Oren Hawxhurst
Encyclopedia
Oren Hawxhurst is an American
professional wrestler
, actor
and stuntman
. He is best known as Luke Hawx and is also known for his time in Xtreme Pro Wrestling
under the ring name
Altar Boy Luke.
and Mr. Perfect
. After regularly attending indy shows during his teenage years, he once met "Vicious" Vic Grimes
. After keeping in contact with Grimes, Hawxhurst eventually received full training from him.
. After keeping in contact with him, Hawxhurst eventually received full training from Grimes. In 1999, Hawxhurst made his pro wrestling debut in Pensacola, Florida
as Perry Douglas against Lightning Kid Jerry Riner. Soon afterwards, he toured the United States
independent circuit
before being signed to a contract by Xtreme Pro Wrestling
. Upon his XPW debut, Hawxhurst, under the ring name Altar Boy Luke, was placed in a tag team
with Altar Boy Matthew to form The Altar Boys. To further emphasize their characters, both Luke and Matthew shaved their heads and wore white preaching robes
. After Matthew left XPW due to family issues, Luke was left on his own to become a singles wrestler.
Soon after the end of The Altar Boys, Luke became a singles wrestler and took part in the final King of the Deathmatch Tournament to crown a new King of the Deathmatch Champion
. He won his first round match by beating Vinnie Massaro, but lost to Supreme in the second round. Despite losing the tournament, Luke faced Supreme in a Bed of Light Tubes and Barbed Wire match at the Fallout event on October 5 and defeated him to win his first and only King of the Deathmatch Championship
. On December 21 at the Merry F'n X-Mas event, Luke lost the King of the Deathmatch Title to Supreme in a House of Horrors Match.
On May 24, 2008 at XPW's reunion event, Cold Day In Hell, Hawx defeated Jack Evans
and Scorpio Sky
in a three-way match. On August 22, 2009 at XPW's 10 Year Anniversary show, Hawx and Sky defeated Matt Cross and Tool in a tag team match.
Luke Hawx and also adopted a more traditional ring attire before resuming work on the independent circuit
for various promotions, including Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
, Ring of Honor
, Combat Zone Wrestling
and NWA Wildside
.
On the November 11, 2006 taping of MTV
's Wrestling Society X
, Hawx debuted for the show in a losing effort to Human Tornado
. At the taping the next day, Hawx teamed with Al Katrazz in a winning effort against Kaos
and Aaron Aguilera
in a Tables, Ladders and Chairs match. On the November 14 taping, Hawx and Katrazz won again after defeating Keep It Gangsta (Ruckus
and Babi Slymm
) before losing to The Trailer Park Boys (Nate Webb
and Josh Raymond
). On the February 13, 2007 episode of WSX, Hawx and Katrazz defeated Kaos and Aguilera in a TLC rematch. WSX folded shortly afterwards.
and defeated Big Bad Jon
and Travis Tomko
in a non-televised match before the taping of SmackDown!.
On July 10, 2007, Hawxhurst received another WWE tryout match and lost to Chuck Palumbo
at the SmackDown! taping in his hometown of New Orleans. On the March 21, 2008 episode of SmackDown, Hawx, along with Chase Stevens and Andy Douglas
, faced and lost against The Big Show
in a 3-on-1 handicap match. On the June 9, 2009 episode of ECW, Hawxhurst, under the ring name Luke Hawx, teamed with Chris Lewie, a local competitor, in a losing effort to Vladimir Kozlov
in a handicap match. On the February 9, 2010 episode of ECW, Hawxhurst, under the ring name Perry Wallace, lost to Ezekiel Jackson.
. As of June 2011, Hawxhurst is the co-owner, along with international wrestling Superstar Orlando Jordan
, of WildKat Sports, a professional wrestling training center located just outside his hometown of New Orleans, LA.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
professional wrestler
Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...
, actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and stuntman
Stunt performer
A stuntman, or daredevil is someone who performs dangerous stunts, often as a career.These stunts are sometimes rigged so that they look dangerous while still having safety mechanisms, but often they are as dangerous as they appear to be...
. He is best known as Luke Hawx and is also known for his time in Xtreme Pro Wrestling
Xtreme Pro Wrestling
Xtreme Pro Wrestling is an independent professional wrestling promotion formerly owned by Extreme Associates CEO and director Rob Zicari, who appeared on shows under the name Rob Black. Zicari appeared on-camera as owner alongside his wife Lizzy Borden. The promotion focuses on hardcore wrestling,...
under the ring name
Ring name
A ring name is a stage name used by a professional wrestler, martial artist, or boxer. While some ring names may have a fictitious first name and surname, others may simply be a nickname, such as The Undertaker.-Wrestling:...
Altar Boy Luke.
Professional wrestling career
Growing up, Hawxhurst's favorite wrestlers were "Ravishing Rick" RudeRichard Rood
Richard Erwin Rood , better known by his ring name "Ravishing" Rick Rude, was an American professional wrestler who performed for many promotions, including World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation , in the 1980s and 1990s.Among other accolades, Rude was a four-time world...
and Mr. Perfect
Curt Hennig
Curtis Michael "Curt" Hennig , also known by the ring name Mr. Perfect, was an American professional wrestler, manager and color commentator who worked for, among other promotions, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , the American Wrestling Association , World Championship Wrestling and the World...
. After regularly attending indy shows during his teenage years, he once met "Vicious" Vic Grimes
Vic Grimes
Victor "Vic" Grimes is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling, Xtreme Pro Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation.-All Pro Wrestling:...
. After keeping in contact with Grimes, Hawxhurst eventually received full training from him.
Xtreme Pro Wrestling
After regularly attending independent wrestling shows during his teenage years, he met "Vicious Vic" GrimesVic Grimes
Victor "Vic" Grimes is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling, Xtreme Pro Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation.-All Pro Wrestling:...
. After keeping in contact with him, Hawxhurst eventually received full training from Grimes. In 1999, Hawxhurst made his pro wrestling debut in Pensacola, Florida
Pensacola, Florida
Pensacola is the westernmost city in the Florida Panhandle and the county seat of Escambia County, Florida, United States of America. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 56,255 and as of 2009, the estimated population was 53,752...
as Perry Douglas against Lightning Kid Jerry Riner. Soon afterwards, he toured the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
independent circuit
Independent circuit
In professional wrestling, the independent circuit or indy circuit refers to the many independent promotions which are much smaller than major televised promotions. They are roughly analagous to a minor league for pro wrestling, or community or regional theatre.Specific promotions on the...
before being signed to a contract by Xtreme Pro Wrestling
Xtreme Pro Wrestling
Xtreme Pro Wrestling is an independent professional wrestling promotion formerly owned by Extreme Associates CEO and director Rob Zicari, who appeared on shows under the name Rob Black. Zicari appeared on-camera as owner alongside his wife Lizzy Borden. The promotion focuses on hardcore wrestling,...
. Upon his XPW debut, Hawxhurst, under the ring name Altar Boy Luke, was placed in a tag team
Tag team
Tag team professional wrestling is a variation in which matches are contested between teams of multiple wrestlers. A tag team may comprise two wrestlers who normally wrestle in singles competition, but more commonly are made of established teams who wrestle regularly as a unit and have a team name...
with Altar Boy Matthew to form The Altar Boys. To further emphasize their characters, both Luke and Matthew shaved their heads and wore white preaching robes
Geneva gown
The Geneva gown, also called a pulpit gown, pulpit robe, or preaching robe, is an ecclesiastical garment customarily worn by ordained ministers in the Christian churches that arose out of the historic Protestant Reformation.- Description :...
. After Matthew left XPW due to family issues, Luke was left on his own to become a singles wrestler.
Soon after the end of The Altar Boys, Luke became a singles wrestler and took part in the final King of the Deathmatch Tournament to crown a new King of the Deathmatch Champion
XPW King of the Deathmatch Championship
The XPW King of the Deathmatch Championship was one of Xtreme Pro Wrestling's championships. Originally, the championship existed as a trophy that was at stake in the first-ever Baptized in Blood event, which featured a Japanese-style 8-Man King of the Deathmatch tournament.The XPW King of the...
