Ron Waterman
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | November 23, 1965 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name | Ron Waterman |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Billed weight | 260 lb (120 kg) |
| Trained by | Ohio Valley Wrestling |
| Debut | 2000 |
| Retired | 2005 |
| Ron Waterman | |
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| Born | November 23, 1965 Colorado, United States |
| Other names | H2O |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Weight | 260 lb (118 kg; 18 st 8 lb) |
| Division | Heavyweight Super Heavyweight |
| Style | Wrestling |
| Fighting out of | Greeley, Colorado |
| Team | Colorado Stars |
| Rank | Black belt in Pancrase Mixed Martial Arts[1] |
| Years active | 1999–2008 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 24 |
| Wins | 16 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| By submission | 8 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Losses | 6 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Draws | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Ronald Waterman (born November 23, 1965) is an American former mixed martial artist, professional wrestler, and celebrity member of the Team Impact motivational group.[2] He holds notable victories over Valentijn Overeem, Ricco Rodriguez, Kevin Randleman, and Mario Rinaldi. He was the only WEC Super Heavyweight Champion.
Waterman began his career as a high school art teacher and wrestling coach eventually entering the professional MMA arena and becoming a veteran fighter of the UFC. He received a black belt in Pancrase Mixed Martial Arts on January 2, 2000.[1]
Later, Ron moved on to the pro wrestling scene via Ohio Valley Wrestling in 2000 where he honed his skills during a developmental deal with World Wrestling Entertainment. Waterman went on to tour with the WWE doing house and dark matches across the country in late 2001 and early 2002. After WWE, Waterman wrestled for New Japan Pro-Wrestling for several matches in 2005, while simultaneously maintaining a career in MMA and making regular appearances with Team Impact. He left wrestling after his stint in New Japan Pro-Wrestling.
In his last fight he beat fellow American Mark Smith by arm triangle choke submission on November 29, 2008.
He was the high school wrestling coach of former UFC interim Heavyweight Champion Shane Carwin and helped train Carwin for UFC 116.[3]
Personal life
Waterman is married with three children. He is currently a firefighter and paramedic.
Championships and accomplishments
Mixed martial arts
- World Extreme Cagefighting
- WEC Super Heavyweight Championship (One time, first; only)
- One successful title defense
- X-1 Events
- X-1 Heavyweight Championship (One time)
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- UFC Encyclopedia Awards
- Fight of the Night (One time) vs. Andre Roberts[4]
- UFC Encyclopedia Awards
Professional wrestling
- New Japan Pro-Wrestling
- NJPW Ultimate Royal (2005) (submission only tournament)[5]
