Barry Buchanan

Infobox Wrestler
name=Barry Buchanan


names=Lord Humongous
Punisher
Sam McGraw
Sunset Sam McGraw
Recon
Mr. Buchanan
Bull Buchanan
B-2 / B²
Buchanan
height= 6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
weight= 275 lb (124 kg)
birth_date=birth date and age|1968|1|5
death_date =
birth_place = Eddyville, Kentucky
resides=
billed=
trainer=James Hammonds
debut=1995
retired=|

Barry Buchanan (born January 5 1968 in Eddyville, Kentucky) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances as Bull Buchanan and B-2 in the World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment.

Career

National Championship Wrestling

Buchanan began in North Georgia wrestling before falling in with "Heavy Metal" Ric Savage and Savage's manager "The Boss" Chance Williams (Steve Martin). Buchanan, then known as the Punisher, formed a team with Savage in National Championship Wrestling known as Body Count. The pair also wrestled in feuds against each other as well before Buchanan was recruited by Jim Cornette for Smoky Mountain Wrestling.

moky Mountain Wrestling

The first major wrestling organization that Buchanan competed for was Smoky Mountain Wrestling (SMW), where he competed as The Punisher. He was a member of Jim Cornette's latest stable, The Militia where he rarely wrestled, instead working as Jim Cornette's bodyguard. He was involved in a feud with Boo Bradley and Bob Armstrong. Buchanan wrestled on the last SMW show, teaming with Tommy Rich to wrestle Buddy Landel and The Bullet.

United States Wrestling Association

After SMW closed, Buchanan signed a WWF developmental contract and was assigned to the United States Wrestling Association (USWA), where he was known as Recon of the Truth Commission. With his partner The Interrogator, Buchanan won the USWA World Tag Team Championship on March 6, 1997 when they beat Billy Joe Travis and Flash Flanagancite book | author=Royal Duncan & Gary Will | title=Wrestling Title Histories | publisher=Archeus Communications | year=4th Edition 2006 | id=ISBN 0-9698161-5-4 ] . The duo only held the titles for a week before losing them back to Flash Flanagan and Billy Joe Travis. The Truth Commission regained the titles on April 19 when they beat Billy Kidman and Ace Darling in Memphis, Tennessee . The second reign came to an end on May 14 when Steven Dunn and Paul Diamond defeated “Recon” and the Interrogator. Two weeks later, the Truth Commission became three times champions and held them until the titles were held up on June 14 . The titles were vacated because Truth Commission member Tank teamed up with “Recon” and the titles could not be defended by a substitute. The Truth Commission left the USWA only a short time later as they were being called up to the World Wrestling Federation.

World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment

The entire Truth Commission faction (except “Sniper”) was brought in to the World Wrestling Federation in 1997. They made their WWF debut on the June 28, 1997 of Shotgun Saturday Night. Shortly after their debut, Tank was removed and replaced with Sniper [cite web| url = http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/97.htm | title = WWF Show Results 1997 | accessmonthday = April 12 | accessyear = 2007| author = Graham Cawthon | quote = (August 18, 1997) Recon & Sniper defeated Blackjack Windham & Blackjack Bradshaw] . The Truth Commission stable was short lived; it disbanded in 1998, but Buchanan and Sniper of the Truth Commission stayed together as the short-lived tag team, Armageddon. After that team disappeared from TV, Buchanan remained under WWF contract, and was sent to their "developmental territory" Ohio Valley Wrestling to improve his skills. While there, Buchanan and partner Mr. Black captured the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship.

Buchanan returned to the WWF on the March 19 2000 edition of Sunday Night HEAT, now under the name Bull Buchanan and dressed in a SWAT Uniform, helping The Big Boss Man attack Mideon. Bull Buchanan and The Big Boss Man continued wearing matching SWAT-Style Uniforms and teaming together as Buchanan acted as some sort of a protégé to Boss Man. The team had a decent amount of success as they defeated The Godfather and D'Lo Brown at WrestleMania 2000, and beat the APA the following month at Backlash. The team split on the June 5 2000 edition of "Raw is War"; after a loss to the Hardy Boyz, Buchanan and Boss Man began to argue which lead to shoving and eventually Boss Man knocking out Buchanan with his nightstick when Buchanan's back was turned.

Buchanan briefly struck out on his own after that alliance ended, but it was not long before he joined the Right to Censor faction, led by Steven Richards, in July 2000. As part of this group, Buchanan won the WWF World Tag Team Championship with The Goodfather. [cite web| url = http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/worldtagteam/30445413211412 | title = Title History > Tag Team Title > Bull Buchanan & Goodfather | quote = Nov. 6, 2000 - Dec. 10, 2000 | author = wwe.com ]

