What happened to Wade Hayes?
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Raised in Bethel Acres, OK, Wade Hayes grew up around country music. His father Don was a professional musician who played bars and honky tonks across Oklahoma. Through the influence of his father, he began playing music as a child. Initially, he played mandolin for a while, but he switched to guitar at the age of 11. Inspired by honky tonk, outlaw country, and bluegrass, Hayes developed a distinctive style at an early age. \nWhen Wade was a pre-teen, his father signed a contract with a Nashville-based independent record label and moved the family to the Music City. Within a year, the label had folded, leaving the Hayes family broke. They struggled back to Oklahoma, where Wade began playing guitar and singing backup in his father's band, Country Heritage. Following his graduation from high school, Wade went to three different colleges, but he decided to drop out of school to pursue music after seeing Ricky Skaggs on the 1991 Country Music Awards show. He moved to Nashville and beginning playing on demo tapes, all the while working on his own original material. Shortly after he settled down in Nashville, Hayes began writing songs with Chick Rains, who arranged an audition for the vocalist with record producer Don Cook (the Mavericks, Brooks & Dunn). Cook was impressed and began working with the singer, eventually getting him in contact with executives at Columbia Records. \n\nOld Enough to Know Better, Hayes' debut album, was released in 1995. The record was an immediate hit, with its title track becoming a number one single. The Academy of Country Music nominated him for Top New Male Vocalist of the Year for 1995. Hayes' second album, On a Good Night, was released in the summer of 1996. Although it wasn't as big a hit as his debut, it still sold respectably. \n\nHayes' third album, When the Wrong One Loves You Right, was released in early 1998 and Highways and Heartaches followed two years later. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide\n \nWritten by Stephen Thomas Erlewine\n \nI think he's still around, the search result page that I got this from mentioned a Wade Hayes divorce.
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He is inactive\nwww.sportsline.com
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he got fired/released from the WWE
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my advice is the read The Last Season by Phil Jackson.\n\nGives you a new prespective on this. \n\nnow, as for who broke up the dream team, it was the egos of kobe, shaq, and phil. yup, phil. we all know about kobe and shaq. kobe wanted to be the man, or at least be recognized as the man. shaq wanted kobe to be what wade is. a yes man who plays great, saves him, but continually praise him in the media. shaq loves getting praised by guys in the media. that is why he loves wade and mourning. \n\nas for phil, he handled the situation poorly. he had a bad relationship with kobe in the beginning by using kobe as a whipping boy. he made it clear in the beginning he wanted kobe to be a sidekick, kobe didn't buy it and didn't want to,\n\nthe whole situation got worse after the colorado incident. shaq said kobe should go to him more because he was injuried, kobe took offense. he felt that a)shaq had no right to tell him how to play b)shaq had no right ot say it was his team because he was fat, out of shape, and demanding a huge contract., c)shaq shouldn't have brought it in the media.\n\nsituations got out of hand after that. \n\nanother reason was jerry west. lakers needed someone to have both shaq and kobe's trust. shaq was feuding with kobe, kobe was feuding with shaq. both phil took shaq's side and buss took kobe's. there wasn't anyone that both respected and could have smooted the situation. kupchak couldn't do that. if west were still in LA during the feud, then perhaps the lakers do not get broken up.
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He ran his mouth to the point that Minnesota didn't want him anymore (witness his "I gotta feed my family" comment in the off-season.) His history of making boneheaded comments and decisions (like choking his coach in practice), combined with his declining talent due to age, have led teams to shy away from him. He is currently (thankfully) unemployed.
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Why did he ruin his career? He was great on ESPN. Snappy quips about sports. Now he makes me think about all the 'celebrities' who spew their political hatred. \n\nWhy can't they - Just shut-up and sing?
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He had a serious neck injury that ended his career. He was released by NE June 14, 2002.
