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Former American Gladiator Malibu making documentary Wrestling With Anxiety
Former American Gladiator Malibu Deron McBee, Ct native Christopher Annino , ECW original Angel Orsini filming documentary.
Former American Gladiator Malibu Deron McBee, Ct native Christopher Annino , ECW original Angel Orsini filming documentary on mental health and addiction called Wrestling with Anxiety.
Deron Michael McBee (born August 23, 1960) is an American actor and sportsman, known for playing Motaro in Mortal Kombat Annihilation and as Malibu on American Gladiators.[1]
Career
Deron McBee toured the professional racquetball circuit for three years.[citation needed]
McBee was an original Gladiator on American Gladiators, performing under the name Malibu. McBee appeared for one season on the show and returning several years later for the live tour.[citation needed] McBee is known for (as Malibu) his blond hair, tanned skin, and surfer persona.
McBee has trained in karate at the Billy Blanks World Karate Studio, and hand-to-hand combat and swordsmanship with Anthony De Longis.[citation needed]
As an actor McBee has generally been cast in action movies, usually in roles which allow him to use his fighting skills to portray a villain. For example, in Enter the Blood Ring, he portrays the wrestler Gregor.
His most notable film role is that of Motaro in the second Mortal Kombat film, Mortal Kombat Annihilation. In the DVD extras of The Killing Zone, McBee states that he has produced his impressive physique by abstaining from steroids and using a combination of prayer and faith.[citation needed]
In addition to film, McBee has had many guest starring roles on television.
McBee was a deputy sheriff with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department in the early 1980s. He is now the current commissioner of Veteran Pro Wrestling www.veteranprowrestling.com
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Angel Orsini is the co founder of the Women's Wrestling Hall of Fame www.womenswrestlinghalloffame.... , co founder of the New England Music Hall of Fame www.nemhof.com , American professional wrestler, bodybuilder and mixed martial artist. She has competed in North American independent promotions including Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), Women's Extreme Wrestling (WEW) and Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), where she was known as The Prodigette who managed the stable the 'Sideshow Freaks' during the last years of the promotion.
Early life and martial arts
Born in Washington, D.C., Orsini became involved in bodybuilding and strength training in 1991 and, the following year, began studying Tae Kwon Do and Hopkido.
During 1993, she competed as a heavyweight in the North Miami Beach Bodybuilding Championship and the South Florida Bodybuilding Championships winning second place in both competitions.
After three years of training, Orsini became a Black Belt and entered an instructor training program eventually teaching Tae Kwon Do. That same year, she began training with Bart Vale in freefighting and mixed martial arts.
She began fighting professionally in 1996, winning the Florida State Continuous Fighting Championship before travelling to Japan to make her MMA debut against Yumiko Hotta in March 1996.
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Professional wrestling career
Early career
While in Japan, Orsini was persuaded by female wrestler Reggie Bennett to enter professional wrestling after watching Japanese female wrestling. Returning to the United States, she began training under Liz Chase in Royal Palm Beach, Florida and made her debut five months later facing Joanni Lee Lauer at the Iron Horse Saloon in Ormond Beach, Florida in October 1996.[1]
She soon began wrestling for the Fabulous Moolah's Ladies International Wrestling Federation and eventually won several championship titles including the Sunshine Wrestling Federation Women's Championship defeating Luna Vachon in 1997 and defeated her trainer Liz Chase for the Florida Championship Wrestling and Ultimate Wrestling Federation titles during the next two years. She would also train Molly Holly for a career in professional wrestling, later going on to become a popular WWE Diva in World Wrestling Entertainment during the late 1990s.
In 1999, she became less active on the independent circuit fighting a mixed martial arts match for the hybrid-MMA promotion Pancrase at the Bronco Bowl in Dallas, Texas and again competing in the South Florida Bodybuilding Championships receiving second place. She also appeared twice on The Jenny Jones Show on a segment about women who intimidate men regarding their occupation and, the following year, on women in abusive relationships.
Orsini began wrestling in international promotions during the next year, touring Peru with Lita and participated in the Trans-Atlantic Challenge while in Great Britain.