Shane Strickland
| Shane Strickland | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 30 Tacoma, Washington, United States[1] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) |
Shane Strickland[1] Kill Shot[2] |
| Billed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] |
| Billed weight | 169 lb (77 kg)[1] |
| Debut | March, 2009[1] |
Shane Strickland (born September 30),[1] is an American professional wrestler. Strickland is best known for his work in Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), where he won the CZW Wired TV Championship two times. Strickland also works for Lucha Underground under the name of Kill Shot.
Career
Combat Zone Wrestling (2012–present)
Strickland made his CZW debut on February 4, 2012 in a dark match.[3] On March 10, 2012, at Aerial Assault, Strickland participated in the main event, a Best Of The Best 11 Qualifying Aerial Assault Elimination Match won by Samuray del Sol.[4] On November 10, 2012, at Night of Infamy 11, Strickland participated in a CZW Wired TV Open Challenge, but was defeated by the champion AR Fox.[5] At Best of the Best 12, Strickland participated in the Best of the Best tournament, but he was defeated in the first round by Alex Colon.[5] On September 14, 2013, at Down with the Sickness, Strickland participated in the main event a Chris Cash Memorial Fatal 4 Way Ladder match for the CZW Wired TV Championship, but the match was won by Colon.[6] At Cage of Death XV, Colon defeated Strickland in a title match.[7] On March 8, 2014, at High Strikes, Strickland defeated the CZW Wired Champion Devon Moore to win the title.[8] At Best of the Best XIII, Strickland retained the title against Moore in a Ladder match.[9]
Then, Strickland started a feud with Joe Gacy. At Dojo Wars 6, Strickland lost the title against Gacy.[10] However, Strickland regained the title two weeks later at Dojo Wars 7.[11] On October 2014, Strickland participated in the World Triangle Tournament, a tournament held by Westside Xtreme Wrestling, Combat Zone Wrestling and Big Japan Pro-Wrestling. Strickland ended with 3 point in the Block B.[12] Finally, at Cage of Death XVI, Gacy defeated Strickland for the title.[13]
Lucha Underground (2015–present)
In 2015, it was announced Strickland appeared at Lucha Underground TV Tapings as a masked wrestler named Kill Shot.[14] Kill Shot, along with Big Ryck and The Mack participated in a tournament for the LU Trios Championship, but they were defeated in the finales by the eventual winners Angélico, Son of Havoc and Ivelisse.[15]
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- 450° splash,[16] sometimes while performing a corkscrew[17]
- Revolution Brainbuster (Twisting brainbuster)[18]
- Swerve Stomp (Diving double foot stomp to a seated opponent's chest)[18][19]
- Signature moves
- Axe kick[18]
- Calamity Trigger (Spinning flip piledriver from the corner)[19]
- Jumping DDT[18]
- Rolling thunder into a jumping cutter[20]
- Space Jam (Reverse piledriver hold lifted and dropped into a double knee facebreaker)[18][19]
- Entrance theme
Championships and accomplishments
- Vicious Outcast Wrestling
- VOW Hyper Sonic Championship (1 time)
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Shane Strickland Cagematch bio". Cagematch. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ↑ http://www.profightdb.com/wrestlers/shane-strickland-9145.html
- ↑ http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=74267
- ↑ http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=74318
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- ↑ http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=100245
- ↑ http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=103283
- ↑ http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=107091
- ↑ http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=107888
- ↑ http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=113659
- ↑ http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=115638
- ↑ http://www.cagematch.net/?id=26&nr=3082
- ↑ http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=112939
- ↑ http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2015/0202/589138/new-lucha-underground-signing/
- ↑ http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=124615
- ↑ "Shane Strickland at OWW".
- ↑ Radican, Sean (June 16, 2013). "RADICAN'S EVOLVE 21 iPPV REVIEW 6/1 - Gargano ends the war on terrorism, USA vs. The World series, Davis-Taylor show stealer". PWTorch. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Shane Strickland CZW profile".
- 1 2 3 "Shane Strickland DGUSA profile".
- ↑ Radican, Sean (February 16, 2015). "RADICAN'S EVOLVE 37 iPPV REPORT 1/10 - Galloway defends EVOLVE Championship against Ricochet, Busick-Nation and Thatcher-Strong standout matches, feuds develop for WM weekend". PWTorch. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- ↑ Harlequin, Dave (March 15, 2014). "Show results – 3/14 PWX iPPV in Charlotte, N.C.: Konley defends PWX Title, Alexander vs. Swann steals the show, Lodi, Sojo Bolt, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2014". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
- ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2015". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 9, 2015.