Чак Палумбо: От моряка к рестлеру и ведущему телешоу

American professional wrestler

Charles Ronald Palumbo (born June 15, 1971) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with professional wrestling promotions World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWE) in the late 1990s and 2000s, where he held the WCW World Tag Team Championship and WWF/E World Tag Team Championship. He hosted the Discovery Channel series Lords of the Car Hoards and "Rusted Development".

Chuck Palumbo grew up in West Warwick, Rhode Island. He attended West Warwick High School, where he earned all state honors in basketball. He joined the US Navy soon after and spent time in the Persian Gulf, working the flight deck of the USS Carl Vinson. He was initially assigned to an F 18 Hornet squadron VAQ 34 at Lemoore, California before transferring to NAS Miramar in San Diego where he worked on the E 2C Hawkeye. Chuck finished up his stint in the Navy and enrolled at the Community College of Rhode Island earning All American honors in basketball and a full scholarship to University of Central Missouri. While attending Central Missouri, watching a WCW TV show, he saw a commercial for the WCW PowerPlant. He called the number, and after graduating with a Criminal Justice degree, decided to accept their invitation to travel to Atlanta and train at the WCW Power Plant.

Palumbo began his career in 1998 on the independent circuit, using a surfer gimmick and the ring name "The Dude". He made his debut appearance on World Championship Wrestling (WCW)'s Nitro on October 19, 1998, as a fan who accepted the challenge of Ernest "The Cat" Miller. Six months later, he was offered a training contract by WCW in April 1999. Just prior to the hiring of Vince Russo and Ed Ferrera as bookers for WCW, many of the WCW Power Plant wrestlers debuted on Saturday Night and WorldWide. On September 3, 1999, at WCW live, Palumbo was defeated by Hardbody Harrison. On September 5, at WCW Live, Palumbo defeated Hardbody Harrison in a rematch. On October 26, at WCW Saturday Night Taping (October '99 #4), Chuck Palumbo defeated Mark Jindrak. On November 9, at WCW Saturday Night Taping (November '99 #2), Palumbo defeated Sonny Siaki. On November 30, at WCW Saturday Night Taping (November '99 #4), Palumbo defeated Devon Storm. On December 7, at WCW Saturday Night Taping (December '99 #2), Palumbo again defeated Mark Jindrak.