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'''Martin (Marty) Wright''' (October 31, [[1964]] is an American wrestler, better known by his [[ring name]] '''The Boogeyman'''. He was signed with [[World Wrestling Entertainment]] wrestling on its ''[[Extreme Championship Wrestling (WWE)|ECW]]'' [[WWE Brand Extension|brand]] until he was released from his contract on March 3, 2009.
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'''Martin (Marty) Wright''' (July 15, [[1964]]) is an [[American]] [[professional wrestler]], better known by his [[ring name]] '''The Boogeyman'''. He was signed with [[World Wrestling Entertainment]] wrestling on its ''[[Extreme Championship Wrestling (WWE)|ECW]]'' [[WWE Brand Extension|brand]] until he was released from his contract on March 3, 2009.
 
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==Professional wrestling career==
 
==Professional wrestling career==
 
===World Wrestling Entertainment (2004–2006)===
 
===World Wrestling Entertainment (2004–2006)===
 
====''Tough Enough'' and Ohio Valley Wrestling (2004–2005)====
 
====''Tough Enough'' and Ohio Valley Wrestling (2004–2005)====
Wright first entered the world of professional restling to take part in the [[WWE Tough Enough#$1,000,000 Tough Enough|fourth season]] of the [[World Wrestling Entertainment]] (WWE) produced reality television competition ''[[WWE Tough Enough|Tough Enough]]''. On October 15, 2004, he attended the two-day event in Venice Beach, California, where he was among eight finalists chosen. After surviving the first day of eliminations he admitted that he was actually 40 years old — five years over the competition's cut off point — and not 30 as he'd claimed. As a result he was cut from the competition.
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Wright first entered the world of professional wrestling to take part in the [[WWE Tough Enough#$1,000,000 Tough Enough|fourth season]] of the [[World Wrestling Entertainment]] (WWE) produced reality television competition ''[[WWE Tough Enough|Tough Enough]]''. On [[October 15]], 2004, he attended the two-day event in Venice Beach, California, where he was among eight finalists chosen. After surviving the first day of eliminations he admitted that he was actually 40 years old — five years over the competition's cut off point — and not 30 as he'd claimed. As a result, he was cut from the competition.
   
 
Though he had been cut from Tough Enough, WWE officials invited him to come to their developmental territory [[Ohio Valley Wrestling]] (OVW) for possible training. He trained between January and June 2005, making his OVW debut on June 25, 2005. During a [[dark match]] pitting the team of Seth Skyfire and Robert Fury against Robbie Dawber and his partner, Wright entered the [[Wrestling ring|ring]] and squashed all three men, no-selling the offense of Skyfire in the process. He then announced that he was "The Boogeyman" before leaving the building. The Boogeyman [[Gimmick (professional wrestling)|gimmick]] further evolved into a "monster" [[Face (professional wrestling)|face]] who would appear when another wrestler said his name and attack him, while not selling any offense he received.
 
Though he had been cut from Tough Enough, WWE officials invited him to come to their developmental territory [[Ohio Valley Wrestling]] (OVW) for possible training. He trained between January and June 2005, making his OVW debut on June 25, 2005. During a [[dark match]] pitting the team of Seth Skyfire and Robert Fury against Robbie Dawber and his partner, Wright entered the [[Wrestling ring|ring]] and squashed all three men, no-selling the offense of Skyfire in the process. He then announced that he was "The Boogeyman" before leaving the building. The Boogeyman [[Gimmick (professional wrestling)|gimmick]] further evolved into a "monster" [[Face (professional wrestling)|face]] who would appear when another wrestler said his name and attack him, while not selling any offense he received.
   
 
====SmackDown and departure (2005–2006)====
 
====SmackDown and departure (2005–2006)====
On the July 11, 2005 episode of ''[[WWE Raw]]'', horror movie style vignettes began airing to promote the debut of Wright in his "Boogeyman" personality. After a few weeks the vignettes were moved from ''Raw'' to ''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]'', but his planned debut was delayed when he hyperextended both knees and needed time to recover. The Boogeyman made his first appearance on October 13, 2005 ''SmackDown!''. He was brought in by UPN Network Executive [[Brian Mailhot|Palmer Cannon]], who claimed he was going to be a part of another (unspecified) UPN show that never came to be due to an on-set "accident" involving The Boogeyman; it was implied he had "done something" to another member of the cast, but never elaborated on. Cannon said he brought him to the ''SmackDown!'' brand as part of a "new talent initiative". The Boogeyman then proceeded to recite a version of the child's chant ''One, two, Freddy's coming for you '' from the movie ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' before smashing an oversized alarm clock on his own head. The Boogeyman continued to "terrorize" other Superstars for the next couple of months. For the next few weeks The Boogeyman (who was then a tweener) appeared in unexpected places backstage (closets, vans, et cetera), reciting different nursery rhymes and holding up clocks before screaming his catchphrase "''I'm The Boogeyman and I'm comin' to get'cha!''" and laughing maniacally. This would leave the performer(s) that had discovered him both confused and creeped out, usually ending with them backing out of the room slowly while the commentators remarked on how strange the whole situation was.
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On the July 11, 2005 episode of ''[[WWE Raw]]'', horror movie style vignettes began airing to promote the debut of Wright in his "Boogeyman" personality. After a few weeks the vignettes were moved from ''Raw'' to ''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]'', but his planned debut was delayed when he hyperextended both knees and needed time to recover. The Boogeyman made his first appearance on [[October 13]], 2005 ''SmackDown!''. He was brought in by UPN Network Executive [[Brian Mailhot|Palmer Cannon]], who claimed he was going to be a part of another (unspecified) UPN show that never came to be due to an on-set "accident" involving The Boogeyman; it was implied he had "done something" to another member of the cast, but never elaborated on. Cannon said he brought him to the ''SmackDown!'' brand as part of a "new talent initiative". The Boogeyman then proceeded to recite a version of the child's chant ''One, two, Freddy's coming for you '' from the movie ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' before smashing an oversized alarm clock on his own head. The Boogeyman continued to "terrorize" other Superstars for the next couple of months. For the next few weeks The Boogeyman (who was then a tweener) appeared in unexpected places backstage (closets, vans, et cetera), reciting different nursery rhymes and holding up clocks before screaming his catchphrase "''I'm The Boogeyman and I'm comin' to get'cha!''" and laughing maniacally. This would leave the performer(s) that had discovered him both confused and creeped out, usually ending with them backing out of the room slowly while the commentators remarked on how strange the whole situation was.
   
 
At the [[Survivor Series (2005)|2005 Survivor Series]], The Boogeyman helped ''SmackDown!'' [[Professional wrestling authority figures#General managers 2|General Manager]] [[Theodore Long]] defeat his ''Raw'' counterpart, [[Eric Bischoff]]. He made his official in-ring ''SmackDown!'' debut on December 2, defeating [[Mike Bucci|Simon Dean]] in a squash that saw him repeatedly scream, "I'm the Boogeyman!" at a confused and terrified Dean. During this match, he took a handful of live worms from his pocket and stuffed them into his mouth as commentators [[Michael Cole]] and [[Tazz]] screamed in disgust. For the next few weeks, The Boogeyman won numerous squash matches that focused on the antics of The Boogeyman. Opponents were generally "flattened" in the ring, left with worms in their mouths and/or spit on their faces. His official [[pay-per-view]] debut was at December's [[Armageddon 2005|Armageddon]] when he came to the ring to confront [[Vito LoGrasso|Vito]] and [[James Maritato|Nunzio]] who were dressed as Santa Claus and an elf.
 
At the [[Survivor Series (2005)|2005 Survivor Series]], The Boogeyman helped ''SmackDown!'' [[Professional wrestling authority figures#General managers 2|General Manager]] [[Theodore Long]] defeat his ''Raw'' counterpart, [[Eric Bischoff]]. He made his official in-ring ''SmackDown!'' debut on December 2, defeating [[Mike Bucci|Simon Dean]] in a squash that saw him repeatedly scream, "I'm the Boogeyman!" at a confused and terrified Dean. During this match, he took a handful of live worms from his pocket and stuffed them into his mouth as commentators [[Michael Cole]] and [[Tazz]] screamed in disgust. For the next few weeks, The Boogeyman won numerous squash matches that focused on the antics of The Boogeyman. Opponents were generally "flattened" in the ring, left with worms in their mouths and/or spit on their faces. His official [[pay-per-view]] debut was at December's [[Armageddon 2005|Armageddon]] when he came to the ring to confront [[Vito LoGrasso|Vito]] and [[James Maritato|Nunzio]] who were dressed as Santa Claus and an elf.
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====SmackDown (2006–2007)====
 
