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Jimmy Havoc
Birth nameJim Rupert MacCarthy
Born (1984-03-19) 19 March 1984 (age 40)
Dartford, Kent, England[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Dai Konran
Jimmy Havoc
Billed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Billed weight169 lb (77 kg)
Billed fromCamden, London
Trained byAndre Baker
Jon Ryan
Debut2004

Jim Rupert MacCarthy[1] (born 19 March 1984) is a British professional wrestler best known under the ring name Jimmy Havoc. Havoc is currently regularly working for Progress Wrestling, International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom and Insane Championship Wrestling, and is a former and longest reigning Progress World Champion.[2]

Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2004–present)

Jimmy Havoc trained at NWA UK Hammerlock under Andre Baker and Jon Ryan, alongside the likes of Zack Sabre Jr. and Fergal Devitt before making his debut in 2004. Wrestling exclusively under the Hammerlock banner until 2006, he made his first appearances outside of the promotion for Triple X Wrestling where he first started appearing as a "deathmatch" or hardcore wrestler. He quickly became known as one of the top deathmatch wrestlers in Europe, debuting for International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom in 2008, Germany's Westside Xtreme Wrestling in 2009 and appearing on a joint show between wXw and U.S. hardcore promotion Combat Zone Wrestling in 2010. Havoc appeared in European versions of the CZW Tournament of Death in both 2010 and 2012. As of 2013, he has made appearances in other independent companies such as Mid-Atlantic Wrestling and Full Impact Pro.[3]

In February 2015, he captured the FPW Championship, adding the IPW:UK All-England Championship in March. In August 2015, he became IPW:UK World Heavyweight Champion after defeating Bad Bones in a TLC match.

Also towards the end of February 2016, Havoc made special appearances for Melbourne City Wrestling. His first one was at MCW At Out Best where he faced Mikey Nicholls from TMDK.[4] However, he got injured at the St Kilda Festival, and missed out on facing Mr Juicy at MCW Uncensored.[5]

On 4 October 2016, it was announced that Jimmy Havoc would be making his Canadian debut for Smash Wrestling on their 4th Anniversary Tour in November 2016.[6]

On 11 February 2017, it was announced he, along with other wrestlers, would make his WCPW (What Culture Pro Wrestling) debut in the Pro Wrestling World Cup 2017, participating in the English Qualifier that will take place on 21 March 2017.[7]

On 18 March 2017, he and Clint Margera wrestled as "The Calloused Hearts" in a losing effort against #CCK (Chris Brookes & Kid Lykos) in the Dream Tag Team Invitational qualifier match at Fight Club: Pro The First Female Of Fight Club.[8]

Insane Championship Wrestling (2012–present)

On 1 April 2012, Havoc made his debut for Insane Championship Wrestling, "So's Yer Maw".

On 24 January 2016, Havoc entered the ICW Square Go! match.

Progress Wrestling (2012–present)

Havoc debuted for Progress Wrestling on the Chapter Two event in May 2012 and went on to lose six matches without registering a victory, though became very popular with the Progress fans as an underdog babyface. In November 2013, at Chapter Ten, Havoc attacked promoter Jim Smallman, and aligned himself with the London Riots, turning heel in the process. Havoc would then use an open contract given to him by Smallman to defeat Progress champion Mark Andrews (who had just wrestled both Paul Robinson and Rampage Brown in consecutive matches) to become champion and pick up his first victory in Progress.

In his first title defense at Chapter Eleven, Havoc defeated Zack Sabre Jr. with the help of his newest associate, Progress trainee "The Omega" Isaac Zercher. Havoc was joined at Chapter Thirteen by Paul Robinson, and the group later christened themselves "Regression" as a play on the name of the company and to symbolize their hatred of Progress Wrestling. The group lost its first members at Chapter Fifteen, as the four members of the group (not including Zercher) took on Progress Tag Team champions Eddie Dennis and Mark Andrews, Will Ospreay and Noam Dar in a "titles vs careers" match. Ospreay pinned James Davis of the London Riots, meaning that the Riots were gone from Progress. Havoc eventually lost the title at Chapter Twenty to Ospreay in a no disqualification match, with his 609-day reign equaling that of all previous champions combined. At Chapter Twenty-One, Havoc and Robinson were placed in a number one contenders no disqualification match against each other. The two engaged in a bloody contest with Robinson emerging victorious, seemingly signalling the end of Regression. After the match, a beaten and bloody Havoc was helped to his feet by Smallman, his longtime nemesis, and left the Electric Ballroom to a thunderous standing ovation from a respectful crowd.

On 25 September 2016, over a year since he was last seen in the promotion, Havoc returned to Progress at Chapter Thirty-Six during the main event for the Progress Championship involving Marty Scurll, Tommy End and Mark Haskins. Havoc would cost Scurll the title whilst saving Smallman from an attack from the then-champion, turning face again in the process. After attacking Scurll again at Chapter 37, Havoc was part of a triple-threat match for the Progress Championship at Chapter 38, facing both Scurll and then-champion Haskins, who retained the title.[9]

Southside Wrestling (2013–2015)

In 2013, Havoc wrestled four matches for Southside Wrestling. All four ended in losses: including a singles match against Sabu and a Three Way Hardcore match against DJ Hyde and T-Bone.

He had better luck the following year, winning five out of six match he was involved in. This began in October 2014, in a cross-promotional event between Southside Wrestling and Combat Zone Wrestling, in a Six Man Tag Team match defeating DJ Hyde, Martin Kirby and Ryan Smile, alongside Soldier Ant and Tyler Bate.

In April 2015, he won the SWE Tag Team Championship with Joseph Connors in a Three Way match, but dropped it a month later to the London Riots. In October, he won the SWE Speed King Championship, defeating El Ligero, although it had to be vacated in February 2016.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2016)

In February 2016, Havoc entered Total Nonstop Action Wrestling saying he had "unfinished business" with Decay's valet Rosemary, Decay would later confront Havoc, with the ensuing beat down leading to Havoc taking on Abyss in a losing effort in a "no disqualification match" on the 1 March episode of Impact Wrestling. On 4 March, Havoc teamed with Big Damo for TNA's One Night Only: Joker's Wild pay-per-view losing to Drew Galloway and Mike Bennett. Havoc also unsuccessfully competed for the TNA King of the Mountain Championship in a King of the Mountain match against champion Eric Young, Bram, Big Damo and Will Ospreay on the 8 March edition of Impact Wrestling.

Combat Zone Wrestling (2017)

It was announced via Twitter in February 2017, that Havoc would be the first British wrestler to compete in CZW's Tournament of Death.[10] He defeated Conor Claxon in the finals to win the tournament.

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

References

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  5. ^ http://melbournecitywrestling.com.au/tag/jimmy-havoc/
  6. ^ https://twitter.com/smashwrestling/status/783318808886845440
  7. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9rqQLJ-hjY
  8. ^ https://twitter.com/JimmyHavoc/status/843204359710302210
  9. ^ http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=135793
  10. ^ "Murdoch vs. RSP vs. Havoc; Pains in the Glass Match". Combat Zone Wrestling. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  11. ^ https://twitter.com/JimmyHavoc/status/843204359710302210
  12. ^ https://www.cagematch.net//?id=5&nr=2905
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  17. ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2015". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
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  21. ^ https://wrestleropesuk.wordpress.com/2015/02/08/xwa-wrestling-goldrush-rumble-results/
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