Darren Wyse
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"Dirty Deeds" Darren Wyse (b. June 18, 1975) 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 Wrestling eXpress and the United States Wrestling Association
. Also the founder and current promoter for NCW, he and longtime tag team partner The Hungarian Barbarian
, are the promotion's current tag team champions as well as winning numerous regional tag team titles on the independent circuit.
He and The Hungarian Barbarian were part of The Pack, a heel stable which dominated Hardway Wrestling and several other Northeastern independent promotions during the 1990s, before their break up and subsequent feud with the Bad Crew
. He was frequently billed as the 6-time undisputed world "welterweight" champion as well as a former NWA Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion.
A former star high school
baseball
player, Wyse is also a semi-professional bowler and has competed in numerous local, regional and national tournaments.
, Wyse was a fan of the World Wide Wrestling Federation as a child. He attended his first live event at the Harrisburg Zembo Temple where Dean Ho
& Tony Garea took on Bobby Duncum & Killer Kowalski
in the main event. Dean Ho would remain a fan of his for much of his childhood. On July 3, 1987, the then 12-year-old Wyse appeared as the manager of King Kahlua in his match against WWF veteran Jimmy Londos at a National Wrestling Federation
show at the Reading Phillies Municipal Stadium
in Reading, Pennsylvania
. Other wrestlers who appeared at the event included The Fantastics (Tommy Rogers
& Bobby Fulton), Chief Jules Strongbow
, Damian Kane and Abdullah the Butcher
.
Wyse excelled in baseball during high school and, although he was seen by several scouts, various injuries would keep him out of professional baseball. He eventually trained with Damien Kane at the Mason-Dixon Wrestling Alliance, attending with Guido Falcone, until the school closed. He later trained at Larry Sharpe
's Monster Factory and worked for his promotion during his early career. During this time, he also became close friends with Chris Candido
and future NWA President Dennis Coraluzzo.
At a show for Larry Sharpe at the Cherry Hill Race Track in Cherry Hill, New Jersey
, he was noticed by Jerry Lawler
and brought into the United States Wrestling Association
where he faced Lawler, Bill Dundee
, Jeff Jarrett
and Billy Joe Travis. While in the USWA, he was one of several wrestlers to appear in World Class Championship Wrestling
for Fritz Von Erich
. He also became friends with Missy Hyatt
, then managing John Tatum
, and helped her during her early career on the independent circuit prior to joining World Championship Wrestling
.
He was also an a founding member the Heart Throb Four with Flex Lavender, Johnny Gunn
and Chris Candido in Joe Savoldi
's International World Class Championship Wrestling
during the mid-1990s. Although they only appeared for a few matches, they frequently appeared on IWCCW television for years afterwards.
.
In 1999, he made an appearance on The Howard Stern Show promoting an upcoming NCW show featuring a member of Stern's "Wack Pack", Fred the Elephant Boy. Wyse also brought his wife, who appeared in his promotion as a ring card girl, as well another ring card girl as his alleged mistress
. The premise was that the two knew about each other and that Howard Stern would "rate" them for Wyse. His appearance on the Howard Stern became one of the highest rated episodes in the show's history and was broadcast several times while in syndication on E!
. He and his wife have since divorced.
Wyse also worked in various independent promotions as a color commentator
with announcer Chad "R.C." Gerber, most notably, for Hardway Wrestling & Combat Zone Wrestling
's Cage of Death III at the ECW Arena in December 2001. Although there were plans to bring in Wyse for a series of matchs against Eddie Valentine, a dispute between him and independent wrestler Rockin' Rebel
as well as scheduling conflicts caused the angle to be dropped. On March 9, 2002, Wyse also appeared on the second show for Iron Man Championship Wrestling at the Olivets Youth Center in downtown Reading, Pennsylvania
.
-based promotion owned by the Bad Crew
, Wyse held the HW Hardcore Championship after defeating D-Man Davidson at Summer Spectacular in Northampton, Pennsylvania
on July 11, 2003. He held the title for nearly a year before losing the title back to Davidson on June 30, 2004. Wyse and The Hungarian Barbarian began teaming together and won the tag team titles from the Bad Crew
at the Farmerama Arena in Allentown on September 5. They had previously faced each other in a 12-man Barbed Wire Steel Cage match at Cage Terror I between Bad Crew, Tiny, Pinky, and George Anthony vs. Adam Flash, L.A. Smooth, Danny Rose, Jay Love and Running Bear. This match was later released by the promotion as Best of EWF, Vol. 1 on DVD
. He and Wyse were also featured in the NCW Hottie's & Bodies calendar which included Adam Flash
, Mike Quackenbush, Greg Matthews
, Tom Brandi
, Danny Rose
and King Kong Bundy
.
On April 22, 2006, he and The Hungarian Barbarian faced longtime rivals Bad Crew in a 3-way Dance with Romeo Valentino & 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,in his own NCW federation, as well as The Hungarian Barbarian, having previously won the NCW Heavyweight and Hardcore titles, becoming the promotion's first ever triple crown champion.
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. Their match would later be broadcast on the pilot episode of NCW's television show hosted by Wyse and "Chippendale" Judge Lawless.
In their first official title defense at The Heart of Rock And Roll Supercard supercard, they faced The Backseat Boyz
(Trent Acid
& Johnny Kashmere
) and Team VD (Eddie Valentine & 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, Wyse and his tag team partner received a tryout match for World Wrestling Entertainment
signing to appear at WWE Raw
in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
on August 25 and for the Extreme Championship Wrestling brand on SmackDown in Pittsburgh the next night. Two of Wyse's student have also been offered to appear during these shows. Darren will be coming out of retirement for one night only to be a participant in the "Trent Acid Memorial Rumble" at AcidFest, a tribute show on July 10 to honor the late Trent Acid at the old ECW arena.
International World Class Championship Wrestling
International World Class Championship Wrestling was an independent professional wrestling promotion based in Boston, Massachusetts. It was promoted by Angelo Savoldi and his sons Mario, Tom, and Joseph Savoldi....
, Hardway 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...
, National Championship Wrestling, Pro Wrestling eXpress and the United States Wrestling Association
United States Wrestling Association
The United States Wrestling Association or USWA was a professional wrestling promotion based in Memphis, Tennessee. It was founded by former CWA owner Jerry Jarrett.-Foundation:...
. Also the founder and current promoter for NCW, he and longtime tag team partner The Hungarian Barbarian
The Hungarian Barbarian
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...
, are the promotion's current tag team champions as well as winning numerous regional tag team titles on the independent circuit.
He and The Hungarian Barbarian were part of The Pack, a heel stable which dominated Hardway Wrestling and several other Northeastern independent promotions during the 1990s, before their break up and subsequent feud 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...
. He was frequently billed as the 6-time undisputed world "welterweight" champion as well as a former NWA Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion.
A former star high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
player, Wyse is also a semi-professional bowler and has competed in numerous local, regional and national tournaments.
Early life and career
Born in York, PennsylvaniaYork, 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...
, Wyse was a fan of the World Wide Wrestling Federation as a child. He attended his first live event at the Harrisburg Zembo Temple where Dean Ho
Dean Higuchi
Dean Higuchi is a retired American professional wrestler, known by his ring name Dean Ho, who competed in North American regional promotions including Pacific Northwest Wrestling, the World Wide Wrestling Federation and the National Wrestling Alliance, specifically the Hawaii-based Big Time...
& Tony Garea took on Bobby Duncum & Killer Kowalski
Killer Kowalski
Władek "Killer" Kowalski was a Canadian professional wrestler. Kowalski wrestled for numerous promotions during his career, including the NWA and WWF, and was a known heel wrestler...
in the main event. Dean Ho would remain a fan of his for much of his childhood. On July 3, 1987, the then 12-year-old Wyse appeared as the manager of King Kahlua in his match against WWF veteran Jimmy Londos at a National Wrestling Federation
National Wrestling Federation
The original National Wrestling Federation was a wrestling promotion based in Buffalo, New York and owned by promoter Pedro Martínez. It ran from 1970-1974. The promotion was then revived in 1986 by Robert Raskin...
