16 Facts About Cassidy O'Reilly

Cassidy O'Reilly is best known for his work with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment.

Cassidy O'Reilly became interested in wrestling at the age of six after seeing a gory picture of Abdullah the Butcher in an issue of Pro Wrestling Illustrated, and at the age of eight he received a pair of wrestling tights from his mother and aunt as a Christmas present.

Cassidy O'Reilly trained under Lolly Dude, a promoter in Dallas, for eight months, receiving supplemental training from Terry Taylor and Tommy Rogers, who were working for Dude at the time.

Cassidy O'Reilly debuted in 1995 under his own name, facing Cedric Crain in Brighton, Tennessee.

Cassidy O'Reilly then began wrestling on the Southern independent circuit.

Cassidy O'Reilly began competing for the NWA Mississippi promotion, and won the vacant NWA Mississippi Heavyweight Championship on June 5,1999 in Grenada, eliminating the penultimate survivor, Big Don Brodie, to win a battle royal.

Cassidy O'Reilly began working for Bert Prentice's USA Championship Wrestling promotion, and in 2000 WCW began a talent exchange programme with Prentice which saw WCW wrestlers train in Nashville while Prentice's employees would work for WCW.

Cassidy O'Reilly worked for WCW for a year and a half, until the promotion was bought by the WWF in March 2001.

Cassidy O'Reilly made an appearance on the big stage during the opening segment of the Mike Awesome and DDP match at the WCW Great American Bash 2000 PPV as a medic in the back of the ambulance.

Cassidy O'Reilly made his WWE television debut on Sunday Night Heat in October 2002, losing to Raven.

Cassidy O'Reilly formed a new tag team with Chase Stevens known as "The Hotshots".

Cassidy O'Reilly was booked as a fan favorite underdog who regularly lost to physically more powerful villains.

On March 20,2007, Cassidy O'Reilly was on ECW again, he lost to Snitsky.

Cassidy O'Reilly was released from the WWE along with five other developmental wrestlers on February 4,2008.

In 2011, Cassidy O'Reilly returned to wrestling working in the independent circuit.

In March 2013, Cassidy O'Reilly returned to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling where he reunited with Chase Stevens where on March 17 competed in a 10 Men Gauntlet Battle Royal won by Matt Morgan.