Mark Hildreth is a former professional wrestler best known as Van Hammer in World Championship Wrestling.

Career

World Championship Wrestling (1991-2001)

Hildreth started wrestling in 1991 under the Van Hammer name in independent promotion Georgia All-Star Wrestling, before he jumped to WCW later in the year and became known as "Heavy Metal" Van Hammer which saw him adopt a rock guitarist gimmick. He made his debut at Clash of the Champions XVI in which he squashed veteran wrestler Terrance Taylor in 39 seconds. He soon dropped the "Heavy Metal" part of the gimmick and again wrestled as simply Van Hammer. He had a small feud with Vinnie Vegas due to the arm-wrestling tournament but the angle was short-lived.