Tim Fischer (wrestler)

Tim Fischer (wrestler)

Timothy "Tim" Frank Fisher (born November 7, 1967) is an American musician, comedian, writer and professional wrestler, known by his ring name "The Real Deal" Damien Steele, Fisher competed in WWE,WCW,XPW,WWC, and UPW, between 1995-2007. After his first stint as 2 time XPW Heavyweight Champion, Fisher accepted a Job as Head Coach and as talent at Ultimate University in 2000-2001, Fisher trained several promising wreslters including future Champion and WWE superstar John Cena, (who wrestled his first ever "dark match" with Fisher at the Arco Arena Sacramento California in 2000) and a large stable of Pro Football Players, MMA fighters and Bodybuilders, more than a dozen under developmental contract with WWE. After the unexpected closing of WCW, Fisher's pending contractual negotiations were scrapped along with 100 other similarly conrtacted athletes. After WWE expressed no interest to renegotiate any affiliation, Fisher toured Puerto Rico extensivley with the World Wrestling Council, twice winning the WWC World Junior Heavyweight Championship and competing in over 600 matches in Puerto Rico alone. As a member of "La Familia Nuevo Millennium" Fisher, known in Puerto Rico as "Muchacho Malo" Damien Steele, feuded extensively with Carlos, Eddie and Carly Colon, Known in WWE as Carlos Primo & Carlito respectively. Fisher was known as a "comic heel" and rarely had the opportunity to work as a fan favourite, though it was always his intention before an unexpected two story fall onto concrete pavement, which resulted in 18 cranial and facial fractures, 3 tibial fractures, optic nerve cupping, torn meniscus and LCL as well as multiple contusions and lacerations on the face chest shoulders and arms. The anticipated return to the ring after a 1 year hiatus for Puerto Rico's IWA was ultimately scrapped and retirement was eminent. Other notable feuds included Chris Candido, Big Dick Dudley John Kronus, and more limited programs with Sabu, John Cena, "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels, Vampiro, Konaan and Kid Kash.

Fisher currently resides in Huntington Beach, California and is in the rewrite phase his autobiographical screenplay "A Night at the Dahlia" which although written in 2006 was deemed "too similar" in theme and lead character description as "The Wrestler" which starred Mickey Roarke (who according to a post on The Wrestling Observer, "Even Looked Like Damien Steele's Twin Brother.) Fisher is also currently in the final draft edit of his screenplay "The Locket" described by Fisher as a "Low budget webcam Stoner Horror Comedy" due to enter pre production in Summer 2012.

Fisher lists his current hobbies as music, film, MMA, gardening and is a supporter and member of The ASPCA, The National Democratic Party, The Colbert Nation, and The Cauliflower Alley Club.