Sean Evans (wrestler)

Sean Evans
Birth name	Sean Charles Evans
Born	(1971-01-28)January 28, 1971 McKeesport, Pennsylvania, United States
Died	October 2, 2007(2007-10-02) (aged 36)[1] United States
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Sean Evans Halo Shocker Sean Evans
Debut	1993[2]
Retired	2005

Sean Charles Evans (January 28, 1971 – October 2, 2007) was an American professional wrestler, known by his ring name Shocker Sean Evans, who co-founded and worked for Pro Wrestling eXpress,[3] NWA Wildside, World Wrestling Entertainment and American independent promotions.

Career

Evans began his professional wrestling career in 1993 and in 1994 founded the Pennsylvania independent promotion Pro Wrestling eXpress with Jim Miller. Evans was the promotion's heavyweight champion in 1998.[4]

Evans for the WWE from 2001 to 2003 having matches against Crash Holly, Essa Rios, Matt Hardy and Val Venis.[5][6][7] At Vengeance 2003 when he worked as the Easter Bunny during "The APA Invitational Barroom Brawl.

In 2004, Evans worked for NWA Wildside. He also worked for Georgia Championship Wrestling.

Evans made a return to WWE in early 2005 losing to Heidenreich (twice) and Chris Masters. Later that year he retired from wrestling.

Death

Evans was diagnosed with lung cancer in the spring of 2006. Lita helped headline a benefit on September 14, 2006, in Atlanta to assist with his medical bills and create awareness for cancer. Lex Luger, Raven and Buff Bagwell attended the event.

Evans passed away on October 2, 2007, at 36.[8]

Pro Wrestling eXpress (PWX) the promotion that Evans co-founded held annual memorial tournaments from 2008 to 2016.[9]

In 2008, Evans was inducted in PWX's Hall of Fame.[10]

Championships and accomplishments

• Pro Wrestling eXpress
  • PWX Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
  • PWX Television Championship (1 time)
  • PWX Tag Team Championship (1 time)

References

1. "Profile". Wrestlingdata. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
2. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Sean Evans « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
3. Goldstein, Andrew (April 12, 2015). "Local pro wrestler Jeff Davenport delivers flowers by day, poundings by night". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
4. Roelfsema, Eric and Hisaharu Tanabe (2003). "PWX Heavyweight Title History". Solie.org. Solie's Title Histories.
5. "2001". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
6. "2002". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
7. "2003". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
8. Schramm, Chris (October 8, 2007). "Remembering the life of Sean Shocker Evans". SLAM! Wrestling. Canoe.com. Retrieved October 8, 2007.
9. DiVittorio, Michael (August 29, 2014). "'Shocker' tourney honors memory of pro wrestler from McKeesport". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
10. PWX Circle of Respect PWXTV.com