Greg Mosorjak (born June 21, 1961[1]), better known as Count Grog, is an American professional wrestling manager, referee, ring announcer, commentator, promoter, and booker.
[2][3] A well-known wrestling personality in the Southeastern United States, especially in the North Carolina independents, he is best remembered for his long-running feud with "Boogie Woogie Man" Jimmy Valiant during the 1990s.
Initially consisting of Major DeBeers and Boris Dragoff, the group included some of the region's top stars such as "Beastmaster" Rick Link, "Ragin' Bull" Manny Fernandez, K. C. Thunder and Frank "The Tank" Parker.
[6] Inspired by Ron Dobratz's Illustrated Wrestling Digest,[7] he established his own monthly newsletter called "Inside the Squared Circle", and later "Ringside Seat" with Mark Curtis, while still in high school.
A number of future wrestling personalities were staff members on Mosorjak's newsletters such as Mark Curtis, Ken Jugan, Norman Dooley, Pete Lederberg, and Elio Zarlenga.
He worked for Pittsburgh promoter Gene Dargen during this period, with duties such as putting up posters and calling in radio shows, where he befriended fellow fans Ken Jugan and Mark Curtis.
By 1982, he was a regular referee for Zoltan's 3 Rivers Wrestling, having previously written its programs,[8] and made his managerial debut in CCWA, an independent based in Smithfield, North Carolina.
It was around this time that he got an opportunity to work for Joseph Blanchard and Southwest Championship Wrestling, however, he was involved in a car accident while traveling with Jugan to a television taping in Kingwood, West Virginia.
In 1984, following his graduation from West Virginia University, Mosorjak left pro wrestling to pursue other business and personal interests (while attending WVU he was roommates with the nephew of Farhat).
Among the promotion's mainstays included C. W. Anderson, Caprice Coleman, Cham Pain, Dewey Cheatum, Scab, Natrone Steele, Lazz, Lexie Fyfe,[9] Mickie James, Matt Stryker, Shawn Alexander, Seymour Snott, The Stro, Trailer Park Heat, Venom, The Bad Street Boys (Joey Matthews and Christian York), Dangerous Minds (Toad and Lodi), Death & Destruction (Frank Parker and Roger Anderson), and The Dupps (Bo and Jack Dupp).
On January 7, 1995, under Count Grog's management, Boris Dragoff won a one-night championship tournament in Creedmoor, North Carolina, to crown the first SCW Heavyweight Champion.
Another tag team he would manage to the titles was Death & Destruction (Frank Parker and Roger Anderson)[11][12] and during their feud with the Serial Thrillaz (Shane Helms & Mike Maverick) and Thug Life (Christian Cage and Sexton Hardcastle).
Five months later, on November 21, 1998, he helped Cueball Carmichael win the vacant SCW Heavyweight Championship from Big Slam, then substituting for an injured James "Poison" Ivey, in Louisburg, North Carolina.
At its height, The Brotherhood consisted of Major DeBeers, Boris Dragoff, "Beastmaster" Rick Link, "Ragin' Bull" Manny Fernandez, K. C. Thunder and Frank "The Tank" Parker.
It was during this time that Mosorjak engaged in a long-running feud with "Boogie Woogie Man" Jimmy Valiant[4] which set attendance records in historic wrestling towns such as Fall Branch, Tennessee, to Butner, North Carolina.
He made his final appearance as "Count Grog" on November 18, 2001, successfully defending the Brass Knuckles title against Duke Richards, Rico Rage, Hashim Ali, and Trailer Park Heat at Cat's Cradle in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
On its final event, November 20's "Blowout Bash", Count Grog led Otto Schwanz to victory over C. W. Anderson to become the last SCW Heavyweight Champion title, and afterwards went into retirement.
[4] He continued appearing as "Count Grog" reforming a new version of "The Brotherhood" with Major DeBeers, Scab, and Chilly Willy and a later stable consisting of "Beef Stew" Lou Marconi and Bad Romance (Mickey Gambino and Frank Stalletto).
During the show, he discussed writing with Mark Curtus, Paul Heyman, Jim Cornette on his newsletter, stories of The Original Sheik, Bobo Brazil, and others during the 1980s, and promoting SCW and GOUGE.
Mosorjak also recalled a recent match he took part in, at the 7th Annual Seagrove SuperShow, between Otto Schwanz and Jerry "The King" Lawler with Jimmy Valiant as the special guest referee.
During a show for Cueball Carmichael's Independent Pro Wrestling Alliance in Woodbridge, Virginia, he delivered a worked shoot against Lee Morey, known by her internet alias "The Dark Cheetah", of OtherArena.com.