Dean Peters  |
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| Ring name(s) | Brady Boone Battle Kat Fire Cat The Masked Fire Cat |
| Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Billed weight | 220 lb (100 kg/16 st) |
| Born | August 22 1958 Robbinsdale, Minnesota |
| Died | December 15 1998 (aged 40) Florida |
| Billed from | Oregon City, Oregon |
| Trained by | Sandy Barr Roddy Piper |
| Debut | 1984 |
Dean R. Peters (August 22, 1958 - December 15, 1998) was a professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with the World Championship Wrestling and Pacific Northwest Wrestling as Brady Boone, Fire Cat in All Japan Pro Wrestling and his short run in the World Wrestling Federation as BattleKat. After his retirement, he became a referee for WCW during the late 1990s. After refereeing at a WCW event in Orlando, Florida, he died in a car accident.
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Career
Dean Peters graduated from Robbinsdale High School (were he was captain of the gymnastics team) in 1976 along with other future wrestling stars Curt Hennig,[1] Tom Zenk[2] and Rick Rude.[3] Other future wrestling stars John Nord[1] and Nikita Koloff[1] (class of 1977) as well as Barry Darsow[1] (class of 1978) attended RHS with Peters.[4] Peters started his career in 1984 working for Don Owen's NWA Pacific Northwest Wrestling promotion.[5] He went by the name "Brady Boone" and was billed as the cousin of Billy Jack Haynes.[5] In 1986, Boone won the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship twice, once with Coco Samoa and once with Ricky Santana.[5] In the late 1980s Peters went to work for WWF as the first "Battle Kat" where he received a small push.[5][6] Upon leaving the WWF Boone wrestled in the Global Wrestling Federation as the "Fire Cat."[6] He later wrestled in the Florida area where he won the Suncoast Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championship with Jerry Lynn.[7] In 1991, Peters competed at Universal Wrestling Federation's only PPV, UWF Beach Brawl. In the late 1990s, Peters worked as a referee for WCW. On December 15, 1998 while driving home to Tampa, Florida from a WCW television taping in Orlando, Peters died in an automobile accident.[5][6]
In wrestling
- Finishing and signature moves[8]
- Frankensteiner (Top rope headscissors takedown)
- Superkick
Championships and accomplishments
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- NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship (2 times) with Coco Samoa (1) and Ricky Santana (1)[9]
- Suncoast Pro Wrestling
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- SPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) with Jerry Lynn[10]
Notes
- ^ a b c d OWW Hennig Bio. Retrieved on 2007-05-12.
- ^ Athletes Advanced: Robbinsdale High School. Retrieved on 2007-05-12.
- ^ Wrestling World Mourns Loss Of Legends. Retrieved on 2007-05-12.
- ^ Fan fests bring Demolition back together. Retrieved on 2007-05-14.
- ^ a b c d e OWW: Brady Boone Bio. Retrieved on 2007-05-11.
- ^ a b c IMDb: Brady Boone. Retrieved on 2007-05-14.
- ^ bodyslamming.com bio.
- ^ Bio on Online World of Wrestling.
- ^ N.W.A. Pacific Northwest Tag Team Titles. Puroresu Dojo (2003). Retrieved on 2007-05-11.
- ^ bodyslamming.com bio.
Further reading
- Bernstein, Ross. Grappling Glory: Celebrating A Century Of Minnesota Wrestling & Rassling. Minneapolis: Nodin Press, 2004. ISBN 1932472312
External links
- Dean Peters, aka Brady Boone, RIP
- Championship Wrestling from Florida: Brady Boone
- Deceased Superstars - Brady Boone
- Brady Boone at Online World of wrestling
- Brady Boone at the Internet Movie Database
- Brady Boone at the WrestlingWiki
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| NAME | Peters, Dean |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Professional wrestler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 22, 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Robbinsdale, Minnesota |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1998-12-15 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Florida |
