Kent Wilson
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Ring name(s) | The Eccentric Lion |
Billed height | 6 foot 1.5 inches tall |
Billed weight | 216 lbs |
Born | August 09, 1974 Costa Mesa, California |
Trained by | The Ballard Brothers |
Debut | 1979 |
Retired | 2006 |
Kent Wilson (born August 09, 1974 in Costa Mesa, California), better known by his ring name, The Eccentric Lion, is an American professional wrestler. Wilson currently wrestles on the indie circuit in southern California and in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he runs Adrenaline Unleashed.
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[edit] Career
His has been a life of overcoming obstacles put in his path; yet for UPW trainee/wrestler Kent Wilson, this has only served as a motivating force. The Southern California native, who has enjoyed many rich experiences has also faced adversities that severely threatened his future progress . Yet the direction has always continued to be upward; as it is now, making him one of the most promising new Ultimate University talents.
Raised in Lake Arrowhead and then in Torrance, Kent early on became a wrestling fan when at the age of 6, he recalls turning on a match with Hulk Hogan facing the Masked Superstar, and immediately becoming hooked on the sport. “During that match my brother and I saw Hulk constantly trying to fight back against his dirty opponent and soon we were screaming at the TV, ‘Rip off his mask! Rip off his mask!’ When it ended, my brother and I were dropping elbows and leg kicks on each other all over the living room. Looking back now we probably could have killed each other!”
Joining UPW in February 2004, Kent Wilson was trained by some very distinguished names within the wrestling industry. Wrestlers such as Aaron Aguilera, Keiji Sakoda, Tom Howard, Frankie Kazarian, Bill Demott, Chris Hero, Adam Pearce, and a pair of brothers her holds in high regard and views as his mentors, Canada's own [[Ballard Brothers, Shannon and Shane Ballard. These trainers taught Wilson the tricks of the trade and through their patience and persistence, Kent became a solid worker amongst his peers.
His list of fellow classmates is just as colorful as his instructors and even more well renown. Kent had the ability to learn and work with the likes of WWE superstars Rob Van Dam, John Cena, Chavo Guerrero Jr., Chris Masters, Chris Jericho, and many others. As great of an experience as these were, his favorite classmates to wrestle and train with were people such as Ryan Owen (aka-Evan Jellik), Mark Fujita (aka-Hop Sing Lee), Mark Wertzberger (aka-Nikki Slater), Mo Anouti (aka-Dante), Kevin Martenson (aka-Johnny Goodtime), Oliver John, Tommy Williams (aka-Tommy Kim), Rick & Darold.
During his training, Kent's more colorful side of his personality came out and began to form into what is now know as his alter ego, the eccentric lion. Not being the biggest man on the roster or the smallest, Kent relys on short burst impact attacks and focused momentum power moves. The constant thinker in the ring, he bides his time until the opponent makes a mistake. When that time comes, he pounces into action with unrelenting fury.
You can catch the Eccentric Lion, Kent Wilson wrestling for the indy promotions found throughout Southern California and now Las Vegas with his own company and wrestling television show titled, "NWA Pro Wrestling Showcase" on MavTV that airs weekly every Wednesday at 8pm. Check your cable tv provider for MavTV listings or check out the show on the MavTV.com internet broadband player.
Remember this one bit of advice: "If you kick a lion in the ass, you better have a plan for dealing with its teeth!"
Eccentric Lion was the amateur DJ on December 17, 2006 and was the final guest amateur host for 2006. You can hear what took place in the studio when the Eccentric Lion took on the Xtreme Rock Radio staff, Madman Mahoney, Happening Handsome Hambone, and the Kove-Dog (Pauly). The show was a blast and I had a lot of fun doing it
[edit] Wrestling facts
- Finishing and signature moves
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- The Mane Attraction (spiral suplexing reverse ddt)
- Pride Suicide (suicide slam)
- Managers
- Nicknames
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- The Eccentric Lion
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[edit] External links
- [www.Myspace.com/adrenalineunleashed]