Hack Meyers

Donald Haviland (December 7, 1973 – December 5, 2015) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Hack Meyers. forming a tag team with Colt Starr known as The Texas Longhorns. He wrestled in independent promotions for the next three years before signing with Eastern Championship Wrestling.

Eastern Championship Wrestling / Extreme Championship Wrestling (1993–1996, 1997, 1998) Meyers first appeared in ECW at a joint-promotional event between ECW and Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation on November 14, 1993, where he defeated Trent Young. He began full-time wrestling for ECW by making his debut on the February 15, 1994 episode of Hardcore TV by losing to Mr. Hughes. He wrestled mainly on the undercard. He had several matches against ECW's biggest superstars at ECW supercards, but he was never able to defeat ECW's top talent. Haviland's gimmick in ECW was "The Shah of ECW", a fan favorite. During any exchange of blows, fans would chant "Shah!" every time he landed a punch or kick, and "Shit!" when his opponent retaliated.

In 1994, Meyers' made his first major appearance at the Ultimate Jeopardy event, where he teamed with Don E. Allen and Blue Max in a handicap match against 911, which 911 won. He wrestled Tommy Dreamer at Hostile City Showdown, but was defeated. He followed this up with a victory over Stevie Richards as well as supercard wins over Bruiser Mastino at December to Dismember and JT Smith at Holiday Hell 1995. Meyers' final appearance in ECW for some time was a loss to 2 Cold Scorpio in a Loser Leaves Town match at November to Remember.

Late career (1997–2011) After leaving ECW he remained in the wrestling industry, working for various promotions continuing using a hardcore style, including IPW, IWA Mid-South, FOW, MLW, and MCW, among others. In May 1999, he appeared for one night in the WWF (World Wrestling Federation), teaming with Chris Nelson, facing The Hardy Boyz on WWF Shotgun Saturday Night. He also trained wrestlers, such as Scoot Andrews and Travis Tomko. He wrestled predominantly in the Florida independent circuit in the latter days of his career. He retired in 2011.

Death On November 15, 2015, fellow ECW alumnus Axl Rotten tweeted that Haviland would undergo brain surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital. On December 5, 2015, Haviland died from complications of that surgery. He was two days away from his 42nd birthday.

Championships and accomplishments Florida State Professional Wrestling Association FSPWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) Independent Professional Wrestling IPW Hardcore Championship (1 time) Pro Wrestling Illustrated PWI ranked him #314 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1999 Other titles FWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)