26 Facts About Achim Albrecht

Achim Albrecht was born on 2 July 1962 and is a German personal trainer and former bodybuilder and professional wrestler.

In 1996, Albrecht transitioned to professional wrestling, where he appeared with North American promotions such as the World Wrestling Federation, Extreme Championship Wrestling and the United States Wrestling Association under the ring name Brakkus until retiring due to injury in 1999.

Achim Albrecht initially participated in rowing and weightlifting in his native Germany before shifting to bodybuilding in 1985.

In 1989, Achim Albrecht won the International German Bodybuilding Championships in Nuremberg, Bavaria.

In 1991, Achim Albrecht relocated to the United States, where he signed a contract with Joe Weider, the co-founder of the IFBB.

Achim Albrecht competed in the 1991 Mr Olympia contest and in the 1992 Arnold Classic contest.

In mid-1992, Achim Albrecht sustained a torn biceps while performing a barbell preacher curl that prevented him from competing in the 1992 Mr Olympia contest.

In 2009, Achim Albrecht was placed eighth in a historical ranking of the bodybuilders with the best quadriceps femoris muscles by Flex.

In September 1996, Achim Albrecht signed a contract with the World Wrestling Federation.

Achim Albrecht was trained as a professional wrestler by Tom Prichard and Bret Hart alongside Mark Henry and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.

Achim Albrecht made his professional wrestling debut on 30 November 1996, under the ring name "Argo", defeating Dr X at a house show in Lowell, Massachusetts.

In mid-1997, Achim Albrecht wrestled several matches for the United States Wrestling Association in Tennessee, where he was aligned with Elijah as a temporary member of the Nation of Domination stable.

In late-1997, Achim Albrecht was sent by the WWF to the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based independent promotion Extreme Championship Wrestling as part of a working relationship between the two promotions.

In ECW, Achim Albrecht was part of the Wright Connection, a stable led by Lance Wright along with Doug Furnas, Phil Lafon and Droz.

The stable were billed as having been sent to ECW by the WWF Chairman, Vince McMahon, with Achim Albrecht acting as the bodyguard of Wright.

Achim Albrecht feuded with ECW mainstay Taz, ultimately challenging him for the ECW World Television Championship at CyberSlam 1998 on 21 February 1998.

Achim Albrecht was recalled to the WWF in March 1998, making his WWF television debut on 17 March 1998, episode of WWF Shotgun Saturday Night, losing to The Artist Formerly Known as Goldust.

Achim Albrecht then travelled to Europe with the WWF, losing to Jeff Jarrett at WWF Mayhem in Manchester on 4 April 1998.

Achim Albrecht went on to wrestle Jarrett at live events in Oberhausen, Berlin and Bayreuth during the DX in Germany tour.

Achim Albrecht faced Savio Vega in a first round match on 6 July 1998, episode of Monday Night Raw.

Achim Albrecht was eliminated from the tournament after Vega won the match on points, with Achim Albrecht sustaining a bloodied nose.

Vega later claimed that Achim Albrecht was originally not aware that the Brawl for All was a shootfighting tournament and initially believed it would be worked.

Achim Albrecht competed briefly on the Canadian independent circuit under his real name, wrestling for promotions such as Stampede Wrestling.

Achim Albrecht retired from professional wrestling in 1999 as a result of injuries to his knee and shoulder sustained in the bout with Vega in 1998.

Achim Albrecht went on to work as an International Sports Sciences Association-certified personal trainer and sports nutritionist in San Francisco, California.

Achim Albrecht was previously married to Dayna Medeiros, with whom he has a son and a daughter.