Player Uno

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Player Uno
Birth name Nicolas Dansereau[1]
Ring name(s) El Popo
Flip D. Berger
Player Uno
Billed height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Billed weight 220 lb (100 kg)[2]
Born (1987-07-20) July 20, 1987[3]
Gatineau, Quebec, Canada[3]
Billed from The Mushroom Kingdom[2][4]
Trained by Crusher Kline[2][4]
Rick Sterling
Debut January 17, 2004[4]

Nicolas Dansereau[1] (born July 20, 1987)[3] is a Canadian professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Player Uno. He currently competes for various independent promotions across North America, including Alpha-1 Wrestling, Capital City Championship Combat (C*4), Inter Species Wrestling (ISW), and California-based Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG). He regularly teams with Stupefied/Player Dos as the Super Smash Brothers. Together they are former one-time Chikara Campeones de Parejas, one-time PWG World Tag Team Champions and winners of PWG's 2012 Dynamite Duumvirate Tag Team Title Tournament.

Player Uno became popular for basing his gimmick, moveset, and attire around video games, specifically games for the NES and SNES consoles. One of his former trademarks was his pants, which had an NES controller design on one side; if the "Pause" button was pressed, he would stop moving, and if his opponent hit him while he was "paused", Player Uno wouldn't react until getting "unpaused". He was also famous for wearing gear in the color schemes of characters such as Mario, Luigi, and Wario. In recent years, Player Uno has stopped using both distinctive traits.

Career

Early career

Dansereau first began wrestling at the age of 14. At the time, he went under the name "El PoPo". On an episode of Colt Cabana's podcast, The Art of Wrestling, he explained that the decision to change his name came, when El Generico wanted to be called Player 1. Uno changed it around and picked the name Uno. He originally planned to learn Spanish after choosing the name.[5]

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.[6]

Chikara

The Super Smash Bros. in August 2010.

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.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9] 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.[10] Ever since the summer of 2010 Uno hasn't appeared in any Ring of Honor shows.

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla

On September 10, 2011, Uno debuted in Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) as a member of the Super Smash Bros. with Stupefied. In their debut match, they faced the RockNES Monsters (Johnny Goodtime and Johnny Yuma), a tag team with a similar video game-themed gimmick, in a losing effort.[11] The Super Smash Bros. returned on December 10, 2011, this time losing a match against the American Wolves (Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards).[12] The Super Smash Bros. picked up their first win in PWG on March 17, 2012, by defeating former two-time PWG World Tag Team Champions, The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson), and the RockNES Monsters in a three-way match.[13] On April 21, the Super Smash Bros. defeated The Young Bucks in the opening round, Future Shock (Adam Cole and Kyle O'Reilly) in the semifinal, and 2 Husky Black Guys (El Generico and Willie Mack) in the final round to win the 2012 Dynamite Duumvirate Tag Team Title Tournament and become number one contenders to the PWG World Tag Team Championship.[14]

On May 25, the Super Smash Bros. defeated The Young Bucks in a No Disqualification match to win the vacant PWG World Tag Team Championship.[15][16] The Super Smash Bros. made their first successful title defense on July 21 at Threemendous III, PWG's nine-year anniversary event, where they defeated Future Shock and The Young Bucks in a three-way ladder match.[17] On December 1 at Mystery Vortex, the Super Smash Bros. made their second successful World Tag Team Championship defense against the RockNES Monsters. Later that same event, they were defeated by the Dojo Bros (Eddie Edwards and Roderick Strong) in a non-title match.[18][19] On January 12, 2013, the Super Smash Bros. lost the World Tag Team Championship to the Unbreakable F'n Machines (Brian Cage and Michael Elgin) in the opening round of the 2013 Dynamite Duumvirate Tag Team Title Tournament.[20] During the match, Uno suffered a dislocated shoulder after performing a suicide dive to the outside of the ring.[21]

Dragon Gate USA

On January 28, 2012, the Super Smash Bros. made their debut for Dragon Gate USA, defeating The Scene (Caleb Konley and Scott Reed) in a tag team match.[22] The following day, they picked up another win over the D.U.F. (Arik Cannon and Pinkie Sanchez), after which Uno asked for a shot at the Open the United Gate Championship.[23] The Super Smash Bros.' win streak ended on November 2, when they were defeated by Genki Horiguchi and Ryo Saito in an Open the United Gate Championship number one contenders' match.[24]

Personal life

Dansereau works as a web specialist for the Canadian federal government.[1]

In other media

On December 24, 2012, Uno appeared on a new YouTube channel called, TheNerdSlam. He, along with a group of friends, created the channel, which consists of two different webshows. One called 4-Play where Uno plays various video games with friends. The other is a food show called Stu's Kitchen hosted by Stupefied.[25]

