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{{Infobox Wrestler |
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|name=Colin Delaney |
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|names= '''Colin Delaney'''<br>Colin Olsen |
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|birth_date= {{birth date and age|1986|9|7}} |
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|birth_place=[[Rochester, New York]] |
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|resides= [[Rochester, New York]] |
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|billed= [[Rochester, New York]] |
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|debut= 2003 |
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'''Colin Matthew Delaney'''<ref>http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=11488729</ref> (born [[September 7]] [[1986]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]] . He is currently signed to [[World Wrestling Entertainment]] (WWE) working on its ''[[Extreme Championship Wrestling (WWE)|ECW]]'' [[WWE Brand Extension|brand]]. In the past, Delaney wrestled for promotions such as [[Chikara (professional wrestling)|CHIKARA]], [[List of NWA territories#Current territories|NWA Upstate]], Buffalo Championship Wrestling, NWA Empire, Pro Wrestling Ohio, [[UWA Hardcore Wrestling]], and [[Combat Zone Wrestling]] under the name Colin Olsen. |
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==Career== |
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===NWA territories/Independents=== |
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Delaney formerly worked for the [[Chikara (professional wrestling)|CHIKARA]], [[List of NWA territories#Current territories|NWA Upstate]], [[UWA Hardcore Wrestling]] in Canada, Squared Circle Wrestling, Buffalo Championship Wrestling, Roc City Wrestling and [[Combat Zone Wrestling|CZW]] promotions under the ring name Colin Olsen as part of the tag team, The Olsen Twins with partner Jimmy Olsen.<ref name="ecw-f4O-18thdec07">{{cite web|url=http://www.f4wonline.com/content/view/4651/105/|title=ECW TV report for December 18|first=Phil|last=DiLiegro| publisher=F4Wonline.com|date=2007-12-18|accessdate=2008-01-13|quote=Tazz was in the ring emceeing a contest between Shelton Benjamin and local job guy, Colin Delaney. Delaney is, I believe, actually Chikara worker Colin Olsen and he more promo time than most guys on the roster just to say it’s his first match.}}</ref><ref name="wrestling-edgedelaney">{{cite web|url= http://www.wrestling-edge.com/wwenews.php?subaction=showfull&id=1198170593&archive=|title=WWE Announcer Tryouts, JBL’s Future & His Wealth, More|first=Ryan|last=Gray|publisher=Wrestling-Edge|date=2007-12-20|accessdate=2008-01-14}}</ref> |
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Wrestling as Colin Olsen, Delaney has won wrestling championships. For his 1st championship, he teamed with his [[kayfabe]] brother Jimmy to win the NWA Upstate Tag Team Championship on [[November 13]] [[2004]] by defeating [[the Ring Crew Express]] (Kevin Dunn and Mean Marcos).<ref name=nwaup/><ref>{{cite web|title="Lethal Encounter" 11/13/04|publisher=NWA Upstate|url=http://www.nwaupny.com/results.php?subaction=showfull&id=1164658917&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2&|accessdate=2008-02-27}}</ref> They held the belts for over six months before [[List of professional wrestling slang#D|dropping]] them to The Outcast Killaz on [[May 14]] [[2005]].<ref name=nwaup>{{cite web|title=NWA Results: NWA Upstate (New York)|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/nwa-upstate.html|accessdate=2008-02-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title="Spring Fling" 5/14/05|publisher=NWA Upstate|url=http://www.nwaupny.com/results.php?subaction=showfull&id=1164659067&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2&|accessdate=2008-02-27}}</ref> |
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They also captured the RCW Tag Team Championship on January 20th 2006 defeating the Prophets of Pain (Father Synne and Hard Knox) and retained until June 9th 2006 when they were stripped of the titles after a working arrangement between NWA Upstate and Roc City Wrestling was dissolved. |
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On [[May 19]], [[2007]], Olsen defeated "Mastiff" Will Christianson and Damien Alexander to win NWA Empire's Lord of the Dance Championship, a title which can only be contested in three-way matches.<ref name=lotd>{{cite web|title=NWA Results: NWA Empire (New York)|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/nwa-empire.html|accessdate=2008-02-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=First Anniversary Show|publisher=NWA Empire|url=http://www.nwaempire.com/FirstAnniversaryResults.html|accessdate=2008-02-27}}</ref> |
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Colin's last defense of the title was at on [[December 8]], [[2007]] where he wrestled his [[kayfabe]] brother Jimmy Olsen and "Mastiff" Will Christianson. At an NWA Empire show on [[February 9]], [[2008]] Colin vacated the title due to his [[ECW brand]] commitments. |
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===World Wrestling Entertainment=== |
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<!--Do not add week by week results. Wikipedia isn't a match guide, even if that's all he's done with WWE so far.--> |
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Delaney made his [[World Wrestling Entertainment]] debut as a [[Job (professional wrestling)|jobber]], seen wrestling on the ''[[Extreme Championship Wrestling (WWE)|ECW]]'' show. He was first beaten by [[Shelton Benjamin]] on the [[December 18]] [[2007]] edition of ''ECW'', before getting [[Squash (professional wrestling)|squashed]] by [[Nelson Frazier, Jr.|Big Daddy V]] two weeks later.<ref name="ECW-December 18 07">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/archive/12182007/|title=It's not easy being gold|first=Andrew|last=Rote|publisher=WWE|date=2007-12-18|accessdate=2008-01-13}}</ref><ref name="ECW-January 1 08">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/archive/01012008/|title=Extreme resolutions|first=Andrew|last=Rote|publisher=WWE| date=2008-01-01|accessdate=2008-01-13}}</ref><ref name="ECW-Interview-Jan 4">{{cite web|url= http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/archive/01012008/articles/colindelirious|title=Is Colin Delaney delirious?|first=Zack|last= Zeigler|publisher=WWE|date=2008-01-04|accessdate=2008-01-13}}</ref> On the [[January 8]] [[2008]] edition of ''ECW'', Delaney was beaten again, this time by [[Mark Henry]] from the [[WWE Friday Night SmackDown!|SmackDown!]] [[WWE Brand Extension|brand]]. <ref name="ECW-January 8 08">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/archive/01082008/|title=Retaining gold|first=Kara A.|last=Medalis|publisher=WWE|date=2008-01-08|accessdate=2008-01-13}}</ref> On the [[January 29]] [[2008]] edition of ''ECW'', [[WWE Tag Team Championship|WWE Tag Team Champions]] [[Mike Mizanin|Miz]] and [[John Hennigan|John Morrison]] defeated Delaney in a [[List of professional wrestling match types#Handicap match|Handicap match]]. After the match, The Miz and Morrison continued to attack Delaney, but was saved after [[Tommy Dreamer]] came to the ring.<ref name="ECW-January 29 08">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/results/|title=Help is on the way?|first=Kara A.|last=Medalis|publisher=WWE|date=2008-01-29|accessdate=2008-01-30}}</ref> |
