WRESTLER PROFILES

[Paul Diamond Gallery]	Wrestler: Paul Diamond Real Name: Thomas Boric Birthday: May 11, 1961 Hometown: Born in Croatia Grew up in Winnipeg Moved to Huntsville, AL Marital Status: Married to Lisa Motley w/2 Kids (Kiana & Quentin) Height & Weight: 6'1" - 230 lbs Trained by: Boris Malenko Dean Malenko Joe Malenko Debut: 1985 Previous Names: Kato -masked- (WWF) Max Moon -masked- (WWF) Venum Finishing Move: Flying Back Body Press (Max Moon) Thrust Kick (as Kato) Favorite Moves: Notable Feuds: The Rockers
Texas All Star Texas Tag Team titles w/Nick Kiniski defeating Tudui & Wakahi (May 25, 1985); Texas All Star Texas Tag Team titles w/Shawn Michaels Awarded (September 1, 1985); Texas All Star Tag Team titles w/Shawn Michaels defeating Tony Torres & Ricky Santana (November 17, 1985); CWA (Memphis) International Tag Team titles w/Jeff Jarrett defeating Tarzan Goto & Akio Sato (November 3, 1986); CWA (Memphis) International Tag Team titles w/Pat Tanaka defeating Tarzan Goto & Akio Sato (December 13, 1986); CWA (Memphis) International Tag Team titles w/Pat Tanaka defeating Luke Williams & Butch Miller (January ??, 1987); CWA (Memphis) International Tag Team titles w/Pat Tanaka defeating Mark Starr & Steve Kiern (May 9, 1987); AWA Southern Tag Team titles w/Pat Tanaka defeating Billy Travis & Jeff Jarrett (August 2, 1987); AWA World Tag Team titles w/Pat Tanaka defeating Marty Jannetty & Shawn Michaels (March 19, 1988); USWA World Tag Team titles w/Steven Dunn defeating Truth Commission (May 14, 1997); TWA (Texas) Heavyweight title (as Venom) defeating Ken Johnson (October 16, 1999); TWA (Texas) Heavyweight title (as Venom) defeating Tiger Steele (February 15, 2000); CWF (Canada) Heavyweight title defeating Robby Royce (October 28, 2000);
Thomas Boric played pro soccer with the Tampa Bay Rowdies before going full-time into wrestling.. Paul Diamond wrestled in San Antonio in a tag team called the American Breed with Nick Kiniski.. Paul Diamond later teamed with a young local kid named Shawn Michaels in a team known as American Force.. Paul Diamond first formed a tag team with Pat Tanaka in the Memphis territory in 1986.. Paul Diamond & Pat Tanaka moved onto AWA where they were known as Bad Company and managed by Diamond Dallas Page.. Paul Diamond & Pat Tanaka defeated Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty for the AWA World tag title in 1988.. Paul Diamond Diamond & Pat Tanaka wrestled in the WWF as the Orient Express, with Diamond as the masked Kato.. Paul Diamond also wrestled under a mask as Max Moon, replacing Konnan under the mask when he left the WWF.. Paul Diamond now runs the Paul Diamond Hard Knocks Pro Wrestling Academy.. Tom "Paul Diamond" Boric has moved to Huntsville, AL and has opened up a group called Rocket City Wrestling.. Tom Boric is married to Lisa Motley. She sometimes works as his valet, Cherry Velvet - they have 2 kids..