Sylvester Terkay

Sylvester Terkay
Terkay in 2006.
Born	(1970-12-04) December 4, 1970 Washington, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Sylvester Terkay Sly Scraper The Escapee The Predator
Billed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Billed weight	320 lb (150 kg)
Billed from	Big Bear Lake, California
Trained by	Ultimate Pro Wrestling Ohio Valley Wrestling Rick Bassman
Debut	2000

Sylvester Matthew Terkay (born December 4, 1970) is an American professional wrestler and mixed martial artist best known for his run in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).

A 2-time NWA Zero-One U.S. Champion, he earned the honor of being named the number one Gaijin (non-Japanese wrestler) in Japan. Terkay also has the honor of being the first UPW Heavyweight Champion.

Career

Early career

While attending North Carolina State University, he finished second in the 1992 NCAA Division I Heavyweight tournament, losing to future Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle by points, 2-1, and later became champion in 1993. According to Angle's autobiography It's True, It's True, Terkay had 78 pins during his college career.

After training under Rick Bassman's Ultimate Pro Wrestling school in California, Terkay was signed to a WWE developmental contract, but later released after spending time in Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) as Sly Scraper. He soon joined Japanese pro wrestling promotion Pro Wrestling Zero1 in 2001 under the ring name The Predator, patterned after Bruiser Brody's character. During his time in Zero1, Terkay also fought in several Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) matches for K-1.

Terkay made his MMA debut in grand fashion by knocking his opponent Mauricio da Silva out in just 13 seconds in a high profile fight as part of the annual K-1 New Year’s Eve spectacular, K-1 Dynamite. He then went on to earn impressive wins over K-1 veteran Kristof Midoux, former trainer of Georges St-Pierre and Choi Mu-Bae, veteran of PRIDE and World Victory Road.

He also appeared in the movie/documentary "101 Reasons Not To Be A Pro Wrestler", where he talked about his views on the wrestling business.

World Wrestling Entertainment (2006–2007)

Terkay (left) with Elijah Burke at December to Dismember.

After more training with WWE's Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) developmental territory, Terkay was brought up to the main roster of SmackDown! on July 28, 2006 working an MMA gimmick with Elijah Burke, who acted as his cornerman. Terkay defeated Matt Hardy in his debut match on SmackDown!. In the following weeks, Terkay dominated jobbers as well as later interfering in Burke's matches. On the October 20 episode of SmackDown!, Terkay helped Burke defeat Vito, breaking his 4 month undefeated streak. On the November 7, 2006 edition of WWE's ECW on Sci Fi, Terkay and his associate Elijah Burke debuted in ECW by doing a backstage promo. Their undefeated streak as a tag team was when The Hardys defeated them on ECW. At ECW's December To Dismember Terkay and Burke defeated The F.B.I. (Little Guido Maritato and Tony Mamaluke). In a backstage ECW promo Burke and Terkay dubbed themselves as the "Knock-out Tap-out Connection", a reference to Terkay's MMA and kickboxing background and Burke's amateur boxing background. He accompanied Burke to his matches in a bodyguard-type role for the next several weeks. Terkay remained undefeated in TV singles competition. On January 18, 2007, Terkay was released from his WWE contract.

Japan (2010–2012)

After leaving the WWE Terkay returned to wrestling for the Japanese promotions of Inoki Genome Federation (IGF) and Pro Wrestling Zero1 and wrestled under his alter ego The Predator.

In March 31, 2012 Terkay worked his last match which took place in Georgetown, Guyana for the WrestleRama event.

Other media

Terkay has appeared in multiple films & TV shows over the years. Terkay appeared in the 2001 movie Slammed along with former wrestling personality Zeus. He appeared on an episode of In the House as a Santa Imposter, and also appeared on the game show Distraction and bodyslammed contestants while they tried to answer questions. He made an appearance in the 2006 movie Evil Bong as a nightclub bouncer. He appeared in the 2010 movie True Legend as a fighter named Elder Scot Brother.

In the 2014 film "Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies," Terkay makes a cameo appearance as a zombie wrestler who fights Kurt Angle.

