Martin Wright Martin ( Marty ) Wright ( July 15 , 1964 ) is an American professional wrestler , better known by his ring name The Boogeyman . He was signed with World Wrestling Entertainment wrestling on its " ECW " brand until he was released from his contract on March 3 , 2009 . Professional wrestling career . World Wrestling Entertainment ( 2004 – 2006 ) . " Tough Enough " and Ohio Valley Wrestling ( 2004 – 2005 ) . Wright first entered the world of professional wrestling to take part in the fourth season of the World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) produced reality television competition " Tough Enough " . On October 15 , 2004 , he attended the two - day event in Venice Beach , California , where he was among eight finalists chosen . After surviving the first day of eliminations he admitted that he was actually 40 years old — five years over the competition ' s cut off point — and not 30 as he ' d claimed . As a result , he was cut from the competition . Though he had been cut from Tough Enough , WWE officials invited him to come to their developmental territory Ohio Valley Wrestling ( OVW ) for possible training . He trained between January and June 2005 , making his OVW debut on June 25 , 2005 . During a dark match pitting the team of Seth Skyfire and Robert Fury against Robbie Dawber and his partner , Wright entered the ring and squashed all three men , no - selling the offense of Skyfire in the process . He then announced that he was " The Boogeyman " before leaving the building . The Boogeyman gimmick further evolved into a " monster " face who would appear when another wrestler said his name and attack him , while not selling any offense he received . SmackDown and departure ( 2005 – 2006 ) . On the July 11 , 2005 episode of " WWE Raw " , horror movie style vignettes began airing to promote the debut of Wright in his " Boogeyman " personality . After a few weeks the vignettes were moved from " Raw " to " SmackDown ! " , but his planned debut was delayed when he hyperextended both knees and needed time to recover . The Boogeyman made his first appearance on October 13 , 2005 " SmackDown ! " . He was brought in by UPN Network Executive Palmer Cannon , who claimed he was going to be a part of another ( unspecified ) UPN show that never came to be due to an on - set " accident " involving The Boogeyman ; it was implied he had " done something " to another member of the cast , but never elaborated on . Cannon said he brought him to the " SmackDown ! " brand as part of a " new talent initiative " . The Boogeyman then proceeded to recite a version of the child ' s chant " One , two , Freddy ' s coming for you " from the movie " A Nightmare on Elm Street " before smashing an oversized alarm clock on his own head . The Boogeyman continued to " terrorize " other Superstars for the next couple of months . For the next few weeks The Boogeyman ( who was then a tweener ) appeared in unexpected places backstage ( closets , vans , et cetera ) , reciting different nursery rhymes and holding up clocks before screaming his catchphrase " " I ' m The Boogeyman and I ' m comin ' to get ' cha ! " " and laughing maniacally . This would leave the performer ( s ) that had discovered him both confused and creeped out , usually ending with them backing out of the room slowly while the commentators remarked on how strange the whole situation was . At the 2005 Survivor Series , The Boogeyman helped " SmackDown ! " General Manager Theodore Long defeat his " Raw " counterpart , Eric Bischoff . He made his official in - ring " SmackDown ! " debut on December 2 , defeating Simon Dean in a squash that saw him repeatedly scream , " I ' m the Boogeyman ! " at a confused and terrified Dean . During this match , he took a handful of live worms from his pocket and stuffed them into his mouth as commentators Michael Cole and Tazz screamed in disgust . For the next few weeks , The Boogeyman won numerous squash matches that focused on the antics of The Boogeyman . Opponents were generally " flattened " in the ring , left with worms in their mouths and / or spit on their faces . His official pay - per - view debut was at December ' s Armageddon when he came to the ring to confront Vito and Nunzio who were dressed as Santa Claus and an elf . Boogeyman ' s first major feud occurred with JBL and his " fixer " Jillian Hall , began when he stalked the duo throughout a number of shows . During an episode of " SmackDown ! " he caught a fleeing Hall and shoved worms down the back of her skirt . On another , during a " Piper ' s Pit " segment , he not only sniffed the " growth " on Jillian ' s face , but licked it and bit it off . Layfield and The Boogeyman eventually met in a one - on - one contest at the 2006 Royal Rumble , with Boogeyman picking up the win in under two minutes . A subsequent feud with Booker T , which saw him again stalking a wrestler and his female companion ( this time Booker ' s wife Sharmell ) culminated at WrestleMania 22 , when Boogeyman pinned Booker T after kissing Sharmell while holding a mouthful of worms . The match was exceptionally short because shortly before WrestleMania Boogeyman tore his left biceps at a house show . To explain his absence to rehab his injury , Booker T and Sharmell obtained a restraining order against The Boogeyman , who actually had surgery on April 4 , to repair his biceps tear . As SummerSlam approached , The Boogeyman began appearing in TV spots to promote the event . Vignettes also began airing advertising his return to " SmackDown ! " , however , on September 20 , 2006 WWE . com reported that Wright had been released from the company . Return to WWE ( 2006 – 2009 ) . SmackDown ( 2006 – 2007 ) . Less than a month later , on October 6 , WWE . com announced that Wright had re - signed with the company and would be sent to be trained at Booker T and Stevie Ray ' s wrestling school in Houston , Texas . Wright returned on the October 27 " SmackDown ! " ; while teaming with Layla , he started a feud with The Miz and Kristal Marshall . During the feud he again terrorized and stalked his opponents , spitting worms at them and scaring them at every opportunity , and eventually ended The Miz ' s undefeated