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ERNEST MILLER

“CAT”

Ernest Miller is a 3 time World Karate Champion and Kickboxer who was born January 14, 1964. He

became famous as a professional wrestler who worked for WCW and WWE better known by his ring

name, Ernest "The Cat" Miller.

Miller graduated from Gordon High School in Decatur, Georgia, playing on the football team as a

linebacker. He then went to Savannah State University in Savannah, Georgia studying electrical

engineering and playing football as an All-American linebacker.

After a career as a karate tournament competitor, Miller was brought into WCW by Eric Bischoff. Millerwas a karate instructor and was teaching Bischoff's son Garrett. Today Miller is a frequent celebrity guest

at martial arts events like the NASK World Karate Championship held in Orlando, Florida.

Miller made his WCW debut when he saved Glacier from a two-on-one attack by Wrath and Mortis at

the WCW Slamboree 1997 PPV. Initially thought as just a fan who had jumped the railing, the WCW

commentators then realized that this was no ordinary man and he was in fact the three-time karate

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champion Ernest Miller. Glacier and Ernest Miller quickly became tag team partners in their feud with

Mortis and Wrath. He soon became a villain and that is when Miller's popularity heightened.

As a villain, he often gloated that he could beat

anybody within two minutes and managed to

do so on several occasions using his signaturespringboard kick, The Feliner. It was also around

this time that Ernest Miller began wearing ruby

slippers in the ring and dancing in a James

Brown-esque fashion to celebrate his victories.

Miller even went as far promoting his own

instructional, karate home video with a pseudo

infomercial. This served as a comedic parody to

Billy Blanks' Tae Bo exercise videos.

Under his Ernest "The Cat" Miller ring name, he

made his debut for WWE on October 28, 2002.

Miller appeared in the 2004 Royal Rumble

match, making his entrance (along with

manager Lamont) while the other two people in

the ring, Chris Benoit and Randy Orton, were

knocked down. Miller and Lamont proceeded to

dance to his theme music, not bothering to

capitalize on the advantage he'd been given.

When Benoit and Orton got back up, both menquickly tossed him from the ring.

Miller was released from WWE on February 10,

2004.

Outside pro wrestling Miller had a significant

role in the Academy Award nominated film The

Wrestler as The Ayatollah, in-ring nemesis of 

Randy "The Ram" Robinson played by Mickey

Rourke. He also played Earnie Shavers opposite

Michael Jai White in the 2008 Chinese television

series The Legend of Bruce Lee. Miller was also

in the 2009 film Blood and Bone. In a January

2009 interview, Miller mentioned that he has

been cast as George Foreman in an upcoming

HBO biopic.