Ed Ferrara | |
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Birth name | Edward Ferrara |
Born | [1] Bowie, Arizona, U.S. | November 22, 1966
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Ed Ferrara[1] Oklahoma[1] Bruce Beaudine[1] The Powers That Be[1] |
Billed height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
Billed weight | 209 lb (91 kg) |
Debut | 1994 |
Edward Ferrara (born November 22, 1966)[1] is an American retired professional wrestler, writer and agent for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW), often co-working alongside Vince Russo. He is most known for, in WCW, portraying the character "Oklahoma", a mockery of WWF's commentator Jim Ross, and was the heaviest WCW Cruiserweight Champion, although he was forced to vacate the title for exceeding the 220 lb weight limit.[1] Ed Ferrara began his work in television production and writing, contributing to shows such as Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show and Weird Science on the USA Network. Ferrara was also a wrestler in Slammers Wrestling Federation known as Bruce Beaudine. He was most recently working on the creative team for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.