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Onyx (wrestler)
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Kyle McNeely is an American
professional wrestler
. He is best known under the ring name
Onyx and for his stint in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
as a member of The Elite Guard.
on the February 10, 2001 episode of Jakked against Albert, which he lost. On the July 9 episode of Jakked, he lost to Haku. Onyx wrestled his third and final match on Jakked on January 1, 2002, which he lost to Crash Holly
. He reappeared for the now-renamed World Wrestling Entertainment on the March 1, 2004 episode of Sunday Night Heat
, losing to Steven Richards
. He made his final appearance for WWE on the March 2 episode of Velocity
, where he and Mikal Adryan lost to the Full Blooded Italians
(Chuck Palumbo
and Johnny Stamboli
).
's Wildside
territory in 2000. Soon after debuting, he won the vacant Junior Heavyweight Championship
on May 20 after defeating Adam Jacobs in the finals of a tournament. Onyx would hold the title for just over five months before losing it to Lazz in a handicap match with Jeff G. Bailey as his partner.
On July 7, 2001, Onyx and his team lost to Prince Justice
's team in a WarGames match
for Justice's Heavyweight Championship
. Despite the loss, Onyx managed to win the Television Championship from Adam Jacobs on October 20. On December 22, Onyx defeated Cru Jones in his first title defense. After successful title defenses against Sgt. Overkill and Iceberg
, Onyx lost the TV Title to Jones on March 23, 2002. Onyx faced Jones in a rematch for title on May 3, but was unsuccessful in regaining the title.
After going undefeated in singles competition for a few months, Onyx began feuding
with Iceberg over his Heavyweight Championship
. On November 16, he defeated Iceberg via disqualification, but did not win the title due to championships being unable to change hands on a disqualification. On December 21, Onyx and Iceberg wrestled for the title, but the match ended in a double disqualification. Onyx received another rematch on March 15, 2003, but was again unable to defeat Iceberg for the title. After being unable to win the Heavyweight Championship, he turned his sights to the Television Championship and unsuccessfully wrestled Rainman
for the title on May 3.
. He then defended the title against the likes of Rudy Boy Gonzales, Chance Prophet and Abyss
before engaging in a feud with Ray Gordy
, who he also defeated the championship. Onyx would then lose the title to Jason Cross
on September 4, 2004 to end his reign at 315 days, the longest single reign in the championship's entire history. After Gordy defeated Cross for the title on December 4, Onyx defeated Gordy on the same day to win his second Heavyweight Title, thus reigniting their feud. Onyx held the title for a few months before losing it to Rainman on March 26, 2005 in a three-way match also involving Gordy. One month later, Onyx defeated Rainman to win his third and final Heavyweight Championship on April 30. Wildside closed down immediately afterwards, resulting in Onyx becoming the shortest reigning Heavyweight Champion as a result.
on the August 27, 2003 episode of Xplosion
, where he and Matt Sydal lost to The Gathering (Julio Dinero
and CM Punk
). On June 14, 2004, Onyx was brought in by TNA as a member of The Elite Guard and debuted as a member of the faction with Hotstuff Hernandez
and Chad Collyer
. They were brought in to help Jeff Jarrett
in his feud against the 3Live Kru
. Two days later, the two factions wrestled on the TNA weekly pay-per-view in a six-man tag team match, which the Kru won after Killings pinned Hernandez. In order to even the odds, the Kru gained Ken Shamrock
as an ally to feud with Jarrett and the Guard.
The Elite Guard earned their first victory on the July 3 episode of Xplosion
after they defeated Mikal Adryan, Dirk Ciglar, and Austin Lane in a six-man tag team match. Four days later, Jarrett emerged victorious from a "Running of the Gauntlet" match that saw him outlast Shamrock, the Guard, and the 3Live Kru to retain his NWA World Heavyweight Championship
after Shamrock turned on the Kru. On the July 9 episode of Impact!
, the Guard finally got their revenge on the 3Live Kru by defeating them in a six-man tag team match.
The following week on the weekly TNA pay-per-view, Dusty Rhodes
and Larry Zbyszko
joined the Kru in defeating Jarrett, the Elite Guard, and Shamrock in a 10-man Guitar on a Pole match when Rhodes pinned Onyx. Onyx and Hernandez teamed up for the final time in a tag team match against A.J. Styles
and Jeff Hardy
on the September 3 episode of Impact!, but were defeated when Hardy pinned Onyx after a Swanton Bomb.
