Richard Bognar was a Canadian professional wrestler, actor, and motivational speaker, best known as the "fake" Razor Ramon who debuted in the World Wrestling Federation alongside the "fake" Diesel in a storyline following the departures of Scott Hall and Kevin Nash from the WWF to WCW.
17 Facts About Rick Bognar
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Rick Bognar wrestled as Big Titan in Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling.
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Rick Bognar made his debut on November 20,1991, while entering into the FMW World Strongest Tag Team Tournament with The Gladiator.
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Rick Bognar won the World Martial Arts Heavyweight Championship on January 15,1992, defeating Atsushi Onita.
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Rick Bognar was part of the original Team Canada stable with Ricky Fuji, Dr Luther, and The Gladiator.
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Rick Bognar formed a tag team with The Gladiator, and on January 18,1994, they defeated Atsushi Onita and Katsutoshi Niyama in a tournament final to become the first ever Brass Knuckles Tag Team Champions.
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Rick Bognar appeared at Big Ass Extreme Bash in March 1996, defeating Judge Dredd.
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At Survivor Series, Rick Bognar teamed with Faarooq, Vader, and the second Diesel to compete in a four-on-four Survivor Series tag team elimination match against Flash Funk, Jimmy Snuka, Savio Vega, and Yokozuna that ended in a no contest.
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Rick Bognar would suffer losses to the likes of Savio Vega and Bret Hart.
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Rick Bognar was the first one eliminated in the Royal Rumble match, when he was eliminated by Ahmed Johnson.
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Immediately after the 1997 Royal Rumble both Jacobs and Rick Bognar were sent to the United States Wrestling Association as part of a talent exchange program.
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Rick Bognar ended up injuring his neck in a match against Shinya Hashimoto on February 15,1998, at the Nippon Budokan Hall.
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Rick Bognar returned to Canada for the first time since 1991.
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Rick Bognar returned to wrestling after being inactive for 12 years on September 29,2012.
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Rick Bognar wrestled in Calgary for CNWA Mega Expo which he teamed with Raam Dante to defeat KC Andrews and Kenny Doll.
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Rick Bognar taught me a lot, on meditation, on how to calm the mind, on how to de-stress.
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On September 20,2019, Rick Bognar died of an "unexpected and sudden" heart attack.