====SmackDown (2006–2007)====
Less than a month later, on October 6, WWE.com announced that Wright had re-signed with the company and would be sent to be trained at Booker T and [[Lash Huffman|Stevie Ray]]'s wrestling school in [[Houston]], [[Texas]]. Wright returned on the October 27 ''SmackDown!''; while teaming with [[Layla El|Layla]], he started a feud with [[The Miz]] and [[Kristal Marshall]]. During the feud he again terrorized and stalked his opponents, spitting worms at them and scaring them at every opportunity, and eventually ended The Miz's undefeated streak at the [[Armageddon (2006)|Armageddon]] pay-per-view.
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Less than a month later, on [[October 6]], WWE.com announced that Wright had re-signed with the company and would be sent to be trained at Booker T and [[Lash Huffman|Stevie Ray]]'s wrestling school in [[Houston]], [[Texas]]. Wright returned on the October 27 ''SmackDown!''; while teaming with [[Layla El|Layla]], he started a feud with [[The Miz]] and [[Kristal Marshall]]. During the feud he again terrorized and stalked his opponents, spitting worms at them and scaring them at every opportunity, and eventually ended The Miz's undefeated streak at the [[Armageddon (2006)|Armageddon]] pay-per-view.
   
Wright then feuded with [[Dave Finlay|Finlay]], who ended The Boogeyman's undefeated streak when [[Hornswoggle]] interfered. On the February 2 edition of ''SmackDown!'' during a match against [[Chris Benoit]] for the [[WWE United States Championship]], Boogeyman abducted Hornswoggle, distracting Finlay and giving Benoit a chance to win the match with a roll-up. On the February 16 edition of ''SmackDown!'' The Boogeyman appeared with a [[Midget professional wrestling|little person]] of his own, Little Boogeyman, who was portrayed by an actor named [[Chris Hollyfield]]. Chris also previously had played Lil Booker T. His purpose was to counteract Hornswoggle, who was proving a problem in one-on-one matches with Finlay. The Boogeyman and the Little Boogeyman lost to Finlay and Hornswoggle in a mixed tag team match at [[No Way Out (2007)|No Way Out]]. The team lost a rematch the following week on ''SmackDown!''; Little Boogeyman was pinned by Finlay, after Wright had chased away Hornswoggle.
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Wright then feuded with [[Dave Finlay|Finlay]], who ended The Boogeyman's undefeated streak when [[Hornswoggle]] interfered. On the February 2 edition of ''SmackDown!'' during a match against [[Chris Benoit]] for the [[WWE United States Championship]], Boogeyman abducted Hornswoggle, distracting Finlay and giving Benoit a chance to win the match with a roll-up. On the February 16 edition of ''SmackDown!'' The Boogeyman appeared with a little person of his own, Little Boogeyman, who was portrayed by an actor named [[Chris Hollyfield]]. Chris also previously had played Lil Booker T. His purpose was to counteract Hornswoggle, who was proving a problem in one-on-one matches with Finlay. The Boogeyman and the Little Boogeyman lost to Finlay and Hornswoggle in a mixed tag team match at [[No Way Out (2007)|No Way Out]]. The team lost a rematch the following week on ''SmackDown!''; Little Boogeyman was pinned by Finlay, after Wright had chased away Hornswoggle.
   
 
On OVW's 400th anniversary show, The Boogeyman made an appearance, losing to [[Ryan Wilson]] in a tables match. The Boogeyman returned to in ring action when teamed with [[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]] during his feud with [[The Blue Bloods|William Regal and Dave Taylor]]. This also marked the return of Little Boogeyman. The feud would be short lived as Boogeyman and Little Boogeyman would then start another feud with Finlay and Hornswoggle. Boogeyman and Little Boogeyman were defeated in a mixed tag match by Finlay and Hornswoggle at ''[[Saturday Night's Main Event results#Saturday Night's Main Event XXXIV|Saturday Night's Main Event]]''.
 
