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| WRESTLER NAME | PAST IDENTITIES | HOMETOWN | HEIGHT | WEIGHT | TRAINED BY | THEME SONG(s) | WRESTLING STYLE(s) | NICKNAMES | WORKED FOR | MANAGER(s) / VALET(s) | TAG TEAM PARTNER(s) | RIVAL(s) | ACCOMPLISHMENTS | FINISHING MOVE(s) | OTHER TRADEMARK MOVE(s) |
| Mafia | Power | ICW, JAPW, QWA, ROH, UCW, USA | Monsta Mack (as "Da Hit Squad") | - The Burning Hammer - Diving Headbutt Drop - "The Stiffest Elbow in the Business" |
Flying Senton Bomb, Half Nelson Suplex, Super Pipe Bomb Exploder Suplex (Fallaway Slam) | ||||||||||
| Mark Briscoe (of The Briscoe Brother) | Aerial, Innovative | CZW, NWA-TNA, ROH | Jay Briscoe (as "The Briscoe Brothers") | TAG TEAM (w/ Jay Briscoe): The Backseat Boyz, The S.A.T. | 2001 CZW "Best of the Best" Junior Heavyweight Tournament participant; Co-CZW World Tag Team Champion (1) (w/ Jay Briscoe) | - The Burning Hammer (Torture Rack
into Death Valley Driver) - The Five-Star Moonsault |
Corner Backflip Kick, Fishermanbuster, German Suplex, Springboard Plancha w/ no hands, Northern Lights Suplex, Uranage | ||||||||
| Matt Stryker | Cincinnati, OH | 5'10" | 195 lb. | Les Thatcher | Aerial, Technical | HWA, OVW, MECW, WCW, WWF | Chad Collyer, Jamie Knoble, Pepper Parks | TITLES: HWA
Cruiserweight (2) TOURNAMENTS: 2002 ECWA Super 8 Tournament participant |
- Death Valley Driver - *Sharpshooter* - The Stryker Driver |
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| M-Dogg 20 | 5'6" | 170 lb. | CAPTC | "Slam," by Onyx | Aerial | CZW, EFW, EIW | "CZW Best of the Best 2 (2002): Lobo Junior Heavyweight Tournament" participant | - Flying Shooting Star Press - Space Flying M-Dogg Driver |
Shooting Star Press Leg Drop (!) | ||||||
| Menace | 6'4" | 190 lb. | Aerial | CZW | - The Decapitator /
Kamikaze (Van Terminator [w/ opponent sitting in corner
w/ steel chair laid in front of their face]) - Exploder Suplex (Fallaway Slam) - The Fecalator (Second-Rope Somersault Sitdown Inverted Underhook DDT [Kid Krusher / Unprettier]) - The Menace Driver (Inverted Suplex into Spinning Michinoku Driver II) - The M.T.S. (Vertaebreaker) |
Flying Frog Splash, Flying Moonsault Splash, Flying Spinkick, Handspring/Backspring Leaping Back Elbow Smash, The Shiznit (*Chickenwing Facelock* into Suplex), STUnami (Rolling Blockbuster [?]), STUplex (opponent, who's standing on ring apron, is suplexed back into ring; Menace stands on second rope [not turnbuckle]), Tiger Bomb (Chickenwing Suplex into Powerbomb), Various Martial Arts Kicks | |||||||||
| The Messiah | Iron Mike Earndhardt (indies) | L.A., CA | 6'1" | 208 lb. | SWS (by Ed Ferrera [a.k.a. former-WCW Cruiserweight Champ "Oklahoma"] & Hombre de Oro (a.k.a. XPW's Carlito Montana") | CZW: "Messiah," by Fear
Factory XPW: "Jesus Christ Superstar," by Laibach |
Death Match, Hardcore | CZW, EPIC, GSCW, Slammers, XPW | XPW: "White Trash" Johnny Webb (currently "Webb""), Sabu, Supreme | TITLES: XPW
K.O.T.D.M. (2); XPW World Heavyweight (1); MPW World
