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This page is dedicated to the man with the dream we all would love to live. Let's take an intense look into the career of the "Bounty Hunter" Doc Diamond. Since 1978 family fun and entertainment comes with Attitude + Tradition = Fun Entertainment!!
Diamond Deals "An apple a day keeps the doctor away..." Patron of the Pro-Wrestling Hall of Fame (Amsterdam, NY), and Cauliflower Alley Club member, Doc Diamond, has been involved with professional wrestling for over 30 years. Whether he is wrestling, managing, promoting, C.E.O./President, Chairman of the board, technical advisor, partner in the "Monster Factory" Training school and Known World Wide NWA National Wrestling Aliance partners with Dennis Coralluzzo, now the owner of "Devastation University" the very gym that was started by the legend "King Kong Bundy", Devastation Wrestling Federation and now offering Guidance into Professional Wrestling, Devastation University. Doc is well known and loved by all he has worked with in many independent and major wrestling promotions such as: AWA, WWSA, USWA, IWCCW, ICW, WWA, UWA, NWA, AWF, WWC, NWA Worldwide, NWA NJ/NY, NWA Prime Time, NWF, NWA-Over the Top, Also NWA-TNA with the Jarrett's, Popular NCW which was intermittently televised and was run and operated by "Hillbilly Cousin Luke" of WWF fame who is and always will be a very close friend and associate to Doc. Now tagging up with Loco Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Unplugged and AWFR The charity arm of DWF. Also Doc has appeared in many local and national television shows such as "The Morton Downey, JR." Show, A Current Affair, Evening Magazine, and many others. Doc also has under his belt, 2 commercials that included a Piggly Wiggly with Boss Hoss, and also an RC Cola Commercial with Chief Thunder Mountain & Johnny Valient. Another venture Doc took on was a talk show for UWA Wrestling. The three of them (Doc Diamond, Chief Thunder Mountain, and Boss Hoss) were collectively known as the "Wild Bunch" from the televised Salvoldi's IWCCW weekly Wrestling show which was later changed to the ICW. They were fan favorites and set out to dominate the competition which left many of the wrestlers quite fearful of their wild antics.
Doc has donated time often to D.A.R.E. Programs in the local areas, Associated himself with the P.B.A. of New Jersey, the Police Athletic League, Toys for Tots, Make a Wish Foundation, Sunshine Foundation, Mount Holly Children's Home, Special Olympics, Palmyra Board of Education, Association for Retarded Citizens of Burlington County, State of NJ Dept. of Human Services, Glaucoma Service to prevent Blindness Wills Eye Hospital, Burn Foundation-Bordentown and National Chapters, Deborah Heart and Lung Hospital, Johnstone Training and Research Center Developmental Disabilities, New Lisbon Developmental Disabilities, and Many more!! Doc has given himself as well to "Video Review NO HOLDS BARRED" the Wrestling Journal out of Island Park, in New York, other shows like Wrestlin' Rap Cable Show, starring Larry Sharpe and Doc himself promoted out of Woodbury local tv show. Doc appeared with Cappy's Casino Corner out of Atlantic County. Doc also has the distinguished honor of bringing Korean style Sumo Wrestling to America for the first time at the Trump Castle and Casino in Atlantic City. Also to add, Doc trained and managed Ed Fennimore to win the 1986 New Jersey Heavyweight Boxing Golden Gloves Championship title from Trenton PAL's own Keith Campbell and in 1987 turned PRO and to this day still has the record for Fastest Knockout at Resorts International Casino & Hotel, Atlantic City.
