1. Gene Snitsky played college football at the University of Missouri.
33 Facts About Gene Snitsky
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Gene Snitsky was on the pre-season roster in 1995 for the Birmingham Barracudas of the Canadian Football League.
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Gene Snitsky won the tag-team championship along with his partner Robb Harper as the Twin Tackles, under a football gimmick.
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In 2013, Gene Snitsky was inducted into the WXW Hall of Fame.
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Snisky, wrestling as Gene Snitsky, was defeated by fellow WXW wrestler "Smooth" Tommy Suede.
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Gene Snitsky made his WWE debut on the September 13,2004, edition of Raw against Kane in a no-disqualification match.
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Gene Snitsky used the distraction to hit Kane from behind with the chair, causing Kane to fall on Lita, and causing Lita to miscarry her unborn baby.
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Gene Snitsky, who had debuted against Kane as an apparent jobber, said years later that he was originally only supposed to make a one-night appearance, then return for OVW for more training before being called back up to the main roster on a full-time basis.
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Gene Snitsky was then situated in a major feud with Kane, which led to a match at Taboo Tuesday.
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Gene Snitsky was then in the main event as part of Team Triple H and facing Team Orton.
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At the 2005 Royal Rumble, the two met up again as Gene Snitsky secretly partnered with Heidenreich, planning to interfere in Heidenreich's casket match with The Undertaker.
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Later that night, Gene Snitsky competed in the Royal Rumble match in which he eliminated Paul London, before being eliminated himself by Batista.
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When his rivalry with Kane ended, Gene Snitsky had a shot at the Intercontinental Championship, which then was held by Shelton Benjamin.
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Gene Snitsky lost by disqualification after hitting Benjamin with a steel chair.
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Gene Snitsky was absent from WWE television between April and May 2005 due to a blood clot in his stomach.
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The feud concerned Benoit's appearance at ECW One Night Stand; Gene Snitsky was a "hired gun" for Eric Bischoff's Raw volunteers, brought in to try to invade the pay-per-view and ruin the ECW reunion.
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Gene Snitsky was then used by Edge and Lita to attack Kane and by Eric Bischoff as punishment to anybody that he did not like.
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In 2007, Gene Snitsky's character underwent a drastic overhaul and was now portrayed as a psychotic madman with a grotesque appearance.
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Later during the same show, Gene Snitsky debuted and assaulted the ECW World Champion Bobby Lashley.
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Gene Snitsky continued to go undefeated on Raw throughout the summer, having pinfall victories over various wrestlers including Super Crazy, Val Venis, Rory McAllister, and Robbie McAllister.
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Gene Snitsky last appeared on WWE television on the November 24,2008 Raw, losing an Intercontinental Championship tournament match to CM Punk.
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On December 11,2008, at his request, Gene Snitsky was released from his WWE contract.
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On November 6,2023, Gene Snitsky made a cameo appearance on Raw backstage with Chelsea Green saying his famous line "It Wasn't My Fault".
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On November 4,2017, Gene Snitsky won the Right Coast Pro Heavyweight Championship in Delaware-based promotion Right Coast Pro Wrestling.
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On June 22,2018, Gene Snitsky announced that he plans to retire from professional wrestling after working a few more shows.
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On May 24,2023, it was announced by Major League Wrestling that Gene Snitsky would be making his return to professional wrestling on July 8 at Never Say Never.
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Gene Snitsky won his debut match by defeating Yoscifer El in a singles match.
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In 2009, Gene Snitsky appeared as a biker in the music video for the song "Free Your Soul" by Vyrus.
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Gene Snitsky has appeared in other episodes, including one where he played a person harassing a little person.
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Gene Snitsky became a pitchman for Tristar Products' Power Pressure Cooker XL and has shot a series of videos for YouTube where he demonstrates how to prepare various foods in the pressure cooker.
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Gene Snitsky starred in the 2019 horror film 100 Acres of Hell as Buck Severs.
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Gene Snitsky has a father who served in the Air Force and a brother who served in the Army.
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Gene Snitsky has a fetish for women's feet, something he is open about.