. He won his first round match by beating Vinnie Massaro, but lost to Supreme in the second round. Despite losing the tournament, Luke faced Supreme in a Bed of Light Tubes and Barbed Wire match at the Fallout event on October 5 and defeated him to win his first and only King of the Deathmatch Championship
XPW King of the Deathmatch Championship
The XPW King of the Deathmatch Championship was one of Xtreme Pro Wrestling's championships. Originally, the championship existed as a trophy that was at stake in the first-ever Baptized in Blood event, which featured a Japanese-style 8-Man King of the Deathmatch tournament.The XPW King of the...
. On December 21 at the Merry F'n X-Mas event, Luke lost the King of the Deathmatch Title to Supreme in a House of Horrors Match.
On May 24, 2008 at XPW's reunion event, Cold Day In Hell, Hawx defeated Jack Evans
Jack Evans
Jack Edward Miller is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Jack Evans. He currently performs for the Mexican-based promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración, where he is the current World Cruiserweight Champion and a former World Tag Team Champion. He is the cousin...
and Scorpio Sky
Scorpio Sky
Schuyler Andrews, better known as Scorpio Sky, is an American professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. He is best known for his appearances on MTV's Wrestling Society X, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, and Lucha Vavoom, but has also worked in Japan, Germany and England. Sky has held titles in the...
in a three-way match. On August 22, 2009 at XPW's 10 Year Anniversary show, Hawx and Sky defeated Matt Cross and Tool in a tag team match.
Independent circuit
When XPW folded in early 2003, Hawxhurst changed his ring nameRing name
A ring name is a stage name used by a professional wrestler, martial artist, or boxer. While some ring names may have a fictitious first name and surname, others may simply be a nickname, such as The Undertaker.-Wrestling:...
Luke Hawx and also adopted a more traditional ring attire before resuming work on the independent circuit
Independent circuit
In professional wrestling, the independent circuit or indy circuit refers to the many independent promotions which are much smaller than major televised promotions. They are roughly analagous to a minor league for pro wrestling, or community or regional theatre.Specific promotions on the...
for various promotions, including Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling is a privately held professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and Jerry Jarrett. The company broadcasts its events on television and the Internet fifty two weeks a year with over a million weekly viewers on its primary television program, Impact...
, Ring of Honor
Ring of Honor
Ring of Honor ' is an American professional wrestling promotion, founded in 2002 by Rob Feinstein and Gabe Sapolsky. From 2004 to 2011, the promotion was under the ownership of Cary Silkin before being sold to the Sinclair Broadcast Group in May 2011...
, Combat Zone Wrestling
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"...
and NWA Wildside
NWA Wildside
NWA Wildside was an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Cornelia, Georgia, with an office in Atlanta, Georgia, operating between September 1999 and April 2005....
.
On the November 11, 2006 taping of MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
's Wrestling Society X
Wrestling Society X
Wrestling Society X was a short-lived professional wrestling-based television series produced in 2006 by Big Vision Entertainment. The weekly television series formerly aired on MTV, MTV2, MTV Tr3s, and over a dozen other MTV outlets throughout the world...
, Hawx debuted for the show in a losing effort to Human Tornado
Human Tornado
Craig Williams , better known by his ring name, Human Tornado, is an American retired professional wrestler. His character was that of a stereotypical 1970s blaxploitation street pimp. He performed primarily on the Californian independent circuit, most prominently for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, the...