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April 19th, 2002\n\n\nHOUSTON (AP) -- Wahoo McDaniel, the former pro football player who became one of pro wrestling's most flamboyant figures, has died of complications from renal failure and diabetes. He was 63. \n\nMcDaniel, who lost both of his kidneys about 4 1/2 years ago, died Thursday night at Cy-Fair Medical Clinic in Houston, his oldest daughter said. He'd been in failing health in recent years, often undergoing kidney dialysis. McDaniel was on a waiting list to receive a kidney transplant. \n\nHe was born in Bernice, La., on June 19, 1938, and was a schoolboy football star at Midland (Texas) High School in the 1950s. \n\nMcDaniel moved on to the University of Oklahoma, where he lettered at linebacker from 1957-59. He holds the school record for the longest punt with a 91-yarder against Iowa State in 1958. \n\n"He was a wild, crazy Indian," daughter Nicky Rowe said Friday. "He was bigger than life. He was just amazing." \n\nThe 5-foot-11, 280-pound McDaniel was selected by Los Angeles in the second round of the American Football League draft in 1960. He bounced around the AFL for much of his eight-year career, spending time with the Houston Oilers, Denver Broncos, New York Jets and, finally, the Miami Dolphins. \n\nBy the end of his football career, McDaniel had already established himself as a big name in minor-league wrestling circuits around the country. But as a member of the Jets, McDaniel began to headline wrestling events at Madison Square Garden with the help of the arena's owner, Sonny Werblin. Werblin also was involved in the ownership of the Jets. \n\nMcDaniel capitalized on the stardom from his gridiron days to make a smooth transition into full-time wrestling. He became one of the country's most popular and beloved wrestlers during the '60s, '70s and '80s. \n\n"He was one of the first to make transition from football to wrestling," said Bob Ryder, who operates the wrestling Web site, 1wrestling.com. "When he found out he was making more money as a wrestler than a football player, he gave up football. He was such a big star." \n\nOver the course of his 30-year wrestling career, McDaniel had memorable battles with wrestling stars such as "Nature Boy" Ric Flair, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and Sgt. Slaughter. He won several titles before retiring in 1989. \n\n"I wrestled all the top wrestlers in the world, and I traveled a lot," McDaniel said once. "I got to see a lot of places that I probably wouldn't have gotten to see." \n\nHe was also fiercely proud of his Chickasaw Indian heritage and always entered the ring with his trademark elaborate feather headdress. \n\nShortly after retiring, health problems limited McDaniel to one of his newfound passions -- golf. He lived in Charlotte, N.C., until recently, but moved to Houston to live with his daughter and son-in-law as his health began to deteriorate. \n\n"He also became a mentor to a lot of other wrestlers," Rowe said. "He was so famous, I just didn't realize it until now. We've got so many calls from people." \n\nRowe said the family plans to cremate McDaniel's body and scatter the ashes over a lake near Del Rio, which was once the favorite fishing spot for her father and grandfather. They also plan to hold a memorial service for McDaniel in Midland next week. \n\nHe is survived by two daughters and a son.
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I don't think he will be back in the WWE, unless he had the right offer for him and his family.  He and his wife Wanda, had a son born on May 10, 2006. He married his wife on April 10, 2005. He's an animal rights advocate, an ASPCA spokesperson, and owns and operate the Extreme Muay Thai training facility, plus he's on Spike TV hosting Bullrun as well. He also races with his cars too. He  was negotiating with TNA, but I don't know if he still is or not. It looks like his plate is pretty full right now, with all the interests he has competing for his time, (wife and child), his TV show, his training facility and car racing. I don't know where he would find the time to train, travel and compete as a pro wrestler right now.
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Cleveland Williams perhaps.  I remember he was shot pretty bad by a cop in Texas.  He returned to the ring after that incident but he was never the same
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he was renegotiating his contract.  he has been officially fired!\nI am as upset as you
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Check out his college newspaper if not in the sports section; check alumni newsletters. I found nothing through searches. He dropped out of the spotlight after the hand injury.
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Many people are sad like you and me. He was a legend. He was a charismatic individual as well as a great coach. He was the fifth all-time winningest coach. The out pour of grief has been amazing, and it's ironic that it happened while he was talking about tomorrows game at a TV studio here in Detroit. He will be sorely missed. Also, his last name is Schembechler, but he will always be know as BO. RIP BO!
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Brock Lesnar left wrestling, broke the 7-year contract, to make a career in NFL. It was his childhood dream. He hadn't played NFL at any competitive level since his schooldays, so obviously he couldn't make it to the roster. And now he's looking back to return to wrestling. When will he return is unknown? Currently he is in a legal battle with the wrestling promotion he used to work with. So his return will depend on that. But do expect him to return sometime. When? Nobody knows.
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No one really knows. But people are speculating that he was depressed because he wanted more than anything to have a career in the NFL as a coach and no team would give him a chance. He did an internship a couple years back but didn't get hired on. He was coaching at a small college in Florida when he died. R.I.P. Andre Waters #20
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I think Gary Payton should shut the heck up. It's Wade's team.  Payton's not the leader like he was in Seattle, even though he thinks he is.
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Holy polls!!! too many to count!! Where is Mark Foley when we need him?