Early career (1988–1991) Bognar wrestled his first match in
Calgary in 1988 at the age of 19, after which he was rewarded with $25 and a six-pack of beer. According to Bognar, he "only got to wrestle in a couple matches a month" and worked as a
bouncer for two years.
Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (1991–1994) In 1991, Bognar went to Japan to work for
Atsushi Onita's
Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (FMW) under the
ring name Big Titan, after sending a videotape that drew the interest of Onita. In November, he was paired with
The Gladiator in the
World's Strongest Tag Team Tournament, scoring a total of six points. On January 18, 1994, Titan and The Gladiator defeated Onita and Katsutoshi Niyama in a tournament final to become the inaugural
FMW Brass Knuckles Tag Team Champions. They lost the titles to
Mr. Pogo and Hisakatsu Oya on April 29.
Catch Wrestling Association (1994–1995) Bognar made his debut for the
Catch Wrestling Association (CWA) in Germany on December 17, 1994, unsuccessfully challenging
Rambo for the
CWA World Heavyweight Championship. There, he was also involved in a
feud with
Tony St. Clair.
Extreme Championship Wrestling (1996) Bognar, as Big Titan, appeared for
Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) at
Big Ass Extreme Bash on March 8 and 9. He defeated Judge Dredd on the first night, but lost to
Sabu the next night. On May 18, under the name Slice Ramirez, he teamed with
J.T. Smith and
Little Guido to defeat
The Dudley Boyz (
Buh Buh Ray Dudley and
D-Von Dudley) and
Hack Meyers.
World Wrestling Federation (1996–1997) With help from
Bret Hart, Bognar received a tryout match for the
World Wrestling Federation (WWF) on August 19, 1996, where he defeated
Frank Stalletto. In September 1996,
play-by-play announcer
Jim Ross introduced Bognar as "
Razor Ramon" and
Glenn Jacobs as "
Diesel" as part of a storyline mocking the departure of former employees
Scott Hall and
Kevin Nash, who had left the WWF to join
World Championship Wrestling (WCW). The storyline was also an attempt to
turn Ross into a
heel. However, both the Jim Ross heel turn and fake Razor Ramon and Diesel storylines were poorly received. Ramon and the second Diesel feuded with
Savio Vega after attacking him on September 22 at
In Your House 10: Mind Games. The feud culminated at
Survivor Series on November 17, where Ramon teamed with Diesel,
Faarooq and
Vader against
Flash Funk,
Jimmy Snuka, Vega and
Yokozuna in a four-on-four
Survivor Series tag team elimination match that ended in a
double disqualification. At
In Your House 12: It's Time on December 15, he and Diesel unsuccessfully challenged
Owen Hart and The British Bulldog for the
WWF Tag Team Championship. He wrestled one more match at a
house show on February 20, defeating Ricky Rockett. They remained with the promotion until May, where they often teamed with
Fuerza Guerrera and
Pentagón against Cibernético,
El Canek and
Latin Lover. Jacobs was ultimately repackaged as Kane, the brother of
The Undertaker. In August, he took part in the
G1 Climax, losing to
Tadao Yasuda in the first round. He wrestled his final match for NJPW during the "Hyper Battle" tour on March 2, 1999, teaming with
Hiro Saito and
Keiji Muto in a loss to
Team 2000 (
Akira,
Masahiro Chono and
nWo Sting).
Late career (1999–2000) After his tenure in Japan, Titan returned to the revamped Stampede Wrestling in November 1999, where he wrestled his final match on June 9, 2000, losing to Vic Viper. He was also involved in training
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