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{{Infobox Wrestler
| series = All My Children
|name=Chuck Palumbo
| image1 = Image:Tad Martin.jpg
|names='''Chuck Palumbo'''<ref name=WWEprofile>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/superstars/raw/chuckpalumbo/bio/|accessdate=2008-09-17|title= Chuck Palumbo bio|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref><br>The Dude<br>Jungle Jim<ref name=OWOW/><br>Chuck
| caption1 = [[Michael E. Knight]] as Tad Martin
|image=Chuck Palumbo.jpg
| name = Thaddeus "Tad" Martin
|image size=
| born = September 1, 1963
|height=|height={{height|ft=6|in=7}}<ref name=WWEprofile/>
| alias = Tad Gardner
|weight={{convert|280|lb|kg st|abbr=on|lk=on}}<ref name=WWEprofile/>
| first = 1973
|real_height=
| creator = [[Agnes Nixon]]
|real_weight=
| parents = [[Ray Gardner (All My Children)|Ray Gardner]] (biological father, deceased) <br> [[Opal Cortlandt|Opal]] (biological mother) <br> [[Joe Martin (All My Children)|Joseph "Joe" Martin Sr.]] (adoptive father) <br> [[Ruth Martin (AMC)|Ruth Parker Martin]] (adoptive mother)
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1971|6|14}}
| siblings = Adrian Sword (biological maternal half-brother) <br> [[Jenny Gardner]] (biological sister, deceased) <br> [[Peter Cortlandt|Peter "Petey" Cortlandt]] (biological maternal half-brother) <br> [[Jeff Martin (AMC)|Jeffrey "Jeff" Martin]] (adoptive paternal half-brother) <br> Tara Martin (adoptive paternal half-sister) <br> Phillip Brent (adoptive maternal half-brother, deceased) <br> Robert "Bobby" Martin (adoptive paternal half-brother) <br> [[Jake Martin (All My Children)|Joseph "Jake" Martin Jr.]] (adoptive brother)
|birth_place=[[West Warwick, Rhode Island]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| spouse = [[Dottie Thornton]] (divorced) [1985-1986] <br> Hillary Wilson (divorced) [1988] <br> [[Dixie Cooney Martin]] (divorced) [1989-1990] <br> [[Brooke English]] (divorced) [1993-1994] <br> [[Dixie Cooney Martin]] (divorced) [1994-1996] <br> [[Dixie Cooney Martn]] (divorced) [1999-2002] <br> [[Krystal Carey]] (married; 2007 to present)
|death_date=
| romances = Pam Coulson (dated in high school) <br> [[Dottie Thornton]] (lovers) <br> [[Liza Colby]] (lovers) <br> [[Marian Colby]] (affair) <br> [[Dixie Cooney]] (lovers) <br> [[Barbara Montgomery]] (dated) <br> [[Skye Chandler Quartermaine]] (dated) <br> [[Gloria Marsh]] (lovers/once engaged) <br> Leslie Coulson (affair) <br> [[Simone Torres]] (lovers) <br> [[Krystal Carey]] (engaged/one-night stand) <br> [[Diana Henry]] (engaged) <br> [[Hannah Nichols]] (one-night stand)
|death_place=
| children = Unnamed child (sex unknown, with [[Dottie Thornton]], deceased) <br> [[Jamie Martin (All My Children)|James "Jamie" Martin]] (son, with [[Brooke English]] <br> Unnamed child (sex unknown, with [[Brooke English]], deceased) <br> Unnamed child (daughter, with [[Dixie Cooney]], deceased) <br> [[Kathy Mershon|Kathleen "Kathy" Mershon]] (daughter, with [[Dixie Cooney]]) <br> [[Jenny Carey|Jennifer "Jenny" Martin]] (daughter, with [[Krystal Carey]]) <br> [[J.R. Chandler|Adam "JR" Chandler Jr.]] (thinks of as a son) <br> [[Colby Chandler (All My Children)|Colby Chandler]] (thinks of as a daughter)
|resides=
| grandchildren =
|billed=[[Providence, Rhode Island]]<br>'''[[San Diego, California]]'''<ref name=WWEprofile/>
| grandparents = [[Henry Martin]] (adoptive grandfather, deceased)
|trainer=[[Paul Orndorff]]<br>[[WCW Power Plant]]
*[[Kate Martin (All My Children)|Kate Martin]] (adoptive grandmother, deceased)
|debut=1998
| aunts/uncles = [[Paul Martin]] (adoptive paternal uncle) <br> Robert Gardner (biological uncle)
|retired=
*Amy Parker Tyler (adoptive paternal aunt)
|website=
| cousins =
}}
*Elizabeth Martin (adoptive paternal cousin, deceased)
| relatives = [[Charlie Brent]] (adoptive half-nephew/adoptive first cousin once removed)
*Kelsey Jefferson (adoptive half-niece)
*[[Josh Madden]] (adoptive half-nephew)
*Samuel Grey (adoptive great-half-nephew)
| color = #C80815
| residence = [[Pine Valley, Pennsylvania]]
| portrayer = Matthew Anton <small>(1973-1977)</small><br>[[John E. Dunn]] <small>(1978-1981)</small><br>[[Michael E. Knight]] <small>(1982-1986; 1988-1990; 1992-present)</small>}}
'''Thaddeus "Tad" James Martin''' is a [[fictional character]] from the [[United States|American]] daytime drama ''[[All My Children]]''. Tad is portrayed by actor [[Michael E. Knight]]. Knight has portrayed the role on and off since 1982. Tad represents the good on the show ''All My Children'', often butting heads with "villains" like [[Adam Chandler]]. He is perhaps the best male friend to [[Erica Kane]]. His relationship with [[Dixie Cooney]] made them a favorite of fans, reaching [[supercouple]] status.


'''Charles Ronald "Chuck" Palumbo'''{{Fact|date=December 2007}} (born June 14, 1971){{Fact|date=December 2007}} is an [[United States|American]] [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]], who is currently wrestling on the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre.
Knight has won three [[Daytime Emmys]] for his portrayal of Tad Martin. He won the Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Younger Actor twice in 1986 and 1987, and won the Supporting Actor trophy in 2001. He is one of the very few actors to be nominated in younger, supporting, and lead actor categories, all while portraying the same character.


