Editing Rhyno (section)

=== Extreme Championship Wrestling  (1999&ndash;2001)===
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Gerin debuted in ECW on February 19, 1999, at a [[house show|live event]] as "Rhino Richards", teaming with [[Nova (wrestler)|Nova]] to defeat the [[Full Blooded Italians]] ([[Tracy Smothers]] and [[Nunzio (wrestler)|Little Guido]]). After working a few live events during his early months in the promotion, Gerin made his televised debut as a [[Heel (professional wrestling)|heel]] on the June 25 episode of ''[[ECW Hardcore TV]]'' as "Rhino", a comically aggressive, psychotic, and unstable powerhouse wrestler who reveled in extremely violent wrestling and ferocious brutality. He was introduced by [[Steve Corino]] and [[Jack Victory]] as [[Taz (wrestler)|Taz]]'s opponent in a match, which Rhino quickly lost.

Rhino made his first [[pay-per-view]] appearance at [[Heat Wave (1999)|Heat Wave]], where he aided Corino and their new ally [[Yoshihiro Tajiri]] during their matches. When ECW debuted on national television with a [[ECW on TNN|weekly show]] on [[Spike (TV channel)|TNN]], the alliance of Rhino, Corino, Victory and Tajiri joined [[Don Callis|Cyrus]] to form a group called The Network. Cyrus represented TNN and was viewed as criticizing the [[hardcore wrestling]] style of ECW. Rhino's first match at a pay-per-view took place at [[Anarchy Rulz (1999)|Anarchy Rulz]], where Rhino and Corino unsuccessfully challenged [[Tommy Dreamer]] and [[Raven (wrestler)|Raven]] for the [[ECW World Tag Team Championship]], but were defeated. On the October 1 episode of ''ECW on TNN'', Rhino received his first opportunity for the [[ECW World Heavyweight Championship]] against [[Mike Awesome]], which he failed to win. In late 1999, Rhino began [[Feud (professional wrestling)|feuding]] with [[The Sandman (wrestler)|The Sandman]], and at [[November to Remember (1999)|November to Remember]] he teamed with the [[Impact Players]] to defeat Dreamer, Raven, and Sandman.<ref name="OWW">{{cite web|url=http://onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/r/rhino.html|title=Rhino's OWW Profile|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|access-date=August 20, 2007|archive-date=February 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207045535/http://onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/r/rhino.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On January 29, 2000, Rhino competed against [[Rob Van Dam]] for the [[ECW World Television Championship]]. Van Dam retained the title but fractured his ankle which forced him to vacate the title. A tournament was set up to crown the new champion and Rhino participated in the tournament for the vacant title. He defeated [[Spike Dudley]] on the March 10 episode of ''ECW on TNN'' and advanced to the tournament final at [[Living Dangerously (2000)|Living Dangerously]] after The Sandman was eliminated by forfeit. Rhino faced [[Super Crazy]] in the finals of the tournament later that night, which headlined the show. Rhino lost after interference by RVD. However, Rhino won the World Television Championship on April 22 by defeating [[Yoshihiro Tajiri]] at [[CyberSlam (2000)|CyberSlam]], thus beginning his first title reign in ECW.<ref name=TV>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/ecwtvtitlehistory/4298341|title=Rhino's first ECW World Television Championship reign|publisher=WWE|access-date=October 9, 2013|archive-date=October 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018041836/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/ecwtvtitlehistory/4298341|url-status=dead}}</ref> Throughout mid-2000, Rhino continued to feud with The Sandman, defeating him in a title match at [[Hardcore Heaven (2000)|Hardcore Heaven]]. During that match, Rhino performed a ''[[Piledriver (professional wrestling)#Jumping piledriver|Rhino Driver]]'' to the Sandman's wife and [[Manager (professional wrestling)|valet]], [[Lori Fullington|Lori]]. Rhino would then defend the title against Sandman, a second time at [[Heat Wave (2000)|Heat Wave]]. Before the match, Rhino attacked the couple and attempted to force Lori's head into a [[toilet]]. Rhino would go on to retain the title.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pwwew.net/ppv/ecw/july/2000.htm|title=ECW Heatwave 2000|publisher=pwwew.net|access-date=August 20, 2007}}</ref>

He lost the title to [[Kid Kash]] on August 26 at [[Midtown Massacre]], but regained it a little over two weeks later on September 9.<ref name=TV2>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/ecwtvtitlehistory/429490|title=Rhino's second ECW World Television Championship reign|access-date=October 9, 2013|archive-date=September 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919055145/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/ecwtvtitlehistory/429490|url-status=dead}}</ref> After winning his second World Television Championship, Rhino resumed his feud with Rob Van Dam, defeating him to retain the title at [[Anarchy Rulz (2000)|Anarchy Rulz]]. Rhino continued his title reign by successfully defending the title against [[New Jack]] at [[November to Remember (2000)|November to Remember]] and Spike Dudley at [[Massacre on 34th Street]].

Rhino won the [[ECW World Heavyweight Championship]] on January 7, 2001, at [[Guilty as Charged (2001)|Guilty as Charged]], defeating Sandman in a [[Squash (professional wrestling)|squash match]] immediately after The Sandman had won the title from [[Steve Corino]] in a three-way [[Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match#Extreme Championship Wrestling|tables, ladders, chairs, and canes match]].<ref name=ECWorld>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/ecwchampionship/4294901|title=Rhino's first ECW World Heavyweight Championship reign|publisher=WWE|access-date=October 9, 2013|archive-date=October 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018041836/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/ecwchampionship/4294901|url-status=dead}}</ref> He defended the title twice, defeating Sandman on January 12 and [[Spike Dudley]] on January 13, 2001, on the last two ECW shows and was the final World Heavyweight Champion and World Television Champion as the company folded in April.