Niles Young
Encyclopedia
Niles Young is an American professional wrestler who competes in Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic independent promotions including NWA Force One Pro Wrestling, Chikara, Combat Zone Wrestling
, Future of Wrestling
, the Eastern Wrestling Alliance
, Hardway Wrestling, International Wrestling Syndicate
, Maryland Championship Wrestling
and UWA Hardcore Wrestling.
He also began wrestling in single matches losing to Jon Dahmer in a three-way match with The Grim Reefer at CZW Truth Or Consequences on June 14. Later that month, he and Jude were beat by Adam Flash and Ian Knoxx at CZW Extreme 8. On July 20, Young entered a gauntlet match to receive a title shot at the IWA Mid-South Junior Heavyweight Championship at CZW Deja Vu 2 but the match was instead won by Sonjay Dutt
. He also lost to Ian Knoxx in a six-way match with Chris Cash, Rick Feinberg, Cory Kastle and Jude at CZW Tournament of Death II on July 26. The match was officiated by special referee Jon Dahmer.
Young lost two more three-way matches, one involving Cory Kastle and GQ at CZW Aftermath on August 9, and the second with Ian Knoxx and Chris Cash at CZW Redefined on September 13. On October 4, he lost to Cory Kastle in a singles match as well as in a three-way tag team match with Jude against John Dahmer and Cory Kastle and DJ Hyde and Josh Samuels at CZW Cage of Death V on December 13, 2003.
in a five-way match with Corey Kastle, Sabian and Jonny Storm
. He also lost to Jon Dahmer in a four-way match with GQ and Cory Kastle the next night. Although initially rivals, the two having faced each other in matches the previous year, Young and Cory Kastle began teaming together as CKNY during the summer of 2004. At CZW Overdrive, he and Kastle lost to All Money Is Legal
(K-Murda and K-Pusha) in a three-way match with Nick Berk and Z-Barr to decide the number one contenders to the CZW World Tag Team Championship. On May 9, they lost matches Chri$ Ca$h & GQ and, in a three-way tag team match with Merc, lost to Jon Dahmer, DJ Hyde and Sean Bischop on August 14, 2004.
On January 8, 2005, Young was pinned by Derek Frazier at CZW Gen Z: The Transfusion held at the New Alhambra Arena in Philadelphia. Entering Chikara's 2005 Tag World Grand Prix tournament together, CKNY lost to another competing CZW team Jon Dahmer and DJ Hyde in the opening rounds on February 19, 2005. He also faced Beef Wellington losing to him in a four-way match with Spyral and Derek Frazier at a house show on March 12 and again at CZW Violent By Design on June 11. Feuding with Derek Frazier over the next few months, Young pinned him at CZW High Stakes 3 on July 9. Fighting to a no-contest in a ladder match
on August 13, he and Nate Webb
lost to Ruckus and Derek Frazier at the Chris Cash Tribute show on September 10, 2005. During the match, both Young and his partner were pinned simultaneously
and dvd
. At CZW Seven Years Strong: Settling the Score, Young was one of several junior heavyweight wrestlers involved in a gauntlet match for a title shot against CZW World Junior Heavyweight Champion Derek Frazier. Niles Young eliminated Heretic before Sabian pinned him. On March 11, Young defeated Derek Frazier, Sabian, Heretic and Cheech and Cloudy
in a ladder match
for the CZW World Junior Heavyweight Championship at CZW Point of No Return. Two months later at the CZW Best of the Best Tournament
, Young refused to defend his title however he eventually faced and defeated Cloudy to retain the title. Young was attacked by Cloudy's tag team partner Cheech moments after the match, however. He and his new manager Chrissy Riviera would often come out to matches, such as during a triple threat ladder match between Jigsaw
, Hallowicked
and Danny Havoc
, holding up signs to the crowd insulting rival wrestlers. They also attacked SeXXXy Eddy and LuFisto following a tag team match leading to a title match the following month. In April, Young made a surprise appearance at UWA Hardcore Wrestling The Faded Line show and announced that he would be defending his title in the opening match defeating both Prodigy and Devon Parkside in a three-way match.
In mid-2006, in June. After losing the CZW Junior Heavyweight title to SeXXXy Eddy at CZW Prelude to Violence on July 8, managerial services were won by Zac Conner and Bazooka Joe. Harlow formed a stable which included Zac Conner, Bazooka Joe and Niles Young which became known as Hard Candy by Noel. On August 26, Young fought to a time limit draw with Chris Wyde at a show for Blackball'd Wrestling Organization. This was the first of a series of matches between him and Wyde for the promotion.