== Wrestling career ==
Analyzed for his impactful storylines, as well his noted charismatic personality, by various scholars, Tad is one of the more notable television characters to have ever been created.<ref name="Books.google.com">
=== World Championship Wrestling (1998-2001) ===
{{cite book | author = Robert C. Allen | title = [http://books.google.com/books?id=t4fuVTo-kO4C&pg=PA168&dq=Tad+Martin&output=html&sig=WeScG0vlC9AfrJdeJXUR68BgisA Channels of Discourse] | id = ISBN 0415080584| publisher = Routledge | year = 1992}}</ref><ref name="books.google.com">
====Training and Low-Card (1998-1999)====
{{cite book | author = Susan Leigh Star | title = [http://books.google.com/books?id=Mgw7-M7t63MC&pg=PA43&dq=Tad+Martin&output=html&sig=Tnaz4D76fuhl0fczCP0-obAHE-s The Cultures of Computing] | id = ISBN | publisher =Blackwell Publishing | year = 1995}}</ref><ref name="BOOks.google.com">
Palumbo began his career in 1998 on the independent circuit, using a surfer gimmick and the [[ring name]] '''The Dude'''. Palumbo made his debut appearance on ''[[WCW Monday Nitro]]'' on October 19, 1998 as a fan who accepted the challenge of [[Ernest Miller|Ernest "The Cat" Miller]]. Six months later, he was offered a training contract by WCW in April 1999. Just prior to the hiring of [[Vince Russo]] and [[Ed Ferrera]] as bookers for WCW, many of the [[WCW Power Plant|Power Plant]] wrestlers would debut on ''[[WCW Saturday Night]]'' and ''[[WCW WorldWide]]''. Palumbo's initial WCW run was under the name '''Jungle Jim''', his gimmick being a man of the jungle. Palumbo would be undefeated in matches on the lower-tier programs, which were mostly against other Power Plant graduates.
{{cite book | author = Laura Stempel Mumford | title = [http://books.google.com/books?id=RMXgYS_04q4C&pg=PA81&dq=Tad+Martin&lr=&output=html&sig=IcHzq5AZI0eGpOEeE3ynyBm_agc Love and Ideology in the Afternoon: Soap Opera, Women, and Television Genre] | id = ISBN 0253328799| publisher = Indiana University Press| year = 1995}}</ref><ref name="BOoks.google.com">
{{cite book | author = Dorothy Catherine | title = [http://books.google.com/books?id=A3M-BkqXvOcC&pg=PA35&dq=Tad+Martin&lr=&output=html&sig=pcEceLjpFtsj38Y1fPfH4QCXeH4 Other Worlds: Society Seen] | id = ISBN 1551111039| publisher = Broadview Press | year = 1999}}</ref>
==Character history==
===Tad's childhood===
The character Thaddeus Gardner is written into ''All My Children'' as being born on September 1, 1963, as the son of [[Ray Gardner (All My Children)|Ray]] and [[Opal Cortlandt|Opal]] Gardner. When he was ten years old, Tad was abandoned in a park in Pine Valley by Ray. He was found by [[Jeff Martin (AMC)|Jeff Martin]] and his girlfriend, Mary. They were unable to adopt Tad without his birth parents. Upon Mary's unexpected death, Jeff gave Tad to his parents, [[Joe Martin (All My Children)|Joe Martin]] and his wife, [[Ruth Martin (AMC)|Ruth]]. Tad was taken into the Martin home. Ray came back and tried to "sell" the Martin's Tad for $15,000. Joe refused. Angry, Ray raped Ruth. When Ray was sent to prison for the crime, Tad was formally adopted by the Martin's at the age of fifteen, changing his name from Tad Gardner to Tad Martin.


====The Perfect Event (2000)====
Despite the loving Martin home, Tad was a rebellious teenager. He developed a close relationship with his adoptive grandmother, [[Kate Martin (All My Children)|Kate Martin]]. But despite this, he still chose to make trouble. He stole the Martin car and ran away from home for two years.
In 2000, Palumbo made his debut on the March 22, 2000 edition of ''[[WCW Thunder]]'' under his real name '''Chuck Palumbo''' and losing to [[Scott Steiner]]. Palumbo showed talent and charisma, and was chosen by Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo to be the [[New Blood]]'s version of [[Lex Luger]] in May 2000. He was given the nickname "The Main Event".


Palumbo would go on to feud with Lex Luger until late May, 2000 when Palumbo formed a team '''The Perfect Event''' with [[Shawn Stasiak]] and the pair would go on to win the [[WCW World Tag Team Championship]] together. Their main feud was against [[KroniK]] ([[Brian Adams (wrestler)|Brian Adams]] and [[Bryan Clark]]). In August, Stasiak and Palumbo helped form the [[Natural Born Thrillers]] with [[Mike Sanders]], [[Sean O'Haire]], [[Mark Jindrak]], and [[Rick Cornell|Reno]]. They were briefly "coached" by [[Kevin Nash]]. [[John Hugger|Johnny the Bull]], a tag team partner of Palumbo later on in WWE, would also join the group following the formation.
===Tad the Cad===
Tad returned to Pine Valley in 1983, as a twenty-year-old street smart con artist. He started to develop the suave persona that earned him the nickname "Tad the Cad". He began dating [[Liza Colby]] (who had been a bitter rival of his biological sister [[Jenny Gardner]]), and it was Tad who took Liza's virginity. He then began to have a simultaneous affair with her mother, [[Marian Colby]]. Because of Tad's deflowering of Liza, she became obsessed with him for years.


Palumbo and Stasiak won the WCW Tag Team Title two more times before splitting in early January 2001 when he and Stasiak won a tag team battle royal with [[Sean O'Haire]] and [[Mark Jindrak]] for a future tag team title shot. After the conclusion of the match [[Mike Sanders]] declared both teams victorious and that any combination of the four would face [[The Insiders (professional wrestling)|The Insiders]] ([[Diamond Dallas Page]] and [[Kevin Nash]]). Palumbo and [[Sean O'Haire]] would be the two members of the Natural Born Thrillers who would face and defeat Page & Nash for the tag titles at [[WCW Sin]] on January 14, 2001.
In 1984, Tad was paid to date Dottie Thornton by her mother, Edna Thornton Ferguson. During this time, he met and fell in love with a woman named Hillary Wilson, the stepdaughter of town matriarch [[Phoebe Tyler]]. Dottie found out about his love for Hillary and got pregnant in an attempt to keep Tad. The two married, even though Dottie had miscarried and lied to Tad about it. The marriage ended when the truth came out.


====Teaming with Sean O'Haire (2001)====
Meanwhile, Hillary was angry at Tad's marriage to Dottie, and married his best friend Bob Georgia. In 1985, Tad suffered his first major loss when he found out that his Grandma Kate had died. But he kept her spirit in his memory. He also reconciled with Hillary.
Following the title victory, the Natural Born Thrillers broke up when the team of [[Mark Jindrak]] and [[Shawn Stasiak]] would become jealous of Palumbo and O'Haire. The teams would face each other at [[SuperBrawl#SuperBrawl Revenge|WCW SuperBrawl Revenge]] on February 18, 2001 for the tag team titles. Palumbo and O'Haire retained their titles, inadvertently turning face when the fans began backing the duo. The duo would also retain their titles against [[Totally Buff]] ([[Buff Bagwell]] and [[Lex Luger]]) at [[WCW Greed]] in March, WCW's last [[pay-per-view]].


On the final episode of ''WCW Monday Nitro'', Palumbo and O'Haire would defeat [[Team Canada (WCW)|Team Canada]]'s [[Mike Awesome]] and [[Lance Storm]] in the final WCW World Tag Team Championship title defense on the program.
Tad and Hillary finally married in 1986, but the marriage ended in divorce when Hillary discovered Tad knew a secret. He knew the truth about Wade Matthew's intentions regarding her stepmother, Phoebe. He kept it a secret from Hillary and that ended their marriage. With the marriage over, and Tad's life returning to shambles, he left Pine Valley again and stayed away for two years.


