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The Boogeyman

マーティー・ライト　/　まーてぃー・らいと

American film actor

July 15, 1964 (age 61)　・　Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Arizona
film actor
professional wrestler

My Take

The Boogeyman is pure proof that wrestling is theater first. Martin Wright didn't break in until his forties, getting cut from Tough Enough for his age before reinventing himself into one of the most genuinely unsettling characters WWE ever ran. The clock-smashing, worm-eating entrance was ridiculous and unforgettable in equal measure, and I mean that as the highest compliment. He committed so fully to the gimmick that it worked despite logic telling you it shouldn't. He's on a WWE legends contract now, which feels right. Starting that late and still carving out a memorable niche takes a kind of fearless conviction I respect.

Overview

Martin Wright (born July 15, 1964), better known by the ring name The Boogeyman, is an American professional wrestler and fitness instructor. He is signed to WWE under a legends contract. Wright debuted into professional wrestling in 2004 through Tough Enough but not long after being cut due to his age, he was sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling developmental territory in 2005 where he would later debut as The Boogeyman, a…

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1. Profile

Name (English): The Boogeyman
Name (Japanese): マーティー・ライト
Reading: まーてぃー・らいと
Born: July 15, 1964 (age 61)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Dragon
Origin: Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 188 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: film actor / professional wrestler

2. Background

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4. Personality

Motto

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