Күресші, әскери қызметкер және жарысшы Крейг Питтманның өмірі мен мансабы

Former United States Marine, professional wrestler, amateur wrestler and mixed martial artist

Prior to his professional career Pittman was a successful amateur wrestler. In addition to wrestling, he fought in four mixed martial arts bouts.

In his early childhood Pittman grew up in Brooklyn, New York, but moved with his family to Freeport, New York when he was young. Pittman attended Freeport High School, where he was recruited to the Wrestling team by coach Terry Haise. He also placed seventh in the heavyweight division at the 1989 FILA Greco Roman World Championships.

After leaving the military, Pittman trained as a professional wrestler at the WCW Power Plant under Terry Taylor and The Assassin in 1993. He won his first match by pinning Brian Anderson just before the time limit expired. He made his televised debut as one of the judges for Marquess of Queensberry Rules between Ric Flair and Lord Steven Regal on the April 30 episode of Worldwide. His first televised match was on the November 5 episode of Pro by defeating Ken Kendall. This marked Pittman's first loss but he remained undefeated as he was not pinned or submitted. Pittman began his first feud against Cobra in the summer of 1995. This feud led to a match between the two at Fall Brawl, which Pittman won by submission after attacking him from behind before the match while a recruit of Pittman distracted Cobra. However, Pittman lost a rematch to Cobra on the September 23 episode of Saturday Night, thus ending Pittman's undefeated streak in WCW. In November 1995, Pittman also appeared at WCW's first World War 3 pay per view. In a sixty man battle royal, he became the forty second wrestler eliminated when Hugh Morrus threw him over the top rope. in fall 1996, Pittman quietly turned heel again and dropped Long as his manager, Pittman also appeared at 1996's World War 3 as part of the sixty man battle royal, which was won by The Giant. Pittman would go on to wrestle in WCW through the first 5 months of 1997, gaining opportunities at the United States Heavyweight Championship against Eddie Guerrero on Saturday Night on March 4, and his final match in WCW taking place on the 24th of May on Saturday Night, a shot at the World Television Championship against Lord Steven Regal.

Pittman left WCW in mid 1997 for the National Wrestling Alliance's Mid Atlantic area. Pittman arrived in Florida Underground Wrestling for several months finally coming out of retirement to defeat "The Cuban Assassin" Fidel Sierra. On the July 10, 1998, Sgt. Craig Pittman would receive a shot at the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, battling and losing to the champion at the time Dan "The Beast" Severn. Afterwards he retired from wrestling. In June 2011, Pittman came out of retirement to wrestle in two MMA style shoot fights both against Brent Dali in which in Pittman won both for Florida Underground Wrestling.