Other Aliases: Vampire Warrior
Biggest Fan: John Rohner "He is a vampire. He has a special match called the blood bath match."
Gangrel will forever be remembered in the WWF for being the leader of The Brood, a trio of vampire wrestlers known for leaving opponents incapacitated in a pool of blood. The Brood was also the faction that first paired Edge and Christian together in the WWF, and their future success must be credited in part, or in whole, to the tutelage of their vampire mentor, Gangrel.Gangrel is also a noteworthy superstar in that he was married to Luna Vachon, one of the most fearsome female sports entertainers. Can you imagine what a couples dinner with those two might be like? You might end up being the main course! Anyway, Gangrel and The Brood were involved in some interesting feuds and were even a part of the Undertaker's Ministry for a while, in some kind of stable merger. Later on, Gangrel would turn on Edge and Christian and form The New Brood with Matt and Jeff Hardy. This group didn't have as much success as its predecessor.
Gangrel's singles career reached its peak at the 1999 Royal Rumble. Not only was he an entrant in the Rumble match, but he also challenged X-Pac for the European Championship, and if not for a slow count by Teddy Long, he might be the reigning European Champion today. Unfortunately, Gangrel never captured championship gold in the WWF. He continued to work off-and-on for the WWE, even forming yet another vampire-themed stable in ECW as recently as 2006. Sadly, the WWE has been reluctant to bring this Dean Malenko-trained superstar back full-time due to ongoing weight problems.
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