User:Phatcat68
Eric Scott Illikainen is a sports and historical researcher born in Charleston, West Virginia, USA on November 26, 1968.
He was raised in Cross Lanes, West Virginia and graduated from Nitro High School in Nitro, West Virginia in 1987. He was a member of the track team in high school.
He attended West Virginia State College for one semester and started working for fast-food restaraunts. In 1993, he was able to return to college and graduated from Glenville State College in 1996 with a degree in Accounting.
He wanted to be an FBI Agent so he got a job with them but could not pass the test to be an agent due to very poor eyesight. He worked for them for 5 years and then moved on to the non-profit industry. He also attempted to become a professional baseball player but knee injuries prevented this from being a reality.
He is a born-again Christian who loves baseball, football and 1980's era professional wrestling. He spends alot of time surfing the net for information about famous/infamous people as a hobby.
Notes about my contributions
I contribute to many of the articles involving Major League Baseball statistics, Pro Football Statistics, and Professional Wrestling Stars. I do not have the actual sources for most of this information. All I have are notes.
I have kept notes and statistics on baseball and football since 1978. I have compiled it each year in a gazillion different notebooks. I kept the statistics daily (when I was younger) and weekly once I started working. I got these stats from newspapers and magazines.
As far as pro wrestling goes, I started watching it in 1985 and have kept notes on it as well as far as title changes, gimmicks, birthdays, real names, PPV's, etc. I got this info from watching the shows and writing down what happened, wrestling magazines, etc. I have seven three-ring binders on this, so there is not really any way for me to supply a specific source. I have put under a section titled "books" (on each article), the autobiographies I have read on these people.
The wrestlers from the 1980's are the ones I have the most information on. Especially the ones from NWA, Jim Crockett Promotions, and WCW, which were my favorites. I did follow the other promotions too, but I have limited "specific" knowledge of events in World Wrestling Entertainment, except for when WCW wrestlers would go there.
I hope this helps and that nobody thinks I just don't have sources, I just have no way to get the specific sources anymore. Thank you all for letting me contribute here!
Articles I have written:
Baseball
Football
Pro Wrestling
Brian Adams, Bryant Anderson, Bob Armstrong, Brad Armstrong, Steve Armstrong, The Barbarian, Tylene Buck, Debra, James J. Dillon, Marcus Dupree, Bobby Eaton, David Flair, Four Horsemen, Robert Fuller, Verne Gagne, Jimmy Garvin, Gorgeous George, Robert Gibson, Terry Gordy, Hector Guerrero, Michael Hayes, Missy Hyatt, Paul Jones, Kim Kanner, Nikita Koloff, Magnum T.A., Beulah McGillicutty, Leia Meow, Madusa Miceli, Ricky Morton, Kimberly Page, La Parka, Pamela Paulshock, Vladimir Petrov, Psychosis, Stevie Ray, Buzz Sawyer, Shawn Stasiak, Sunny, Kevin Von Erich, Mike Von Erich, The Warlord, Kendall Windham, Woman, Larry Zbysko
Bunkhouse Stampede, Dangerous Alliance, Fabulous Freebirds, Harlem Heat, Magnificent Seven, Nitro Girls, Pro Wrestling Illustrated, WCW Hall of Fame, West Texas Rednecks, Wrestling Vixxxens
History
Entertainment
Articles I have contributed to:
Baseball
Anaheim Angels, Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Florida Marlins, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals
Football
Kelvin Anderson, Tommy Maddox, Steve McMichael, Rod Smart, Herschel Walker
Arizona Outlaws, Arizona Wranglers, Birmingham Stallions, Birmingham Thunderbolts, Chicago Blitz, Chicago Enforcers, Denver Gold, Houston Gamblers, Jacksonville Bulls, Las Vegas Outlaws, Los Angeles Express, Los Angeles Xtreme, Memphis Maniax, Memphis Showboats, Michigan Panthers, New Jersey Generals, New York/New Jersey Hitmen, Oakland Invaders, Orlando Rage, Orlando Renegades, Philadelphia Stars, Pittsburgh Maulers, Pittsburgh Steelers, Portland Breakers, San Francisco Demons, Tampa Bay Bandits
Pro Wrestling