, and became a regular in the territory. While in Anarchy, Onyx came close to winning the territory's Heavyweight Championship
on two occasions, but ultimately didn't win the title. In addition to wrestling singles matches, he also started a tag team with Jeff Lewis with Jeff G. Bailey as their manager, known as the NWA Elite. The Elite would remain together until Onyx left the territory in March 2007.
on October 15, 2006 in a losing effort to the Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero
and Claudio Castagnoli
) for the Kings' World Tag Team Championship
. In December, Onyx and Rainman, now known as The Blackout, were unsuccessful in winning a tournament for the vacant World Tag Team Title. However, they did start a feud
with CZW's own Blackout while both teams competed in the tournament, due to Onyx and Rainman accusing them of ruining the Blackout name. On December 9 at the Cage of Death 8 event, Onyx and Rainman defeated the Blackout (Sabian
and Robbie Merino) for the World Tag Team Championship. Onyx and Rainman would hold the title until January 13, 2007 before losing it back to the Blackout (Sabian and Ruckus
). Following the title loss, Onyx and Rainman left CZW.
United States
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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...
. He is best known 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:...
Onyx and for his stint in 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...
as a member of The Elite Guard.
World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment (2001, 2002, 2004)
After debuting in 1998, McNeely, under the ring name Onyx, wrestled for the World Wrestling FederationWorld 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...
on the February 10, 2001 episode of Jakked against Albert, which he lost. On the July 9 episode of Jakked, he lost to Haku. Onyx wrestled his third and final match on Jakked on January 1, 2002, which he lost to Crash Holly
Mike Lockwood
Michael John "Mike" Lockwood was an American professional wrestler best known for his time with World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment under the ring name Crash Holly....
. He reappeared for the now-renamed World Wrestling Entertainment on the March 1, 2004 episode of Sunday Night Heat
WWE HEAT
WWE Heat was a professional wrestling television program produced by World Wrestling Entertainment...
, losing to Steven Richards
Stevie Richards
Michael Manna is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Stevie Richards. Also known by his ring names, Steven Richards and Dr...
. He made his final appearance for WWE on the March 2 episode of Velocity
WWE Velocity
WWE Velocity was a professional wrestling television program produced by World Wrestling Entertainment . It replaced two syndicated WWE shows, Jakked/Metal. Once a weekly Saturday night show on Spike TV and on Sky Sports 2 in the UK on Sunday mornings, Velocity became a webcast from 2005 to 2006...
, where he and Mikal Adryan lost to the Full Blooded Italians
Full Blooded Italians
The Full Blooded Italians is a professional wrestling stable and tag team that wrestled for Extreme Championship Wrestling in the late 1990s and for World Wrestling Entertainment during the mid-2000s.-Extreme Championship Wrestling:...
(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...
and Johnny Stamboli
John Hugger
John Hugger is an American professional wrestler. He is perhaps best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling as Johnny the Bull, World Wrestling Entertainment as Johnny "The Bull" Stamboli...
).
Junior Heavyweight and Television Champion
Onyx debuted for the National Wrestling AllianceNational 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...
's 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....
territory in 2000. Soon after debuting, he won the vacant Junior Heavyweight Championship
NWA Georgia Junior Heavyweight Championship
The NWA Georgia Junior Heavyweight Championship was a championship in the NWA's Georgia Championship Wrestling promotion. It was strictly for the junior heavyweight wrestlers.-Title history:-External links:*...
on May 20 after defeating Adam Jacobs in the finals of a tournament. Onyx would hold the title for just over five months before losing it to Lazz in a handicap match with Jeff G. Bailey as his partner.
On July 7, 2001, Onyx and his team lost to Prince Justice
Chris Parks
Christopher J. "Chris" Parks , better known by his ring name "The Monster" Abyss, is an American professional wrestler currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...
's team in a WarGames match
WarGames match
The WarGames match was a gimmick match used originally in the National Wrestling Alliance and later held annually in World Championship Wrestling , usually at their Fall Brawl pay-per-view event in September.-History:...
for Justice's Heavyweight Championship
NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship
The NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship was the major title in the Georgia Championship Wrestling professional wrestling promotion. It started in 1964 and was unified in 1981 with the NWA National Heavyweight Championship....
