Rick Bognar

Richard "Rick" Bognar (born January 16, 1970) is a Canadian professional wrestler. He is best known as the "second" Razor Ramon who debuted in the World Wrestling Federation as a replacement for the original man to use the Ramon gimmick, Scott Hall.

Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling
Bognar debuted in 1989, and immediately joined the Japanese Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling promotion as Big Titan. He won the World Martial Arts Heavyweight Championship on January 15, 1992, defeating Atsushi Onita. Bognar's reign lasted just fifteen days before he lost to Tarzan Goto in Osaka on January 30. He was also part of the original Team Canada stable with Ricky Fuji, Dr. Luther, and The Gladiator. He formed a tag team with The Gladiator, and on January 18, 1994, they defeated Atsushi Onita and Katsutoshi Niyama in a tournament final to become the first ever Brass Knuckles Tag Team Champions. Their reign lasted until April 21, 1994, when they lost to Mr. Pogo and Hisakatsu Oya.

World Wrestling Federation
In 1996, Scott Hall, better known as "Razor Ramon", left the World Wrestling Federation to join World Championship Wrestling. The WWF retained the rights to the popular Razor Ramon gimmick (a Cuban character modeled after Tony Montana, the protagonist of the film Scarface), and after a while decided to have another wrestler portray Ramon. Bognar was introduced to the WWF by play-by-play announcer Jim Ross in late-1996 as "Razor Ramon". He was joined by Glen Jacobs, who was identified as "Diesel", a character previously portrayed by Kevin Nash (who had also left for WCW that year). The intended storyline (which involved Ross introducing the obvious fakes as a way to embarrass Vince McMahon for past firings) didn't connect with fans who simply saw Bognar and Jacobs poor substitutes for the original Razor Ramon and Diesel. The Jim Ross heel turn, which also didn't work, was simply dropped almost immediately and, despite receiving a tag title shot at the December In Your House pay-per-view, the pair essentially ended at the Royal Rumble. While Jacobs, who was the last wrestler legally eliminated from the Royal Rumble match, was later repackaged as the Undertaker's brother "Kane" and went on to experience considerable success, Bognar was released.

Extreme Championship Wrestling and return to Japan
After a brief stint in Extreme Championship Wrestling, Bognar returned to Japan, where he joined New Japan Pro Wrestling and became a member of the villainous nWo Japan stable as "The Free Spirit" Rick Titan. As a member of nWo Japan, Bognar occasionally wrestled alongside Scott Hall, the man he had previously impersonated. Bognar was a member of nWo Japan for several years, and remained in the stable after it was renamed Team 2000.

Earlier in the mid-90's he had appeared with WAR as Ti Do, an ally of Hiromichi "Kodo" Fuyuki, Gedo, and Jado.

Semi-retirement
In 2001, he opened a professional wrestling school in his hometown of Calgary with Bad News Brown. He ran the school until late 2003. He is now a Realtor in the Calgary Area for Re/Max.

Acting career
Bognar appeared in the Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show episode "Honey, Meet the Barbarians" as the "Meanest Barbarian" on February 6, 1998.

In wrestling

 * Finishing moves
 * Exploder suplex
 * Razor's Edge (Crucifix powerbomb) – adopted from Scott Hall


 * Signature moves
 * Fallaway slam – adopted from Scott Hall
 * Gutwrench powerbomb
 * Moonsault transitioned into a frog splash
 * Scissors kick
 * Spinning heel kick
 * Tornado DDT


 * Nickname
 * "The Free Spirit" Rick Titan

Championships and accomplishments

 * Canadian Rocky Mountain Wrestling
 * CRMW International Championship (2 times)


 * Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling
 * FMW Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
 * FMW Brass Knuckles Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with The Gladiator


 * Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
 * Worst Gimmick (1996)