===World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (First run, 2001-2004)===
Portrayer [[Michael E. Knight]] was surprised at the reaction he got during the 'Tad the Cad' era:{{quotation|"It's so weird. I'm playing a jerk. No one should like Tad Martin. But the letters I get...I feel like writing back and saying, 'Don't you see, people like that can only hurt you. You don't aspire to be like them." |[[Michael E. Knight]] in 1984 <ref name="soap opera digest">{{cite news | title=Biography of Michael E. Knight who portrays Tad Martin on All My Children |publisher=''[[Soap Opera Digest]]''|accessdate=2008-01-03|url=http://allmychildren.about.com/library/starbios/blmichael_e_knight.htm}} </ref>}}
====The Alliance (2001)====
Palumbo and O'Haire came into the WWF on the June 28, 2001 episode of ''[[WWE Friday Night SmackDown|SmackDown!]]'' as part of [[The Alliance (professional wrestling)|The Alliance]]. The duo dropped the WCW Tag Team Title to [[Brothers of Destruction|The Undertaker and Kane]] quietly in mid-August.


O'Haire was sent to developmental territory [[Ohio Valley Wrestling]] in early September 2001, and Palumbo was thrown out of The Alliance in late October by storyline co-owner of The Alliance, [[Stephanie McMahon]] after he complained he wasn't given enough air-time, so he joined the WWF in November.
===Tad and Dixie===
Tad returned in 1988. He began to have an affair with [[Barbara Montgomery]]. But it was quickly ended when he met the new maid of billionaire [[Adam Chandler]], [[Dixie Cooney]]. Adam had hired Dixie, the niece of his bitter business rival [[Palmer Cortlandt]] with the ulterior motive of producing a son, an heir to the Chandler fortune. His affair with Dixie ruined his marriage with [[Brooke English]]. After that, Adam and Dixie married, with Dixie giving birth to their son, Adam Chandler, Jr.


====Billy and Chuck (2002)====
But Dixie loved Tad, not Adam. Tad and Dixie began an affair behind Adam's back. When Adam found out, he committed Dixie to a mental institution and tried to take full custody of their son. Tad would rescue Dixie from the institution and help her win back custody of Junior. The couple finally married in 1989, but the marriage would not last long.
After receiving the boot from The Alliance, Chuck found himself a tag team partner in [[Monty Sopp|Billy Gunn]]. The pair started as a generic babyface tandem working dark matches, but were later given a heel [[List of professional wrestling terms#G|gimmick]] that saw the pair grow increasingly affectionate towards each other, showing evidence of a [[homosexuality|homosexual]] relationship and Palumbo became known simply as '''Chuck'''. He briefly wore his long hair in pigtails before cutting it short shortly afterwards.


On the February 2, 2002 edition of ''SmackDown!'', [[Billy and Chuck]] defeated [[Tazz]] & [[Matt Hyson|Spike Dudley]] to win the [[World Tag Team Championship (WWE)|World Tag Team Championship]]. They later found a "personal stylist" on March 21, 2002 in the ambiguously flamboyant then heel, [[Rico Constantino|Rico]].
Tad's biological mother, Opal, returned to Pine Valley and helped Dixie's uncle Palmer break up the couple. They paid a woman to say she had slept with Tad. Dixie heard this and separated from Tad. Devastated at losing Dixie, Tad had an affair with Brooke, his old friend. Dixie found out about it. Dixie and Tad divorced for the first time.


Billy and Chuck lost the tag team gold to [[Solofa Fatu|Rikishi]] and Rico, who was forced to team with Rikishi on May 19, 2002 at [[WWE Judgement Day (2002)|Judgement Day]]. Less than a month later Rico would help Billy and Chuck recapture their titles, but this reign wouldn't last long when Billy and Chuck lost the titles to [[Adam Copeland|Edge]] and [[Hulk Hogan]].
Shortly thereafter, the evil pimp Billy Clyde Tuggle kidnapped Dixie in an effort to force her to marry him. Tad rescued Dixie, and the two realized they still loved each other and made plans to marry a second time. On their wedding day, Tad and Billy Clyde got into a fight. They both fell off a bridge into the river. Only Billy Clyde's body was found, and it was assumed that Tad had died as well. Tad's "death" rocked both Dixie and Brooke, who had just found out that despite thoughts that she would never have another child she was pregnant with Tad's child.


In the late summer of 2002, Billy and Chuck were the source of controversy when Chuck apparently [[Betrothal|proposed]] to Billy on September 5, 2002 edition of ''SmackDown!'' asking him to be his "partner for life". Billy and Chuck had a marriage ceremony on the 2002 season premiere of ''[[WWE Friday Night SmackDown|SmackDown!]]''. Just before they tied the knot, however, they revealed that the entire ordeal was a [[publicity stunt]], and both characters disavowed their on-screen homosexuality. When Billy and Chuck decided not to go through with the marriage, Rico turned on them by helping [[Eric Bischoff]] and [[3-Minute Warning]] attack the duo. Billy and Chuck both turned face and Rico subsequently jumped to ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' as the manager of 3-Minute Warning, who beat Billy and Chuck at [[WWE Unforgiven#2002|Unforgiven 2002]].
1992 finds Ted Orsini, of Orsini Vineyards - the spitting image of Tad - doing business in NYC with fairly new resident to Pine Valley, Dimitri Marick. *You see, Tad, suffering from amnesia after the fall from the bridge, ended up in Northern California. Looking for work, he meets vineyard owner Nola Orsini who believed Tad to be her own son, Ted, who was kidnapped when he was just a child. She took him in and taught him the family business which he ended up running.* Dimitri invites "Ted' to Wildwind. Brooke sees him and discovers that he is really Tad - he didn't die after all! Brooke helps him to regain his memory and introduces him to his two year old son Jamie. Meeting up with Dixie again his feelings for her were coming back, but all three decide that he belongs with Brooke and their son. So in 1993, Brooke and Tad marry, with his love for Dixie still weighing strong. Eventually, Brooke realizes the marriage won't work and tells Tad to go back to Dixie and so they divorce. Tad and Dixie get back together and in 1994, they get married for the second time. Meanwhile, Nola shows up in town to tell Tad even though he wasn't Ted, she still loved him as her own son. She dies soon after of heart failure. After Tad and Dixie divorced due to an affair he had with Liza, he struck up a renewed friendship with Dixie's good friend Gloria Marsh. The relationship soon blossomed into a romantic one and they were almost married, and likely would have been were it not for the interference of [[Dimitri Marick]], who soon seduced Gloria back into his life, and inadvertently caused Joe to have a heart attack the day of the wedding. His hold over Gloria increased when he was granted custody of his half brother, [[Edmund Grey]]'s daughter Madeline following the plane crash that was thought to have killed his wife [[Maria Santos Grey]] at the time.
Gloria defended Dimitri against Tad unwaveringly, which alienated her from nearly everyone in Pine Valley at the time, but her faith in him began to diminish after Edmund regained custody of Madeline.
The final straw came when Tad and Edmund deceived Dimitri into confessing all of his misdeeds, and Gloria overheard the entire conversation. Enraged at his deception, Gloria left him. Later on, after apologizing to Tad for being so taken in by Dimitri's lies, Gloria left town to sort out her life.


