While attending North Carolina State University, he finished second in the 1992 NCAADivision I Heavyweight tournament, losing to future Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle by points, 3-2, and later became champion in 1993. According to Angle's autobiography It's True, It's True, Terkay had 78 pins during his college career.
Professional wrestling career
After training under Rick Bassman's Ultimate Pro Wrestling school in California, Terkay was signed to a WWE developmental contract, but later released. He joined Japanese pro wrestling promotion Pro Wrestling Zero1 in 2001 under the ring name The Predator, patterned after Bruiser Brody's character.
After more training with WWE's Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) developmental territory, Terkay was brought up to the main roster of SmackDown! on July 28, 2006 working an MMA gimmick with Elijah Burke, who acted as his cornerman.[1] Terkay defeated Matt Hardy in his debut match on SmackDown!. In the following weeks, Terkay dominated jobbers as well as later interfering in Burke's matches. On the October 20 episode of SmackDown!, Terkay helped Burke defeat Vito, breaking his 4-month undefeated streak. On the November 7, 2006 edition of WWE's ECW on Sci Fi, Terkay and his associate Elijah Burke debuted in ECW by doing a backstage promo. Their undefeated streak as a tag team was ended when The Hardys defeated them on ECW. At ECW's December To Dismember Terkay and Burke defeated The F.B.I. (Little Guido Maritato and Tony Mamaluke). In a backstage ECW promo Burke and Terkay dubbed themselves as the "Knock-out Tap-out Connection", a reference to Terkay's MMA and kickboxing background and Burke's amateur boxing background. He accompanied Burke to his matches in a bodyguard-type role for the next several weeks. Terkay remained undefeated in TV singles competition. On January 18, 2007, Terkay was released from his WWE contract.[4]
Japan (2010–2012)
After leaving the WWE, Terkay returned to wrestling for the Japanese promotions of Inoki Genome Federation (IGF) and Pro Wrestling Zero1 and wrestled under his alter ego The Predator.
On March 31, 2012 Terkay worked his last match which took place in Georgetown, Guyana for the WrestleRama event.[5]
Mixed martial arts career
During his time in Zero1, Terkay also fought in several mixed martial arts (MMA) matches for K-1. He made his debut by knocking his opponent Mauricio da Silva out in 13 seconds as part of the annual K-1 New Year's Eve spectacular, K-1 Dynamite. He returned at the Romanex event in 2004, facing Ultimate Fighting Championship and PRIDE Fighting Championships veteran Gary Goodridge.[6] Despite Terkay's size advantage, experience played in Goodridge's favor and he finished Sylvester in 1:22.
Also in 2004, however, Terkay defeated K-1 veteran Kristof Midoux, former trainer of Georges St-Pierre and Choi Mu-Bae, submitting him with a wrestling neck crank. This attracted a revenge match against Mu-Bae, which was won again by Terkay by unanimous decision in his last MMA venture. It was reported he had trouble getting fight contracts, as his lack of name value mixed with his good performances were seen as dangerous to established stars.[7]
Kickboxing career
In December 2005, Terkay made his kickboxing debut against Remy Bonjasky in K-1 Premium 2005, losing the match in a controversial unanimous decision. The normally polite Japanese audience booed heavily at this outcome, feeling Terkay was the true winner, and K-1 chairman Sadaharu Tanikawa agreed their opinion in the post-event press conference.[8]
Terkay had his second and last kickboxing fight at K-1 Las Vegas, facing fellow superheavyweight Choi Hong-man, who came similarly from losing to Remy Bonjasky. Hong-man scored an early knockdown, but Terkay come back soon and fought a back and forth first round. The second was not different, with the Korean taking another point by knockdown and making Terkay bleed, only for Terkay to rally back and almost drop the Korean down before the bell rang. At the third, Terkay controlled an exhausted Choi, harassing him with combinations against the ropes until the end of the match. The decision was given to Choi due to the points scored.[9][10] As in the previous match, the audience booed the decision, again feeling that Terkay was the victor and that the score system did not do justice to the match.[10]
Other media
Terkay has appeared in multiple films and TV shows over the years. He appeared in the 2001 movie Slammed along with former wrestling personality Zeus. He appeared on an episode of In the House as a Santa Imposter, and also appeared on the game show Distraction and bodyslammed contestants while they tried to answer questions. He made an appearance in the 2006 movie Evil Bong as a nightclub bouncer. He appeared in the 2010 movie True Legend as a fighter named Elder Scot Brother. He also appeared in the movie/documentary "101 Reasons Not To Be A Pro Wrestler", where he talked about his views on the wrestling business. In the 2014 film Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies, Terkay makes a cameo appearance as a zombie wrestler who fights Kurt Angle.[11]
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Sylvester Matthew Terkay 2 born December 4 1970 is a retired American professional wrestler actor 3 and mixed martial artist best known for his run in WWE He has held NWA Zero One s United States Championship twice and Ultimate Pro Wrestling s first Heavyweight Champion Sylvester TerkayTerkay in 2006Birth nameSylvester Matthew TerkayBorn 1970 12 04 December 4 1970 age 52 Washington Pennsylvania U S Professional wrestling careerRing name s Sylvester TerkaySly ScraperThe EscapeeThe PredatorBilled height6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 1 Billed weight320 lb 150 kg 1 Billed fromBig Bear Lake California 1 Trained byUltimate Pro WrestlingOhio Valley Wrestling Rick BassmanDebut1999Retired2012 Contents 1 Early life 2 Professional wrestling career 2 1 World Wrestling Entertainment 2006 2007 2 2 Japan 2010 2012 3 Mixed martial arts career 4 Kickboxing career 5 Other media 6 Filmography 7 Mixed martial arts record 8 K 1 record 9 Championships and accomplishments 9 1 Amateur wrestling 9 2 Boxing 9 3 Professional wrestling 10 References 11 External linksEarly life EditWhile attending North Carolina State University he finished second in the 1992 NCAA Division I Heavyweight tournament losing to future Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle by points 3 2 and later became champion in 1993 According to Angle s autobiography It s True It s True Terkay had 78 pins during his college career Professional wrestling career EditAfter training under Rick Bassman s Ultimate Pro Wrestling school in California Terkay was signed to a WWE developmental contract but later released He joined Japanese pro wrestling promotion Pro Wrestling Zero1 in 2001 under the ring name The Predator patterned after Bruiser Brody s character World Wrestling Entertainment 2006 2007 Edit Terkay left with Elijah Burke at December to Dismember After more training with WWE s Ohio Valley Wrestling OVW developmental territory Terkay was brought up to the main roster of SmackDown on July 28 2006 working an MMA gimmick with Elijah Burke who acted as his cornerman 1 Terkay defeated Matt Hardy in his debut match on SmackDown In the following weeks Terkay dominated jobbers as well as later interfering in Burke s matches On the October 20 episode of SmackDown Terkay helped Burke defeat Vito breaking his 4 month undefeated streak On the November 7 2006 edition of WWE s ECW on Sci Fi Terkay and his associate Elijah Burke debuted in ECW by doing a backstage promo Their undefeated streak as a tag team was ended when The Hardys defeated them on ECW At ECW s December To Dismember Terkay and Burke defeated The F B I Little Guido Maritato and Tony Mamaluke In a backstage ECW promo Burke and Terkay dubbed themselves as the Knock out Tap out Connection a reference to Terkay s MMA and kickboxing background and Burke s amateur boxing background He accompanied Burke to his matches in a bodyguard type role for the next several weeks Terkay remained undefeated in TV singles competition On January 18 2007 Terkay was released from his WWE contract 4 Japan 2010 2012 Edit After leaving the WWE Terkay returned to wrestling for the Japanese promotions of Inoki Genome Federation IGF and Pro Wrestling Zero1 and wrestled under his alter ego The Predator On March 31 2012 Terkay worked his last match which took place in Georgetown Guyana for the WrestleRama event 5 Mixed martial arts career EditDuring his time in Zero1 Terkay also fought in several mixed martial arts MMA matches for K 1 He made his debut by knocking his opponent Mauricio da Silva out in 13 seconds as part of the annual K 1 New Year s Eve spectacular K 1 Dynamite He returned at the Romanex event in 2004 facing Ultimate Fighting Championship and PRIDE Fighting Championships veteran Gary Goodridge 6 Despite Terkay s size advantage experience played in Goodridge s favor and he finished Sylvester in 1 22 Also in 2004 however Terkay defeated K 1 veteran Kristof Midoux former trainer of Georges St Pierre and Choi Mu Bae submitting him with a wrestling neck crank This attracted a revenge match against Mu Bae which was won again by Terkay by unanimous decision in his last MMA venture It was reported he had trouble getting fight contracts as his lack of name value mixed with his good performances were seen as dangerous to established stars 7 Kickboxing career EditIn December 2005 Terkay made his kickboxing debut against Remy Bonjasky in K 1 Premium 2005 losing the match in a controversial unanimous decision The normally polite Japanese audience booed heavily at this outcome feeling Terkay was the true winner and K 1 chairman Sadaharu Tanikawa agreed their opinion in the post event press conference 8 Terkay had his second and last kickboxing fight at K 1 Las Vegas facing fellow superheavyweight Choi Hong man who came similarly from losing to Remy Bonjasky Hong man scored an early knockdown but Terkay come back soon and fought a back and forth first round The second was not different with the Korean taking another point by knockdown and making Terkay bleed only for Terkay to rally back and almost drop the Korean down before the bell rang At the third Terkay controlled an exhausted Choi harassing him with combinations against the ropes until the end of the match The decision was given to Choi due to the points scored 9 10 As in the previous match the audience booed the decision again feeling that Terkay was the victor and that the score system did not do justice to the match 10 Other media EditTerkay has appeared in multiple films and TV shows over the years He appeared in the 2001 movie Slammed along with former wrestling personality Zeus He appeared on an episode of In the House as a Santa Imposter and also appeared on the game show Distraction and bodyslammed contestants while they tried to answer questions He made an appearance in the 2006 movie Evil Bong as a nightclub bouncer He appeared in the 2010 movie True Legend as a fighter named Elder Scot Brother He also appeared in the movie documentary 101 Reasons Not To Be A Pro Wrestler where he talked about his views on the wrestling business In the 2014 film Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies Terkay makes a cameo appearance as a zombie wrestler who fights Kurt Angle 11 Filmography EditFilm FilmYear Film Role Notes2014 Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies Himself Movie2012 Extreme Rising Mum Movie2010 True Legend Elder Scot Brother Movie2008 Muay Thai Giant Movie2006 Evil Bong Bouncer Movie2005 101 Reasons Not to Be a Pro Wrestler As self as The Predator Video Documentary2004 Slammed The Goon Movie1999 Universal Soldier The Return Hospital Security Movie1999 My Favorite Martian Huge Guard MovieTelevision TelevisionYear Title Episode Role Notes2001 Black Scorpion Fire and Brimstone and No Stone Unturned Granite TV Series2000 Indie Wrestling School N A As self TV Movie1998 2002 V I P The Quick and the Dead 1999 Bruno TV Series1992 1999 Mad About You Separate Beds 1999 Amish Hellcat TV Series1996 The Parent Hood Substitute s Pet 1996 Burly Man TV Series1995 1999 In the House Christmas Story 1995 Santa TV Series1989 1997 Coach Coach for a Day Part 2 1994 Walter TV SeriesMixed martial arts record EditProfessional record breakdown 4 matches 3 wins 1 lossBy knockout 1 1By submission 1 0By decision 1 0Res Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location NotesWin 3 1 Mu Bae Choi Decision unanimous K 1 HERO s HERO s 2005 in Seoul November 5 2005 2 5 00 Seoul South KoreaWin 2 1 Kristof Midoux Submission neck crank K 1 Premium 2004 Dynamite December 31 2004 1 1 11 Osaka JapanLoss 1 1 Gary Goodridge TKO punches K 1 MMA Romanex May 22 2004 1 1 22 Saitama JapanWin 1 0 Mauricio da Silva TKO punches K 1 Premium 2003 Dynamite December 31 2003 1 0 13 Nagoya JapanK 1 record Edit0 wins 2 loss 2 decisions 0 draws Result Opponent Method Event Date Round Time NotesLoss Choi Hong man Decision unanimous K 1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Las Vegas 04 29 06 3 3 00Loss Remy Bonjasky Decision majority K 1 Dynamite 2005 12 31 05 3 3 00Championships and accomplishments EditAmateur wrestling Edit National Collegiate Athletic Association3 time All American NC State Champion 1993 NCAA Champion NC State 4 time National Heavyweight Champion 3 time AAU Wrestling Champion 1 time JUCO National Champion 4 time ACC ChampionBoxing Edit National Collegiate Athletic Association5 time Boxing Champion 2 time NAC Boxing ChampionProfessional wrestling Edit Pro Wrestling Illustrated Ranked No 150 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2003 12 Pro Wrestling Zero1 Zero One United States Heavyweight Championship 2 times 13 Ultimate Pro Wrestling UPW Heavyweight Championship 1 time inaugural 14 References Edit a b c d Shields Brian Sullivan Kevin 2009 WWE Encyclopedia DK p 297 ISBN 978 0 7566 4190 0 NSAC report of K 1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Las Vegas PDF Sylvester Bear Terkay IMDb IMDb WWE releases Superstars WWE Retrieved 2007 12 23 Kreikenbohm Philip WrestleRama Guyana Events Database CAGEMATCH The Internet Wrestling Database www cagematch net Sherdog com K 1 MMA Romanex Preview Gary Goodridge vs Sylvester Terkay Sherdog 411MANIA My Take on MMA 1 22 07 Akiyama Cheats Terkay Back to MMA Inside the UFC and More Archived from the original on 2015 09 27 Retrieved 2017 01 25 Kamipro magazine December 2005 K 1 VEGAS REVIEW AND RESULTS a b Schilt Karaev and Choi Victorious in K 1 Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies 2014 IMDb Pro Wrestling Illustrated PWI 500 for 2003 The Internet Wrestling Database Retrieved August 25 2015 ZERO ONE United States Heavyweight Championship official title history ZEROONEUSA com Archived from the original on 2011 07 18 Retrieved 2008 04 20 UPW Heavyweight Title California Wrestling Titles com External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sylvester Terkay Profile at onlineworldofwrestling com Professional MMA record for Sylvester Terkay from Sherdog Sylvester Terkay at IMDb Sylvester Terkay at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sylvester Terkay amp oldid 1137499757, 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