Harvey Wippleman Bruno Lauer ( October 27 , 1965 ) , better known by his ring name Harvey Wippleman , is a professional wrestling manager , referee , and occasional wrestler who is best known from his long running stint as a manager in the 1990 s World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) . He is the only male to ever win the WWF Women ' s Championship . He still performs as Downtown Bruno occasionally in Memphis Wrestling . He is currently signed with World Wrestling Entertainment . Career . Lauer has worked in the professional wrestling industry for much of his adult life , at various times taking on the role of wrestler , manager , referee , and executive in multiple federations . He began his career competing in various Southern territories performing under the names Downtown Bruno and Uptown Bruno as well as his current moniker . World Wrestling Federation . Lauer debuted in the WWF as Harvey Wippleman , the Heel manager of Big Bully Busick , who had a brief and uneventful stint . When Busick left the WWF , Wippleman stayed and became the manager of The Warlord and Sid Justice . At this time , Wippleman began feuding with WWF ring announcer Howard Finkel , whom he felt had been introducing him in a condescending manner for all of his appearances . Their feud resulted in a number of Tuxedo Matches over the next few years . Wippleman , along with Kim Chee , managed Kamala . Kamala feuded with The Undertaker , whom The Undertaker defeated in a Coffin Match at Survivor Series 1992 . After this , Kamala left Wippleman and Reverend Slick became his new manager ; this led to a low - profile feud with Wippleman and his clients . Wippleman ' s main focus remained the Undertaker : Seeking revenge for the loss of Kamala , Wippleman brought a new wrestler to the WWF , the nearly eight - foot - tall Giant González , who interfered in the 1993 Royal Rumble and eliminated the Undertaker . Wippleman also hired Mr . Hughes , who stole Paul Bearer ' s urn and dominated the Undertaker for a brief period . At the 1993 SummerSlam pay - per - view , the feud came to an end when Undertaker defeated Gonzalez . Wippleman berated Gonzalez for the loss and received a Chokeslam as a result . Soon after , Wippleman aligned himself with new clients such as Adam Bomb , the tag team of Well Dunn and Kwang , but eventually they all parted ways in their own manners ( Bomb turned face when betrayed by Whippleman and Kwang , Well Dunn was released in 1995 , and the Kwang character was discontinued ) . He later managed Bertha Faye ; in an angle , he fell in love with her despite her abuses of him , much to the confusion of announcers and fans alike . He led Faye to the WWF Women ' s Championship as she defeated Alundra Blayze at the 1995 SummerSlam event . In 1996 , Wippleman took on a new role . He would show up at ringside during matches to observe the referees , seeking to report their inefficiency to ( onscreen ) WWF President Gorilla Monsoon . Monsoon , pleased with the report , made Wippleman an official WWF referee . In contrast to traditional pro wrestling referees ( who usually need to see cheating to call a disqualification ) , Wippleman would disqualify heels when he even suspected cheating on their part . It turned out to be a position that Wippleman took seriously , as he made the three count for some high profile matches before he was temporarily removed from onscreen roles when the Attitude Era came along . He made an appearance on Raw the week after ' Ravishing ' Rick Rude left and did Rude ' s opening lines before he was pushed over by D - Generation X . During the Attitude Era , he won the WWF Women ' s Championship from The Kat while he was in a ( bad ) disguise and used the name " Hervina " in a " Lumberjill Snow bunny " match ( held in fake snow ) . The whole thing was played for comedy , as his disguise was intentionally obvious , with the announcers making frequent references to his real identity . He pinned The Kat after a cheap shot from Jacqueline to win the title . This made him the first male to hold the Women ' s Championship . He lost the title just two days later to Jacqueline . Whippleman serves as a road agent on the Raw Brand , a position he has held since the Attitude Era . He also makes appearances for Memphis Wrestling under his old ring name , " Downtown Bruno . " Championships and accomplishments . Continental Wrestling Federation World Wrestling Federation