Peter Parker, attempting to prove himself as something more than just a geek, began to learn to wrestle. While he was failing at first, he was bit by a radiated spider at a science fair. While he thought of it as nothing at first, he found his wrestling abilities begin to increase. Becoming a star, he was targeted by the criminal Dennis Carradine, who accidentally shot his uncle Ben in the act. Vowing to avenge his uncle, he would let his wrestling career fade, instead becoming the vigilante Spider-Man.