Quick Carter Gray
Encyclopedia
Carter Gray is an American professional wrestler who has worked for such independent wrestling promotions as Combat Zone Wrestling
, Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South
and Heartland Wrestling Association
.
promotion with several of his friends. The group videotaped their shows and frequently submitted them to an internet backyard wrestling database where tapes were traded and chats of successful professional wrestling promotions were engaged before discovering a list of wrestling schools throughout the United States. It is there where Gray and others found Michigan Sports Camps out of Coldwater, Michigan owned and operated by former World Wrestling Entertainment
Wrestler and Ultimate Fighting Championship
Champion, Dan Severn
.
On August 27, 2001, Gray, under the ring name Jayson Quick, along with his friends, Dillon Harrison (also known by the ring name A.C. Suede), Dominick Butcher (also known by the ring names Terry Stevens, Alex Trent) and John Hoskins (also known by his ring name Cheesy John) began training at Michigan Sports Camps under the direction of Dan Severn and guidance of fellow independent wrestler and head trainer
Jack Thriller. Shortly thereafter, Quick made his professional debut for the Universal Wrestling Alliance among the likes of Jimmy Jacobs
, Chris Sabin
and Monty Brown
.
From 2002 to 2005, Quick wrestled all over the state of Michigan
for such promotions as the All World Wrestling League, which was carried on a local television station out of Lansing, Blue Water Championship Wrestling, Independent Wrestling Revolution and Price of Glory Wrestling from its inception in 2004. During his stint with Price of Glory, Quick managed to capture the tag team championship with a returning Terry Stevens, collectively known as the High Risk Society. Although the championship run proved to be brief due to Stevens' personal struggles. Quick rebounded successfully and won the companies' annual tournament entitled, "Glorified" over other competitors CJ Otis, Jimmy Jacobs
, N8 Mattison, Jack Thriller, Josh Abercrombie
, BAM and Rastakhan. Following the results of the tournament, Gray began feuding with then champion Jack Thriller. However, Gray's own personal demons caused him to fall into the shadows, and leave the wrestling spotlight. Through woes of unemployment, weakness, and weekly encounters with local police, Quick relocated to Avon, Indiana
, a suburb outside of Indianapolis, with his older brother, Adam. There Quick reaffirmed his values and began implementing a strict workout regimen in preparation for his return to the ring. He began studying nutrition and personal training and even obtained a position as a high school wrestling coach. Keeping in contact with friends CJ Otis and Josh Abercrombie
, Quick learned of Ian Rotten
's promotion IWA Mid-South running out of Plainfield, Indiana, the town in which he coached. Stemming from talks with CJ Otis, Quick attended such 2007 shows as IWA King of The Deathmatch, and Ian Rotten
's farewell, where Rotten promised the fans in Plainfield that he, and the rest of IWA Mid-South would showcase young and new talent come 2008, a statement that became motivation enough for Quick to make his return.
(The night prior to this match, Quick made his official debut in a six-man tag team match with Christin Able and Sami Callihan
versus Billy Roc, Sabian
, and Jimmy Olsen
). Soon after his debut, Quick won an invitation to the annual Ted Petty Invitational
tournament by winning a five was scramble match against current world Heavyweight champion Dingo, Cheech
and Cloudy, and Brodie Lee immediately following a ten-man tag team match against the Naptown Dragons, Drake Younger
Troy Walters, and Jaysin Strife. However, Quick would not stop there. He soon set his sights on then World Light Heavyweight champion, Jason Hades. In their first meeting, the two battled to a twenty minute time limit draw with a five minute overtime that saw no winner. IWA Mid-South owner, Ian Rotten
saw it fit to schedule a rematch at Kings of the Crimson Mask, August 2, 2008. However, this time, the two would meet in a TLC match. Leading up to that day the two were paired up on a team involved in a six man tag-team match that resulted in Quick turning on Hades, costing their team the match. August 2, 2008, Quick and Hades would finally meet for the TLC match. However, as Quick entered it was apparent that he had acquired the services of Kimberly Kash, heelish valet and owner of Kash incorporated. After several attempts of getting involved, Hades was able to neutralize Kash and come away with a win. Disgusted with his loss, when offered a handshake, Quick refused, discarding Hades handshake and exiting the ring. Ian Rotten quickly took the microphone and offered Quick a rematch, this time inside of a steel cage. Quick happily accepted. Weeks later, Quick began badgering Hades, showing up to events he was not scheduled on, simply to attack Hades. Even going as far as duct taping a plastic bag over his head, and tying a noose around his neck and hanging him over the top rope. Hades had had enough. He begged and pleaded with Ian Rotten
to pull the two out of the Ted Petty Invitational
to settle the score once and for all. Hesitating, Ian agreed. Although, adding two stipulations. The match would now be an "I Quit" match inside of a steel cage and The loser would lose the name Ja(y)son forever.
