Photo: Petty Officer 1st Class Kristin Fitzsimmons, USN / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
I have a real soft spot for Gregory Helms because he's that rare wrestler who reinvented himself convincingly more than once. Watching him morph from "Sugar" Shane Helms in WCW into the comic-book superhero gimmick The Hurricane is one of my favorite character pivots in the business. What impresses me is that he didn't just lean on the costume; he was a genuinely crisp, athletic worker whose cruiserweight matches still hold up. The fact that he stuck around long enough to land a WWE legends deal and shift into producing tells me he understood the craft from every angle. He's a quiet lifer, and I respect that kind of longevity.
Overview
Gregory Shane Helms (born July 12, 1974) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE under a legends contract, and works as a producer for WWE programming. In WWE, Helms has wrestled as The Hurricane, Gregory Helms, and Hurricane Helms. He is also known for his time with World Championship Wrestling (WCW), where he wrestled as "Sugar" Shane Helms.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Gregory Helms
- Name (Japanese)
- グレゴリー・ヘルムズ
- Reading
- ぐれごりー・へるむず
- Born
- July 12, 1974 (age 51)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Tiger
- Origin
- Smithfield, North Carolina, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 183 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- professional wrestler / blogger
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- East Wake High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.