- Rudy Charles
Infobox Wrestler
name=Daniel Engler
names=Rudy Charles
height=5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
weight=160 lb (75 kg)
birth_date =Birth date and age|1977|11|20|mf=y
death_date =
birth_place =Evansville, Indiana
resides=
billed=
trainer=Mark Vance
debut=July 6 ,1996
retired=|Daniel Engler (born
November 20 ,1977 inEvansville, Indiana ) is an Americanprofessional wrestling referee , better known by hisring name , Rudy Charles. Charles is currently working forTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), and is the promotion's senior referee.Career
Charles trained as a referee under former
United States Wrestling Association referee Mark Vance, who he met at a wrestling show in the Evansville Veterans Memorial Coliseum, and refereed his first match onJuly 6 ,1996 .In 1997, Charles enlisted in the Indiana Army National Guard, and underwent four months of training.
Charles joined TNA shortly after its inception in June 2002, and was quickly named senior referee. In addition to working for TNA, Charles is one of the promoters behind the IWP Pro Wrestling independent promotion. Rudy Charles was the wrestling referee for the season three premiere of
Pros vs Joes .Rudy Charles has run several family oriented wrestling promotions in his hometown of Evansville, IN. He has run shows at the historic Veterans Memorial Coliseum (former home to the USWA), the Vanderburgh County 4-H Fairground (home to the Frog Follies classic car festival) and the CK Newsome Center, an urban community center for inner-city children.
References
* [http://www.tnaheadlines.com/article.php?page=159917806 TNA's Rudy Charles Speaks To TNAHeadlines.com!]
* [http://nodq.com/tna/150202531.shtml An interview with Rudy Charles]
* [http://www.cagematch.de/cgi-bin/database/english/profile.cgi?action=overview&worker=00002007 Rudy Charles at Cagematch.de]External links
* [http://www.iwpwrestling.com/rudytheref/ The official website of Rudy Charles]
* [http://www.myspace.com/rudytheref The official MySpace profile of Rudy Charles]
* [http://www.iwpwrestling.com/ The official website of IWP Pro Wrestling]
* [http://www.tnawrestling.com/roster/referees/index.html Rudy Charles at TNAwrestling.com]
* [http://www.pwmania.com/interviews.php?page=rudycharles Rudy Charles On Undertaker, TNA's Backstage Atmosphere & More]
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