. Despite the loss, Onyx managed to win the Television Championship from Adam Jacobs on October 20. On December 22, Onyx defeated Cru Jones in his first title defense. After successful title defenses against Sgt. Overkill and Iceberg
Edward Chastaine
Edward Chastain is a professional National Wrestling Alliance wrestler. Best known by his ring name Iceberg. He has competed for several professional wrestling promotions, including Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and Wrestling International New Generations in Japan. He later wrestled as part of...
, Onyx lost the TV Title to Jones on March 23, 2002. Onyx faced Jones in a rematch for title on May 3, but was unsuccessful in regaining the title.
After going undefeated in singles competition for a few months, Onyx began feuding
Feud (professional wrestling)
A professional wrestling feud is a staged rivalry between multiple wrestlers or alliances of wrestlers. They are integrated into ongoing storylines, particularly in events which are televised...
with Iceberg over his Heavyweight Championship
NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship
The NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship was the major title in the Georgia Championship Wrestling professional wrestling promotion. It started in 1964 and was unified in 1981 with the NWA National Heavyweight Championship....
. On November 16, he defeated Iceberg via disqualification, but did not win the title due to championships being unable to change hands on a disqualification. On December 21, Onyx and Iceberg wrestled for the title, but the match ended in a double disqualification. Onyx received another rematch on March 15, 2003, but was again unable to defeat Iceberg for the title. After being unable to win the Heavyweight Championship, he turned his sights to the Television Championship and unsuccessfully wrestled Rainman
Kory Chavis
Kory Chavis is a professional wrestler, also known by the ring name Rainman. He currently works for several independent promotions, including Dragon Gate USA, Full Impact Pro, and Evolve.- Professional wrestling career :...
for the title on May 3.
Heavyweight Champion
On October 25, 2003, Onyx finally won the Heavyweight Championship after defeating Shawn HernandezShawn Hernandez
Shawn Hernandez is an American professional wrestler of Mexican and Puerto Rican descent, better known by his ring names, "Hotstuff Hernandez" and "Hernandez"....
. He then defended the title against the likes of Rudy Boy Gonzales, Chance Prophet and Abyss
Chris Parks
Christopher J. "Chris" Parks , better known by his ring name "The Monster" Abyss, is an American professional wrestler currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...
before engaging in a feud with Ray Gordy
Ray Gordy
Terry Ray Gordy, Jr. is an American professional wrestler best known for his time in World Wrestling Entertainment appearing on its SmackDown brand under the ring names Jesse and Slam Master J...
, who he also defeated the championship. Onyx would then lose the title to Jason Cross
Jason Cross
William Jason Massengale is an American professional wrestler. He is best known by his ring name Jason Cross and for his tenure in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.-NWA Wildside :...
on September 4, 2004 to end his reign at 315 days, the longest single reign in the championship's entire history. After Gordy defeated Cross for the title on December 4, Onyx defeated Gordy on the same day to win his second Heavyweight Title, thus reigniting their feud. Onyx held the title for a few months before losing it to Rainman on March 26, 2005 in a three-way match also involving Gordy. One month later, Onyx defeated Rainman to win his third and final Heavyweight Championship on April 30. Wildside closed down immediately afterwards, resulting in Onyx becoming the shortest reigning Heavyweight Champion as a result.
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2003–2004)
McNeely, as Onyx, made his debut for Total Nonstop Action WrestlingTotal 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...
on the August 27, 2003 episode of Xplosion
TNA Xplosion
TNA Xplosion is a television program produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , featuring both highlights from Impact Wrestling and exclusive taped matches. It is now produced only for international markets, no longer airing in the United States...
, where he and Matt Sydal lost to The Gathering (Julio Dinero
Brian Wohl
Brian Wohl is an American professional wrestler better known under his ring name Julio Dinero.-Career:Wohl debuted in 1994 after training at the Baltimore Wrestling Factory under Axl Rotten and Hack Myers...
and CM Punk
CM Punk
Phillip Jack "Phil" Brooks , better known by his ring name CM Punk, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE and working on its Raw brand currently serving his second title reign as WWE Champion....