Heavyweight (1); CZW World Heavyweight (1) TOURNAMENTS: 2000 (Inaugural) XPW KOTDM Tournament runner-up |
XPW: - The Godsmack (Spinning Fireman's Carry into Stunner) CZW: |
Crossbody Block, The Cross Factor (Face Plant), The Holy Roller (Apron-Diving Somersault Body Attack), Springboard Leg Drop | |||
| Michael Modest (real name: Michael Ciriglio) | Ric Thompson | Technical | UPW, WCW, WWF, XPW | Donovan Morgan (indies / XPW) | Donovan Morgan | TOURNAMENTS: 2000
(inaugural) APW King of the Indies Tourney semi-finalist MISC.: Former-WCW on-air talent, NOAH (Japan) wrestler; Co-founder (along w/ Donovan Morgan) of Pro Wrestling Iron |
- The Gori Buster (Crooked Back - to -
Belly modified Vertaebreaker) - The Reality Check (Over-the-Shoulder Belly-to-Back Piledriver) |
Dropkick, Fishermanbuster, Release Dragon Suplex, Running Death Valley Driver, Russian Legsweep, Side Suplex, Single-Arm Stunner, Super Fisherman Suplex (w/ both standing), Super Headstand Huracanrana, Swinging Fisherman Suplex, T-Bone Suplex | |||||||
| Mike Quackenbush | Technical | "Lightning" Mike Quackenbush | Reckless Youth | 1998 ECWA Super 8 participant | - The Quacken Driver (Standing
Cross-Armed Iconoclasm [Crucifix Inverted Powerbomb]) - The Quacken Smash |
*Alligator Clutch*, Black Tornado Slam, "Chain Lightning" (Double-Jump Rope Arabian [Slingshot] Moonsault), Running Shotei (Palm Thrust), Strangle Hold Omega, Super Tiger Driver, "Tail of the Dragon DDT," "The Tempest," Tiger Driver | |||||||||
| Mike Rapada | Technical | NWA | TITLES: NWA World Heavyweight (1) | The Rocky Mountain Flattop | |||||||||||
| Mike Sullivan | Seminole, FL | 5'11" | 220 lb. | Dory Funk, Jr., Brett Sawyer, The Bushwackers | Power, Technical | IPW, IWA-PR, NWA (FL), SPWF, WCW, WWF | SINGLES: Buck Quartermane, The Cuban
Assassin, Navy Seal, Scoot Andrews STABLES: 911 Inc. (IPW) |
2000 Super 8 Tournament participant | Super Belly-to-Belly Overhead Suplex | Slingshot Powerbomb | |||||
| "Miracle" Mikey Henderson | Aerial | UPW | - The Miracle Maker | ||||||||||||
| Monsta Mack (of Da Hit Squad) | Hardcore, Power, Stiff | JAPW, ROH, UCW | Mafia (as "Da Hit Squad") | - The Clothesline from Compton (stiff
lariat) - The Mack Bomb |
Flying Frogsplash, Lariat, Powerbomb | ||||||||||
| Nick Berk | TX | 5'9" or 6'0," depending on source | 199¼ lb. | Reckless Youth | "They Came In," by Butthole Surfers | "Softcore" | CZW | The Softcore Connection: FIRST MEMBERS: Dewey Donovan, Nick Berk, Ty Street, & Z-Barr; NEXT GROUP: Nick Berk, Ty Street, & Z-Barr; CURRENT MEMBERS: Nick Berk & Z-Barr (CZW) | TITLES: CZW Iron Man
(1), CZW World Heavyweight (1); IPW World Tag Team (w/
Z-Barr); NWA Florida World Tag Team (w/ Z-Barr); HW
Hardcore; LAW Light Heavyweight TOURNAMENTS: 2001 CZW "Best of the Best" Junior Heavyweight Tournament participant |
SINGLES: - The Berkocet TAG TEAM (w/ Z-Barr): - The Softcore Solution |
Quebrada, Rocker Dropper, Sitdown Powerbomb | ||||
