History Wrestling / BillDeMott

William Charles [=DeMott=] II (born November 10, 1966) is a retired American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and trainer from Titusville, UsefulNotes/{{Florida}} best known for his work in Wrestling/{{WCW}} in the 1990s as '''Hugh Morrus.''' He started in 1990 as '''Sweet William''' working various independent promotions. He went to the AWF in Puerto Rico where he changed his name to '''Crash the Terminator'''. He would use this name in Wrestling/{{SMW}}, Wrestling/{{ECW}}, the [[GarbageWrestler hardcore]] promotion [=W*ING=] in Japan and elsewhere before arriving in WCW in 1995. He made some appearances as '''The Man of Question''' before he was introduced as Hugh Morrus in November 1995 as a member of the Wrestling/DungeonOfDoom. After the DOD was dissolved following [[Wrestling/KevinSullivan "The Taskmaster" Kevin Sullivan]] losing his "Retirement Match" to Wrestling/ChrisBenoit at ''WCW Bash at the Beach 97'', Morrus stuck around in the midcard. He had the misfortune of being Wrestling/{{Goldberg}}'s first TV opponent, on the September 22, 1997 ''Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro,'' where Goldberg became the first wrestler to kick out of Morrus' [[FinishingMove No Laughing Matter moonsault]] en route to winning the match and kicking off what would later become known as "The Streak." Morrus reunited with his DOD allies Wrestling/{{Meng}}, Wrestling/TheBarbarian and manager Wrestling/JimmyHart at the end of 1998 to form '''The First Family''', which was stuck in the midcard before being dissolved following the arrival of Wrestling/VinceRusso. In Spring 2000, Morrus was renamed '''Hugh G. Rection,''' which was later changed to '''General Rection''' when he became the leader of '''Misfits In Action.''' During that run, he became a 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-us-h.html WCW United States Heavyweight Champion]] and a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-t.html WCW World Tag Team Champion]] with Wrestling/AlexWright. He went back to Morrus before the end of WCW. After WCW died, he was one of the wrestlers brought in for the [=InVasion=][=/=]Alliance angle. He went back to his own name and became a color commentator for ''[[{{BShow}} Velocity]]'' and a trainer for ''Wrestling/WWEToughEnough'' and at Wrestling/{{WWE}}'s short-lived developmental promotion Deep South Wrestling in Georgia. He later retired but has since returned to the independent scene.

* BadassBeard[=/=]BeardOfEvil

* EvilLaugh[=/=]LaughingMad: This was the whole idea behind the Hugh Morrus gimmick. In the DOD vignette where he was introduced, Sullivan told [[Wrestling/KingCurtisIaukea the Master]] that he was giving him "the greatest gift of all, laughter."

As usual, you can find the basics at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_DeMott The Other Wiki]].

William Charles [=DeMott=] II (born November 10, 1966) is a retired American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and trainer from Titusville, UsefulNotes/{{Florida}} best known for his work in Wrestling/{{WCW}} in the 1990s as '''Hugh Morrus.''' He started in 1990 as '''Sweet William''' working various independent promotions. He went to the AWF in Puerto Rico where he changed his name to '''Crash the Terminator'''. He would use this name in Wrestling/{{SMW}}, Wrestling/{{ECW}}, the [[GarbageWrestler hardcore]] promotion [=W*ING=] in Japan and elsewhere before arriving in WCW in 1995. He made some appearances as '''The Man of Question''' before he was introduced as Hugh Morrus in November 1995 as a member of the Wrestling/DungeonOfDoom. After the DOD was dissolved following [[Wrestling/KevinSullivan "The Taskmaster" Kevin Sullivan]] losing his "Retirement Match" to Wrestling/ChrisBenoit at ''WCW Bash at the Beach 97'', Morrus stuck around in the midcard. He had the misfortune of being Wrestling/{{Goldberg}}'s first TV opponent, on the September 22, 1997 ''Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro,'' where Goldberg became the first wrestler to kick out of Morrus' [[FinishingMove No Laughing Matter moonsault]] en route to winning the match and kicking off what would later become known as "The Streak." Morrus reunited with his DOD allies Wrestling/{{Meng}}, Wrestling/TheBarbarian and manager Wrestling/JimmyHart at the end of 1998 to form '''The First Family''', which was stuck in the midcard before being dissolved following the arrival of Wrestling/VinceRusso. In Spring 2000, Morrus was renamed '''Hugh G. Rection,''' which was later changed to '''General Rection''' when he became the leader of '''Misfits In Action.''' During that run, he became a 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-us-h.html WCW United States Heavyweight Champion]] and a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-t.html WCW World Tag Team Champion]] with Alex Wright. He went back to Morrus before the end of WCW. After WCW died, he was one of the wrestlers brought in for the [=InVasion=][=/=]Alliance angle. He went back to his own name and became a color commentator for ''[[{{BShow}} Velocity]]'' and a trainer for ''Wrestling/WWEToughEnough'' and at Wrestling/{{WWE}}'s short-lived developmental promotion Deep South Wrestling in Georgia. He later retired but has since returned to the independent scene.

* RealSongThemeTune: Used Music/{{ACDC}}'s "Shot Down in Flames" while teaming with Miguel Perez Jr. in ECW.

