Chad Wicks
Encyclopedia
Charles "Chad" Wicks is an American
professional wrestler best known for his time with the World Wrestling Entertainment
(WWE). While part of WWE, Wicks wrestled as Chad Toland in its Ohio Valley Wrestling
branch and later as Chad Dick on its SmackDown! brand.
as "Lifesaver" Billy Kryptonite. He began his career in the Chaotic Wrestling
promotion, but was called on by the Inoki Dojo after they had seen a shoot style match between Wicks and John Brooks. On January 16, 2004, John Walters defeated him in a "Loser Leaves Chaotic Wrestling" match.
In early 2004 Wicks began to train at the Inoki Dojo in California. He also competed for the New Japan Pro Wrestling
Young Lions Cup
and teamed with Jushin Liger
.
as Billy Kryptonite teaming with Aaron Aguilera
in a tag match against La Résistance. After this tryout, Wicks signed a developmental deal and reported to Ohio Valley Wrestling
(OVW) in June. On December 1, 2004 Wicks began work for OVW and was renamed Chad Toland (sub for Tank Toland) and defeated Chris Cage to capture the OVW Heavyweight Championship
. The next year while still jobbing
for WWE, Chad Toland began to team with Tank Toland as The Blond Bombers
and on April 12, 2005 the team won the OVW Tag Team Title from the Thrillseekers.
Toland made his TV debut as Chad Dick along with his partner, Tank Toland
who was now using the name James Dick on the October 14, 2005 of WWE Friday Night SmackDown as The Dicks. After The Mexicools
won their 8-man tag match with their partners Road Warrior Animal
and Heidenreich
by defeating Paul Burchill
and William Regal
and MNM
, The Mexicools were ambushed by the Dicks, and in the process they threw the current WWE Cruiserweight Champion
, Juventud
out of the ring and laid out Super Crazy
and Psicosis using two of their signature tag team finishers.
On the October 28 episode of SmackDown, The Dicks appeared once again, helping MNM capture the WWE Tag Title when they attacked Heidenreich before Paul Burchill was about to receive the Doomsday Device finisher. This began a brawl with all the teams as the Dicks began attacking Road Warrior Animal. This allowed MNM to hit the snapshot on Heidenreich and win the WWE Tag Title.
On the November 5 episode of Velocity, The Dicks made their in ring debut in WWE, defeating jobbers. The tag team name "The Dicks" is related to their new gimmick as Chippendale dancers. The team's name was also used by Smackdown's commentators as a double entendre
, using many jokes that utilized the teams name. On the November 25 episode of SmackDown, The Dicks made their official SmackDown debuts, defeating Heidenreich and Road Warrior Animal after blinding Animal with lotion. The Dicks wrestled regularly on Velocity not making many appearances on SmackDown!, though they did appear on the February 24, 2006 edition of SmackDown! where they were defeated by The Boogeyman
. This would be their last match with the company as both Wicks and Toland were released from their WWE contracts shortly after the taping.
Toland then returned to OVW and, on December 14, 2006, he teamed up with Johnny Punch
in a tag team match, where he lost to Damian Adams and The Real McCoy
.
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professional wrestler best known for his time with the World Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...
(WWE). While part of WWE, Wicks wrestled as Chad Toland in its Ohio Valley Wrestling
Ohio Valley Wrestling
Ohio Valley Wrestling is an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Louisville, Kentucky. OVW is run by owner Danny Davis and was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance from 1997 until 2000...
branch and later as Chad Dick on its SmackDown! brand.
Early career and training
In 2000, Wicks started his training at the Chaotic Training Center in North Andover, MassachusettsNorth Andover, Massachusetts
North Andover is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. North Andover is the home of Merrimack College, a private, Catholic four-year institution ....
as "Lifesaver" Billy Kryptonite. He began his career in the Chaotic Wrestling
Chaotic Wrestling
Chaotic Wrestling is an American independent wrestling promotion based in North Andover, Massachusetts owned by Jamie Jamitowski and formerly Killer Kowalski prior to his death in August 2008. In addition to the promotion is the Chaotic Training Center, a professional wrestling school where...
promotion, but was called on by the Inoki Dojo after they had seen a shoot style match between Wicks and John Brooks. On January 16, 2004, John Walters defeated him in a "Loser Leaves Chaotic Wrestling" match.
In early 2004 Wicks began to train at the Inoki Dojo in California. He also competed for the New Japan Pro Wrestling
New Japan Pro Wrestling
is a major professional wrestling promotion in Japan, founded by Antonio Inoki in June 1972 and owned by Yuke's since 2005, when Inoki sold the promotion. Naoki Sugabayashi is the current President of the promotion and has held that position from 2007. Owing to its TV program aired on TV Asahi, it...
Young Lions Cup
Young Lions Cup
The Young Lion Cup is an in-frequent professional wrestling tournament promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling as a means of showcasing the younger talent on their roster. The tournament is the successor to the Karl Gotch Cup that NJPW promoted in the 1970s. The Young Lion Cup is a round-robin...
and teamed with Jushin Liger
Jushin Liger
, better known as and later, is a Japanese professional wrestler who primarily works for New Japan Pro Wrestling.He has wrestled and beaten many of the top smaller wrestlers in both Japan and the United States, and is frequently cited as one of the greatest and most revolutionary junior...
.
World Wrestling Entertainment
In May 2004, Wicks began work as a World Wrestling Entertainment "Developmental Talent" and competed on Sunday Night HeatWWE HEAT
WWE Heat was a professional wrestling television program produced by World Wrestling Entertainment...
as Billy Kryptonite teaming with 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 tag match against La Résistance. After this tryout, Wicks signed a developmental deal and reported to Ohio Valley Wrestling
Ohio Valley Wrestling
Ohio Valley Wrestling is an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Louisville, Kentucky. OVW is run by owner Danny Davis and was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance from 1997 until 2000...
(OVW) in June. On December 1, 2004 Wicks began work for OVW and was renamed Chad Toland (sub for Tank Toland) and defeated Chris Cage to capture the OVW Heavyweight Championship
OVW Heavyweight Championship
The OVW Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling heavyweight championship owned by the Ohio Valley Wrestling promotion. The title was introduced on August 17, 1997 at an OVW live event, then known as the NWA-OVW Heavyweight Championship due to OVW's relationship with the National...
. The next year while still jobbing
Job (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling slang, the term job describes a losing performance in a wrestling match. It is derived from the euphemism "doing one's job", which was employed to protect kayfabe. As professional wrestling is scripted, inevitably a wrestler will be required to lose to an opponent.The term...
for WWE, Chad Toland began to team with Tank Toland as The Blond Bombers
Blond Bombers
The Blond Bombers is a name used by several tag teams in professional wrestling. The first team to use the name was the combination of Rip Hawk and Swede Hanson. It was later used by Pat Patterson and Ray Stevens, who began teaming in 1965...
and on April 12, 2005 the team won the OVW Tag Team Title from the Thrillseekers.
Toland made his TV debut as Chad Dick along with his partner, Tank Toland
John Toland (wrestler)
John Michael Toland is an American professional wrestler best known for his work in independent promotion Ring of Honor, under the name Tank Toland...
who was now using the name James Dick on the October 14, 2005 of WWE Friday Night SmackDown as The Dicks. After The Mexicools
The Mexicools
The Mexicools were a professional wrestling stable and tag team, that were signed to World Wrestling Entertainment's SmackDown! brand. The team consisted of three well-known Mexican wrestlers of the late 1990s: Super Crazy, Psicosis and Juventud...
won their 8-man tag match with their partners Road Warrior Animal
Road Warrior Animal
Joseph Aaron "Joe" Laurinaitis is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring names, Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior...
and Heidenreich
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...
by defeating Paul Burchill
Paul Burchill
Paul Birchill , better known by his ring name Paul Burchill, is an English professional wrestler. He is best known for his time with World Wrestling Entertainment , where he signed after training and debuting for the Frontier Wrestling Alliance in his home country.-Frontier Wrestling Alliance...
and William Regal
Darren Matthews
Darren Kenneth Matthews , is an English professional wrestler, author and color commentator currently signed to WWE and competing on the SmackDown brand under the ring name William Regal. He is also known for his time in World Championship Wrestling under the ring name Steven Regal...
and MNM
MNM
MNM was a villainous professional wrestling stable in World Wrestling Entertainment and Ohio Valley Wrestling that consisted of Joey Mercury , Johnny Nitro, and their manager Melina Perez....
, The Mexicools were ambushed by the Dicks, and in the process they threw the current WWE Cruiserweight Champion
WWE Cruiserweight Championship
The World Wrestling Entertainment Cruiserweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment and was originally a World Championship Wrestling title. It was challenged by cruiserweights at a maximum weight of 215 lbs...
, Juventud
Juventud Guerrera
Eduardo Aníbal González Hernández , better known as Juventud Guerrera, is a Mexican professional wrestler who is best known for his work in many wrestling promotions worldwide, including all the major American wrestling promotions, such as World Wrestling Entertainment, World Championship...
out of the ring and laid out Super Crazy
Super Crazy
Francisco Islas Rueda is a Mexican professional wrestler, or Luchador, best known by his ring name Super Crazy. Islas is most known for his three year run in the original ECW...
and Psicosis using two of their signature tag team finishers.