| Nova | ECW: "Hit Me With Your Best Shot," by Pat Benatar; "Rock N' Roll All Night," by KISS (as a bWo member); "Wake Up Before You Go-Go," by Wham; "Flashdance," by Irene Cara; "One Step Closer," by Linkin Park; "Intergalactic," by The Beastie Boys | CAWA, ECW, UPW, Zero-One | Chris Chetti (ECW), Frankie Kazarian (as "Evolution") (indies) | Former-ECW star; WWE developmental wrestler | |||||||||||
| Onyx | Aerial, Innovative | NWA-WS | - The Blaqout (Spinning High-Angle DDT) | ||||||||||||
| Pepper Parks | Buffalo, NY | 5'10" | 195 lb. | Aerial | HWA, OVW | Ash Parker, Matt Stryker | TITLES: HWA
Cruiserweight / World Tag Team TOURNAMENTS: 2002 ECWA Super 8 Tournament participant |
- Second-Rope Diving Neckbreaker | Running Somersault Pescado (Running Catapult Somersault Bodyblock Suicida) |
^" "^ - Pinning Combination
*" "* = Submission Hold
So-Cal = Southern CA (for below [PROMOTIONS])
TRAINED BY
- HBK: Shawn Michaels
- SMWA: Shawn Michaels Wrestling Academmy (San Antonio, TX)
- SWS: Slammers Wrestling School (Sun VValley, CA)
STYLES
- Aerial: uses an aerial, high-flying style;
Billy Kidman, Hayabusa, Rey Mysterio Jr., etc.
- Amateur: uses an amateur wrestling-liikke style (takedowns);
Kurt Angle
- Basic: uses basic wrestling manueverss,, but not much more;
Randy Savage, The Rock
- Brawler: uses brawling tequniques, suucch as punches, forearms,
eye rakes, etc.; likes to fight in crowd and brawl with
opponents: The Big Boss Man, Bradshaw, Faarooq, Mark Henry, etc.
- Death Match: wrestles Death Matches aannd other extremely
hardcore matches (exploding ring matches, light bulbs, nails,
staple guns, thumbtacks, etc.): Atsushi Onita, Mick Foley, Terry
Funk, etc.
- Garbage: uses very few actual wrestliinng moves; mainly uses
clotheslines, kneelifts, headbutts, etc.; Atsushi Onita, Mick
Foley
- Hardcore: wrestles hardcore matches ((ccanes, guitars, steel
chairs, stop signs, etc.); Norman Smiley, Raven,
- Innovative: uses creative moves off ooff items like tables,
ladders, or chairs; a big-time bump-taker; uses creative
double-team moves; Jeff Hardy, Rob Van Dam, Sabu, The S.A.T.,
etc.
- Lucha: uses a lucha-libre style (traddiitional Mexican-style
wrestling: high-flying, aerial, innovative manuevers): Juventud
Guerrera, Psychosis, Rey Mysterio Jr., etc.
- MMA: uses mixed martial arts (judo, kkaarate, kung Fu, etc.),
such as armbreakers, cartwheel moves, legsweeps, kicks, etc.;
Ernest "The Cat" Miller, Jerry Flynn, Steve Blackman,
(Yoshihiri) Tajiri, etc.
- Power: uses power moves, such as headdbbutts, kneelifts, press
slams, etc.; usually very big men (in size); The Big Show, Kevin
Nash, Sid Vicious, Vader, etc.
- Puroresu: uses puroresu (traditional JJapanese-style wrestling:
crisp, scientific, stiff, technical): The Great Muta/Keiji Muto,
Masato Tanaka, (Yoshihiro) Tajiri, Taka Michinoku, etc.
- Shoot: uses shoot fighting (PRIDE, UFFCC, etc.): Ken Shamrock
- Stiff: uses many stiff holds/moves: BBrradshaw, Brock Lesnar,
Faarooq, (Yoshihiro) Tajiri, etc.
