Mortimer Plumtree
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1969 (age 56–57)
Aloysius Hayes
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | David Webber 1969 (age 56–57) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Mortimer Plumtree Aloysius Hayes |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Billed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Trained by | Lenny Lane, JB Trask, Jerry Lynn |
| Debut | 1994 |
| Retired | 2005 |
David Webber (born 1969) is an actor and former professional wrestling manager, best known by his ring name Mortimer Plumtree. His biggest exposure came during the early days of NWA Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in 2002.
Webber grew up in the same area of Minnesota as the infamous “Robbinsdale” crew of Curt Hennig, Rick Rude, The Road Warriors, Barry Darsow, Nikita Koloff, Tom Zenk, Brady Boone and John Nord, among others. Webber has amateur wrestling and judo background, and performed high school theater with actor Steve Zahn and in college theater with actress Melissa Peterman. He has several stage and independent film credits, including The Orb, written and directed by Matthew Burns (wrestler Nick Mondo).
Independents
Webber broke into the professional wrestling ranks under the tutelage of former AWA ring announcer Mick Karch in June 1994. Early on, his character was aligned with future WCW Cruiserweight Champion Lenny Lane, and the duo appeared on independent cards throughout the upper Midwest region. In 1996, Webber appeared in Paul Alperstein’s nationally-televised promotion, the American Wrestling Federation, under the guise of Aloysius Hayes, Lord Alfred Hayes’ nephew.
Though slated for a try-out with WCW in the fall of 1997, Webber was ejected from the locker room following a misunderstanding with then-Vice President Eric Bischoff. After the incident, Webber appeared less-frequently and was rumored to have retired to focus on religion. However, he began to make waves in the newly formed Steel Domain Wrestling in mid-1998 and became manager for the “Chicago Group” of Ace Steel, Danny Dominion and Brad Bradley, along with Magnus Maximus and others.