History Wrestling / RonReis

* BeardOfEvil: As Reese.

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* ItIsPronouncedTroPAY: Announcer Wrestling/TonySchiavone pronounced the Yeti's name as "the Yeh-TAY," so that has become the official pronunciation.

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

!!! "Double Trope Smash":

Ron Reis (b. 1970) is a retired American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er from San Jose, UsefulNotes/{{California}} best known for his work in Wrestling/{{WCW}} from 1995-1998 as The Yeti and Reese. He was trained by Wrestling/BigJohnStudd and debuted in 1994 in the New England independent scene. He was introduced to WCW audiences at the end of the October 23, 1995 ''Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro.'' The episode had started with [[Wrestling/KingCurtisIaukea the Master]] of the Wrestling/DungeonOfDoom making a dramatic announcement about how the Sherpa guides had dug out a "thirteen-ton of ice" that contained the Dungeon's "insurance policy." This was followed by "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviewing [[Wrestling/KevinSullivan "The Taskmaster" Kevin Sullivan]] and [[Wrestling/TheBigShow the Giant]], with Sullivan explaining how his "fatha" had gone with the Sherpa guides to get the Yeti, which would be the insurance policy for the Giant's match with [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-h.html WCW World Heavyweight Champion]] Wrestling/HulkHogan that Sunday at ''WCW Halloween Havoc.'' As Hogan brawled with the Dungeon after the main event, the floor began shaking and the last image on the screen was of the Yeti breaking out of the ice. At ''Halloween Havoc'', Hogan's manager Wrestling/JimmyHart [[FaceHeelTurn turned heel]] on him. Wrestling/RandySavage and Wrestling/LexLuger ran down to the ring ostensibly to help Hogan, who was trapped in the Giant's BearHug, only for Luger to turn on Savage. Then the Yeti lumbered down to the ring and he and the Giant did the infamous double-[=bearhug=] spot. The Yeti gimmick was abandoned immediately after this. For the 60-man 3-ring battle royal at ''WCW World War III'' in November, Reis was repackaged as the Super Giant Ninja. (See CommutingOnABus below.) He left WCW altogether in June 1998 for Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling. He returned to the U.S. in 2003 to compete for Wrestling/DustyRhodes' Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling in Georgia. His last in-ring appearance was as "Evil" in Wrestling/VinceRusso's [=Christian=]-themed Ring of Glory promotion in 2005. He is a 1x [[http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/tttcw.html TCW Tag Team Champion]] with Wrestling/{{Glacier}}.

* ItIsPronouncedTroPAY: Announcer Tony Schiavone pronounced the Yeti's name as "the Yeh-TAY," so that has become the official pronunciation.

'''Ron Reis''' (b. 1970) is a retired American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er from San Jose, UsefulNotes/{{California}} best known for his work in Wrestling/{{WCW}} from 1995-1998 as '''The Yeti''' and '''Reese.''' He was trained by Wrestling/BigJohnStudd and debuted in 1994 in the New England independent scene. He was introduced to WCW audiences at the end of the October 23, 1995 ''Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro.'' The episode had started with [[Wrestling/KingCurtisIaukea the Master]] of the Wrestling/DungeonOfDoom making a dramatic announcement about how the Sherpa guides had dug out a "thirteen-ton of ice" that contained the Dungeon's "insurance policy." This was followed by "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviewing [[Wrestling/KevinSullivan "The Taskmaster" Kevin Sullivan]] and [[Wrestling/TheBigShow the Giant]], with Sullivan explaining how his "fatha" had gone with the Sherpa guides to get the Yeti, which would be the insurance policy for the Giant's match with [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-h.html WCW World Heavyweight Champion]] Wrestling/HulkHogan that Sunday at ''WCW Halloween Havoc.'' As Hogan brawled with the Dungeon after the main event, the floor began shaking and the last image on the screen was of the Yeti breaking out of the ice. At ''Halloween Havoc'', Hogan's manager Wrestling/JimmyHart [[FaceHeelTurn turned heel]] on him. Wrestling/RandySavage and Wrestling/LexLuger ran down to the ring ostensibly to help Hogan, who was trapped in the Giant's BearHug, only for Luger to turn on Savage. Then the Yeti lumbered down to the ring and he and the Giant did the infamous double-[=bearhug=] spot. The Yeti gimmick was abandoned immediately after this. For the 60-man 3-ring battle royal at ''WCW World War III'' in November, Reis was repackaged as the Super Giant Ninja. (See CommutingOnABus below.) He left WCW altogether in June 1998 for Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling. He returned to the U.S. in 2003 to compete for Wrestling/DustyRhodes' Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling in Georgia. His last in-ring appearance was as "Evil" in Wrestling/VinceRusso's [=Christian=]-themed Ring of Glory promotion in 2005. He is a 1x [[http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/tttcw.html TCW Tag Team Champion]] with Wrestling/{{Glacier}}.

