Dean Peters

Dean Peters
Peters as "Battle Kat" in the World Wrestling Federation in 1990
Ring name(s)	Brady Boone[1][2] Battle Kat[1][2] Fire Cat[1][2] Lynxx[2] The Masked Firecat[1]
Billed height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Billed weight	220 lb (100 kg; 16 st)[1]
Born	August 22, 1958(1958-08-22)[1] Robbinsdale, Minnesota[1][2]
Died	December 15, 1998(1998-12-15) (aged 40)[2] Tampa, Florida[3]
Billed from	Oregon City, Oregon[1]
Debut	1984[2]
Retired	July 23, 1994[4]

Dean R. Peters^[1][2] (August 22, 1958 – December 15, 1998)^[2] was an American professional wrestler and referee. He was perhaps best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation under the ring names Brady Boone and Battle Kat.

Professional wrestling career

Debut (1984–1986)

Peters started his career in 1984 working for Don Owen's NWA Pacific Northwest Wrestling promotion.^[1] He debuted for the territory under the ring name Brady Boone, and was billed as the cousin of Billy Jack Haynes.^[1][2] After teaming with Haynes, Boone went on to win the Tag Team Championship twice, first with Coco Samoa on March 29 and then with Ricky Santana on October 4.^[1]

World Wrestling Federation (1986–1990)

While wrestling for PNW, Peters, while retaining the Brady Boone name, and Haynes also worked as an enhancement talent tag team with the World Wrestling Federation in late 1986 until early 1988. Despite his role as an enhancement talent, Boone won a few times at house shows and even wrestled against the Honky Tonk Man for the Intercontinental Championship on the December 8, 1987 and the May 10, 1988 episodes of Superstars.^[4][5]

On September 13, 1990, Peters debuted at a house show as Battle Kat, a character which saw him don a cat mask and utilize his gymnastics background to further emphasize him as a "cat", and defeated The Brooklyn Brawler.^[4][6] Six days later, Battle Kat won his televised debut match after defeating Bob Bradley on the September 19 episode of Wrestling Challenge.^[4] Battle Kat would remain undefeated on house shows and defeated Paul Diamond on the October 30 episode of Wrestling Challenge before being released from his contract.^[4]

Independent circuit (1991, 1992)

Upon leaving the WWF, Peters took a brief hiatus before appearing at the Universal Wrestling Federation's only pay-per-view, Beach Blast on June 9, 1991, where he and Jim Cooper lost to The Blackhearts (Apocalypse and Destruction).^[4] Fire Cat later wrestled in the Florida-based Suncoast Pro Wrestling, where he won its Tag Team Championship with Jerry Lynn.^[7] After losing the title, Peters took another hiatus before debuting in New Japan Pro Wrestling under his Fire Cat name on March 4, 1992, losing a tag team match with Richard Slinger to Lt. James Earl Wright and Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker.^[4]

World Championship Wrestling (1993–1998)

After yet another hiatus, Peters signed with World Championship Wrestling in 1993, and debuted on the December 7 episode of Saturday Night under his old Brady Boone ring name, losing a tag team match with Scott Studd to Pretty Wonderful (Paul Orndorff and Paul Roma).^[4] On the January 10, 1994 episode of Saturday Night, Boone lost to Steve Austin.^[4] After being off television for several months, Boone wrestled his final match on the July 23 episode of Saturday Night, where he defeated Rip Rogers.^[4] After retiring from in-ring action, Boone remained with the company as a referee.^[2][3]

Death and legacy

On December 15, 1998 while driving home to Tampa, Florida from a WCW television taping in Orlando, Peters died in an automobile accident.^[3][6]

Despite being smaller than most competitors, Peters inspired several up-and-coming wrestlers with his athleticism, most notably Rob Van Dam.^[3] Both would later meet for the first time while Peters was wrestling in Florida for Suncoast Pro Wrestling.^[3] Peters helped Van Dam during his early years in wrestling, which included the successful persuasion of Giant Baba to allow Van Dam to tour in All Japan Pro Wrestling.^[3] The last time Van Dam saw Peters was also the only time he actually wrestled him.^[3] In tribute, Van Dam utilizes moves that Peters himself used.^[3]

Personal life

Peters attended Robbinsdale High School in 1976 alongside fellow future wrestlers Curt Hennig,^[8] Tom Zenk^[9] and Rick Rude.^[10] John Nord^[8] and Nikita Koloff^[8] (class of 1977) as well as Barry Darsow^[8][11] (class of 1978) also attended RHS with Peters.

In wrestling

• Finishing moves
  • Moonsault^[1][2]
  • Victory roll^[3]

• Signature moves
  • Frankensteiner^[1][2]
  • Superkick^[1][2]

Championships and accomplishments

• Pacific Northwest Wrestling
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Coco Samoa (1) and Ricky Santana (1)^[12]

• Suncoast Pro Wrestling
  • SPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jerry Lynn^[7]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p} "Brady Boone profile". Online World of Wrestling. http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/b/brady-boone.html. Retrieved 2009-08-04. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n} "Cagematch profile". http://www.cagematch.de/?id=2&nr=3013&name=Battle+Kat. 
3. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i} "Geocities obituary". Archived from the original on 2009-10-28. http://web.archive.org/web/20091028120820/http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Arena/9893/petersd.htm. 
4. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j} "Cagematch match listings, page 1". http://www.cagematch.de/?id=2&nr=3013&view=matches#matches. 
5. ^ "Cagematch match listings, page 2". http://www.cagematch.de/?id=2&nr=3013&view=matches&gimmick=&jahr=&liga=&region=&art=&artmatches=&gegner=Gegner&partner=Partner&suchbegriff=Suchbegriff&Start=51#matches. 
6. ^ ^{a b} "IMDb profile". http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1336369/. Retrieved 2007-05-14. 
7. ^ ^{a b} "bodyslamming.com bio". http://www.bodyslamming.com/deceased/boone.html. 
8. ^ ^{a b c d} "Curt Hennig's OWOW profile". http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/c/curt-hennig.html. Retrieved 2007-05-12. 
9. ^ "Athletes Advanced: Robbinsdale High School". http://showhighschool11251.athletesadvance.com/. Retrieved 2007-05-12. 
10. ^ "Wrestling World Mourns Loss of Legends". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20070927224935/http://www.mikemooneyham.com/pages/viewfull.cfm?ObjectID=0696D24F-2394-481C-82D05F2681BAAA7B. Retrieved 2007-05-12. 
11. ^ "Fan fests bring Demolition back together". 2007-04-26. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2007/04/26/4132433.html. Retrieved 2007-05-14. 
12. ^ "NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship history". http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pnw/nwa/pnw-t.html. Retrieved 2007-05-11. 

Further reading

• Bernstein, Ross. Grappling Glory: Celebrating A Century Of Minnesota Wrestling & Rassling. Minneapolis: Nodin Press, 2004. ISBN 1-932472-31-2

External links

Professional wrestling portal

• Dean Peters, aka Brady Boone, RIP
• Championship Wrestling from Florida: Brady Boone
• Deceased Superstars - Brady Boone
• Brady Boone at Online World of wrestling
• Brady Boone at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Peters, Dean
Alternative names
Short description	Professional wrestler
Date of birth	August 22, 1958
Place of birth	Robbinsdale, Minnesota
Date of death	1998-12-15
Place of death	Florida