alliance , Live Action Wrestling , NWA 2000 , New Dimension Wrestling , and Southern Championship Wrestling . He also had a brief stint in Southern States Wrestling where , on September 1 , 1997 , he was pinned by Johnny Thunder in a tag team match for the vacant SSW Heavyweight Championship in Fall Branch , Tennessee . Southern Championship Wrestling ( 1997 - 1999 ) . That same year Happer began wrestling for Count Grog ' s Southern Championship Wrestling based in his hometown of Raleigh . On May 2 , 1998 , he beat Boris Dragoff for the SCW North Carolina Championship , his first singles title , in Durham , North Carolina . On June 27 , while champion , he lost to Boris Dragoff in a three - way match with Chris Stephenson for the vacant heavyweight championship . He held the North Carolina title for seven months before dropping the belt to C . W . Anderson in Raleigh on December 3 , 1998 . Throughout his time in SCW , Happer was associated with its top " heel " stable , The Brotherhood , led by Count Grog . Grog later listed Happer as his second favorite wrestler to manage , after Major DeBeers , commenting " this big German has the most potential of anyone I ' ve ever managed . He ' s big , mean , and insane , all qualities I look for in a wrestler " . Happer feuded with Venom during this time which saw Count Grog betraying him and siding with Venom . With the help of his former House of Pain tag team partner Cham Pain , Happer defeated Venom to win the SCW Heavyweight Championship in Raleigh on February 25 , 1999 . Shortly after his title victory , Happer was voted by fans as " SCW Wrestler of the Year " . Coincidentally Happer ' s former trainer , Cueball Carmichael , had been the previous SCW champion before being forced to vacate the title . Happer , having been trained at Carmichael ' s IPWA Training Center , continued wrestling for the promotion up until the spring of 1999 at which time he was interviewed by the Washington City Paper . He won the heavyweight title two more times before leaving SCW near the end of 1999 . OMEGA ( 1997 - 1999 ) . Happer was a mainstay in Matt and Jeff Hardy ' s OMEGA throughout the late - 1990s . One of his earliest matches with the promotion was against Surge in Sanford , North Carolina on November 8 , 1997 . He also did battle against regulars such as Bobby Burnette , Harold Bison , and Toad . It was in OMEGA that he formed an alliance with future tag team partner Cham Pain against Happer ' s archrival Venom . At OMEGA ' s " Livin ' La Vida Lucha " on July 24 , 1998 , he and Cham Pain wrested Venom in a handicap match . By the end of OMEGA ' s three - year run , Happer was among the promotion ' s stars that went on to join the " mainstream " wrestling organizations including Venom , C . W . Anderson , Steve Corino , Shane Helms , Kid Dynamo , Amy , and The Bad Street Boys ( Joey Matthews and Christian York ) . Happer was featured in the 2009 documentary " OMEGA : Uncommon Passion " and several former OMEGA alumni , including former co - owner Thomas Simpson , spoke highly of him . Corino , in particular , voiced his wish that " Vince McMahon would take another look at him because he ’ s got that old school vibe and he ’ s funny without even trying " . The Dupps ( 1999 - 2003 ) . In the summer of 1999 , the then reigning SCW Tag Team Champions , The Serial Thrillaz , broke up when Shane Helms left SCW for World Championship Wrestling and saw Helms give his half of the title to Happer . He and Mike Maverick defended the titles together for a short time before changing their names to Bo and Jack Dupp respectively . It was during this period that Happer , along with Maverick and Cham Pain , sent a tape to Extreme Championship Wrestling which introduced themselves as " a family of rednecks from Lizard Lick , North Carolina named ' The Dupps ' " . They received a call from Tommy Dreamer who invited them to the ECW Arena for a tryout match . Dreamer later told them that their video was " one of the funniest , most original tapes they had ever received " . On October 29 , 1999 , The Dupps wrestled David " Kid " Cash and Super Nova at the