Evan Karagias

Infobox Wrestler
name=Evan Karagias


names=Evan Courageous
Evan Kourageous
Evan Karagias
height=5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
weight=205 lb (100 kg)
birth_date = Birth date and age|1973|11|27|mf=y
death_date =
birth_place =Gastonia, North Carolina
resides =North Carolina
billed=Gastonia, North Carolina
trainer=Dewayne Bruce
debut=1997
retired=|

Evan Karagias (born November 27 1973) is an American professional wrestler and actor.

Biography

Karagias's family are of Greek origin. He started as a model, and appeared in numerous fitness magazines, including "Men's Workout".

However, he is best known as having wrestled for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) where he graduated from the Power Plant in 1997. Initially wrestling as 'Evan Courageous', then 'Evan Kourageous', he finally wrestled under his own name, with the legend 'Outrageous' emblazoned on the back of his trunks.

Karagias began as a jobber, and has the dubious distinction of having more defeats to his record as a solo wrestler in WCW as a proportion of all his matches than anyone else. Of almost 50 televised solo matches wrestled with WCW, he won eight.

At "WCW Mayhem '99", Karagias challenged Disco Inferno for the WCW World Cruiserweight Title. He won the match, gaining his first belt. It was finally taken from him by Madusa, with whom he had been involved in an ongoing ringside (kayfabe) relationship.

He then returned in a 3-man "boy band" group while in WCW known as 3 Count with Shannon Moore and Shane Helms. While in the group, Karagias won the WCW Hardcore Championship when he, Moore "and" Helms simultaneously pinned then-champion Brian Knobbs.

After WCW's sale to WWF, Karagias went to the WWF and made his debut during the Invasion as a member of the The Alliance. He was rarely seen and was released after 8-9 months without ever being used as a wrestler. He then joined the AWA Superstars of Wrestling, a new version of the original AWA, where he held the AWA Heavyweight Championship belt three times between 2002 and 2003 (unofficially). Since then, Karagias has been inactive from wrestling. However, on October 28, 2006, Karagias returned to wrestling and appeared at a TNT Pro Wrestling show to face off with X-Pac (who had Scott Hall in his corner) in a charity benefit match.

In wrestling

*Finishing and signature moves:*"Outrageous Corkscrew" (Corkscrew senton):*Bodyslam:*Victory roll:*Scoop slam:*450° splash:*Moonsault

*Managers:*Madusa:*Rob Black

Championships and accomplishments

*AWA Superstars of Wrestling:*AWA Heavyweight Championship (2 times) [cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/other/2002-03.html | title=Independent Wrestling Results - March 2002 | accessdate=2008-07-05|publisher=onlineworldofwrestling.com]

*Heartland Wrestling Association:*HWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Shannon Moore

*World Championship Wrestling:*WCW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time):*WCW Hardcore Championship (1 time)¹

¹The WCW Hardcore Championship was held jointly with Shannon Moore and Shane Helms as a member of 3 Count using the Freebird Rule.

Personal life

*As an actor, he appeared in the movie "Undercover Kids" and the soap opera "Passions".

*He has a tattoo on his right shoulder which reads, in Greek: "Christ has risen - and truly Christ has risen".

*He breeds pit bull terriers.

*He has a partnering in Rapid Cash Refund, a tax office in Mt. Holly, North Carolina

*Evan is married with 3 children, two of them were born on July 24 in separate years.

Notes

External links

* [http://www.evankaragias.com Personal Website]