- Submission: uses submission wrestlingg (grounded holds): Chris
Benoit, Dean Malenko, Ken Shamrock, Rick Steiner, Steven/William
Regal, etc.
- Technical: uses a technical/scientifiicc style
(holds/counterholds, reversals, etc.), Bret Hart, Chris Benoit,
Hardcore Holly, Eddie Guerrero, Scott Steiner, etc.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
"participant" = means eliminated in first round or second round of respective tournament
PROMOTIONS
3PW: Pro-Pain Professional Wrestling
(Philadelphia, PA)
ACID: Acid Pro Wrestling (CT)
ACW: All-Star Championship Wrestling (So-Cal)
AGPW: Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling (Canada)
ALCW: Alternate Championship Wrestling (Inkster, MI)
AP: Asylum Productions (Idaho)
APW: All Professional Wrestling (CA)
ASCHW: All-Star Championship Wrestling (So-Cal)
ASCW: Assault Championship Wrestling (CT)
ASP: (England)
ASW: All-Star Wrestling
AWA: American Wrestling Association (North Vernon, IN)
AWS: Alternative Wrestling Show (CA)
BA: BattleArts (Japan)
BBW: Bad Boys of Wrestling (Montana)
BCW: Border City Wrestling (Canada)
BJPW: Big Japan Professional Wrestling (Japan)
BTW: (Michigan)
BWF: British Wrestling Federation (UK)
CAPW: Cleveland All Professional Wrestling (Cleveland, OH)
CAW: Can-Am Wrestling (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
CAWA: California Wrestling Alliance (So-Cal)
CAWF: Canadian Wrestling Federation (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)
CCPW: Capital City Professional Wrestling
CCW: Coastal Championship Wrestling (FL)
CLCW: Coliseum Championship Wrestling (Evansville, IN)
CRCW: Circle City Wrestling (Indiannapolis, IN)
CRWA: Crossroads Wrestling Association (Indianapolis, IN)
CSWF: Christian Wrestling Federation (TX)
CW: Chaotic Wrestling (North Andover, MASS)
CWA: California Wrestling Alliance (So-Cal)
CWF: Championship Wrestling Federation (Monnessan, PA)
CWM: Championship Wrestling of Michigan (Michigan)
CW-USA: Championship Wrestling USA (Washington)
CZW: Combat Zone Wrestling (Deptford, NJ)
ECCW: NWA-ECCW (Canada)
ECW: Extreme Championship Wrestling (Philadelphia, PA)
(now-defunct)
ECWA: East Coast Wrestling Association (DE)
EPIC: EPIC Professional Wrestling (So-Cal)
EPW: (NJ)
ESCW: (FL)
EWF: Empire Wrestling Federation (So-Cal)
EWW: Extreme World Warfare
FC: The Funkin' Conservatory (Dory Funk, Jr. & Marti Funk's
Ocala, FL training center)
FCW: Florida Championship Wrestling (FL)
FMW: Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (Japan)
FNW: (PA)
FOW: Future of Wrestling (FL)
FRWA: Frontier Wrestling Alliance
FSCW: Freestyle Championship Wrestling (The Netherlands)
FSPWA: Florida State Professional Wrestling Association (FL)
FWA: Future Wrestling Alliance (PA)
GAME: G.A.M.E. (West PA)
GLW: Great Lakes Wrestling (Michigan)
HAW: Hardway Wrestling
HAWA: Hardcore Wrestling Association (NY)
HCW: Hard Core Wrestling (Cleveland, OH)
HCWA: Hardcore Championship Wrestling (NY)
HIW: Hellfire Independent Wrestling
HMW: Hammerlock Wrestling (NWA-UK) (England)
HVW: High Volatage Wrestling
HWA: Heartland Wrestling Association (OH)