streak at the Armageddon pay - per - view . Wright then feuded with Finlay , who ended The Boogeyman ' s undefeated streak when Hornswoggle interfered . On the February 2 edition of " SmackDown ! " during a match against Chris Benoit for the WWE United States Championship , Boogeyman abducted Hornswoggle , distracting Finlay and giving Benoit a chance to win the match with a roll - up . On the February 16 edition of " SmackDown ! " The Boogeyman appeared with a little person of his own , Little Boogeyman , who was portrayed by an actor named Chris Hollyfield . Chris also previously had played Lil Booker T . His purpose was to counteract Hornswoggle , who was proving a problem in one - on - one matches with Finlay . The Boogeyman and the Little Boogeyman lost to Finlay and Hornswoggle in a mixed tag team match at No Way Out . The team lost a rematch the following week on " SmackDown ! " ; Little Boogeyman was pinned by Finlay , after Wright had chased away Hornswoggle . On OVW ' s 400th anniversary show , The Boogeyman made an appearance , losing to Ryan Wilson in a tables match . The Boogeyman returned to in ring action when teamed with Kane during his feud with William Regal and Dave Taylor . This also marked the return of Little Boogeyman . The feud would be short lived as Boogeyman and Little Boogeyman would then start another feud with Finlay and Hornswoggle . Boogeyman and Little Boogeyman were defeated in a mixed tag match by Finlay and Hornswoggle at " Saturday Night ' s Main Event " . The Boogeyman ended his tenure on " SmackDown " with a loss to Mark Henry in a squash match , as part of Henry ' s new " Path of Destruction " gimmick . After that match , Mark Henry then beat up Little Boogeyman who was at ringside , and Henry gave him a body splash , ( kayfabe ) severely injuring him . This turned out to be the last time Little Boogeyman appeared on WWE TV . ECW and second departure ( 2007 – 2009 ) . On the June 11 edition of " Raw " , The Boogeyman was moved from the SmackDown brand to ECW in the annual WWE draft . The next day he debuted for the brand and defeated Matt Striker , beginning a feud with him . On July 10 in New Orleans , The Boogeyman was a guest during a " Striker ' s Classroom " segment , ostensibly to be educated on worms , only to be attacked by Striker ' s debuting enforcer , Big Daddy V . The Boogeyman was not seen for the next three weeks , finally re - emerging on the July 31 episode — with a new face paint design and black contact lenses — to scare Big Daddy V off after he finished a match . Boogeyman was taken out by Big Daddy V from behind after a distraction from Striker a week later . On the August 14 episode of " ECW " , Boogeyman scored a disqualification victory over ECW Champion John Morrison after Morrison shoved the referee . Boogeyman went on to successfully team with CM Punk at Saturday Night ' s Main Event against Morrison and Big Daddy V . On the August 28 episode of " ECW " , Boogeyman was one of the participants in the Fatal Four Way match for a shot at Morrison ' s title ; however , CM Punk was the victor . On September 4 , on " ECW " , Boogeyman defeated Matt Striker by disqualification when Big Daddy V interfered , and went on to hit Boogeyman with a ghetto drop on the outside of the ring . On the September 18 episode of " ECW " , Boogeyman and Big Daddy V finally faced off in their first one - on - one match , which Boogeyman lost . Boogeyman ' s return to wrestling action was initially delayed due to a torn calf muscle , but it had also been reported that he was having dental surgery done to replace missing teeth . On the October 7 episode of " ECW " a vignette was aired promoting The Boogeyman ' s return . Additional vignettes aired for a few weeks after that . On the October 13 , 2008 edition of " Raw " , The Boogeyman made his return , appearing during a segment with " Jackass " ' s Johnny Knoxville , Chris Pontius , and Big Dick Johnson ending with The Boogeyman bringing live worms out of a bag and after putting them in his own mouth spat them into the mouth of Pontius . The Boogeyman made his ECW return on the November 25 episode , in a segment with John Morrison and The Miz . He made his return to in ring competition on December 9 against Scott Reed , a local talent , who he defeated with ease . On the December 30 episode of " ECW " , he lost to John Morrison and The Miz in a No DQ match with Finlay as his partner . On the January 20 , 2009 edition of " ECW " , he defeated Paul Burchill by disqualification , his first victory over a non - enhancement talent since returning to the brand . His last appearance on WWE programming was on March 3 , 2009 where he lost in a match against Kane . The next day on March 4 , 2009 WWE announced that they had released Wright from his WWE contract . Independent circuit ( 2009 – 2011 ) . After WWE , Wright returned to the Pro Wrestling Alliance using his Boogeyman gimmick . Later , using a new gimmick called " Slither " , he wrestled at Northeast Wrestling as The Nightcrawler , defeating Jake Manning . Wright made his debut for The Millennium Wrestling Federation ( MWF ) at Soul Survivor VI on April 24 , 2010 . He defeated " Executioner " Brian Milonas . During late December 2011 Wright made an appearance on UWD ( United Wrestling Destruction ) where he defeated new comer Harry Janes at the special event " Win Or Lose . " Return to WWE ( 2012 - Present ) . On December 17 , 2012 , he returned to WWE on the annual Slammy Award s show under his Boogeyman gimmick , interrupting former rival Booker T , who was presenting an award . In October 2014 for Halloween , he was featured in a prank in which he scared WWE Staff at WWE Headquarters which was featured on the WWE website . He also made an appearance in the outro screen for several of the WWE YouTube videos during the rest of the month . On January 29 , 2015 at Royal Rumble , Boogeyman entered the Rumble match as a surprise entrant at # 7 , but was quickly eliminated by Bray Wyatt . Boogeyman made a brief appearance on July 20 episode of the WWE Network show , " WWE Swerved " . Boogeyman made another brief appearance on August 17 , 2015 episode of the WWE Network show , " WWE Swerved " .