John Quinlan (wrestler)

Infobox Wrestler
name = John Quinlan
names = Joseph Bagwell Alex Bagwell Shane O'Kane


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img_capt = John Quinlan circa 2006
height =
weight =
real_height = convert|5|ft|10|in|m
real_weight = convert|226|lb|kg|
billed_height = convert|6|ft|1|in|m
billed_weight = convert|247|lb|kg|
birth_date = birth date and age|1974|10|30
birth_place = Winchester, Massachusetts
death_date =
death_place =
resides = Boston, Massachusetts
billed = Athens, Georgia
trainer = Killer Kowalski Ed Leslie a.k.a. Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake
debut = November 26, 1999
retired = March 1, 2002
website =

John Quinlan (born John Joseph Quinlan October 30, 1974 in Winchester, Massachusetts, USA) is a former American bodybuilder and professional wrestler.

Bodybuilding

Quinlan placed 1st in the Junior Class and 4th in the Men's Open Light-Heavyweight Division at the 1998 NABF Tri-State Pro-Am. He swept the Junior Class and earned a 3rd place finish in the Men's Open Light-Heavyweight Division two weeks later at the NABF USA Junior Nationals. Later that same year at the NABF Bodybuilding Pro-Am America Nationals in Providence, Rhode Island Quinlan finished 2nd Overall in the Junior Class. [ [http://www.musclememory.com/show.php?a=Quinlan,+John John Quinlan at Muscle Memory - The Internet Bodybuilding Database] ]

Professional wrestling

In February 1999, Quinlan entered the Killer Kowalski Professional Wrestling School where he trained along with April Hunter and Aaron Stevens under the names Joseph Bagwell [ [http://100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/other/indyres01.htm Professional Wrestling Information Archive] ] and Alex Bagwell [ [http://www.bostonphoenix.com/archive/features/00/08/03/WRESTLING.html Killer Kowalski Professional Wrestling School Boston Phoenix Feature] ] which were assigned to him by promoters. In the Fall of 2000, Quinlan was in contact with Joey Styles of Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) for a scheduled professional tryout which never materialized. Early in 2001 he had a brief feud with Rick Fuller, formally of World Championship Wrestling (WCW), while wrestling for NWA-NE over a title shot against Fuller that ended in a loss. Shortly after, with his manager Peter Karalekas, Quinlan went to Atlanta, Georgia and met with Ernest Miller about entering the WCW Power Plant which unfortunately closed during this time. He began training with Ed Leslie, who is best known as World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) legend Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake, in the summer of 2001. It was during this time that Quinlan's future looked bright with the X Wrestling Federation (XWF) under the name Shane O'Kane, but it fell through for financial reasons. Quinlan walked away from professional wrestling in March 2002.

References

External links

* [http://www.musclememory.com/show.php?a=Quinlan,+John John Quinlan On Muscle Memory]
* [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=366080160 John Quinlan On MySpace]
* [http://prowrestling.wikia.com/wiki/John_Quinlan John Quinlan On Pro Wrestling Wiki]
* [http://ewrestling.wikia.com/wiki/Shane_O%27Kane John Quinlan On eWrestling Encyclopedia]
* [http://pwa.wrestlingx.net/wrestler.php?id=4215 John Quinlan On Pro Wrestling Archive]
* [http://johnquinlan.org/ John Quinlan Web Site & Gallery]

Persondata
NAME= Quinlan, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Quinlan, John Joseph
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Bodybuilder, professional wrestler
DATE OF BIRTH=1974-10-30
PLACE OF BIRTH=Winchester, Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=