Upon his return, Lodi would become involved in the feud between Saturn and Raven. Lodi disappeared from WCW television several months later after suffering a fractured ankle in a match against Psicosis. Cain made his in-ring debut on the December 8 episode of Nitro, losing to Chris Benoit. The signs were generally intended to be humorous and variously furthered storylines, antagonized the audience, promoted the Flock, and made inside jokes aimed at other wrestlers. He accompanied his fellow Flock members to ringside carrying a variety of signs, which he displayed to the audience at intervals (a gimmick borrowed from ECW's Sign Guy Dudley). Lodi was introduced as a member of Raven's Flock as an injury replacement for Stevie Richards. Īt World War 3 on November 23, 1997, Cain debuted under the ring name Lodi ("Idol" spelled backwards, which came about due to his perceived resemblance to rock musician Billy Idol). Another proposed ring name, Skank, was also turned down due to an independent wrestler having used it for two years. The name was also turned down due to it being used by an independent wrestler, despite the fact that Cain wrestled under it prior to the wrestler who adopted it began using it. Prior to debuting on television, he was forced to adopt a new ring name due to his Razen Cain ring name being seen as too similar to the name of another wrestler from the World Wrestling Federation, then WCW's main rival. World Championship Wrestling (1997–2000) Īfter being signed by World Championship Wrestling, Cain began training in their Power Plant wrestling school. He debuted later that year, and began wrestling on the independent circuit either as a singles competitor or with his roommate Curtis White, who competed under the ring name Toad, as the tag team Dangerous Minds. In 1997, Cain trained as a wrestler under Extreme Championship Wrestling alumnus C.W.
Professional wrestling career Early career (1997)
During his time in college, Cain was both a member of the United States Army Reserve, serving as an operating room specialist, and a bodybuilder.
June 2nd – WWE 50 Greatest Tag Teams: Episode One.
Here is the full listing of new WWE content coming to Peacock in June:
WWE Backlash was changed to WrestleMania Backlash this month and last year, Extreme Rules was renamed to “The Horror Show at Extreme Rules” There’s no word yet on if there are plans to alter the title to the Money In The Bank pay-per-view that is scheduled for July but it looks like the updated PPV names and tag lines will continue. It’s pretty clear that the company is doing everything it can to get more people interested in their pay-per-view events since it benefits WWE to drive more subscribers to Peacock and to get more of their current subscribers watching WWE content as a way to drive up the watch time. We don’t know if WWE plans on making changes to the Hell in a Cell matches or if the name change is solely for marketing purposes. That show is scheduled to air live on Sunday, June 20. WWE Network News is reporting that the Hell in a Cell pay-per-view has been renamed to WWE The Ultimate Show: Ultimate Hell in a Cell. ORIGINAL: The name change for Backlash this year appears to be a new trend for WWE because the company has come up with a variation of the Hell in the Cell name for next month. UPDATE/CORRECTION: “The Ultimate Show” appears to be the name of a special Hell in a Cell themed episode of “The Bump” and not the actual Hell in a Cell pay-per-view.