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Home/People/Curtis Hughes
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Born
Dec 7, 1964
Age 61
Place of Birth
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

33
Movies
5
TV Shows
Also Known As
The Big Cat
Big Cat Hughes
Gotch Gracie
Curtis Hughes
Mr. Hughes
IMDb Profile

Curtis Hughes

Acting

Biography
Curtis Hughes is an American professional wrestler, better known under the ring name Mr. Hughes. He is best known for his stints in the World Wrestling Federation. In addition to the WWF, Hughes has also worked for World Championship Wrestling, the American Wrestling Association, the American Wrestling Federation, and Extreme Championship Wrestling. Hughes currently trains wrestlers in the WWA4 Training School and wrestles on the independent circuit. In 1999, Hughes lost a lot of weight and began working on the independent circuit and later became head trainer at the Atlanta-based World Wrestling Alliance's WWA4 Wrestling School. In late 2003, Hughes worked for the newly formed All World Wrestling League/Big Time Wrestling. In 2006, WWA4 launched a locally-aired professional wrestling program, which Hughes co-hosted with announcer and the executive producer, Taylor McKnight. When Mcknight left WWA4 for Great Championship Wrestling, Dave Wills co-hosted with Hughes. After beginning classes at the WWA4 school, Hughes' weight dropped from 310 pounds to 250 pounds. In 2007, Hughes began a high-profile Memphis Wrestling feud when he called Jerry Lawler a "sell out" for not showing up for a scheduled match against Hulk Hogan (Lawler worked for World Wrestling Entertainment, who objected to the match). Hughes shoved Lawler's real life girlfriend, Renee, on an episode of Memphis Primetime, and the two battled three weeks later at Sam's Town River Palace Arena in Tunica, Mississippi. The match ended when Hughes kneeled and apologized to Lawler, before hitting him with a low blow and punching Renee in the face, thus losing by disqualification. In March 2011, Hughes headlined the inaugural Redneck Wrasslin Organization card in Springfield, Illinois, teaming with Pretty Boy Floyd and Beast to defeat Team Dragonfire. On February 18, 2012, Hughes won a 34-man battle royal for the vacant Peachstate Wrestling Alliance Heritage Championship. On April 11, 2016, he stepped down as head trainer of WWA4 with his trainee AR Fox taking over the role
WrestleCade Supershow 2021 poster

WrestleCade Supershow 2021

as Mr. Hughes
2021
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Talk N' Shop A Mania 2

as Mr. Hughes
2020
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WrestleCade SuperShow 2017

as Mr. Hughes
2017
Bloody Island poster

Bloody Island

as Smith's Father
2016
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WrestleCade 2016 - The Final 3 Count

as Mr. Hughes
2016
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WWE Rebellion 1999

as Mr. Hughes (Bodyguard)
1999
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WWE Unforgiven 1999

as Mr. Hughes
1999
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WWE Royal Rumble 1997

as Mr. Hughes
1997
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ECW CyberSlam 1996

as Mr. Hughes
1996
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ECW Big Apple Blizzard Blast

as Mr. Hughes
1996
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ECW: January 27, 1996

as Mr. Hughes
1996
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ECW House Party 1996

as Mr. Hughes (Ringside)
1996
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ECW November to Remember 1994

as "The Ruffneck" Mr. Hughes
1994
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ECW Hardcore Heaven 1994

as Mr. Hughes
1994
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ECW Heat Wave 1994

as Mr. Hughes
1994
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ECW Hostile City Showdown 1994

as "The Ruffneck" Mr. Hughes
1994
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ECW When Worlds Collide

as "The Ruffneck" Mr. Hughes
1994
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ECW The Night The Line Was Crossed 1994

as Mr. Hughes
1994
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ECW November to Remember 1993

as Mr. Hughes
1993
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WWE King of the Ring 1993

as Mr. Hughes
1993