Human Tornado
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Craig Williams | |
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Ring name(s) | El Negro Human Tornado El Snowflake |
Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (190 cm) |
Billed weight | 171 lbs (78 kg) |
Born | May 1, 1983 Hollywood, Alabama |
Billed from | Niggakeeprunnin, Mississippi, Ejersa Goro, Harar, Ethiopia, Hollywood, Alabama |
Trained by | American Wild Child |
Debut | November 29, 2003 |
Craig Williams (born May 1, 1983), better known by his ring name, Human Tornado, is an American professional wrestler. Billed as being born in the fictional "Niggakeeprunnin", Mississippi (However, for censorship reasons, he has been billed as being from "Hollywood, Alabama" in Wrestling Society X) and his gimmick is that of a stereotypical 1970s blacksploitation street pimp. Tornado is also known for no-selling low blows due to his "balls of steel" gimmick and often pimp slaps those who attempt a low blow. Human Tornado appeared in the Jack Black lucha wrestling movie Nacho Libre as "El Snowflake." He is currently wrestling for the MTV promotion Wrestling Society X.
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[edit] Wrestling Society X
Human Tornado defeated Puma and Luke Hawk in a three way match at WSXtra. Luke Hawk challenged him to a rematch after the match. Tornado made his television debut defeating Luke Hawk in the rematch.
[edit] El Snowflake
After staring in the film Nacho Libre, Williams has taken to the persona El Snowflake in the ring. In the storyline El Snowflake took the place of the injured Human Tornado on the second night of the 2006 Battle of Los Angeles in the Four-Way elimination match for the PWG World Championship.
[edit] Combat Zone Wrestling
Human Tornado competed in a tournament by Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) to win the CZW World Tag Team Championship with Justice Pain. But Tornado and his partner would end up losing at the tourny finals against Kings of Professional Wrestling on October 14, 2006 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
[edit] Trivia
- Human Tornado was featured in the DVD, Pro Wrestling's Ultimate Insiders, which was an interview with former WWF(E) writers Vince Russo and Ed Ferrara. He was booking a match with other wrestlers.
- On June 18, 2005, Human Tornado collapsed during a match with Adam Pearce. He was rushed to the hospital, and it was discovered that he was suffering from severe dehydration.
[edit] Finishing and signature moves
- Tornado DDT
- Tornado-Plex (Flipping release leg hook belly to back suplex)
- Tornado Driver / African Destroyer (Double underhook front flip piledriver)
- Billy Blanks Tae Bo Kicks (Taunting kicks to an opponent sitting in the corner ending with a front splits low blow)
- Liu Kang Kick (Flying kick)
- Pimp Slap (Backhand slap)
- Pounce (Running shoulder block to opponent bouncing off adjacent ropes) - copied from Monty Brown
- Tornado Uppercut / Dragon Uppercut / Shoryuken (Jumping spinning uppercut)
- Discus clothesline into bulldog to opponent in the corner
- Enzuigiri
- Front splits
- Inverted facelock neckbreaker
- Jumping high kick
- Shooting star press
- Reverse crossbody
- Spin kick
- Suicide senton
- Various dropkicks
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
- Alternative Wrestling Show
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- AWS Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- AWS Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
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- EWF American Championship (1 time, current)
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- PWG World Championship (1 time)
- PWG Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with El Generico
- Revolution Pro Wrestling
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- Rev-Pro Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)