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On August 8, 2010, it was reported Lopez had signed a developmental contract with [[World Wrestling Entertainment]], and will be debuting with |
On August 8, 2010, it was reported Lopez had signed a developmental contract with [[World Wrestling Entertainment]], and will be debuting with their developmental promotion [[Florida Championship Wrestling]] in September.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1281292192|title=Report: Ring of Honor Champion signs with WWE|last=Martin|first=Adam|date=2010-08-08|accessdate=2010-08-08|publisher=WrestleView}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1281302410|title=Update on Tyler Black signing with WWE|last=Martin|first=Adam|date=2010-08-08|accessdate=2010-08-08|publisher=WrestleView}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/ROH_News_29/article_42976.shtml|title=WWE/ROH News: Report on current ROH World champion signing with WWE|last=Caldwell|first=James|date=2010-08-08|accessdate=2010-08-08|publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref> |
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==In wrestling== |
==In wrestling== |
Revision as of 14:27, 9 August 2010
Tyler Black | |
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Born | Buffalo, Iowa[1] | May 28, 1986
Website | Template:MySpace |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Gixx[1] Taj the Destroyer[1] Tyler Black[1] |
Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2] |
Billed weight | 222 lb (101 kg)[3] |
Billed from | Buffalo, Iowa Davenport, Iowa[3] |
Trained by | Danny Daniels[1] |
Debut | 2005[3] |
Colby Lopez[1] (born May 28, 1986) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Tyler Black. He competes in several North American independent promotions, most notably Ring of Honor where he is the reigning ROH World Champion. In August 2010 Black signed a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment, and is expected to debut with the company in September.
He has competed in Scott County Wrestling, AAW: Professional Wrestling Redefined, Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South, the National Wrestling Alliance, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, and Wrestling Society X. In several promotions, Black was the tag team partner of Jimmy Jacobs, with the team known as Doin' It For Her or Kiss 2 Kill.[4] He was once a member of The Age of the Fall along with Jacobs, and several other wrestlers. Black is also a three-time world champion having won the MCPW World Heavyweight Championship once, the FIP World Heavyweight Championship on one occasion, and the ROH World Championship once.
Professional wrestling career
Early career (2005–2006)
Making his debut in 2005, Black started out with Scott County Wrestling (SCW), the federation in which he would hone his skills under the name Gixx. He also began wrestling for Ian Rotten's IWA Mid-South and later entered the Ted Petty Invitational tournament, defeating Sal Thomaselli before being eliminated by Matt Sydal in the quarter-finals in Hammond, Indiana on September 23, 2005.[5] He also won the SCW heavyweight title, and spray-painted the championship belt black to mark "The Black Era" in SCW. He later won the the IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship as well.
He soon joined NWA Midwest winning the promotion's tag team championship with Marek Brave. The two successfully defended the championship against Ryan Boz and Danny Daniels, Brett Wayne and Hype Gotti, and Jayson Reign and Marco Cordova several times in early 2006.[6] He also faced Eric Priest and A.J. Styles in singles matches.
He briefly appeared in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and teamed with Jeff Luxon in a loss to The Latin American Xchange (Homicide and Hernandez) on Impact in October 2006.[7]
Independent promotions (2007–present)
On May 25, 2007, while in a match with the Full Impact Pro (FIP) Tag Team Champions The Briscoes in Melbourne, Florida, Black's tag team partner Marek Brave suffered a back injury that sidelined him for several weeks.[8] During this time Black pursued a singles career, competing in Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) where he defeated Joey Ryan on June 10[9] and former mentor Danny Daniels at the supercard Point of No Return '07 on June 16.[10]
At PWG's Life During Wartime on July 6, 2008, Black teamed with Jacobs to win the PWG World Tag Team Championship by defeating Roderick Strong and El Generico, who was a replacement for Jack Evans.[11][12] At FIP's event on December 20, 2008 Black defeated Go Shiozaki to win the FIP World Heavyweight Championship.[13] At FIP's event on May 2, 2009, Davey Richards was awarded the FIP World Heavyweight Championship by forfeit when Black was unable to compete.[13]
Ring of Honor (2007–present)
At the Ring of Honor (ROH) pay-per-view taping of Man Up in September 2007, Black made his debut, alongside Jimmy Jacobs and Necro Butcher, with the three attacking the Briscoe Brothers, hanging Jay Briscoe from the rigging that had been used during the ladder match earlier that night. Jacobs announced that the three had formed a stable called The Age of the Fall. The angle was so controversial that ROH decided to remove the footage from the pay-per-view that was being taped at the event. However, the footage was also heavily requested by ROH fans, so it was shown on the ROH Videowire for the week of September 15.[14] Later on in the event Black faced Jack Evans in a dark match, which ended when Jacobs and Necro Butcher interfered leading The Irish Airborne to help Evans. A six-man tag team match between The Age of the Fall and Jack Evans and the Irish Airborne ended in a no contest when Necro Butcher attacked the referee.
