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36 Facts About Ernest Miller

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Ernest Miller appeared in Jackson Galaxy's 2011 American reality series My Cat From Hell.

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Ernest Miller then went to Savannah State University in Savannah, Georgia studying electrical engineering and playing football as an All-American linebacker.

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Ernest Miller was brought to professional wrestling after being asked by WCW executive Eric Bischoff.

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Ernest Miller was by then a karate instructor and was teaching Bischoff's son Garett, when Bischoff asked him to become a professional wrestler.

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Ernest Miller made his World Championship Wrestling debut on February 12,1997, where he worked 3 matches that night for TV tapings.

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Ernest Miller saved Glacier from a two-on-one attack by Wrath and Mortis at the 1997 Slamboree pay-per-view.

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Glacier and Ernest Miller quickly became tag team partners in their feud with Mortis and Wrath.

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Ernest Miller even went as far promoting his own instructional, karate home video with a pseudo infomercial.

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Ernest Miller then began a minor feud with Kaz Hayashi, as Onoo has been previously Hayashi's manager and had left him to manage Ernest Miller.

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Ernest Miller won several matches over Hayashi with Onoo's help, and enlisted Perry Saturn as his ally.

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However, Saturn suffered many losses against inferior opponents due to Ernest Miller's botched interference, so the two faced off at Starrcade, where Saturn won.

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Ernest Miller continued coming out and challenging the fans, the wrestlers, and anyone else to try and take him out, feuding with Scott Norton.

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In March 1999, Miller and Onoo attacked fellow martial artist Jerry Flynn, with Ernest cutting off Flynn's ponytail as a sign of disrespect.

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Ernest Miller bounced back after some time, getting a win over Scott Norton after hitting him with a crowbar.

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In June 1999, Ernest Miller had a dancing contest with Disco Inferno, who he attacked in jealously over the fans's attention.

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Ernest Miller became a jobber for a long time, until he was chosen as Eric Bischoff's assistant.

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In July 2000, Ernest Miller outlawed WCW United States Heavyweight Champion Scott Steiner's finisher, the Steiner Recliner, with the pretext of being too dangerous.

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Ernest Miller continued interfering in Steiner's reign, helping Mike Awesome during their fight in Bash at the Beach by disqualifying Steiner and stripping him of the title.

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Ernest Miller then feuded with yet another Japanese wrestler, The Great Muta, leading to a match at New Blood Rising.

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Ernest Miller offered Sanders a kickboxing match for the role, something which naturally had Mike afraid, but he agreed.

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Angry at losing the commissionership, Ernest Miller kept chasing Douglas for the next months, enlisting Miss Jones as his valet to counter Douglas' Torrie Wilson.

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Ernest Miller then became an enemy of Lance Storm, the leader of Team Canada, wrestling at Starrcade.

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The former karate champion had to endure many interferences from Major Gunns and Elix Skipper, but although he and Miss Jones kept them at bay, she accidentally knocked the referee out with a misguided kick, which allowed a reluctant Hacksaw Jim Duggan to attack Ernest Miller, making him lose.

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Ernest turned again to get the commissioner's spot and challenged Sanders for it, but Mike wanted none of it, bringing KroniK as mercenaries to take him down and putting the role on the line only if Miller accepted to give him Miss Jones's services.

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Ernest Miller's victory was short-lived, as Lance Storm came to reclaim the commissioner role with Ric Flair and his Magnificent Seven's help.

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Ernest Miller even gave up his role as commissioner in order to get a shot at Kanyon, chasing him for months and even having a street fight in Jones's hospital room.

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Ernest Miller had two years on his WCW contract; as a result, he decided to stay at home for the two years to take care of his children.

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Ernest Miller appeared at some World Wrestling All-Stars shows in early 2002 and independent shows before going to the WWE where he would have a somewhat brief career.

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Ernest Miller then served as an announcer for Velocity from December 2002 until August 2003.

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Ernest Miller appeared in the 2004 Royal Rumble match, making his entrance while the other two people in the ring, Chris Benoit and Randy Orton, were knocked down.

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Two years after his release from WWE, Ernest Miller worked a tag match on March 17,2006, with his team losing.

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Ernest Miller came out of retirement on November 28,2015, at WrestleCade competing in a battle royal won by Ethan Carter III in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

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On October 13,2018, Ernest Miller teamed with fellow WCW alumnus Glaicer and 79 year old Bob Armstrong in a 6 tag match in which they won for Georgia Premier Wrestling in Rome, Georgia.

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On December 13,2019, Ernest Miller teamed with former WCW wrestlers; Glacier, Haku and Luther Biggs as they won an 8 tag match for Sunray Pro Wrestling in Orlando, Florida.

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Ernest Miller had a significant role in the Academy Award-nominated film The Wrestler as The Ayatollah, in-ring nemesis of Randy "The Ram" Robinson.

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Ernest Miller played Earnie Shavers opposite Michael Jai White in the 2008 Chinese television series The Legend of Bruce Lee and appeared in the 2009 film Blood and Bone.