. At the taping the next day, Hawx teamed with Al Katrazz in a winning effort against Kaos
Joey Munoz
Joseph "Joey" Muñoz is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Kaos...
and Aaron Aguilera
Aaron Aguilera
Aaron Aguilera , is a Mexican American professional wrestler and actor best known as Jesús and Uno on World Wrestling Entertainment and MTV's Wrestling Society X...
in a Tables, Ladders and Chairs match. On the November 14 taping, Hawx and Katrazz won again after defeating Keep It Gangsta (Ruckus
Claude Marrow
Claude Marrow is an American independent professional wrestler better known by his ring name Ruckus. Marrow current performs in Combat Zone Wrestling, Ring of Honor, Maryland Championship Wrestling, Chikara and Jersey All Pro Wrestling...
and Babi Slymm
Tony Drake
Tony Drake is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances in the short-lived Wrestling Society X. He currently competes on the independent circuit using the ring name Babi Slymm.-Professional wrestling career:...
) before losing to The Trailer Park Boys (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...
and Josh Raymond
Josh Abercrombie
Josh Raymond is an American professional wrestler, also known by the ring name Josh Abercrombie. He is best known for his tenures in Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South, Juggalo Championship Wrestling, Ring of Honor and the short-lived Wrestling Society X.-2003–2005:Raymond, under the ring...
). On the February 13, 2007 episode of WSX, Hawx and Katrazz defeated Kaos and Aguilera in a TLC rematch. WSX folded shortly afterwards.
World Wrestling Entertainment
On the September 1, 2003, Hawxhurst, reusing the Altar Boy Luke character, teamed with MortisChris Kanyon
Christopher Klucsarits was an American professional wrestler, best known for his work in World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation, under the ring names Chris Kanyon and Mortis.-Early career:After college, he began training under Pete McKay Gonzalez, Ismael Gerena and Bobby...
and defeated Big Bad Jon
Jon Heidenreich
Jon Heidenreich is an American professional wrestler, better known simply as Heidenreich. He is best known for his tenure with World Wrestling Entertainment, where he was a one time WWE Tag Team Champion with Road Warrior Animal as a part of the Road Warriors.-Early career:Prior to professional...
and Travis Tomko
Travis Tomko
Travis David Tomko is an American professional wrestler, known by his ring name Tomko, who most recently worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he previously was a member of Christian's Coalition and the Angle Alliance and often worked alongside A.J. Styles. He was also notable for his...
in a non-televised match before the taping of SmackDown!.
On July 10, 2007, Hawxhurst received another WWE tryout match and lost to Chuck Palumbo
Chuck Palumbo
Charles "Chuck" Palumbo is an American professional wrestler, currently working for Nu-Wrestling Evolution . Palumbo is best known for his time in World Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment...
at the SmackDown! taping in his hometown of New Orleans. On the March 21, 2008 episode of SmackDown, Hawx, along with Chase Stevens and Andy Douglas
The Naturals
The Naturals were a professional wrestling tag team made up of Andy Douglas and Chase Stevens. They are best known for their work in TNA, where they are multi-time former tag team champions.- History :...
, faced and lost against The Big Show
Paul Wight
Paul Donald Wight, Jr. , better known by his ring name, Big Show, is an American professional wrestler and actor, currently signed to WWE on its Raw brand....
in a 3-on-1 handicap match. On the June 9, 2009 episode of ECW, Hawxhurst, under the ring name Luke Hawx, teamed with Chris Lewie, a local competitor, in a losing effort to Vladimir Kozlov
Oleg Prudius
Oleg Aleksandrovich Prudius is a Ukrainian American professional wrestler, also known by his ring name Vladimir Kozlov . Since competing for WWE, he won the WWE Tag Team Championships with Santino Marella on one occasion...
in a handicap match. On the February 9, 2010 episode of ECW, Hawxhurst, under the ring name Perry Wallace, lost to Ezekiel Jackson.
Stuntwork
- The Mechanic (2010)
- Brother's Keeper (2010)
- Maskerade (2010)
- Wrong Side of Town (2010)
Personal life
While growing up, Hawxhurst's favorite wrestlers were Rick Rude and Mr. PerfectCurt Hennig
Curtis Michael "Curt" Hennig , also known by the ring name Mr. Perfect, was an American professional wrestler, manager and color commentator who worked for, among other promotions, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , the American Wrestling Association , World Championship Wrestling and the World...
