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Former Wrestler Crashes Bike On SR 50, Passenger In Critical Condition

November 9, 2005

Former professional wrestler 'Bam Bam Bigelow' crashed his Harley-Davidson motorcycle late Sunday afternoon on State Road 50 in Spring Hill.

Scott C. Bigelow, 44, whose address on the Florida Highway Patrol accident report is in Allenhurst, N.J., was in Oak Hill Hospital on Monday with injuries not considered life-threatening, FHP spokesman Larry Coggins said. But the passenger who was riding on the back of the bike, Janis Remiesiewicz, 41, of Port Richey, was flown to Tampa General Hospital, where on Monday she was listed in critical condition, according to spokeswoman Ellen Fiss. 'He's going to live,' Coggins said. 'She's in extremely critical condition.'

The accident happened about 4:30 p.m. just east of Deltona Boulevard, according to the report. Bigelow was traveling east and tried to change from the outside lane to the inside lane, the report states. The motorcycle was the only vehicle involved. Neither Bigelow nor Remiesiewicz was wearing a helmet. Charges against Bigelow are pending, Coggins said, adding: 'If she dies, then it becomes a homicide investigation.'

It could not be learned what Bigelow was doing in Hernando County or how the woman knew Bigelow or what their relationship was. As Bam Bam Bigelow, the big guy with the bald, tattooed scalp from hardscrabble Asbury Park, N.J., was a main-event, top-line guy for 15 years on various pro wrestling circuits and didn't totally retire until last winter. The Wrestling Observer newsletter named him rookie of the year for all of pro wrestling in 1986.

He was considered a phenom at the time due to his extreme size - 6-foot-3, anywhere from 325 to 380 pounds - coupled with uncanny agility that allowed him to make acrobatic leaps from the ring's top rope onto his opponents.