Martin Wright (born July 15, 1964) is a retired American professional wrestler better known by his ring moniker The Boogeyman. He is an aerobics teacher and is now contracted to WWE on a legend deal.
He debuted in World Wrestling Federation (WWF)'s primary tag team division in 1991 with Billy Jack Haynes under the management of Tully Blanchard. The two were very successful together and are considered one of the best duos in WWF history. In 1992, he went on to form another famous duo with Mike Sanders called The Bad Boys. They were also very successful and are considered one of the greatest tag teams in wrestling history.
In 1993, The Boogeyman went on to form another popular duo with Scott LeDoux called The Cruelty for several months before splitting up. From there, he went on to have various singles matches against other wrestlers with only moderate success. In 1999, he returned to WWF as part of Vince McMahon's attempt to relaunch the company after the 1998 departure of Hulk Hogan. The Boogeyman participated in the first Raw Is War battle royal but was last eliminated by Chris Jericho. After that, he disappeared from television until 2005 when he made a few appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).
Martin Wright now lives in Aurora, Colorado. He began his professional wrestling career in 2004 when he competed in the fourth season of the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) sponsored reality television program "Tough Enough." He is also known as "The Boogeyman" in WWE. The official website for WWE claims that he has been working for the company since 2005 but does not give any other information about his background or age.
In WWE, wrestlers often use gimmicks to get attention from fans. The Boogeyman's gimmick is based on a monster who preys on children at night; however, instead of real children, he steals them and takes them away into his own world where he binds them with spider webs and leaves them to starve.
He first appeared on WWE television in an episode of their reality television series "Raw Is War!" which aired on January 24, 2005. The Boogeyman was introduced by Vince McMahon, who said that he had received many photos of himself online and that someone would be coming for revenge. The next day, McMahon announced that the man in the photos was actually The Boogeyman, and that he would be competing in the "Tough Enough" tournament held each season by the company. Although he did not win the tournament, The Boogeyman made several appearances after this initial outing acting under the guidance of McMahon and other members of the management team.
Wright returned to the Pro Wrestling Alliance with his Boogeyman persona after leaving WWE. Later, as The Nightcrawler, he competed at Northeast Wrestling as Slither, beating Jake Manning. Martin Wright (born July 15, 1964), often known as The Boogeyman, is an American wrestler. He first gained recognition in World Wrestling Federation (WWF)'s tag team division with Kevin Nash as the Grappler/Monsoon/Motorcycle Man.
He also competed as a singles wrestler during his time in WWF, most notably under the names The Wraith and Mr. Sato. His last appearance for the company was at the Survivor Series 1997 match where he and Shawn Michaels defeated The Headbangers and IRS in their match.
After his departure from WWF, Wright went on to compete for various independent promotions including New Japan Pro-Wrestling, where he held the IWA World Heavyweight Championship once, and International Wrestling Association, where he was voted AWA World Heavyweight Champion in 1999. He has also worked for WCW as the Black Phantom and for WWE again as Slither.
Wright played a major role in the success of WWF during its early years by competing in numerous matches that included teams of wrestlers against each other such as in a battle royal where he came out on top. This earned him many fans across the world who wanted to see him fight someone else instead of just having a single match.
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