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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.