Quinn Ojinnaka (born April 23, 1984) is an American
professional wrestler
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and former
American football
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player. He is currently signed to
Impact Wrestling
Impact Wrestling (stylized as ''IMPACT! Wrestling''), is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment.
Founded by Jeff and Jerry Jarrett in 2002, the promot ...
, where he performs under the
ring name
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Moose, and is a former one-time
Impact World Champion
The Impact World Championship is a professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by Impact Wrestling. It is the promotion's principal championship. Like most professional wrestling championships, the title is won via the result ...
.
He has also worked for
Ring of Honor
Ring of Honor (ROH) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Jacksonville, Florida. The promotion was founded by Rob Feinstein on February 23, 2002, and was operated by Cary Silkin from 2004 until 2011, when the promotion was so ...
(ROH),
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
(NJPW) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion based in Nakano, Tokyo. Founded on January 13, 1972, by Antonio Inoki, the promotion was sold to Yuke's, who later sold it to Bushiroad in 2012. TV Asahi and Amuse, Inc. own minority shares ...
(NJPW),
Pro Wrestling Noah
(stylised as Pro Wrestling NOAH) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion, founded in 2000 by former All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) ace Mitsuharu Misawa after he had led a mass exodus in which 24 of AJPW's 26 contracted wrestlers left the ...
,
Evolve Wrestling
Evolve Wrestling (stylized as EVOLVE) was an American professional wrestling promotion founded in 2010 by former Ring of Honor booker and Dragon Gate USA vice president, Gabe Sapolsky.
The company featured a roster of wrestlers from all ove ...
, and
Revolution Pro Wrestling
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Revolution Pro Wrestling currently has partnershi ...
(RPW). In 2016, Moose signed with
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) which would later be known as Impact Wrestling. Moose would go on to become a
two-time Impact Grand Champion, one-time
TNA World Heavyweight Champion
The Impact World Championship is a professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by Impact Wrestling. It is the promotion's principal championship. Like most professional wrestling championships, the title is won via the result o ...
, and one-time
Impact World Champion
The Impact World Championship is a professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by Impact Wrestling. It is the promotion's principal championship. Like most professional wrestling championships, the title is won via the result ...
, becoming the fourth African-American
world champion
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in the history of Impact (after
Ron Killings
Ronnie Aaron Killings (born January 19, 1972) is an American professional wrestler and rapper. He is currently signed to WWE, performing on the Raw brand under the ring name R-Truth.
Killings worked for World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WW ...
,
Bobby Lashley
Franklin Roberto Lashley (born July 16, 1976) is an American professional wrestler, mixed martial artist and bodybuilder. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand. He is an eight-time world champion, having been a two-t ...
, and
Rich Swann
Richard Allen Swann (born February 15, 1991) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Impact Wrestling. He is a former Impact World Champion, TNA World Heavyweight Champion, Impact X Division Champion and Impact Digital Media Cham ...
).
As an
offensive lineman
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, he played
college football
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Unlike most ...
at
Syracuse
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*Syracuse, Sicily, or spelled as ''Siracusa''
*Province of Syracuse
United States
*Syracuse, New York
**East Syracuse, New York
**North Syracuse, New York
*Syracuse, Indiana
* Syracuse, Kansas
*Syracuse, Miss ...
and was drafted by the
Atlanta Falcons
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in the fifth round of the
2006 NFL Draft
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. He went on to play for the
New England Patriots
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,
St. Louis Rams
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The arr ...
, and
Indianapolis Colts
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.
Early life
Quinn Ojinnaka was born on April 23, 1984, in
Seabrook, Maryland
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.
[ He attended ]DeMatha Catholic High School
DeMatha Catholic High School is a four-year Catholic high school for boys located in Hyattsville, Maryland, United States. Named after John of Matha, DeMatha is under the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington and is a member of the Washington Ca ...
in Hyattsville, Maryland
Hyattsville is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, and also a close, urban suburb of Washington, D.C. The population was 21,187 at the 2020 United States Census.
History
Before Europeans reached the area, the upper An ...
