Nick Dinsmore Nicholas David Dinsmore ( December 17 , 1975 ) is an American professional wrestler . He is best known for his time in World Wrestling Entertainment as Eugene . Currently is the head trainer for Ohio Valley Wrestling and holds the record for most OVW Heavyweight Championship reigns . Nick was re - hired by WWE in 2013 as a trainer at the performance center but was released from his contract in October 2014 . Professional wrestling career . Early years ( 1996 – 2003 ) . Dinsmore debuted in 1996 , and soon began wrestling in the United States Wrestling Association ( USWA ) . In Ohio Valley Wrestling ( OVW ) , he formed a successful tag team with Rob Conway , called The Lords of The Ring . The team had a record ten reigns as Southern Tag Team Champions . Dinsmore also held the OVW Heavyweight Championship a record ten times . While still in OVW , Dinsmore also made some appearances as a jobber in the World Wrestling Federation , first on an episode of Shotgun Saturday Night in 1999 . He wrestled in the WWF as Doink the Clown on two later occasions , and as one half of Los Conquistadores ( with Rob Conway ) . Dinsmore also appeared in World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) from August 1998 to January 1999 , mainly used as a jobber on WCW Saturday Night he also worked on two episodes of " Thunder " ( losing to Ernest Miller and Kanyon ) , and on two episodes of " Nitro " ( first teaming with Lenny Lane to lose a handicap match to Scott Steiner , then losing a singles match to Wrath ) . World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE . Raw ( 2004 – 2007 ) . On the April 5 , 2004 episode of " Raw " , Dinsmore made his World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) debut as Eugene . He was portrayed as the " special " and overly excited nephew of " Raw " General Manager Eric Bischoff . Bischoff soon placed him under the care of the newly returned William Regal . In May 2004 , Eugene began a feud with Jonathan Coachman , who attempted to banish him from WWE ( only to be stopped by The Rock ) . The feud culminated in Eugene ' s pay - per - view debut , when he defeated Coachman at Bad Blood . Eugene then feuded with Triple H , culminating in a match at SummerSlam , which Eugene lost . Allied with William Regal , he then feuded with his uncle , Eric Bischoff . This led to a match at the first - ever Taboo Tuesday pay - per - view on October 19 . The fan - chosen ( via voting at WWE ' s website ) stipulation for the match was that the loser would have his head shaved . Eugene won this match ( with help from Mr . McMahon ) and subsequently shaved Bischoff ' s head . With Regal , Eugene won his first and only championship in WWE , taking the World Tag Team Championship from La Résistance on the November 15 episode of " Raw " . Eugene ( legitimately ) injured himself at New Year ' s Revolution , in a match with Christian and Tomko , after botching a dropkick . He suffered a ruptured left patellar ligament , which required surgery and sidelined him for several months . This also cost him the World Tag Team Championship , which Regal lost when forced to defend , teamed with Jonathan Coachman as a substitute . During recovery , Eugene made a surprise appearance at WrestleMania 21 , delivering a promo until being interrupted and attacked by villains Muhammed Hassan and Daivari . This set up the WWE return of Hulk Hogan , who came to the ring to save Eugene from the beating . Eugene returned to wrestling on the July 25 , 2005 episode of " Raw " , taking part in Kurt Angle ' s regular " Kurt Angle Invitational " challenge . Eugene defeated Angle , winning his cherished Olympic gold medal ( per match stipulation ) , and starting a feud between the two . The feud culminated at SummerSlam , where Angle defeated Eugene to regain his medal . Eugene then briefly teamed with Tajiri ( who , incidentally , had also previously teamed with William Regal ) . The team lasted until Tajiri ' s release in December 2005 . At Taboo Tuesday , Rob Conway teamed with Tyson Tomko to face Eugene and a " WWE Legend " , to be chosen by the fans . " Superfly " Jimmy Snuka was chosen over Kamala and " Hacksaw " Jim Duggan , and pinned Conway with his Superfly Splash to win the match . On November 18 , 2005 , WWE . com reported Dinsmore was rushed to the hospital the previous night , after passing out in a hotel lobby in Manchester , and was suspended indefinitely . Days later , WWE . com stated Dinsmore admitted to taking prescription drugs , including somas . This coincided with the announcement of WWE ' s new drug policy ( established as a result of Eddie Guerrero ' s death from heart failure , aggravated by his past history of drug abuse ) . Eugene made his return to WWE in the Royal Rumble match on January 29 , 2006 , as the eighteenth entrant . He was eliminated by Chris Benoit . Eugene briefly feuded with Matt Striker , after appearing in the " Matt Striker ' s Classroom " segment of Backlash on April 30 , 2006 . Striker ultimately defeated Eugene to end the feud . After appearing at One Night Stand , Eugene formed a tag team with " Hacksaw " Jim Duggan . He challenged Umaga to a match at Vengeance and lost , despite having Duggan , Doink the Clown , and Kamala in his corner . He defeated Vince McMahon and Shane McMahon in a handicap match on the July 10 " Raw " , after interference from D - Generation X . On the September 3 " Raw " , Eugene and Duggan challenged World Tag Team Champions the