Packard Music Hall in Warren , Ohio . The trio eventually forfeited the SCW tag team belts , and Happer the heavyweight title , and left for ECW a month later . Extreme Championship Wrestling ( 1999 - 2000 ) . The Dupps made their official ECW debut on November 27 , 1999 , at the ECW Arena again wrestling Kid Cash and Super Nova . Bo and Jack Dupp were wrestling while Puck Dupp acted as manager . The following night , they appeared on the November 28 edition of " Hardcore TV " against Danny Doring and Roadkill . A month later , The Dupps wrestled both teams in a three - way dance which aired on " ECW on TNN " on January 7 , 2000 . World Wrestling Federation ( 2000 - 2001 ) . Despite being promised contracts with ECW , Happer and Maverick instead decided to accept a contract offer with the World Wrestling Federation in March 2000 . The Dupps mainly wrestled in dark match es on WWF television while the majority of their time was spent in the WWF ' s developmental territories , Memphis and Ohio Valley Wrestling . One of their first matches for the WWF was against Rob Conway and Danny Dominion , who they defeated , at the sold - out All - State Arena in Chicago , Illinois on March 20 , 2000 . They returned to the All - State Arena six months later where they defeated the Texas Hangmen . Memphis Championship Wrestling ( 2000 - 2001 ) . The Dupps were sent to Memphis Championship Wrestling in late - 2000 . On October 14 , 2000 , they teamed with Joey Abs in a 6 - man tag team match against K - Krush and the Mean Street Posse . Two weeks later they won the MCW Southern Tag Team Championship from the Mean Street Posse in Jonesboro , Arkansas . They defended the titles for three weeks before losing the belts to The Triad ( Seven and Thrash ) in a no - disqualification match . Happer was unable to appear for the show , held in Newbern , Tennessee , and was substituted by Joey Abs . That same year , The Dupps became the first tag team champions for Carolinas Wrestling Federation , however , the titles were vacated when they left the promotion in 2001 . The Dupps also faced teams such as Spellbinder and Bulldog Raines , Alan Steel and Blade Boudreaux , and Joey Abs and Lance Cade . They briefly regained the tag titles from Spanky and Shooter Schultz , the latter taking the place of The American Dragon , in Corinth , Mississippi on January 13 , 2001 . The following night , they appeared at a WWF house show in Madison , Wisconsin against The Acolytes ( Bradshaw and Faarooq ) . Happer also made three appearances in singles competition wrestling Joey Abs at Chicago ' s All - State Arena ( January 16 ) , Eddie Guerrero in Evansville , Indiana ( February 18 ) , and The Drill Instructor in St . Louis , Missouri ( February 19 ) which he won . He made a fourth and final appearance in a dark match prior to a television taping for the February 20 edition of SmackDown ! as the opponent for fellow ECW star Rhyno in what would be his second " unofficial " WWF debut . They dropped the belts to The Haas Brothers ( Charlie Haas and Russ Haas ) on February 21 , 2001 , in Jonesboro . Happer ' s final match for MCW was against Spellbinder on March 10 , 2001 . Jonathan Coachman was the guest commentator . World Wrestling Federation ( 2001 ) . Shortly before The Dupp ' s departure from Memphis , Happer was brought in for several matches with the company . On March 4 , he faced Albert at a WWF house show in Hershey , Pennsylvania where he was pinned following a " Baldo Bomb " . Two days later , he teamed with Scott Vick against The Haas Brothers at the MCI Center in Washington , D . C . . On March 19 , Happer faced his former partner in a singles match at the sold - out Pepsi Arena in Albany , New York pinning Vick with a charging headbutt and splash . He lost to Vick the next day at Civic Center in Providence , Rhode Island . This was Happer ' s last appearance with the WWF with he and Maverick being released in the Spring of 2001 . Total Non - Stop Action ( 2002 ) . In June 2002 , The Dupps were among those signed by Total Non - Stop Action to appear on its debut PPV event . In front of 3 , 000 fans , on June 