Metal Maniac
| Metal Maniac | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Jeff Miller[1] |
| Born | New Jersey, United States |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Metal Maniac Heavy Metal Maniac Doink the Clown |
| Billed height | 6"2 |
| Billed weight | 330 lb (150 kg) |
| Trained by | Jimmy Snuka Sivi Afi[2] |
| Debut | November 1991 |
| Retired | 2005 |
Jeffrey Miller is an American retired professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Metal Manaic. He worked in Extreme Championship Wrestling and the independent circuit.[3]
Musical career
[edit]Miller was a musician growing up in New Jersey playing bass for a rock band. His family owned the House of Musi recording studio, where he encountered legendary artists including Cher, Aretha Franklin, Kool and the Gang, Meat Loaf, and Tommy Shaw guitarist for Styx, with whom he shared jam sessions.[4]
Professional wrestling career
[edit]Miller began his wrestling career in 1991. In 1992, he debuted for Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) in Philadelphia working as a preliminary wrestler.[5][6] At the end of his first year with the promotion, the Metal Maniac was featured in The Wrestler's monthly "Introducing..." column.[7] His last match for ECW was NWA Bloodfest when he lost to The Sandman.[8][9]
After leaving ECW in 1993, Metal Maniac started working in the independent circuit in New Jersey, Maryland, New England and Canada. That same year, he was named one of the top ten "rulebreakers" on the independents.[10] He would feud with his teacher Jimmy Snuka for the majority of his career. From 1995 to 1998, he worked for Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation in Baltimore. From 1997 to 1998, he wrestled as Doink the Clown for NWA New Jersey.
Metal Maniac went on a tour to England.
In 2005, he retired form wrestling.
Championships and accomplishments
[edit]- Century Wrestling Alliance / NWA Cold Front / NWA New England
- East Coast Pro Wrestling
- ECPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[12]
- ECPW Television Championship (1 time)
- World Xtreme Wrestling
References
[edit]- ^ "Metal Maniac: Profile & Match Listing - Internet Wrestling Database (IWD)".
- ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Metal Maniac - Facts @ Wrestlingdata.com". wrestlingdata.com.
- ^ "Metal Maniac Profile". Cagematch. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
- ^ "Metal Maniac: The Wrestling Story They Tried to Silence". ProWrestlingStories. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
- ^ "1992". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
- ^ "1993". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
- ^ "Introducing...The Metal Maniac". The Wrestler. Fort Washington, PA: London Publishing Co. December 1992. ISSN 1052-0899.
- ^ "ECW 1993 Pay-Per-Views". ProWrestlingHistory.
- ^ Hunter, David (25 September 2015). "ECW Hardcore TV 1993/10/05". CultureCrossFire. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ^ Styles, Joey (Summer 1993). "The 10 Best Rulebreakers You've Never Heard Of". Wrestling 93: Rulebreaker. Fort Washington, Pennsylvania: London Publishing Co. p. 53. ISSN 1052-0902.
- ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "Title Histories". East Coast Pro Wrestling. Retrieved August 10, 2015.