On OVW's 400th anniversary show, The Boogeyman made an appearance, losing to [[Ryan Wilson]] in a tables match. The Boogeyman returned to in ring action when teamed with [[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]] during his feud with [[The Blue Bloods|William Regal and Dave Taylor]]. This also marked the return of Little Boogeyman. The feud would be short lived as Boogeyman and Little Boogeyman would then start another feud with Finlay and Hornswoggle. Boogeyman and Little Boogeyman were defeated in a mixed tag match by Finlay and Hornswoggle at ''[[Saturday Night's Main Event results#Saturday Night's Main Event XXXIV|Saturday Night's Main Event]]''.
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====ECW and second departure (2007–2009)====
 
====ECW and second departure (2007–2009)====
On the June 11 edition of ''Raw'', The Boogeyman was moved from the SmackDown brand to [[ECW (WWE)|ECW]] in the annual [[2007 WWE Draft|WWE draft]]. The next day he debuted for the brand and defeated [[Matt Striker]], beginning a feud with him. On July 10 in [[New Orleans]], The Boogeyman was a guest during a ''[[The Dirt Sheet|Striker's Classroom]]'' segment, ostensibly to be educated on worms, only to be attacked by Striker's debuting [[Enforcer (professional wrestling)|enforcer]], [[Nelson Frazier, Jr.|Big Daddy V]]. The Boogeyman was not seen for the next three weeks, finally re-emerging on the July 31 episode — with a new face paint design and black contact lenses — to scare Big Daddy V off after he finished a match. Boogeyman was taken out by Big Daddy V from behind after a distraction from Striker a week later.
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On the June 11 edition of ''Raw'', The Boogeyman was moved from the SmackDown brand to [[ECW (WWE)|ECW]] in the annual [[2007 WWE Draft|WWE draft]]. The next day he debuted for the brand and defeated [[Matt Striker]], beginning a feud with him. On July 10 in [[New Orleans]], The Boogeyman was a guest during a ''Striker's Classroom'' segment, ostensibly to be educated on worms, only to be attacked by Striker's debuting enforcer, [[Nelson Frazier, Jr.|Big Daddy V]]. The Boogeyman was not seen for the next three weeks, finally re-emerging on the July 31 episode — with a new face paint design and black contact lenses — to scare Big Daddy V off after he finished a match. Boogeyman was taken out by Big Daddy V from behind after a distraction from Striker a week later.
   
On the August 14 episode of ''ECW'', Boogeyman scored a disqualification victory over [[ECW Championship|ECW Champion]] [[John Morrison]] after Morrison shoved the referee. Boogeyman went on to successfully team with [[CM Punk]] at [[Saturday Night's Main Event results#Saturday Night's Main Event XXXV|Saturday Night's Main Event]] against Morrison and Big Daddy V. On the August 28 episode of ''ECW'', Boogeyman was one of the participants in the [[Triple Threat match|Fatal Four Way match]] for a shot at Morrison's title; however, CM Punk was the victor. On September 4, on ''ECW'', Boogeyman defeated Matt Striker by disqualification when Big Daddy V interfered, and went on to hit Boogeyman with a ghetto drop on the outside of the ring. On the September 18 episode of ''ECW'', Boogeyman and Big Daddy V finally faced off in their first one-on-one match, which Boogeyman lost.
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On the August 14 episode of ''ECW'', Boogeyman scored a disqualification victory over [[ECW Championship|ECW Champion]] [[John Morrison]] after Morrison shoved the referee. Boogeyman went on to successfully team with [[CM Punk]] at [[Saturday Night's Main Event results#Saturday Night's Main Event XXXV|Saturday Night's Main Event]] against Morrison and Big Daddy V. On the August 28 episode of ''ECW'', Boogeyman was one of the participants in the Fatal Four Way match for a shot at Morrison's title; however, CM Punk was the victor. On September 4, on ''ECW'', Boogeyman defeated Matt Striker by disqualification when Big Daddy V interfered, and went on to hit Boogeyman with a ghetto drop on the outside of the ring. On the September 18 episode of ''ECW'', Boogeyman and Big Daddy V finally faced off in their first one-on-one match, which Boogeyman lost.
   