show at the Reading Phillies Municipal Stadium
FirstEnergy Stadium
FirstEnergy Stadium is a 9,000-seat baseball-only stadium in Reading, Pennsylvania that hosted its first regular season baseball game in 1951. The park is home to the Reading Phillies of the Eastern League. It was voted the second best place to see a baseball game by Minor League News in 2006...
in Reading, Pennsylvania
Reading, Pennsylvania
Reading is a city in southeastern Pennsylvania, USA, and seat of Berks County. Reading is the principal city of the Greater Reading Area and had a population of 88,082 as of the 2010 census, making it the fifth most populated city in the state after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown and Erie,...
. Other wrestlers who appeared at the event included The Fantastics (Tommy Rogers
Tommy Rogers
Tommy Rogers may refer to:* Tommy Rogers , American professional wrestler Thomas Crouch* Tommy Giles Rogers Jr., American musician...
& Bobby Fulton), Chief Jules Strongbow
Jules strongbow
Frank Hill is a former professional wrestler, who is best known for his tenure in World Wrestling Federation , where he used to wrestle as Chief Jules Strongbow or simply Jules Strongbow, the brother of Chief Jay Strongbow.-World Wrestling Federation :Jules made his wrestling debut in the 1970s...
, Damian Kane and Abdullah the Butcher
Abdullah the Butcher
Lawrence Robert "Larry" Shreve best known as Abdullah the Butcher, and also at times The Madman from the Sudan, is a semi-retired Canadian professional wrestler known as one of the most brutal or "hardcore" professional wrestlers of all-time...
.
Wyse excelled in baseball during high school and, although he was seen by several scouts, various injuries would keep him out of professional baseball. He eventually trained with Damien Kane at the Mason-Dixon Wrestling Alliance, attending with Guido Falcone, until the school closed. He later trained at Larry Sharpe
Larry Sharpe
Larry Weil is an American retired professional wrestler, manager and trainer better known under his ring name, "Pretty Boy" Larry Sharpe. He currently runs the Monster Factory professional wrestling school...
's Monster Factory and worked for his promotion during his early career. During this time, he also became close friends with Chris Candido
Chris Candido
Christopher Raul Candito was an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Chris Candido...
and future NWA President Dennis Coraluzzo.
At a show for Larry Sharpe at the Cherry Hill Race Track in Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Cherry Hill is a township in Camden County, New Jersey, in the United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township had a population of 71,045, representing an increase of 1,080 from the 69,965 residents enumerated during the 2000 Census...
, he was noticed by Jerry Lawler
Jerry Lawler
Jerry O'Neil Lawler is an American professional wrestler, wrestling commentator, musician, businessman, commercial artist and film actor, known throughout the wrestling world as Jerry "The King" Lawler. He is currently signed to WWE, working on its Raw brand as the color commentator and occasional...
and brought into the United States Wrestling Association
United States Wrestling Association
The United States Wrestling Association or USWA was a professional wrestling promotion based in Memphis, Tennessee. It was founded by former CWA owner Jerry Jarrett.-Foundation:...
where he faced Lawler, Bill Dundee
Bill Dundee
William "Bill" Cruickshanks is a Scottish born-Australian professional wrestler better known by his stage name Bill Dundee. Cruickshanks is the father of Jamie Dundee and the father-in-law of wrestler Bobby Eaton....
, Jeff Jarrett
Jeff Jarrett
Jeffrey Leonard Jarrett is an American professional wrestler and wrestling promoter. He is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , an organization he co-founded along with his father and in which he holds some stock but not total control...
and Billy Joe Travis. While in the USWA, he was one of several wrestlers to appear in World Class Championship Wrestling
World Class Championship Wrestling
World Class Championship Wrestling ' was a regional professional wrestling promotion headquartered in Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas. Originally owned by promoter Ed McLemore, by 1966 it was run by Southwest Sports, Inc., whose president, Jack Adkisson, was better known as wrestler Fritz Von Erich...
for Fritz Von Erich
Fritz Von Erich
Jack Barton Adkisson was an American professional wrestler under the ring name Fritz Von Erich, better known today as a wrestling promoter and the patriarch of the Von Erich family...