. As of June 2011, Hawxhurst is the co-owner, along with international wrestling Superstar Orlando Jordan
Orlando Jordan
Orlando Jordan is an American professional wrestler, most recently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Jordan is best known for his tenure in World Wrestling Entertainment, where he was a one-time United States Champion....
, of WildKat Sports, a professional wrestling training center located just outside his hometown of New Orleans, LA.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- 450º splash, sometimes while performing a corkscrew
- Holy Driver / Sitout scoop slam piledriver
- Signature moves
- Diving leg drop
- Inverted suplex slam
- MoonsaultMoonsaultA moonsault, moonsault press, or back flip splash is a professional wrestling aerial technique. Much of its popularity in American wrestling is attributed to The Great Muta, despite it being used in North America by "Leaping" Lanny Poffo years before Muta came from Japan.In a standard moonsault,...
- Russian legsweep
- Shoot kick
- Spinning wheel kick
- Springboard dropkick
- Tilt-a-whirl headscissors takedown
- NicknameNicknameA nickname is "a usually familiar or humorous but sometimes pointed or cruel name given to a person or place, as a supposedly appropriate replacement for or addition to the proper name.", or a name similar in origin and pronunciation from the original name....
s- "Mr. Don't Play" Perry Douglas
- "Perfect" Perry Douglas
- "The Holy Warrior" Altar Boy Luke
- "The Southern Stomper" Luke Hawx
- Entrance themesMusic in professional wrestlingMusic in professional wrestling serves a variety of purposes. The most common uses of music in professional wrestling is that of the entrance theme, a song or piece of instrumental music which plays as a performer approaches the ring...
- "FiremanFireman (song)"Fireman" is the first single from Lil Wayne's fifth studio album Tha Carter II. The single was produced by DVLP and Filthy. The song was originally recorded with slightly different lyrics. This included a completely modified second and third verse...
" by Lil WayneLil WayneDwayne Michael Carter, Jr. , better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. At the age of nine, Lil Wayne joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label, and half of the duo, The B.G.'z, with B.G.. In 1997, Lil Wayne joined the group Hot Boys, which also included...
(IWC) - "Like a Prayer" by H2OH2O (American band)-Prologue:Prior to the formation of H2O, in the early-mid-1980s, Todd Morse and Rusty Pistachio were part of the speed punk band "Roadside Petz". This band featured Wayne Williams on drums...
(ROH) - "Too Far" by 5 Victims 4 Graves (Wrestling Society X)
- "Fireman
Championships and accomplishments
- 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 #477 of the top 500 Wrestlers in the PWI 500Pro 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...
in 2009
- PWI ranked him #477 of the top 500 Wrestlers in the PWI 500
- Xtreme Pro WrestlingXtreme Pro WrestlingXtreme Pro Wrestling is an independent professional wrestling promotion formerly owned by Extreme Associates CEO and director Rob Zicari, who appeared on shows under the name Rob Black. Zicari appeared on-camera as owner alongside his wife Lizzy Borden. The promotion focuses on hardcore wrestling,...
- XPW King of the Deathmatch ChampionshipXPW King of the Deathmatch ChampionshipThe XPW King of the Deathmatch Championship was one of Xtreme Pro Wrestling's championships. Originally, the championship existed as a trophy that was at stake in the first-ever Baptized in Blood event, which featured a Japanese-style 8-Man King of the Deathmatch tournament.The XPW King of the...
(1 time) - XPW World Tag Team ChampionshipXPW World Tag Team ChampionshipThe XPW World Tag Team Championship was introduced at Baptized in Blood III in 2002 by Xtreme Pro Wrestling and the championship was decided in a 4-Way Elimination Tag Team match that featured Mexico's Most Wanted , The New Panthers The XPW World Tag Team Championship was introduced at Baptized in...
(1 time) - with Scorpio SkyScorpio SkySchuyler Andrews, better known as Scorpio Sky, is an American professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. He is best known for his appearances on MTV's Wrestling Society X, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, and Lucha Vavoom, but has also worked in Japan, Germany and England. Sky has held titles in the...
- XPW King of the Deathmatch Championship