ICW: Impact Championship Wrestling (formerly UCW) (St. Louis, MO)
IDWF: Independent Wrestling Federation (Corydon, IN)
INWA: Insane Wrestling Association (Indianapolis, IN)
IPW: Independent Professional Wrestling (IPW) Hardcore Wrestling
(FL)
IPWA: (FL)
ISPW: Independent Superstars of Professional Wrestling (NJ)
ISWF: Insane Wrestling Federation (Dearborn, MI)
IW: International Wrestling
IWAL: International Wrestling Alliance (Columbus, OH)
IWA-MS: International Wrestling Association (Mid-South territory)
(Charlestown, IA)
IWA-PR: International Wrestling Association (Peurto Rican
territory) (Peurto Rico)
IWC: International Wrestling Cartel (Pittsburgh, PA)
IWF: (Ireland)
IWI: Intense Wrestling Incorporated (Cincinnati, OH)
IWO: (NJ)
IWU: (GA)
IWW: Independent Wrestling World (Hanover, Germany)
IYFW: In Your Face Wrestling (West VA)
JAP: (NJ)
JAPW: Jersey All Professional Wrestling (NJ)
JCW: Jersey Championship Wrestling (Garfield, NJ)
JGCW: Juggalo Championsh*t Wrestling
KSW: K-Star Wrestling
LASW: Liberty All-Star Wrestling
LIWF: Long Island Wrestling Federation (NY)
MAW: Mid-American Wrestling (Milwaukee, WI)
MCLL: MC Lucha-Libre (Oregon)
MDCW: Marlyand Championship Wrestling (MD)
MDW: Mason Dixie Wrestling
MCW: Memphis Championship Wrestling (TN)
MECW1: Main Event Championship Wrestling (Philadelphia, PA)
MECW2: Main Event Championship Wrestling (IL)
MEP: Main Event Promotions (OH)
MGCW: Mega Championship Wrestling (Cleveland, OH)
MLW: Major League Wrestling (Philadelphia, PA)
MOH: Mid Ohio Wrestling (Ohio)
M-Pro: Michinoku Pro (Japan)
MPW: Millenium Professional Wrestling (So-Cal)
MSPW: (TX)
MWCW: Mid-West Championship Wrestling (IL)
MWF: Millenium Wrestling Federation (MA)
MWWF: Mid-West Wrestling Federation (Toledo, OH)
NAGW: New Age Wrestling (IN)
NAW: North American Wrestling (CA)
NAWA: (NY)
NBCW: Nebraska Championship Wrestling (North Platte, NE)
NCW: Northeast Championship Wrestling (Seekonk, MASS)
NEPW: New Era Professional Wrestling (OH)
NEW: Northeast Wrestling (CT)
NJPW: New Japan Professional Wrestling (Japan)
NMW: (NJ)
NOAH: Pro Wrestling NOAH (Mitsuharu Misawa's Japananese
promotion)
NR: NeoRush (?)
NSWA: Northern States Wrestling Association (Michigan)
NWA: National Wrestling Alliance
NWA-MA: National Wrestling Alliance - Mid Atlantic territory (NC)
NWA-N: National Wrestling Alliance - Nashville territory (TN)
NWA-NY: National Wrestling Alliance - New York territory (NY)
NWA-OH: National Wrestling Alliance - Ohio territory (OH)
NWA-TNA: National Wrestling Alliance - Total Non-Stop Action (the
Jarrett's promotion)
NWA-WS: National Wrestling Alliance - Wildside territory (GA)
NWA-WV: National Wrestling Alliance - West Virginia territory
(West Virginia)
NWA-WW: National Wrestling Alliance - Worldwide territory (TN)
OCWA: Ohio Championship Wrestling Association (OH)
OMEGA: (The Hardy Boyz' promotion that they ran early in their
career)
OPW: Osaka Pro Wrestling (Japan)
OVW: Ohio Valley Wrestling (KY)
PA: Promo Azteca (Mexico)
PACW: (IL)
PAWA: (PA)
PAWF: Pennsylvania Wrestling Federation (PA)
PCW: Primal Conflict Wrestling (PA)
PCW-Bc: (British Columbia)
