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Paul Bearer

Nickname: The Father of Destruction

Height: 5' 10"

Weight: 250 lbs.

From: Mobile, AL

Birthday: Apr 10th

Pro Debut: June 1974

Aliases: Mr. X, Dr. Rigor Mortis, Percival Pringle III, Percy Pringle, The Invader, The Embalmer, The Mortician

Feds Worked For: USWA, WCCW, NWA, NWA-TNA, Ring of Honor, WWE, WWF, All Access Wrestling, American Championship Wrestling (AL), Blitz Pro Wrestling, Championship International Wrestling (MI), Championship Wrestling from Florida (FL), Chaotic Wrestling (MA), Gulf Coast Wrestling (AL), Gulf South Wrestling (AL), International Championship Wrestling (MS), Millenium Wrestling Federation (MA), National Wrestling Superstars (NJ), NWA Gulf South (AL), Pro Wrestling Syndicate (NJ), Ring of Glory (NY), Smoky Mountain Wrestling (KY/TN), Wild West Wrestling (TX)

Affiliates: Rip Oliver, The Assassin, Buddy Rose, Sugar Bear Harris/Kamala, Oki Shikina, Ted Arcidi, Steve Simpson, Shaun Simpson, Jos LeDuc, Bo Bradley, Aeon Flux, Kevin Thorn, Malice, Nitro, Kevin Thorn, Chaz Montana, Rikishi, Buddy Roberts, Jr., Bradshaw, Faarooq, Chyna, Mideon, Shane McMahon, Big Bossman, Texas Red/The Executioner/The Undertaker, Triple H, Vince McMahon, Viscera, Christian, Edge, Gangrel, Shaun Ricker, Moose Morrow, The Grappler, Blackjack Mulligan, Black Bart, Buzz Sawyer, Jack Hart, Kane, Cactus Jack/Mankind, Matt Borne, Missing Link, Mongolian I, Mongolian II, Norvell Austin, Rick Rude, Steve Austin, Vader, Danny Jaxx, Dingo Warrior, The Spoiler/Don Jardine, Dylan Kage, Eric Embry, The Great Kabuki, Jack Victory, King Parsons, Koko B. Ware, Kris Logan, Lex Luger

Notable Feuds: Chris Von Erich, The Undertaker, Kane, Steve Austin, Vince McMahon, Lady Maxine, Skandar Akbar

Other Facts: -Real name was William Alvin Moody
-Father of pro wrestler D. J. Pringle
-Cousin of pro wrestler Marcel Pringle
-Billed as the father of pro wrestler Kane
-Billed as the brother of pro wrestler Peggy Lee Pringle (aka Peggy Lee Leather)
-Was a legitimate licensed funeral director and embalmer after earning his his Funeral Director/Embalmer's Certification from San Antonio College
-Like Paul Heyman & Jim Cornette, he began his association with wrestling by taking ringside photos.
-Made his pro debut in June 1974 wrestling as Mr. X (under a mask) in Greenville, AL
-As Percival Pringle III or Percy Pringle, he used the nicknames "Delicate Flower of the Sunny Southland" or "Alabama's Favorite Son"
-Managed Lex Luger in Luger's 1st professional match
-Got his job in the WWF because of his association with Rick Rude. Just prior to Christmas, 1990, Bearer found himself unemployed, on the verge of bankruptcy and about to head back to Alabama to get back into the funeral business. He mentioned all this to Rude in a phone call. Rude told him not to make any hasty decisions and called him back a couple of hours later with Vince McMahon's personal phone number. Ironically, Vince had no idea that Paul had a legitimate background in Mortuary Science and immediately decided to put that to work in crafting a manager for the Undertaker.
-Voted Manager of the Year by the readers of Pro Wrestling Illustrated in 1998
-Former commentator for WCCW and USWA TV shows.
-Former leader of The Pringle Dynasty
-Former leader of The Ministry of Darkness
-Former Co-owner of Gulf South Wrestling which became an NWA associate in May 2006
-Co-authored the book "Inside Secrets on How to Enter the Exciting World of Pro Wrestling."
-Featured in the WWE DVD "Wrestling's Greatest Managers"
-Was a lifetime member of The Cauliflower Alley Club
-Passed away March 5, 2013 from a heart attack. He was set to receive the Lou Thesz Lifetime Achievement award from the Cauliflower Alley Club in April 2013.
-Posthumously inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2014
-The National Museum of Funeral History in Houston, TX has a display featuring pictures and other items of Paul Bearer and the Undertaker.