Dubbed "The Rookie Monster" in Extreme Championship Wrestling, Rhyno compiled arguably the most dominant first year in the company's history, capturing both the ECW World Heavyweight and Television Championships. Rhyno's combination of power and agility made him an unstoppable force in ECW. Many ECW fans remember the time when Rhyno not only gored former ECW star the Sandman through a table, but his wife as well!

Once Rhyno became a duel titleholder, nothing or nobody was able to stop him. In fact, Rhyno was still ECW World Heavyweight and Television Champion by the time the company went in hiatus!