Tony Kozina

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Tony Kozina
Ring name(s) The Canadian Cougar[1][2]
Tony Kozina
"Tornado" Tony Kozina
Billed height 5'6" (1.68 m)[2][3]
Billed weight 174 pounds (79.09 kg)[3]
Born (1970-10-23) October 23, 1970
Portland, Oregon[2][3]
Billed from Portland, Oregon
Trained by Billy Jack Haynes[2]
"Maniac" Matt Borne[2]
North American Wrestling Asylum
"Gorgeous" Michelle Starr[2]
Debut January 26, 1997[2][3]

Tony Kozina is an American professional wrestler who is best known for his work in the Pacific Northwest especially in Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling and National Wrestling Alliance. He has also made appearances in Ring of Honor, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, Full Impact Pro, IWA-Mid South, and World Wrestling Entertainment.

Career

Training and debut

In the summer of 1996 Kozina started training with Billy Jack Haynes and "Maniac" Matt Borne and helped train others at North American Wrestling Asylum.[1]

Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling (1997-2002)

On October 20, 1998, Kozina defeated Torch for the newly created NWA Pacific Northwest Junior Heavyweight Championship. On July 21, 2001; Kozina defeats Scotty Mac to claim his sixth NWA Pacific Northwest Junior Heavweight Championship. The title was vacated[3] on April 5, 2002 due to inactivity.

National Wrestling Alliance (1997-2000)

On January 14, 2000, Kozina won his first NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship by defeating Vince Kaplack. At the NWA 52nd Anniversary Show on October 20, Kaplack defeated Kozina to become the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion.

World Wrestling Entertainment

On August 10, 2003, Tony Kozina teamed up with Buddy Wayne on an episode WWE Heat. They lost to the team of Mark Jindrak and Garrison Cade.

Ring of Honor

In January 2011, Kozina faced Davey Richards in Ring of Honor in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Richards won via knockout when the referee stopped the bout in just under 5 minutes.

In wrestling

  • Finishing moves
  • Sky Twister (Corkscrew moonsault)[2]
  • Figure four leglock
  • Vortex (Spinning facebuster)
  • Kharma
  • Wrestlers managed
  • "Tornado"
  • Wrestlers trained by Kozina
  • Kyle O'Reilly
  • Davey Richards
  • Damon Scythe
  • Dustin Snyder
  • Eric Baeden

Championships and accomplishments

  • Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling
  • PWI ranked him #179 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the year in the PWI 500 in 2002[4]
  • Slam! Wrestling
  • Canadian Hall of Fame[5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 ""Tornado" Tony Kozina's profile". Online World Of Wrestling. Retrieved 2010-03-30. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 "CageMatch.de Profile" (in German). CageMatch.de. Retrieved 2009-12-17. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 ""Tornado" Tony Kozina's profile". ECCW.com. Archived from the original on September 1, 2007. Retrieved 2010-03-30. 
  4. ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated Top 500 - 2002". Wrestling Information Archive. Retrieved 2010-03-30. 
  5. ↑ "Slam! Wrestling Canadian Hall of Fame list". Slam! Wrestling. Retrieved 2010-03-30. 

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