September 27, 2008, with the assistance of Kimberly Kash providing weapons through the door of the cage, both Hades and Quick fought to the point of bloodshed. Quick eventually called for a screwdriver from Kash which would prove to be unwise, as it ended up in the hands of Hades. Hades then drove the screwdriver into the eye of Quick until Quick screamed, "I Quit." Quick did not re-emerge until January 17, 2009, as he was now being called "Quick" Carter Gray. He defeated Ricochet
to become #1 contender for the IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship
, and then went on later that night to finally become victorious and obtain the IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship
against Dingo, who was holding both the light heavyweight title as well as the Heavyweight title at the time.
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"...
, Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South
Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South
Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South is an independent professional wrestling promotion based in Louisville, Kentucky.- History :...
and Heartland Wrestling Association
Heartland Wrestling Association
The Heartland Wrestling Association is a Midwestern independent professional wrestling promotion based in Cincinnati, Ohio. A former developmental territory for both World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation during the 1990s, it was listed as one of the top independent...
.
Career
Gray initially began wrestling in a backyard wrestlingBackyard wrestling
Backyard wrestling , and also referred to as yarding or backyarding is a controversial underground recreation based on the usually untrained practice of professional-style wrestling in a typically low budget environment between predominantly 12 to 30 year old males. Some practitioners have attended...
promotion with several of his friends. The group videotaped their shows and frequently submitted them to an internet backyard wrestling database where tapes were traded and chats of successful professional wrestling promotions were engaged before discovering a list of wrestling schools throughout the United States. It is there where Gray and others found Michigan Sports Camps out of Coldwater, Michigan owned and operated by former 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...
Wrestler and Ultimate Fighting Championship
Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...
Champion, Dan Severn
Dan Severn
Daniel DeWayne Severn is an American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler, notable for his success in the early years of Ultimate Fighting Championship tournaments. Severn has fought and wrestled for many mixed martial arts and professional wrestling promotions, including King of the...
.
On August 27, 2001, Gray, under the ring name Jayson Quick, along with his friends, Dillon Harrison (also known by the ring name A.C. Suede), Dominick Butcher (also known by the ring names Terry Stevens, Alex Trent) and John Hoskins (also known by his ring name Cheesy John) began training at Michigan Sports Camps under the direction of Dan Severn and guidance of fellow independent wrestler and head trainer
Athletic trainer
An athletic trainer is a certified, health care professional who practices in the field of sports medicine. Athletic training has been recognized by the American Medical Association as an allied health care profession since 1990....
Jack Thriller. Shortly thereafter, Quick made his professional debut for the Universal Wrestling Alliance among the likes of Jimmy Jacobs
Jimmy Jacobs
Chris Scobille is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Jimmy Jacobs. He is best known for his time in Ring of Honor , where he is a four-time World Tag Team Champion...
, Chris Sabin
Chris Sabin
Joshua Harter is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Chris Sabin. He is currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where he currently teams with Alex Shelley as The Motor City Machine Guns.After being trained by Scott D'Amore, Sabin debuted in 2000 for...
and Monty Brown
Monty Brown
Monty Brown is an American professional wrestler and former National Football League linebacker, also known as Marcus Cor Von. He is best known for his time with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment, where he wrestled on its ECW brand under the ring name Marcus Cor Von...
.
From 2002 to 2005, Quick wrestled all over the state of Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
for such promotions as the All World Wrestling League, which was carried on a local television station out of Lansing, Blue Water Championship Wrestling, Independent Wrestling Revolution and Price of Glory Wrestling from its inception in 2004. During his stint with Price of Glory, Quick managed to capture the tag team championship with a returning Terry Stevens, collectively known as the High Risk Society. Although the championship run proved to be brief due to Stevens' personal struggles. Quick rebounded successfully and won the companies' annual tournament entitled, "Glorified" over other competitors CJ Otis, Jimmy Jacobs
Jimmy Jacobs
Chris Scobille is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Jimmy Jacobs. He is best known for his time in Ring of Honor , where he is a four-time World Tag Team Champion...
, N8 Mattison, Jack Thriller, Josh Abercrombie
Josh Abercrombie
Josh Raymond is an American professional wrestler, also known by the ring name Josh Abercrombie. He is best known for his tenures in Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South, Juggalo Championship Wrestling, Ring of Honor and the short-lived Wrestling Society X.-2003–2005:Raymond, under the ring...
, BAM and Rastakhan. Following the results of the tournament, Gray began feuding with then champion Jack Thriller. However, Gray's own personal demons caused him to fall into the shadows, and leave the wrestling spotlight. Through woes of unemployment, weakness, and weekly encounters with local police, Quick relocated to Avon, Indiana
Avon, Indiana
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 6,248 people, 2,127 households, and 1,786 families residing in the town. The population density was 976.2 people per square mile . There were 2,240 housing units at an average density of 351.1 per square mile...
, a suburb outside of Indianapolis, with his older brother, Adam. There Quick reaffirmed his values and began implementing a strict workout regimen in preparation for his return to the ring. He began studying nutrition and personal training and even obtained a position as a high school wrestling coach. Keeping in contact with friends CJ Otis and Josh Abercrombie
Josh Abercrombie
Josh Raymond is an American professional wrestler, also known by the ring name Josh Abercrombie. He is best known for his tenures in Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South, Juggalo Championship Wrestling, Ring of Honor and the short-lived Wrestling Society X.-2003–2005:Raymond, under the ring...
, Quick learned of Ian Rotten
Ian Rotten
John Benson Williams is an American professional Wrestler better known by his ring name Ian Rotten. He has wrestled in Global Wrestling Federation , Extreme Championship Wrestling , and his own wrestling promotion IWA: Mid-South.-Early career:After becoming a fan of Dusty Rhodes and "Superstar"...
's promotion IWA Mid-South running out of Plainfield, Indiana, the town in which he coached. Stemming from talks with CJ Otis, Quick attended such 2007 shows as IWA King of The Deathmatch, and Ian Rotten
Ian Rotten
John Benson Williams is an American professional Wrestler better known by his ring name Ian Rotten. He has wrestled in Global Wrestling Federation , Extreme Championship Wrestling , and his own wrestling promotion IWA: Mid-South.-Early career:After becoming a fan of Dusty Rhodes and "Superstar"...
's farewell, where Rotten promised the fans in Plainfield that he, and the rest of IWA Mid-South would showcase young and new talent come 2008, a statement that became motivation enough for Quick to make his return.
Independent Wrestling Association Mid South
Eager to follow through on his goal of wrestling for IWA Mid-South, Gray returned to Price of Glory Wrestling on January 6, 2008 thirteen pounds heavier than his last appearance. He wrestled only five matches with the promotion before making his IWA: Mid South singles debut in a loss against Egotistico FantasticoRobert Anthony
Robert Anthony is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Egotistico Fantastico. He currently performs for various independent promotions, most notably Combat Zone Wrestling where he is a former CZW World Heavyweight Champion, as well as a former World Junior Heavyweight...
(The night prior to this match, Quick made his official debut in a six-man tag team match with Christin Able and Sami Callihan
Sami Callihan
Sam Johnston is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name "The New Horror" Sami Callihan. He competes for promotions including Combat Zone Wrestling, Dragon Gate USA, NWA Force One Pro Wrestling, EVOLVE Wrestling, Ring of Honor, Absolute Intense Wrestling, and Insanity Pro...
versus Billy Roc, 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 Jimmy Olsen
Jimmy Olsen (wrestler)
Jimmy Olsen , also known by his ring name Equinox, is an American professional wrestler, who is best known for his work in the American-based promotion Chikara.-Chikara :...
). Soon after his debut, Quick won an invitation to the annual Ted Petty Invitational
Ted Petty Invitational
The Ted Petty Invitational tournament is an independent wrestling tournament in North America, run and promoted by Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South. Created as the Sweet Science Sixteen in 2000 by Ian Rotten, the tournament was originally supposed to showcase the top technical...
tournament by winning a five was scramble match against current world Heavyweight champion Dingo, Cheech
The Miracle Ultraviolence Connection
The Miracle Ultraviolence Connection is an American professional wrestling stable consisting of Cheech, Cloudy, and Brodie Lee. The team has gone by several names and are known for their work in Combat Zone Wrestling, Ring of Honor, Chikara and other independent promotions.-In wrestling:*Brodie...
and Cloudy, and Brodie Lee immediately following a ten-man tag team match against the Naptown Dragons, Drake Younger
Drake Younger
Drake Wuertz is an American professional wrestler known by his ring name Drake Younger. He has worked for a number of major independent promotions including Combat Zone Wrestling, IWA Mid-South and Chikara...
