Ricky Landell
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| Ricky Landell | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 25, 1982 St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Ricky Landell |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (183.13 cm) |
| Billed weight | 221 lb (100.2 kg) |
| Billed from | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Trained by | Steve Corino |
| Debut | 2003 |
Ricky Landell (born April 25, 1982) is an American professional wrestler who wrestles for AWA Superstars of Wrestling where he is the reigning AWA Superstars World champion.
Wrestling career
Background
Born in the twin cities region of Minnesota, later moving to Upstate New York, and currently residing in Northern New Jersey. Education includes graduating with a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Business from Plymouth State University of Plymouth, New Hamphire, as well as being one of the first two graduating students of the Pro-Wrestling WORLD-1 Dojo.He was a substitute teacher at Northern Highlands but when his alter-identity was discovered he was so ashamed he quit that very day
Training
Ricky Landell has had the honor and pleasure of training with some of the best in the world. Landell's primary trainer is a former NWA, ECW, and AWA World Heavyweight Champion, “The King of Old School,” Steve Corino. As a mentor, Steve has guided Landell's career from the beginning, and continues to do so today.
He also had the opportunity to briefly train with Tatsuhito Takaiwa while touring with Pro-Wrestling ZERO-ONE in Japan in July 2004. Landell has toured the country working for various companies along the way.
Guidance and a desire to continually learn is at the forefront of Landell's mind, as he absorbs life lessons from some of the greatest athletes in the world. Performers such as CW Anderson, Jack Victory, Jonnie Stewart, Glacier, LODI, and others have helped him greatly along with way.
Career
Ricky made his professional debut on November 1st, 2003. More recently, Landell has gained prominence while working for the American Wrestling Association (AWA), winning their World Tag Team Championship w/Steve Corino on 6/14/06 in Indianpolis, IN. Together, Landell & Corino brought prominence to a title that had seemingly faded into obscurity.
On January 29, 2006 Landell won his first professional title, the WORLD-1 Heavyweight Championship, which was Previously Held By Former ECW Star and current Pro-Wrestling ZERO1-MAX fighting athlete, Masato Tanaka. During that time, Landell became the face of Pro-Wrestling WORLD-1, defending the title in W-1 Territories in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Florida, and Georgia.
In mid-2006, Landell was inducted into the group known as The Extreme Horsemen. The Extreme Horsemen group was formed in Dusty Rhodes’s Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling (TCW), with original members Steve Corino, CW Anderson, and Barry Windham. The group was later reformed as Simon Diamond joined Corino and Anderson in the Major League Wrestling (MLW) promotion. Since that time, Corino and Anderson had great success competing in Japan for Pro-Wrestling ZERO1-MAX.
On June 11, 2008, Ricky Landell was named the Cauliflower Alley Club's "Future Superstar" of 2008. Landell, being officially endorsed by former AWA World Heavyweight Champion Nick Bockwinkel, joins former "Future Superstar" award winners Kurt Angle, Donovan Morgan, Chris Benoit, Cheerleader Melissa and Frankie Kazarian for this ultimate honor.
In wrestling
- Finishing and signature moves
- Nicknames
- "The New Generation Ace"
- "The Future Superstar"
Championships and accomplishments
- Cauliflower Alley Club
- Future Legend Award (2008)
- Premier Wrestling Federation
- PWF Universal Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Pro Wrestling WORLD-1
- WORLD-1 Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)[1]
Notes
- ^ "Pro Wrestling WORLD-1 Heavyweight Championship". titlehistories.com. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
References
- RickyLandell.com. "Ricky Landell's Online Bio".
- OnlineWorldofWrestling.com. "Ricky Landell's OWW Profile".