1 world wrestling entertainment (2002 - 2007)
1.1 ohio valley wrestling (2002–2004)
1.2 raw (2004–2005)
1.3 smackdown (2005–2006)
1.4 retirement, talent development manager, , departure (2006–2007)
world wrestling entertainment (2002 - 2007)
ohio valley wrestling (2002–2004)
in april 2002, nova, in ovw debut, beat prototype (who later wrestle in wwe john cena) , became promotion s heavyweight champion. held title half year before losing title damaja. in june 2004 bucci named assistant booker of ovw. around time called start competing in smackdown! dark matches , on velocity. began try out fitness-expert gimmick.
raw (2004–2005)
in debut world wrestling entertainment (wwe), bucci portrayed gimmick of physical-fitness guru named simon dean. name inspired dean malenko s real name, dean simon. introductory promos showed him selling simon system , supposed program of diet, exercise, , supplementation. promos parodied fitness infomercials, simon routinely insulted supposed customers. promos went far provide actual telephone number call , order simon system; however, unlike virtually infomercials, number not toll-free. people called number hear wwe promo.
during gimmick, acted sponsor of raw, wrestling after first insulting fitness of crowd , area in located. after making minor impact on raw brand, formed tag team maven supposedly user of simon system . still minor impact made, bucci traded smackdown brand on june 30, 2005.
smackdown (2005–2006)
during wwe produced ecw pay-per-view, 1 night stand, bucci returned hollywood nova da blue guy , big stevie cool bwo. during event, joey styles made reference simon dean character. after bucci hit 2 chairs, styles said, s more painful having simon dean on national tv .
when bucci moved smackdown part of draft lottery, joined other members of bwo , appeared hollywood nova first appearance on show. next appearance brand wrestling on sister show, velocity, simon dean. general belief bwo appearance going 1 off, meaning bucci keep health sponsor gimmick. announced, however, bwo participate in 6-man tag match @ great american bash against mexicools (juventud, psicosis, , super crazy). announcement of match occurred on same edition of smackdown! bucci s simon dean character had match booker t. @ great american bash, bwo lost mexicools in six-man tag team match. appearance of bwo faded blue meanie wasn t staying company , richards began returning previous heel gimmick while bucci continued simon dean persona.
in late august, simon dean character began coming ring on dean machine (a segway pt type machine). force feed simon system products jobbers wouldn t accept offer try them after defeating them in squash matches. simon dean character had first major wwe pay-per-view appearance @ no mercy, in loss against bobby lashley. after match, lashley forced dean eat 20 double cheeseburgers, causing him vomit backstage. dean had been noted on later appearances head of smackdown! s welcoming committee , position in used jobber debuting wrestlers.
during january 6, 2006 episode of smackdown!, dean came ring , challenged tag team. paul london , brian kendrick answered challenge, brutally attacked gymini (jake , jesse), 2 alleged users of simon system. dean entered 2006 royal rumble match 3rd entrant eliminated match-starters triple h , rey mysterio. dean began managing gymini, team faded off television after jesse suffered injury in may 2006 , dean went jobbing other superstars.
retirement, talent development manager, , departure (2006–2007)
bucci s retirement in-ring performer seemingly precipitated incident on wwe european tour roddy piper; locker room felt bucci had been disrespectful piper, , soaked belongings in shower. @ point bucci offered , took job talent development manager in ovw.
on august 31, 2007 bucci parted ways wwe.
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