PEACW: (FL)
PNCW: (Oregon)
POCW: PCW (Oregon)
PPW: Power Professional Wrestling (WI)
PXCW: Phoenix Championship Wrestling (NJ)
PWA: (CA)
PWF: Premier Wrestling Federation (Pottstown, PA)
PWF-MS: Premier Wrestling Federation Mid-South
PWL: Pittsburgh Wrestling League (Pittsburgh, PA)
PWP: Premier Wrestling Promotions (UK)
PWX: Professional Wrestling X-Press (NWA East) (Pittsburgh, PA)
QWA: (Mikey Whipwreck's Philadelphia, PA promotion)
RAW: Real Action Wrestling (Canada)
RCW: Renegade Championship Wrestling
R-Pro: Revolution Pro (So-Cal)
RWP: Rumble Wrestling Promotions (UK)
ROH: Ring Of Honor (RF Video's Philadelphia, PA promotion)
SCW: Steel City Wrestling (Pittsburgh, PA)
SECW: Southeast Championship Wrestling
Slammers: Slammers (CA)
Slams: Slams (CT)
SP: Shinjuku Pro (Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan)
SPCW: St. Paul Championship Wrestling (MN)
SPWF: (FL)
SSCW: (NJ)
SSWF: Superstar Wrestling Federation (Lucasville, OH)
STCW: Southern Championship Wrestling
SW: Stampede Wrestling (The Hart Family's Canadian promotion)
SWAT: Supreme Wrestling Alliance Tour (UK)
SWF: Swiss Wrestling Federation (Zurich, Switzerland)
TCW: Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling (Dusty Rhodes' GA
promotion)
TRCW: TopRank Championship Wrestling (Cynthiana, KY)
TWA: (Shawn Michaels' now-defunct San Antonio, TX promotion)
UCW: Ultimate Championship Wrestling
UFCW: Unified Championship Wrestling (Dayton, OH)
ULWA: Ultimate Wrestling Alliance
UNCW: Universal Championship Wrestling (UK)
UPW: Ultimate Professional Wrestling (So-Cal)
UPWA: Universal Professional Wrestling Association (Dayton, OH)
USA: USA Pro Wrestling (NY)
USCW: United States Championship Wrestling
USWA: United States Wrestling Association (now defunct)
USXW: (FL)
UWA: Urban Wrestling Alliance (CA)
UWF: United Wrestling Federation (New Bedford, MA)
VCW: Violent Championship Wrestling (Piqua, OH)
W02: Wrestling 2002 (So-Cal)
WA: The Wrestling Alliance
WAW: Wrestling All Around The World (actual name of the
promotion)
WAWP: World All Professional Wrestling (WI)
WCCW: (CA)
WCPW: (IL)
WCW: World Championship Wrestling (Atlanta, GA) (now-defunct)
WCWO: Wild Championship Wrestling Outlaws (Indianapolis, IN)
WF: WrestleForce (Richmond, VA)
WGPW: (CA)
WHIP: (Saskatchewan, Canada)
WI: Wrestling Industry
WLW: World Legion Wrestling (Pittsburgh, PA)
WPW-LL: WGPW Lucha-Libre (Washington)
WPW-P: WPW-Pero (Peru)
WW-AS: World Wrestling All-Stars (England)
WPW: World Professional Wrestling (West VA)
WPW-LL: WPW Lucha-Libre (CA)
WPW-P: World Professional Wrestling (Peru territory)
WSEW: Westside eXtreme Wrestling (Nurnberg, Germany)
WSW: Wild Side Wrestling (Frankfort, KY)
WVWA: West Virginia Wrestling Association (WV)
WWC: World Wrestling Council (Peurto Rico)
WWE: (formerly WWF): World Wrestling Entertainment (formerly
Federation) (Stamford, CT)
WWF (now WWE): World Wrestling Federation (now Entertainment)
(Stamford, CT)
WXO: (Lakeland, FL)
WXW: World X-treme Wrestling (Hazleton, PA)
XCW: Xtreme Championship Wrestling (Detroit, MI)
XWF: Xtreme Wrestling Federation (FL)
Zero-One: Zero-One (Japan)