Arik Cannon
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Ring name(s) | "The Anarchist" Arik Cannon |
Billed height | 5 ft 7 in |
Billed weight | 210 lb |
Born | December 23, 1981 Chicago, Illinois |
Trained by | Chris Hero |
Arik Cannon is a professional wrestler known for competing in companies such as Chikara Pro Wrestling and IWA Mid-South.
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[edit] Career
Arik Cannon was trained at Midwest Pro Wrestling and attending training clinics with Chris Hero and is known for wrestling in IWA Mid-South. There, he became the IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Champion by defeating Petey Williams in the Ted Petty Invitational Tournament. He defended it against Roderick Strong and Austin Aries, but was forced to give it up due to injury in 2004.
He returned to wrestling in 2005 and entered CHIKARA's Tag World Grand Prix 2005 with partner Claudio Castagnoli and made it to the finals to face Superfriends, Chris Hero and Mike Quackenbush. That night, Hero turned on Quackenbush and joined Cannon and Castagnoli, leading Cannon and Castagnoli to win the Tag World Grand Prix. The three began calling themselves the Kings of Wrestling. The began feuding with Quackenbush, but Cannon left the group in 2005. Cannon competed in the Tag World Grand Prix 2006 with Jigsaw as his partner, but lost in the second round. Later in 2006, Arik Cannon wrestled in CHIKARA's Young Lions Cup tournament. In the final round, he defeated Cheech to win the tournament.
[edit] Finishing and signature moves
- Glimmering Warlock (Shining Enziguri to back of opponent's head)
- Anarchist Hammer (Inverted Death Valley Driver)
- Total Anarchy (Spinning sitout side slam)
- Exploder suplex
- German suplex
- Scoop brainbuster
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
3XW
- 1-time 3XW Cruiserweight Champion
- Tag World Grand Prix 2005 winner (with Claudio Castagnoli)
- Chikara Young Lions Cup holder
- 2-time IWA-Mid-South Heavyweight Champion
- IWA Mid-South Wrestler of the Year 2004
MPW
- 3-time MPW Cruiserweight Champion
- 1-time MPW Universal Champion
- MPW Wrestler of the Year 2003
- MPW Wrestler of the Year 2004
NIW
- 1-time NIW Impact Champion