Billy Gunn was injured in early October 2002, and Chuck became a generic face, working ''SmackDown!'''s B-show ''[[WWE Velocity]]'' for a few months using his original ring name '''Chuck Palumbo''' once again.
===Return and reunitment with Dixie===
In 1998 Adam Chandler needed Adam Jr to come home and along with him came Dixie, who refused to have anything to do with Tad at first. Tad's mother Opal had married Dixie's uncle Palmer and when things started to sour in their marriage, Tad and Dixie got together to help them out. After tailing Palmer to NYC, they found themselves sharing a hotel room. Their true feelings for each other finally surfaced and they kissed. Needing time to think things out, they make a plan to meet at the top of the Statler Building if they each decided they really loved each other and want to be together. Separately, they each decide that is what they want. Tad sits waiting to see if she'll show but while on her way to meet Tad, Dixie falls ill and wasn't able to make it. Tad believed she did not come because she had decided she didn't care after all. In reality, Dixie cared so much for Tad that she didn't want to burdon him with her health problems - a failed kidney and then a weak heart. They remained apart which was tearing Tad up inside. He longed to be with his true love Dixie again. With Liza's help, Tad soon learned about her condition and he went to her. He stayed by her side proving his undying love and then, once again, proposed marriage to her. She accepted and in 1999 Tad and Dixie remarried they were a happy family again.


===Third marriage to Dixie===
====Full Blooded Italians (2003)====
In February 2003, Palumbo formed the [[Full Blooded Italians]] (F.B.I.) in WWE, a faction which had previously been seen in [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]]. After a beating at the hands of [[Solofa Fatu|Rikishi]], Nunzio threatened to bring in his "family" in order to gain revenge. The next week, Chuck Palumbo and [[John Hugger|Johnny "The Bull" Stamboli]] joined Nunzio to form the F.B.I. and attacked Rikishi.
In 1999, Tad and Dixie married a third time and for a while things were perfect.
In the mean time, Liza has married Adam and when they began having marital problems, Tad conspired with Liza to take over Chandler Enterprises. They succeeded. That spring, Dixie discovered she was pregnant. Knowing it could kill her, Dixie decided to keep the pregnancy from Tad because she knew he would force her to terminate it. He did eventually find out and accepted her decision to carry the baby but the baby was not to be when that autumn she miscarried anyway.Dixie, now feeling restless, takes a job working as an assistant for renowned cardiologist Dr. David Hayward at the hospital. Tad, knowing a cad when he sees one, became wary of Dr. Haywards need for Dixies assistance every hour of the day. Tad has the opportunity to meet David's lawyer Leslie Coulson. She turns out to be the little sister of one of Tad's old highschool girlfriends. Leslie reveals to Tad that she had always had a crush on him. Soon, with Leslies unrequited love for Tad and Davids obsession for Dixie, the happy reunion of Tad and Dixie began to crumble, once again. With a little help from Davids experimental drug, Libidizone, Leslie and Davids little plan worked liked a charm: At a party where David had dumped his sex drug into the punch, Leslie was able to lure Tad to bed. Although he couldn't recall sleeping with Leslie, it still accomplished it's goal to put yet another wedge in the relationship of Tad and Dixie. Dixie grew closer to David not being aware of his involvement with the drug and what actually happened. When all was revealed Dixie left David and went back to Tad. Leslie went crazy and was sent away to a rest home. Later Tad brought Leslie back to town to help him get even with David but instead Leslie went all psycho on both Tad and Dixie and she almost killed Tad. Dixie, not understanding how Tad could have brought the menacing Leslie back into their lives for something as stupid as revenge lost her trust in Tad once more and they were divorced again in January 2002.
===Death of Dixie and the aftermath===
Shortly after the divorce, Dixie and Tad reunited once again and Dixie was soon pregnant. She wants to keep it secret knowing that there is no way now that Tad would allow her to risk her life once more carrying this baby. David secretly arranges for Dixie to stay at a special clinic in Switzerland where her heart and pregnancy can be monitored. Tad and Dixie's son JR are puzzled by Dixie's sudden disappearance. But Dixie stays in touch with David and eventually JR. Soon, when Dixie is close to her delivery date, and everything is going well healthwise, she decides to tell Tad everything and they make arrangements for him to be there for the birth of their long awaited daughter! With everything finally fitting into place and with their future looking brighter than ever before, Opal receives a phone call. As Tad settles onto the plane heading for Zurich, Opal who is at Brookes house tells her the horrible news she has just received. With tears in her eyes, Brooke boards the plane to tell Tad that there has been a horrible accident. She wants Tad to get off the plane but he won't. She tells him that Dixie has been killed in an auto accident. The car has gone over a cliff and nothing is left - they couldn't even find her body. Tad is devastated to say the least. Stuck to his seat, unable to move from shock, Brooke buys a plane ticket and the two of them head for Switzerland. They go to Dixies apartment where they find that she had prepared a special evening. A framed baby sonogram sits on the table with the name 'Kate Martin' on it. They gather up Dixies things and return home. Tad takes a long time to mourn the death of his beloved Dixie and their unborn daughter.2003: Tad begins to emerge from his dark place when he enlists his investigator skills to help Brooke find out if Maria Santos Grey is still alive. The woman known as Maureen Gorman does indeed turn out to be Maria and now he must find out how she lost her memory and who could have saved her from the plane crash. When it is revealed that David Hawyard is involved big time, Tad and most of Pine Valley go after him. Seems David found Maria and gave her his experimental drugs to save her life then sent her away and gave her a new name to protect himself. When David is freed from the criminal charges filed against him, Tad is angry. He really wants to see David behind bars for good. Meanwhile, Tad dates a wacky therapist by the name of Lysistrata, but it remains a platonic relationship. Tad decides to start up his P.I. business again after Adam fires him from his position at Chandler Enterprises. Liza with her new venture with some of the young women of Pine Valley, Fusion, soon call on Tad the P.I for help. Getting to do a lot of research for Fusion he gets to know the girls there well and finds himself slightly smitten with the marketing director, Simone Torres whom Tad sums up as one hot tamale. The begin a mutually exclusive ‘booty call’ type relationship, all in fun and very hot. When JR returns home after running off to join the Merchant Marines after news of his mothers death, Jr surprises everyone by presenting to them his new wife, Babe, a pretty blonde he met in port in San Diego. When Tad discovers that Babe seduced Jamie the very night she and JR returned to PV, Tad began an investigation on her. He located her mother, Krystal, and brought her back to PV with him. Tad had been helping Liza with her Adam problems and she was finding that her feelings for Tad were returning, and he was feeling some of the same in return. He was soon involved with both Simone and Liza. With Krystal Carey now in town and involved in the JR, Babe, Jamie triangle she started butting heads with Tad. But their fights always seemed to turn into hot passion. Now Tad was dividing his time between all three of these beautiful women. When Jamie calls him on how cadish that is, Tad breaks it off with all three, with Simone and Liza having had real feelings for him. His constant association with Krystal though makes her too hard to avoid. Tad and Krystal become a couple. 2004: Babe Chandler and Bianca Montgomery are both pregnant and they go into labor while stranded in a cabin in the woods. Bianca has a girl and Babe, a boy. Babes ex husband Paul Cramer, who flew his helicopter in to help, takes Babes son, telling her Biancas baby girl is hers and that Biancas baby has died. Babe having been drugged and almost passed out believes this, for awhile anyway. When she rememvbers that she did have a boy and that Bess must be Bianca’s baby Miranda, she and her momma decide to keep up the facade for the sake of JR who has fallen in love with who he believes is his daughter. When Tad suggests DNA tests after he suspects the baby might be Biancas, Krystal switches the results.Tad is convinced and he asks Krystal to marry him. She is racked with quilt and keeps putting him off. When Tad finds out about the deception he is angry but decides to keep their secret but for only a little longer. To make matters worse, it is discovered that Tad’s arch rival, David Hayward, turns out to be Babes biological father and he wants to bond with Babe and Krystal. When JR becomes mad at Babe and Jamie for their affair, JR gets sole custody of baby Bess. But that’s okay because Babe and Krystal have discovered that Babes boy is still alive and living with Pauls sister Kelly and her husband in Llanview. Jamie and Babe come up with a plan to kidnap her baby back and they set out as fugitives, checking in with Tad and Krystal periodically. Tad, even though he has mixed feelings, arranges for them to get new IDs and gets them passports to get out of the United States.