* BigfootSasquatchAndYeti: [[CaptainObvious The Yeti]]. Of course, he was actually a {{Mummy}}. And yes, it [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext made just as much sense in context]].
* TheBrute: For the Flock

* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: ''The Yeti,'' ''Big Bomb Jones'', ''Evil''

** Inverted when, as Ron Studd, he defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. on the October 19, 1996 ''WCW Saturday Night.''

* AlliterativeName

'''Ron Reis''' (b. 1970) is a retired American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er from San Jose, UsefulNotes/{{California}} best known for his work in Wrestling/{{WCW}} from 1995-1998 as '''The Yeti''' and '''Reese.''' He was trained by Wrestling/BigJohnStudd and debuted in 1994 in the New England independent scene. He was introduced to WCW audiences at the end of the October 23, 1995 ''Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro.'' The episode had started with [[Wrestling/KingCurtisIaukea the Master]] of the Wrestling/DungeonOfDoom making a dramatic announcement about how the Sherpa guides had dug out a "thirteen-ton of ice" that contained the Dungeon's "insurance policy." This was followed by "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviewing [[Wrestling/KevinSullivan "The Taskmaster" Kevin Sullivan]] and [[Wrestling/TheBigShow the Giant]], with Sullivan explaining how his "fatha" had gone with the Sherpa guides to get the Yeti, which would be the insurance policy for the Giant's match with [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-h.html WCW World Heavyweight Champion]] Wrestling/HulkHogan that Sunday at ''WCW Halloween Havoc.'' As Hogan brawled with the Dungeon after the main event, the floor began shaking and the last image on the screen was of the Yeti breaking out of the ice. At ''Halloween Havoc'', Hogan's manager Wrestling/JimmyHart [[FaceHeelTurn turned heel]] on him. Wrestling/RandySavage and Lex Luger ran down to the ring ostensibly to help Hogan, who was trapped in the Giant's BearHug, only for Luger to turn on Savage. Then the Yeti lumbered down to the ring and he and the Giant did the infamous double-[=bearhug=] spot. The Yeti gimmick was abandoned immediately after this. For the 60-man 3-ring battle royal at ''WCW World War III'' in November, Reis was repackaged as the Super Giant Ninja. (See CommutingOnABus below.) He left WCW altogether in June 1998 for Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling. He returned to the U.S. in 2003 to compete for Wrestling/DustyRhodes' Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling in Georgia. His last in-ring appearance was as "Evil" in Wrestling/VinceRusso's [=Christian=]-themed Ring of Glory promotion in 2005. He is a 1x [[http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/tttcw.html TCW Tag Team Champion]] with Wrestling/{{Glacier}}.