19 , 2002 , he and Stan Dupp defeated Christian York and Joey Matthews when Bo pinned York at the Von Braun Civic Center in Huntsville , Alabama . Bo and Stan Dupp would team together only twice more after their TNA debut . The first was against The Flying Elvises ( Jorge Estrada and Sonny Siaki ) at the City Auditorium on July 10 and the second defeating Mike Rapada and Big Bully Douglas a week later at the Fairgrounds Coliseum in Nashville , Tennessee . While The Dupps were only together for an eight - week period , they had a notable impact during the first year of the promotion . On the July 24 edition of TNA Impact , Happer ' s " bumping " into Ian Harrison set up an impromptu match ending in a disqualification when Stan Dupp interfered on Bo Dupp ' s behalf . Another storyline involving The Dupp ' s was the so - called " Dupp Cup " which Happer defended in " hardcore " matches , most notably against Ed Ferrara , during his last two months with TNA . On August 14 , 2002 , in what would be his final appearance with the company , Happer was defeated by Teo in a " hardcore " match at Nashville ' s Fairgrounds Coliseum to win the NWA Dupp Cup . Blade Braxton of Wrestlecrap . com briefly touched on their career during the first year of the company . In 2007 , R . D . Reynolds ranked Happer ' s ring name " Bo Dupp " 7 of the top 8 " Stupidest Ring Names In Wrestling History " in " The Wrestlecrap Book of Lists ! " . Return to the " Indies " ( 2001 - 2002 ) . In between his release from the WWE and being hired by TNA , Happer continued his appearances on the Mid - Atlantic and Southern independent circuit . On September 1 , 2001 , Happer appeared at NWA Wildside ' s " 2nd Anniversary Show " held at the NWA Wildside Arena in Cornelia , Georgia where he joined Lodi and Chris Hamrick in a 6 - man tag team match against Adam Booker , Dr . Heresy , and Cru Jones . Hamrick later included this match on his personal " Best of Chris Hamrick " video series . In late - 2001 , he returned to the Carolinas Wrestling Federation , now known as FWA - Carolinas , one of two U . S . affiliate promotions under the UK ' s Frontier Wrestling Alliance . It was there , as " Otto Schwanz " , that he began a feud with FWA Carolinas Heavyweight Champion Madd Maxx . Happer wrestled Maxx in a non - title lumberjack match at A Matter of Pride on November 11 , which he won , due to outside interference by Jeff Justice , and caused Maxx to lose the title at BattleCade ( 2001 ) to Eddie Brown on December 29 , 2001 . Happer also came back to Southern Championship Wrestling where , on January 31 , 2002 , he defeated Kross a tournament final to win the then vacant heavyweight title . At a benefit show for SCW wrestler Josh " Tears " Duke , who was left paralyzed following a car accident , he successfully defended his title against TNA ' s Lazz . He held the title for six months before surrendering the title in June 2002 . Elsewhere on the " indy circuit " Happer also faced another former ECW star , Roadkill , at a show for Wrestle Force of America in Richmond , Virginia on February 2 , 2002 . That summer , he was invited by Phoenix Championship Wrestling to participated in the 12 - team Invitational Tag Team Tournament for the Russ Haas Memorial Cup being held in Toms River , New Jersey . He was originally scheduled to team with Pete Gas , however , he was paired with Matt Vandal when Gas was not able to make it to the event . The team was eliminated in the opening rounds by The United Nations ( Prophet and Tiger Khan ) in a three - way match also involving Lance Cade and Nick Dinsmore . Back in FWA - Carolinas , he defeated Brown for the promotion ' s heavyweight title at the June 29 supercard " Hostile Intentions " in Graham , North Carolina . He defended the title for over three months before his defeat by Corey Edsel at FWA ' s " The Next Level " on November 2 , 2002 . World Wrestling Entertainment ( 2003 ) . In the summer of 2003 , Happer was brought in for a third and final WWE stint . On the August 19 edition of " Smackdown ! " at Detroit ' s Joe Louis Arena he and Pat Cusick took on Big Show in a handicap