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<tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; padding: 0.2em;"> 200px</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; padding: 0.2em;"> </td></tr> <tr><th>Billed height</th><td>5 ft 10 in (178 cm)</td></tr> <tr><th>Billed weight</th><td>175 lb (82 kg)</td></tr><tr><th>Born</th><td>January 28, 1974
Dayton, Ohio</td></tr><tr><th>Billed from</th><td>20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Deep Under the Sea
Deep Blue Sea</td></tr><tr><th>Trained by</th><td>Les Thatcher</td></tr><tr><th>Debut</th><td>May 3, 1997</td></tr>
Dean Roll
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Ring name(s) Shark Boy
El Piranah
Dean Baldwin

Dean Roll (born January 28, 1975), better known by his ring name Shark Boy, is an American professional wrestler who debuted with Heartland Wrestling Association and is currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and on the independent circuit. He is also the owner of Buckeye Pro Wrestling, and operates a professional wrestling school known as The Shark Tank. Despite his relatively poor win/loss record, he remains a solid fan favorite.

Ian Rotten helped Roll conceive the "Shark Boy" stage name, inspired by the 1995 song "I Come From the Water" by the Toadies. Roll has also occasionally appeared as Dean Baldwin, a gimmick in which he played an unknown member of the Baldwin acting family; Baldwin was to be seen as a nemesis for Shark Boy.

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[edit] Career

[edit] World Championship Wrestling

In the latter days of World Championship Wrestling, Shark Boy often competed on WCW Saturday Night.

[edit] Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

In 2004, Shark Boy formed a comedy tag team with D-Ray 3000 for the better half of the year, until D-Ray left the company. The duo was mentioned during a video package where people impersonating Vince McMahon and Triple H "invaded" TNA to find a tape of TNA wresters going to "welcome" the World Wrestling Entertainment crew doing a show at Universal Studios where TNA regularly tapes. "Triple H" finds a tape, but "Vince" angrily says "This is The Best of D-Ray and Shark Boy!"

In September 2005, Shark Boy spent two weeks in India along with Sonjay Dutt and Simon Diamond. The trio of TNA employees visited several cities, promoting the debut of iMPACT! on ESPN Star Sports. On September 28 in Bhopal, a riot broke out when 1000 fans were excluded from an event after attendance exceeded expectations. None of the three TNA wrestlers were injured.

Currently, Shark Boy can be seen tagging semi-regularly with Norman Smiley. On the October 5 iMPACT! Shark Boy pinned Eric Young in a loser-leaves-TNA match.

[edit] In wrestling

[edit] Finishing and signature moves

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

  • Buckeye Pro Wrestling
  • 1-time BPW Heavyweight Champion
  • 1-time BPW Tag Team Champion (with Cody Hawk)
  • 1-time HWA Heavyweight Champion
  • 4-time HWA Cruiserweight Champion
  • Independent Wrestling Association: Mid-South
  • 1-time IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Champion
  • 1-time IWA Mid-South Television Champion
  • New Era Pro Wrestling
  • 1-time NEPW Cruiserweight Champion
  • 1-time NWA East Television Champion
  • 1-time HCW Heavyweight Champion
  • 1-time NBWA Heavyweight Champion
  • 1-time PCW Heavyweight Champion
  • 1-time RAW Cruiserweight Champion
  • 1-time MWWC Heavyweight Champion

[edit] Miramax lawsuit

On June 8, 2005, Shark Boy filed a lawsuit against Miramax Films. Having trademarked the name "Shark Boy" in 1999, Shark Boy claimed that Miramax's then-latest release "The Adventures of Shark Boy & Lava Girl" infringed upon his trademark, and demanded any "money, profits and advantages wrongfully gained". In November 2005 it emerged that Miramax had attempted to have the case dismissed, in addition to requesting that the court nullify Shark Boy's trademark on the basis that "Plaintiff is a male whose services are rendered only when he is wearing a costume depicting 'shark-like' attributes." Shark Boy was scheduled to attend a court hearing on January 5, 2006.

[edit] Trivia

  • Shark Boy has the distinction of having performed at all four Brian Pillman Memorial Shows.
  • Shark Boy was on MTV's "True Life" series on the topic "I'm a pro wrestler".
  • Shark Boy is featured in the shark exhibit at the Adventure Aquarium.

[edit] Fan Tributes

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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