This version initially gained little success, but would go on to have brief feuds with [[Los Guerreros#World Wrestling Entertainment|Los Guerreros]], [[Chris Benoit]], [[Terry Gerin|Rhyno]], [[Brian Kendrick]], [[Nathan Jones (wrestler)|Nathan Jones]], [[Acolytes Protection Agency|the APA]], and [[The Undertaker]]. When the group [[Turn (professional wrestling)|turned]] [[Tweener (professional wrestling)|tweener]] it grew in popularity and just when the group was starting to get [[Over (professional wrestling)|over]] with the fans it was disbanded.
In 2005, it was revelaed Dixie was alive and well, but she died again in 2007 devastating Tad.
====Death of Greg Madden and aftermath ====
On the episode in which aired Tuesday October 3, 2006, Tad Martin confessed to Dixie that he was the one who buried [[Dr. Greg Madden]] alive in an attempt find out who adopted the child he had with Dixie and that Dixie had given up at birth.


====Working on Heat (2004)====
Tad was deeply upset about this. Krystal comforted Tad and that comfort led to a night of sex. A few weeks later, Krystal was pregnant with Tad's baby. Krystal lied to everyone that the baby was Adam's. After Adam found out that Krystal slept with Tad, he had suspicions. Soon Krystal's world turned upside down. Dixie, Babe, J.R. and Adam knew that she slept with Tad and they all knew that the baby was Tad's. Krystal went into labor at the Chandler Mansion and Adam left her there. Tad warned Adam to stay away from their daughter [[Jenny Carey]] after she was born. Tad and Krystal got married and renewed their vows in order to keep Krystal away from Adam.
Chuck was traded to the ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' brand on March 22, 2004 along with [[Matt Bloom|A-Train]] in exchange for Rico and [[Jackie Gayda]]. After Palumbo was traded to the ''Raw'' brand, he was kept off television until July 2004, when he debuted a new look and entrance music. His new image resembled a cross between an [[auto mechanic]] and a [[Greaser (subculture)|greaser]]. It was not long before Palumbo was a regular on ''Raw'''s [[List of professional wrestling terms#B|B-show]] ''[[WWE Heat]]''. His new gimmick started off as a jobber but began to rise on Heat defeating the likes of [[Gregory Helms|The Hurricane]], [[Matt Anoai|Rosey]], [[Sean Morley|Val Venis]] , Ollie Young, and [[Stevie Richards]]. Towards the end of his tenure there, he started using the nickname "Custom Chucky P" to go with a car mechanic/enthusiast gimmick. The gimmick became short-lived, and as of November 3, 2004, Palumbo was released by WWE. After his release, Palumbo went on to work for [[All Japan Pro Wrestling]].


====Finding his daughter Kate====
=== After WWE ===
Chuck Palumbo, along with the later released Johnny Stamboli, went on to become a member of [[Voodoo Murders]], AJPW's main heel group, and took part in a heated feud against [[Roughly Obsess and Destroy|RO&D]]. Palumbo teamed with former FBI partner Johnny Stamboli to challenge for the [[AJPW Unified World Tag Team Championship]] on March 20, 2005, but were defeated by Jamal and Taiyo Kea of RO&D.
After being shot by Robert Gardner, his biological uncle, he was rushed to the hospital and was reunited with Ghost [[Dixie Martin|Dixie]]. She told him that their daughter needed him after she had lost her adoptive mother [[Julia Santos]]. On June 11, 2008 Tad told Kathy that he is her father.

Stamboli and Palumbo's next stop would be with the [[Nu-Wrestling Evolution]] promotion in [[Italy]], where the pair reformed the FBI, using the gimmick to make themselves the top babyfaces in the promotion.

Both he and Stamboli, would also make appearances in a [[World Wrestling Council]] show where they challenged [[Último Dragón]], Mistico, and Negro Casas, in a tag match which they would win; securing both the first and third falls.

===World Wrestling Entertainment (Second run, 2005-2008)===
====House Shows & Dark Matches (2005-2006)====
[[Image:Chuck Palumbo and William Regal RAW House Show 06-23-07.JPG|thumb|300px|right|[[Darren Matthews|William Regal]] (top) and Chuck Palumbo competing at a [[WWE Raw|Raw]] [[house show]] in 2007.]]
After the ''Tribute to the Troops'' ''Raw'' special on December 19, 2005 in [[Afghanistan]] rumors of Chuck Palumbo returning to WWE came up. It was announced by [[Dave Meltzer]] that WWE had an interest in bringing back Chuck Palumbo due to the fact his brother is something of a war hero in Afghanistan.{{Fact|date=May 2008}} [[John Layfield|John "Bradshaw" Layfield]] mentioned on television that war hero Chris Palumbo is "the brother of one of our wrestlers."

During March 2006, Chuck Palumbo began working [[List of professional wrestling terms#D|dark matches]] for both brands. On March 12, 2006, it was announced on WWE.com that Chuck Palumbo would make his return to WWE. In an exclusive interview, he claimed that he was happy to be returning and that he looks forward to singles competition with a goal of winning the [[WWE Championship]]. Palumbo continued to wrestle very sporadically at [[house show]]s and in dark matches over the next year.

On April 30, 2007, Palumbo defeated [[Ken Doane|Kenny Dykstra]] in a dark match on ''Raw'' and debuted a new [[motorcycling|biker]] gimmick.

