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Terrance Guido Gerin (born October 7, 1975) is an American professional wrestler better known by the ring name Rhyno or Rhino. He is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). During his career he has worked for several promotions, most notably Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and WWE .
Rhyno is a former ECW and WWE champion who is known for his devastating Gore move. Learn about his career highlights, friends, enemies and latest news on WWE.com.
- Early Career
- Catch Wrestling Association
- Extreme Championship Wrestling
- World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment
- Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
- Juggalo Championship Wrestling
- Independent Circuit
- Ring of Honor
- Return to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
- Return to WWE
Gerin trained as a wrestler at the Can-Am Wrestling School located in Windsor, Ontario, Canada under Scott D'Amore. He debuted in 1994 on the Detroit independent circuit under the ring name Terry Richards. Gerin later adopted the ring name Rhino Richards and began wrestling in Canada, where he formed a stable known as "THUG Life" with Joe Legend, C...
Gerin later competed under Rhino Richards in the Catch Wrestling Association which is based in Germany. He later teamed with XL Legend to win the vacant World Tag Team Championships by defeating Rico de Cuba and August Smisl on October 10, 1998 in Hanover, Germany. The titles were vacated in October 1998 when Gerin left the promotion after signing ...
Gerin debuted in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) in 1999 as Rhino. Rhino quickly joined forces with Steve Corino and Jack Victory. Rhino and Corino challenged Tommy Dreamer and Raven for the ECW World Tag Team Championship at Anarchy Rulz, but were defeated. In late 1999, Rhino began feuding with The Sandman, and at November to Remember he tea...
2001–2003
Following the closure of ECW, Gerin signed a contract with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). He debuted on the March 19, 2001 episode of Raw under the ring name Rhyno, aligning himself with Edge and Christian. Rhyno went on to help Edge and Christian defeat The Hardy Boyz (Matt Hardy & Jeff Hardy) and The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray & D-Von) for the WWF Tag Team Championship in a Tables Ladders and Chairs match at WrestleMania X-Seven. Rhyno, Edge, and Christian went on to form a stable with K...
2004–2005
In March 2004, Rhyno was drafted to the Raw brand. In July he formed a tag team with Tajiri, and the duo challenged for the World Tag Team Championship on several occasions throughout 2004. Rhyno was released from his WWE contract on April 9, 2005 due to a public argument with his wife that took place at the WrestleMania 21 afterparty. He made his final appearance on WWE television at the WWE-produced ECW reunion pay-per-view One Night Standon June 12.
Gerin debuted in Juggalo Championship Wrestling at the 2004 musical festival Gathering of the Juggalos, where he defeated Abyss. At the following year's event, he participated on behalf of the company in "JCW vs. TNA: Three Day War." Gerin returned to Juggalo Championship Wrestling in 2011, saving JCW Heavyweight Champion Corporal Robinson from an ...
Since his departure from TNA, Rhino has appeared in several independent promotions across the United States & Canada. In May 2011, Rhino took part in New Japan Pro Wrestling's first tour of the United States, the Invasion Tour 2011. In the main event of the first night on May 13 in Rahway, New Jersey, Rhino teamed with Charlie Haas in a tag team ma...
Rhino was revealed to be the bodyguard hired by Prince Nana to protect The Embassy from Homicide on June 13, 2011. In his debut match for the promotion on June 26 at Best in the World 2011, Rhino was defeated by Homicide in a Street Fight. In his next ROH appearance at the Death Before Dishonor IX pay-per-view on September 17, Rhino and fellow Emba...
On July 3, 2014, Rhino returned to TNA during the Impact Wrestling tapings, as he attacked Bully Ray on behalf of Ethan Carter III to help him win a Tables match. During the July 10 edition of Impact Wrestling, Rhino joined Ethan Carter and Spud in confronting Bully Ray about his actions against Bully. The confrontation broke down into a three-on-o...
WWE NXT
Rhyno made an unannounced return to WWE on February 12, 2015 during the taping of its developmental program WWE NXT, defeating Elias Samson. The episode aired on February 18, 2015 and later that night WWE added Gerin to the NXT roster page as "Rhyno". After a few weeks of defeating local competitors, Rhyno announced that he was in NXT to win the NXT Championship. On the April 15 episode of NXT, Rhyno fought Sami Zaynin a losing effort. On the May 6 episode of NXT, after defeating Bull Dempsey...
Main Roster
On the July 26 episode of SmackDown, Rhyno returned to attack "free agent" Heath Slater with a Gore. On the August 9, the two wrestled each other with the stipulation that if Slater won, he would be signed to the SmackDown roster; however, Rhyno defeated Slater. On the August 23 episode of SmackDown, Slater was offered a spot in the tournament for the newly instated WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship if he found a partner. After struggling to find a partner, Rhyno approached Slater and agree...
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Rhyno / Rhino is a professional wrestler and producer who works for TNA and independent promotions under the ring name of Rhino. He has a real name of Terrance Guido Gerin and is 48 years old. He has a long and varied wrestling career, starting in 1995 and ending in 2019, with various promotions, face/heel turns, titles, and gimmicks.
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