Toby Klein
Encyclopedia
Toby Klein is a professional wrestler well known for deathmatches in Combat Zone Wrestling
and Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South
. He is a member of the Tough Crazy Bastards
with Necro Butcher
, due to their very similar styles in that their characters are both wild brawlers.
. Toby is also a two time CZW Ironman Champion. He competed in Cage of Death 7
alongside Joker
and Necro Butcher
. He also competed in Cage of Death 9, as a member of Team CZW (Toby, Necro Butcher, Drake Younger and Danny Havoc accompanied by Halfbreed Billy Gram) who faced off against Team MBA (Brain Damage, DJ Hyde, Scotty Vortekz and Dustin Lee).
One of Toby's most infamous Death Matches was the Quarter Final of Tournament of Death 4 when he hit Mad Man Pondo with an Insanity Driver onto a board of pencils, with Pondo being stabbed in his biceps by one of the pencils and several more in his posterior.
Another memorable benchmark in Toby's career was him winning the IWA MS 2005 King of the death Match Tournament.
Toby is also a member of the "stable" known as Cult Fiction
, along with the Necro Butcher, Brain Damage, Deranged and managed by Halfbreed Billy Gram.
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"...
and 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 :...
. He is a member of the Tough Crazy Bastards
Tough Crazy Bastards
The Tough Crazy Bastards are a professional wrestling tag team in Combat Zone Wrestling. The team consists of Necro Butcher and Toby Klein, although CZW owner Zandig has stood in for Necro Butcher.-History:...
with Necro Butcher
Necro Butcher
Dylan Keith Summers is an American professional wrestler best known by his ring name Necro Butcher. Throughout the years he has worked for various promotions, including Beyond Wrestling, Firestormpro, Ring of Honor, Full Impact Pro, IWA-Mid South, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, Big Japan Pro Wrestling,...
, due to their very similar styles in that their characters are both wild brawlers.
Career
Toby Klein is known for his deathmatches and being "insane" (his nickname is Mr. Insanity), he competes in violent matches in Combat Zone Wrestling and has competed in 5 TODs (1, 4, 5, 6, and 8). Klein, with his partner the Necro Butcher, make up the tag team known as the Tough Crazy Bastards. The TCB at one point in 2005 captured the CZW World Tag Team Titles from the H8 ClubH8 Club
The H8 Club is a professional wrestling tag team in Combat Zone Wrestling. The current team consists of Nick Gage and Nate Hatred.-History:The H8 Club has been around since the beginning of Combat Zone Wrestling. The original team was made up of Wifebeater, Justice Pain, Justin Kase, Ed O' Mac,...
. Toby is also a two time CZW Ironman Champion. He competed in Cage of Death 7
CZW Cage of Death
The Cage of Death is Combat Zone Wrestling 's biggest show since 1999. It always features the Cage of Death match, a steel cage with various weapons and objects. Electrified cage walls, cacti, tables, light tubes, glass, thumbtacks, baseball bats, and barbed wire have been used in it. The Cage of...
alongside Joker
Joker (wrestler)
Joker is an American independent professional wrestler who works for the Combat Zone Wrestling promotion, IWA Mid-South, Chikara and UWA Hardcore Wrestling.-Career:...
and Necro Butcher
Necro Butcher
Dylan Keith Summers is an American professional wrestler best known by his ring name Necro Butcher. Throughout the years he has worked for various promotions, including Beyond Wrestling, Firestormpro, Ring of Honor, Full Impact Pro, IWA-Mid South, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, Big Japan Pro Wrestling,...
. He also competed in Cage of Death 9, as a member of Team CZW (Toby, Necro Butcher, Drake Younger and Danny Havoc accompanied by Halfbreed Billy Gram) who faced off against Team MBA (Brain Damage, DJ Hyde, Scotty Vortekz and Dustin Lee).
One of Toby's most infamous Death Matches was the Quarter Final of Tournament of Death 4 when he hit Mad Man Pondo with an Insanity Driver onto a board of pencils, with Pondo being stabbed in his biceps by one of the pencils and several more in his posterior.
Another memorable benchmark in Toby's career was him winning the IWA MS 2005 King of the death Match Tournament.
Toby is also a member of the "stable" known as Cult Fiction
Cult Fiction
-Personel:* Matt Beck - guitar* Chris Raines - drums* Jon Spencer - vocals* Dan Tulloh - guitar...
, along with the Necro Butcher, Brain Damage, Deranged and managed by Halfbreed Billy Gram.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Spinning Death Valley driver
- Signature moves
- Headbutt
- Slingshot elbow drop
- 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 - "Mr. Insanity"
- "The Tough Crazy Bastard"
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 Iron Man ChampionshipCZW Iron Man ChampionshipThe CZW Iron Man Championship was a professional wrestling title in the Philadelphia-based promotion Combat Zone Wrestling . It was established in 1999 at CZW's first show, Opening Night with Derek Domino as the first champion. Despite the name, the Iron Man title is not exclusively defended in...
(2 times) - 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 Necro ButcherNecro ButcherDylan Keith Summers is an American professional wrestler best known by his ring name Necro Butcher. Throughout the years he has worked for various promotions, including Beyond Wrestling, Firestormpro, Ring of Honor, Full Impact Pro, IWA-Mid South, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, Big Japan Pro Wrestling,... - 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 Heavyweight ChampionshipIWA Mid-South Heavyweight ChampionshipThe IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship was the major title in the Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South based in Louisville, Kentucky...
(1 time) - IWA Mid-South King Of The Death Match 2005 (IWA Mid-South King of the DeathmatchIWA Mid-South King of the DeathmatchThe Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South King of the Deathmatch is an annual professional wrestling tournament running since 1997 in which a number of wrestlers compete in various deathmatches, in a single-elimination tournament which is similar to World Wrestling Entertainment's King of...
) - Xtreme Intense Championship Wrestling
- XICW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- XICW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Brain Damage
- XICW Xtreme Championship (1 time)