Beloved pop culture icon and the man behind Mr. Richard Belding, Dennis Haskins died on September 27th at the age of 75. He was named “America’s Favorite Principal” after playing the principal of Bayside High in Saved by the Bell and its predecessor, Good Morning Miss Bliss. Haskins was also a wrestling fan and appeared on Zack Ryder’s Z! True Long Island Story” as well as “The JBL & Cole Show”.
On Wrestling Observer RadioDave Meltzer referred to Haskins as a huge wrestling fan and noted his appearance on The Matt Cardona Show.
“He was the commissioner of the Pro Wrestling Syndicate, and WWE actually wanted him to be the general manager at one point, but he didn’t want to travel. But yeah, he was a lifelong wrestling fan, and I think he was on Raw,” Meltzer said. He didn’t say if it was a long-term role or just a guest appearance.
“And I guess he was friends with Austin Aries. They were going out and together. Mr. Belding and Austin Aries were together. They were going to karaoke and stuff like that. Go out to dinner. I mean, they were like friends,” Meltzer said.
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