Dean Roll (born January 28, 1975), better known by his ring name Shark Boy, is an American professional wrestler currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and on the independent circuit.
Dean Roll began his career in Heartland Wrestling Association, and Ian Rotten is credited with helping Roll conceive the "Shark Boy" stage name, inspired by the 1995 song "I Come From the Water" by the Toadies (his theme song). Roll has also occasionally appeared under the gimmick of Dean Baldwin, an unknown member of the famous Baldwin acting family. Roll first gained national exposure on an episode of MTV's "True Life" (in the I'm a Professional Wrestler episode), which included footage of Roll (masked) picking up his costume and discussing how life is as an independent star. Soon after this appearance, Roll would occasionally be featured in the later days of World Championship Wrestling, competing on the WCW Saturday Night program.
In 2004, Shark Boy formed a comedy tag team with D-Ray 3000 for the better half of the year, until D-Ray left the company. The duo was mentioned during a video package where people impersonating Vince McMahon and Triple H "invaded" TNA to find a tape of TNA wrestlers going to "welcome" the World Wrestling Entertainment crew doing a show at Universal Studios where TNA regularly tapes. "Triple H" finds a tape, but "Vince" angrily says "This is The Best of D-Ray and Shark Boy!"
In September 2005, Shark Boy spent two weeks in India along with Sonjay Dutt and Simon Diamond. The trio of TNA employees visited several cities, promoting the debut of iMPACT! on ESPN Star Sports. On September 28 in Bhopal, a riot broke out when 1000 fans were excluded from an event after attendance exceeded expectations. None of the three TNA wrestlers were injured. On the October 5th edition of iMPACT!, Shark Boy pinned Eric Young in a loser-leaves-TNA match.
On the latest edition of TNA Today, Shark Boy spoke for the first time in a southern accent. He asked for help from Kevin Nash and then proceeded to drink a beer. This may be a hint for a new gimmick for Shark Boy that emulates Stone Cold Steve Austin.
On June 8, 2005, Shark Boy filed a lawsuit against Miramax Films. Having trademarked the name "Shark Boy" in 1999, Shark Boy claimed that Miramax's then-latest release "The Adventures of Shark Boy & Lava Girl" infringed upon his trademark, and demanded any "money, profits and advantages wrongfully gained". In November 2005 it emerged that Miramax had attempted to have the case dismissed, in addition to requesting that the court nullify Shark Boy's trademark on the basis that "Plaintiff is a male whose services are rendered only when he is wearing a costume depicting 'shark-like' attributes." Shark Boy was scheduled to attend a court hearing on January 5, 2006. The suit was recently settled for an undisclosed amount.
Dean Roll began his career in Heartland Wrestling Association, and Ian Rotten is credited with helping Roll conceive the "Shark Boy" stage name, inspired by the 1995 song "I Come From the Water" by the Toadies (his theme song). Roll has also occasionally appeared under the gimmick of Dean Baldwin, an unknown member of the famous Baldwin acting family. Roll first gained national exposure on an episode of MTV's "True Life" (in the I'm a Professional Wrestler episode), which included footage of Roll (masked) picking up his costume and discussing how life is as an independent star. Soon after this appearance, Roll would occasionally be featured in the later days of World Championship Wrestling, competing on the WCW Saturday Night program.
In 2004, Shark Boy formed a comedy tag team with D-Ray 3000 for the better half of the year, until D-Ray left the company. The duo was mentioned during a video package where people impersonating Vince McMahon and Triple H "invaded" TNA to find a tape of TNA wrestlers going to "welcome" the World Wrestling Entertainment crew doing a show at Universal Studios where TNA regularly tapes. "Triple H" finds a tape, but "Vince" angrily says "This is The Best of D-Ray and Shark Boy!"
In September 2005, Shark Boy spent two weeks in India along with Sonjay Dutt and Simon Diamond. The trio of TNA employees visited several cities, promoting the debut of iMPACT! on ESPN Star Sports. On September 28 in Bhopal, a riot broke out when 1000 fans were excluded from an event after attendance exceeded expectations. None of the three TNA wrestlers were injured. On the October 5th edition of iMPACT!, Shark Boy pinned Eric Young in a loser-leaves-TNA match.
On the latest edition of TNA Today, Shark Boy spoke for the first time in a southern accent. He asked for help from Kevin Nash and then proceeded to drink a beer. This may be a hint for a new gimmick for Shark Boy that emulates Stone Cold Steve Austin.
On June 8, 2005, Shark Boy filed a lawsuit against Miramax Films. Having trademarked the name "Shark Boy" in 1999, Shark Boy claimed that Miramax's then-latest release "The Adventures of Shark Boy & Lava Girl" infringed upon his trademark, and demanded any "money, profits and advantages wrongfully gained". In November 2005 it emerged that Miramax had attempted to have the case dismissed, in addition to requesting that the court nullify Shark Boy's trademark on the basis that "Plaintiff is a male whose services are rendered only when he is wearing a costume depicting 'shark-like' attributes." Shark Boy was scheduled to attend a court hearing on January 5, 2006. The suit was recently settled for an undisclosed amount.
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