Jerry Flynn William Brenneman ( November 21 , 1959 ) is a retired American professional wrestler , better known by his ring name Jerry Flynn . Known for his martial arts gimmick and " mullet " hairstyle , he worked in Japanese wrestling promotions and for World Championship Wrestling in the late 1990s . Professional wrestling . Jerry Flynn ' s professional wrestling career began with training under Boris Malenko . He made his debut in FMW in 1989 . During this time , he befriended fellow student Michael Bollea , later known as Horace Hogan . In 1991 , Flynn debuted in the Japanese shoot style wrestling promotion Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi and remained there for a few years . This period also saw Flynn face Masakatsu Funaki on the co - promotional SWS / WWF SuperWrestle card on December 12 , 1991 . World Championship Wrestling . By the mid ' 90s , Flynn had worked as a jobber for the WWF , performing in a few house shows before making his way into WCW with help from Brian Blair , a friend of road agent Paul Orndorff , and Mark Starr , who helped gain Flynn a tryout at Universal Studios Florida for a " WCW WorldWide " taping . He began performing regularly on WCW ' s secondary TV program , " WCW Saturday Night " , in 1997 and by the following year was gaining numerous wins over low - card performers . Later that same year , he won a match elevating him to " Monday Nitro " , the company ' s flagship program . He then became a member of The First Family , a heel stable managed by Jimmy Hart . However , an injury Flynn sustained led to the eventual disestablishment of the group . Flynn also performed outside of WCW during this time . He wrestled on a tour with New Japan Pro Wrestling in 1999 and claimed to have been well received in the promotion . On September 19 , 2000 in Tampa , Florida , he also unsuccessfully faced Mike Rapada in a tournament final for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship . In time , Flynn became a preliminary WCW wrestler in 1998 and 1999 . He had a short - lived feud with Ernest " The Cat " Miller where Flynn defeated Miller and Sonny Onoo in a handicap match at the Uncensored pay - per - view . Later that year , he unsuccessfully participated in the Junkyard Invitational at Bash at the Beach . He then began a feud with mixed martial arts fighter Tank Abbott which Flynn later expressed enthusiasm for . During this time , Flynn ' s persona emphasized his shootfighting skills including a " shootfight rules " match against The Wall on " Thunder " . His feud with Abbott culminated at Souled Out 2000 where Abbott defeated him via knock - out in a mere 1 : 39 . Independent circuit . On September 19 , 2000 in Tampa , Florida , he also unsuccessfully faced Mike Rapada in a tournament final for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship . He wrestled a tour of Puerto Rico for World Wrestling Council , where he briefly held the WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship in February 2001 , before retiring . Outside of wrestling . Jerry Flynn is a legitimate black belt in taekwondo , and he briefly owned and operated his own school of martial arts . Jerry Flynn vacations outside of Sioux Falls , South Dakota where him and former manager Dan Thompson enjoy ice - fishing and scrabble . Flynn also fought mixed martial arts in the WCC ( World Combat Championship ) losing to Fred Floyd in an alternate bout .