American professional wrestler (born 1962)
Reggie B. Fine Birth name Reginald Walker Born (1962-01-31 ) January 31, 1962 (age 62) [ 1] Memphis, Tennessee , U.S.Ring name(s) Reggie B. Fine Reginald Walker Candy Man Kareem Olajuwon King Reginald Master B Billed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[ 2] Billed weight 242 lb (110 kg; 17.3 st)[ 2] Debut 1989 Retired 2021
Reginald Walker (born January 31, 1962) is an American retired professional wrestler and manager. He is best known for his appearances in the Memphis-based promotion United States Wrestling Association in the 1990s under the ring name Reggie B. Fine .[ 3]
Professional wrestling career
Fine made his wrestling debut in 1989 for United States Wrestling Association in Memphis, Tennessee when the promotion started that year. He would feud with Koko B. Ware in the summer of 1994. He stole Koko's bird Frankie and pretended to eat it on air. The two fought matches for both the bird and Fine's fur coat. Koko was suspended for most of July for using a pipe against Fine in their match on July 4, before returning to win the bird back on July 25.
From 1995 to 1997, he worked for the WWF under his real name losing to Yokozuna , Bob Holly , Bam Bam Bigelow and the New Blackjacks .[ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
He was a member of the original Nation of Domination in 1996 as Kareem Olajuwon. In 1997, he won the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship defeating Jerry Lawler . Two weeks later he dropped the title back to Lawler. Later that year, USWA closed its doors.[citation needed ]
After USWA, Fine continued working in Memphis for Power Pro Wrestling , Memphis Championship Wrestling , Memphis Wrestling [ 3] and the independents in Tennessee. He also manages wrestlers.[citation needed ]
Championships and accomplishments
References
^ "Happy Birthday to Reggie B. Fine! Born on January 31, 1962, the People's Champion is 58 years old today" . Classic Memphis Wrestling . January 31, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2024 .
^ a b "Reggie B. Fine" . Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved February 7, 2024 .
^ a b "Reggie B. Fine Profile" . CageMatch. Retrieved February 7, 2024 .
^ "1995" . Thehistoryofwwe.com . Retrieved December 31, 2016 .
^ "1996" . Thehistoryofwwe.com . Retrieved December 31, 2016 .
^ "1997" . Thehistoryofwwe.com . Retrieved December 31, 2016 .
^ "World Class Wrestling Association Tag Team Title" . Wrestling-Titles.com . Retrieved December 26, 2019 .
^ "Unified World Heavyweight Title [United States Wrestling Association]" . Wrestling-Titles . Retrieved March 28, 2017 .
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