Boogeyman's return to wrestling action was initially delayed due to a torn calf muscle, but it had also been reported that he was having dental surgery done to replace missing teeth. On the October 7 episode of ''ECW'' a vignette was aired promoting The Boogeyman's return. Additional vignettes aired for a few weeks after that. On the October 13, 2008 edition of ''Raw'', The Boogeyman made his return, appearing during a segment with ''Jackass'''s [[Johnny Knoxville]], [[Chris Pontius]], and Big Dick Johnson ending with The Boogeyman bringing live worms out of a bag and after putting them in his own mouth spat them into the mouth of Pontius.
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Boogeyman's return to wrestling action was initially delayed due to a torn calf muscle, but it had also been reported that he was having dental surgery done to replace missing teeth. On the October 7 episode of ''ECW'' a vignette was aired promoting The Boogeyman's return. Additional vignettes aired for a few weeks after that. On the [[October 13]], 2008 edition of ''Raw'', The Boogeyman made his return, appearing during a segment with ''Jackass'''s Johnny Knoxville, Chris Pontius, and Big Dick Johnson ending with The Boogeyman bringing live worms out of a bag and after putting them in his own mouth spat them into the mouth of Pontius.
   
 
The Boogeyman made his ECW return on the November 25 episode, in a segment with [[John Morrison and The Miz]]. He made his return to in ring competition on December 9 against Scott Reed, a local talent, who he defeated with ease. On the December 30 episode of ''ECW'', he lost to John Morrison and The Miz in a [[Hardcore wrestling|No DQ match]] with Finlay as his partner. On the January 20, 2009 edition of ''ECW'', he defeated [[Paul Burchill]] by disqualification, his first victory over a non-enhancement talent since returning to the brand. His last appearance on WWE programming was on March 3, 2009 where he lost in a match against Kane. The next day on March 4, 2009 WWE announced that they had released Wright from his WWE contract.
 
The Boogeyman made his ECW return on the November 25 episode, in a segment with [[John Morrison and The Miz]]. He made his return to in ring competition on December 9 against Scott Reed, a local talent, who he defeated with ease. On the December 30 episode of ''ECW'', he lost to John Morrison and The Miz in a [[Hardcore wrestling|No DQ match]] with Finlay as his partner. On the January 20, 2009 edition of ''ECW'', he defeated [[Paul Burchill]] by disqualification, his first victory over a non-enhancement talent since returning to the brand. His last appearance on WWE programming was on March 3, 2009 where he lost in a match against Kane. The next day on March 4, 2009 WWE announced that they had released Wright from his WWE contract.
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===Independent circuit (2009–2011)===
 
===Independent circuit (2009–2011)===
 
After WWE, Wright returned to the [[Pro Wrestling Alliance]] using his Boogeyman gimmick. Later, using a new gimmick called ''Slither'', he wrestled at Northeast Wrestling as The Nightcrawler, defeating Jake Manning. Wright made his debut for The '''Millennium Wrestling Federation (MWF)''' at Soul Survivor VI on April 24, 2010. He defeated "Executioner" Brian Milonas.
 
After WWE, Wright returned to the [[Pro Wrestling Alliance]] using his Boogeyman gimmick. Later, using a new gimmick called ''Slither'', he wrestled at Northeast Wrestling as The Nightcrawler, defeating Jake Manning. Wright made his debut for The '''Millennium Wrestling Federation (MWF)''' at Soul Survivor VI on April 24, 2010. He defeated "Executioner" Brian Milonas.
During late December of 2011 Wright made an appearance on UWD (United Wrestling Destruction) where he defeated new comer Harry Janes at the special event "Win Or Lose."
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During late December 2011 Wright made an appearance on UWD (United Wrestling Destruction) where he defeated new comer Harry Janes at the special event "Win Or Lose."
   
=== Return to WWE (2012)===
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=== Return to WWE (2012-Present)===
 
On December 17, 2012, he returned to [[WWE]] on the annual [[Slammy Award]]s show under his Boogeyman gimmick, interrupting former rival [[Booker T]], who was presenting an award.
 
On December 17, 2012, he returned to [[WWE]] on the annual [[Slammy Award]]s show under his Boogeyman gimmick, interrupting former rival [[Booker T]], who was presenting an award.
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In October 2014 for Halloween, he was featured in a prank in which he scared WWE Staff at WWE Headquarters which was featured on the WWE website. He also made an appearance in the outro screen for several of the WWE YouTube videos during the rest of the month.
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On January 29, 2015 at [[Royal Rumble 2015|Royal Rumble]], Boogeyman entered the Rumble match as a surprise entrant at #7, but was quickly eliminated by Bray Wyatt. Boogeyman made a brief appearance on July 20 episode of the WWE Network show, ''[[WWE Swerved]]''.
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Boogeyman made another brief appearance on August 17, 2015 episode of the WWE Network show, ''WWE Swerved''.
   