Troy Walters, and Jaysin Strife. However, Quick would not stop there. He soon set his sights on then World Light Heavyweight champion, Jason Hades. In their first meeting, the two battled to a twenty minute time limit draw with a five minute overtime that saw no winner. IWA Mid-South owner, Ian Rotten
Ian Rotten
John Benson Williams is an American professional Wrestler better known by his ring name Ian Rotten. He has wrestled in Global Wrestling Federation , Extreme Championship Wrestling , and his own wrestling promotion IWA: Mid-South.-Early career:After becoming a fan of Dusty Rhodes and "Superstar"...
saw it fit to schedule a rematch at Kings of the Crimson Mask, August 2, 2008. However, this time, the two would meet in a TLC match. Leading up to that day the two were paired up on a team involved in a six man tag-team match that resulted in Quick turning on Hades, costing their team the match. August 2, 2008, Quick and Hades would finally meet for the TLC match. However, as Quick entered it was apparent that he had acquired the services of Kimberly Kash, heelish valet and owner of Kash incorporated. After several attempts of getting involved, Hades was able to neutralize Kash and come away with a win. Disgusted with his loss, when offered a handshake, Quick refused, discarding Hades handshake and exiting the ring. Ian Rotten quickly took the microphone and offered Quick a rematch, this time inside of a steel cage. Quick happily accepted. Weeks later, Quick began badgering Hades, showing up to events he was not scheduled on, simply to attack Hades. Even going as far as duct taping a plastic bag over his head, and tying a noose around his neck and hanging him over the top rope. Hades had had enough. He begged and pleaded with Ian Rotten
Ian Rotten
John Benson Williams is an American professional Wrestler better known by his ring name Ian Rotten. He has wrestled in Global Wrestling Federation , Extreme Championship Wrestling , and his own wrestling promotion IWA: Mid-South.-Early career:After becoming a fan of Dusty Rhodes and "Superstar"...
to pull the two out of the Ted Petty Invitational
Ted Petty Invitational
The Ted Petty Invitational tournament is an independent wrestling tournament in North America, run and promoted by Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South. Created as the Sweet Science Sixteen in 2000 by Ian Rotten, the tournament was originally supposed to showcase the top technical...
to settle the score once and for all. Hesitating, Ian agreed. Although, adding two stipulations. The match would now be an "I Quit" match inside of a steel cage and The loser would lose the name Ja(y)son forever.
September 27, 2008, with the assistance of Kimberly Kash providing weapons through the door of the cage, both Hades and Quick fought to the point of bloodshed. Quick eventually called for a screwdriver from Kash which would prove to be unwise, as it ended up in the hands of Hades. Hades then drove the screwdriver into the eye of Quick until Quick screamed, "I Quit." Quick did not re-emerge until January 17, 2009, as he was now being called "Quick" Carter Gray. He defeated Ricochet
Ricochet (wrestler)
Trevor Mann is an American professional wrestler better known by the ring name Ricochet. He currently performs mainly for the American promotion Dragon Gate USA and its parent promotion, Japanese Dragon Gate. In both promotions he is a member of the Blood Warriors stable...
to become #1 contender for the IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship
IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship
The IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship was one of the major titles in the Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South. The title debuted as the Lightweight Title in 1996, evolving to the current weight class in 1998....
, and then went on later that night to finally become victorious and obtain the IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship
IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship
The IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship was one of the major titles in the Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South. The title debuted as the Lightweight Title in 1996, evolving to the current weight class in 1998....
against Dingo, who was holding both the light heavyweight title as well as the Heavyweight title at the time.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- 630° senton, sometimes while performing a corkscrew
- Greyscale (Imploding 450° elbow drop)
- Half nelson lifted and dropped into a wheelbarrow driver
- Signature moves
- Back flip kick
- Corkscrew somersault plancha
- Double Tilt-a-whirl backbreaker
- Dragon suplex followed by a Full nelson
- Enzuigiri
- Headscissors takedown
- High-impact clothesline
- Jumping corkscrew roundhouse kick540 kickIn martial arts and tricking, the 540 kick, also known as inside turning kick, jump inside kick, tornado kick and Xuanfengjiao , is a jump kick move...
- Reverse STO
- Rolling fireman's carry slam
- Shoulderbreaker
- Sitout inverted suplex slam
- Spinning heel kick
- Springboard Roundhouse kickRoundhouse kickA roundhouse kick is a kick in which the attacker swings his leg around in a semicircular motion, striking with the front of the leg or foot. This type of kick is utilized in many different martial arts and is popular in both non-contact and full-contact martial arts competitions...
- Standing Corkscrew moonsault
- Standing Shooting star leg drop
- Suicide Shooting star senton
- Tilt-a-whirl into a Northern Lights Suplex
- 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 - "Quick" Carter Gray
Championships and accomplishments
- Independent Wrestling Association Mid-SouthIndependent Wrestling Association Mid-SouthIndependent Wrestling Association Mid-South is an independent professional wrestling promotion based in Louisville, Kentucky.- History :...
- IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight ChampionshipIWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight ChampionshipThe IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship was one of the major titles in the Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South. The title debuted as the Lightweight Title in 1996, evolving to the current weight class in 1998....
(1 time)
External links
- Carter Gray at MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....