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Personal Info

Birth date

1967-11-11 (57 Years)

Gender

Male

Known for

Acting

Place of birth

Hebron, Maryland, USA

Also known as

Van Hammer
Hammer
Major Stash

Mark Hildreth

Biography

Mark Hildreth is an American former professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenures in World Championship Wrestling under the ring name Van Hammer.

Filmography

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WCW Monday Nitro

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Overview:

WCW Monday Nitro was a weekly professional wrestling telecast produced by World Championship Wrestling, created by Ted Turner and Eric Bischoff. The show aired Monday nights on TNT, going head-to-head with the World Wrestling Federation's Monday Night Raw from September 4, 1995 to March 26, 2001. Production ceased shortly after WCW was purchased by the WWF. The debut of Nitro began the Monday Night Wars, a ratings battle between the WWF and WCW that lasted for almost six years and saw each company resort to cutthroat tactics to try to compete with the competition. In mid-1996, Nitro began to draw better ratings than Raw based on the strength of the nWo storyline, an anarchist wrestling stable that wanted to take over WCW. Nitro continued to beat Raw for 84 consecutive weeks, forcing WWE owner Vince McMahon to change the way he did business. As the nWo storyline grew stagnant, fan interest in the storyline waned, and Raw began to edge out Nitro in the ratings. The turning point for the organizations came during the January 4, 1999 broadcast of Nitro, during which lead commentator Tony Schiavone gave away the results of matches for that night's Raw broadcast. As Raw was taped and Nitro was live, Bischoff believed that knowing the outcome would dissuade viewers from watching the program. Excited by the prospect of seeing perennial WWF underdog Mick Foley win the WWF Championship, a large number of Nitro viewers changed channels to watch Raw, switching back to Nitro after Foley won the title. From that week forward, Raw beat Nitro in the ratings by a significant amount, and WCW was never able to regain the success it once had.

Acting

2013For All Mankind - The Life and Career of Mick Foley as Van Hammer

2000Ready to Rumble as Van Hammer

1999WCW Bash at the Beach 1999 as Van Hammer

1999WCW The Great American Bash 1999 as Van Hammer

1999WCW Souled Out 1999 as Van Hammer

1998WCW World War 3 1998 as Hammer

1998WCW Spring Stampede 1998 as Hammer (Appearance)

1998WCW Thunder (7 Episodes) as Hammer

1995WCW Monday Nitro (210 Episodes) as Unknown

1993WCW Slamboree 1993 as "Heavy Metal" Van Hammer

1992WCW Starrcade 1992 as "Heavy Metal" Van Hammer

1992WCW SuperBrawl II as "Heavy Metal" Van Hammer

1992WCW Clash of The Champions XVIII as "Heavy Metal" Van Hammer

1991WCW Starrcade 1991 as Van Hammer

1991WCW Clash of The Champions XVII as Van Hammer

1991WCW Halloween Havoc '91 as Van Hammer

1991WCW Clash of The Champions XVI: Fall Brawl '91 as Van Hammer