He debuted in the mid 1990s in and around the independent promotions of Detroit. He joined Extreme Championship Wrestling in 1999 and became a star there.
He is a former ECW World Television Champion and was the last ECW World Heavyweight Champion. When ECW folded in 2001, he joined the WWF where he has been ever since. He seriously injured his neck in late 2001 and has just recently returned to action in the past few months.