Tank Abbott, Abdullah the Butcher, Chris Adams, Adrian Adonis, Perro Aguayo, Bad News Allen, Amish Roadkill, Arn Anderson, Ole Anderson, Andre the Giant, Kurt Angle, Road Warrior Animal, Road Dogg, Scott Armstrong, Tony Atlas, Steve Austin, Shohei Baba, Bob Backlund, Marcus Bagwell, Brutus Beefcake, Chris Benoit, Big Show, Eric Bischoff, Steve Blackman, Brian Blair, Tully Blanchard, Booker T, Big Bossman, Dino Bravo, Bruiser Brody, Bull Buchanan, King Kong Bundy, Paul Burchill, Colt Cabana, Lance Cade, Don Callis, Chris Candido, Stacy Carter, John Cena, Masa Chono, Christian, Brian Christopher, Chyna, Carlos Colon, Carlito Carribean Cool, Eddie Colon, Jim Cornette, Big Daddy Crabtree, Justin Credible, Barry Darsow, Simon Dean, Simon Diamond, Ted DiBiase, James J. Dillon, Nick Dinsmore, Disco Inferno, Shane Douglas, Tommy Dreamer, Darren Drozdov, Bubba Ray Dudley, Dick Dudley, D'Von Dudley, Spike Dudley, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Bobby Duncum, Jr., Rene Dupree, Dynamite Kid, Edge, Ekmo, Miss Elizabeth, Ed Ferrera, Ric Flair, Jody Fleisch, Mick Foley, Mr. Fuji, Terry Funk, Gangrel, Jackie Gayda, Gorgeous George, El Gigante, Bill Goldberg, Superstar Billy Graham, Sylvain Grenier, Juventud Guerrera, Chavo Guerrero, Chavo Guerrero, Jr., Eddie Guerrero, Gory Guerrero, Mando Guerrero, Billy Gunn, Charlie Haas, Haku, Scott Hall, Jeff Hardy, Matt Hardy, Don Harris, Bret Hart, Jimmy Hart, Owen Hart, Stu Hart, Road Warrior Hawk, Bobby Heenan, Christy Hemme, Curt Hennig, Mark Henry, Hercules Hernandez, Paul Heyman, HHH, Hulk Hogan, Bob Holly, Molly Holly, Honky Tonk Man, Hurricane, Prince Iaukea, Antonio Inoki, Iron Sheik, Ivory, Jacqueline, Jenna Jameson, Marty Jannetty, Jeff Jarrett, Chris Jericho, Hillbilly Jim, Mark Jindrak, Ahmed Johnson, Rocky Johnson, Junkyard Dog, Leilani Kai, Kama, Kamala, Kane, Maria Kanellis, Chris Kanyon, Evan Karagias, Stacy Keibler, Lo Ki, Billy Kidman, Ivan Koloff, Konnan, Jerry Lawler, John Layfield, Brock Lesnar, Jushin Liger, Lita, Loch Ness, Lodi, Teddy Long, Jose Lothario, Lex Luger, Jerry Lynn, Mabel, Rodney Mack, Mark Magnus, Dean Malenko, Dawn Marie, Rick Martel, Sherri Martel, Clarence Mason, Joey Matthews, Maven, Wahoo McDaniel, Shane McMahon, Stephanie McMahon, Vince J. McMahon, Vince K. McMahon, Steve McMichael, Marc Mero, Shawn Michaels, Taka Michinoku, Linda Miles, Ernest Miller, Mitsuharu Misawa, Rey Misterio Jr., Gorilla Monsoon, Shannon Moore, Pedro Morales, Mordecai, Matt Morgan, Hugh Morrus, Don Muraco, Great Muta, Kevin Nash, Jim Neidhart, Nidia, Johnny Nitro, Jamie Noble, Sean O'Haire, One Man Gang, Paul Orndorff, Bob Orton, Bob Orton, Jr., Randy Orton, Diamond Dallas Page, Chuck Palumbo, Ken Patera, Nick Patrick, Brian Pillman, Roddy Piper, Pit Bull 2, Angelo Poffo, Lanny Poffo, Tom Prichard, Ivan Putski, Harley Race, Raven, William Regal, Dustin Rhodes, Dusty Rhodes, Rhyno, Tommy Rich, Stevie Richards, Wendi Richter, Rico, Rikidozan, Rikishi, Essa Rios, Pat Roach, Road Warriors, Jake Roberts, Rockin' Robin, The Rock, Buddy Rogers, Paul Roma, Rosey, Mike Rotunda, Jacques Rougeau, Jr., Raymond Rougeau, Rick Rude, Vince Russo, Sable, Sabu, Bruno Sammartino, Sandman, Tito Santana, Perry Saturn, Randy Savage, 2 Cold Scorpio, Ken Shamrock, Ryan Shamrock, Michael Shane, The Sheik, Ron Simmons, Elix Skipper, Dick Slater, Sgt. Slaughter, Davey Boy Smith, Tracey Smothers, Al Snow, Jimmy Snuka, Johnny Stambolli, Stan Stasiak, Ricky Steamboat, George Steele, Rick Steiner, Scott Steiner, Sting, Lance Storm, Trish Stratus, A.J. Styles, Kevin Sullivan, Super Crazy, Jeep Swenson, Johnny Swinger, Yoshihiro Tajiri, Scott Taylor, Terry Taylor, Tazz, John Tenta, Terri, Test, Lou Thesz, Tyson Tomko, Typhoon, Ultimate Warrior, Ultimo Dragon, Undertaker, Vader, Greg Valentine, Vampiro, Rob Van Dam, Savio Vega, Val Venis, Jesse Ventura, Sid Vicious, Victoria, Nikolai Volkoff, Chris Von Erich, David Von Erich, Kerry Von Erich, Baron Von Raschke, The Wall, Erik Watts, Mikey Whipreck, Jonathan Whitcombe, Doug Williams, Petey Williams, Torrie Wilson, Barry Windham, Alex Wright, X-Pac, Jimmy Yang, Yokozuna
AWA, GWF, The Hart Foundation, Jim Crockett Promotions, List of professional wrestling stables, List of World Heavyweight Champions, List of WWE United States Champions, Manager, NWA World Heavyweight Championship, NWO, SMW, WCW, WCW Monday Nitro, WCCW, WWA, WWE, WWE Hall of Fame
The Great American Bash, List of WCW pay-per-view events, WCW World War 3
Entertainment
History
William T. Anderson, George Armstrong Custer, Thomas Custer, Jesse James, Frank James, Cole Younger