. He also became friends with 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....
, then managing John Tatum
John Tatum (wrestler)
John Frankel III , known by his ringname "Hollywood" John Tatum, is a retired American professional wrestler who competed in North American regional promotions including World Class Championship Wrestling, Universal Wrestling Federation and the National Wrestling Alliance as well as independent...
, and helped her during her early career on the independent circuit prior to joining World Championship Wrestling
World Championship Wrestling
World Championship Wrestling, Inc. was an American professional wrestling promotion which existed from 1988 to 2001. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, it began as a regional promotion affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance , named Jim Crockett Promotions until November 1988, when Ted Turner and...
.
He was also an a founding member the Heart Throb Four with Flex Lavender, Johnny Gunn
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 Chris Candido in Joe Savoldi
Joe Savoldi
Joseph Anthony Savoldi Jr., more commonly known as Jumping Joe Savoldi was an Italian-born, American football player and professional wrestler....
's International World Class Championship Wrestling
International World Class Championship Wrestling
International World Class Championship Wrestling was an independent professional wrestling promotion based in Boston, Massachusetts. It was promoted by Angelo Savoldi and his sons Mario, Tom, and Joseph Savoldi....
during the mid-1990s. Although they only appeared for a few matches, they frequently appeared on IWCCW television for years afterwards.
National Championship Wrestling
Wanting to wrestle in his hometown, Wyse held a wrestling event at his old junior high school around 1992. Although he had originally held the show so as to put some of his booking ideas to work, the show was so successful that he ran a second show several months later. He began holding fundraising events for the local recreation commission and eventually decided to run regular events in the York-Red Lion area under the National Championship Wrestling banner and opened a training center in York. He also became involved in WPW and Dan Kowal's Women's Extreme WrestlingWomen's Extreme Wrestling
Women's Extreme Wrestling , also known as Women's Erotic Wrestling, is an all woman professional wrestling promotion based in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with offices in New York City, New York. They are notable because their storylines usually are filled with erotic and sexual themes...
.
In 1999, he made an appearance on The Howard Stern Show promoting an upcoming NCW show featuring a member of Stern's "Wack Pack", Fred the Elephant Boy. Wyse also brought his wife, who appeared in his promotion as a ring card girl, as well another ring card girl as his alleged mistress
Mistress (lover)
A mistress is a long-term female lover and companion who is not married to her partner; the term is used especially when her partner is married. The relationship generally is stable and at least semi-permanent; however, the couple does not live together openly. Also the relationship is usually,...
. The premise was that the two knew about each other and that Howard Stern would "rate" them for Wyse. His appearance on the Howard Stern became one of the highest rated episodes in the show's history and was broadcast several times while in syndication on E!
E!
E! Entertainment Television is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by NBCUniversal. It features entertainment-related programming, reality television, feature films and occasionally series and specials unrelated to the entertainment industry.E! has an audience reach of...
. He and his wife have since divorced.
Wyse also worked in various independent promotions as a color commentator
Color commentator
A color commentator is a sports commentator who assists the play-by-play announcer, often by filling in any time when play is not in progress. The color analyst and main commentator will often exchange comments freely throughout the broadcast, when the play-by-play announcer is not describing the...
with announcer Chad "R.C." Gerber, most notably, for Hardway Wrestling & 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"...
's Cage of Death III at the ECW Arena in December 2001. Although there were plans to bring in Wyse for a series of matchs against Eddie Valentine, a dispute between him and independent wrestler Rockin' Rebel
Rockin' Rebel
Chuck Williams is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Rockin' Rebel. He is best known for his appearances on the U.S...
as well as scheduling conflicts caused the angle to be dropped. On March 9, 2002, Wyse also appeared on the second show for Iron Man Championship Wrestling at the Olivets Youth Center in downtown Reading, Pennsylvania
Reading, Pennsylvania
Reading is a city in southeastern Pennsylvania, USA, and seat of Berks County. Reading is the principal city of the Greater Reading Area and had a population of 88,082 as of the 2010 census, making it the fifth most populated city in the state after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown and Erie,...