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Teaming with Jimmy Jacobs and Necro Butcher against The Vulture Squad (Jack Evans and Ruckus) in several handicap matches during early October,[15] he teamed with The Age of the Fall to against Jack Evans, Ruckus and Jigsaw in a 6-man tag team match the following month at Glory by Honor VI Night 1 on November 1. The following night, Black defeated Alex "Sugarfoot" Payne, but was attacked by The Briscoes following the match.[16] He appeared with The Age of the Fall in their match against The Briscoes during the main event.[17] At Final Battle 2007, Black and Jacobs defeated the Briscoes to win the ROH World Tag Team Championship.[18] They lost the titles one month later on January 26 to the No Remorse Corps (Davey Richards and Rocky Romero) when competing in an Ultimate Endurance match also involving The Hangmen 3 (Brent Albright and BJ Whitmer), and the team of Austin Aries and Bryan Danielson.[18]
At Take No Prisoners, ROH's sixth pay-per-view, Black challenged Nigel McGuinness for the ROH World Championship in a losing effort. At Up For Grabs, Black and Jacobs won an eight-team tournament to win the ROH World Tag Team Championship for a second time.[18] The two lost the championship at Driven to the team of Kevin Steen and El Generico.[18] Black had a second chance at the ROH World Championship at Death Before Dishonor 6 in New York City, when he faced McGuinness, Danielson and Claudio Castagnoli in a three-way match, but McGuinness retained. At Final Battle 2008, Black lost a number one contenders match to Austin Aries. Following the match, Jacobs turned on Black, and Black was then attacked by Aries. At Full Circle, Black was given a non-title match against the ROH World Champion Nigel McGuinness on January 16, and defeated McGuinness. The following night, number one contender Aries refused to face McGuinness, so Black faced McGuinness instead, but was unsucessful as the match ended in a time limit draw. On June 26 at Violent Tendencies, Black defeated Jimmy Jacobs in a steel cage match to end their feud.
In September 2009, Black had surgery on a bulging disc in his neck.[19] On October 10, 2009, Black defeated Kenny King in a first round match and then Claudio Castagnoli, Colt Cabana, Delirious, Chris Hero and Roderick Strong in the finals to win the 2009 Survival of the Fittest tournament.[20] On December 19, 2009, at Final Battle 2009, ROH's first live pay-per-view, Black wrestled the ROH World Champion Austin Aries to a 60 minute time limit draw.[21] On February 13, 2010 Black defeated Aries in the main event of ROH's Eighth Anniversary Show to win the ROH World Championship.[22][23] On April 3, 2010 Black retained the title in a three-way elimination match against Austin Aries and Roderick Strong at the Big Bang! pay-per-view.[24] He also retained at the following pay-per-view, Death Before Dishonor VIII, on June 19, in a match against Davey Richards.[25]
World Wrestling Entertainment (2010)
On August 8, 2010, it was reported Lopez had signed a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment, and will be debuting with their developmental promotion Florida Championship Wrestling in September.[26][27][28]
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- God's Last Gift / Small Package Driver (Fisherman DDT dropped into a small package, sometimes from the top rope)[3][29][30]
- Paroxysm (Twisting inverted brainbuster or a twisting lifting inverted DDT)[1][29][31]
- Phoenix Splash (Corkscrew 450° splash)[1][3]
- Superkick, sometimes preceded by a turnbuckle powerbomb[3]
- Signature moves
- Theme music
- "Battle On" by War of Ages (ROH)[34][unreliable source?]
- "The Haunted" by Walls of Jericho[35]
Championships and accomplishments
- Absolute Intense Wrestling
- AIW Intense Division Championship (1 time)[36]
- All-American Wrestling
- AAW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[37]
- AAW Tag Team Championship (2 times, current) – with Marek Brave (1) and Jimmy Jacobs (1)[37]
- New Wrestling Association
- NWA Intercontinental Championship (1 time)[citation needed]
- NWA Midwest
- NWA Midwest Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Marek Brave[36]
- Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
- PWG World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jimmy Jacobs[1]
- Ring of Honor
- ROH World Championship (1 time, current)[22]
- ROH World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Jimmy Jacobs[18]
- Survival of the Fittest (2009)[20]
References
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- ^ "Cagematch profile".