Spirit Squad for the title , but were unsuccessful . The team split up on the November 6 " Raw " . After losing a rematch to The Spirit Squad , Eugene attacked Duggan , turning heel for the first time in his WWE career . However , the angle was soon dropped and , before the end of the year , Eugene became a face again . After this , he wrestled mainly on the " Raw " B - show , " Heat " . On the March 19 , 2007 episode of " Raw " , Eugene was forced into a match with Umaga , as a punishment for accidentally spilling a drink on Vince McMahon . After losing , McMahon shaved Eugene ' s head . Eugene wrestled on the June 2 , 2007 episode of " Saturday Night ' s Main Event " , where he debuted a new " Superman - esque " wrestling attire . He teamed with Kane and Doink The Clown to defeat Kevin Thorn , Viscera , and Umaga . SmackDown ( 2007 ) . On June 17 , Eugene was drafted to SmackDown ! as their final pick of the 2007 Supplemental Draft . On the June 29 episode of " SmackDown ! " , Eugene debuted for the brand , losing to The Great Khali . The following week , he was tricked into thinking Deuce ' n Domino were helping him win his match against Mark Henry , which led to a quick defeat . Eugene participated in a battle royale for the World Heavyweight Championship , and was eliminated by Batista and Kane . Eugene made his final WWE appearance on the August 31 edition of " SmackDown ! " . While shooting T - shirts into the crowd via T - shirt gun , he accidentally shot Mark Henry . Henry retaliated by squeezing him with a bearhug until he passed out . On September 1 , 2007 , Nick Dinsmore was released from his WWE contract after failing his second drug test . Brief return and NXT trainer ( 2009 , 2013 – 2014 ) . In July 2009 , Dinsmore signed a contract to return to WWE . On August 1 , Dinsmore ( as Eugene ) defeated Ricky Ortiz at a SmackDown / ECW house show in Manchester , New Hampshire . On the August 10 " Raw " , Eugene returned to television , losing a Contract on a Pole match to The Calgary Kid , who afterwards removed his mask to reveal himself as The Miz . Four days later , Dinsmore was once again released from WWE , as a wrestler and a trainer . Dinsmore was re - hired by WWE on September 20 , 2013 , as trainer of NXT and was released on October 2 , 2014 . Juggalo Championship Wrestling ( 2007 , 2011 – 2013 ) . Dinsmore debuted in Juggalo Championship Wrestling ( JCW ) on October 2007 , as U - Gene . He returned in 2010 , at the " Flashlight Wrestling : Legends & Loonies " event , and lost to Breyer Wellington . He became a full - time member of the roster the following year . He had a brief storyline in which he was infatuated with the wrestler Jailbird Man , inadvertently costing Jailbird his matches . U - Gene participated in JCW ' s first internet pay - per - view , Hatchet Attacks , where he defeated Raven . He formed a tag team with Zach Gowen at Up in Smoke , believing that he could be Gowen ' s second leg , but ended up costing his team the match by distracting the referee . On July 28 , Gowen and U - Gene defeated the Ring Rydas to win the JCW Tag Team Championship . However , Gowen forfeited the championship after realizing that U - Gene cheated to win , causing U - Gene to attack him and disband the team . U - Gene defeated Gowen at Bloodymania 5 , but the referee reversed the decision after realizing U - Gene cheated to win . Independent circuit ( 2007 – 2013 ) . In October 2007 , Dinsmore became the head official in charge of Derby City Wrestling , the intermediate - level group affiliated with Ohio Valley Wrestling , after Joey Matthews left the position . He made some appearances in Puerto Rico ' s World Wrestling Council ( WWC ) , as Eugene . Dinsmore wrestled for WFX Wrestling in Canada , in a role similar to the one he played in WWE , under the names " U - Gene " and " U - gene Dinsmore " . He formed a tag team with Luke Williams , better known as one half of The Bushwhackers . He wrestled for Ring of Honor ( as Nick Dinsmore ) in a " Ring of Honor Wrestling " taping , against " The Prodigy " Mike Bennett . In 2009 , he was part of Hulk Hogan ' s Australian tour , Hulkamania , where he wrestled as U - Gene . Dinsmore made his Ring of Honor debut on December 9 , 2010 at ROH Wrestling tapings , losing to Mike Bennett . In December 2011 , Dinsmore took part in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ' s ( TNA ) India project , Ring Ka King as Dr . Nicholas Dinsmore . On July 27 , Dinsmore , as " U - Gene " , unsuccessfully challenged Freight Train for the 5 Dollar Wrestling championship in the main event of that promotion ' s internet PPV debut . Return to OVW ( 2008 – 2013 ) . On February 20 , 2008 , Dinsmore returned to Ohio Valley Wrestling ( OVW ) under his real name and defeated Jay Bradley to win his ninth Heavyweight Championship . He lost the title to Anthony Barvado on July 25 , 2008 . On October 26 , 2011 , Dinsmore defeated Jason Wayne to win the OVW Heavyweight Championship for the tenth time , turning heel in the process . Dinsmore lost the title to Rudy Switchblade seven days later in an Eight Man Melee , including Wayne , Adam Revolver , Ted McNaler , James Thomas , Rocco Bellagio and Mike Mondo . Return to the independent circuit ( 2015 – present ) . On January 10 , 2015 , Dinsmore returned to wrestling , this time with the British promotion . He defeated Grado in his first match for the promotion . Personal life . As of 2009 , Dinsmore is engaged to Stephanie Fischer .