 Sags in 2011 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jerome Saganowich (1964-07-05)July 5, 1964 (age 61)[3] Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Spouse | |
| Children | 4 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name | Jerry Sags[1] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[2] |
| Billed weight | 280 lb (127 kg)[2] |
| Billed from | Allentown, Pennsylvania ("Nastyville")[1] |
| Trained by | Verne Gagne Brad Rheingans |
| Debut | 1986 |
| Retired | 2019 |
Jerome Saganowich[1] (born July 5, 1964)[3] is an Americanprofessional wrestler best known by his wrestling nameJerry Sags. He is a member of thetag teamThe Nasty Boys with partner and long-time friendBrian Knobbs.
Sags was born July 5, 1964, inAllentown, Pennsylvania. He attended and graduated fromWhitehall High School inWhitehall Township, Pennsylvania in theLehigh Valley region of easternPennsylvania. While at Whitehall High School, Sags metBrian Knobbs. The two became friends and went on to establishThe Nasty Boys in 1986.
Sags started hisAmerican Wrestling Association career as a referee in 1985. In 1986, he and high school friendBrian Knobbs formedThe Nasty Boys, a tag team that initially wrestled out ofMemphis, Tennessee. The team moved toChampionship Wrestling from Florida, where they won the Tag Team Titles five times from 1988 through 1990.[citation needed]
On June 1, 1990 Sags received an tryout with the World Wrestling Federation, falling toTugboat on a house show in Fort Myers, FL.[4]
In 1990, the Nasty Boys went toWorld Championship Wrestling, but left a few months later. They feuded withRick andScott Steiner over the U.S. Tag Team Titles, but could not defeat them. In late 1990, they moved to theWorld Wrestling Federation, where they were managed byJimmy Hart. They won the World Tag Team titles from theHart Foundation before feuding with and losing the titles to theLegion of Doom. Knobbs and Sags then feuded with all of the WWF's top face tag teams, includingThe Rockers andThe Bushwhackers. They turnedface in the fall of 1992 to feud with Jimmy Hart'sMoney Inc. over the tag team titles, but were unable to recapture the gold.[citation needed]
They left the WWF for WCW in 1993 and were managed byMissy Hyatt, who helped lead them to world tag team titles. Hyatt later resigned as their manager, and they went on to feud withHarlem Heat,The Blue Bloods, and the team ofDick Slater andBunkhouse Buck. In 1996, they were tricked by thenWo into thinking they were going to become members, but were attacked as soon as they received their shirts. Sags had been injured previously and retired as a result of the injury.[5]
Sags later returned to wrestling in 2001 as a trainer and with Knobbs as The Nasty Boys to wrestle in the short-livedX Wrestling Federation and theWorld Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico. He retired again after the promotion folded in 2002. but returned with Knobbs to reform The Nasty Boys on June 16, 2007, atPro Wrestling Unplugged. On November 20, 2007, The Nasty Boys competed at theSmackDown! tapings fromTampa, Florida, wrestling in their first WWE match in years. The match was disastrous, and the team was accused of being unprofessionallystiff with their opponents,Dave Taylor andDrew McIntyre.[6][7]
On January 4, 2010, The Nasty Boys made an appearance onTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling'sTNA Impact!, feuding withTeam 3D.[8] On the January 21 edition ofImpact!, the Nasty Boys competed in their first match for TNA, defeating the team ofEric Young andKevin Nash.[9] AtAgainst All Odds, The Nasty Boys defeated Team 3D in a tag team match, when Jimmy Hart made his return to the company and interfered in the match on the Nasty Boys' behalf.[10]
On the February 25 edition ofImpact!, Team 3D defeated The Nasty Boys in atables match withJesse Neal interfering on Team 3D's behalf.[11] The Nasty Boys and Hart continued their feud with Team 3D, defeating them and the returningBrother Runt, a replacement for Jesse Neal who The Nastys attacked prior to a six-man tag team match. After the match, Neal attacked the Nastys and helped Team 3D throw Sags through a table.[12]
On March 29, 2010, The Nasty Boys were released by TNA following an incident at a TNA function attended bySpike TV executives.[13]
Sags and his wife Laura have four children, daughters Chloe and Madison, and sons Seve and Jax.[14] They reside inTreasure Island, Florida nearBrian Knobbs andHulk Hogan.[15] Sags's sister-in-law Michelle was married to professional wrestlerDusty Rhodes.[14][16]
In 2011, Sags appeared in an episode ofMan vs. Food in the show'sTampa, Florida episode, where he won his challenge.[17]
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