Since his days in Extreme Rising, Hawx started a feud against Matt Hardy. On July 19, 2014 at Maryland Championship Wrestling's Shane Shamrock Cup, Hawx and Hardy wrestled in a TLC match for Hardys MCW Heavyweight Championship and Hawx Extreme Rising World Championship (which Hawx had the physical belt). However, Hardy won the match. After the match, Hardy gave back the belt to Hawx.
In 2016, Hawx was a 2-time World Heavyweight Champion in
World Association of Wrestling
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, a British Wrestling organisation run by the family of WWE Women's wrestler
Paige. He first won the title by defeating
Zak Knight on May 14, only to lose it to
Mr. Anderson on September 16. Hawk regained the title the very next night in a rematch, holding it for another 91 days before losing it to
Brad Slayer.
Extreme Rising (2012–2014)
In early 2012,
Shane Douglas announced the foundation of the
Extreme Rising
Extreme Rising (formerly Extreme Reunion) was an American independent professional wrestling promotion founded in 2012. Meant to fill the void of hardcore wrestling left behind by the defunct Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), Extreme Rising ...
promotion, with its inaugural event, Extreme Reunion, to be held on April 28, 2012. At the event, Hawx made his debut for the promotion as a
heel
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Structure
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by venting his frustrations about Douglas and the reunion show itself before he was escorted from the building by security. He later returned to distract
Stevie Richards
Michael Stephen Manna (born October 9, 1971), better known by his ring name Stevie Richards, is an American professional wrestler. Over the course of his career, Richards has performed for major professional wrestling promotions including Easte ...
in the event's opening match, which ultimately cost The
Blue World Order their tag team match against The
Full Blooded Italians. On June 29, Hawk was able to defeat Richards in an "Extreme Respect" match following assistance from
Sylvester Terkay
Sylvester Matthew Terkay (born December 4, 1970) is a retired American professional wrestler, actor,and mixed martial artist best known for his run in WWE. He has held NWA Zero-One's United States Championship twice and Ultimate Pro Wrestling's ...
. The following night, Richards defeated Hawx in a rematch, but was attacked by Hawx after the match. Hawx took the mic and once again called out Douglas before being forced to the back security. Hawx then competed at Extreme Rising's first iPPV event Remember November, entering the
Extreme Rising World Championship
Extreme Rising (formerly Extreme Reunion) was an American independent professional wrestling promotion founded in 2012. Meant to fill the void of hardcore wrestling left behind by the defunct Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), Extreme Rising a ...
Tournament. He defeating
Perry Saturn by submission in the first round and later interfered in the main event, where he
legitimately injured
Matt Hardy during Hardy's match against Shane Douglas. On March 1, 2014, Hawx defeated Extreme Rising World Champion
Stevie Richards
Michael Stephen Manna (born October 9, 1971), better known by his ring name Stevie Richards, is an American professional wrestler. Over the course of his career, Richards has performed for major professional wrestling promotions including Easte ...
in a non-title match at an ECWA event, following interference from "The Greek God" Papadon. Afterwards, Hawx took possession of the title belt and declared himself the new champion, leading to Extreme Rising demanding him to return the belt, while announcing that he had earned himself a championship match on April 26. However, Hawx didn't give back the belt.
World Wrestling Entertainment (2003; 2007–2010)
On the September 1, 2003, Hawxhurst, reusing his Altar Boy Luke gimmick, made his
World Wrestling Entertainment
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debut as he teamed with
Mortis and defeated
Big Bad Jon and
Travis Tomko in a tag team
dark match before the taping of ''
SmackDown!
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''.
[
On July 10, 2007, Hawxhurst received another WWE tryout match and lost to Chuck Palumbo at the ''SmackDown!'' taping in his hometown of , ]Louisiana
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.[ On the March 21, 2008 episode of ''SmackDown'', Hawx, along with Chase Stevens and Andy Douglas, faced and lost against The ]Big Show
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in a 3-on-1 handicap match. On the June 9, 2009 episode of ''ECW ECW may refer to:
Professional wrestling
* Extreme Championship Wrestling (originally Eastern Championship Wrestling), a professional wrestling promotion that operated from 1992 to 2001
* The Alliance (professional wrestling) (originally the WCW/E ...
'', Hawxhurst, as Luke Hawx, teamed with Kris Lewie in a losing effort to Vladimir Kozlov
Oleg Aleksandrovich Prudius (russian: Олег Александрович Прудиус; uk, Олег Олександрович Прудіус, ''Oleh Oleksandrovych Prudius''; born April 27, 1979) better known by his ring name Vladimir Koz ...
in a handicap match.[ On the February 9, 2010 episode of ''ECW'', Hawxhurst, under the ring name Perry Wallace, lost to Ezekiel Jackson.]
Media
Filmography
* ''Castle Falls
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'' (2021) as Inmate #2
* ''Project Power
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'' (2020) as Bouncer
* ''Wounds
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'' (2019) as Marvin
*'' The Fate of the Furious'' (2017) as Miller
*''Logan
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Places
* Mount Logan (disambiguation)
Australia
* Logan (Queensland electoral district), an electoral district in the Queensland Legislative Assembly
* Logan, Victoria, small locality near St. Arnaud
* Logan City, local gover ...
'' (2017) as Reaver
*'' Kickboxer: Vengeance'' (2015) as Fighter 3
*'' The Mechanic'' (2010) stunts[
*''Brother's Keeper'' (2010) stunts][
*''Maskerade'' (2010) stunts][
*'']Wrong Side of Town
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'' (2010) stunts[
*'']The Dead Sleep Easy
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'' (2007) as Fighter 1
WildKat Sports
In June 2011, Hawxhurst and fellow professional wrestler Orlando Jordan founded WildKat Sports & Entertainment, a professional wrestling school located in Hawxhurst's hometown of , Louisiana
Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...
. The school is also home to WILDKAT, which was formerly known as NWA WildKat during its 10-month-long stint as a National Wrestling Alliance
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Founded in 1948, the NWA ...
territory
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In international politics, a territory is usually either the total area from which a state may extract power resources or a ...
.
The promotion is home to many local independent wrestlers, including: Bu Ku Dao, Danny Flamingo, J Spade, Matt Lancie, Curt Matthews, Jared Wayne, Scott Phoenix, Jace Valor, Nathan Bradley, Reginald Gates, Steve Anthony
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, and Hawx himself.
Championships and accomplishments
*Continental Wrestling Federation
**CWF Championship (1 time)
*Extreme Rising
Extreme Rising (formerly Extreme Reunion) was an American independent professional wrestling promotion founded in 2012. Meant to fill the void of hardcore wrestling left behind by the defunct Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), Extreme Rising ...
**Extreme Rising World Championship (1 time)1
**Extreme Breakout Star (2012)
* Maryland Championship Wrestling
**Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup (2013)
*PowerSlam Productions
**PSP Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* Pro Wrestling Illustrated
**PWI ranked him #139 of the top 500 wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2014 and 2015
*Real Quality Wrestling
**RQW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
*Reality Of Wrestling
**ROW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with PJ Hawx
*Tier 1 Wrestling
**Tier 1 Championship (1 time)
*WILDKAT Pro Wrestling
**WILDKAT Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
**WILDKAT Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) - with PJ Hawx
**WILDKAT Revolution Rumble (2019)
*World Association of Wrestling
World Association of Wrestling (WAW) is a British independent professional wrestling promotion founded by Ricky Knight, Sweet Saraya, and Jimmy Ocean in 1994 in Norwich, England. It is affiliated with the all-female promotion Bellatrix Female ...
**WAW World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
* Xtreme Pro Wrestling
** XPW King of the Deathmatch Championship ( 1 time)
1 Hawx's reign was not recognized by Extreme Rising.
References
External links
Online World of Wrestling profile
WildKat Sports website
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1981 births
21st-century professional wrestlers
American male professional wrestlers
Living people
Professional wrestlers from Louisiana
Professional wrestling promoters
Sportspeople from New Orleans
XPW World Tag Team Champions