 
==In wrestling==
 
==In wrestling==
 
*'''Finishing moves'''
 
*'''Finishing moves'''
**''Boogeyslam'' / ''Supernatural Driver''([[Powerslam#Falling powerslam|Inverted falling powerslam]])
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**''Boogeyslam'' / ''Supernatural Driver'' ([[Powerslam#Falling powerslam|Inverted falling powerslam]])
 
**[[Powerbomb#Chokebomb|Fall forward chokebomb]]
 
**[[Powerbomb#Chokebomb|Fall forward chokebomb]]
 
**''Goodnight'' ([[Professional wrestling throws#Pumphandle slam|Pumphandle slam]])
 
**''Goodnight'' ([[Professional wrestling throws#Pumphandle slam|Pumphandle slam]])
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**[[Professional wrestling holds#Two-handed chokelift|Two-handed chokelift]]
 
**[[Professional wrestling holds#Two-handed chokelift|Two-handed chokelift]]
 
*'''[[Music in professional wrestling|Entrance themes]]'''
 
*'''[[Music in professional wrestling|Entrance themes]]'''
**"Coming To Get You" by [[Jim Johnston]] (October 13, 2005–present)
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**"Coming To Get You" by [[Jim Johnston]] ([[October 13]], 2005–present)
   
 
==Championships and accomplishments==
 
==Championships and accomplishments==
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==See also==
 
==See also==
*[[Martin Wright/Event history|Martin Wright’s event history]]
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*[[Martin Wright/Event history|Martin Wright's event history]]
   
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
*[http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/superstars/boogeyman/ The Boogeyman profile WWE.com]
 
 
*[http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/b/boogeyman.html Martin Wright profile on CAGEMATCH]
 
*[http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/b/boogeyman.html Martin Wright profile on CAGEMATCH]
 
*[http://cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=2455&gimmick=Boogeyman Martin Wright profile on Online World of Wrestling]
 
*[http://cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=2455&gimmick=Boogeyman Martin Wright profile on Online World of Wrestling]
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Martin (Marty) Wright (July 15, 1964) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name The Boogeyman. He was signed with World Wrestling Entertainment wrestling on its ECW brand until he was released from his contract on March 3, 2009.

Professional wrestling career

World Wrestling Entertainment (2004–2006)

Tough Enough and Ohio Valley Wrestling (2004–2005)

Wright first entered the world of professional wrestling to take part in the fourth season of the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) produced reality television competition Tough Enough. On October 15, 2004, he attended the two-day event in Venice Beach, California, where he was among eight finalists chosen. After surviving the first day of eliminations he admitted that he was actually 40 years old — five years over the competition's cut off point — and not 30 as he'd claimed. As a result, he was cut from the competition.

Though he had been cut from Tough Enough, WWE officials invited him to come to their developmental territory Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) for possible training. He trained between January and June 2005, making his OVW debut on June 25, 2005. During a dark match pitting the team of Seth Skyfire and Robert Fury against Robbie Dawber and his partner, Wright entered the ring and squashed all three men, no-selling the offense of Skyfire in the process. He then announced that he was "The Boogeyman" before leaving the building. The Boogeyman gimmick further evolved into a "monster" face who would appear when another wrestler said his name and attack him, while not selling any offense he received.

SmackDown and departure (2005–2006)

On the July 11, 2005 episode of WWE Raw, horror movie style vignettes began airing to promote the debut of Wright in his "Boogeyman" personality. After a few weeks the vignettes were moved from Raw to SmackDown!, but his planned debut was delayed when he hyperextended both knees and needed time to recover. The Boogeyman made his first appearance on October 13, 2005 SmackDown!. He was brought in by UPN Network Executive Palmer Cannon, who claimed he was going to be a part of another (unspecified) UPN show that never came to be due to an on-set "accident" involving The Boogeyman; it was implied he had "done something" to another member of the cast, but never elaborated on. Cannon said he brought him to the SmackDown! brand as part of a "new talent initiative". The Boogeyman then proceeded to recite a version of the child's chant One, two, Freddy's coming for you from the movie A Nightmare on Elm Street before smashing an oversized alarm clock on his own head. The Boogeyman continued to "terrorize" other Superstars for the next couple of months. For the next few weeks The Boogeyman (who was then a tweener) appeared in unexpected places backstage (closets, vans, et cetera), reciting different nursery rhymes and holding up clocks before screaming his catchphrase "I'm The Boogeyman and I'm comin' to get'cha!" and laughing maniacally. This would leave the performer(s) that had discovered him both confused and creeped out, usually ending with them backing out of the room slowly while the commentators remarked on how strange the whole situation was.

