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Eddie Edwards
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Eddie Edwards
Billed height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Billed weight214 lb (97 kg)[2]
Billed fromBoston, Massachussets[2]
Trained byKiller Kowalski[1]
Debut2002[2]

Eddie Edwards is an American professional wrestler, who is best known for wrestling with Ring of Honor.[2] He is one-half of the current ROH World Tag Team Champions with his partner Davey Richards.[3]

Professional wrestling career

Independent promotions

Edwards has competed for numerous independent promotions throughout his career, most notably New England Championship Wrestling (NECW), Top Rope Promotions (TRP), Maryland Championship Wrestling, and the Millennium Wrestling Federation (MWF).[4] He has also competed for Defiant Pro Wrestling, Squared Circle Wrestling, Power League Wrestling, Showcase Pro Wrestling and Big Time Wrestling.[4]

On February 5, 2003, Edwards became the first MWF Television Champion, by defeating Jerelle Clark in the final of a tournament to crown the inaugural champion.[5] He held the title for over two and a half years, before losing it to Tommaso Ciampa in a three-way match, also involving A.J. Styles.

On June 9, 2007, Edwards competed in NECW's annual Iron 8 Championship Tournament, where he defeated Gary Cassidy in his first round match.[6] Later that night, he beat Bobby Fish, Brandon Locke, and Brian Fury in the final, in a four-way Iron Man match, to win the Tournament.[6] The time limit had been reached with a fourway tie with each wrestler on two pinfalls, so Edwards won in sudden death overtime, during which time Fish broke his ankle.[6]

Ring of Honor

Edwards made his Ring of Honor (ROH) debut on December 22, 2006 at International Challenge, losing to Austin Aries.[7] His second ROH appearance was over a month later, when he lost to Jack Evans at Dedicated on January 26, 2007.[8]

Edwards in August 2008

On April 11, 2008 at Bedlam In Beantown, after defeating Jigsaw, Edwards accepted Larry Sweeney's proposal to join his faction, Sweet and Sour, Inc.[9][10] His first match as part of Sweet and Sour, Inc was a tag team match against Erick Stevens and Pelle Primeau on April 12 at Injustice, which Edwards and fellow faction member Chris Hero won.[11] Following this match, he went on a hiatus from ROH until Up For Grabs in June, when he lost to Claudio Castagnoli.[12] In September 2008, Sweet and Sour, Inc, and Edwards in particluar, became embroiled in a feud with Erick Stevens, leading to various combinations of the faction members taking on Stevens and an assortment of tag team partners.[13][14] This included a match where Stevens and Brent Albright defeated Edwards and Adam Pearce at the Driven pay-per-view.[15]

Later that year, in December, Edwards began teaming with fellow Sweet and Sour, Inc member, Davey Richards, as the American Wolves.[4] Their first match as a team was on December 26, at All Star Extravaganza IV, where they lost to the Briscoe Brothers (Jay and Mark) in a three way elimination tag team match, which also involved Claudio Castagnoli and Nigel McGuinness.[16] The following night at Final Battle 2008, the American Wolves, along with Go Shiozaki, lost to Brent Albright, Roderick Strong, and Erick Stevens in a "New York City Street Fight". Later that night, they attacked and injured Mark Briscoe.[17] As 2009 began, they began challenging for the ROH World Tag Team Championship, losing to the champions Kevin Steen and El Generico on numerous occasions.[18][19] They eventually won the Championship on April 10, at an Ring of Honor Wrestling taping, in a "Tables are Legal" match.[3][20]

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ^ a b c "Eddie Edwards" (in German). Cagematch. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Ring of Honor roster - Eddie Edwards". Ring of Honor. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
  3. ^ a b c "Tag Title Match Set For Markham". Ring of Honor. 2009-04-11. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Eddie Edwards". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
  5. ^ a b "MWF Television Title History". Millennium Wrestling Federation. Solie's Title Histories. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
  6. ^ a b c "New England Championship Wrestling - June 9, 2007 – New England Championship Wrestling - Iron 8 Tournament in Brockton, Massachusetts at the National Guard Armory". New England Championship Wrestling. Online World of Wrestling. 2007-06-09. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
  7. ^ "International Challenge- Hartford, CT 12/22/03". Ring of Honor. 2006-12-22. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
  8. ^ "Dedicated- Braintree, MA 1/26/07". Ring of Honor. 2007-01-26. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
  9. ^ "Bedlam In Beantown- Boston, MA 4/11/08". Ring of Honor. 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
  10. ^ "Ring Of Honor Wrestling Results - April 11, 2008 - Boston, Massachusetts". Online World of Wrestling. 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
  11. ^ "Injustice- Edison, NJ 4/12/08". Ring of Honor. 2008-04-12. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
  12. ^ "Up For Grabs- Hartford, CT 6/6/08". Ring of Honor. 2008-06-06. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
  13. ^ "The French Connection- Montreal, Quebec 11/7/08". Ring of Honor. 2008-11-07. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
  14. ^ "Bound By Hate- Markham, Ontario 11/8/08". Ring of Honor. 2008-11-08. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
  15. ^ "Driven (2008)- Boston, MA 9/19/08". Ring of Honor. 2008-09-19. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
  16. ^ "All Star Extravaganza IV- Philadelphia, PA 12/26/08". Ring of Honor. 2008-12-26. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
  17. ^ "Final Battle 2008- New York, NY 12/27/08". Ring of Honor. 2008-12-27. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
  18. ^ "Motor City Madness 2009- Detroit, MI 1/30/09". Ring of Honor. 2009-01-30. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
  19. ^ "7th Anniversary Show- New York, NY 3/21/09". Ring of Honor. 2009-03-21. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
  20. ^ "Ring of Honor Title History - Ring Of Honor Tag Team Championship". Ring of Honor. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
  21. ^ "New England Championship Wrestling Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
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