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Russle Jack "Russ" Callard is an English-German professional wrestler and retired professional boxer currently signed to the DYSTOPIA [Fight Club] promotion.
Early life:[]
Russ Callard was born in Dudley, England. His mother passed away giving birth to the abnormally large child, having his father raise him as a single parent. Russ would play Rugby Union recreationally during his teenage years and would train in boxing as a means of self-defence, often being bullied for his weight.
Boxing Career:[]
Russ Callard would begin to train at Bobby Gatt's Boxing Gym in Birmingham, who would eventually go on to be his home camp once his boxing career started. On June 2013, Russ would win the UKBA World Super Heavyweight (+95.2 kg/210 lb) Championship, before suffering his first and final loss against American Jeremy Sutton, suffering a broken jaw that would ultimately end his boxing career. His final record would be 31 and 1, winning 27 of his bouts by knockout and the rest by decision.
Wrestling Career:[]
Russ Callard along with Oskar Heydrich and Reinhart as Oberhausen Fight Club.
DYSTOPIA [Fight Club]:[]
On July 9th, Russ Callard was reported to have signed with the DYSTOPIA [Fight Club] promotion.
Personal Life:[]
Russ Callard is of German descent, his father being a factory worker in Oberhausen. Russ has a thick German accent and is fluent in the German language and semi-fluent in both Dutch and French.
Callard used to have acromegaly, a disease of the endocrine system. By the age of fourteen, Callard was 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) tall, weighed 220 lb (100 kg). He underwent successful surgery in 2011 on his pituitary gland, which halted the progress of this condition.
In 2010, Russ Callard voluntarily went to rehab to recover from an addiction to painkillers he attained from breaking his jaw in a boxing match. He was medically checked out several months later.
Russ Callard currently works at the Snakepit, a tavern in Birmingham ran by fellow professional wrestlers, Jack McGuinness and Chester Black.
In-Wrestling:[]
Russ Callard delivering a Knife Edge Chop to Lev Dostoevsky.
- Finishing Moves:
- Magnatude (Release powerbomb)
- Magnitude 10 (Elevated release powerbomb)
- Signature Moves:
- Bearhug
- Big boot
- Body avalanche
- Corner slingshot seated senton to the opponent's back
- Corner slingshot splash
- Falling powerslam
- Headbutt
- Knife edge chop
- Leapfrog body guillotine
- Military press transitioned into either a drop or a slam
- Nerve hold
- Obsidian (Waist-lift side slam)
- Obsidian Bomb (Chokeslam-lift side slam)
- Reverse chokeslam facebuster
- Running elbow drop
- Running powerslam
- Running splash
- Samoan Drop, sometimes from the second rope
- Scoop powerslam
- Shoulder block
- Spinning side slam
- Tekken/The Iron Fist (Pop-up punch)
- Various boxing combinations
- Nicknames:
- The Brick Shithouse
- Strong Style Ogre
- Managed by:
- Lev Dostoevsky
- Oberhausen F.C. (Oskar Heydrich & Reinhardt)
- Entrance Music:
- "Smasher/Devourer" by Fear Factory
Championships and Other Accomplishments:[]
- Boxing Career:
- United Kingdom Boxing Association:
- UKBA World Super Heavyweight (+95.2 kg/210 lb) Championship (1 time)
- United Kingdom Boxing Association: