The Hungarian Barbarian
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The Hungarian Barbarian is an American professional wrestler
who has competed in North American independent promotions including the Hardway Wrestling, National Championship Wrestling, the National Wrestling Alliance
and World Xtreme Wrestling
. He was also a regular tag team partner of "Dirty Deeds" Darren Wyse
, both being longtime mainstays of NCW, and is the first and only wrestler to win the promotion's heavyweight, hardcore and tag team titles. The two have also won a number of tag team titles in various independent promotions as well.
He and Wyse were part of a heel
stable with the Bad Crew
known as The Pack which dominated Hardway Wrestling among several other Northeastern independent promotions during the late 1990s and early 2000s before their falling out initiated a major and longrunning feud between the two teams. As well as their feud with Bad Crew on the independent circuit
, The Hungarian Barbarian is also known for seriously injuring independent wrestler Cotton The Bad Butcher keeping him from active competition for over two years with a crushed ankle
.
, after graduating from Delaware Valley High School
in 1988, Zoltan Big started attending the Wild Samoan Training Academy where he was trained by WWE Hall of Fame
member Afa Anoa'i
. He began wrestling for Afa's World Star Wrestling Federation (later World Xtreme Wrestling
) where he won the WSWF World Heavyweight Championship, possibly against The Mad Russian, on December 20, 1997. He lost the title to Jak Molsonn in Freeland, Pennsylvania
on January 10, 1998. The Hungarian Barbarian also began wrestling for the Eastern Wrestling Federation (later Hardway Wrestling), another Allentown-based promotion owned by the Bad Crew
, where he participated in a championship tournament to crown the first EWF Heavyweight Champion losing to at the finals in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
on June 18, 1998. He managed to avenge this loss four months later defeating Flash in Bethlehem on October 31 and held the title for almost two months.
In Pro Wrestling eXpress during the next few weeks, he lost to Samu
in North Versailles, Pennsylvania
on December 11. This match was to decide the new PWX Heavyweight Champion which had been vacated after the previous champion, Bubba the Bulldog, was stripped of the title. He also lost the EWF Heavyweight title to "Doomsday" Danny Rose
on December 18, 1998.
The following year, The Hungarian Barbarian teamed with rival Adam Flash to win the EWF Tag Team titles when he defeated Bad Crew #2 in singles match on May 21, 1999. On September 19, he won the WXW Heavyweight Championship from Samu in Hazleton, Pennsylvania
and defended the title a little over a month before losing the title to Jake Daniels on October 6. He failed to regain the title in a three-way match with newly crowned WXW Heavyweight Champion Jak Molsonn and Oxx Hogg (substituting for Jack Daniels) on September 30. After a near-five month reign, he and Flash also lost the tag titles when Bad Crew #2 defeated The Hungarian Barbarian in another singles match in Northampton, Pennsylvania
on November 12, 1999.
On April 19, 2000, he and Big Dick Dudley were defeated by The Headshrinkers
(Fatu
and Samu) at the Gary Albright Memorial Show
. Later that year, he also lost to WXW Heavyweight Champion "Wildman" Salvatore Bellomo
in a three-way match with Sugaa in Hazleton on September 16. The next month, he appeared at an October 25 show for Atomic Championship Wrestling in Adamstown, Pennsylvania
with Nick Berk, The Backseat Boyz
, Rockin Rebel, Van Hammer and ECW stars Little Guido
and Tony DeVito
. Three days later at Cage Terror III, he defeated Dino Devine in a steel cage match for the EWF Heavyweight title in Bethlehem. He defended his title the next month at the Embassy Roller Skating Center in Pennsburg, Pennsylvania
on November 25, 2000.
On June 8, 2001, he was paired with Bad Crew #1 in a Mix n Match tag team match in which he and Bad Crew #1 lost the titles to challengers Bart Scholl and Billy Redwood. On November 1, he also faced Dino Divine in a steel cage match in Palo Alto, Pennsylvania
and, a week later, lost the HW Heavyweight title to Mongoose in Northampton. He and Wyse were later featured in Best of EWF, Vol. 1, a dvd
released by the EWF which included highlights of the career in the promotion. Some of the matches included their appearance at the Cage Terror I supercard in which they were on opposing sides in a 12-man Barbed-wire
steel cage match between Bad Crew, Tiny, Pinky, and George Anthony vs. Adam Flash, L.A. Smooth
, Danny Rose, Jay Love and Running Bear. Others included his matches against Bad Crew # 2, Danny Rose, a scaffold match match between him and Adam Flash against the Bad Crew and a three-way match between himself, Adam Flash and Danny Rose. Another dvd released by the promotion, EWF Best of Both Worlds, Vol. I also had a ladder match with Danny Rose, Adam Flash and The Hungarian Barbarian.
In January 2003, Bad Crew Paul gave up the title after winning it from Crazy Jake in Castle Hill, Pennsylvania earlier that month. On January 24, a match was held for the vacant title between the Hungarian Barbarian and Matt Vandal which Vandal won to win the title. The Hungarian Barbarian would have another chance to win the title at the Summer Spectacular supercard in Northampton when he participated in an 8-man battle royal
in which the last three men could only win by pinfall or submission. The participants included Nick Berk, Skeeter McCoy, Master Bates, High Class, Billy Redwood, D-Man Davidson and Mike Alrad and, as one of the last three men, he lost the match when Billy Redwood was pinned by Nick Berk.
On August 15, he and Billy Redwood would team together to defeat Bad Crew for the HW Tag Team titles at the Raccoon Lodge in Northampton. Although losing the titles back to the Bad Crew early the next year, he and Darren Wyse took the titles from them Farmerrama Arena in Allentown on September 5, 2004. He also defeated Mega in the opening match of an event for Billy Firehawk's CyberSpace Wrestling Federation in Rahway, New Jersey
. The show also featured Rob Eckos, Slyk Wagner Brown, Xavier and April Hunter
. He and fellow WXW veteran Mana the Polynesian Warrior
took on CSWF Tag Team Champions America's Most Wanted
(Chris Harris
and James Storm
) at the CSWF supercard Halloween Horror in Wayne, New Jersey
, but were unable to win the titles.
On April 22, 2006, he and Darren Wyse faced longtime rivals the Bad Crew in a 3-way Dance with Romeo Valentino and Cotton The Bad Butcher in Spring Grove, Pennsylvania
. This was one of Cotton The Bad Butcher's first matches in over two years since his injury by The Hungarian Barbarian.
On November 3 in York, Pennsylvania
, with manager Missy Hyatt
, he and Wyse defeated the Bad Crew in a three-way match with Team VD to win the NCW Tag Team Championship. This was the first championship title ever won by Wyse as well as The Hungarian Barbarian, having previously won the NCW Heavyweight and Hardcore titles, becoming the promotion's first ever triple crown champion. He and Wyse were also featured in the NCW Hottie's & Bodies calendar which included Danny Rose, Adam Flash
, Mike Quackenbush, Greg Matthews
, Tom Brandi
and King Kong Bundy
.
On April 19, 2008, he and Wyse faced the United Kingdom
's Andrew Bates on the first night of NCW's Ballroom Blitz tour in a no disqualification match with his manager The Chippendale Judge at the Tourist Inn in Hallam, Pennsylvania
. The Patriot
also appeared on the show. In their first official title defense at The Heart of Rock And Roll Supercard supercard, they faced The Backseat Boyz
(Trent Acid
and Johnny Kashmere
) and Team VD (Eddie Valentine and John Dahmer) in a "Three Team Tango" match held at the York County School of Technology
on May 23. This was also the reunion of Trent and Kashmere who had not wrestled as a tag team in over a year. The show also featured Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
, Ricky Morton
, Doink The Clown
, Axl Rotten
and Ruckus
.
In August, they received a tryout match for World Wrestling Entertainment
signing to appear for WWE Raw
in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
on August 25 and for the ECW brand on SmackDown in Pittsburgh the next night.
1This includes his title reigns in the Eastern Wrestling Federation.
Professional wrestling
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who has competed in North American independent promotions including the Hardway Wrestling, National Championship Wrestling, the National Wrestling Alliance
National Wrestling Alliance
The National Wrestling Alliance is a wrestling promotion company and sanctions various NWA championships in the United States. The NWA has been in operation since 1948...
and World Xtreme Wrestling
World Xtreme Wrestling
World Xtreme Wrestling is a Northeastern-based independent professional wrestling promotion which has held events across the United States and have toured in Japan, the Middle East and South Pacific region including American Samoa and Guam....
. He was also a regular tag team partner of "Dirty Deeds" Darren Wyse
Darren Wyse
"Dirty Deeds" Darren Wyse is an American professional wrestler, manager, trainer and promoter who competes in Northeastern independent promotions including International World Class Championship Wrestling, Hardway Wrestling, the National Wrestling Alliance, National Championship Wrestling, Pro...
, both being longtime mainstays of NCW, and is the first and only wrestler to win the promotion's heavyweight, hardcore and tag team titles. The two have also won a number of tag team titles in various independent promotions as well.
He and Wyse were part of a heel
Heel (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a heel is a villain character. In non-wrestling jargon, heels are the "bad guys" in professional wrestling; the term heel coming from the term take to you heels, which means to run away which heel champions tend to do to avoid losing their titles.storylines...
stable with the Bad Crew
Bad Crew
The Bad Crew was an American professional wrestling tag team consisting of Bad Crew #1 and Bad Crew #2 , who competed in North American regional and independent promotions throughout the 1990s including Extreme Championship Wrestling, Combat Zone Wrestling and World Xtreme Wrestling...
known as The Pack which dominated Hardway Wrestling among several other Northeastern independent promotions during the late 1990s and early 2000s before their falling out initiated a major and longrunning feud between the two teams. As well as their feud with Bad Crew 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...
, The Hungarian Barbarian is also known for seriously injuring independent wrestler Cotton The Bad Butcher keeping him from active competition for over two years with a crushed ankle
Ankle
The ankle joint is formed where the foot and the leg meet. The ankle, or talocrural joint, is a synovial hinge joint that connects the distal ends of the tibia and fibula in the lower limb with the proximal end of the talus bone in the foot...
.
Career
Born and raised in PennsylvaniaPennsylvania
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, after graduating from Delaware Valley High School
Delaware Valley High School
Delaware Valley High School in Milford, Pennsylvania, is the high school that serves grades 9-12 in the greater part of Pike County. As of 2010 it serves some 1989 students. The school is operated by the Delaware Valley School District.- Overview :...
in 1988, Zoltan Big started attending the Wild Samoan Training Academy where he was trained by WWE Hall of Fame
WWE Hall of Fame
The WWE Hall of Fame is a hall of fame for professional wrestlers maintained by WWE. It was officially created on the February 1, 1993 episode of the World Wrestling Federation's Monday Night Raw television program...
member Afa Anoa'i
Afa Anoa'i
Arthur "Afa" Anoa'i, Sr. is a Samoan American retired professional wrestler and professional wrestling manager. Since retiring in the 1990s, he has operated the World Xtreme Wrestling promotion and trained wrestlers at the Wild Samoan Training Facility.-Early life:Anoa'i was born in Samoa, but...
. He began wrestling for Afa's World Star Wrestling Federation (later World Xtreme Wrestling
World Xtreme Wrestling
World Xtreme Wrestling is a Northeastern-based independent professional wrestling promotion which has held events across the United States and have toured in Japan, the Middle East and South Pacific region including American Samoa and Guam....
) where he won the WSWF World Heavyweight Championship, possibly against The Mad Russian, on December 20, 1997. He lost the title to Jak Molsonn in Freeland, Pennsylvania
Freeland, Pennsylvania
Freeland, originally called Birbeckville after founder Joseph Birkbeck, then South Heberton, is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, south of Wilkes-Barre, and 10 miles northeast of Hazleton in an agricultural region. Freeland was officially incorporated as a borough on September 11, 1876....
on January 10, 1998. The Hungarian Barbarian also began wrestling for the Eastern Wrestling Federation (later Hardway Wrestling), another Allentown-based promotion owned by the Bad Crew
Bad Crew
The Bad Crew was an American professional wrestling tag team consisting of Bad Crew #1 and Bad Crew #2 , who competed in North American regional and independent promotions throughout the 1990s including Extreme Championship Wrestling, Combat Zone Wrestling and World Xtreme Wrestling...
, where he participated in a championship tournament to crown the first EWF Heavyweight Champion losing to at the finals in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Bethlehem is a city in Lehigh and Northampton Counties in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 74,982, making it the seventh largest city in Pennsylvania, after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown, Erie,...
on June 18, 1998. He managed to avenge this loss four months later defeating Flash in Bethlehem on October 31 and held the title for almost two months.
In Pro Wrestling eXpress during the next few weeks, he lost to Samu
Samula Anoa'i
Samula Anoa'i is a professional wrestler best known as one half of The Headshrinkers/Samoan Swat Team under the name Samu. His father is Afa Anoa'i who trained Samula for his professional wrestling debut....
in North Versailles, Pennsylvania
North Versailles, Pennsylvania
North Versailles is a first class township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 10,229 at the 2010 census.-History:...
on December 11. This match was to decide the new PWX Heavyweight Champion which had been vacated after the previous champion, Bubba the Bulldog, was stripped of the title. He also lost the EWF Heavyweight title to "Doomsday" Danny Rose
Danny Rose (wrestler)
"Doomsday" Danny Rose is an American professional wrestler and trainer. A mainstay on the East Coast and Mid-Atlantic region since the mid-1990s, he has worked for a number of independent promotions including Combat Zone Wrestling, the Future Wrestling Alliance, Bad Crew's Hardway Wrestling,...
on December 18, 1998.
The following year, The Hungarian Barbarian teamed with rival Adam Flash to win the EWF Tag Team titles when he defeated Bad Crew #2 in singles match on May 21, 1999. On September 19, he won the WXW Heavyweight Championship from Samu in Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Hazleton is a city in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 25,340 at the 2010 census, an increase of 8.6% from the 2000 census count .-Greater Hazleton:...
and defended the title a little over a month before losing the title to Jake Daniels on October 6. He failed to regain the title in a three-way match with newly crowned WXW Heavyweight Champion Jak Molsonn and Oxx Hogg (substituting for Jack Daniels) on September 30. After a near-five month reign, he and Flash also lost the tag titles when Bad Crew #2 defeated The Hungarian Barbarian in another singles match in Northampton, Pennsylvania
Northampton, Pennsylvania
Northampton is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The borough is located in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania...
on November 12, 1999.
On April 19, 2000, he and Big Dick Dudley were defeated by The Headshrinkers
The Headshrinkers
The Headshrinkers were a professional wrestling tag team in the World Wrestling Federation that consisted of Fatu and Samu. They previously competed under the name The New Wild Samoans in the National Wrestling Alliance , and as The Samoan Swat Team in World Championship Wrestling , World Class...
(Fatu
Solofa Fatu
Solofa F. Fatu, Jr. is an American professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Rikishi.-The Samoan Swat Team:...
and Samu) at the Gary Albright Memorial Show
Gary Albright Memorial Show
The Gary Albright Benefit Memorial Show was a professional wrestling event produced by World Xtreme Wrestling promotion which took place on April 19, 2000, at the Agricultural Hall in Allentown, Pennsylvania...
. Later that year, he also lost to WXW Heavyweight Champion "Wildman" Salvatore Bellomo
Salvatore Bellomo
Salvatore Bellomo is a retired Belgian-Italian professional wrestler with a career spanning more than three decades.-Career:...
in a three-way match with Sugaa in Hazleton on September 16. The next month, he appeared at an October 25 show for Atomic Championship Wrestling in Adamstown, Pennsylvania
Adamstown, Pennsylvania
Adamstown is a borough in Berks and Lancaster counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The population was 1,789 at the 2010 census. It was initially founded on 4 July 1761 by William Addams on the site of a former village of native Americans, and Addams named the community "Addamsburry"...
with Nick Berk, The Backseat Boyz
The Backseat Boyz
The Backseat Boyz were a professional wrestling tag team that consisted of Johnny Kashmere and Trent Acid who competed in Ring of Honor, Pro Wrestling Unplugged, Combat Zone Wrestling, Assault Championship Wrestling, the Premier Wrestling Federation, Jersey All Pro Wrestling, and Japan together...
, Rockin Rebel, Van Hammer and ECW stars Little Guido
James Maritato
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and Tony DeVito
Tony DeVito
Anthony "Tony" DeVito is an American professional wrestler, best known for working in Extreme Championship Wrestling and Ring of Honor...
. Three days later at Cage Terror III, he defeated Dino Devine in a steel cage match for the EWF Heavyweight title in Bethlehem. He defended his title the next month at the Embassy Roller Skating Center in Pennsburg, Pennsylvania
Pennsburg, Pennsylvania
Pennsburg is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,843 at the 2010 census.It is part of the Upper Perkiomen School District....
on November 25, 2000.
On June 8, 2001, he was paired with Bad Crew #1 in a Mix n Match tag team match in which he and Bad Crew #1 lost the titles to challengers Bart Scholl and Billy Redwood. On November 1, he also faced Dino Divine in a steel cage match in Palo Alto, Pennsylvania
Palo Alto, Pennsylvania
Palo Alto is a borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,052 at the 2000 census. The borough stretches along the south bank of the Schuylkill River. Bacon Street is the main street of town. The borough shares Pottsville's ZIP Code, telephone exchanges, and...
and, a week later, lost the HW Heavyweight title to Mongoose in Northampton. He and Wyse were later featured in Best of EWF, Vol. 1, a dvd
DVD
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released by the EWF which included highlights of the career in the promotion. Some of the matches included their appearance at the Cage Terror I supercard in which they were on opposing sides in a 12-man Barbed-wire
Barbed wire match
A barbed wire match is one of any number of professional wrestling matches that uses strands of barbed wire in some capacity. Simply using barbed wire in an otherwise regular hardcore match does not make the match a barbed wire match; the barbed wire must be part of the match's design.- No Rope...
steel cage match between Bad Crew, Tiny, Pinky, and George Anthony vs. Adam Flash, L.A. Smooth
Lloyd Anoa'i
Lloyd Anoa'i is a Samoan American professional wrestler and professional wrestling manager who has performed under numerous ring names. He is one of the three sons of professional wrestling patriarch Afa Anoa'i, and a member of the Anoa'i family.-Career:...
, Danny Rose, Jay Love and Running Bear. Others included his matches against Bad Crew # 2, Danny Rose, a scaffold match match between him and Adam Flash against the Bad Crew and a three-way match between himself, Adam Flash and Danny Rose. Another dvd released by the promotion, EWF Best of Both Worlds, Vol. I also had a ladder match with Danny Rose, Adam Flash and The Hungarian Barbarian.
In January 2003, Bad Crew Paul gave up the title after winning it from Crazy Jake in Castle Hill, Pennsylvania earlier that month. On January 24, a match was held for the vacant title between the Hungarian Barbarian and Matt Vandal which Vandal won to win the title. The Hungarian Barbarian would have another chance to win the title at the Summer Spectacular supercard in Northampton when he participated in an 8-man battle royal
Battle royal (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a battle royal is a multi-competitor match type in which wrestlers are eliminated until one is left and declared winner...
in which the last three men could only win by pinfall or submission. The participants included Nick Berk, Skeeter McCoy, Master Bates, High Class, Billy Redwood, D-Man Davidson and Mike Alrad and, as one of the last three men, he lost the match when Billy Redwood was pinned by Nick Berk.
On August 15, he and Billy Redwood would team together to defeat Bad Crew for the HW Tag Team titles at the Raccoon Lodge in Northampton. Although losing the titles back to the Bad Crew early the next year, he and Darren Wyse took the titles from them Farmerrama Arena in Allentown on September 5, 2004. He also defeated Mega in the opening match of an event for Billy Firehawk's CyberSpace Wrestling Federation in Rahway, New Jersey
Rahway, New Jersey
Rahway is a city in southern Union County, New Jersey, United States. It is part of the New York metropolitan area, being 15 miles southwest of Manhattan and five miles west of Staten Island...
. The show also featured Rob Eckos, Slyk Wagner Brown, Xavier and April Hunter
April Hunter
April Hunter is an American professional wrestler, professional wrestling valet and fitness and glamour model. She has appeared in many publications, from MuscleMag International to Playboy Magazine and even has her own comic book series, Code Red by Pickle Press.-World Championship Wrestling :In...
. He and fellow WXW veteran Mana the Polynesian Warrior
Mana the Polynesian Warrior
Nikora Mana Tuhakaraina is a New Zealand professional wrestler, better known by his ringname Mana the Polynesian Warrior. He competes in North American independent promotions including Ballpark Brawl, Combat Zone Wrestling, Jersey All Pro Wrestling, Major League Wrestling, the National Wrestling...
took on CSWF Tag Team Champions America's Most Wanted
America's Most Wanted (professional wrestling)
America's Most Wanted was a professional wrestling tag team consisting of "Wildcat" Chris Harris and "Tennessee Cowboy" James Storm, who competed in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...
(Chris Harris
Chris Harris (wrestler)
Christopher Eric "Chris" Harris is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he was formerly one-half of the tag team America's Most Wanted along with partner & Former TNA World Heavyweight Champion James Storm.-World Championship...
and James Storm
James Storm
James Allen Cox is an American professional wrestler who competes under the ring name "The Cowboy" James Storm. Since 2002, Storm has been employed by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he, along with A.J...
) at the CSWF supercard Halloween Horror in Wayne, New Jersey
Wayne, New Jersey
Wayne is a Township in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, located less than from midtown Manhattan. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township had a total population of 54,069....
, but were unable to win the titles.
On April 22, 2006, he and Darren Wyse faced longtime rivals the Bad Crew in a 3-way Dance with Romeo Valentino and Cotton The Bad Butcher in Spring Grove, Pennsylvania
Spring Grove, Pennsylvania
Spring Grove is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,167 at the 2010 census.-History:The site of Spring Grove was laid out in 1747 on the banks of Codorus Creek, midway between York and Hanover, by a surveyor for the Penns. Its growth since that time falls...
. This was one of Cotton The Bad Butcher's first matches in over two years since his injury by The Hungarian Barbarian.
On November 3 in York, Pennsylvania
York, Pennsylvania
York, known as the White Rose City , is a city located in York County, Pennsylvania, United States which is in the South Central region of the state. The population within the city limits was 43,718 at the 2010 census, which was a 7.0% increase from the 2000 count of 40,862...
, with manager Missy Hyatt
Missy Hyatt
Melissa Ann Hiatt is an American professional wrestling valet, better known by her ring name, Missy Hyatt. She gained the majority of her fame while working for World Championship Wrestling and Extreme Championship Wrestling....
, he and Wyse defeated the Bad Crew in a three-way match with Team VD to win the NCW Tag Team Championship. This was the first championship title ever won by Wyse as well as The Hungarian Barbarian, having previously won the NCW Heavyweight and Hardcore titles, becoming the promotion's first ever triple crown champion. He and Wyse were also featured in the NCW Hottie's & Bodies calendar which included Danny Rose, Adam Flash
Adam Flash
Douglas Adam Becker in York, Pennsylvania is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Adam Flash. Over his career, he has worked for various independent promotions, including Maryland Championship Wrestling, Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South, and Combat Zone...
, Mike Quackenbush, Greg Matthews
Greg Matthews
Gregory Richard John "Mo" Matthews is a former New South Wales and Australian cricketer who is now a television cricket commentator....
, Tom Brandi
Tom Brandi
Tom Brandi is a professional wrestler known for his work in World Wrestling Federation as Salvatore Sincere. He is also known for his current work as The Patriot, working for such companies as Pro-Wrestling WORLD-1, National Wrestling Superstars, and other independent promotions on the East...
and King Kong Bundy
King Kong Bundy
Christopher Alan "Chris" Pallies is an American professional wrestler, stand-up comedian and actor, better known by his ring name, King Kong Bundy.-Personal:...
.
On April 19, 2008, he and Wyse faced the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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's Andrew Bates on the first night of NCW's Ballroom Blitz tour in a no disqualification match with his manager The Chippendale Judge at the Tourist Inn in Hallam, Pennsylvania
Hallam, Pennsylvania
Hallam is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,673 at the 2010 census.-History:Before 1736, all parts of Pennsylvania west of the Susquehanna River, including present-day Hallam Borough and the surrounding Hellam Township, were land of the Iroquois.In October...
. The Patriot
Tom Brandi
Tom Brandi is a professional wrestler known for his work in World Wrestling Federation as Salvatore Sincere. He is also known for his current work as The Patriot, working for such companies as Pro-Wrestling WORLD-1, National Wrestling Superstars, and other independent promotions on the East...
also appeared on the show. In their first official title defense at The Heart of Rock And Roll Supercard supercard, they faced The Backseat Boyz
The Backseat Boyz
The Backseat Boyz were a professional wrestling tag team that consisted of Johnny Kashmere and Trent Acid who competed in Ring of Honor, Pro Wrestling Unplugged, Combat Zone Wrestling, Assault Championship Wrestling, the Premier Wrestling Federation, Jersey All Pro Wrestling, and Japan together...