====Biker Gimmick (2007)====
Palumbo officially returned on the May 25, 2007 edition of ''Heat'' as a [[Face (professional wrestling)|face]] (retaining the biker gimmick, as well as growing his hair out), defeating [[Charlie Haas]]. He would then make appearances on ''Heat'', defeating [[Job (professional wrestling)#Jobbers|jobbers]].
On July 6, 2007, Palumbo made his return to ''SmackDown!'', defeating [[Ken Doane|Kenny Dykstra]] as well on September 7 defeating Dykstra again, with [[Michelle McCool]] as his new valet by his side. In an [[interview]] with WWE.com Palumbo claimed that the biker character was not a gimmick and that he works on bikes two or three times a week. A Palumbo-made motorcycle was featured on the April edition of ''[[American Iron Magazine]]''<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/articles/4375486/chuckpalumbodebut|title=WWE: TV Shows > SmackDown > Articles > 07/06/2007 > Chuck Palumbo’s debut reflects Superstar’s passion|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref>. He then engaged in a feud with [[Jamie Noble]], after Noble made advances towards Palumbo's "girlfriend" McCool. Noble has been victorious in their four consecutive encounters. In their third encounter, however, Noble won a date with McCool after she tried to distract Noble by removing her top, Palumbo charged at Noble and almost hit McCool. Noble capitalized on the near hit and rolled up Palumbo to win, after which Palumbo blamed McCool for the loss.

On the January 4 edition of ''[[WWE Friday Night SmackDown|SmackDown!]]'', McCool, was pinned by [[Lisa Marie Varon|Victoria]] in a mixed tag match, also featuring Palumbo and Kenny Dykstra. This gave Palumbo his fourth loss in a row. Palumbo blamed McCool for the loss.

====Heel Turn (2008)====
Then the following week on Smackdown!, Palumbo again faced [[Jamie Noble]], this time in a [[Royal Rumble]] qualifying match. Noble again beat Palumbo, giving him his fifth loss in a row. After Noble left the ring, Palumbo attempted to take his anger and frustration out on McCool, which brought Noble back out, and distracted Palumbo long enough for McCool to get out of the ring. Fans chanted "Chuck's A Loser." On January 26, 2008 a double turn started as Noble checked on an injured McCool. Palumbo would attack Noble and would fully become a [[Heel (professional wrestling)|heel]] once again by betraying McCool as Noble would turn face once again. On the next SmackDown he was talking about how great it felt when he attacked Noble. He was then going to apologise to McCool for his actions. However he blamed her for losing his matches against Noble and told her that if he ever sees Noble he would tear him apart - which he proceeded to do the next time they confronted each other. The storyline then abruptly ended before ever really developing any further. Palumbo would then enter short feuds with then-RAW star [[CM Punk]] and ECW star [[Dave Finlay|Finlay]].

====Raw Brand (2008)====
As part of the [[2008 WWE Draft#Supplemental draft|2008 WWE Supplemental Draft]], Palumbo was drafted to the Raw brand. However, he never made his debut for the brand, as he was released from his contract on November 7, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/londonpalumborelease08|title=London and Palumbo released|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|accessdate=2008-11-07}}</ref>

== In wrestling ==
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*'''Finishing and signature moves'''
**'''[[Backbreaker#Argentine backbreaker rack|Backbreaker rack]]''' – 2001, 2005<ref name=OWOW/>
**'''''Full Throttle'''''<ref name=WWEprofile/><ref name=OWOW>{{citeweb|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/c/chuck-palumbo.html|title=Online World of Wrestling Profile|publisher-Online World of Wrestling profile}}</ref> ([[Cutter (professional wrestling)#Yokosuka cutter|Twisting overhead gutwrench cutter]] or a [[Powerslam#Swinging side slam|swinging side slam]])
**'''''Italian Drop''''' ([[Professional wrestling holds#Scoop|Scoop lift]] [[Professional wrestling throws#Fallaway slam|thrown into a]] [[Professional wrestling throws#Samoan drop|Samoan drop]])<ref name=OWOW/>
**'''''Jungle Kick''''' ([[World Championship Wrestling|WCW]]) / '''[[Superkick]]''' ([[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWF/E]])<ref name=OWOW/>
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**''Chuck Deluxe'' ([[Suplex#Belly to belly suplex|Overhead belly to belly suplex]])<ref name=OWOW/>
**[[Professional wrestling attacks#Discus|Discus]] [[Professional wrestling attacks#Elbow smash|elbow smash]]<ref name=OWOW/>
**[[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Diving shoulder block|Diving shoulder block]]
**''[[Padlock]]''<ref name=OWOW/> ([[Boston crab#Inverted Boston crab|Inverted Boston crab]])
**[[Professional wrestling attacks#Big boot|Running big boot]]<ref name=OWOW/>
**[[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Super|Super]] [[Professional wrestling throws#Shoulderbreaker|shoulderbreaker]]<ref name=OWOW/>
**[[Powerbomb#Turnbuckle powerbomb|Turnbuckle powerbomb]]

*'''[[Manager (professional wrestling)|Managers]]'''
**[[Kevin Nash]]
**[[Torrie Wilson]]
**[[Rico Constantino|Rico]]
**[[Michelle McCool]]

*'''[[Nickname]]s'''
**The Main Event
**Custom Chucky P
**Chucky
**'''[[Knockout|K.O.]] Palumbo'''

*'''[[Music in professional wrestling|Entrance themes]]'''
**''Free Hombre'' – WCW
**''I've Got It All'' – WWF; Used while [[Billy and Chuck|teaming with Billy Gunn]]
**''You Look So Good To Me'' – WWF/E; Used while teaming with Billy
**''You Look So Good To Me (Second version)'' – WWE; Used while teaming with Billy
**''Tear It Down'' – WWE
**''Diggin' With A Spoon'' – WWE
**''Brooklyn'' – WWE; Used while as a part of the [[Full Blooded Italians#SmackDown! brand|Full Blooded Italians]]
**''Depth Charge'' – WWE
**''Avant Hard'' – WWE
**'''''You Will Remember Me''''' – WWE

== Championships and accomplishments ==
*'''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]'''
**[[PWI Tag Team of the Year]] award in 2002<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwittoty.htm|accessdate=2008-06-21|title=Pro Wrestling Illustrated Award Winners Tag Team of the Year|publisher=Wrestling Information Archive}}</ref> – with [[Monty Sopp|Billy]]

*'''[[World Championship Wrestling]]'''
**[[WCW World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of WCW World Tag Team Champions|4 times]])<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/ttwcw.html|accessdate=2008-06-21|last=Duncan|first=Royal|title=WCW - WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING WCW WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE HISTORY|publisher=Solie}}</ref> – with [[Shawn Stasiak]] (3) and [[Sean O'Haire]] (1)

*'''[[World Wrestling Entertainment|World Wrestling Federation | World Wrestling Entertainment]]'''
**[[World Tag Team Championship (WWE)|WWF/E Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of World Tag Team Champions (WWE)|2 times]])<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/worldtagteam/|accessdate=2008-06-21|title=World Tag Team Championship official history|publisher=WWE}}</ref> – with Billy

