The Blue Meanie

Brian Daniel Heffron (born May 18, 1973) is an American professional wrestler and actor. He is better known by his ring name The Blue Meanie. He is best known for his time with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) from 1995 to 2000 and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Heffron's ring name is a reference to the Blue Meanies, the creatures from the 1968 movie, Yellow Submarine.[1]

The Blue Meanie
The Blue Meanie at a professional wrestling show in Seaside Heights, New Jersey in 2007
Born (1973-05-18) May 18, 1973
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Bluedust
Brian Estévez
Brian Rollins
Da Blue Guy
John Blue Lamefield
Meanie Grunge
Meanie Simmons
The Blue Boy
The Blue Meanie
The Zebra Kid
Billed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Billed weight323 lb (147 kg)
Billed from"Pepperland"
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Trained byAl Snow
Debut1994

In ECW, Heffron was known for his time in the Blue World Order, which was a parody of World Championship Wrestling (WCW)'s top heel group, the nWo. In the bWo, Meanie played a parody of nWo member Scott Hall and was named Da Blue Guy which was a parody of Scott Hall's nickname "The Bad Guy".

In wrestling
  • Finishing moves
    • Meaniesault (Moonsault)
    • People's Leg Drop (Running delayed leg drop, with theatrics) (parodied from The Rock)
    • Snap DDT
  • Signature moves
  • Double team finishing moves
  • Managers
    • Chastity
    • Jasmin St. Claire
    • Mini Meanie
    • Mrs. Patricia
  • Entrance music
    • "What Would You Do" by Tha Dogg Pound (ECW)
    • "MMMBop" by Hanson (ECW)
    • "Come Out and Play" by The Offspring (ECW; used while he was teaming with Raven)
    • "bWo Theme" by Swamp Candles (ECW / WWE; used while he was a part of the Blue World Order)
    • "Let Me Clear My Throat" by DJ Kool (ECW; used while he was teaming with Nova)
    • "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy" by Revolting Cocks (ECW)
    • "Armed & Rambunctious" by Steve Goomas and Dougvid Perkins (WWF; used while he was a part of the J.O.B. Squad)
    • "Here We Go" by Mark Sandell and Neal Watson (WWE)

Championships
  • Allied Powers Wrestling Federation
    • APWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • Cleveland All-Pro Wrestling
    • CAPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • Extreme Championship Wrestling
    • Hardcore Hall of Fame (2014)[2]
  • Memphis Championship Wrestling
  • NWA New Jersey
    • NWA World Light Heavyweight Champion (New Jersey version) (1 time)[4]
  • Pro Wrestling Illustrated
    • He was ranked #143 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI Years in 2002.[5]
  • Steel City Wrestling
    • SCW Tag Team Championship (3 times) (with Stevie Richards (1), Nova (1), and Cactus Jack (1))
    • SCW Television Championship (1 time)
  • Ultimate Pro Wrestling
    • UPW Internet Championship (1 time)[6]
  • West Coast Wrestling Connection
    • WCWC Championship (1 time)

References
  1. Loverro, Thom (2007). The Rise and Fall of ECW: Extreme Championship Wrestling. Simon and Schuster. pp. 135–137. ISBN 978-1-4165-1312-4.
  2. "The Four New Members of the ECW Arena Hall of Fame Revealed & More". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved 2014-12-15.
  3. "MCW Southern Tag Team Title (Tennessee) history". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2014-12-15.
  4. "NWA World Light Heavyweight Title (New Jersey) history". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2014-12-15.
  5. "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2002". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 2014-12-15.
  6. "UPW Internet Title history". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2014-12-15.

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