After Right to Censor was disbanded in mid-2001, Buchanan was once again sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling. In August 2002 he returned to the WWF after wrestling several matches with seemingly no character or purpose, until November 21 when John Cena was pinned by Rikishi. Buchanan came out and attacked Rikishi after the match thus pairing himself with Cena, who had recently developed a rapper gimmick in which he would freestyle rhyme about his opponent as he made his entrance. Buchanan stood as an enforcer character for Cena and eventually finished Cena's Freestyles with his own quote ... Boo-yah! [cite web| url = http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/02.htm | title = WWF Show Results 2002 | accessmonthday = April 12 | accessyear = 2007 | author = Graham Cawthon | quote = (November 19, 2002) Rikishi pinned John Cena with a belly to belly suplex; after the match, Bull Buchanan attacked Rikishi and left ringside with Cena] Buchanan also began using the name B-2 (also written as B², pronounced "B-Squared"). This pairing did not last long. On the January 16, 2003 edition of SmackDown!, Cena and B-2 lost to Los Guerreros in a tag team title match which led to Cena blaming B-2 after the match for being pinned. This led to Cena slapping B-2 and B-2 shoving Cena down. As B-2 went to attack Cena, Redd Dogg debuted and came through the crowd and joined Cena in a beatdown on B-2; thus, Redd Dogg replaced B-2 at Cena's side. Buchanan's last televised match was on January 19 at the Royal Rumble in which he entered at number 11 and was eliminated rather quickly. Buchanan's very last match was cut out of the January 23 edition of "SmackDown!" in which Redd Dogg defeated Buchanan. Buchanan was released from WWE on January 26 2003. [cite web|url=http://www.1wrestling.com/news/newsline.asp?news=12275|title=1wrestling|accessdate=2007-08-22|publisher=1wrestling.com]

All Japan Pro Wrestling

Since that time, Buchanan has been wrestling for All Japan Pro Wrestling, where he is known simply as Buchanan teaming with Taka Michinoku [cite web| url = http://www.purolove.com/ajpw/results/03rebirth.php | title = All Japan Pro-Wrestling - "ROAD TO RE-BIRTHxRE-VERSE 2003" | accessmonthday = April 12 | accessyear = 2007 | author = purolove.com | quote = (Translated from German) (October 11, 2003) The Gladiator, TAKA Michinoku, Gigantes & Buchanan defeated Keiji Muto, Arashi, Tomoaki Honma & Kaz Hayashi (15:00) ] , D'Lo Brown [cite web| url = http://www.purolove.com/ajpw/results/03rebirth.php | title = 1wrestling | accessmonthday = April 12 | accessyear = 2007 | author = purolove.com | quote = (Translated from German) (October 10, 2003)Gigantes, Buchanan & D-Lo Brown defeated Keiji Muto, Arashi & Tomoaki Honma (14:11) ] , and Taiyō Kea [cite web| url = http://www.purolove.com/ajpw/results/04exciteseries.php | title = All Japan Pro-Wrestling - "EXCITE SERIES 2004 | accessmonthday = April 12 | accessyear = 2007 | author = purolove.com | quote = (Translated from German) (16 February, 2004) Taiyo Kea & Buchanan defeated Toshiaki Kawada & Nobutaka Araya (16:41) ] in the Roughly Obsess and Destroy stable. On September 17 2006, Buchanan betrayed RO&D and joined the Voodoo Murders [cite web| url = http://www.purolove.com/ajpw/results/06flashingtour.php | title = All Japan Pro-Wrestling - "FLASHING TOUR 2006" | accessmonthday = April 12 | accessyear = 2007 | author = purolove.com | quote = (Translated from German) (17 September, 2006) Voodoo Murders vs. RO&D - Loser Must Dismiss: TARU, Kohei Suwama, RO'Z & "brother" YASSHI defeated TAKA Michinoku, Taiyo Kea, D-Lo Brown & Buchanan (19:01)] .

Southern Extreme Chanpionship Wrestling & Independent Circuit

Lately, Buchanan has been wrestling in Bremen, GA for a wrestling promoter that owns a grill & bar in Villa Rica, GA. He has held the SECW World title twice in the organization and also continues to compete on the circuit today.

In wrestling

*Finishing and signature moves:*Scissors kick:*Diving leg drop:*Inverted atomic drop:*Powerbomb:*Russian legsweep:*Second rope diving axe handle elbow drop:*Skull vice:*Swinging neckbreaker:*Turnbuckle climb into a rebounded diving clothesline

*Managers:*The Commandant:*Jim Cornette:*The Jackal:*Steven Richards:*John Cena:*Kenny Bolin

*Theme music:*Insert Bass Here - WWF Production Music

Championships and accomplishments

*All Japan Pro Wrestling:*AJPW All Asia Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Rico Constantino
*Georgia / Great Championship Wrestling:*GCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time):*GCW Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with A. J. Steele (1) [cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/other/2004-10.html | title=Independent Wrestling Results - October 2004 | accessdate=2008-07-05|publisher=onlineworldofwrestling.com] , David Young (1), and Johnny Swinger (1)
*Music City Wrestling:*MCW North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
*Ohio Valley Wrestling:*OVW Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Mr. Black
*Pro Wrestling America:*PWA Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
*Pro Wrestling NOAH :*GHC Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with D'Lo Brown
*United States Wrestling Association:*USWA World Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with The Interrogator
*World Wrestling Federation:*WWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with The Goodfather
*Southern Extreme Championship Wrestling:*SECW Heavyweight Championship (2 times) [cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/other/2007-11.html | title=Independent Wrestling Results - November 2007 | accessdate=2008-07-04|publisher=onlineworldofwrestling.com]
*Global Championship Wrestling:*Heavyweight Champion: 1 Time (defeated TT111 August 23, 2008 at the Zamora Shrine Temple in Birmingham Alabama)

References