On September 9, Niles Young and Jon Dahmer lost a three-way tag team match to Team AnDrew (Andy Sumner and Drew Gulak) at the CZW Chris Cash Memorial show. He later lost to Luke at CZW Fear held at the Frightland Fairgrounds on Middletown, Delaware
. He also lost to SeXXXy Eddy in a four-way match with Gran Akuma
and Max Boyer
on November 11. Defeated Derek Frazier at an Eastern Wrestling Alliance
show in Essex, Maryland
on December 2, Young lost an 8-man tag team match with Gran Akuma, Icarus
and Player Uno to Max Boyer, Ricochet
, Chuck Taylor
and Beef Wellington a week later.
Combat Zone Wrestling
Combat Zone Wrestling is a independent wrestling promotion. In 1999, John Zandig and four of his students, Ric Blade, Lobo, Nick Gage and Justice Pain began to run backyard wrestling shows in New Jersey and Delaware, showcasing a brand of hardcore wrestling dubbed as "ultraviolence"...
, Future of Wrestling
Future of Wrestling
Future of Wrestling is an American independent wrestling promotion based in southern Florida starting during the late 1990s. Founded by Bobby Rogers, the promotion was a predecessor of Full Impact Pro, Independent Pro Wrestling and NWA Florida and featured several top independent wrestlers...
, the Eastern Wrestling Alliance
Eastern Wrestling Alliance
The Eastern Wrestling Alliance is an American professional wrestling promotion currently based in Massachusetts and founded in 1998 by James St. Jean and Bob Staples. The EWA has been a prominent professional wrestling company in the New England area since the early 2000s beginning most notably in...
, Hardway Wrestling, International Wrestling Syndicate
International Wrestling Syndicate
International Wrestling Syndicate was a professional wrestling promotion based out of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.It was formerly known as the Internet Wrestling Syndicate and before that as World Wrestling Syndicate. It was also home base to many independent wrestlers, such as Kevin Steen, El...
, Maryland Championship Wrestling
Maryland Championship Wrestling
Maryland Championship Wrestling is a regional independent wrestling promotion based in Dundalk, Maryland, and has regularly run events in the Mid-Atlantic region since the late 1990s as well as participating in numerous fundraising events throughout the state.Rivaling other east coast independent...
and UWA Hardcore Wrestling.
2003
Young was trained by the CZW Wrestling Academy and made his debut at CZW Divide and Conquer in a tag team match with Jude against Jon Dahmer and Cory Kastle on March 8, 2003. He continued teaming with Jude and later lost to Derek Frazier and Z-Barr a "Tag Scramble" match with Jon Dahmer and Cory Kastle and Rick Feinberg and the Hurricane Kid at CZW Then And Now on May 10.He also began wrestling in single matches losing to Jon Dahmer in a three-way match with The Grim Reefer at CZW Truth Or Consequences on June 14. Later that month, he and Jude were beat by Adam Flash and Ian Knoxx at CZW Extreme 8. On July 20, Young entered a gauntlet match to receive a title shot at the IWA Mid-South Junior Heavyweight Championship at CZW Deja Vu 2 but the match was instead won by Sonjay Dutt
Sonjay Dutt
Retesh Bhalla is an American professional wrestler of Indian Punjabi descent, better known by his ring name, Sonjay Dutt. He is best known working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, and is also known for his stints with Combat Zone Wrestling, Major League Wrestling, and other various independent...
. He also lost to Ian Knoxx in a six-way match with Chris Cash, Rick Feinberg, Cory Kastle and Jude at CZW Tournament of Death II on July 26. The match was officiated by special referee Jon Dahmer.
Young lost two more three-way matches, one involving Cory Kastle and GQ at CZW Aftermath on August 9, and the second with Ian Knoxx and Chris Cash at CZW Redefined on September 13. On October 4, he lost to Cory Kastle in a singles match as well as in a three-way tag team match with Jude against John Dahmer and Cory Kastle and DJ Hyde and Josh Samuels at CZW Cage of Death V on December 13, 2003.
2004–2005
On January 16, 2004, Young lost to JokerJoker (wrestler)
Joker is an American independent professional wrestler who works for the Combat Zone Wrestling promotion, IWA Mid-South, Chikara and UWA Hardcore Wrestling.-Career:...
in a five-way match with Corey Kastle, Sabian and Jonny Storm
Jonny Storm
Jonathan Whitcombe is an English professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Jonny Storm. He has worked for many independent promotions across the United Kingdom, including the Frontier Wrestling Alliance, Real Quality Wrestling and One Pro Wrestling...
. He also lost to Jon Dahmer in a four-way match with GQ and Cory Kastle the next night. Although initially rivals, the two having faced each other in matches the previous year, Young and Cory Kastle began teaming together as CKNY during the summer of 2004. At CZW Overdrive, he and Kastle lost to All Money Is Legal
All Money Is Legal
All Money Is Legal is the debut album by Amil. Lyrically, Amil impressed many of her fans with the song, "Smile 4 Me," where she turns her personal struggles into a heartfelt rhyme. On "I Got That," featuring Beyonce, Amil raps about independent women who do not need men to help them in life...
(K-Murda and K-Pusha) in a three-way match with Nick Berk and Z-Barr to decide the number one contenders to the CZW World Tag Team Championship. On May 9, they lost matches Chri$ Ca$h & GQ and, in a three-way tag team match with Merc, lost to Jon Dahmer, DJ Hyde and Sean Bischop on August 14, 2004.
On January 8, 2005, Young was pinned by Derek Frazier at CZW Gen Z: The Transfusion held at the New Alhambra Arena in Philadelphia. Entering Chikara's 2005 Tag World Grand Prix tournament together, CKNY lost to another competing CZW team Jon Dahmer and DJ Hyde in the opening rounds on February 19, 2005. He also faced Beef Wellington losing to him in a four-way match with Spyral and Derek Frazier at a house show on March 12 and again at CZW Violent By Design on June 11. Feuding with Derek Frazier over the next few months, Young pinned him at CZW High Stakes 3 on July 9. Fighting to a no-contest in a ladder match
Ladder match
A ladder match is a type of match in professional wrestling that is most commonly used to describe a match where an item is hung above the ring, and the winner is the contestant who climbs a ladder and retrieves the item...
on August 13, he and Nate Webb
Nate Webb
Nathan "Nate" Webb is an American professional wrestler and semi-pro football player, best known for his appearances in Combat Zone Wrestling, Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South, Ring of Honor and MTV's Wrestling Society X. On April 22, 2008, Webb was notified that he had made the roster...
lost to Ruckus and Derek Frazier at the Chris Cash Tribute show on September 10, 2005. During the match, both Young and his partner were pinned simultaneously
2006
On January 14, 2006, Young pinned Cloudy at CZW Presents: An Afternoon of Main Events held at the former ECW Arena. This event was later released on vhsVHS
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and dvd
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
. At CZW Seven Years Strong: Settling the Score, Young was one of several junior heavyweight wrestlers involved in a gauntlet match for a title shot against CZW World Junior Heavyweight Champion Derek Frazier. Niles Young eliminated Heretic before Sabian pinned him. On March 11, Young defeated Derek Frazier, Sabian, Heretic and Cheech and Cloudy
The Miracle Ultraviolence Connection
The Miracle Ultraviolence Connection is an American professional wrestling stable consisting of Cheech, Cloudy, and Brodie Lee. The team has gone by several names and are known for their work in Combat Zone Wrestling, Ring of Honor, Chikara and other independent promotions.-In wrestling:*Brodie...
in a ladder match
Ladder match
A ladder match is a type of match in professional wrestling that is most commonly used to describe a match where an item is hung above the ring, and the winner is the contestant who climbs a ladder and retrieves the item...
for the CZW World Junior Heavyweight Championship at CZW Point of No Return. Two months later at the CZW Best of the Best Tournament
CZW Best of the Best
Combat Zone Wrestling's Best of the Best is a professional wrestling tournament and supershow held in the CZW promotion. The annual Best of The Best was originally a junior heavyweight tournament, which in 2005 was repurposed as an all weight tournament....
, Young refused to defend his title however he eventually faced and defeated Cloudy to retain the title. Young was attacked by Cloudy's tag team partner Cheech moments after the match, however. He and his new manager Chrissy Riviera would often come out to matches, such as during a triple threat ladder match between Jigsaw
Jigsaw (wrestler)
Jigsaw is an American professional wrestler currently competing in the Chikara and Dragon Gate USA professional wrestling promotions...
, Hallowicked
Hallowicked
Hallowicked is a professional wrestler, who performs primarily in the Chikara, Dragon Gate USA and Evolve Wrestling professional wrestling promotions. Throughout his career he has also worked for promotions such as Combat Zone Wrestling, Full Impact Pro, Jersey All Pro Wrestling, Pro Wrestling...
and Danny Havoc
Danny Havoc
Danny Havoc is an American professional wrestler, best known for his work in Combat Zone Wrestling, IWA Mid-South, and IWA Deep-South, where he is known as a hardcore wrestler.-Career:...
, holding up signs to the crowd insulting rival wrestlers. They also attacked SeXXXy Eddy and LuFisto following a tag team match leading to a title match the following month. In April, Young made a surprise appearance at UWA Hardcore Wrestling The Faded Line show and announced that he would be defending his title in the opening match defeating both Prodigy and Devon Parkside in a three-way match.
In mid-2006, in June. After losing the CZW Junior Heavyweight title to SeXXXy Eddy at CZW Prelude to Violence on July 8, managerial services were won by Zac Conner and Bazooka Joe. Harlow formed a stable which included Zac Conner, Bazooka Joe and Niles Young which became known as Hard Candy by Noel. On August 26, Young fought to a time limit draw with Chris Wyde at a show for Blackball'd Wrestling Organization. This was the first of a series of matches between him and Wyde for the promotion.
