- Glen Ruth
Infobox Wrestler
name=Glen Ruth
names=Glen Ruth
Frankie Favorite
Sister Angelica
The Spider
Spider #2
The Spider
Thrash
Thrasher
height=6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
weight=245 lb (111 kg)
birth_date =June 13
death_date =
birth_place =Mount Laurel Township, New Jersey
resides=
billed=
trainer=Larry Sharpe
debut=1991
retired=2002|Glen Ruth (born
June 13 ) is a former American professional wrestler, better known by hisring name , Thrasher.Career
Ruth trained under Larry Sharpe and debuted in 1991 as The Spider. He later became Sharpe's assistant and trained wrestlers such as the Big Show and others at Sharpe's "Monster Factory". Among the wrestlers trained by Sharpe and Ruth was
Charles Warrington , Ruth's futuretag team partner. Ruth made a number of appearances for the World Wrestling Federation in the early 90s, competing under his given name as an enhancement talent.Ruth is best known for his appearances with the WWF in the late 90s, where he formed a successful
tag team ,The Headbangers , with Charles Warrington (Mosh). The Headbangers, a pair of metal fans, were known for their outrageous costumes, which usually featured long plaid skirts. They captured the vacant WWF World Tag Team Championships onSeptember 7 1997 by defeating three other teams in a four team tag match at . They lost the titles toThe Godwinns on October 5.The Headbangers split in 1999 when Ruth suffered a leg injury and Warrington began pursuing a singles career, but reformed in late 1999.
In 2000, Ruth took part in the match for the Hardcore Championship at
WrestleMania 2000 . He held the title for 45 seconds, pinning Joey Abs and then being pinned by Pete Gas. Ruth was released from the WWF later that year. After his release from the WWF, Ruth continued to wrestle until 2002 in independent promotions before retiring from professional wrestling.In wrestling
*Finishing and signature moves:*"Stage Dive" (Diving somersault leg drop)
Championships and accomplishments
*Blackburn Wrestling Alliance:*BWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Greg Spitz
*
Heartland Wrestling Association :*HWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Mosh*Insane Championship Wrestling:*ICW Streetfight Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Mosh
*Main Event Championship Wrestling:*MECW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Mosh
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Maryland Championship Wrestling :*MCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Mosh
*NWA Southwest:*NWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Mosh*New England Wrestling Federation:*NEWF Tag Team Championship (3 time) - with Mosh
*Texas Wrestling Alliance:*TWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Mosh
*World Wrestling Federation:*WWF Hardcore Championship (1 time):*WWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Mosh
Personal life
Ruth appeared in the 1996 film "
Box of Moon Light " as "Saddam Insane".External links
* [http://www.monsterfactory.com/ The Monster Factory]
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