Rick Wilson

Known for

Acting

Born

October 16, 1965

Birthplace

Marietta, Georgia, USA

Died

February 23, 1999 (aged 33)

Biography

Richard L. Wilson was an American professional wrestler. He was best known for his tenure in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) under the ring name The Renegade, where he was a one-time WCW World Television Champion.

Wilson went to Boston to train for a wrestling career under the tutelage of Killer Kowalski, but Kowalski never trained him, so Richard Byrne, one of Kowalski's students, continued his in-ring education. Wilson debuted on May 26, 1990 for a television taping for the North Carolina-based North American Wrestling Association, losing a match to Robert Fuller, which aired on July 14. In 1992, he joined Killer Kowalski's International Wrestling Federation under the ring name "Rio, L...