Sylvester Terkay

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Sylvester Terkay
Ring name(s)	Sylvester Terkay Sly Scraper The Escapee The Predator
Billed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Billed weight	320 lb (150 kg)
Born	December 4, 1970 (1970-12-04) (age 38) Washington, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Billed from	Big Bear Lake, California
Trained by	Ultimate Pro Wrestling Ohio Valley Wrestling
Debut	2000

Sylvester Terkay (born December 4, 1970) is an American professional wrestler and mixed martial artist best known for his run in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).

A 2-time NWA Zero-One U.S. Champion, he earned the honor of being named the number one Gaijin (non-Japanese wrestler) in Japan. Terkay also has the honor of being the first UPW Heavyweight Champion.

Career

Early career

While 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, 2-1, 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.

After training under Rick Bassman's Ultimate Pro Wrestling school in California, Terkay was signed to a WWE developmental contract, but later released after spending time in Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) as Sly Scraper. He soon joined Japanese pro wrestling promotion Pro Wrestling Zero1 in 2001 under the ring name The Predator, patterned after Bruiser Brody's character. During his time in Zero1, Terkay also fought in several Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) matches for K-1.

Terkay made his MMA debut in grand fashion by knocking his opponent Mauricio da Silva out in just 13 seconds in a high profile fight as part of the annual K-1 New Year’s Eve spectacular, K-1 Dynamite. He then went on to earn impressive wins over Kristoff Midoux and Mu Bae Choi.

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.

World Wrestling Entertainment (2006-2007)

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. Terkay defeated Matt Hardy in his debut match on SmackDown!. In the following weeks, Terkay dominated jobbers as well as 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 edition of WWE's ECW on Sci Fi, Terkay and his associate Elijah Burke debuted in ECW by doing a backstage promo. They then ended their undefeated streak when The Hardys defeated them. At ECW's December To Dismember Terkay and Burke defeated The F.B.I. (Little Guido Maritato and Tony Mamaluke). He accompanied Burke to his matches in a bodyguard-type role for the next several weeks.

On January 18, 2007, Terkay was released from his WWE contract.^[1] He started to train back at Ultimate Pro Wrestling (UPW) and said he plans to return to WWE.

Other media

Terkay 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 uncredited appearance in the 2006 movie Evil Bong as a nightclub bouncer.

In wrestling

• As Sylvester Terkay
  • Finishing moves
    • Face Paver (Reverse chokeslam facebuster)
    • Double leg hook brainbuster
    • Overhead keylock to a seated opponent
  • Signature moves
    • Arm triangle choke
    • Keylock
    • Overhead or a side belly to belly suplex
    • Roundhouse kick to the opponent's midsection
    • Seated armbar

• As The Predator
  • Finishing moves
    • Running or a jumping knee drop, sometimes from the top rope
  • Signature moves
    • Inverted sitout side powerslam
    • Leg drop

• Managers
  • Elijah Burke
  • Kenny Bolin

• Nicknames
  • "The Man Bear"

Mixed martial arts record

K-1 record

Championships and accomplishments

Amateur wrestling

• National Collegiate Athletic Association

• 1993 NCAA Champion, 3 time All American Champion,

4 time National Heavyweight Champion, 5 time Boxing Champion, 3 time AAU Wrestling Champion, 2 time NAC Boxing Champion, 2 time JUCO National Champion, 2 time Big East Champion, 3 time All American Team Member, 4 time Division 1 Champion, 2 time Division 2 Champion, 2 time Division 3 Champion, 5 time Collegian Champion,

Professional wrestling

• Pro Wrestling Zero1
  • Zero-One United States Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
• Ultimate Pro Wrestling
  • UPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• Hardcore Wrestling Association
  • HWA World Championship (1 time)

References

• Profile at onlineworldofwrestling.com
• Valorfighting.com profile
• gerweck.net profile
• Professional MMA record for Sylvester Terkay from Sherdog
• Cagematch.net profile

External links

Professional wrestling portal

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Sylvester Terkay

• UPW Profile
• Professional MMA record for Sylvester Terkay from Sherdog
• VALOR'S May 2005 Fighter of the Month! Interview
• Sylvester Terkay at the Internet Movie Database
• ZERO1 USA English language website
• ZERO1 Japanese language website
• Sylvester Terkay at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame