NWA

Sullivan formed The Varsity Club upon arrival in the NWA with Mike Rotunda and Rick Steiner. They immediately started feuding with Jimmy Garvin because Sullivan wanted his wife Precious for himself. This feud lasted awhile with Sullivan "breaking" Garvin's leg at one point.

Steiner left the group and was replaced by "Dr. Death" Steve Williams and Dan Spivey. They feuded with Dusty Rhodes, the Road Warriors, Rick Steiner and Eddie Gilbert. Sullivan even attacked Gilbert's wife, Missy Hyatt.

By late 1989, the Varsity Club was gone and Sullivan formed Slaughterhouse with Cactus Jack and Buzz Sawyer to feud with Rotunda.

Sullivan took time off in late 1990 and returned in early 1991 as the manager of One Man Gang, Black Blood and the Angel of Death. They cut El Gigante's hair and had a brief feud. Sullivan also was the masked Merlin the Wizard briefly to manage Oz.

SMW & ECW

In 1992, Sullivan went to Smoky Mountain Wrestling and reunited with Fallen Angel, now called Devil Angel. He feuded with Brian Lee and managed the Nightstalker.

He went to ECW in early 1993 and teamed with Tasmaniac with Devil Angel now called Woman. They won the Tag Team Titles and feuded with "Public Enemy", Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock. Sullivan also had a bloody feud with Abdullah the Butcher.

WCW

He formed a tag team with his "brother" Dave Sullivan, a dyslexic character who referred to himself as "Evad" who was being picked on by The Nasty Boys (Jerry Sags and Brian Knobbs). He enlisted Cactus Jack's help and beat them for the Tag Team Titles.

Dave was injured and out of action for awhile and Sullivan split with Cactus after losing the titles and he defeated Cactus in a Loser Leaves WCW Match at Fall Brawl on September 18, 1994.

Dave came back and dressed like his idol, Hulk Hogan. This infuriated Sullivan, who hated Hogan, and they started feuding. Sullivan brought in Hogan's best friend, Ed Leslie, as The Butcher to feud with him. He also brought in Avalanche and called the trio the 3 Faces of Fear. They feuded with Hogan, Randy Savage and Sting.

In early 1995, after not being able to end Hogan's career, Avalanche left the group and Sullivan turned on Butcher. Sullivan immediately started putting together a new group with the help of his mentor, The Master. They called it the Dungeon of Doom and it included Kamala, The Barbarian, Meng, Manager Jimmy Hart, Shark, Zodiac, Yeti, Hugh Morrus, One Man Gang and for a very short time, Vader.

They feuded with the Four Horsemen and Sullivan had a special disliking for Brian Pillman. Once Sullivan sent Pillman packing, the Dungeon and the Horsemen rejoined forces to get rid of Hulk Hogan and his friends. They brought in The Giant, Maxx Muscle and Big Bubba Rogers to help. They even formed the Alliance To End Hulkamania with the Horsemen in a failed attempt to do so.

When they couldn't get the job done, Sullivan and Chris Benoit of the Horsemen picked up where Pillman left off and started a feud. This was a brutal feud and lasted over a year. Sullivan brought in Jacquelyn to help him and also added Konnan to the Dungeon.

"Retirement"

Sullivan stayed on as the booker or a member of the WCW booking committee and made a brief onscreen appearance with the reformed Varsity Club of Rotunda and Rick Steiner with their cheerleader, Leia Meow. After a couple of months, he was back off TV.

Sullivan remained at WCW until its parent company, Time Warner, merged with AOL in late 2000. This merger with AOL basically allowed WCW to be put up for "auction." In March 2001 it was purchased by non other than Vince McMachon of WWE (WWF at the time).

Sullivan still makes occasional appearances on the independent circuit, mainly in Florida.

Profile

Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight: 250 lb (113 kg)
Birthday: October 26, 2024
Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts

Other Gimmicks: Merlin the Wizard, Taskmaster, Gamesmaster, Johnny West, Kevin Caldwell, The Masked Lucifer

Trainer: himself

Debut: 1972

Managers: Jimmy Hart, Fallen Angel/Woman, Gary Hart, King Curtis Laukea, Oliver Humperdink, Paul E. Dangerously, Sherri Martel, Jonnie Stewart, Damien Kane, Leia Meow, Jacquelyn

Finishing/Trademark moves: The Double Stomp, Golden Spike, Tree of Woe

Championships/Accomplishments

World Championship Wrestling

• 1-Time WCW World Tag Team Champion (with Cactus Jack)

National Wrestling Alliance -

• 2-Time NWA World Tag Team Champion (Mid-America version) (with Robert Fuller and Mike Graham)
• 1-Time NWA Southern Heavyweight Champion (Tennessee version)
• 2-Time NWA National Television Champion
• 1-Time NWA United States Tag Team Champion (with "Dr. Death" Steve Williams)
• 1-Time NWA World Tag Team Champion (Central States version) (with Ken Lucas)

Extreme Championship Wrestling

• 2-Time ECW Tag Team Champion (with Tasmaniac)

Florida Championship Wrestling

• 1-Time Florida Heavyweight Champion
• 4-Time Florida Southern Heavyweight Champion
• 2-Time Florida Tag Team Champion (with Mike Graham)

Southeast Championship Wrestling

• 2-Time NWA Southeast Continental Heavyweight Champion
• 2-Time NWA Southeast Tag Team Champion (with Ken Lucas)
• 2-Time NWA Southeast United States Junior Heavyweight Champion

Other Titles

• 1-Time Polynesian Pacific Wrestling Heavyweight Champion
• 1-Time AWC Heavyweight Champion
• 1-Time Can-Am Heavyweight Champion
• 1-Time Southwest Championship Wrestling Heavyweight Champion
• 1-Time Mid-Southern Tag Team Champion (with Len Rossi)

Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) ranked him # 106 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003. Sullivan won the 1981 PWI Most Improved Wrestler Award.

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Photos from Kevin's gallery on Obsessed with Wrestling

Kevin's interview with Alan Wojcik - Wrestling Clothesline