Curtis Hughes
Curtis Hughes is an American professional wrestler, better known under the ring name Mr. Hughes. He is best known for his stints in the World Wrestling Federation. In addition to the WWF, Hughes has also worked for World Championship Wrestling, the American Wrestling Association, the American Wrestling Federation, and Extreme Championship Wrestling. Hughes currently trains wrestlers in the WWA4 Training School and wrestles on the independent circuit. In 1999, Hughes lost a lot of weight and began working on the independent circuit and later became head trainer at the Atlanta-based World Wrestling Alliance's WWA4 Wrestling School. In late 2003, Hughes worked for the newly formed All World Wrestling League/Big Time Wrestling. In 2006, WWA4 launched a locally-aired professional wrestling program, which Hughes co-hosted with announcer and the executive producer, Taylor McKnight. When Mcknight left WWA4 for Great Championship Wrestling, Dave Wills co-hosted with Hughes. After beginning classes at the WWA4 school, Hughes' weight dropped from 310 pounds to 250 pounds. In 2007, Hughes began a high-profile Memphis Wrestling feud when he called Jerry Lawler a "sell out" for not showing up for a scheduled match against Hulk Hogan (Lawler worked for World Wrestling Entertainment, who objected to the match). Hughes shoved Lawler's real life girlfriend, Renee, on an episode of Memphis Primetime, and the two battled three weeks later at Sam's Town River Palace Arena in Tunica, Mississippi. The match ended when Hughes kneeled and apologized to Lawler, before hitting him with a low blow and punching Renee in the face, thus losing by disqualification. In March 2011, Hughes headlined the inaugural Redneck Wrasslin Organization card in Springfield, Illinois, teaming with Pretty Boy Floyd and Beast to defeat Team Dragonfire. On February 18, 2012, Hughes won a 34-man battle royal for the vacant Peachstate Wrestling Alliance Heritage Championship. On April 11, 2016, he stepped down as head trainer of WWA4 with his trainee AR Fox taking over the role
Known For
Credits
- 2021 ·WrestleCade Supershow 2021as Mr. Hughes
- 2020 ·Talk N' Shop A Mania 2as Mr. Hughes
- 2017 ·WrestleCade SuperShow 2017as Mr. Hughes
- 2016 ·Bloody Islandas Smith's Father
- 2016 ·WrestleCade 2016 - The Final 3 Countas Mr. Hughes
- 1999 ·WWE Rebellion 1999as Mr. Hughes (Bodyguard)
- 1999 ·WWE Unforgiven 1999as Mr. Hughes
- 1999 ·WWE SmackDownas Curtis Hughes
- 1997 ·WWE Royal Rumble 1997as Mr. Hughes
- 1996 ·ECW CyberSlam 1996as Mr. Hughes
- 1996 ·ECW Big Apple Blizzard Blastas Mr. Hughes
- 1996 ·ECW: January 27, 1996as Mr. Hughes
- 1996 ·ECW House Party 1996as Mr. Hughes (Ringside)
- 1995 ·AWF Warriors of Wrestlingas Mr. Hughes
- 1994 ·ECW November to Remember 1994as "The Ruffneck" Mr. Hughes
- 1994 ·ECW Hardcore Heaven 1994as Mr. Hughes
- 1994 ·ECW Heatwave 1994: The Battle for The Futureas Mr. Hughes
- 1994 ·ECW Heat Wave 1994as Mr. Hughes
- 1994 ·ECW Hostile City Showdown 1994as "The Ruffneck" Mr. Hughes
- 1994 ·ECW When Worlds Collideas "The Ruffneck" Mr. Hughes
- 1994 ·ECW The Night the Line Was Crossedas Mr. Hughes
- 1993 ·ECW November to Remember 1993as Mr. Hughes
- 1993 ·WWE King of the Ring 1993as Mr. Hughes
- 1993 ·Rawas Mr. Hughes (archive footage)
- 1993 ·Rawas Mr. Hughes
- 1992 ·WCW Wrestle War: WarGamesas Mr. Hughes
- 1992 ·WCW Clash of The Champions XVIIIas Mr. Hughes
- 1991 ·WCW Starrcade 1991as Mr. Hughes
- 1991 ·WCW Clash of The Champions XVIIas Mr. Hughes
- 1991 ·WCW Halloween Havoc '91as Mr. Hughes (Bodyguard)
- 1991 ·WCW The Great American Bash 1991as Mr. Hughes (Bodyguard)
- 1991 ·WCW Clash of the Champions XV: Knocksville USAas Mr. Hughes
- 1991 ·WCW SuperBrawl: Return from The Rising Sunas Mr. Hughes (Bodyguard)
- 1991 ·WCW/New Japan Supershow: Rumble in The Rising Sunas Big Cat Hughes
- 1991 ·WCW WrestleWar 1991as The Cat
- 1990 ·WCW Starrcade '90: Collision Courseas The Big Cat
- 1990 ·NWA Clash of The Champions XIII: Thanksgiving Thunderas "Big Cat" Curtis Hughes
- 1989 ·CSW International Bashas "The Big Cat" Curtis Hughes