On the October 28 episode of SmackDown, The Dicks appeared once again, helping MNM capture the WWE Tag Title when they attacked Heidenreich before Paul Burchill was about to receive the Doomsday Device finisher. This began a brawl with all the teams as the Dicks began attacking Road Warrior Animal. This allowed MNM to hit the snapshot on Heidenreich and win the WWE Tag Title.
On the November 5 episode of Velocity, The Dicks made their in ring debut in WWE, defeating jobbers. The tag team name "The Dicks" is related to their new gimmick as Chippendale dancers. The team's name was also used by Smackdown's commentators as a double entendre
Double entendre
A double entendre or adianoeta is a figure of speech in which a spoken phrase is devised to be understood in either of two ways. Often the first meaning is straightforward, while the second meaning is less so: often risqué or ironic....
, using many jokes that utilized the teams name. On the November 25 episode of SmackDown, The Dicks made their official SmackDown debuts, defeating Heidenreich and Road Warrior Animal after blinding Animal with lotion. The Dicks wrestled regularly on Velocity not making many appearances on SmackDown!, though they did appear on the February 24, 2006 edition of SmackDown! where they were defeated by The Boogeyman
Marty Wright
Martin "Marty" Wright is an American professional wrestler and actor best known for his time with World Wrestling Entertainment under the ring name The Boogeyman.-Tough Enough:...
. This would be their last match with the company as both Wicks and Toland were released from their WWE contracts shortly after the taping.
Toland then returned to OVW and, on December 14, 2006, he teamed up with Johnny Punch
Johnny Punch
Tom Demers better known by his ring name Johnny Punch, is an American professional wrestler, who competed in North American independent promotions including Derby City Wrestling, New England Championship Wrestling and Top Rope Promotions...
in a tag team match, where he lost to Damian Adams and The Real McCoy
The Real McCoy
"The real McCoy" is an idiom and metaphor used in much of the English-speaking world to mean "the real thing" or "the genuine article", e.g., "he's the real McCoy"...
.
In wrestling
- With James DickJohn Toland (wrestler)John Michael Toland is an American professional wrestler best known for his work in independent promotion Ring of Honor, under the name Tank Toland...
- Finishing moves
- Bearhug (John) / Diving leg drop (Chad) combination
- Signature moves
- Double fireman's carry flapjack
- Finishing moves
Championships and accomplishments
- AWA Superstars of Wrestling
- AWA Superstars of Wrestling World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - GQ Gallo
- Chaotic WrestlingChaotic WrestlingChaotic Wrestling is an American independent wrestling promotion based in North Andover, Massachusetts owned by Jamie Jamitowski and formerly Killer Kowalski prior to his death in August 2008. In addition to the promotion is the Chaotic Training Center, a professional wrestling school where...
- Chaotic Wrestling Heavyweight ChampionshipChaotic Wrestling Heavyweight ChampionshipThe Chaotic Wrestling Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship in Chaotic Wrestling. It is the primary championship in the promotion.The current champion is Handsome Johnny, who is in his third reign as champion...
(1 time) - Chaotic Wrestling New England ChampionshipChaotic Wrestling New England ChampionshipThe Chaotic Wrestling New England Championship is a professional wrestling title in American independent promotion Chaotic Wrestling. The title was first won by "Latin Fury" Luis Ortiz in Revere, Massachusetts on February 23, 2001. There have been a total of 22 recognized individual champions, who...
(2 times)
- Chaotic Wrestling Heavyweight Championship
- Ohio Valley WrestlingOhio Valley WrestlingOhio Valley Wrestling is an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Louisville, Kentucky. OVW is run by owner Danny Davis and was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance from 1997 until 2000...
- OVW Heavyweight ChampionshipOVW Heavyweight ChampionshipThe OVW Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling heavyweight championship owned by the Ohio Valley Wrestling promotion. The title was introduced on August 17, 1997 at an OVW live event, then known as the NWA-OVW Heavyweight Championship due to OVW's relationship with the National...
(1 time) - OVW Southern Tag Team ChampionshipOVW Southern Tag Team ChampionshipThe OVW Southern Tag Team Championship is the tag team titles of Ohio Valley Wrestling. Created in 1997, the first champions were Nick Dinsmore and Flash Flanagan. As of 2011, the current champions are Ted McNaler and Adam Revolver, known as The Elite in their fourth reign...
(1 time) - with Tank TolandJohn Toland (wrestler)John Michael Toland is an American professional wrestler best known for his work in independent promotion Ring of Honor, under the name Tank Toland...
)
- OVW Heavyweight Championship