Rhyno (Wrestler)
Terrance "Terry" Gerin (born October 7, 1975) is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Rhino (also spelled Rhyno in WWE). He is best known for his career in Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Wrestling Federation and World Wrestling Entertainment. Gerin is a former European Champion ,Intercontinental Championship, United States Champion, and ECW World Champion before the company was bought over by WWE. He is also a two-time WWF Hardcore Champion.
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Early career
Gerin trained as a wrestler at the Can-Am Wrestling School located in Windsor, Ontario under Scott D'Amore, who he later reunited with in TNA. He debuted in 1994 on the Detroit independent circuit under the ring name Terry Richards. Gerin later adopted the ring name Rhino Richards and began wrestling in Canada, where he formed a stable known as "THUG Life" with Joe Legend, Christian Cage, Bloody Bill Skullion, Brett Kimball, and Sexton Hardcastle (later named Edge). He had feuds with Beautiful Brian Fury and Alexis Machine which were part of HotSeat Productions.
World Wrestling Federation
Moves
- Finishing moves
- Gore (Striking spear)
- Rhino Driver (Spike piledriver, sometimes from the second rope or the ring apron)
- Signatures moves
- Bear hug
- Boston crab – 2000–2003
- Death Valley Driver
- Flapjack
- Fireman's carry cutter
- Release powerbomb
- Scoop powerslam
- Running powerslam
- Side belly to belly suplex
- Spinning spinebuster
- Sharpshooter – 2002–2004
- Managers
- Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley
- Nicknames
- "The War Machine"
- "The Gore Machine"
- "The Man Beast"
- "The Man Monster" – ECW
- "The Big F'n Deal" – ECW
- "The Rookie Monster" – ECW
- Entrance themes
- "Debonaire" by Dope (ECW)
Championships and accomplishments
European Champion (1 time)
Intercontinental Championship (1 time)
United States Championship (1 time)
ECW World Championship (1 time)
Hardcore Champion (2 times)