At the 2005 Survivor Series, The Boogeyman helped SmackDown! General Manager Theodore Long defeat his Raw counterpart, Eric Bischoff. He made his official in-ring SmackDown! debut on December 2, defeating Simon Dean in a squash that saw him repeatedly scream, "I'm the Boogeyman!" at a confused and terrified Dean. During this match, he took a handful of live worms from his pocket and stuffed them into his mouth as commentators Michael Cole and Tazz screamed in disgust. For the next few weeks, The Boogeyman won numerous squash matches that focused on the antics of The Boogeyman. Opponents were generally "flattened" in the ring, left with worms in their mouths and/or spit on their faces. His official pay-per-view debut was at December's Armageddon when he came to the ring to confront Vito and Nunzio who were dressed as Santa Claus and an elf.

Boogeyman's first major feud occurred with JBL and his "fixer" Jillian Hall, began when he stalked the duo throughout a number of shows. During an episode of SmackDown! he caught a fleeing Hall and shoved worms down the back of her skirt. On another, during a Piper's Pit segment, he not only sniffed the "growth" on Jillian's face, but licked it and bit it off. Layfield and The Boogeyman eventually met in a one-on-one contest at the 2006 Royal Rumble, with Boogeyman picking up the win in under two minutes.

A subsequent feud with Booker T, which saw him again stalking a wrestler and his female companion (this time Booker's wife Sharmell) culminated at WrestleMania 22, when Boogeyman pinned Booker T after kissing Sharmell while holding a mouthful of worms. The match was exceptionally short because shortly before WrestleMania Boogeyman tore his left biceps at a house show. To explain his absence to rehab his injury, Booker T and Sharmell obtained a restraining order against The Boogeyman, who actually had surgery on April 4, to repair his biceps tear.

As SummerSlam approached, The Boogeyman began appearing in TV spots to promote the event. Vignettes also began airing advertising his return to SmackDown!, however, on September 20, 2006 WWE.com reported that Wright had been released from the company.

Return to WWE (2006–2009)

SmackDown (2006–2007)

Less than a month later, on October 6, WWE.com announced that Wright had re-signed with the company and would be sent to be trained at Booker T and Stevie Ray's wrestling school in Houston, Texas. Wright returned on the October 27 SmackDown!; while teaming with Layla, he started a feud with The Miz and Kristal Marshall. During the feud he again terrorized and stalked his opponents, spitting worms at them and scaring them at every opportunity, and eventually ended The Miz's undefeated streak at the Armageddon pay-per-view.

Wright then feuded with Finlay, who ended The Boogeyman's undefeated streak when Hornswoggle interfered. On the February 2 edition of SmackDown! during a match against Chris Benoit for the WWE United States Championship, Boogeyman abducted Hornswoggle, distracting Finlay and giving Benoit a chance to win the match with a roll-up. On the February 16 edition of SmackDown! The Boogeyman appeared with a little person of his own, Little Boogeyman, who was portrayed by an actor named Chris Hollyfield. Chris also previously had played Lil Booker T. His purpose was to counteract Hornswoggle, who was proving a problem in one-on-one matches with Finlay. The Boogeyman and the Little Boogeyman lost to Finlay and Hornswoggle in a mixed tag team match at No Way Out. The team lost a rematch the following week on SmackDown!; Little Boogeyman was pinned by Finlay, after Wright had chased away Hornswoggle.

On OVW's 400th anniversary show, The Boogeyman made an appearance, losing to Ryan Wilson in a tables match. The Boogeyman returned to in ring action when teamed with Kane during his feud with William Regal and Dave Taylor. This also marked the return of Little Boogeyman. The feud would be short lived as Boogeyman and Little Boogeyman would then start another feud with Finlay and Hornswoggle. Boogeyman and Little Boogeyman were defeated in a mixed tag match by Finlay and Hornswoggle at Saturday Night's Main Event.

