Barry Horowitz Barry Horowitz ( March 24 , 1960 ) is an American professional wrestler , best known for his stint as a jobber in the World Wrestling Federation . Career . Horowitz , who is Jewish , attended Florida State University , where he studied sports nutrition and wrestled . After graduating , he trained as a professional wrestler under Boris Malenko in Tampa , Florida for 18 months and debuted in 1979 on the Floridian independent circuit . He went on to work for the World Wide Wrestling Federation , Jim Crockett , Sr . ' s NWA Mid - Atlantic promotion , and promotions in Canada and Puerto Rico . Horowitz eventually joined Florida Championship Wrestling as " Jack Hart " . On July 23 , 1985 in Tampa , Horowitz defeated Mike Graham in a tournament final to win the vacant NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship . He held the title until September 2 , 1985 , when he lost to Kendall Windham . He remained in FCW for two years , and was managed by heels such as Percy Pringle and Sir Oliver Humperdink . After wrestling in Memphis as " Stretcher " Jack Hart , Horowitz joined the World Wrestling Federation in 1987 . Wearing suspenders , and a vest with an outline of a handprint on the back which he patted as a self - congratulatory measure , he spent three years in the WWF as an enhancement talent before suffering a neck injury in early 1990 which left him sidelinded for ten months . After he had recuperated , Horowitz traveled to Texas , where he worked for the newly formed Global Wrestling Federation . Competing in the light - heavyweight division , Horowitz ( billed as Barry " The Winner " Horowitz ) won the GWF Light Heavyweight Championship on two occasions within the space of a month in 1992 , defeating Jerry Lynn on February 7 and Ben Jordan on February 28 in Dallas , Texas . He remained in the GWF for two years until it declared bankruptcy . Along the way , Horowitz also returned to the WWF in late 1991 , where he was once again used to help put talent over . He made his pay - per - view debut under a mask at the 1993 Survivor Series as " The Red Knight " , teaming with Shawn Michaels ( who was substituting for Jerry Lawler ) and the Black and Blue Knights to lose to Bret , Owen , Keith , and Bruce Hart . In 1995 , Horowitz received the first push of his WWF career , beginning with pinning Bodydonna Skip on the July 9 , 1995 airing of The Action Zone , leading to play - by - play commentator Jim Ross shouting " Horowitz wins ! Horowitz wins ! " into his microphone in disbelief . Horowitz faced the vengeful Skip in a rematch at SummerSlam 1995 , which he also won . These wins lead to Horowitz becoming a popular underdog with WWF fans . Horowitz formed a tag team with the newly turned face Hakushi – whom he attempted to Americanize after beating him in another upset . At the 1995 Survivor Series , they teamed with Bob Holly and Marty Jannetty in a loss to Skip , Rad Radford , Tom Prichard , and The 1 - 2 - 3 Kid . Horowitz also appeared in the 1996 Royal Rumble match , as the 25th entrant , where he was eliminated by Owen Hart . During this time , the WWF played up Horowitz ' s Jewish heritage , including making his entrance theme an upbeat version of the Jewish folk song " Hava Nagila " . Horowitz ' s contract was not renewed by the WWF in 1997 , and he joined World Championship Wrestling in 1998 , signing a two - year contract . Horowitz wrestled primarily on WCW Saturday Night before leaving WCW in 2000 and returning to the independent circuit . As of June 2005 , he was working as a nutritionist in Florida while occasionally wrestling for local independent promotions . He was featured on the ( renamed ) WWE ' s website " Where Are They Now ? " column on October 22 , 2008 . Popular culture . Horowitz is the subject of a song by rapper Action Bronson .