By day, Geek Squad Agent Chuck Weeden pins down technology problems for Best Buy customers at the Auburn Hills store in suburban Detroit.
But after work, Weeden, a.k.a. “Big Money,” tackles opponents as a semipro wrestler with the Michigan Championship Wrestling Association (MCWA).
Weeden’s signature move? The “Cash Out,” fittingly enough.
“I scoop up my opponent and as I slam him down I wrap my arm around his neck, pretty much landing on his neck as I come down,” he said.
What better time to reminisce about the technology of two decades ago than this, the Geek Squad’s 20th birthday year.
Let’s mentally teleport back to the age of copious amounts of cookie-cutter boy bands, jean overalls with one strap undone, and Jansport backpacks.
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Geek Squad passed on the sheet cake for its 20th birthday.
Instead, Geek Squad hit Wall Street and celebrated its 20th birthday by ringing the bell at the New York Stock Exchange.
President of Geek Squad Chris Askew was flanked by some of the nation’s best and brightest who wear black and orange (in addition to a couple hand-picked and lucky Blue Shirts, too).
“This trip means the world to me,” said Cody Halvorson, a Precinct Agent from Reno, Nev., who was the individual to ring the bell.