== Personal life ==
Chuck Palumbo's brother, Chris Palumbo is a [[war hero]], often mentioned in commentary during Chuck's televised matches. Chris was awarded several [[medals]] for his [[military]] service in [[Afghanistan]]. Palumbo has a daughter and now resides in an eastern suburb of [[San Diego, California]]. Outside of wrestling, Palumbo runs a custom [[motorcycle]] shop, which has produced numerous custom bikes for other WWE employees.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rajah.com/base/node/14045|title=Randy Orton's Return To The Ring, A Chuck Palumbo Update, Jim Ross Live On-Air|publisher=www.rajah.com|accessdate=2008-11-07}}</ref>


==See also==
*[[Tad Martin and Dixie Cooney]]
==References==
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== External links ==
{{All My Children}}
{{Portal|Professional wrestling|break=yes}}
*[http://www.chuckpalumbo.com ChuckPalumbo.com (Official Website)]
*{{imdb name|id=0658848|name=Chuck Palumbo}}
*[http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/c/chuck-palumbo.html Online World of Wrestling Profile]
*[http://www.wrestlingrevealed.com/bios/chuck-palumbo.php Chuck Palumbo at WrestlingRevealed.com]

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Chuck Palumbo
Born (1971-06-14) June 14, 1971 (age 53)
West Warwick, Rhode Island, U.S.
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Chuck Palumbo[1]
The Dude
Jungle Jim[2]
Chuck
Billed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)[1]
Billed weight280 lb (130 kg; 20 st)[1]
Billed fromProvidence, Rhode Island
San Diego, California[1]
Trained byPaul Orndorff
WCW Power Plant
Debut1998

Charles Ronald "Chuck" Palumbo[citation needed] (born June 14, 1971)[citation needed] is an American professional wrestler, who is currently wrestling on the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre.

Wrestling career

World Championship Wrestling (1998-2001)

Training and Low-Card (1998-1999)

Palumbo began his career in 1998 on the independent circuit, using a surfer gimmick and the ring name The Dude. Palumbo made his debut appearance on WCW Monday Nitro on October 19, 1998 as a fan who accepted the challenge of Ernest "The Cat" Miller. Six months later, he was offered a training contract by WCW in April 1999. Just prior to the hiring of Vince Russo and Ed Ferrera as bookers for WCW, many of the Power Plant wrestlers would debut on WCW Saturday Night and WCW WorldWide. Palumbo's initial WCW run was under the name Jungle Jim, his gimmick being a man of the jungle. Palumbo would be undefeated in matches on the lower-tier programs, which were mostly against other Power Plant graduates.

The Perfect Event (2000)

In 2000, Palumbo made his debut on the March 22, 2000 edition of WCW Thunder under his real name Chuck Palumbo and losing to Scott Steiner. Palumbo showed talent and charisma, and was chosen by Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo to be the New Blood's version of Lex Luger in May 2000. He was given the nickname "The Main Event".

Palumbo would go on to feud with Lex Luger until late May, 2000 when Palumbo formed a team The Perfect Event with Shawn Stasiak and the pair would go on to win the WCW World Tag Team Championship together. Their main feud was against KroniK (Brian Adams and Bryan Clark). In August, Stasiak and Palumbo helped form the Natural Born Thrillers with Mike Sanders, Sean O'Haire, Mark Jindrak, and Reno. They were briefly "coached" by Kevin Nash. Johnny the Bull, a tag team partner of Palumbo later on in WWE, would also join the group following the formation.

Palumbo and Stasiak won the WCW Tag Team Title two more times before splitting in early January 2001 when he and Stasiak won a tag team battle royal with Sean O'Haire and Mark Jindrak for a future tag team title shot. After the conclusion of the match Mike Sanders declared both teams victorious and that any combination of the four would face The Insiders (Diamond Dallas Page and Kevin Nash). Palumbo and Sean O'Haire would be the two members of the Natural Born Thrillers who would face and defeat Page & Nash for the tag titles at WCW Sin on January 14, 2001.

Teaming with Sean O'Haire (2001)

Following the title victory, the Natural Born Thrillers broke up when the team of Mark Jindrak and Shawn Stasiak would become jealous of Palumbo and O'Haire. The teams would face each other at WCW SuperBrawl Revenge on February 18, 2001 for the tag team titles. Palumbo and O'Haire retained their titles, inadvertently turning face when the fans began backing the duo. The duo would also retain their titles against Totally Buff (Buff Bagwell and Lex Luger) at WCW Greed in March, WCW's last pay-per-view.

On the final episode of WCW Monday Nitro, Palumbo and O'Haire would defeat Team Canada's Mike Awesome and Lance Storm in the final WCW World Tag Team Championship title defense on the program.

World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (First run, 2001-2004)

The Alliance (2001)

Palumbo and O'Haire came into the WWF on the June 28, 2001 episode of SmackDown! as part of The Alliance. The duo dropped the WCW Tag Team Title to The Undertaker and Kane quietly in mid-August.

O'Haire was sent to developmental territory Ohio Valley Wrestling in early September 2001, and Palumbo was thrown out of The Alliance in late October by storyline co-owner of The Alliance, Stephanie McMahon after he complained he wasn't given enough air-time, so he joined the WWF in November.

Billy and Chuck (2002)

After receiving the boot from The Alliance, Chuck found himself a tag team partner in Billy Gunn. The pair started as a generic babyface tandem working dark matches, but were later given a heel gimmick that saw the pair grow increasingly affectionate towards each other, showing evidence of a homosexual relationship and Palumbo became known simply as Chuck. He briefly wore his long hair in pigtails before cutting it short shortly afterwards.

On the February 2, 2002 edition of SmackDown!, Billy and Chuck defeated Tazz & Spike Dudley to win the World Tag Team Championship. They later found a "personal stylist" on March 21, 2002 in the ambiguously flamboyant then heel, Rico.

Billy and Chuck lost the tag team gold to Rikishi and Rico, who was forced to team with Rikishi on May 19, 2002 at Judgement Day. Less than a month later Rico would help Billy and Chuck recapture their titles, but this reign wouldn't last long when Billy and Chuck lost the titles to Edge and Hulk Hogan.

In the late summer of 2002, Billy and Chuck were the source of controversy when Chuck apparently proposed to Billy on September 5, 2002 edition of SmackDown! asking him to be his "partner for life". Billy and Chuck had a marriage ceremony on the 2002 season premiere of SmackDown!. Just before they tied the knot, however, they revealed that the entire ordeal was a publicity stunt, and both characters disavowed their on-screen homosexuality. When Billy and Chuck decided not to go through with the marriage, Rico turned on them by helping Eric Bischoff and 3-Minute Warning attack the duo. Billy and Chuck both turned face and Rico subsequently jumped to Raw as the manager of 3-Minute Warning, who beat Billy and Chuck at Unforgiven 2002.

Billy Gunn was injured in early October 2002, and Chuck became a generic face, working SmackDown!'s B-show WWE Velocity for a few months using his original ring name Chuck Palumbo once again.

Full Blooded Italians (2003)

In February 2003, Palumbo formed the Full Blooded Italians (F.B.I.) in WWE, a faction which had previously been seen in Extreme Championship Wrestling. After a beating at the hands of Rikishi, Nunzio threatened to bring in his "family" in order to gain revenge. The next week, Chuck Palumbo and Johnny "The Bull" Stamboli joined Nunzio to form the F.B.I. and attacked Rikishi.

