Charles "Chad" Wicks (born March 6, 1978) is an American retired

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best known for his time with the

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(WWE). While part of WWE, Wicks wrestled as Chad Toland in its

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branch and later as Chad Dick on its SmackDown! brand.

Professional wrestling career

Early career and training

In 2000, Wicks started his training at the Chaotic Training Center in

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as "Lifesaver" Billy Kryptonite. He began his career in the

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promotion, but was called on by the

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after they had seen a shoot style match between Wicks and John Brooks. On January 16, 2004, John Walters defeated him in a "Loser Leaves Chaotic Wrestling" match. In early 2004 Wicks began to train at the Inoki Dojo in California. He also competed for the

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Young Lions Cup and teamed with

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World Wrestling Entertainment (2004–2006)

In May 2004, Wicks signed a developmental deal and reported to

(OVW) in June. On December 1, 2004 he began appearing on OVW programming under the name Chad Toland (sub for Tank Toland) and defeated Chris Cage to capture the

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. The next year he began to team with Tank Toland as The Blond Bombers and on April 12, 2005 the team won the OVW Tag Team Title from the Thrillseekers. He made his WWE debut as Chad Dick along with his partner,

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on the October 14, 2005 of ''

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'' as one-half of The Dicks. After The Mexicools won their 8-man tag match with

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and

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by defeating Paul Burchill and

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and MNM, the winners were ambushed by the Dicks, laying out

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and

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with two of their signature tag team maneuvers. They made their in-ring debut November 5 on ''Velocity'', defeating jobbers and expanding on their gimmick as Chippendale dancers. On the November 25 episode of ''SmackDown'', they made their official ''SmackDown'' debuts, defeating Heidenreich and Road Warrior Animal after blinding Animal with lotion. They ultimately became regulars on ''Velocity'' before a final appearance on the February 24, 2006 edition of ''SmackDown!'' where they were defeated by The Boogeyman in a handicap match. Shortly after the taping, they were released.

Personal life

On November 14, 2016, Wicks joined a class action lawsuit against WWE, litigated by Konstantine Kyros, who has been involved in a number of other lawsuits against them, alleging that "he is suffering from multiple symptoms of repetitive traumatic brain injuries and is undergoing neurological care." US District Judge

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dismissed the lawsuit in September 2018.

Championships and accomplishments

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** AWA Superstars of Wrestling World Tag Team Championship ( 1 time) - GQ Gallo *

** Chaotic Wrestling Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time) ** Chaotic Wrestling New England Championship (

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) *

( 1 time) ** OVW Southern Tag Team Championship ( 1 time) - with Tank Toland

References

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