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Bull Pain

Also known as Bull Payne, Rick Gantner, Rick Golden, Texas Hangman Psycho, Psycho, Texas Hangman, Texas Hangman #2, Texas Hangman Bull

Personal Data

Birthday:

09.06.1961

Birthplace:

Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland

Gender:

male

Height:

6' 2" (188 cm)

Weight:

260 lbs (118 kg)

Background in sports:

Boxen

Career Data

Alter egos:

Bull Pain
    a.k.a.  Bull Payne
Rick Gantner
Rick Golden
Texas Hangman Psycho
    a.k.a.  Psycho
    a.k.a.  Texas Hangman
    a.k.a.  Texas Hangman #2
    a.k.a.  Texas Hangman Bull

Roles:

Singles Wrestler (1984 - 2016)
Tag Team Wrestler (1984 - 2016)

Beginning of in-ring career:

1984

End of in-ring career:

2016

In-ring experience:

32 years

Wrestling style:

Brawler, Hardcore

Trainer:

Tom Stone

Nicknames:

"Wildfire"

Signature moves:

Pain Game

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4.15

Current Total Rating (?)

Valid votes: 32

Number of comments: 9

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Average rating: 4.09 [32]

Average rating in 2026: 2.00 [1]

Average rating in 2025: 6.00 [3]

Average rating in 2024: 3.67 [3]

Average rating in 2023: 6.00 [1]

Average rating in 2022: 6.00 [1]

Average rating in 2021: 5.00 [1]

Average rating in 2018: 2.00 [1]

Average rating in 2017: 7.00 [1]

Average rating in 2015: 4.00 [1]

Average rating in 2013: 2.00 [1]

Average rating in 2011: 2.00 [1]

Average rating in 2009: 4.00 [3]

Average rating in 2008: 4.00 [5]

Average rating in 2007: 3.78 [9]

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Giantfan1980 wrote on 24.01.2026:

[2.0] "I only know him from his WWF days in the 80's when he was getting steam rolled by the established guys so I can't go higher than a 2. I see he had a rather lengthy career and actually improved where most of those guys from the 80's WWF just faded away into obscurity with the start of the early-mid 90's."

BarKing81 wrote on 01.11.2025:

[7.0] "Bull Pain is a decent worker. Very much an old school ass kicking powerhouse brawler. At times one of the standouts on early IWA shows. Always super intense and charismatic. One of my favourite promo guys. PAIN! SPELL IT LIKE IT FEELS!"

XXDoubleHHXX wrote on 22.04.2022:

[6.0] "Bull Pain would whoop you on the mic, then beat you to death with it. Probably the most underrated hardcore wrestler out there. The guy could work with anybody but his best feud was with Ian Rotten in IWA Mid South. The guy is a legend."

RatingsMachine wrote on 21.09.2018:

[2.0] "Bull Pain could cut a decent promo at times. And he at least looked like he didn't have two left feet in the ring. But beyond that, all the guy could do was bleed and hit someone with a bat or a chair."

IsThisWrestling wrote on 03.02.2017:

[7.0] "Bull Pain, for what he was and what he aspired to be, more than exceeded in being an entertaining, intimidating, stiff wrestler who, in the promotions he worked in (where it WORKED), could command your attention just with his entrance presence. If you're a fan of IWA-MS or early 2000s indy wrestling, Bull Pain was a standout as a ring veteran with great charisma. He was a solid wrestler in the decades before he even turned to hardcore wrestling. From the AWA to Memphis to Texas to ECW to WCW to Big Japan to Puerto Rico, he's had more than a memorable career. The people rating him low just don't get the full perspective, and that's sad. Bull is a joy to watch."