This version initially gained little success, but would go on to have brief feuds with Los Guerreros, Chris Benoit, Rhyno, Brian Kendrick, Nathan Jones, the APA, and The Undertaker. When the group turned tweener it grew in popularity and just when the group was starting to get over with the fans it was disbanded.

Working on Heat (2004)

Chuck was traded to the Raw brand on March 22, 2004 along with A-Train in exchange for Rico and Jackie Gayda. After Palumbo was traded to the Raw brand, he was kept off television until July 2004, when he debuted a new look and entrance music. His new image resembled a cross between an auto mechanic and a greaser. It was not long before Palumbo was a regular on Raw's B-show WWE Heat. His new gimmick started off as a jobber but began to rise on Heat defeating the likes of The Hurricane, Rosey, Val Venis , Ollie Young, and Stevie Richards. Towards the end of his tenure there, he started using the nickname "Custom Chucky P" to go with a car mechanic/enthusiast gimmick. The gimmick became short-lived, and as of November 3, 2004, Palumbo was released by WWE. After his release, Palumbo went on to work for All Japan Pro Wrestling.

After WWE

Chuck Palumbo, along with the later released Johnny Stamboli, went on to become a member of Voodoo Murders, AJPW's main heel group, and took part in a heated feud against RO&D. Palumbo teamed with former FBI partner Johnny Stamboli to challenge for the AJPW Unified World Tag Team Championship on March 20, 2005, but were defeated by Jamal and Taiyo Kea of RO&D.

Stamboli and Palumbo's next stop would be with the Nu-Wrestling Evolution promotion in Italy, where the pair reformed the FBI, using the gimmick to make themselves the top babyfaces in the promotion.

Both he and Stamboli, would also make appearances in a World Wrestling Council show where they challenged Último Dragón, Mistico, and Negro Casas, in a tag match which they would win; securing both the first and third falls.

World Wrestling Entertainment (Second run, 2005-2008)

House Shows & Dark Matches (2005-2006)

William Regal (top) and Chuck Palumbo competing at a Raw house show in 2007.

After the Tribute to the Troops Raw special on December 19, 2005 in Afghanistan rumors of Chuck Palumbo returning to WWE came up. It was announced by Dave Meltzer that WWE had an interest in bringing back Chuck Palumbo due to the fact his brother is something of a war hero in Afghanistan.[citation needed] John "Bradshaw" Layfield mentioned on television that war hero Chris Palumbo is "the brother of one of our wrestlers."

During March 2006, Chuck Palumbo began working dark matches for both brands. On March 12, 2006, it was announced on WWE.com that Chuck Palumbo would make his return to WWE. In an exclusive interview, he claimed that he was happy to be returning and that he looks forward to singles competition with a goal of winning the WWE Championship. Palumbo continued to wrestle very sporadically at house shows and in dark matches over the next year.

On April 30, 2007, Palumbo defeated Kenny Dykstra in a dark match on Raw and debuted a new biker gimmick.

Biker Gimmick (2007)

Palumbo officially returned on the May 25, 2007 edition of Heat as a face (retaining the biker gimmick, as well as growing his hair out), defeating Charlie Haas. He would then make appearances on Heat, defeating jobbers. On July 6, 2007, Palumbo made his return to SmackDown!, defeating Kenny Dykstra as well on September 7 defeating Dykstra again, with Michelle McCool as his new valet by his side. In an interview with WWE.com Palumbo claimed that the biker character was not a gimmick and that he works on bikes two or three times a week. A Palumbo-made motorcycle was featured on the April edition of American Iron Magazine[3]. He then engaged in a feud with Jamie Noble, after Noble made advances towards Palumbo's "girlfriend" McCool. Noble has been victorious in their four consecutive encounters. In their third encounter, however, Noble won a date with McCool after she tried to distract Noble by removing her top, Palumbo charged at Noble and almost hit McCool. Noble capitalized on the near hit and rolled up Palumbo to win, after which Palumbo blamed McCool for the loss.

On the January 4 edition of SmackDown!, McCool, was pinned by Victoria in a mixed tag match, also featuring Palumbo and Kenny Dykstra. This gave Palumbo his fourth loss in a row. Palumbo blamed McCool for the loss.

Heel Turn (2008)

Then the following week on Smackdown!, Palumbo again faced Jamie Noble, this time in a Royal Rumble qualifying match. Noble again beat Palumbo, giving him his fifth loss in a row. After Noble left the ring, Palumbo attempted to take his anger and frustration out on McCool, which brought Noble back out, and distracted Palumbo long enough for McCool to get out of the ring. Fans chanted "Chuck's A Loser." On January 26, 2008 a double turn started as Noble checked on an injured McCool. Palumbo would attack Noble and would fully become a heel once again by betraying McCool as Noble would turn face once again. On the next SmackDown he was talking about how great it felt when he attacked Noble. He was then going to apologise to McCool for his actions. However he blamed her for losing his matches against Noble and told her that if he ever sees Noble he would tear him apart - which he proceeded to do the next time they confronted each other. The storyline then abruptly ended before ever really developing any further. Palumbo would then enter short feuds with then-RAW star CM Punk and ECW star Finlay.

Raw Brand (2008)

As part of the 2008 WWE Supplemental Draft, Palumbo was drafted to the Raw brand. However, he never made his debut for the brand, as he was released from his contract on November 7, 2008.[4]

In wrestling

  • Entrance themes
    • Free Hombre – WCW
    • I've Got It All – WWF; Used while teaming with Billy Gunn
    • You Look So Good To Me – WWF/E; Used while teaming with Billy
    • You Look So Good To Me (Second version) – WWE; Used while teaming with Billy
    • Tear It Down – WWE
    • Diggin' With A Spoon – WWE
    • Brooklyn – WWE; Used while as a part of the Full Blooded Italians
    • Depth Charge – WWE
    • Avant Hard – WWE
    • You Will Remember Me – WWE

Championships and accomplishments

Personal life

Chuck Palumbo's brother, Chris Palumbo is a war hero, often mentioned in commentary during Chuck's televised matches. Chris was awarded several medals for his military service in Afghanistan. Palumbo has a daughter and now resides in an eastern suburb of San Diego, California. Outside of wrestling, Palumbo runs a custom motorcycle shop, which has produced numerous custom bikes for other WWE employees.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Chuck Palumbo bio". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Online World of Wrestling Profile". {{cite web}}: Text "publisher-Online World of Wrestling profile" ignored (help)
  3. ^ "WWE: TV Shows > SmackDown > Articles > 07/06/2007 > Chuck Palumbo's debut reflects Superstar's passion". World Wrestling Entertainment.
  4. ^ "London and Palumbo released". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-11-07.
  5. ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated Award Winners Tag Team of the Year". Wrestling Information Archive. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
  6. ^ Duncan, Royal. "WCW - WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING WCW WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE HISTORY". Solie. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
  7. ^ "World Tag Team Championship official history". WWE. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
  8. ^ "Randy Orton's Return To The Ring, A Chuck Palumbo Update, Jim Ross Live On-Air". www.rajah.com. Retrieved 2008-11-07.
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