Rick Cornell

Rick Cornell

Career[]

Rick Cornell started his career as a kickboxer after a high school wrestling career. He eventually decided to become a pro wrestler and enrolled at the WCW Power Plant where he was trained byPaul Orndorff.

He first appeared onWCW Saturday Night in 1999 under his real name but was soon renamedReno and put in theNatural Born Thrillers withShawn Stasiak,Mark Jindrak,Chuck Palumbo,Johnny the Bull,Sean O'Haire andMike Sanders. They briefly hadKevin Nash as their coach until they turned on him.

Cornell had a brief feud withBig Vito while he was apparently dating Vito's sister Marie. In an angle twist, Reno revealed in an interview that Maria was his sister as well, making he and Vito brothers. Eventually the two became a team until Reno eventually turned on Vito.

When WCW was sold toVince McMahon in 2001, Cornell was sent toHeartland Wrestling Association and he wrestled in 2002 forWorld Wrestling All-Stars after being let go byWorld Wrestling Entertainment. He retired from wrestling in 2002.

In wrestling[]

• Finishing and signature move(s)

• Roll of the Dice

• Managers

• Marie
• Kevin Nash (coach)

Championships and accomplishments[]

• World Championship Wrestling

• WCW Hardcore Championship (1 time)

External links[]

• Profile