Paul Proteus (born 1975), better known as "Deadeye" Proteus" or "Hardkore" Proteus is a retired American professional e-fedder who has preformed in several popular e-federations as either a main eventer or mid-carder. Known for his confrontational attitude, irreverent (and often offensive) sense of humor, and extreme in-ring tactics, Proteus quickly rose to prominence in most e-feds he joined, before retiring from full-time competition in 2002.

Career[]

Paul Proteus
Billing information
Ring name(s)	"Deadeye" Proteus; "Hardkore" Proteus
Height	6'4"
Weight	250 lbs.
Born	1975
Hometown	Dennisport, Massachusetts
Theme music	"Wish" by Nine Inch Nails
Affiliation(s)	The Hardcore Coalition
Federation(s)	N/A
Previous federation(s)	Extreme Wrestling Corporation; Insane Hardcore Bay State Wrestling; Sedition Wrestling Alliance; Killer Championship Wrestling; MizzKitty's Championship Wrestling
Wrestling information
Alignment	Face
Wrestling style	Hardcore
Signature Move(s)	Suicide tope con hilo
Finishing Move(s)	The Eraser II
Trainer
Handler	DP
Professional career
Debut	IHBSW Red Christmas, December 13, 1999 (Boston, MA)
Record
Accomplishments	• IHBSW Federation Champion (1); • IHBSW Hardcore Champion (2); • IHBSW Tag Team Champion (2); • EWC Hardcore Champion (1); • KCW World Heavyweight Champion (1); • KCW Intercontinental Champion (1); • KCW United States Champion (1)• KCW Stable Champion (w/ The Hardcore Coalition) (1); • KCW King of the Beach 2001; • KCW Lone Survivor 2002;
Retired	2002

In the late 1990s, Paul Proteus, an auto mechanic who had grown up in Dennisport, Massachusetts (on Cape Cod), began training to be a wrestler in Boston. His high pain tolerance and creative use of props made him a natural at the hardcore "garbage" wrestling that was en vogue at that time, and before long, he was ready to make his professional debut in the local federation Insane Hardcore Bay State Wrestling.

Insane Hardcore Bay State Wrestling[]

Wrestling under a mask and taking the nickname "Hardkore," Proteus debuted at IHBSW's Red Christmas show in December 1999, defeating Hellhound via KO by hitting a flapjack (his finisher at the time) onto a chair. "Hardkore" Proteus quickly set his sights on the IHSBW Hardcore championship, and became infamous for bringing a cardboard box full of "fun things to use" to the ring with him.

Proteus won the first IHBSW Hardcore championship in a cage match in December of '99, and defended it several times. He became the first IHBSW wrestler to hold two titles at once, when he won the IHBSW Federation Championship from Deus X. Machina. Machina interfered in his next Hardcore title defense, however, and Proteus lost the belt, only to regain it a week later... and then lose the Federation title in short order.

Proteus lost the Hardcore title again in a five-man "Match From Hell." During the match, a spot went wrong, and Proteus's eye was permanently injured. During his time recuperating from the possibly career-ending injury, IHBSW folded.

Extreme Wrestling Corporation[]

When he had finished healing from his eye injury, Proteus signed with the Extreme Wrestling Corporation in 2000, and re-debuted as "Deadeye" Proteus, losing the mask and gaining what would become his signature eyepatch. In the EWC, Proteus reunited with his old friends The Spanish Burrito and El Loco Hombre, and formed a stable called The Hardcore Coalition, which feuded with EWC's Corporation team.

Deadeye won the Hardcore title in EWC briefly, and was a consistent presence in the midcard, but never quite pushed through to the main event level. With the rest of THC, he was both ally and rival of another group, The Sedition, led by the maniacal The Rev. The Rev was the one who Deadeye won the Hardcore title from -- only to then lose it to the Rev's stablemate and enforcer, Gladiator. During this time, Deadeye made appearances in the Rev's own promotion, Sedition Wrestling Alliance. In 2001, the EWC began to lose steam, and he and THC jumped ship to a new federation.

Premiere Wrestling Association[]

While under contract to the EWC, Deadeye moonlighted in Canada's Premiere Wrestling Association, where he won (and lost) the tag titles multiple times with fellow hardcore star Andrew Freyling, in an ongoing, horribly convoluted feud with the pWo.

Killer Championship Wrestling[]

In early 2001, Deadeye and THC debuted in Blade Claven's Killer Championship Wrestling. In his first match, Deadeye won a thirty-man Hell in a Cell elimination match for the KCW World Heavyweight Championship, after throwing X-23 from the top of the cell. He remained KCW champion for around six months, and during this time also picked up the KCW Stable Championship with THC. During his title reign, Deadeye feuded primarily with Mikey, leader of rival stable D-Generation X, whom Deadeye eventually bested in the KCW King of the Beach tournament. He also briefly moonlighted in the fly-by-night fed MizzKitty's Championship Wrestling, where he won two titles on the first (and only) show.

After losing the World Heavyweight gold, Deadeye remained a fixture of KCW, acquiring both of the midcard titles -- Intercontinental and United States -- as well as winning the 2002 Lone Survivor tournament. He remained with KCW until mid-2002, at which time the federation closed.

Retirement[]

After KCW folded in 2002, Deadeye took a sabbatical from the ring, mostly to rest the numerous nagging injuries that had built up thanks to his hardcore brawling style. He has returned to the ring several times since, most notably in Alpha Championship Wrestling and the Badd Wrestling Alliance, but left both federations quickly. Though he's been enjoying life outside of the ring for the better part of a decade, he's still got one more run left in him...

In Efederations[]

Moveset[]

Signature Moves

Piledriver
DDT
Short-arm clothesline
Pretty much any move done through a table

Finishers

March of the Pigs (one-man flapjack)
The Eraser (suicide tope con hilo)
The Eraser II (Death Valley Driver)

Miscellaneous[]

Allies

The Spanish Burrito
El Loco Hombre
Steven Richards
The Rev
Gladiator
Bel Biggz
Andrew Freyling

Theme Music

"Wish" by Nine Inch Nails

Championships and Accomplishments[]

Insane Hardcore Bay State Wrestling

IHBSW Federation Champion (1 time)
IHBSW Hardcore Champion (2 times)
IHBSW Tag Team Champion (with Jimmy Manson) (1 time)
IHBSW Tag Team Champion (with Kane) (1 time)
IHBSW Hall of Fame Inductee

Extreme Wrestling Corporation

EWC Hardcore Champion (1 time)
EWC Awards "Most Hardcore" (2000)
EWC Hall of Fame Inductee

Killer Championship Wrestling

KCW World Heavyweight Champion (1 time)
KCW Intercontinental Champion (1 time)
KCW United States Champion (1 time)
KCW Stable Champion (w/ The Hardcore Coalition) (1 time)
KCW King of the Beach 2001
KCW Lone Survivor 2002
KCW Hall of Fame Inductee

Premiere Wrestling Association

PWA Tag Team Champion (with Andrew Freyling) (3 times)
PWA Tag Team Champion (with J. Banner) (1 time)
PWA Intergender Tag Team Champion (with Tori) (1 time)
PWA Hall of Fame Inductee

Sin City Wrestling

SCW Television Champion (1 time)

MizzKitty's Championship Wrestling

MCW Hardcore Champion (1 time)

Hellz Angelz Wrestling

HAW World Heavyweight Champion (1 time)
HAW Hell in a Cell Champion (1 time)

Online Championship Wrestling

OCW Tag Team Champion (with Sabu) (1 time)

Trivia[]

Holy hell, this all happened a long time ago.

Paul "Deadeye" Proteus

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