, where he earned All-Prince George County
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offensive lineman honors as a senior when his team had an 110 season that included the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference
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championship.
College career
Ojinnaka attended Syracuse
Syracuse may refer to:
Places Italy
*Syracuse, Sicily, or spelled as ''Siracusa''
*Province of Syracuse
United States
*Syracuse, New York
**East Syracuse, New York
**North Syracuse, New York
*Syracuse, Indiana
* Syracuse, Kansas
*Syracuse, Miss ...
, where he played in 44 games with 23 starts in four years. In 2005
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, he started 2 games as a junior. He was part of an offensive line that blocked for the first Syracuse duo to each run for 800 yards (Damien Rhodes and Walter Reyes) since 1979
Events
January
* January 1
** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...
. The team allowed 199 sacks, the second-most in the Big East Conference
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. In 2006
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, Ojinnaka played in the 2006 Las Vegas All-American Classic
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for the East squad after starting all 11 games as a senior.
Professional football career
Atlanta Falcons
Ojinnaka was selected in the fifth round (139th overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft
The 2006 National Football League Draft, the 71st in league history, took place in New York City, New York, at Radio City Music Hall on April 29 and April 30, 2006. For the 27th consecutive year, the draft was telecast on ESPN and ESPN2, with ad ...
by the Atlanta Falcons
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. As a rookie in 2006
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, he played in 11 games. He saw playing time on special teams in Weeks 1–4 and 8–13. He played on the offensive line for the first time in his professional career when he replaced Wayne Gandy
Wayne Lamar Gandy (born February 10, 1971) is a former American college and professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for fifteen seasons. He played college football for Auburn University, ...
who had been injured against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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.
In 2007
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, Ojinnaka played in 11 games, and had seven starts at left tackle. His first career NFL start at left tackle was against the San Francisco 49ers
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. He played in eight games in 2008
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. In 2009
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, he played in nine games, and started the final five games at right guard in place of an injured Harvey Dahl
Harvey J. Dahl (born June 24, 1981) is a former American football guard who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49ers, Atlanta Falcons and St. Louis Rams. He was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free a ...
.
New England Patriots
On August 23, 2010, Ojinnaka was traded to the New England Patriots for a seventh round pick in the 2011 NFL Draft
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. After serving his one-game suspension in Week 1, Ojinnaka was inactive for the team's next two games. He was released on September 30, 2010. The Patriots re-signed Ojinnaka on October 7, 2010. In total, he was active for eight games in 2010, all as a reserve.
St. Louis Rams
Ojinnaka signed with the St. Louis Rams
The St. Louis Rams were a professional American football team of the National Football League (NFL). They played in St. Louis from 1995 to the 2015 season, before moving back to Los Angeles, where the team had played from 1946 to 1994.
The arr ...
on August 6, 2011. He was released on September 3.
Indianapolis Colts
The Indianapolis Colts
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signed Ojinnaka on October 5, 2011.
Second stint with Rams
Ojinnaka signed with the St. Louis Rams on March 22, 2012. He was waived on September 2, 2012.
He was re-signed on September 1, 2012, when Scott Wells injured his foot and Robert Turner moved from left guard to center. However, he was released again on October 22, 2012.
Professional wrestling career
Early career (2012–2014)
Ojinnaka started his professional wrestling training in 2012 under Mr. Hughes at WWA4, and has attended WWE
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training camps.[ On February 22, 2014, he made his debut for ]Dragon Gate USA
Dragon Gate USA (DGUSA) was an American professional wrestling promotion founded in 2009 as an international expansion of the Japanese promotion Dragon Gate.
Gabe Sapolsky, former head booker of Ring of Honor, served as the promotion's Vice Pr ...
, working alongside The Bravado Brothers
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in a bodyguard role. On May 6, 2015, Global Force Wrestling
Global Force Wrestling was an American professional wrestling promotion founded in 2014 by Jeff Jarrett, the co-founder and former President of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (now known as Impact Wrestling), and his wife Karen Jarrett. It is ow ...