). On June 14, 2004, Onyx was brought in by TNA as a member of The Elite Guard and debuted as a member of the faction with Hotstuff Hernandez
Shawn Hernandez
Shawn Hernandez is an American professional wrestler of Mexican and Puerto Rican descent, better known by his ring names, "Hotstuff Hernandez" and "Hernandez"....
and Chad Collyer
Chad Collyer
Chad Collyer is an American professional wrestler. A Heartland Wrestling Association mainstay, Collyer is perhaps best known for his appearances with Ring of Honor and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.-Career:...
. They were brought in to help 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...
in his feud against the 3Live Kru
3Live Kru
The 3Live Kru was a professional wrestling stable in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling . The 3Live Kru debuted in July 2003, and was initially a trio of wrestlers, consisting of Ron Killings, Konnan and B.G. James. The gimmick of the 3Live Kru was that each member of the group exemplified a racial...
. Two days later, the two factions wrestled on the TNA weekly pay-per-view in a six-man tag team match, which the Kru won after Killings pinned Hernandez. In order to even the odds, the Kru gained Ken Shamrock
Ken Shamrock
Kenneth Wayne Shamrock is an American mixed martial arts fighter, UFC Hall of Famer and professional wrestler...
as an ally to feud with Jarrett and the Guard.
The Elite Guard earned their first victory on the July 3 episode of Xplosion
TNA Xplosion
TNA Xplosion is a television program produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , featuring both highlights from Impact Wrestling and exclusive taped matches. It is now produced only for international markets, no longer airing in the United States...
after they defeated Mikal Adryan, Dirk Ciglar, and Austin Lane in a six-man tag team match. Four days later, Jarrett emerged victorious from a "Running of the Gauntlet" match that saw him outlast Shamrock, the Guard, and the 3Live Kru to retain his NWA World Heavyweight Championship
NWA World Heavyweight Championship
The National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in the National Wrestling Alliance. Its lineage has been traced from the first World Heavyweight Championship, which traces its lineage to Georg Hackenschmidt's 1905 title and...
after Shamrock turned on the Kru. On the July 9 episode of Impact!
TNA iMPACT!
Impact Wrestling is a professional wrestling television program for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling that currently airs in the United States and Canada on Spike...
, the Guard finally got their revenge on the 3Live Kru by defeating them in a six-man tag team match.
The following week on the weekly TNA pay-per-view, Dusty Rhodes
Dusty Rhodes (wrestler)
Virgil Riley Runnels, Jr. , better known as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, is a semi-retired American professional wrestler currently working for WWE...
and Larry Zbyszko
Larry Zbyszko
Lawrence "Larry" Whistler is a professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Larry Zbyszko. Zbyszko is perhaps best known for his feud with his mentor, wrestling legend Bruno Sammartino during the early 1980s....
joined the Kru in defeating Jarrett, the Elite Guard, and Shamrock in a 10-man Guitar on a Pole match when Rhodes pinned Onyx. Onyx and Hernandez teamed up for the final time in a tag team match against A.J. Styles
A.J. Styles
Allen Neal Jones , better known by his ring name A.J. Styles is an American professional wrestler currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...
and Jeff Hardy
Jeff Hardy
Jeffrey Nero "Jeff" Hardy is an American professional wrestler, who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where he is a former two–time TNA World Heavyweight Champion...
on the September 3 episode of Impact!, but were defeated when Hardy pinned Onyx after a Swanton Bomb.
NWA Anarchy (2005–2007)
After Wildside's closure, Onyx began wrestling in NWA AnarchyNWA Anarchy
NWA Anarchy Wrestling is an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Cornelia, Georgia and promoting events throughout North Georgia...
, and became a regular in the territory. While in Anarchy, Onyx came close to winning the territory's Heavyweight Championship
NWA Anarchy Heavyweight Championship
The NWA Anarchy Heavyweight Championship is the top title for NWA Anarchy professional wrestling promotion. It was awarded to the first champion in 2005 and is currently the top title for the Georgia territory of NWA Anarchy, like NWA World Heavyweight Championship is the top title for National...
on two occasions, but ultimately didn't win the title. In addition to wrestling singles matches, he also started a tag team with Jeff Lewis with Jeff G. Bailey as their manager, known as the NWA Elite. The Elite would remain together until Onyx left the territory in March 2007.
