Taz (wrestler)

"Tazz" redirects here. For the rugby player, see Tazz Fuzani. For the rabbinical commentary, see David HaLevi Segal. For the car make, see Toyota Tazz.
Taz
Taz in 2022
Birth namePeter Senerchia[1]
Born (1967-10-11) October 11, 1967 (age 57)[1]
Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
Spouse(s)Teresa Smith
ChildrenHook (son)
FamilyChris Chetti (cousin)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Kid Krush[2]
The Tasmaniac
The Tasmanian Devil[2]
The Tazmaniac[2]
Taz[2]
Tazz[2][3]
Billed height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[4]
Billed weight240 lb (109 kg)[4]
Billed from"The Red Hook Section of Brooklyn, New York"[2][3]
Trained byJohnny Rodz[1]
DebutJune 3, 1987 (1987-06-03)[1]
RetiredJune 11, 2006 (2006-06-11)[5]

Peter Senerchia (born October 11, 1967),[1] better known by the ring name Taz (also spelled Tazz), is an American radio personality, color commentator, and retired professional wrestler signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a color commentator for AEW Dynamite and manager.

Beginning his career in 1987, began his rise to prominence after joining Eastern Championship Wrestling (ECW, later Extreme Championship Wrestling) in 1993 as The Tazmaniac. In late-1995, following a severe neck injury, he shortened his ring name to "Taz" and adopted the persona of a belligerent shoot fighter who dismantled opponents with an array of suplexes before forcing them to submit with the "Tazmission". During his time in ECW, Taz was a two-time ECW World Heavyweight Champion,[6] a two-time ECW World Television Champion,[7] a three-time ECW World Tag Team Champion,[8][9] a two-time (and the inaugural) FTW Heavyweight Champion,[10] and the fourth ECW Triple Crown Champion.

In 1999, Taz left ECW to join the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, later WWE) where he was renamed "Tazz". After largely retiring from the ring in 2002, he transitioned into a color commentary role. Upon leaving WWE in 2009,[3] Taz joined Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) as a color commentator. He left TNA in 2015. In 2019, Taz joined the upstart AEW promotion, where he once again provided color commentary as well as managing Team Taz, a stable that included his son Tyler "Hook" Senerchia.

  1. ^ a b c d e "Taz bio". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2007.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Taz profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved July 21, 2007.
  3. ^ a b c "Tazz's WWE Alumni Bio". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on April 8, 2009. Retrieved August 23, 2008.
  4. ^ a b "Tazz". WWE. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Tazzvision was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "ECW Championship". WWE. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  7. ^ "ECW TV Championship". WWE. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  8. ^ "ECW World Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles.com.
  9. ^ "ECW Tag Team Championship". WWE. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference SolieFTW was invoked but never defined (see the help page).