The man who inspired Eugene’s character in WWE is no more. The news came suddenly and shocked the people who knew Eugene from WWE and the person who inspired the character. Nick Dinsmore was particularly saddened by his death, he portrays his character after all. Dinsmore portrayed the character from 2004 to 2007, and it is one of his remarkable moments in WWE history. On Monday, the man himself tweeted,’ Thinking of the family of Eugene Palermo today.’ after the news reached his ears.
Few fans disagree with his sentiment, but he clarified he has lots of fond memories with the family and the people who would come for Eugene’s character. But why are these few fans unhappy over him sharing his sentiment? Because the real Eugene had down syndrome, and few think it was his way of making fun of the man.
Eugene fans are also dumbstruck by this revelation. They have loved the avatar of the character since his inception. And the response is not one-sided either, he was also well received by the wrestling community. The man who inspired was in such good graces with everyone that he was immortalized so that everyone can remember the legend he inspired. In 2016, Eugene Palmor’s name went down in the Keystone State Wrestling Alliance Hall of Fame in Pittsburgh. The place where Palmore was born and grew up loving wrestling.
Who was Eugene? Why was a WWE character based on him?
Eugene Palermo was the son of referee Bucky Palermo. His father introduced him to the world of Wrestling, and the boy took an interest in it despite having down syndrome. Bucky Palermo worked mostly at the matches surrounding their city Pittsburgh. The boy also helped in any way he could, and he entered the big shots thanks to his dad, as he did chores to help wrestlers before the match and did minor chores.
But the story of him being used as a character begin with a man named Rip Rogers. Rogers’s son was autistic, so he thought of making a character with his features. But he couldn’t land on a name. And this is where Nick Dinsmore comes in. He had seen Eugene work at the wrestling matches a few times, so he suggested his name. Rogers agreed after he saw Eugene in person.
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