Christopher Heyward III is an American
professional wrestler
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, better known by his
ring name
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Calvin Tankman. He is currently working as a freelancer and is best known for his tenures with
Major League Wrestling
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and
IWA Mid-South
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.
Professional wrestling career
IWA Mid-South (2016–present)
One of his first matches as a
professional wrestler
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was at
IWA Mid-South
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's ''20th Anniversary Show'' on October 6, 2016, where he competed in a
20-man rumble match against other superstars such as the winner Randi West,
Ian Rotten
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and
Trey Miguel
Trey McBrayer (born August 30, 1994) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Impact Wrestling, where he performs under the ring name Trey Miguel, and is the current Impact X Division Champion in his second reign.
Early life
...
. Heyward is known for his tenure with
IWA Mid-South
Independent Wrestling Association (IWA) Mid-South (also known as IWA Mid-South, IWA-MS, and IWA Mid South Wrestling) is an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in New Albany, Indiana. It was formed by Ian Rotten in 1996 ...
, where he was a former
IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Champion, title which he won at ''IWA Mid-South Spring Heat 2018 '' on April 12 after defeating
Mance Warner
Mance Warner is an American professional wrestler currently performing for Major League Wrestling. He has previously competed in Combat Zone Wrestling where he is a former CZW World Heavyweight Champion and with IWA Mid-South where he has hel ...
. At ''IWA Mid-South A Hard Day's Night'' on January 19, 2018, he unsuccessfully defended
Eddie Kingston
Edward Moore (born December 12, 1981), better known by his ring name Eddie Kingston, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW).
Kingston started his wrestling career in 2002, and has wrestled for numerous ...
and
Homicide
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's
IWA Mid-South Tag Team Championship
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alone against Unfortunate Pairing (Elliott Paul and Pat Monix) in a
2-on-1 handicap match, being still unknown if he was recognized champion or not. He did have another successful defense alongside at
Homicide
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''IWA Mid-South Simply The Best 11'' December 14, 2017 against
Jake Parnell and Shane Mercer. His last appearance for
IWA IWA may refer to:
Organizations International
* International Water Association
* International Webmasters Association
* International Woodworkers of America, United States and Canada
* International Workers Association, an anarcho-syndicalist fed ...
was at ''IWA Mid-South Card Subject To Change'' on December 19, 2020, where he fell short to Vincent Nothing.
Major League Wrestling (2020–present)
Heyward made his first appearance for
Major League Wrestling
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(MLW) on the November 25, 2020 episode of ''
Fusion
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Fusion may also refer to:
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'', where he scored a victory against
enhancement talent
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Robert Martyr. He was heavily
push
Push may refer to:
Music
* Mike Dierickx (born 1973), a Belgian producer also known as Push
Albums
* ''Push'' (Bros album), 1988
* ''Push'' (Gruntruck album), 1992
* ''Push'' (Jacky Terrasson album), 2010
Songs
* "Push" (Enrique Iglesias s ...
ed with wins over Zenshi and the
AAA World Cruiserweight Champion Laredo Kid
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La ...
in a non-title match on ''Fusion''. At
Never Say Never on March 31, 2021, Heyward unsuccessfully challenged
Jacob Fatu
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for the
MLW World Heavyweight Championship
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.
Game Changer Wrestling (2020–present)
At
Game Changer Wrestling
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's ''
Joey Janela's Spring Break 4'' from October 10, 2020, Heyward participated in a
30-person battle royal where he competed against various wrestlers such as the winner Nate Webb,
Shark Boy
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,
JTG
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Paul began his professional wrestling career ...
,
Flash Flanagan
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,
Marko Stunt
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and
Joey Janela
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. He also competed at ''
GCW Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 3'' on October 11, 2020, an event produced by
Game Changer Wrestling
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in partnership with
Josh Barnett
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, where he defeated
Alexander James by way of
knockout
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. At ''
GCW Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 4'' February 13, 2021, he fell short to
Davey Boy Smith Jr.
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best known under the ring name Davey Boy Smith Jr. and his real name Harry Smith. He currently performs for the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), where he was o ...
by way of
submission
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. At ''
GCW Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 5'' from February 20, 2021, Heyward scored a victory against Nolan Edward by way of
knockout
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.
Championships and accomplishments
*AAW: Wrestling Redefined
**AAW Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) - with Jah-C
*Bizarro Lucha
**Bizarro Lucha Luchaversal Championship (1 time, current)
*Black Label Pro
**BLP Heavyweight Championship (2 times, current)
*
Deadlock Pro-Wrestling
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**DPW National Championship (1 time)
**DPW National Championship Tournament (2022)
*Freelance Underground
**FU Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)
*
IWA Mid-South
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**
IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship
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(
1 time)
*
Major League Wrestling
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**
MLW World Tag Team Championship
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(
1 time, current) - with
E. J. Nduka
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*New Wave Pro Wrestling
**NWP Crossroads Championship (1 time)
*Paradigm Pro Wrestling
**MidwestTerritory.com Championship (1 time)
**MidwestTerritory.com Interim Championship (1 time)
*''
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
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''
** Ranked No. 134 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''
PWI 500
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'' in 2021
** Ranked No. 138 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''
PWI 500
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'' in 2022
*Wild Championship Wrestling Outlaws
**WCWO Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Dale Patricks
*Wrestling Theology Fellowship
**WTF Championship (1 time)
**Blizzard Brawl (2018)
References
External links
Calvin Tankmanon
MLW.com
*
*
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1994 births
Living people
American male professional wrestlers
African-American professional wrestlers
Sportspeople from Muncie, Indiana
Professional wrestlers from Indiana
MLW World Tag Team Champions