Atlas DaBone

Rich Young (born May 5, 1975) is an American professional wrestler and former professional football player who performs for Ohio Valley Wrestling in development with World Wrestling Entertainment as Atlas DaBone. Young spent time in the XFL, Canadian Football League, Arena Football League and National Football League as a football player before joining OVW. He attended the University of Tulsa. He is currently training on the RAW brand.

Career

College

Young attended the University of Tulsa as a transfer student after two years at Glendale Community College and was a two year letter winner. He played 22 career games and was credited with 177 tackles as a linebacker.[1]

Football

After college, Young spent training camp of the 1998 season with the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs. He would be on the team's practice squad during the season. After the year, he took his business to the CFL and stuck with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. He spent the 2000-2001 season in the Arena Football League with the Milwaukee Mustangs. In the arena league, Young played both fullback and linebacker. Following the AFL, Young joined the short-lived XFL with the Orlando Rage. After the league folded, Young attempted to make the Jacksonville Jaguars roster, but was waived in training camp. He rejoined the AFL, this time as an Indiana Firebird in 2002. He would spend the next two years in Indiana before joining the Colorado Crush in 2004. In 2003, he led all AFL middle linebackers with 4.0 sacks.[2]

Wrestling

Young made his professional wrestling debut with Ohio Valley Wrestling on January 20, 2007 as Atlas DaBone. DaBone is billed as one of the most charismatic superstars in OVW. His finishing maneuver is "The Boneyard Boogie".[3]

In wrestling

• Finishing and signature moves

• The Boneyard Boogie (Running Big Splash)

Championships and accomplishments

External links

• Arena Fan Profile
• Arena Football Profile
• OVW Profile