Dakota Darsow (born 1987) is an American
professional wrestler
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. He is best known for his time working in
World Wrestling Entertainment
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(WWE) developmental territory
Florida Championship Wrestling
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(FCW), under the
ring name
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s Maverick Darsow and Barry Allen.
Darsow is a second-generation professional wrestler; his father
Barry Darsow
Barry Allen Darsow (born October 6, 1959) is an American retired professional wrestler who performed as Smash, one half of the tag team Demolition. He also wrestled as Krusher Kruschev, Repo Man, The Blacktop Bully and "Mr. Hole in One" Barry ...
has also been a professional wrestler, best known as Krusher Kruschev, Demolition Smash, and Repo Man.
Personal life
Darsow is a 2006 graduate of
Maple Grove Senior High School
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in
Maple Grove, Minnesota
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. He played
football
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on the school team and was named an All-Conference Honorable Mention.
He was signed by the
University of Minnesota Crookston
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football team as a
linebacker
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.
[ Darsow is shown in the film ''Jobbers''. As of 2015, he also works as a Roscommon County Sheriff's Deputy.
]
Professional wrestling career
Early career
Before being signed by World Wrestling Entertainment
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, Darsow competed in several Minnesota based wrestling promotions such as French Lakes Wrestling Association and Pro Wrestling America.[ ] He also competed at Steel Domain Wrestling and Great Lakes Championship Wrestling,
World Wrestling Entertainment (2008–2009)
In late 2008, he signed a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment
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and was sent to compete in Florida Championship Wrestling
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. He debuted under his real name in a surprising win over Ian Richardson. He would go on to change his name to Maverick Dakota and wrestled under that name for over a month. He competed in six-man tag team matches, with Brett DiBiase and Tank Mulligan as his tag team partners, losing to Lawrence Knight, Kaleb O'Neal and Tyson Tarver, but defeating Tristan Delta
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, Derrick Bateman
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, and Abraham Washington
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Professional wr ...
. In March, he would change his name to Barry Allen. After teaming with Jon Cutler and Dawson Alexander Esq. to defeat Abraham Saddam Washington
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Professional ...
and his Secret Service faction, he defeated DH Smith in a singles match on March 26.
On June 5, it was revealed that Darsow had been released from his WWE developmental contract.
Florida Underground Wrestling
NVUS and 2nd Coming (2010–2012)
On October 12, 2010 Darsow debuted for Florida Underground Wrestling and defeated Kennedy Kendrick
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in his first match. Darsow and Kennedy Kendrick
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* John F. Kennedy (1917–1963), 35th president of the United States
* John Kennedy (Louisiana politician), (born 1951), US Senator from Louisiana
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teamed up in November calling themselves "NVUS". In their first match they defeated Jimmy Whiplash and Vindetta.[ ] NVUS would be proclaimed as the first FUW Tag Team Champions and would defend their titles against multiple tag teams. They lost their first two title matches against Whiplash and Vindetta and against The Highwaymen (Butch Long and Marc Mandrake Marc or MARC may refer to:
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) but would retain their titles because they lost via DQ or count out. However, in their following matches they would beat their opponents legitimately until they lost them to The Heartbreak Express (Phil Davis & Sean Davis). They would regain the titles back by defeating Kahagas
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...
and Sideshow and lost them to the Hunks In Trunks
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(Nick Fame and Ryan Sorensen).
Singles competition (2012)
In the middle of March, Darsow would start feuding with Maxwell Chicago
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. Chicago would get the best of Darsow on March 13 and a week later Darsow repaid the favour. After the third match ending in a DQ win for Chicago the two would have one more match against each other where the victor would be Chicago. On May 15, 2012, Darsow defeated Sam Elias in a FUW Cuban Heavyweight Championship number one contendership match. He went up against the FUW Cuban Heavyweight Champion and former tag team partner, Wes Brisco, in their first match Darsow would win via DQ meaning that Brisco would retain his championship. On June 5, Brisco would defeat Darsow and Nick Fame in a three-way match for the Championship. On June 29, Lince Dorado
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defeated Darsow, James Alexander, Maxwell Chicago, Sideshow and Wayne Wonder to retain the FUW Flash Championship.
On October 2, Darsow would make his return losing to Damien Angel.
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2011, 2012)
On June 23, 2011, Darsow made an appearance on Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
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Founded by Jeff and Jerry Jarrett in 2002, the promot ...
's ''Impact Wrestling
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'' television show, losing to Zema Ion
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Paris began his career in 2004, ...
in a three–way first round match of a tournament for a TNA contract, which also included Federico Palacios. Darsow returned to TNA on the July 5, 2012, episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', where he was defeated by Flip Cassanova in a TNA X Division Championship
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tournament
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# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concentr ...
qualifying match. Three days later at Destination X
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It w ...
, Darsow got another opportunity to earn his way back into the tournament, but was defeated by Mason Andrews
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in a four-way Last Chance match, which also included Rubix and Lars Only. On the following episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Darsow faced new X Division Champion Zema Ion in a losing effort. Darsow returned on the July 26 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', vying for a shot at the X Division Championship, but TNA World Heavyweight Champion
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Austin Aries
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opted not to grant him one and instead eliminated him from the running.
Championships and Accomplishments
*Florida Underground Wrestling
**FUW Tag Team Championship (3 Times)- with Kennedy Kendrick
*Pro Wrestling Illustrated
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**PWI ranked him #340 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500
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in 2010
References
External links
Cagematch profile
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1987 births
Living people
American male professional wrestlers
Professional wrestlers from Minnesota
People from Maple Grove, Minnesota
Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles football players
Sportspeople from the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area
Players of American football from Minnesota
American football linebackers
21st-century professional wrestlers