Michael Docimo
| Darkness | |
|---|---|
 Darkness in 2013 | |
| Birth name | Michael Docimo |
| Born |
1980 Barstow, California, USA |
| Resides | Portland, Oregon |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) |
Darkness Dirk Ness(-Tucker) |
| Billed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Billed weight | 268 lb (122 kg) |
| Billed from | The Darkest Corners of your Mind |
| Trained by |
Drake Fortune Eric Watts Mike Knox Roscoe Tucker |
| Debut | August 4, 2013 |
Michael Docimo (born 1980) is an American professional wrestler, known by his ring name, Darkness.[1] He is best known for his appearances in Alpha Omega Wrestling, NWA-Blue Collar Wrestling, This Is Indy Pro Wrestling, Allied Independent Wrestling Federation and Brian Kendrick’s Wrestling Pro Wrestling.
Professional wrestling career
Early career
Darkness debuted August 4, 2013 for Alpha Omega Wrestling against Drake Fortune in Palm Desert, California. Promotional videos were shown before his debut showing attacks on Fortune and his tag team partner Steven Andrews. Darkness was brought to the ring in an upright coffin by his manager “The Mastermind” J.J. Young who controlled him by mystical forces. Darkness and Young feuded with Fortune throughout the Fall in various types of matches with the culmination of a No Disqualification Casket Match which Darkness lost due to outside interference from Andrews and Specter.
After the Casket match Darkness ventured outside of AΩW and competed in the debut show of "I Am Independent Pro Wresting" as well as Brian Kendrick's "Wrestling Pro Wrestling" in Los Angeles, California and TWF in Turlock Ca.
Dirk Ness-Tucker (2014–2015)
In July 2014 Darkness was facing "The American Oni" when his head was hit between the ring post and a chair from Oni. "The Master Mind" J.J. Young lost control over Darkness as he fled the arena. The week following a video was posted declaring that Dirk Ness-Tucker was the actual personality behind Darkness and that Young had possessed him and used him as his personal instrument of destruction to take his revenge on Fortune.
Dirk revealed that he was the nephew of former owner "Stepdaddy" Roscoe Tucker and they aligned to fight the "Regime" faction who had taken control of AΩW away from Stepdaddy.
Darkness Returns (2015-present)
On February 20th, 2015 Darkness returned, making his debut in Portland, Oregon in the National Wrestling Alliance sanctioned Blue Collar Wrestling (BCW) against Blake Grayson and was added to the roster where he wrestles on a regular basis.
In wrestling
- Finishing and Signature moves
As Darkness
- "Lights Out” Double Underhook Piledriver
- "Final Decent" Swinging Sidewalk Slam into a Facebuster
- "Darkness Falls" Lifts opponent onto shoulder, chokes, then falling neckbreaker
- "Lord of the Black Hand" Clawhold to face with a lifting slam while wearing a glove
- "Dredd Lock" Crossed Arm Sleeper Hold
As Dirk Ness
- "Two Buck Chuck-Slam" Chokeslam into reverse Chokeslam
- "Bone Snapper Deluxe" Spinning Toe Hold
- Nicknames
- "The Torture Technician"
References
- ↑ "Pro Wrestler Darkness Profile url=http://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=15193&gimmick=Darkness++++".