Shane Thorne
Shane Haste | |
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![]() Haste in July 2013. | |
Birth name | Shane Veryzer[1] |
Born | [2] Perth, Western Australia, Australia[2] | 24 September 1985
Alma mater | Perth, Australia |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Shane Haste Shane Thorne[3] |
Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2] |
Billed weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 16 st)[2] |
Trained by | Davis Storm Naomichi Marufuji |
Debut | 2009 |
Shane Veryzer[1] (born 24 September 1985) is an Australian professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Shane Haste. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs in their developmental territory NXT under the ring name Shane Thorne. He is best known for his work in Pro Wrestling Noah, where, as part of The Mighty Don't Kneel, he is a former two-time GHC Tag Team Champion.[4]
Professional wrestling career
Early career (2003–2011)
Veryzer started training in Perth at the Dynamite Factory, the wrestling school of Explosive Pro Wrestling. His debut match took place in February 2003 in a four-way match at The Uprising. Since then he has become one of the top Australian wrestlers[citation needed], becoming the EPW heavyweight champion and the EPW tag team champion twice. After working all over the Australian continent[citation needed] he moved to California and started working for some of the biggest independent wrestling promotions in the US, such as Ring of Honor, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, Ohio Valley Wrestling and World League Wrestling.[5][6][7]
Pro Wrestling Noah (2011–2016)
On 23 February 2011 Haste made his debut in Pro Wrestling Noah as he had a try-out match against his teammate Mikey Nicholls. A month after the try-out match both men started to work full-time with the Japanese promotion. On 7 July 2013 Haste and Nicholls won the GHC Tag Team Championship after they defeated Toru Yano and Takashi Iizuka. They lost the title to Maybach Taniguchi and Takeshi Morishima on 25 January 2014.[8] They regained the title from Dangan Yankies (Masato Tanaka and Takashi Sugiura) on 10 January 2015.[9] They lost the title to K.E.S. (Davey Boy Smith Jr., Lance Archer) on 11 February.[10] On 28 December 2015, Noah announced that Haste and Nicholls would leave the promotion following their contracts expiring at the end of the year.[11] On 11 February 2016, Noah announced that Haste and Nicholls would return to the promotion the following month to take part in a five-show-long farewell tour, entitled "Departure to the World".[12] Their final Noah match took place on 10 March and saw them defeat Naomichi Marufuji and Mitsuhiro Kitamiya.[13][14]
New Japan Pro Wrestling (2014–2016)
On 20 December 2014, Haste and Nicholls made their debut for New Japan Pro Wrestling, when they, along with Naomichi Marufuji, were revealed as Toru Yano's tag team partners at Wrestle Kingdom 9 in Tokyo Dome on 4 January 2015.[15] At the event, the four defeated Suzuki-gun (Davey Boy Smith Jr., Lance Archer, Shelton X Benjamin and Takashi Iizuka) in an eight-man tag team match.[16]
WWE
NXT (2015-present)
In June 2015, Haste and Nicholls took part in a WWE tryout camp.[17] In February 2016, it was reported that Haste and Nicholls were scheduled to join WWE's NXT brand following their Noah farewell tour.[18]
On 25 March 2016, WWE confirmed the signings of both Haste and his tag team partner, Mikey Nicholls. They began training at the WWE Performance Center in April, while working for the promotion's developmental branch NXT.[1] During the May 19 NXT tapings, Haste and Nicholls were renamed Shane Thorne and Nick Miller, respectively, while TMDK was renamed TM-61.[3] They debuted on the May 25 episode, losing to Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa.[19]
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Black Swan Splash[2] (Corkscrew 450° splash)[20]
- Bomb Valley Death[2] (Fireman's carry transitioned into a chokeslam)[20]
- Friend Zone (Chickenwing over the shoulder crossface)[21][22][23] – 2014
- Signature moves
- Nicknames
- "Black Swan"[21]
- Entrance themes
- "If You Want Blood (You've Got It)" by AC/DC[2]
- "Stand Tall" by CFO$
Championships and accomplishments
- Explosive Professional Wrestling
- EPW Championship (1 time)[24][25]
- EPW Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Alex Kingston (1) and Mikey Nicholls (1)[26]
- ANZAC Day Cup (2009)[27]
- Invitational Trophy (2007)[28]
- Match of the Year (2009) - Blitz Team vs. Chase Griffin & Dan Moore at Evolution[29]
- Most Improved Wrestler (2006)[30]
- Rookie of the Year (2003)[31]
- Wrestler of the Year (2007, 2008)[32]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Pro Wrestling Noah
- GHC Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Mikey Nicholls[9]
- Global Tag League Fighting Spirit Award (2015) – with Mikey Nicholls[34]
- Ring of Honor
- Rise and Prove Tournament (2012) – with Mikey Nicholls[35]
- Tokyo Sports
- Best Tag Team Award (2013) – with Mikey Nicholls[36]
- Westside Pro Wrestling
- Other
- The Grand Slam Club (2011)[40]
References
- ^ a b c Clapp, John (25 March 2016). "Tag team specialists The Mighty Don't Kneel sign with WWE". WWE. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Shane Haste". Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ^ a b Caldwell, James (19 May 2016). "Video – NXT tag team TMDK given new WWE names". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
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- ^ a b "New Year Navig. 2015". Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ "Great Voyage 2015 in Nagoya". Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ^ "契約期間満了に関するご報告". Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). 28 December 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ^ "TMDK参戦決定!【3・2ディファ有明大会~3・10後楽園ホール大会 】". Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). 11 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ "Spring Navig.2016". Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ Caldwell, James (10 March 2016). "Int'l tag team TMDK finishes Noah run, heading to NXT". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ "Road to Tokyo Dome". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ^ "Wrestle Kingdom 9 in 東京ドーム". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ Meltzer, Dave (5 June 2015). "Fri. update: UFC vs. WWE, Ric Flair on NXT, New Japan tourney, PWG, Top NOAH team at WWE camp". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ "Top Noah tag team heading to NXT after farewell tour". Pro Wrestling Torch. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ Plummer, Dale (25 May 2016). "NXT: With Bayley injured; Carmella, Alexa Bliss and Nia Jax face off for #1 contender spot". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ a b "【WK9】1.4東京ドーム上陸! 実は新日本キラーな"2013年最優秀タッグ"TMDKはここが凄い! 「週プロ」ノア番・井上記者が徹底解説!". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). 29 December 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ a b "「The Second Navig. 2014」2月9日(日)清水マリンビル大会 試合後コメント". Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). 10 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ^ "9月9日(火)18時30分岡山卸センター展示場大会、直前情報!". Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). 8 September 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ^ "「Winter Navig.2014」12月14日(日)高松シンボルタワー展示場大会 試合後コメント". Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). 15 December 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
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- ^ "The Rise & Prove Winners Get A Big Opportunity". Ring of Honor. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
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