Player Uno

Player Uno
Ring name(s) Player Uno
Flip D. Berger
Billed height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Billed weight 171 lb (78 kg)[1]
Born July 20, 1987 (1987-07-20) (age 24)[2]
Gatineau, Quebec, Canada[2]
Billed from The Mushroom Kingdom[1]
Trained by Crusher Kline[1]
Rick Sterling
Debut January 17, 2004[1]

Nicolas Dansereau[3] (born July 20, 1987)[2] is a Canadian professional wrestler, better known by his ringname Player Uno, who currently competes most notably for the Chikara and Inter Species Wrestling (ISW) promotions. He bases his gimmick, moveset, and attire (like references to Mario, Luigi and Wario) around video games, more specifically games for the NES and SNES consoles. He regularly forms a team with Stupefied / Player Dos called the Super Smash Bros.

One of his trademarks is his former pants, which had an NES controller design on one side of them; if the Pause button was pressed, he would stop moving, and if his opponent hit him while he was "paused", he wouldn't feel it until after he was "unpaused". Also, in this condition, if the A or B buttons were pressed, he would strike with his left or right hand. The pause button was removed when Uno debuted his most recent attire in early 2009.

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Career

International Wrestling Syndicate

Uno made his debut in the Canadian wrestling promotion International Wrestling Syndicate (IWS). Uno quickly found a tag team partner in Stupefied as the Super Smash Brothers. The team found success as they soon won the IWS Tag Team Championship. Uno also found success as a singles competitor as he also won the IWS Canadian Championship. He remained with the promotion until it folded on October 9, 2010.[4]

Chikara

In 2007 the team started competing in Chikara. Uno and Stupefied, now competing as Player Dos and naming their team the Super Smash Brothers, won the Chikara Campeonatos de Parejas from Incoherence (Delirious and Hallowicked) at Laying in the Gutters, Looking at the Stars on September 21, 2008. The team only held the titles for a month before losing it to The Osirian Portal, the team of Amasis and Ophidian, at Global Gauntlet: Night 2. In 2009 Uno went on a long losing streak, which included a loss against Player Dos for the Young Lions Cup, but the streak came to an end at the season finale, when he debuted his new finishing maneuver The Joystick and forced Tim Donst to tap out with it.[5] On October 24, 2010 Uno wrestled to date his last Chikara match with Dos with Sara Del Rey and Daizee Haze, which Uno and Dos lost.

Ring of Honor

Uno, along with Player Dos, made his ROH debut on May 8, 2009 in Boston, MA, in a losing effort against Rhett Titus and Kenny King.[6] On July 25 in Toronto, Ontario, at Death Before Dishonor VII Night 2 they scored an upset victory over former ROH World Tag Team Champions Kevin Steen and El Generico.[7] On the November 9 episode of Ring of Honor Wrestling on HDNet, Uno and Dos debuted on the show in a return match, where they were defeated by Steen and Generico.[8] Ever since the Summer of 2010 Uno hasn't appeared in any Ring of Honor shows.

Personal life

Dansereau works as a web specialist for the Canadian federal government.[3]

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e "Player Uno". cagematch.de. http://www.cagematch.de/?id=2&nr=2397. Retrieved 2009-01-09. 
  3. ^ a b Baines, Tim (2010-03-21). "Ottawa wrestlers chase The Dream; There's plenty of blood, sweat and tears on the way to the top". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2010/03/21/13306921.html. Retrieved 2010-03-21. "Nick Dansereau, a web specialist with the federal government who wrestles as Player Uno." 
  4. ^ Leroux, Yves; Laprade, Patric (2010-10-11). "Final IWS show filled with blood, nostalgia and great wrestling". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2010/10/11/15654481.html. Retrieved 2010-11-24. 
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  8. ^ Hubbard, Aaron (2009-11-12). "411's ROH on HDNet Report 11.12.09: Danielson-Strong vs. American Wolves (11.09.09)". 411Mania. http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/tv_reports/121818/411%5C%5Cs-ROH-on-HDNet-Report-11.12.09:-Danielson-Strong-vs.-American-Wolves-(11.09.09).htm. Retrieved 2009-11-15. 
  9. ^ Ford, Kevin (2009-04-15). "CHIKARA Review: All That Glitters". 411Mania. http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/video_reviews/98840/CHIKARA-Review:-All-That-Glitters.htm. Retrieved 2009-11-17. 
  10. ^ a b c "Theme Music History". Chikara Fans. http://chikarafans.com/?page_id=303. Retrieved 2009-10-05. 
  11. ^ "Roster". Alpha-1 Wrestling. http://www.alpha-1wrestling.com/a1/roster.html. Retrieved 2011-09-12. 
  12. ^ "Chikara Campeonatos de Parejas". Chikarafans.com. http://Chikarafans.com/?page_id=81. Retrieved 2009-01-09. 
  13. ^ "IWS Title History". syndicatewrestling.com. http://www.syndicatewrestling.com/titles.html. Retrieved 2009-01-09. 
  14. ^ "IWS Blood, Sweat & Beers 2007". syndicatewrestling.com. http://syndicatewrestling.com/images/iwsshows/matchsummaries/0709/index.html. Retrieved 2009-01-09. 
  15. ^ "Inter Species Wrestling - "LOVE HURTS" - FULL RESULTS". pro-wrestling.ca. http://www.pro-wrestling.ca/isw/site/content.php?entry=89. Retrieved 2009-01-09. 
  16. ^ ""PWI 500": 401–500". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. 2011-08-03. http://prowrestlingillustrated.blogspot.com/2011/08/pwi-500-401-500.html. Retrieved 2011-08-03. 

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