(Trent Acid
Trent Acid
Michael Verdi was an American professional wrestler best known by his ring name Trent Acid. Verdi had worked as a tag team wrestler for most of his career, primarily as part of The Backseat Boyz with Johnny Kashmere, in several independent promotions in America, including Combat Zone Wrestling,...
and Johnny Kashmere
Johnny Kashmere
Johnny Kashmere is an American professional wrestler, best known as one half of The Backseat Boyz, along with the late Trent Acid...
) and Team VD (Eddie Valentine and John Dahmer) in a "Three Team Tango" match held at the York County School of Technology
York County School of Technology
York County School of Technology, or "YCST", formerly known as York County Area Vocational-Technical School, is located at 2179 S. Queen St. in York, Pennsylvania. The school accepts students from 14 sending school districts within York County...
on May 23. This was also the reunion of Trent and Kashmere who had not wrestled as a tag team in over a year. The show also featured Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
Jim Neidhart
James Henry "Jim" Neidhart is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances in the 1980s and 1990s in the World Wrestling Federation as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart. Jim is the father of WWE Diva Natalya...
, Ricky Morton
Ricky Morton
Richard Wendell "Ricky" Morton is an American professional wrestler who has worked for such wrestling organizations as Jim Crockett Promotions, the American Wrestling Association, Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling, the World Wrestling Federation and Total Nonstop Action...
, Doink The Clown
Doink the Clown
Doink the Clown is a professional wrestling gimmick, originally used by Matt Osborne in the World Wrestling Federation from 1993 to 1995. Since Osborne's departure from the WWF, the character has been played by several wrestlers, primarily on the independent circuit, as well as in sporadic special...
, Axl Rotten
Axl Rotten
Brian Knighton is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name, Axl Rotten.-Early years:After watching a professional wrestling match on television, Knighton decided to become a wrestler...
and 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...
.
In August, they received a tryout match for World Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment
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signing to appear for WWE Raw
WWE RAW
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in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barre is a city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, the county seat of Luzerne County. It is at the center of the Wyoming Valley area and is one of the principal cities in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area, which had a population of 563,631 as of the 2010 Census...
on August 25 and for the ECW brand on SmackDown in Pittsburgh the next night.
Championships and accomplishments
- Hardway Wrestling1
- HW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- HW Tag Team Championship (3 times) - Adam FlashAdam FlashDouglas Adam Becker in York, Pennsylvania is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Adam Flash. Over his career, he has worked for various independent promotions, including Maryland Championship Wrestling, Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South, and Combat Zone...
(1), Billy Redwood (1) and Darren WyseDarren Wyse"Dirty Deeds" Darren Wyse is an American professional wrestler, manager, trainer and promoter who competes in Northeastern independent promotions including International World Class Championship Wrestling, Hardway Wrestling, the National Wrestling Alliance, National Championship Wrestling, Pro...
(1)
- National Championship Wrestling
- NCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- NCW Hardcore Championship (1 time)
- NCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Darren Wyse
- Pro Xcitement Wrestling
- PXW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Darren Wyse
- World Star Wrestling Federation / World Xtreme WrestlingWorld Xtreme WrestlingWorld Xtreme Wrestling is a Northeastern-based independent professional wrestling promotion which has held events across the United States and have toured in Japan, the Middle East and South Pacific region including American Samoa and Guam....
- WSWF/WXW Heavyweight ChampionshipWXW Heavyweight ChampionshipThe WXW Heavyweight Championship is the top professional wrestling title in the World Xtreme Wrestling promotion. It was created in 1996 as the WSWF Heavyweight Championship under WXW's original name, the World Star Wrestling Federation. The promotion renamed to its current name in 1998, and the...
(2 timesWXW Heavyweight ChampionshipThe WXW Heavyweight Championship is the top professional wrestling title in the World Xtreme Wrestling promotion. It was created in 1996 as the WSWF Heavyweight Championship under WXW's original name, the World Star Wrestling Federation. The promotion renamed to its current name in 1998, and the...
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- WSWF/WXW Heavyweight Championship
1This includes his title reigns in the Eastern Wrestling Federation.