P.N. News
| P.N. News | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Paul Neu |
| Born |
July 9, 1966 Omaha, Nebraska |
| Residence | Europe |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | American Avalanche Avalanche Cannonball Grizzly Mighty Avalanche Paul Neu Paul the Grizzly P.N. Neuz P.N. News |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Billed weight | 403 lb (183 kg; 28.8 st) |
| Billed from | Omaha, Nebraska |
| Trained by | Brad Rheingans |
| Debut | January 3, 1987 |
Paul Neu (born July 9, 1966) is an American professional wrestler. He is perhaps best known under the ring name P.N. News and for his stints in Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling. He currently works on the European independent circuit as Cannonball Grizzly.
After debuting in 1987, Neu traveled to Europe to compete for the Catch Wrestling Association under the ring name Cannonball Grizzly in 1989.
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, 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. During a house show on June 21, News inadvertently injured Dave Sheldon, who was performing under the ring name The Angel of Death. The injury came about when News botched his Broken Record finishing move during their match, as he splashed Sheldon's knees instead of his torso, which sidelined Sheldon for almost an entire year in order to recover. As a result, News was taken off television, his feud with Austin was dropped, and he was used solely at house shows and sporadically at pay-per-views. 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.
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