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Delaney picked up his first win in WWE on the [[February 26]] [[2008]] edition of ''ECW'', defeating The Miz and John Morrison in a [[Professional wrestling tag team match types|tag team match]] with Tommy Dreamer.<ref name="ECW-February 26, 2008">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/results/|title=Mixing it up|last=Rote|first=Andrew|publisher=WWE|date=2008-02-26}}</ref> On [[March 11]] [[2008]], he and Dreamer challenged The Miz and Morrison for the WWE Tag Team Championships in an [[Hardcore Wrestling|Extreme Rules match]], but came up short after having lost a subsequent title match the week before.<ref name="ECW 11March08">{{cite web|url= http://www.wwe-zone.com/ecw/results/sci-fi/2008/0311/index.htm|title=ECW on Sci-Fi 11 March, 2008 Results|publisher=Pro-Wrestling Edge|accessdate=2008-03-26}}</ref> In subsequent weeks, [[Extreme Championship Wrestling (WWE)#General Managers|ECW General Manager]] [[Hazem Ali|Armando Estrada]] informed Colin that he would have to acquire his first singles victory to win an "official" ECW contract. Delaney unsuccessfully faced a number of superstars, including his own mentor Dreamer, whom Estrada threatened to fire if he lost the match. |
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Finally, on the [[May 6]] [[2008]] edition of ''ECW'', Delaney defeated Estrada himself via a sunset flip to [[kayfabe]] "win" the contract<ref>http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/results/6998334/</ref>, which he had [[Legit (professional wrestling)|legitimately]] signed in [[February]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Adam|last=Martin|date=2008-02-25|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/news2008/1203965388.shtml|title=2CW Feb. 23 report, CHIKARA news including Colin Delaney and NYSWF|publisher=WrestleView|accessdate=2008-05-08}}</ref> He lost his "first match as an ECW superstar" against [[Mike Knox]] and then was beaten by Armando Estrada when he signed himself to the ECW roster. |
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==In wrestling== |
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*'''Finishing and signature moves''' |
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**'''As Colin Delaney''' |
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***'''[[DDT (professional wrestling)|DDT]]''' |
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***'''[[Pin (professional_wrestling)#Roll-up|Schoolboy]]''' |
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***[[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Springboard|Corner springboard]] [[Cutter (professional wrestling)|cutter]] |
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***[[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Slingshot|Slingshot]] [[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Senton|somersault senton]] |
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***[[Dropkick]], sometimes from the [[Dropkick#Missile dropkick|top rope]] |
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***[[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Plancha|High-angle somersault plancha]] over the top rope |
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***[[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Plancha|Slingshot crossbody]] |
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***[[Professional_wrestling_aerial_techniques#Sunset_flip|Sunset flip]] |
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**'''As Colin Olsen''' |
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***'''''Lung Blower''''' ([[Backbreaker#Double knee backbreaker|Double knee backbreaker]]) |
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***[[Professional_wrestling_aerial_techniques#Crossbody|Diving crossbody]] |
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***Falling [[Professional wrestling attacks#Lariat|lariat]] onto a grounded opponent |
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==Championships and accomplishments== |
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*'''[[National Wrestling Alliance|NWA Empire]]''' |
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**NWA Empire Lord of the Dance Championship (1 time)<ref name=lotd/> |
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*'''[[National Wrestling Alliance|NWA Upstate]]''' |
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**NWA Upstate Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jimmy Olsen<ref name=nwaup/> |
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*'''Roc City Wrestling''' |
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**RCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jimmy Olsen<ref name=nwaup/> |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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== External links == |
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{{Portal|Professional wrestling|break=yes}} |
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*[http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=11488729 Official MySpace] |
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*[http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/superstars/colindelaney/ WWE profile] |
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*[http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/c/colin-olsen.html Online World of Wrestling profile] |
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{{Current World Wrestling Entertainment employees}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Delaney, Colin}} |
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[[Category:1986 births]] |
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[[Category:American professional wrestlers]] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:People from Rochester, New York]] |
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[[Category:Irish-Americans]] |
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