!!! "The Laughing Tropes":

William Charles DeMott II (born November 10, 1966) is a retired American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and trainer from Titusville, UsefulNotes/{{Florida}} best known for his work in Wrestling/{{WCW}} in the 1990s as '''Hugh Morrus.''' He started in 1990 as '''Sweet William''' working various independent promotions. He went to the AWF in Puerto Rico where he changed his name to '''Crash the Terminator'''. He would use this name in Wrestling/{{SMW}}, Wrestling/{{ECW}}, the [[GarbageWrestler hardcore]] promotion [=W*ING=] in Japan and elsewhere before arriving in WCW in 1995. He made some appearances as '''The Man of Question''' before he was introduced as Hugh Morrus in November 1995 as a member of the Wrestling/DungeonOfDoom. After the DOD was dissolved following [[Wrestling/KevinSullivan "The Taskmaster" Kevin Sullivan]] losing his "Retirement Match" to Wrestling/ChrisBenoit at ''WCW Bash at the Beach 97'', Morrus stuck around in the midcard. He had the misfortune of being Wrestling/{{Goldberg}}'s first TV opponent, on the September 22, 1997 ''Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro,'' where Goldberg became the first wrestler to kick out of Morrus' [[FinishingMove No Laughing Matter moonsault]] en route to winning the match and kicking off what would later become known as "The Streak." Morrus reunited with his DOD allies Wrestling/{{Meng}}, Wrestling/TheBarbarian and manager Wrestling/JimmyHart at the end of 1998 to form '''The First Family''', which was stuck in the midcard before being dissolved following the arrival of Wrestling/VinceRusso. In Spring 2000, Morrus was renamed '''Hugh G. Rection,''' which was later changed to '''General Rection''' when he became the leader of '''Misfits In Action.''' During that run, he became a 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-us-h.html WCW United States Heavyweight Champion]] and a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-t.html WCW World Tag Team Champion]] with Alex Wright. He went back to Morrus before the end of WCW. After WCW died, he was one of the wrestlers brought in for the [=InVasion=][=/=]Alliance angle. He went back to his own name and became a color commentator for ''[[{{BShow}} Velocity]]'' and a trainer for ''Wrestling/WWEToughEnough'' and at Wrestling/{{WWE}}'s short-lived developmental promotion Deep South Wrestling in Georgia. He later retired but has since returned to the independent scene.

'''William "Bill" [=DeMott=]''' is an American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and trainer from Titusville, UsefulNotes/{{Florida}} best known for his work in Wrestling/{{WCW}} in the 1990s as '''Hugh Morrus.''' He started in 1990 as '''Sweet William''' working various independent promotions. He went to the AWF in Puerto Rico where he changed his name to '''Crash the Terminator'''. He would use this name in Wrestling/{{SMW}}, Wrestling/{{ECW}}, the [[GarbageWrestler hardcore]] promotion [=W*ING=] in Japan and elsewhere before arriving in WCW in 1995. He made some appearances as '''The Man of Question''' before he was introduced as Hugh Morrus in November 1995 as a member of the Wrestling/DungeonOfDoom. After the DOD was dissolved following [[Wrestling/KevinSullivan "The Taskmaster" Kevin Sullivan]] losing his "Retirement Match" to Wrestling/ChrisBenoit at ''WCW Bash at the Beach 97'', Morrus stuck around in the midcard. He had the misfortune of being Wrestling/{{Goldberg}}'s first TV opponent, on the September 22, 1997 ''Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro,'' where Goldberg became the first wrestler to kick out of Morrus' [[FinishingMove No Laughing Matter moonsault]] en route to winning the match and kicking off what would later become known as "The Streak." Morrus reunited with his DOD allies Wrestling/{{Meng}}, Wrestling/TheBarbarian and manager Wrestling/JimmyHart at the end of 1998 to form '''The First Family''', which was stuck in the midcard before being dissolved following the arrival of Wrestling/VinceRusso. In Spring 2000, Morrus was renamed '''Hugh G. Rection,''' which was later changed to '''General Rection''' when he became the leader of '''Misfits In Action.''' During that run, he became a 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-us-h.html WCW United States Heavyweight Champion]] and a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-t.html WCW World Tag Team Champion]] with Alex Wright. He went back to Morrus before the end of WCW. After WCW died, he was one of the wrestlers brought in for the [=InVasion=][=/=]Alliance angle. He went back to his own name and became a color commentator for ''[[{{BShow}} Velocity]]'' and a trainer for ''Wrestling/WWEToughEnough'' and at Wrestling/{{WWE}}'s short-lived developmental promotion Deep South Wrestling in Georgia. He later retired but has since returned to the independent scene.

* FunWithAcronyms: '''M'''isfits '''I'''n '''A'''ction.

* SadistTeacher: Has been accused of being one since 2007 in Deep South Wrestling. He defended himself saying most complaints came from those not good enough for the main roster, but when evidence was presented by Kevin Matthews of some heinous things he did, he in turn produced evidence to show he was taking orders from Wrestling/JohnLaurinaitis. Austin Draven and [[Wrestling/EC3 Ethan Carter III]] insisted he kept up at after Laurinaitis was demoted though. A spike of allegations in early 2015 left to him resigning as an NXT trainer "to protect WWE's reputation," although he denied them on the way out the door.

* SadistTeacher: Has been accused of being one since 2007 in Deep South Wrestling. He defended himself saying most complaints came from those not good enough for the main roster, but when evidence was presented by Kevin Matthews of some heinous things he did, he in turn produced evidence to show he was taking orders from Wrestling/JohnLaurinaitis. Austin Draven and Ethan Carter III insisted he kept up at after Laurinaitis was demoted though. A spike of allegations in early 2015 left to him resigning as an NXT trainer "to protect WWE's reputation," although he denied them on the way out the door.

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