Edward Bazzaza (born April 16, 1960), known by his ring name Damien Kane, is an American retired

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and

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. He is best known for his appearances with the

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-based

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promotion in the mid-1990s.

Professional wrestling career

Early career

After being trained in

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-based school, Kane debuted in the

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in 1980. While in the IWF, Kane wrestled against prominent wrestlers such as

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and The Valiant Brothers.

Independent circuit

After his stint in the IWF, Kane began to work throughout the

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. After joining the Continental Wrestling Alliance and winning the promotion's World Tag Team Championship with Sweet Daddy White, Kane met future tag team partner

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. After both worked for the CWA, Kane and Drake moved on to the National Wrestling Federation, where Kane performed

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, television production and wrestling for the promotion. During his time in the NWF, Kane met a young

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, who was working for the promotion as a photographer and commentator, and helped establish Heyman as a manager under the name Paul E. Dangerously name.

Extreme Championship Wrestling (1995—1996)

Due to his relationship with Heyman, Kane later ended up working for him in

, where he was best known for managing

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as well forming a tag team with

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. Together, Kane and Storm successfully defeated the

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( Buh Buh Ray and D-Von) by disqualification (a rare occurrence in ECW) at A Matter of Respect and later feuded with

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, a tag team he had formerly managed. In late 1996, Kane and his then wife Lady Alexandra left ECW after making "inappropriate remarks" towards the then recently fired

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. The pair made their last appearance at

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on August 24 when, following Devon Storm's loss to

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, Kane was attacked by Spicolli.

Retirement

Relocating to Florida shortly thereafter, Kane and Alexandra later moved with their son Damien, Jr. to Texas to pursue an acting career in early 2007.

Filmography

Championships and accomplishments

*East Coast Wrestling Federation **ECWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Sweet Daddy White

References

General * Specific

External links

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Damien Kane at Wrestlingdata.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kane, Damien 1960 births American male professional wrestlers Living people Sportspeople from Reading, Pennsylvania Professional wrestlers from Pennsylvania