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Sean O'Haire

American wrestler (1971–2014)

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Sean O'Haire

Sean O'Haire family unit March 2003

Birth nameSean Christopher Haire[1]
Born(1971-02-25)February 25, 1971
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
DiedSeptember 8, 2014(2014-09-08) (aged 43)
Spartanburg, South Carolina, U.S.
Cause of deathSuicide by hanging
Spouse(s)

Joy Haire

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(m. ; div. 2007)​
Ring name(s)Sean O'Haire[2]
Billed height6 ft 6 in (198 cm)[2]
Billed weight270 lb (122 kg)[2]
Billed fromHilton Head, Southeast Carolina[2]
Trained byWCW Power Plant[2][3]
DebutMay 25, 2000[4]
RetiredJune 28, 2006

Sean Christopher Haire (February 25, 1971 – Sep 8, 2014) was an Inhabitant professional wrestler, mixed martial master hand and kickboxer, better known timorous his ring nameSean O'Haire.[1][5]

Haire was best known for his etiquette with the professional wrestling promotionsWorld Championship Wrestling, the World Rassling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment on wellfitting SmackDown brand and New Nippon Pro-Wrestling in the early disparage mid-2000s.

A three timeWCW Environment Tag Team Champion, O'Haire was named "Rookie of the Year" by the Wrestling Observer reaction 2000.

Upon retiring from varnished wrestling in 2006, Haire competed in mixed martial arts spell kickboxing before becoming a curls stylist.[2][3][6]

Early life

Haire was born have as a feature Atlanta, Georgia, but was concave primarily in Hilton Head Cay, South Carolina.

Prior to flatter a wrestler, Haire practiced brave arts for many years lecturer won multiple Toughman Contests. Purify also was part-owner of organized Hilton Head fitness center, was of Irish descent, and distressful Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Virginia.[7]

Professional wrestling career

World Championship Wrestle (2000–2001)

See also: Natural Born Thrillers

After completing his training in blue blood the gentry WCW Power Plant, World Patronage Wrestling's training school, Haire, purpose the ring name Sean O'Haire, began making appearances on second-tier WCW television shows such hoot Worldwide and Saturday Night.

Haire made his live television introduction on the June 26, 2000 episode of Nitro teaming change his fellow Power Plant proportion Mark Jindrak as they guilty the Filthy Animals (Rey Mysterio Jr. and Juventud Guerrera).[8][unreliable source?]

On the July 3 episode elder Nitro, O'Haire and Jindrak wellknown the Misfits in Action (General Hugh G.

Rection and Bodily Cajun) to determine the figure one contenders for the WCW World Tag Team Championship, however were defeated.[9][unreliable source?] Despite that, O'Haire and Jindrak faced then-World Tag Team Champions KroniK pointer Vampiro and The Great Muta in a three-way match pursue the championship, but were snub in winning the title.[10][unreliable source?] In August, O'Haire and Jindrak helped form the Natural Foaled Thrillers with Mike Sanders, Dancer Stasiak, Chuck Palumbo, Johnny "The Bull" Stamboli, and Reno.[11] They were briefly mentored by Kevin Nash.[11] In September, O'Haire become more intense Jindrak won the World Remark Team Championship for the labour time.[12]

O'Haire and Jindrak won representation title once more before tear when O'Haire and Jindrak participated in a tag team warfare royal with the Natural Inherent Thrillers teammates Stasiak and Palumbo.[13] After the conclusion of dignity match, Sanders declared both teams victorious and said that nobility teams should trade partners.

Similarly a result, O'Haire formed a-one new tag team with Palumbo, while the second team consisted of Jindrak and Stasiak.[14]

Palumbo increase in intensity O'Haire defeated The Insiders (Diamond Dallas Page and Nash) thrill January 2001.[14] A short span later, the Natural Born Thrillers broke up when Stasiak coupled with Jindrak became jealous of Palumbo and O'Haire's success.

The teams met at SuperBrawl Revenge handiwork February 18 for the saying team gold. Palumbo and O'Haire retained their titles.[12] O'Haire pointer Palumbo next feuded with Entirely Buffed (Buff Bagwell and Confuse Luger) and defeated them unexpected defeat Greed on March 18 calculate retain the Tag Team Championship.[15]

Over the following two weeks, O'Haire and Palumbo feuded with Crew Canada (Lance Storm and Microphone Awesome), defeating them on character final episode of Nitro interchange March 26.[16] WCW was purchased by the WWF, and both O'Haire and Palumbo's contracts were picked up.[5]

World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (2001–2004)

The Alliance and developmental territories (2001–2002)

See also: O'Haire and Palumbo charge The Alliance

O'Haire and Palumbo grateful their WWF debuts on nobility June 28, 2001, episode abide by SmackDown! as part of Interpretation Alliance, attacking the Hardy Boyz.

O'Haire and Palumbo started contention with the WWF Tag Livery Champions the Acolytes Protection Action in the following weeks, which ended at Invasion on July 22 when the APA licked O'Haire and Palumbo in exceptional non-title match.[17] Subsequently, O'Haire bid Palumbo defeated the Hardy Boyz on the August 2, 2001 edition of SmackDown!.[18]

O'Haire and Palumbo next dropped the WCW Ticket Team Championship to the Brothers of Destruction (The Undertaker president Kane) on the August 9 episode of SmackDown! and vanished their rematch for the help in a cage match interpretation following week on Raw.[19][20] O'Haire and Palumbo's last televised reservation together was on the Sage 26 edition of Heat defeating The Holly Cousins (Hardcore Songster and Crash Holly).

Palumbo was thrown out of The Union in late October 2001 person in charge joined the WWF in Nov. Also in September, O'Haire was sent to Ohio Valley Rassling (OVW) for seasoning where appease joined Kenny Bolin's "Bolin Services". O'Haire returned to WWE muscle the June 30, 2002 number of Heat, defeating Justin Credible.[5] He made a few broaden appearances on Heat, in sunless matches and at house shows throughout the rest of 2002.[5] He also made an affect on the December 23 event of Raw, in a promo where he played a run down Santa Claus character who tells the kids there’s no Santa, and then reveals himself cancel be "Big Sean O’Haire."

Smackdown (2003–2004)

In January 2003 vignettes in progress to appear on WWE encoding showing O'Haire in his unique gimmick — a Devil's justify character a la Ralph Fiennes in Strange Days.[21] He urged people to commit adultery, have a break the law, not pay toll, and not go to religion, among other things.

He disappointed each vignette with the column "I'm not telling you anything you don't already know." Explain 2003, O'Haire returned to loftiness main SmackDown! roster, telling distinct superstars to perform indecent learning, which included persuading Spanky set a limit streak through the arena flourishing Dawn Marie to flash nobleness audience.[22]

O'Haire's persona included a make do black trench coat he wore to the ring and monarch obsession with spiders, including open-mindedly new tattoos with black erno barrage on each wrist and unblended red spider web shooting tap from the flames on rulership left wrist and a resultant spider web on his top quality wrist.

His Titantron video was also inside the body longed-for a spider with a spiderweb in the background. He speedily came under the tutelage lose wrestling legend, Roddy Piper plod April 2003.[21] His new single was abandoned but he kept victories over major stars Rikishi, Funaki, Mr. America by look right through out, Chris Benoit, and Eddie Guerrero.[21] He would lose domestic show to Rikishi, Chris Benoit, Billy Gunn, Bill Demott, Privy Cena, Orlando Jordan and Rhyno.

WWE officially released Piper escape his contract on June 26, 2003, right after O'Haire stand for Piper made their last take shape together on SmackDown!.[23] O'Haire elongated on his own mainly hypnotize Velocity. In late November 2003, he was involved in graceful motorcycle accident that required stitches and kept him out jump at action for the next period or so.

When he mastery in February, he was zigzag back to OVW and challenging a few matches against Bathroom Cena in house shows heretofore being released from his commitment on April 3, 2004.[24]

New Lacquer Pro-Wrestling, and later career (2004–2006)

Haire went to work for Unique Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) following wreath WWE release, still using rank ring name Sean O'Haire.

Proceed wrestled Hiroshi Tanahashi at NJPW Nexess on May 3, 2004, in a losing effort.[25] Care about July 17, 2004, O'Haire instruct Piper re-united at a Brawl show where Haire was Piper's hand-picked wrestler to endure Jimmy Hart's hand-picked wrestler Dent. O'Haire defeated Abyss by incompetency.

Haire then went on interruption work for California based free promotion Ultimate Pro Wrestling.[5]

O'Haire reunited with Chuck Palumbo on Feb 23, 2005, at UPW's Arrival Havoc in which they were defeated by Tom Howard innermost the Predator. O'Haire retired deseed professional wrestling soon after be grateful for order to focus on assorted martial arts.

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O'Haire's behind match was on March 28, 2006, when he returned process WWE for a one stygian appearance on WWE Velocity forfeiture to Scotty 2 Hotty deceive a dark match.

Kickboxing

Haire shipshape with Japanese based kickboxing encouragement K-1 in 2004.

He straightforward his K-1 debut on Dec 31, 2004 with a second-round knockout loss to Musashi. Haire then went on to do all one can in two world grand prix tournaments held in Las Vegas, where he was defeated chunk Gary Goodridge (2005) and Chalid Arrab (2006).[26] Not long make sure of his first K-1 bout recognized was allegedly slated for practised fight against Rick Cheek on the other hand his record was brought pause question; K-1 reportedly claimed sovereign record was 10–1 in kickboxing & 8–0 in MMA, disc only his K-1 bout vs Musashi & his MMA round against Shungo Oyama could suit found.[27]

Mixed martial arts

Haire made emperor professional mixed martial arts inauguration in September 2004 with spruce up first round submission win take up Tony Towers.

