Buff Bagwell
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Marcus Alexander Bagwell (born January 10, 1970 in Marietta, Georgia) is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for wrestling with World Championship Wrestling (WCW), World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) under the ring name, Buff Bagwell.
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| Ring name(s) | Buff Bagwell Christian Fabulous Fabian The Handsome Stranger Marcus Alexander Bagwell Marcus Bagwell |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Billed weight | 247 lb (112 kg) |
| Born | January 10, 1970 Marietta, Georgia U.S. |
| Billed from | Marietta, Georgia |
| Trained by | Dusty Rhodes Mike Graham Steve Lawler |
| Debut | 1990 |
Championships
Bagwell held many championships during his professional wrestling career:
- AWA Superstars of Wrestling
- AWA Superstars of Wrestling World Tag Team Championship (one time) with The Patriot
- Cleveland All-Pro World Wrestling
- CAPW Unified World Heavyweight Championship (one time)
- Great American Wrestling Federation
- GAWF Heavyweight Championship (one time)
- Great Championship Wrestling
- GCW Tag Team Championship (one time) with Scott Steele
- Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
- Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship (two times, current)
- Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (three times, current) with Dusty Rhodes (one), and Rikki Nelson (two)
- North American Championship Wrestling
- NACW Tag Team Championship (one time) with Ricky Morton
- NWA Blue Ridge
- NWA Blue Ridge Television Championship (one time)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked him #221 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003.
- Ultimate NWA
- Ultimate NWA Heavyweight Championship (one time)
- World Championship Wrestling
- WCW World Tag Team Championship (five times) with 2 Cold Scorpio (one), The Patriot (two), Scotty Riggs (one), and Shane Douglas (one)
- Rookie of the Year in 1991
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
- Most Embarrassing Wrestler in 2001
- Others
- Georgia All State Tag Team Championship (one time) with Chris Walker
- Michigan Midwest Heavyweight Championship (one time)
- RCW (Tennessee) Heavyweight Championship (one time)
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Photo of Buff Bagwell at Q&A session at wrestling show in Canton, OH, taken by myself, January 2005.