.
Recent years
A longtime mainstay of Hardway Wrestling, an AllentownAllentown, Pennsylvania
Allentown is a city located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is Pennsylvania's third most populous city, after Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and the 215th largest city in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 118,032 and is currently...
-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...
, Wyse held the HW Hardcore Championship after defeating D-Man Davidson at Summer Spectacular 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 July 11, 2003. He held the title for nearly a year before losing the title back to Davidson on June 30, 2004. Wyse and The Hungarian Barbarian began teaming together and won the tag team titles from 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...
at the Farmerama Arena in Allentown on September 5. They had previously faced each other in a 12-man Barbed Wire Steel Cage match at Cage Terror I between Bad Crew, Tiny, Pinky, and George Anthony vs. Adam Flash, L.A. Smooth, Danny Rose, Jay Love and Running Bear. This match was later released by the promotion as Best of EWF, Vol. 1 on 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....
. He and Wyse were also featured in the NCW Hottie's & Bodies calendar which included 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...
, 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,...
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 22, 2006, he and The Hungarian Barbarian faced longtime rivals Bad Crew in a 3-way Dance with Romeo Valentino & 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,in his own NCW federation, as well as The Hungarian Barbarian, having previously won the NCW Heavyweight and Hardcore titles, becoming the promotion's first ever triple crown champion.
On April 19, 2008, he and Wyse faced the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
'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. Their match would later be broadcast on the pilot episode of NCW's television show hosted by Wyse and "Chippendale" Judge Lawless.
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,...
& 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 & 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.
In August, Wyse and his tag team partner received a tryout match for 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...
signing to appear at WWE Raw
WWE RAW
WWE Raw ) is a sports entertainment television program for WWE that currently airs on the USA Network in the United States...
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 Extreme Championship Wrestling brand on SmackDown in Pittsburgh the next night. Two of Wyse's student have also been offered to appear during these shows. Darren will be coming out of retirement for one night only to be a participant in the "Trent Acid Memorial Rumble" at AcidFest, a tribute show on July 10 to honor the late Trent Acid at the old ECW arena.
Championships and accomplishments
- Hardway Wrestling
- HW Hardcore Championship (1 time)
- HW Tag Team Championship (3 times) - The Hungarian Barbarian
- Independent Wrestling Alliance
- IWA Welterweight Championship (1 time)
- National Championship Wrestling (Pennsylvania)
- NCW Welterweight Championship (1 time)
- National Championship Wrestling
- NCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- NCW Hardcore Championship (1 time)
- NCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with The Hungarian Barbarian
- National Wrestling AllianceNational Wrestling AllianceThe 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...
- Regional
- NWA Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Pro Xcitement Wrestling
- PXW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with The Hungarian Barbarian
- Regional Championship Wrestling
- RCW Welterweight Championship (3 times)
- World Professional Wrestling
- WPW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- World Wrestling Association
- WWA Welterweight Championship (2 times)
Media
- Hardway Wrestling, November 2, 2001 - Palo Alto, PA. Perf. Darren Wyse and Quick Micky Quick. 2001. DVD. Smart Mark Video.
- EWF - June 2, 2000 - Bethlehem, PA. Perf. Darren Wyse, Danny Rose, Bad Crew and The Backseat Boyz. 2000. DVD. Smart Mark Video.
- EWF - April 24, 2000 - Northampton, PA. Perf. Darren Wyse and Marshal Law. 2000. DVD. RF Video.
- NCW, 2/5/00 - Red Lion, PA. Perf. Darren Wyse, Porter, Vince Bono and Missy Hyatt. 2000. DVD. Smart Mark Video.
- Best of EWF, Vol. 1. Perf. The Hungarian Barbarian, Darell Wyse, George Anthony, Tiny, Pinky, LA Smooth, Jay Love, Running Bear, Danny Rose, Adam Flash and Bad Crew. 2001. DVD. Smart Mark Video.