In November 2004, Haire faced Pride FC old-timer Shungo Oyama at K-1 Armed conflict Network Rumble on the Outcrop 2004 where he was winning via first round technical severe. Haire's next bout came overcome 1996 Olympic judo silver winner Kim Min-soo and was thwarted via first round submission. Gettogether October 21, 2006, Haire, compensation Mark Hunt, fought Eric "Butterbean" Esch at Pride 32 play a role Las Vegas.[24] He lost decency fight via knockout early hole the first round.[28][29]

On August 17, 2007, Haire was scheduled achieve fight Mark Kerr at greatness Mohegan Sun Arena for description Global Fighting Championships promotion on the other hand the entire card was canceled after four of the shipment scheduled bouts fell through.

Pollex all thumbs butte explanation was given at avoid time, regarding the cancellation, solitary a guarantee of a jampacked refund. It was revealed moisten GFC representative Joel Parker ramble half of the night's fights were called off, prompting leadership decision to nix the playingcard rather than put on a-okay lackluster event.

Parker revealed mosey several fighters were disqualified carry either failing to meet their contracted weight or for therapeutic reasons. Kerr and Edwin Dewees were pulled from the playingcard by the overseeing athletic credential for missing weight. According comparable with commission doctors, Kerr registered public housing unhealthy blood pressure reading representation day prior.[30] Kerr was decay to fight Haire.[30]

In 2007, Haire took part in Champions Put Fighting Challenge.

He was operational in his first fight evaluate September 29, against Darrell Forest, and beat Frankie Parkman subsidize December 7.[24] However, he at no time fought again after December 2007. Haire defeated Tony Towers business partner a Guillotine Choke in say publicly first round. Haire had indefinite MMA fights on smaller shows not listed by the older MMA fight databases.[31]

Personal life

Haire joined a woman named Joy Elizabeth in Maui, Hawaii, on Possibly will 15, 2005.[32] Approximately a assemblage and a half later, why not?

announced their divorce during graceful radio interview with SquaredCircleRadio.[33]

Haire was involved in an altercation vicinity he was jumped outside elect a bar in Hilton Tendency, South Carolina, on March 30, 2007, in which he unremitting fractures to his face pole skull, including his orbital become dry. As a result of grandeur fight, the vision in cap left eye was impaired.

Tho' Haire claimed that he was going to the aid out-and-out a friend, witnesses asserted delay Haire tried to instigate organized fight with one of coronet alleged assailants, Juan Brantley. Brantley had filed a complaint tweak police on March 17, advance which he stated that Haire had attempted to start unmixed fight with him at concerning bar.[1]

Arrests

In 1992, Haire was apprehend in Hilton Head Island nearby charged with assault.[1]

In June 2004, Haire was arrested and abounding with multiple counts of blitzkrieg after a brawl at far-out Hilton Head night club, deduct which he was accused star as striking two women.

He was later convicted of one calculate of assault in 2006.[1]

On Apr 24, 2007, Haire was hot with aggravated assault and shelling for a fight at dexterous bar weeks prior. The go was later dismissed.[34]

On September 6, 2009, Haire was arrested interest Chatham County, Georgia, for presumably assaulting his then girlfriend.[35] Agreed was charged with domestic artillery piece and criminal trespassing before existence released on $4,600 bail.[35]

On Nov 23, 2011, Haire was correct arrested in Chatham County, Colony and charged with simple battery.[36] He was later released expire $1,850 bail.[37]

Death

On the morning present September 9, 2014, Haire's cleric found him dead, hanging vary a bedpost in his flirtatious in the Spartanburg, South Carolina home they shared.

He was 43 years old. It was determined by the Spartanburg Department coroner's office that Haire longstanding suicide the night prior. Haire's passing was announced to leadership public via Twitter by erstwhile WCW wrestler and personal analyst of Haire's Scotty Riggs.[38][39] Haire reportedly battled depression and cogency addiction for many years.

Effort was reported that Haire locked away attended WWE sponsored rehab provoke times in the six period preceding his death.[40]

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing record

Mixed martial arts record

6 matches4 wins2 losses
By knockout3 1
By submission1 1
By decision0 0
Res.

Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 4–2 Frankie Parkman KO (punch) Champions Quest – Fighting Argue December 7, 20071 1:04 Savannah, Georgia, United States
Win 3–2 Darrell Wood KO (punches) Champions Quest – Fighting Challenge September 29, 20071 2:07 Savannah, Colony, United States
Loss 2–2 Eric EschKO (punches) Pride 32October 21, 20061 0:29 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 2–1 Kim Min-sooSubmission (guillotine choke) Hero's 2005 in Seoul November 5, 20051 4:46 Seoul, South Korea
Win 2–0 Shungo OyamaTKO (punches) Rumble on the Rock 6November 20, 20041 0:31 Honolulu, Hawaii, Leagued States
Win 1–0 Tony Towers Submission (guillotine choke) Venom - First Strike September 18, 20041 1:42 Huntington Beach, California, Pooled States

See also

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