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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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