The Boogeyman ended his tenure on SmackDown with a loss to Mark Henry in a squash match, as part of Henry's new "Path of Destruction" gimmick. After that match, Mark Henry then beat up Little Boogeyman who was at ringside, and Henry gave him a body splash, (kayfabe) severely injuring him. This turned out to be the last time Little Boogeyman appeared on WWE TV.

ECW and second departure (2007–2009)

On the June 11 edition of Raw, The Boogeyman was moved from the SmackDown brand to ECW in the annual WWE draft. The next day he debuted for the brand and defeated Matt Striker, beginning a feud with him. On July 10 in New Orleans, The Boogeyman was a guest during a Striker's Classroom segment, ostensibly to be educated on worms, only to be attacked by Striker's debuting enforcer, Big Daddy V. The Boogeyman was not seen for the next three weeks, finally re-emerging on the July 31 episode — with a new face paint design and black contact lenses — to scare Big Daddy V off after he finished a match. Boogeyman was taken out by Big Daddy V from behind after a distraction from Striker a week later.

On the August 14 episode of ECW, Boogeyman scored a disqualification victory over ECW Champion John Morrison after Morrison shoved the referee. Boogeyman went on to successfully team with CM Punk at Saturday Night's Main Event against Morrison and Big Daddy V. On the August 28 episode of ECW, Boogeyman was one of the participants in the Fatal Four Way match for a shot at Morrison's title; however, CM Punk was the victor. On September 4, on ECW, Boogeyman defeated Matt Striker by disqualification when Big Daddy V interfered, and went on to hit Boogeyman with a ghetto drop on the outside of the ring. On the September 18 episode of ECW, Boogeyman and Big Daddy V finally faced off in their first one-on-one match, which Boogeyman lost.

Boogeyman's return to wrestling action was initially delayed due to a torn calf muscle, but it had also been reported that he was having dental surgery done to replace missing teeth. On the October 7 episode of ECW a vignette was aired promoting The Boogeyman's return. Additional vignettes aired for a few weeks after that. On the October 13, 2008 edition of Raw, The Boogeyman made his return, appearing during a segment with Jackass's Johnny Knoxville, Chris Pontius, and Big Dick Johnson ending with The Boogeyman bringing live worms out of a bag and after putting them in his own mouth spat them into the mouth of Pontius.

The Boogeyman made his ECW return on the November 25 episode, in a segment with John Morrison and The Miz. He made his return to in ring competition on December 9 against Scott Reed, a local talent, who he defeated with ease. On the December 30 episode of ECW, he lost to John Morrison and The Miz in a No DQ match with Finlay as his partner. On the January 20, 2009 edition of ECW, he defeated Paul Burchill by disqualification, his first victory over a non-enhancement talent since returning to the brand. His last appearance on WWE programming was on March 3, 2009 where he lost in a match against Kane. The next day on March 4, 2009 WWE announced that they had released Wright from his WWE contract.

Independent circuit (2009–2011)

After WWE, Wright returned to the Pro Wrestling Alliance using his Boogeyman gimmick. Later, using a new gimmick called Slither, he wrestled at Northeast Wrestling as The Nightcrawler, defeating Jake Manning. Wright made his debut for The Millennium Wrestling Federation (MWF) at Soul Survivor VI on April 24, 2010. He defeated "Executioner" Brian Milonas. During late December 2011 Wright made an appearance on UWD (United Wrestling Destruction) where he defeated new comer Harry Janes at the special event "Win Or Lose."

Return to WWE (2012-Present)

On December 17, 2012, he returned to WWE on the annual Slammy Awards show under his Boogeyman gimmick, interrupting former rival Booker T, who was presenting an award.

In October 2014 for Halloween, he was featured in a prank in which he scared WWE Staff at WWE Headquarters which was featured on the WWE website. He also made an appearance in the outro screen for several of the WWE YouTube videos during the rest of the month.

On January 29, 2015 at Royal Rumble, Boogeyman entered the Rumble match as a surprise entrant at #7, but was quickly eliminated by Bray Wyatt. Boogeyman made a brief appearance on July 20 episode of the WWE Network show, WWE Swerved.

Boogeyman made another brief appearance on August 17, 2015 episode of the WWE Network show, WWE Swerved.

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

See also

  • Martin Wright's event history

External links

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