Line #29 Wrestling/SharkBoy


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2	[[caption-width-right:188:As [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/oh/hwa/hwa-c.html HWA Cruiserweight Champion]] before his [[MeleeATrois Three-Way Match]] with Wrestling/EddieGuerrero and Wrestling/BillyKidman, ''[[Wrestling/BrianHildebrand Curtis]] Comes Home'', Ice Garden, Rostraver, PA, July 30, 1999]]
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4	->'''"GIMME A SHELL YEAH!"'''
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6	Dean Roll (b. January 28, 1975) is an American {{Professional Wrestl\|ing}}er and trainer from Dayton, Ohio; best known as Shark Boy. He debuted in 1997 and wrestled for many Midwestern promotions, and is best known for his time in [[Wrestling/ImpactWrestling TNA]].
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8	Among his in-ring achievements, he is a 4x HWA Cruiserweight Champion, a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/oh/hwa/hwa-h.html HWA Heavyweight Champion]], a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ky/iwams/iwams-lh.html IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Champion]], a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ky/iwams/iwams-tv.html IWA Mid-South Television Champion]], a former 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pa/w/pwx/pwx-tv.html PWX (Pittsburgh) Television Champion]], a former [[https://www.cagematch.net//?id=5&nr=798 NEPW (Ohio) Cruiserweight Champion]], a former 2x [[https://www.cagematch.net//?id=5&nr=485 BPW (Buckeye Pro) Heavyweight Champion]], a former 2x [[https://www.cagematch.net//?id=5&nr=486 BPW Tag Team Champion]] with Cody Hawk and a former [[https://www.cagematch.net//?id=5&nr=1623 OCW Cruiserweight Champion]].
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10	He has nothing to do with the film ''Film/TheAdventuresOfSharkboyAndLavagirl'' and actually sued Creator/MiramaxFilms over the movie, since he had actually trademarked the name "Shark Boy." The suit was eventually settled for an undisclosed amount of money.
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12	!! "Dead Sea Tropes":
13	* AffectionateParody: Did an impersonation of Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin in 2008 after waking up from a Coma. Even having his own take on his catchphrase "Give me a Shell Yeah!"
14	* AmusingInjuries: During the end of 07 and beginning of 08 he was noticeably wrapped up in bandages and one time walked to the ring to compete in crutches.
15	* BadassTeacher: He has his own wrestling school, The Shark Tank, and his students have included Wrestling/SamiCallihan and Wrestling/KarlAnderson.
16	* FinishingMove: Dead Sea Drop, the Chummer (Stunner).
17	* {{Jobber}}: For most of his career.
18	* AKindOfOne: TNA eventually revealed Shark Boy is a single member of an entire family of shark wrestlers, including little kids. Shark variants have since shown up in other promotions too.
19	* OddFriendship: With Wrestling/NewJack and with Wrestling/NormanSmiley in the early days of TNA.
20	* PartsUnknown: "Literature/TwentyThousandLeaguesUnderTheSea", "The Deep Blue Sea"
21	* PutOnABus: Out of TNA.
22	** TheBusCameBack: He showed up in TNA in late 2014 overweight, slow-moving and generally out of shape, to be easily swatted aside by the likes of Manik while the commentators joked about his state. The crowd still cheered for him. Also came back at Slammiversary XV in 2017 to help Jeremy Borash and Joseph Park against Josh Matthews and Wrestling/ScottSteiner.
23	* SharkMan: Obviously.
24	* StartMyOwn: Buckeye Pro Wrestling and The Shark Tank
25	* SuperTeam: The Prince Justice[[note]]The name is taken from one of [[Wrestling/{{Abyss}} Chris "Abyss" Parks]]' former gimmicks.[[/note]] Brotherhood, with [[Wrestling/ChristopherDaniels Curry Man (Christopher Daniels)]] and [[Wrestling/EricYoung Super Eric (Young)]] in TNA was an AffectionateParody of {{Superhero}}es.
26	* ThreateningShark: Parodied. One of his big spots was the "Shark Bite," where he would bite his opponent's butt.
27	* TookALevelInBadass: When Shark Boy competed in a match you can usually expect him to lose but put up a good effort. When he wake up from his coma and started imitating Stone Cold not only was he able to talk, he started winning as well.
28	* TournamentArc: He won the HWA's ''Brian Pillman Memorial Cruiserweight Tournament'' on May 19th, 1999, and the ''Price of Glory Cup''[[note]]Wrestling/DanSevern's promotion[[/note]] on October 24, 2004.
29	* TheVoiceless: Couldn't talk at all until his above transformation into "Stone Cold" Shark Boy had him adopt the same BaritoneOfStrength Austin has.
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