In wrestling

  • Signature moves
    • Blanka Roll (Cannonball senton)[4]
    • Excitebike (Inverted overdrive)[4]
    • Falcon Punch (Straight right hand)
    • Fat Boy Senton (Senton)[4]
    • Frogger Splash (Frog splash)[4]
    • Game Genie (Electric chair flipped forward into a single knee backbreaker)[4]
    • Goomba Stomp / M. Bison Stomp (Diving double foot stomp to a kneeling opponent's head)[3][4]
    • Hadouken (Double palm strike to the opponent's chest)[26]
    • Kano Cannonball (Suicide senton)[4]
    • Level 17 Wizard (Charging knee lift to a cornered opponent)[4]
    • Mario Party (German suplex followed into a dragon suplex / Tiger suplex combination)[4]
    • Punch-Out!! (Punching combination followed by an uppercut)[4]
    • River City Ransom (Arm trap stunner)[4]
    • Shoryuken (Jumping spinning uppercut)[4]
    • Sonic Boom (Double cross chop)[4]
  • With Player Dos/Stupefied
    • Finishing moves
      • Fatality! (Gory bomb (Uno) / diving somersault cutter (Dos/Stupefied) combination)[13]
      • Pac-Man Fever (Aided spike piledriver)[4]
    • Signature moves
      • Double enzuigiri[4]
      • Double leg slam (Uno) / double knee backbreaker (Dos/Stupefied) combination[4]
      • Fist drop (Uno) / standing moonsault (Dos/Stupefied) combination[4]
      • Indiana Jones and the Gold Stunner (Elevated jawbreaker)[4]
      • Inverted sitout side powerslam by Uno into a running cutter by Dos/Stupefied[4]
      • Jumping neckbreaker by Dos/Stupedied onto Uno's knee[4]
      • Level 20 Wizard (Simultaneous charging knee lift (Uno) / Tiger feint kick (Dos/Stupefied) combination to a cornered opponent)[4]
      • Mighty Morphin' Powerbomb (Powerbomb (Uno) / neckbreaker (Dos/Stupefied) combination)[4]
      • Shining Mage (Shining wizard (Uno) / enzuigiri (Dos/Stupefied) combination)[4]

Championships and accomplishments

Player Uno as Alpha-1 Wrestling Tag Team Champion.
  • Alpha-1 Wrestling
    • Alpha-1 Wrestling Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Player Dos[28]
  • Combat Revolution Wrestling
    • CRW Interim Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Stupefied[30]
  • Inter Species Wrestling
    • Inter Species Championship (1 time)[33]
  • Squared Circle Wrestling
    • 2CW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Stupefied[35]

References

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  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Roster". Pro Wrestling Guerrilla. Retrieved 2013-01-09. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Player Uno". cagematch.de. Retrieved 2009-01-09. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 4.26 4.27 "Player Uno". Chikarafans.com. Archived from the original on 2010-01-03. Retrieved 2009-01-09. 
  5. ↑ "AOW 107: Chicago Live". The Art of Wrestling. TSM Radio. 2012-08-08. Retrieved 2013-02-23. 
  6. ↑ Leroux, Yves; Laprade, Patric (2010-10-11). "Final IWS show filled with blood, nostalgia and great wrestling". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved 2010-11-24. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Chikara Results". Chikara Pro. Retrieved 2009-12-31. 
  8. ↑ Dunn, J.D. (2009-11-03). "Dark Pegasus Video Review: Ring of Honor — Never Say Die". 411Mania. Retrieved 2009-11-15. 
  9. ↑ "Death Before Dishonor VII Night 2- Toronto, Ontario 7/25/09". Ring of Honor. Retrieved 2012-04-07. "1. The Super Smash Brothers defeated Kevin Steen & El Generico in an upset" 
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  17. ↑ Pirrello, Matty; Massingham, Matt (2012-07-22). "7/21 PWG results Reseda, Calif.: Steen defends PWG Title, three-team Tag Title ladder match, Elgin vs. Callihan, Edwards, Strong, Joey Ryan". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2012-07-22. 
  18. ↑ Nick (2012-12-02). "Show Results - 12/1 PWG in Reseda, Calif.: New PWG champ crowned, Joey Ryan's farewell match, Strong & Edwards". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2012-12-02. 
  19. ↑ Namako, Jason (2012-12-02). "12/1 PWG Results: Reseda, California". WrestleView. Retrieved 2012-12-02. 
  20. ↑ Massingham, Matt (2013-01-13). "Show Results - 1/12 PWG DDT4 tournament in Reseda, Calif.: Complete coverage of new PWG tag champs, Generico's farewell, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2013-01-13. 
  21. ↑ Pruett, Will (2013-01-13). "01/13 PWG DDT4 2013 results - El Generico and Kevin Steen reunite in a tag team tournament featuring The Young Bucks, Super Smash Brothers, Future Shock, Dojo Bros, and more!". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved 2013-02-22. 
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  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 "Theme Music History". Chikara Fans. Retrieved 2009-10-05. 
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  30. ↑ "Historique du Titre Tag Team de la CRW". Combat Revolution Wrestling (in French). Retrieved 2014-01-19. 
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  32. ↑ "IWS Blood, Sweat & Beers 2007". syndicatewrestling.com. Retrieved 2009-01-09. 
  33. ↑ "Inter Species Wrestling - "Love Hurts" - Full Results". pro-wrestling.ca. Archived from the original on 2008-03-13. Retrieved 2009-01-09. 
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  35. ↑ Kennedy, Tyler (2012-08-05). "8/4 2CW results Rome, N.Y.: DDP appearance, Callihan vs. Ciampa main event, Steen defends 2CW Title". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2012-08-06. 

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