- Claude Giroux
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Claude Giroux Nacimiento 13 de julio de 1956
St. Jean, Quebec, CanadáNombres artísticos Tiger Jackson
Tiny Tim
Dink the Clown
The Macho Midget
Little HulksterEstatura 4 pies 0 pulgada (Plantilla:Formanum:1.22 m) Entrenador Sky Low Low
Little BrutusClaude Giroux[1] es un luchador profesional canadiense que sufre enanismo.[2] Actualmente está activo en un circuito independiente en Canadá.[3] La cosa por la que más se le conoce es por su papel en la WWF como Dink, el payaso que acompañaba a Doink the Clown entre 1993 y 1995.[4] Outside of his stint as Dink the Clown, Giroux also performed in the WWF as Tiger Jackson in the 1980s and as The Macho Midget and Little Hulkster in the latter half of the 1990s.
Contenido
Tiger Jackson
Giroux hizo su debut a finales de los 70 después de ser entrenado por Little Brutus y Sky Low Low bajo el nombre de “Tiger Jackson”. Cuando la lucha libre de corta estatura empezó a ser visto como el normal, viajó de promoción en promoción. E los primeros días de su carrera, Giroux peleó en muchos territorios de la National Wrestling Alliance, el World Wrestling Council en Puerto Rico y en Alemania.[2] Giroux además hizo apariciones en la World Wrestling Federation en 1982, haciendo equipo con su hermano Lionel Giroux, quien peleaba como ”Little Beaver”.[5]
A finales de 1992, Jackson firmó un contrato con la WWF y empezó a hacer equipo con The Bushwhackers en su feud contra The Beverly Brothers.[6] The Beverly Brothers recruited “Little Louie” to even the sides but to little success falling to the combination of the Bushwhackers and Tiger Jackson time and again including a prime time loss on the “Road to WrestleMania IX” Special shown on March 28.[7]
Tras esto, empezó a imitar a los luchadores junto a los que trabajaba durante 6 meses.
Macho Midget
Giroux's first “imitation” gimmick came as a direct result of the antics of the heel Doink the Clown, who had a second Doink come out to interfere in the match. During a match between Doink and Randy Savage on Monday Night Raw, Giroux climbed out from under the ring dressed like a miniature version of Randy Savage (instantly dubbed the Macho Midget). The sight of the Macho Midget distracted Doink long enough to be rolled up for a loss after Doink’s own tactics were turned on him.[8] After his debut, Giroux helped Randy Savage out a few times but also went back to teaming with the Bushwhackers, this time working as ”The Macho Midget.”[9]
Dink the Clown
Giroux’s most known “imitator” role was as “Dink the Clown,” the slapstick partner of Doink the Clown (at the time played by Ray Apollo, the 4th and last guy to play Doink in the WWF). Dink was presented as a present to Doink the Clown by Santa Claus himself on an edition of WWF Superstars of Wrestling that aired on November 27 1993.[10] [11] From then on, Dink accompanied Doink to ringside and took part in the clown antics played on opponents. While acting as a manager, Giroux occasionally also wrestled as Dink, twice on Pay Per View. Dink’s first PPV appearance was on March 20, 1994 at WrestleMania X, teaming with Doink to face Bam Bam Bigelow and Luna Vachon in a losing effort.[10] [12] Dink’s second PPV appearance came at the 1994 Survivor Series where he was joined by fellow “Mini Clowns” Pink and Wink to make up the team Clowns’R’Us to face Jerry Lawler and his three “Mini Kings” – Sleazy, Cheesy and Queasy. After losing the match, all six midgets attacked Jerry Lawler and chased him from the ring.[13]
Después de la WWF
Cuando el gimmick de Doink dejó de usarse en 1995, Giroux dejó la WWF, trabajando en cirvcuitos independientes desde entonces. E 1997, Giroux hizo una aparición en la World Championship Wrestling como Tiger Jackson cuando la compañía hizo un tour por Montreal, el cual ha sido la ciudad en la que se instaló Giroux desde que dejó la WWF.[4]
Referencias
- ↑ «Dink the Clown Profile». Online World Of Wrestling. Consultado el 06-11-2009.
- ↑ a b Greg Oliver. «Slam! Wrestling Canadian Hall of Fame: Tiger Jackson».
- ↑ Eric Benner (January 29). «The Return of the Rougeaus».
- ↑ a b thehistoryofwwe.com (November 10). «WWF Show Results 1993». «(shown on November 27) included Raymond Rougeau conducting an in-ring interview with Doink the Clown in which Santa Claus came out and presented him with a gift - Dink the Clown».
- ↑ thehistoryofwwe.com (28 de agosto). «WWF Show Results 1982». «Little Beaver & Tiger Jackson defeated Sonny Boy Hayes & Sky Low Low in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match».
- ↑ thehistoryofwwe.com (December 26). «WWF Show Results 1992». «The Bushwhackers & Tiger Jackson defeated the Beverly Brothers & Little Mickey Moses».
- ↑ thehistoryofwwe.com (March 7). «WWF Show Results 1993». «(Shown March 28) The Bushwhackers & Tiger Jackson defeated the Beverly Brothers & Little Louie at 9:57 when Tiger pinned Louie with a crossbody off the top».
- ↑ thehistoryofwwe.com (July 25). «WWF Show Results 1993». «(Shown August 2) Randy Savage pinned Doink the Clown at 11:22 with an inside cradle moments after a midget dressed as Savage appeared from underneath the ring and distracted Doink from the ring apron; after the bout, the "Macho Midget" (Tiger Jackson) bit Doink on the butt before Doink was held back by officials and forced backstage».
- ↑ thehistoryofwwe.com (July 25). «WWF Show Results 1993». «The Bushwhackers & the Macho Midget defeated the Brooklyn Brawler, Blake Beverly, & Little Louie when Macho pinned the Brawler with a splash off the top».
- ↑ a b «A Little League of His Own». WWE.com (September 24, 2007). Consultado el 24-09-2007.
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- ↑ prowrestlinghistory.com (March 20). «WWF Survivor Series Results (1994)».
Enlaces externos
Categorías:- Nacidos en 1956
- Quebequeses
- Luchadores
- Exluchadores de la WWE
- Personas con enanismo
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