Curtis Hughes Curtis Hughes ( December 7 , 1964 ) is an American professional wrestler that has worked for the World Wrestling Federation , World Championship Wrestling , the American Wrestling Association , the American Wrestling Federation , and Extreme Championship Wrestling . Professional wrestling career . Early career . While briefly attending Kansas State University , Hughes began playing on the Kansas State Wildcats . After leaving college , Hughes began training with Sonny Myers and Bob Geigel to become a professional wrestler . In 1988 , he made his debut and began competing with the American Wrestling Association as a face under the ring name Curtis " The Cat " Hughes . He then moved on to World Championship Wrestling , where he changed his ring name to The Big Cat . Within a few months , he again changed his ring name to Mr . Hughes and subsequently adopted an enforcer gimmick , complete with a suit and a constant frowning expression . Hughes became a prominent member of factions such as the York Foundation , the Rat Pack and the Darkside . According to Chris Jericho ' s autobiography " Chris Jericho : Undisputed " , Hughes suffers from narcolepsy . World Wrestling Federation ( 1993 ) . After stints in several independent promotions , Hughes signed a short - term deal with the World Wrestling Federation and was brought in as a part of the feud between The Undertaker and Harvey Wippleman . During the feud , Hughes managed to hold his own against Undertaker and even stole his urn . He also took part in the 1993 King of the Ring where he lost to Mr . Perfect by disqualification before being ultimately defeated by The Undertaker , his last WWF appearance was on Monday Night Raw against Tatanka , During the match , his glasses shattered in his eyes and was released after the match . Extreme Championship Wrestling ( 1993 – 1996 ) . After his departure from the WWF , Hughes made his Extreme Championship Wrestling debut as the bodyguard for Shane Douglas during Douglas ' first and second World Heavyweight Championship reigns . In addition to aiding Douglas , Hughes also competed in several singles matches during which he was nicknamed " The Ruffneck " . Return to the WWF ( 1997 , 1999 ) . Hughes made two more short - lived appearances for the WWF , the first being as the bodyguard for Hunter Hearst Helmsley in 1997 , before being replaced by Chyna . He made his final appearance for the WWF as the bodyguard for Chris Jericho in 1999 before being turned on by Jericho himself during a tag team match . World Wrestling Alliance and the independent circuit ( 1999 – present ) . Following his second stint in the WWF , Hughes began working on the independent circuit and also became the head trainer of the WWA4 Wrestling School , the training school of the Atlanta - based World Wrestling Alliance . In 2006 , WWA4 launched a professional wrestling program which is televised in local markets and available on the internet . Hughes co - hosts the show alongside wrestling announcer and the broadcasts executive producer , Taylor McKnight . When Mcknight left WWA4 to do work for Great Championship Wrestling , Dave Wills took over co - hosting alongside Hughes . After beginning classes at the WWA4 school , Hughes ' weight steadily dropped from 310 pounds to 250 pounds . In 2007 , Hughes became the focus of Memphis Wrestling when he called Jerry Lawler a " sell out " for not showing up for a scheduled match against Hulk Hogan , which occurred due to World Wrestling Entertainment ' s legal issues with the match . After his statement , Hughes began a feud with Lawler . After shoving Lawler ' s real life girlfriend Renee on an edition of " Memphis Primetime " , the two battled three weeks later at Sam ' s Town River Palace Arena in Tunica , Mississippi . The match ended when Hughes got down on his knees and apologized for his actions before hitting Lawler with a low blow and punching Renee in the face , thus losing via disqualification . In March 2011 , Hughes was in the main event of the inaugural Redneck Wrasslin Organization card in Springfield Ill . , as he teamed with Pretty Boy Floyd and Beast to defeat Team Dragonfire . On February 18 , 2012 , Hughes won a 34 - man battle royal to win vacant Peachstate Wrestling Alliance Heritage Championship .