Combat Zone Wrestling (2006–2007)
After wrestling in Deep South Wrestling, one of World Wrestling Entertainment's former developmental territories, under his real and without a developmental contract Onyx and former NWA Wildside rival Rainman debuted in Combat Zone WrestlingCombat 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"...
on October 15, 2006 in a losing effort to the Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero
Chris Hero
Chris Spradlin is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Chris Hero. He is a mainstay of many independent wrestling promotions, including Ring of Honor, and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla as well as Pro Wrestling Noah in Japan...
and Claudio Castagnoli
Claudio Castagnoli
Claudio Castagnoli is a Swiss professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, working in its developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling under the ring name Antonio Cesaro...
) for the Kings' World Tag Team Championship
CZW World Tag Team Championship
The CZW World Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship owned and copyrighted by the Combat Zone Wrestling promotion; it is contested for in their tag team division. It was created and debuted on February 13, 1999 at CZW's Opening Night event, where Jon Dahmer...
. In December, Onyx and Rainman, now known as The Blackout, were unsuccessful in winning a tournament for the vacant World Tag Team Title. However, they did start a feud
Feud (professional wrestling)
A professional wrestling feud is a staged rivalry between multiple wrestlers or alliances of wrestlers. They are integrated into ongoing storylines, particularly in events which are televised...
with CZW's own Blackout while both teams competed in the tournament, due to Onyx and Rainman accusing them of ruining the Blackout name. On December 9 at the Cage of Death 8 event, Onyx and Rainman defeated the Blackout (Sabian
Sabian (wrestler)
Sabian is an American professional wrestler, currently performing for Combat Zone Wrestling, where he was a founding member of The Blackout / BLKOUT with Ruckus. In addition to CZW, he also competes for several other American independent promotions, most notably Chikara.-Debut:Born in...
and Robbie Merino) for the World Tag Team Championship. Onyx and Rainman would hold the title until January 13, 2007 before losing it back to the Blackout (Sabian 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...
). Following the title loss, Onyx and Rainman left CZW.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Blaq Out (Spinning lifting DDT)
- Threshold of Pain (Full nelson)
- Signature moves
- PowerslamPowerslamA powerslam is a professional wrestling body slam move in which the wrestler performing the slam falls face-down on top of his/her opponent. The use of the term "powerslam" usually refers to the front powerslam and the scoop powerslam.-Emerald Flowsion:...
- Powerslam
- 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- "The Genetic Powerhouse"
Championships and accomplishments
- Combat Zone WrestlingCombat Zone WrestlingCombat Zone Wrestling is a independent wrestling promotion. In 1999, John Zandig and four of his students, Ric Blade, Lobo, Nick Gage and Justice Pain began to run backyard wrestling shows in New Jersey and Delaware, showcasing a brand of hardcore wrestling dubbed as "ultraviolence"...
- CZW World Tag Team ChampionshipCZW World Tag Team ChampionshipThe CZW World Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship owned and copyrighted by the Combat Zone Wrestling promotion; it is contested for in their tag team division. It was created and debuted on February 13, 1999 at CZW's Opening Night event, where Jon Dahmer...
(1 time) – with RainmanKory ChavisKory Chavis is a professional wrestler, also known by the ring name Rainman. He currently works for several independent promotions, including Dragon Gate USA, Full Impact Pro, and Evolve.- Professional wrestling career :...
- CZW World Tag Team Championship
- NWA WildsideNWA WildsideNWA 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....
- NWA Wildside Heavyweight ChampionshipNWA Georgia Heavyweight ChampionshipThe NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship was the major title in the Georgia Championship Wrestling professional wrestling promotion. It started in 1964 and was unified in 1981 with the NWA National Heavyweight Championship....
(3 times) - NWA Wildside Junior Heavyweight ChampionshipNWA Georgia Junior Heavyweight ChampionshipThe NWA Georgia Junior Heavyweight Championship was a championship in the NWA's Georgia Championship Wrestling promotion. It was strictly for the junior heavyweight wrestlers.-Title history:-External links:*...
(1 time) - NWA Wildside Television Championship (1 time)
- NWA Wildside Heavyweight Championship
- 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 #235 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2002