- ^ a b c d e f "Tyler Black profile". Ring of Honor. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
- ^ "Wrestling Society X – D.I.F.H." MTV.com.
- ^ Gagne, Joe (2005-09-23). "IWA-MS TPI – 09/23/05". CubsFan.com.
- ^ Behrens, Bill (2006-02-14). "NWA Wildside/Worldwide News: Tuesday February 14, 2006". NWA Wildside.
- ^ Sokol, Chris (2006-10-06). "Impact: Bye, bye Eric". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer.
- ^ Glazer, Aaron (2007-08-09). "FIP Headlines: Briscoes vs. Black & Brave Rematch Signed". InsidePulse.com.
- ^ "Roger Dorn Night". Pro Wrestling Guerrilla. 2007-06-10. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
- ^ Farrell, Errol Leigh (2007-06-16). "Saturday Indy Wrestling News — ChickFight, Power Trip Wrestling, AAW And Wild Card Pro". Lords of Pain.
- ^ "Pro Wrestling Guerrilla World Tag Team Champions". Pro Wrestling Guerrilla. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
- ^ "Age of the Fall (Tyler Black & Jimmy Jacobs)". Pro Wrestling Guerrilla. 2008-07-06. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
- ^ a b "Title History: FIP World Champion". Full Impact Pro. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
- ^ Thomas, Brian (2004-09-17). "ROH Pulls Angle From Third PPV". TheDailySuplex.com.
- ^ Lipinski, Keith (2007-09-22). "09/22/07: Dr. Keith Report (Upcoming Shows)". AngryMarks.com.
- ^ Siciliano, Mike (2007-11-04). "Pro's from the Palace (#213) – Results & more: ROH Glory By Honor VI N2". WrestleView.
- ^ Berman, Samuel (2007-11-02). "411 ROH Roundtable Preview: Philadelphia & New York – Glory By Honor VI – 11/2 & 11/3". 411mania.
- ^ a b c d e "Ring Of Honor Tag Team Championship". Ring of Honor. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
- ^ Aldren, Mike (2009-09-05). "Daily wrestling news & gossip". The Sun. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
- ^ a b "Survival of the Fittest 2009". Cagematch. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
- ^ a b Caldwell, James (2009-12-19). "Caldwell's Ring Of Honor PPV Report 12/19: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of ROH's first online PPV – Austin Aries vs. Tyler Black". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
- ^ a b "Ring of Honor Title". Ring of Honor. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
- ^ Caldwell, James (2010-02-13). "ROH News: Big News – Result from tonight's ROH World Title match in New York City". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
- ^ Radican, Sean (2010-04-03). "Radican's ROH The Big Bang PPV Blog 4/3: Black vs. Aries vs. Strong, Briscoes vs. KOW". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2010-05-09.
- ^ Caldwell, James. "Caldwell's Ring of Honor PPV report 6/19: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of Death Before Dishonor VIII Internet PPV". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
- ^ Martin, Adam (2010-08-08). "Report: Ring of Honor Champion signs with WWE". WrestleView. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
- ^ Martin, Adam (2010-08-08). "Update on Tyler Black signing with WWE". WrestleView. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
- ^ Caldwell, James (2010-08-08). "WWE/ROH News: Report on current ROH World champion signing with WWE". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
- ^ a b c d Caldwell, James (2009-06-12). "Caldwell's 6/12 ROH Take No Prisoners PPV Report: Report from live PPV taping in Houston on tonight's PPV". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
- ^ Gerweck, Steve (2010-05-08). "5/8 ROH Results: Manhattan, NY". WrestleView. Retrieved 2010-05-09.
- ^ a b c Caldwell, James (2009-04-17). "Caldwell's ROH Caged Collision PPV Report 4/17: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of Ten-Man Cage match". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
- ^ Caldwell, James (2008-05-30). "Caldwell's ROH "Take No Prisoners" Report 5/30: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of PPV #6". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
- ^ Caldwell, James (2009-03-22). "Caldwell's ROH TV report 3/21: ROH debuts on HDNet with Jimmy Jacobs vs. Tyler Black". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
- ^ http://rohwrestling.com/forum/index.php?topic=664.msg16424#msg16424
- ^ "Jimmy Jacobs". All-American Wrestling. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
"The Haunted" by Walls of Jericho (W/ Tyler Black)
- ^ a b c d "Cagematch title listings".
- ^ a b "Title History". All-American Wrestling. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
- ^ Martin, Adam (2009-05-18). "Indy News #2: May 18". WrestleView. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
- ^ "PWI 500". Cagematch. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
External links
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