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Kris Pavone
Born (1980-05-02) May 2, 1980 (age 44)[1]
Youngstown, Ohio[2]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Caylen Croft[1]
Chris Banks[1]
Chris Cage[1]
Chris Pavone[1]
French Man Deux[1]
Caylen Cage
Billed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Billed weight220 lb (100 kg)[2]
Trained byDanny Davis[1]
Nick Dinsmore[1]
Debut2001[1]

Kris Pavone[1] (born May 2, 1980) is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), where he wrestled under the ring name Caylen Croft. He was one half of the Dude Busters tag team with Trent Barreta. He currently wrestles on the independent circuit.

Pavone debuted in 2001 using the name Chris Cage. After two years on the independent circuit, he signed a contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and was assigned to the Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) territory. In OVW, he won the Southern Tag Team Championship four times (three times with Tank Toland and once with Mike Mizanin) and the Heavyweight Championship once. He was released from his WWE developmental contract in March 2006 before being re-signed in 2008. He competed for the Florida Championship Wrestling developmental territory, where he won the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship twice, and debuted for the ECW brand in December 2009.

Professional wrestling career

Pavone made his debut in 2001 as a student of Danny Davis and Nick Dinsmore. Within two years, he appeared at the ECWA Super 8 Tournament in April 2003 and began competing in Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) several weeks later.[1]

World Wrestling Entertainment (2003–2006)

Ohio Valley Wrestling

After forming a brief tag team with Nova, using the ring name 'Chris Cage', Pavone later teamed up with Tank Toland to form Adrenaline. Together, they went on to win the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship three times during 2003 and 2004.[1] Pavone later won his first and only OVW Heavyweight Championship after defeating Matt Morgan before losing it a few months later to Chad Toland, the on-screen cousin of his tag partner Tank. Pavone later won his fourth and final OVW Southern Tag Team Championship, this time with newcomer Mike Mizanin. Together, they feuded with the Toland Cousins (Tank and Chad) and The Throwbacks. Pavone, however, was released from his contract due to behavior problems, leaving Mizanin to defend and ultimately lose the Tag Team Championship to The Throwbacks.

Return to WWE (2008–2010)

Main article: The Dude Busters

Florida Championship Wrestling (2008–2009)

Pavone in FCW as Caylen Croft

After wrestling on the independent circuit, including a one-time appearance in Ring of Honor, throughout 2006 and 2007, Pavone was re-signed to a development deal by WWE, and he began working in their development territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) under the name "Caylen Croft". Soon after debuting in FCW, he formed a tag team with Trent Barreta called The Dude Busters.[3][unreliable source?] On May 30, 2009, Barreta and Croft won the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship from Tyler Reks in a handicap match when his partner Johnny Curtis failed to appear. On July 23, Croft and Barreta lost the championship to Justin Angel and Kris Logan. On November 19, Croft won his second FCW Florida Tag Team Championship, this time with Curt Hawkins, after they defeated The Rotundos (Bo and Duke). While they were champions, Croft and Hawkins would defend the title with Barreta via the Freebird Rule.[3] On January 14, 2010 at an FCW television taping, the Dude Busters lost the Florida Tag Team Championship to The Fortunate Sons (Brett DiBiase and Joe Hennig).[4]

ECW and SmackDown and release (2009–2010)

On the December 1, 2009 episode of ECW on SyFy, Croft and Barreta, no longer using the Dude Busters name, debuted as villains, defeating Tyler Hilton and Bobby Shields, two local competitors.[1] On the February 9, 2010 episode of ECW, they lost to Goldust and Yoshi Tatsu in a match to determine the number one contenders to the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship.[5]

When the ECW brand ended in February 2010, its roster became free agents. Croft and Barreta signed with SmackDown, making their debut for the brand on February 19 in a losing effort against Cryme Tyme.[6] On the April 2 episode of SmackDown, they began using their Dude Busters name again, which they had seemingly dropped since their move to the main roster.

The Dude Busters turning face earned their first tag team victory since joining the SmackDown roster when they defeated Curt Hawkins and Vance Archer on the August 26 edition of Superstars.[7]

On November 19, 2010, Pavone was released from his contract with WWE.[8]

Independent Circuit (2010-present)

Croft made his first wrestling appearance since being released in Dallas, Texas, wrestling Tyler Hilton and coming out victorious.

Personal life

Pavone grew up in Youngstown, Ohio. He was influenced by Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels. Pavone attended Youngstown State University graduating with a Bachelor in Arts.

In wrestling

  • Nicknames
    • "The Hitman" Chris Cage[9]
    • "The Man Who Loves to Steal the Show"
    • "Too Much Talent"
    • "The Silence Behind the Violence"

Championships and accomplishments

1During his reign with Hawkins, Croft could defend the title with either Hawkins or Barreta under the Freebird Rule.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Caylen Croft". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
  2. ^ a b c "Caylen Croft". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2010-11-20. Retrieved 2010-11-20.
  3. ^ a b "Dude Busters' Cagematch profile".
  4. ^ Gerweck, Steve (2010-01-15). "FCW crowns new tag champions". WrestleView. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
  5. ^ Murphy, Ryan (2010-02-09). "The end is near". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
  6. ^ Passero, Mitch (2010-02-19). "Awakening The Deadman". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
  7. ^ Johnson, Matt (2010-08-26). "Superstars: Solid wrestling by veterans drives the show". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved 2010-11-19.
  8. ^ "WWE Superstars released". World Wrestling Entertainment. 2010-11-19. Retrieved 2010-11-19.
  9. ^ a b c "The Accelerator's Wrestling Rollercoaster: Caylen Croft".
  10. ^ "ECW: Weak show doesn't build towards TLC". SLAM! Sports. Retrieved 2010-05-06.
  11. ^ "OVW Title Histories - OVW Heavyweight Championship". Ohio Valley Wrestling. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
  12. ^ "OVW Title Histories - OVW Southern Tag Team Championship". Ohio Valley Wrestling. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
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