Early career (1987–1991) After debuting in 1987 and a two-year run in the
Don Owen owned, Portland Territory as The Avalanche, Neu traveled to
Europe to compete for the
Catch Wrestling Association under the ring name Cannonball Grizzly in 1989.
World Championship Wrestling (1991–1992) Upon his return to the
United States in 1991, Neu joined
World Championship Wrestling. He made his debut for the promotion on the May 11 episode of
World Wide Wrestling as P. N. News, a
rapper gimmick fashioned after
P.M. Dawn, where he defeated Terry Bronson in 44 seconds. He soon began a brief
feud against
World Television Champion "Stunning" Steve Austin. At
The Great American Bash, News and
Bobby Eaton defeated Austin and his partner
Terry Taylor in a
scaffold match. Despite this, News faced Austin in a match for the World Television Title at
Clash of the Champions XVII on November 19, but was unsuccessful in winning the title. News also twice unsuccessfully challenged
WCW World Heavyweight Champion Lex Luger on WCW's December 1991 UK tour, being pinned by Luger in London on December 10 (first night of three shows) and
Sheffield on December 13. After their feud, News was moved down the card and on December 21 at
Starrcade, News teamed with
Steve Armstrong in a losing effort to
Ron Simmons and
Thomas Rich. On January 21, 1992, News made his final television appearance, defeating
Diamond Dallas Page at
Clash of the Champions XVIII. Following this, News wrestled solely on house shows before being released on March 15, 1992.
Catch Wrestling Association (1992–1998) After leaving WCW, Neu returned to the
Catch Wrestling Association in late 1992 under his Cannonball Grizzly ring name and gimmick. On November 5, 1995, Grizzly and
John Hawk defeated
August Smisl and
Ulf Herman to win the
World Tag Team Championship for the first time. After the loss, Grizzly began teaming with his cousin
Bruiser Mastino, with their tag team being known as The Brotherhood. They would hold the title until it was vacated in July 1997. Neu left the promotion in late 1998. two years before its closure and replacement with the European Wrestling Promotion (EWP) for which Neu would return to Europe to work.
British wrestling (1993–2016) Neu was also a familiar face in
British Wrestling at this time, wrestling for
All Star Wrestling as American Avalanche and for
Orig Williams' BWF as Raging Bull, including appearances on Williams'
Reslo Welsh language TV wrestling show on
S4C. Fellow wrestler
Robbie Brookside's
Video Diary filmed in 1993 for
BBC2, includes footage of Neu both in the ring and backstage out of character. Neu, as Avalanche, has continued to make appearances for All Star into the 21st century, often teaming with
Joe E Legend as an arrogant American heel tag team, or as part of the World Riot Squad heel faction.
Extreme Championship Wrestling (1999) On September 17, 1999, Neu, under his P. N. News ring name and character, debuted in
Extreme Championship Wrestling in a losing effort to
Spike Dudley. Ten days later, he won the EWP World Heavyweight Championship after defeating
Bam Bam Bigelow. On November 26, 2003, Grizzly lost the World Heavyweight Championship to Thunder. On December 17, 2011, Grizzly defeated Thunder to reclaim the EWP World Heavyweight Title. On October 6, 2012, he defended the World Heavyweight Championship against
Fit Finlay, although their match ended in a no contest and thus resulted in Grizzly retaining the World Heavyweight Title. ==Personal life==