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MAVEN HUFFMAN
Maven Klint Huffman was
born on November 26, 1976 in Crimora, VA. At the
age of 2, both of his parents were killed in a
car accident. His aunt, Sherma Huffman, raised
him. After attending Eastern Mennonite
University, he moved to Portland to play
baseball for the Aloha Knights. He became a
sixth-grade teacher but quit that job when he
was invited to participate in Tough Enough.
Tough Enough Season 1 -
2001:
Tough Enough was a reality show on MTV where
people would compete for a one year WWF
contract. The contestants were trained by Tazz,
Al Snow, & Torri. There were two contracts on
the line, one for a man and one for a woman.
During the contest, his aunt, who he called mom,
was hospitalized with cancer. Despite this
problem, he continued with the contest and won
the first season of the show.
Wrestling Star:
His first match occurred in October 2001
after his former trainer Tazz attacked him
during an interview. In January, he scored a
huge upset when he eliminated The Undertaker
from The Royal Rumble. He would go on to compete
for and win the WWE Hardcore title on several
occasions.
Injuries and a Tragedy:
In 2002, he suffered a broken leg when he
tried to perform a baseball slide on Christian.
After missing six months of action, he started
to feud with Chris Nowinski, the person that
came in second place in Tough Enough. About a
year later, he broke his elbow which also
required him to miss half a year. On February
12, 2004, Sherma Huffman passed away after a
long battle with cancer.
Main Event to Surreal
Life:
Maven returned to the ring in late 2004 as
part of a group out to destroy Evolution. He was
in the main event of the Survivor Series and his
team won. Due to that victory, he won the right
to be GM of RAW for one night. On that night, he
fought the World Champion Triple H. From there,
his career went south quickly and in June of
2005 was released from his WWE contract. Later
in the year, he filmed the 6th season of the VH1
show The Surreal Life.
Maven’s PPV History:
Royal Rumble 2002 – After eliminating The
Undertaker from the Royal Rumble match, The
Undertaker returned the favor and then delivered
a brutal beating to Maven.
WrestleMania X8 – lost hardcore title to Spike
Dudley, regained it later that night from
Christian
Backlash 2002 - Tag Team Title: Champs Billy &
Chuck beat Maven and Al Snow
Armageddon 2003 - Matt Hardy beat Maven when
Maven was injured before the match by Batista
Survivor Series 2003 - Winners each get control
of Raw for a week: Chris Jericho, Randy Orton,
Chris Benoit & Maven beat Triple H, Batista,
Snitsky, & Edge
New Year’s Revolution 2005 - I-C Title: Champ
Shelton Benjamin beat Maven twice
Backlash 2005 - Tag Team Title: The Hurricane &
Rosey beat champs William Regal & Tajiri, The
Heart Throbs, La Resistance, and Maven & Simon
Dean
(Sources:
Mavenhuffman.com, PWI Almanac, &
obsessedwithwrestling.com)
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