Jason Knight (born December 12, 1963) is an American

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and

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. He is best known for his stints in Eastern / Extreme Championship Wrestling, where he was a one time World Television Champion.

Professional wrestling career

World Wrestling Federation (1992, 1993)

After debuting in 1984, Knight wrestled on

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before making numerous appearances for the

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in 1992 and 1993 as an

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. He made his first appearance on the July 4, 1992 episode of ''

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'', losing to

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. He would go on to lose matches in singles and tag team competition throughout July and August against

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, The Mountie,

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and

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. Knight returned in the

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of the fourth episode of the WWF's flagship television show, ''

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'', on February 1, 1993, where he lost to

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in Luger's WWF on-screen ring debut. He again appeared on the April 26 episode of ''Raw'' in a losing effort to Mr. Hughes. After another loss to Luger on the June 5 episode of ''Superstars'', he made his last appearance on the June 30, 1993 episode of ''

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'', losing to

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Eastern / Extreme Championship Wrestling (1993–1995)

A few months after his last appearance in the WWF, Knight debuted in

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on September 18 at the promotion's first ''

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'' event, where he and

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lost a

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match to

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. Knight would wrestle one more match, a victory over The Canadian Wolfman, before leaving the promotion. Nearly a year later, Knight, simply under the name Jason, returned to the now renamed Extreme Championship Wrestling on August 13, 1994 and defeated

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for the World Television Championship at

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. Jason would successfully retain the championship several times against the likes Whipwreck,

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and former World Television Champion J.T. Smith. On November 4, Jason was unable to become a double champion as he and

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lost to World Tag Team Champions Whipwreck and Cactus Jack in a title match. That same night, Jason lost the World Television Title to

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. Jason would then reignite his

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with Whipwreck, with the two trading victories, before Jason began to

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. On November 3, 1995, Jason and Whipwreck ended their feud in a match for Whipwreck's World Heavyweight Championship, which Whipwreck retained. A few weeks later at

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on November 18, Jason lost to

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in only 14 seconds with

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as the special guest referee.

Return to ECW (1997–1999)

After a brief stint in

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in 1996, Knight returned to ECW in June 1997 at

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. He wrestled his first match back on August 11, 1997, where he lost to

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via disqualification. Soon after returning, Jason began feuding with

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over the next few months, but never managed to pick up a win over Meanie. After their feud, Jason began to team with

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and he renewed his feud with

as he and Credible wrestled against Whipwreck and

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, but were unable to win any matches. Soon afterwards, Jason began to

the

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, Credible's new tag team with

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. On July 3, Knight and Credible finally won their first match together as they defeated

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and Prodigy. On August 29, Jason and Credible lost their final match together as they lost to

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in a two-on-one

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. Jason left ECW shortly afterwards before returning for one final match on August 2, 1999, which he lost to

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Independent circuit (2000–2013)

Jason returned to

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on July 14, 2000, where he won a 30-man battle royal for the Heavyweight Championship. That same night, he defeated Magic. On August 19, Jason defeated Don Montoya to retain the title. Over a month later on September 22, Jason retained his title against

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. On November 18, Jason left JAPW, resulting in the title being vacated. Knight, who was a booker for the

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Acid Pro Wrestling, left the promotion before returning as its owner in 2001. He immediately renamed the promotion to

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and began to promote shows within

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. In 2004, the promotion folded. On October 19, 2002, Knight returned to wrestling by debuting for

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, where he defeated Del Tsunami. Over a month later on November 23, Knight lost to fellow ECW alum Gary Wolfe. On December 28, Knight made his final appearance for 3PW, where he defeated former rival

for the first time. After another hiatus, Knight made his

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debut on June 11, 2003 in a

match, which he and CB Cane lost to Mike Sanders and

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. On August 2, 2003, Knight debuted in

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, where he lost a five-man

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that also involved Dr. Frank, Freddie Krueger and

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. After another hiatus, Knight returned to Memphis Wrestling on October 30, 2004, where he lost a 13-man battle royal. On April 12, 2013, Knight returned to the

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and defeated rival Magic for the heavyweight championship in Paterson, NJ. Knight previously held the title back in 1994 but vacated the title when he won the ECW TV Championship. Teamed with Rockin' Rebel during this time. August 2, 2013, Knight defeated the Atomic Dog as part of the SummerBash event held in Paterson, NJ to win the vacant CWA(North East version) Championship.

Hiatus and return (2005, 2006–2009)

On June 10 and June 12, 2005, Knight appeared at both

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and the

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-produced ECW One Night Stand

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, two

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reunion events. After a hiatus, Knight debuted in Defiant Pro Wrestling on October 14, 2006. After a year within the promotion, he won the Television Championship, the third title in his career, from Sevin Leonard on November 17, 2007. Knight would successfully retain the title until he lost it to William King on February 10, 2008. On April 26, Knight and Ron Zombie lost to Slaughterhouse (Crazy Chainsaw Bastard and The Outpatient) in a tag team match for Powerhouse Wrestling. Exactly a year and five months later, Knight returned to PHW, where he lost a

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to Jose Perez. Later on in the night, he,

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and Jimmy Cash lost a

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to Big Business, Don Vega and

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Championships and accomplishments

*Defiant Pro Wrestling **DPW Television Championship (1 time) *

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( 1 time) *

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( 1 time) * World Wrestling Organization/Classic Wrestling Association **

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( 2 time) **

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( 1 time) *

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**WXW Hardcore Championship (1 time)

References

External links

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