'''Ron Reis''' (b. 1970) is a retired American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er from San Jose, UsefulNotes/{{California}} best known for his work in Wrestling/{{WCW}} from 1995-1998 as '''The Yeti''' and '''Reese.''' He was trained by [[Characters/WWERockNWrestling Big John Studd]] and debuted in 1994 in the New England independent scene. He was introduced to WCW audiences at the end of the October 23, 1995 ''Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro.'' The episode had started with [[Wrestling/KingCurtisIaukea the Master]] of the Wrestling/DungeonOfDoom making a dramatic announcement about how the Sherpa guides had dug out a "thirteen-ton of ice" that contained the Dungeon's "insurance policy." This was followed by "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviewing [[Wrestling/KevinSullivan "The Taskmaster" Kevin Sullivan]] and [[Wrestling/TheBigShow the Giant]], with Sullivan explaining how his "fatha" had gone with the Sherpa guides to get the Yeti, which would be the insurance policy for the Giant's match with [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-h.html WCW World Heavyweight Champion]] Wrestling/HulkHogan that Sunday at ''WCW Halloween Havoc.'' As Hogan brawled with the Dungeon after the main event, the floor began shaking and the last image on the screen was of the Yeti breaking out of the ice. At ''Halloween Havoc'', Hogan's manager Wrestling/JimmyHart [[FaceHeelTurn turned heel]] on him. Wrestling/RandySavage and Lex Luger ran down to the ring ostensibly to help Hogan, who was trapped in the Giant's BearHug, only for Luger to turn on Savage. Then the Yeti lumbered down to the ring and he and the Giant did the infamous double-[=bearhug=] spot. The Yeti gimmick was abandoned immediately after this. For the 60-man 3-ring battle royal at ''WCW World War III'' in November, Reis was repackaged as the Super Giant Ninja. (See CommutingOnABus below.) He left WCW altogether in June 1998 for Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling. He returned to the U.S. in 2003 to compete for Wrestling/DustyRhodes' Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling in Georgia. His last in-ring appearance was as "Evil" in Wrestling/VinceRusso's [=Christian=]-themed Ring of Glory promotion in 2005. He is a 1x [[http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/tttcw.html TCW Tag Team Champion]] with Wrestling/{{Glacier}}.

* IHaveManyNames: Besides the ones listed above, he worked for New Japan as [=BB=] Jones.

* MightyGlacier

* TheVoiceless: He got ''one'' speaking opportunity as Reese, which he used to name his finisher "The Double Choke Smash," although the announcers never called it that.

* UsefulNotes/{{Nepal}}

* {{Homage}}: The name "Big Ron Studd" was one to his trainer, the late WWE Hall of Famer [[Characters/WWERockNWrestling Big John Studd]].

* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: ''The Yeti,'' ''Big Bomb Jones''

'''Ron Reis''' (b. 1970) is a retired American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er from San Jose, UsefulNotes/{{California}} best known for his work in Wrestling/{{WCW}} from 1995-1998 as '''The Yeti''' and '''Reese.''' He was trained by [[Characters/WWERockNWrestling Big John Studd]] and debuted in 1994 in the New England independent scene. He was introduced to WCW audiences at the end of the October 23, 1995 ''Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro.'' The episode had started with [[Quotes/DungeonOfDoom the Master of the Dungeon of Doom making a dramatic announcement about how the Sherpa guides had dug out a "thirteen-ton of ice" that contained the Dungeon's "insurance policy."]] This was followed by "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviewing [[Wrestling/KevinSullivan "The Taskmaster" Kevin Sullivan]] and [[Wrestling/TheBigShow the Giant]], with Sullivan explaining how his "fatha" had gone with the Sherpa guides to get the Yeti, which would be the insurance policy for the Giant's match with [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-h.html WCW World Heavyweight Champion]] Wrestling/HulkHogan that Sunday at ''WCW Halloween Havoc.'' As Hogan brawled with the Dungeon after the main event, the floor began shaking and the last image on the screen was of the Yeti breaking out of the ice. At ''Halloween Havoc'', Hogan's manager Wrestling/JimmyHart [[FaceHeelTurn turned heel]] on him. Wrestling/RandySavage and Lex Luger ran down to the ring ostensibly to help Hogan, who was trapped in the Giant's BearHug, only for Luger to turn on Savage. Then the Yeti lumbered down to the ring and he and the Giant did the infamous double-[=bearhug=] spot. The Yeti gimmick was abandoned immediately after this. For the 60-man 3-ring battle royal at ''WCW World War III'' in November, Reis was repackaged as the Super Giant Ninja. (See CommutingOnABus below.) He left WCW altogether in June 1998 for Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling. He returned to the U.S. in 2003 to compete for Wrestling/DustyRhodes' Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling in Georgia. His last in-ring appearance was as "Evil" in Wrestling/VinceRusso's [=Christian=]-themed Ring of Glory promotion in 2005. He is a 1x [[http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/tttcw.html TCW Tag Team Champion]] with Wrestling/{{Glacier}}.

* CommutingOnABus: He made two appearances as the Yeti (the October 23, 1995 ''Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro'' and on October 29th at ''Halloween Havoc.'') Then he got turned into the Super Giant Ninja for the ''World War III'' battle royal and only made one more appearance after that. He made a handful of appearances as Studd in 1996, and was completely absent for the entirety of 1997. He debuted as Reese on the March 2, 1998 ''Nitro'' and was gone by the end of June.