Over the Top Promotions is the brainchild of Doc himself, this came to be when Doc realized the potential of a mother corporation, thus, Over the Top Promotions was born, which now umbrellas companies like: Diamond Trinity Productions, W.W.S.A.(World Wrestling Stars Alliance), Devastation University, Devastation Wrestling Federation, Loco Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Unplugged, Over the Top Boxing events, offering self-defense instruction. Concert Events as well as our newest step into antique automobile shows and displays throughout New Jersey. In 1983, Doc Wrestled as "The Bounty Hunter" Doc Diamond against Bob Backlund in Trenton NJ which turned out to be not only his toughest match, but his first main event match of his career. They wrestled to a double disqualification. When Doc started managing, he became and instant legend as well, leading Rochester Roadblock to the IWCCW heavyweight championship, as well as leading Chief Thunder Mountain to the IWCCW to the title from Tony Atlas, he also lead Paul Diamond and Pat Tanaka to the U.S.W.A. Bob Raskin's Promotion tag team championship. He is credited with managing "The Wild Bunch" to the WWA, IWCCW, UWA, NWA and the WWSA tag titles. Now when he managed Bad Attitude, he brought them to the NWA, WWA, Northeast Championship Wrestling, WWSA tag titles, and many other championships. Doc is now managing Leslie "Manthing" Leatherman and "Griffin" The tag team "Jeepers Creepers", "The NEW Bad Attitude", The Angus Brothers, The Lost Boys, King Bash Manta, Gemini Trojans and Moonshine Runners PWHF President Tony Vellano and Bob "Dr. Wrestling" Bryla share memories often and Doc being a Patron of the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame they have become close friends. Doc Diamond then went to the singles division and managed and worked with some really great wrestlers, most of them to world titles, one of which was Boss Hoss who Doc had brought to Japan and turned him into a multi-title holder and to this day still. Some of the wrestlers he has worked with and managed are: Bam Bam Bigalow, My Brother Johnny Grunge, Don Muraco, Sergeant Slaughter, Kamala, The Honky Tonk Man, Dory Funk jr., Cactus Jack, Jules StrongBow, The Iron Shiek, King Kahluha, good friend Big Slam, as well as his good friend The Patriot, Ron Shaw, Pretty Boy Larry Sharpe(a very close friend to Doc), The Moondogs, Gorrila Monsoon, Jake " The Snake " Roberts, Ken Petera, Larry Winters, Doink, Hard Candy, Mike Sharpe, Gemini Trojans, Headshrinker Samu, The Lost Boys, Hercules Hernandez, Dr. David Schultz, 911, The Osirian Portal, Balls Mahoney, Rock and Roll Express, Jeepers Creepers, Larry Zbyscko, Terry Funk, The Cheetah Kid, Abdullah the Butcher, close friend Pryme Tyme Amy Lee, good friends The Rockin' Rebel and Patch, The late, great, Junk Yard Dog, Afa and Sika the Wild Samoans, Barbie the Behemoth, Hillbilly Cousin Luke (one of my best friends and travel partners, we have logged over a hundred thousand miles together), King Kong Bundy (great person and friend), My friends Manny "The Raging Bull" Fernandez, Blue Meanie, Roadkill and Cindy Rogers, The late Bruiser Brody, Good friend the late Adrian Adonis, ECW's The Pitbulls my brothers Gary and Anthony, The Blaster, and Heavenly Frankie Angel. Doc is also responsible for the careers of world famous midget wrestlers, training and even naming Frankie "Third Degree" Burns, The Prankster, and the Amazing Martin Also working with and managing The Outlaw Ron Bass, Vic Steamboat, Outlaw Sonny Alston, My Brother Sal Sincere, Tito Santana, My Brother Raven, Jimmy "The Super Fly" Snuka, My Brother Crazy Ivan, Dr. Tom Pritchard, Tully Blanchard and Baby Doll, my brother Bruiser Blackwell, Close friend and family "Iron Man" Tommy Cairo, The Sheik, My brother Sheik Sheil Ali, his good friend Capt. Lou Albano, and proud to call friend Johnny Rodz, Good friends Donny Drake and Pat Patterson, Good friend James E. Cornette and Amadeus, Students of Devastation U Johnny Fearless, Hillbilly Cousin Clem, Cannibal Damien Pain, Philly Frankie Frizzo, Jimmy Clydesdale, Dark Angel. Proud to have gotten Johnny Kashmere (Backseat Boyz) started in the business and Trent Acid, Another great associate of Doc's was Bam Bam Bigalow who Doc considered to be family, The late great Buddy Rogers (who was a true friend), Great friend Megatitan. Doc was also close to Chris Candido. My friend Luscious Johnny Valiant, the Fabulous Moolah (true friend), Nick Bockwinkle, Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, my brother Ox Baker, Demolition Ax, The Bushwhackers "Luke and Butch", another good friend my family Nikolai Volkoff, Stan "The Lariat" Hansen, my friend Samu, Luna Vachon, Dick Worhle (another of my best friends), Danny Doring, Great friends- The Soul Brothers, and with My Brother Hillbilly Cousin Luke and Doc Diamond co-managing great friend Dewey Robertson "The Missing Link" for his book signings and appearances. and many, MANY MORE!! With Doc's guidance Festus signs contract with the WWE and getting big push. "Wrestling and Managing is my lifelong passion, either hardcore or family oriented action. As well as Blackjack at the Taj Mahal in Atlantic City. And as far as my love of hardcore action...you can include surgery, and don't think I won't hesitate to perform surgery with my own two hands and I sure as hell won't hesitate to put a bounty on anyone's head either!!" Today you can find Doc Diamond either wrestling, managing, or promoting his Devastation Wrestling Federation, Devastation University State of the Art Pro Wrestling and Fitness Training Center, and Over the Top Entertainment, Loco Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Unplugged and TVByDemand. See you at the show! Get Devastated!!
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