match . Happer and Cusick had a combined weight of 515 compared to the 500 - lbs . Big Show . The two men again wrestled Big Show at Raleigh ' s RBC Center on the September 16 edition of " Smackdown ! " . The first match ended after Cusick was pinned by Big Show with a chokeslam . They later returned to the ring where Happer challenged Big Show to a re - match . Big Show obliged by coming out and attacking both men . The second match lasted shorter than the first ending with Big Show again pinning Cusick . He and Cusick continued teaming for another month wrestling dark matches against Spanky and Paul London on " WWE Velocity " ( November 1 , 2003 ) . and World Tag Team Champions The Dudley Boyz on " WWE Raw " ( November 2 , 2003 ) in Fayetteville , North Carolina Happer had one more appearance on the Fourth of July edition of " WWE Heat " against Val Venis . Southern Championship Wrestling ( 2003 - 2004 ) . Happer returned to Southern Championship Wrestling and remained with the promotion during its final two years in operation . On July 12 , 2003 , he lost to C . W . Anderson at Heatwave ( 2003 ) in a match for the SCW Heavyweight Championship . Happer regained the title from Anderson , a record fifth time , at SCW ' s final show " Blowout Bash " on November 20 , 2004 . His one - time manager , Count Grog , helped Happer win the title . While wrestling for SCW , Josh Daniels called his match with Happer one of his better matches and " a great learning experience for me " . AWA Mid - Atlantic ( 2004 - 2006 ) . During SCW ' s last year , Happer started working for AWA Mid - Atlantic . From May 2004 to February 2005 , he wrestled against Krazy K , Trent Wylde , Brad Attitude , Joey Silvia , and Matt Stryker . On February 19 , 2005 , Happer unsuccessfully challenged Ric Converse for the AWA Mid - Atlantic Heavyweight Championship in Burlington , North Carolina . At April 2 " Fallout " supercard , his match against AWA Mid - Atlantic Television Champion Jesse “ El Fuego ” Ortega ended in a time limit draw . At the end of the month , Happer defeated AWA Mid - Atlantic Rising Generation League Champion Kid Justice in non - title match . However , he came up on the losing end in a rematch on June 4 , 2005 . During the first half of 2006 , he scored victories over Jake Manning , Xsiris , Sonny Blaze , T . J . Mack , and “ Rock ’ n ' Roll ” Matty Dee . He also teamed with Tank Lawson against The New Dynasty ( Steve Greene & Joey Silvia ) on May 6 , and a 6 - man tag team match with Lawson and Rob McBride against Steve Greene , Joey Silvia , and Trent Wylde on July 22 . On August 5 , Happer won the 14 - man Torneo Cibernetico ( his team consisting of Chris Collins , Brandon Day , Jesse Ortega , Kamakazi Kid , Tank Lawson , and Rob McBride ) for a title shot against then AWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Converse . The two men met at Burlington ' s Carolina Sports Arena two weeks later , with Allison Danger in Happer ' s corner , but was unable to unseat the heavyweight champion . Happer mostly wrestled in tag team matches for the remainder of the year . He and Las Chivas Numero Dos defeated Marcellus King and Michael McAllister on October 28 and beat Gregory Vercetti and Jerry Wayne with Cham Pain on November 4 . He and Brass Munkey , however , lost to Joey Silvia and Steve Greene ( with Ty Dillinger ) on December 2 . At BattleCade 7 , Happer defeated Damien Wayne at the Carolina Sports Arena on December 30 , 2006 . GOUGE ( 2006 - 2007 ) . In early - 2006 , Count Grog started running shows out of Raleigh ' s Kings Barcade again under the G . O . U . G . E . Wrestling banner . Happer was among the former SCW stars to star in the new promotion . He appeared on its second - ever show defeating Yuk at Kings Barcade on May 17 , 2006 . He also defeated Joey Silvia and , in a tag team match with Mudd Face , lost to The Urban Legends ( Luther Thesz & Cowboy Willie Watts ) at the same venue . On August 5 , he met his former tag team partner , Cham Pain , at the Butner Sports Arena which ended in a 15 - min . time - limit draw . That fall , he also reunited with his