Filmography

Film

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
2014	'Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies'	As self	Movie
2012	Extreme Rising	Mum	Movie
2010	True Legend	Elder Scot Brother	Movie
2008	Muay Thai	Giant	Movie
2006	Evil Bong	Bouncer	Movie
2005	101 Reasons Not to Be a Pro Wrestler	As self/as The Predator	Video Documentary
2004	Slammed	The Goon	Movie
1999	Universal Soldier: The Return	Hospital Security	Movie
1999	My Favorite Martion	Huge Guard	Movie

Television

Television
Year	Title	Episode	Role	Notes
2001	Black Scorpion	Fire and Brimstone. No Stone Unturned	Granite	TV Series
2000	Indie Wrestling School	N/A	As self	TV Movie
1998-2002	V.I.P	The Quick and the Dead (1999)	Bruno	TV Series
1992-1999	Mad About You (TV Series)	Separate Beds (1999)	Amish Hellcat	TV Series
1996	The Parent 'Hood (TV Series)	Substitute's Pet (1996)	Burly Man	TV Series
1995-1999	In the House (TV Series) 1995-1999	Christmas Story (1995)	Santa	TV Series
1989-1997	Coach (TV Series)	Coach for a Day: Part 2 (1994)	Walter	TV Series

In wrestling

• Finishing moves
  • As Sylvester Terkay
    • Big Bear Lock (Overhead keylock)
    • Face Paver (Reverse chokeslam facebuster)
    • Muscle buster
  • As The Predator
    • Muscle buster
    • Running jumping knee drop
• Signature moves
  • Buffalo sleeper
  • Cross armbar
  • Forearm smash to a grounded opponent
  • Inverted sitout side powerslam
  • Leg drop
  • Multiple punches to face and abdomen of grounded opponent
  • Multiple suplex variations
    • Belly-to-belly
    • Gutwrench
    • High-angle fisherman
  • Roundhouse kick
  • Spinning backfist
  • Triangle choke
• Managers
  • Elijah Burke
  • Kenny Bolin
• Nicknames
  • "The Man Bear"

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
4 matches	3 wins	1 loss
By knockout	1	1
By submission	1	0
By decision	1	0

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	3–1	Mu Bae Choi	Decision (unanimous)	K-1 HERO's - HERO's 2005 in Seoul	November 5, 2005	2	5:00	Seoul, South Korea
Win	2–1	Kristof Midoux	Submission (neck crank)	K-1 - Premium 2004 Dynamite!!	December 31, 2004	1	1:11	Osaka, Japan
Loss	1–1	Gary Goodridge	TKO (punches)	K-1 MMA - Romanex	May 22, 2004	1	1:22	Saitama, Japan
Win	1–0	Mauricio da Silva	TKO (punches)	K-1 - Premium 2003 Dynamite!!	December 31, 2003	1	0:13	Nagoya, Japan

K-1 record

0 wins, 2 loss (2 decisions), 0 draws.
Result	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round, Time	Notes
Loss	Choi Hong-man	Decision (unanimous)	K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Las Vegas	04/29/06	3, 3:00
Loss	Remy Bonjasky	Decision (split)	K-1 Dynamite 2005	12/31/05	3, 3:00

Championships and accomplishments

Amateur wrestling

• National Collegiate Athletic Association

• 3 time All American-NC State Champion
• 1993 NCAA Champion-NC State
• 4 time National Heavyweight Champion
• 3 time AAU Wrestling Champion
• 5 time Boxing Champion
• 2 time NAC Boxing Champion

• 1 time JUCO National Champion
• 2 time Big East Champion

Professional wrestling

• Pro Wrestling Zero1
  • Zero-One United States Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
• Ultimate Pro Wrestling
  • UPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• Hardcore Wrestling Association
  • HWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

External links

• Profile at onlineworldofwrestling.com
• Professional MMA record for Sylvester Terkay from Sherdog
• Sylvester Terkay at the Internet Movie Database
• Sylvester Terkay at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame