Rockin' Rebel
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Chuck Williams | |
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Ring name(s) | Rockin' Rebel |
Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
Billed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
Born | January 13 West Chester, Pennsylvania |
Billed from | "Anywhere He Damn Well Pleases!" "Anywhere I Damn Well Please!" |
Trained by | Ricky Morton Robert Gibson |
Debut | December 1988 |
Chuck Williams is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Rockin' Rebel. He is best known for his appearances on the U.S. independent circuit with promotions such as Eastern Championship Wrestling and Combat Zone Wrestling.
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[edit] Career
Williams trained as a professional wrestler under the Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson), debuting in December 1988 as Rockin' Rebel.
[edit] Tri-State Wrestling Alliance
In 1990, Rockin' Rebel signed with the Philadelphia-based Tri-State Wrestling Alliance. While touring with the TWA, Rebel had memorable feuds with The Sandman, D.C. Drake, and C.N. Redd. He also teamed with Jimmy Jannetty to form The Confederacy. They became top contenders to the tag team titles and feuded with teams such as The Super Destroyers and The Blackharts. Despite its success, the TWA ceased operations abruptly in 1991. Rebel returned to the promotion in early 1992 after it had been renamed Eastern Championship Wrestling.
[edit] Independent circuit
Rockin' Rebel hit the independent circuit after leaving ECW in 1994. he had a brief stint in WCW and numerous dark matches with the then called WWF. He had successful tours of Japan, Korea and Puerto Rico before returning to the U.S. in 1995. Throughout the mid-90s, Rebel and fellow ECW alum Glen Osbourne formed a successful tag team known as Darkside. Together they won the Maryland-based Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation tag team titles five times, the Virginia-based International Pro Wrestling Association tag team titles twice, and appeared regularly for the NWA. On July 25, 2000, Rockin' Rebel debuted in Combat Zone Wrestling. He joined Lobo's Army and remained in the stable until it dissolved upon Lobo's retirement. He then formed a stable known as Rebel's Army with Derrick Frazier,Doomsday Danny Rose and former Tough Enough contestant Greg Matthews. Rebel and Matthews still team together in many promotions around the independent circuit.
Between 2003 and 2005, Rockin' Rebel made numerous appearances with Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling.
As of 2006, Rockin' Rebel has been working regularly with the World Wrestling Coalition and Delaware-based Dynamite Championship Wrestling. He is owner, operator, and head trainer of the Top Gun Wrestling Academy in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, as well as president/ promoter of Blackball'd Wrestling Organization (BWO). He is also currently working for ACW,CCW,PCWA,LVW,Force One Pro Wrestling.
[edit] In wrestling
- Finishing and signature moves
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- Mullet Facebuster / Rebelizer (Diving leg drop)
- Chair shot
- DDT
- Piledriver
- Double knee backbreaker
- Falcon arrow
- Reverse DDT
- Fireball
- Overhead belly-to-belly suplex
- Nicknames
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- The Original Ayatollah of Rock 'n' Rollah
- Theme music
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- Keep Away (Godsmack)
- Don't Stay (Linkin Park)
- Whatta Man (Salt n Pepa)
- Managers
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- Damien Kane
- Baby Doll
- Lobo
- J.R. Manitoba
- Miss Alexandra
- Noel Harlow
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
- Atomic Championship Wrestling
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- 1-time ACW Heavyweight Champion
- Blackball'd Wrestling Organization
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- 1-time BWO Tag Team Champion (with Greg Matthews)
- Defiant Championship Wrestling
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- 1-time DCW Heavyweight Champion
- Elite Generation Wrestling
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- 1-time EGW Heavyweight Champion
- Empire Wrestling Alliance
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- 1-time EWA Heavyweight Champion
- Liberty All-Star Wrestling
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- 1-time LAW Heavyweight Champion
- 1-time LAW Tag Team Champion (with Jimmy Jannetty)
- Lethal Wrestling Federation
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- 1-time LWF Heavyweight Champion
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- 5-time MEWF Tag Team Champion (with Glen Osbourne)
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- 1-time NWA North Jersey Heavyweight Champion
- Premiere Wrestling Federation
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- 1-time PWF Universal Heavyweight Champion
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- 1-time 3PW Tag Team Champion (with Greg Matthews)
- 3PW Tag Team Royal Rumble (2005)
- Other Titles
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- 1-time GCW Heavyweight Champion
- 1-time IWA Heavyweight Champion
- 1-time NWF Heavyweight Champion
- 1-time NVW Heavyweight Champion
- 1-time RAW Heavyweight Champion
- 1-time WWW Heavyweight Champion
- 2-time IPWA Tag Team Champion
- 1-time OSSW Tag Team Champion
[edit] References
- Rockin' Rebel at OnlineWorldofWrestling.com
- Rockin' Rebel at Bodyslamming.com
- Rockin' Rebel at Cagematch.de