former manager Count Grog who was in Happer ' s corner when he defeated Seymour Snott in Stem , North Carolina on September 16 . At GOUGE ' s December 13 " Holiday Hell " supercard , Happer Kid Sydye with the Russian sickle . On March 31 , 2007 , Happer and Tennessee Ernie Nord lost a tag team match to The Urban Legends ( Cowboy Willie Watts & Leroy Zbyszko ) at " March Mayhem " in Stem , North Carolina . A few days later at " The Final Count Down " , he was involved in a four - way match with King F ’ n Chilly Willy , C . W . Anderson , and Trailer Park Heat for the GOUGE Heavyweight Championship . He continued teaming with Tennessee Ernie Nord and Seymour Snott during the summer as well as winning a number of singles matches against Damien Wayne , Cowboy Willie Watts , Leroy Zbyszko , and Ravishing Rico Rage . On August 25 , 2007 , Happer wrestled Snott for a GOUGE fundraiser to benefit the FVAA 93 Flash White soccer team . This show also marked the promotion ' s first - ever show in Fuquay - Varina , North Carolina . CWF Mid - Atlantic ( 2007 - 2008 ) . In early - 2007 , Happer formed a brief tag team with Marcellus King . The two defeated Mitch Connor and Donnie Dollars at CWF Mid Atlantic ' s " War Games " on February 24 , 2007 , and Corey Edsel and Gregory Vercetti at " D - Day : The Fallout from War Games " on March 10 . A month later , he lost to Joey Silvia ( with Commissioner Ty Dillinger ) in a match for the AWA Mid - Atlantic Heavyweight Championship . On May 6 , he wrestled T . J . Mack in Manning , South Carolina in a qualifying match to enter the 2007 Jeff Peterson Memorial Cup . He continued wrestling in tag teams over the summer . He and King lost to Donnie Dollars and Mitch Connor at " Absolute Justice " in Burlington on June 16 and , later that month , with Derek Ryze against Team Macktion ( Kirby and T . J . Mack ) . On the August 11 edition of " CWF Championship Wrestling " , Happer battled Mid - Atlantic Television Champion “ Simply ” Steve Greene ( with Ty Dillinger ) to a time limit draw . He followed this up with a victory over Jerry Wayne at A Date With Destiny on October 20 , 2007 . Happer was also involved as an instructor with the promotion training , most notably , female wrestler Krissy Vaine . Several months later , he defeated Marcellus King on the March 15 , 2008 edition of " CWF Championship Wrestling " . He also defeated Evan Banks at Absolute Justice 2008 ( June 21 ) , “ Big ” Ray Kandrick at Valediction ( July 19 ) , teamed with Chase Dakota to defeat Wallabee Joe and Ray Kandrack at the 2008 Johnny Weaver Memorial Tournament ( August 16 ) . On October 18 , 2008 , at 8th annual CWF Rumble , Happer unsuccessfully challenged Ric Converse ( with William L . Cross ) for the CWF Mid - Atlantic Heavyweight Championship . GOUGE ( 2008 - 2009 ) . On January 25 , 2008 , Happer defeated Colin Troy and Shady Chris Xion in a handicap match , with Brandi Richardson in his corner , for GOUGE ' s " Winter Wars " supercard at Vintage 21 in Raleigh , North Carolina . He also beat Charlie Dreamer at " Downtown Destruction " ( February 29 ) , teamed with Prince Kofi Jabba against Dick Foley and Seymour Snott at " March Mayhem " ( March 29 ) , and King Chilly Willy at GOUGE ' s 2nd Anniversary Show ( April 11 ) ; as a result of Happer ' s victory his opponent was no longer able to use the " King Chilly Willy " gimmick . On May 3 , Happer defeated Luther Thesz and Chris Phoenix in a three - way dance at Kyle Petty ’ s Victory Junction Fundraiser at The Iron Horse in Apex , North Carolina . At the end of the month , he wrestled Cowboy Willie Watts and Blackjack Billy Watts in a tag team match with Johnny Atlas . During the last half of 2008 he won matches against El Mariachi , Vinnie Damooche , Prince Kofi Jabba , Nicky Richards , The Taker , and Damien Wayne . He also wrestled in a three - way tag team match with Seymour Snott against Cowboy Willie Watts & Blackjack Billy Watts , The Trailer Park Model & Frankie Fontaine , and the Krazy Killer Klowns . The latter match was held at " Maul - O - Ween " in Youngsville , North Carolina , with Baby Doll in his opponent ' s corner , and ended in a disqualification . At a special fundraiser co - promoted by Alternative Championship Wrestling and GOUGE , the 7th Annual Seagrove SuperShow , Happer wrestled Jerry " the King " Lawler in the main event with " Boogie Woogie Man " Jimmy Valiant as the special guest referee . The event was held to raise money for Seagrove Elementary School . At the end of the match , when his manager Count Grog climbed into the ring to interfere on Happer ' s behalf , he was put in the sleeper hold by Valiant and dropkick ed by Lawler over the top rope . He also wrestled The Mommas Boy at the " Redneck Rumble " ( March 7 ) , a three - way match against Trailer Park Heat and Cueball Carmichael at GOUGE ' s " 3rd Anniversary Show " ( April 25 ) , beat William Alexander Huckabee at " Showdown " ( May 30 ) , and another three - way match with Rob McBride and the Goat at " Super Summer Sizzler " ( June 27 ) . On August 15 , he teamed with Demolition Ax and Rob McBride ( with Count Grog ) in a 6 - man tag team match to defeat Cueball Carmichael , Wrestling Superstar , and Jimmy Jack Funk , Jr . ( with Smart Mark Greene ) at " August Armageddon " in Wake Forest , North Carolina ; after the match , Grog put a dress on Greene . That fall , he also defeated Andrea the Giant at " Fallout " ( September 19 ) and The Mamas Boy at " Eruption " ( October 10 ) . On November 7 , 2009 , Happer lost a three - way " I Quit " match at " Maul - O - Ween 2009 " in Youngsville , North Carolina when " Wiseguy " Jimmy Cicero ( with Brian Perry ) made the third participant Broderick McQueen " quit " . CWF Mid - Atlantic ( 2009 - 2010 ) . At Holding Out for a Hero on March 21 , 2009 , Happer joined Rob McBride and Roy Wilkins in a 6 - man tag team match against Fatback Enterprises ( Corey Edsel , Donnie Dollar $ , and Nick Richards ) . On May 16 , he beat Cecil Scott at Enter the Dragon . He also entered the 2009 Johnny Weaver Memorial Tournament defeating Sgt . Long in the opening rounds at Absolute Justice III in Oxford , North Carolina on June 20 . Happer was eliminated in the quarter - finals by CWF Mid - Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Brass Munkey at the Mid - Atlantic Sportatorium . He competed in a non - tournament match at the August 1 Johnny Weaver Cup Quarterfinals wrestling Jaxson Dane to a 10 - min . time limit draw . On September 5 , a match between Happer and Jaxson Dane ( with William L . Cross ) at " Fatback Rising 2 " ended in a 10 - minute time limit draw . Similarly , his match with Chase Dakota at the 9th annual CWF Rumble also ended in a draw . On November 14 , 2009 he beat Shane Phoenix in a Five Minute Challenge match at an interpromotional " Pro Wrestling International " event co - hosted by CWF Mid - Atlantic , Premier Wrestling Showcase , and Rider ' s Championship Wrestling . He would appear twice more in CWF Mid Atlantic during the next year . The first being New Year ’ s Knockout on January 16 , 2010 , defeating T . J . Mack , and CWF Rumble on October 16 , 2010 , where he and Jimmy Parker fought to a no - contest . Recent years ( 2010 - ) . On January 23 , 2010 , Happer appeared at the Sports Factory in Wake Forest , North Carolina for the Melissa Jo Bullock Fundraiser . He and Buddy Langley defeated Andrea the Giant and Robert Royal ( with Neil Sharkey ) . He returned to Wake Forest a month later for " The Redneck Rumble " on February 27 where he defeated Q Sic . At the March 27 " March Mayhem " show , he and Rob McBride beat Rev Jimmy Swagger and Paco Loco at the Stem Fire Hall . Returning to in Wake Forest , Happer also beat William Alexander Huckaby at GOUGE ' s 4th Year Anniversary Show on April 17 . At Cincon De Mayhem on May 15 , Happer teamed with The Mommas Boy to defeat Paco Loco & Rev Jimmy Swagger once again . The following month , he and Jimmy Jack Funk , Jr . ( with Count Grog ) beat " Handsome " Frank Stalletto and Mickey Gambino ( with Phildel Castra ) at the Cherry Bounce Festival in Raleigh . It was at this same event that Happer won a battle royal to become GOUGE ' s Raleigh Heavyweight Champion . On September 11 , at " Fall Out " , he was disqualified during a title defence against Mickey Gambino when Happer hit the referee . He did , however , successfully defend the title against Frank Stelletto at " Too Hot to Handle " ( September 25 ) , Scapyard Dog at Maul - O - Ween , Night 1 ( October 23 ) , and wrestled GOUGE Tag Team Champions Frank Stelletto & Mickey Gambino with Rob McBride at Maul - O - Ween , Night 2 ( October 30 ) . During the event , Happer was interviewed by The Herald - Sun where he discussed his experience working on the " indy circuit " . Happer continued to appear for G . O . U . G . E . throughout 2011 . He defeated Lou Marconi at Redneck Rumble ( January 8 ) , Sean Van Halen at Winter Wars ( February 19 ) , and Jimmy Jack Funk , Jr . at G . O . U . G . E ' s 5th Year Anniversary Show ( April 9 ) . On April 14 , at the Raleigh Food Truck Rodeo , a rematch with Funk ( with Admir Al Akbar ) ended in a double - disqualification due to outside interference from Count Grog , Mickey Gambino , Seymour Snott and Rob McBride ; he and Gambino lost to Seymour Snott and Jimmy Jack Funk , Jr . in a tag team match later that night . That summer , he travelled to Florida where he appeared on Florida Underground Wrestling ' s debut show in Ybor City . Five months later , this time with Admir Al Akbar in his corner , Happer returned to the Food Truck Rodeo where he successfully defended the GOUGE Raleigh Championship against Seymour Snott . Later on , he wrestled against Snott , Rob McBride , Jimmy Jack Funk , Jr . in a 6 - man tag team match with Mikey Gambino and Lou Marconi . Happer also beat Mike West at the September 24 " Fallout in Butner " show . On October 8 , he defeated Lou Marconi ( with Count Grog ) at Bud Light Concert Series in Raleigh . During the show , Happer attacked Jimmy Jack Funk , Jr . following his match with Gluteus Maximus . At Maul - O - Ween 2011 , he beat Leatherface to retain the Raleigh Championship . On November 5 , 2011 , Happer made a surprise appearance at CWF Mid - Atlantic ' s home arena , the Mid - Atlantic Sportatorium in Burlington , during its " Settling the Score " supercard demanding a match on the card . His challenge was accepted by Chase Dakota , a two - time CWF Mid Atlantic Heavyweight Champion , with their match nearly ending in a time - limit draw . Happer was able to pin Dakota only two seconds before the 10 min . time limit was to expire . Teaching career . In 2003 , shortly after his final stint with WWE , Happer began teaching part - time upon returning to the " indy circuit " . His mother , Dr . Carolyn Happer , is a professor at Meredith College . He took a job as a civics and history teacher at South Johnston High School located in Four Oaks , North Carolina . That same year he accepted a position as head coach for the school ' s wrestling team , the South Johnson Trojans , which he led to the Cape Fear Valley 3 - A Conference ’ s dual - meet championship four years later . It was the first conference title the school had won the title since the 1991 - 92 season . The Trojans followed up this victory by capturing seven individual conference championships at the Cape Fear Valley 3 - A Conference on February 3 , 2007 . In December 2010 , Murray and the Trojans were part of a trio of Johnston County wrestling teams which opened their season at South Johnston High . They were defeated by The Comets ( 60 - 21 ) while also competing against Knightdale and the Chargers . On January 26 , 2012 , Happer and the Trojans competed against , and lost to , county rivals Cleveland High School and the Rams for the Eastern Carolina 3A Conference ' s regular - season wrestling championship . The teams were preparing for Saturday night ' s Johnston County tournament held at Corinth - Holders . Earlier that month , in a meeting between South Johnston and Southern Wayne , Happer allowed Trojans team member Quincey Williams to wrestle Southern Wayne ' s 263 - pound heavyweight Deonta Hayes in an exhibition match . Their bout , in which one of the participants outweighed the other by 110 pounds , was called " one of the strangest matchups of the year " .