On September 9, Niles Young and Jon Dahmer lost a three-way tag team match to Team AnDrew (Andy Sumner and Drew Gulak) at the CZW Chris Cash Memorial show. He later lost to Luke at CZW Fear held at the Frightland Fairgrounds on Middletown, Delaware
Middletown, Delaware
Middletown is a town in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. According to the 2010 Census, the population of the town is 18,871.-Geography:Middletown is located at with an elevation of ....
. He also lost to SeXXXy Eddy in a four-way match with Gran Akuma
Gran Akuma
Gran Akuma is a professional wrestler who currently works for Chikara and Combat Zone Wrestling, where he uses the ring name AKUMA. He has also worked for the Florida based Full Impact Pro. In Chikara, he was a member of the Kings of Wrestling stable, while also being a part of Team F.I.S.T. with...
and Max Boyer
Max Boyer
Maxime "Max" Boyer is a Canadian professional wrestler, best known for his time in the Chikara and International Wrestling Syndicate professional wrestling promotions...
on November 11. Defeated Derek Frazier at an Eastern Wrestling Alliance
Eastern Wrestling Alliance
The Eastern Wrestling Alliance is an American professional wrestling promotion currently based in Massachusetts and founded in 1998 by James St. Jean and Bob Staples. The EWA has been a prominent professional wrestling company in the New England area since the early 2000s beginning most notably in...
show in Essex, Maryland
Essex, Maryland
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 39,078 people, 15,952 households, and 10,336 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 4,104.1 people per square mile . There were 16,997 housing units at an average density of 1,785.1 per square mile...
on December 2, Young lost an 8-man tag team match with Gran Akuma, Icarus
Icarus (wrestler)
Icarus is a professional wrestler, who performs primarily in the Chikara professional wrestling promotion, where he is a former Campeon de Parejas and King of Trios winner...
and Player Uno to Max Boyer, Ricochet
Ricochet (wrestler)
Trevor Mann is an American professional wrestler better known by the ring name Ricochet. He currently performs mainly for the American promotion Dragon Gate USA and its parent promotion, Japanese Dragon Gate. In both promotions he is a member of the Blood Warriors stable...
, Chuck Taylor
Chuck Taylor (wrestler)
Dustin Howard is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Chuck Taylor. He is currently competing most notably in Chikara, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, Evolve Wrestling and Dragon Gate USA...
and Beef Wellington a week later.
2007
Young and Frazier defeated Team AnDrew for the titles on October 13. Although successfully defending the titles against Jon Dahmer and Danny Demanto on November 10, they lost to DJ Hyde and Core in a non-title match at EWA Cold Fury on December 2 and lost the titles to Dahmer and Demanto less than a week later.Recent years
Niles Young currently wrestles regularly for NWA Force One Pro Wrestling, RCW (Maryland), WPW (Reading, Pa), and various promotions throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Maryland.In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- The Bam Mar-chair-a (Diving double foot stomp with a chair)
- NYPD – Niles Young Piledriver (Spinning belly to belly piledriver)
- Signature moves
- Tribute Kick (Running arched big boot)
- West Niles Virus (Double knee gutbuster)
Championships and accomplishments
- Atomic Championship Wrestling
- ACW Welterweight Championship (1 time)
- Combat Zone WrestlingCombat Zone WrestlingCombat Zone Wrestling is a independent wrestling promotion. In 1999, John Zandig and four of his students, Ric Blade, Lobo, Nick Gage and Justice Pain began to run backyard wrestling shows in New Jersey and Delaware, showcasing a brand of hardcore wrestling dubbed as "ultraviolence"...
- CZW World Junior Heavyweight ChampionshipCZW World Junior Heavyweight ChampionshipThe CZW World Junior Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling title in the Philadelphia-based promotion Combat Zone Wrestling , designed for junior heavyweights; wrestlers under . It was established in 1999 at CZW's first show, Opening Night with The Sensational One as the first champion...
(1 time) - CZW World Tag Team ChampionshipCZW World Tag Team ChampionshipThe CZW World Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship owned and copyrighted by the Combat Zone Wrestling promotion; it is contested for in their tag team division. It was created and debuted on February 13, 1999 at CZW's Opening Night event, where Jon Dahmer...
(1 time) – with Derek Frazier
- Pro Wrestling IllustratedPro Wrestling IllustratedPro Wrestling Illustrated is a professional wrestling magazine. PWI is currently based in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania and published by Kappa Publishing Group.-History:The first issue of Pro Wrestling Illustrated was released in 1979...
- PWI ranked him # 367 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 2006.