(GFW) announced Ojinnaka as part of their roster. Because he was signed to a Ring of Honor
Ring of Honor (ROH) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Jacksonville, Florida. The promotion was founded by Rob Feinstein on February 23, 2002, and was operated by Cary Silkin from 2004 until 2011, when the promotion was so ...
(ROH) contract, Ojinnaka only worked GFW's house shows and not television tapings.
Ring of Honor (2014–2016)
After Willbourne appeared at ROH's Best in the World 2014
Best in the World 2014 was the fifth Best in the World professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Ring of Honor (ROH). It took place on June 22, 2014 at the Tennessee State Fairground Sports Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. This show ...
event on June 22, 2014, and the promotion announced two days later that it had signed him to a contract. Ojinnaka then adopted the ring name
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Moose and formed a partnership with R.D. Evans and Veda Scott
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. On December 7, 2014, at Final Battle 2014
Final Battle 2014 was the 13th Final Battle professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Ring of Honor (ROH). It took place on December 7, 2014 at the Terminal 5 in New York City, New York.
Storylines
Final Battle 2014 featured eight ...
, Moose, accompanied by Prince Nana
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Early life
Although Nana was born in the United States, he clai ...
and Stokely Hathaway
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, defeated R.D. Evans. On March 1, 2015, at the ROH 13th Anniversary Show
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, Moose defeated Mark Briscoe
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in a singles match, marking his first major win within Ring of Honor. Moose beforehand "squashed" wrestlers, such as Colby Corino
Colby Steven Corino (born August 28, 1996) is an American/Canadian professional wrestler. Corino is best known for his time with Ring of Honor (ROH) and is currently wrestling for NWA as well as various independent promotions including PWF, PWX, ...
. Moose's undefeated streak ended on May 16 at Global Wars '15
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, when he was defeated by Cedric Alexander
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Alexander worked for Ring of Honor (ROH) from 2010 until 2016. He started as part of C&C Factory, a ...
. On June 19 at Best in the World '15, Moose's manager Veda Scott turned on him and formed a new partnership with Alexander. At the PPV, Moose lost a three-way match against Roderick Strong
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. At Final Battle
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, he lost against Michael Elgin
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. At Best in the World '16, Moose teamed with War Machine but lost against Bullet Club
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. Ojinnaka left ROH on July 8, 2016, with reports linking him to both WWE
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and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Impact Wrestling (stylized as ''IMPACT! Wrestling''), is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment.
Founded by Jeff and Jerry Jarrett in 2002, the promot ...
(TNA).
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2015–2016, 2021)
From 2015 to 2016, through ROH's relationship with New Japan Pro-Wrestling
(NJPW) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion based in Nakano, Tokyo. Founded on January 13, 1972, by Antonio Inoki, the promotion was sold to Yuke's, who later sold it to Bushiroad in 2012. TV Asahi and Amuse, Inc. own minority shares ...
(NJPW), Moose sporadically wrestled for NJPW. On August 3, 2021, Moose was announced for Resurgence, as part of a partnership between Impact and NJPW. At Resurgence on August 14, Moose lost to Tomohiro Ishii
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). He also makes additional appearances for All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He is also known for his work with the independent Fighting World of Japan Pro Wrestling ( ...
. On November 13, at Battle in the Valley
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Production
Background
In October 2019, NJPW an ...
, he defeated Juice Robinson
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.
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling/Impact Wrestling
Impact Grand Champion (2016–2017)
Moose made his TNA debut on the July 12, 2016, Destination X
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It w ...
edition of ''Impact Wrestling
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Founded by Jeff and Jerry Jarrett in 2002, the promot ...
'', interrupting the main event match between TNA World Heavyweight Champion
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Bobby Lashley
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and TNA X Division Champion
The Impact X Division Championship is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by Impact Wrestling. It debuted on June 19, 2002, at the taping of then-TNA's second weekly pay-per-view (PPV) event. The current champion is Trey M ...
Eddie Edwards, aligning himself with Mike Bennett and Maria
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* 170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877
* Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, ...
, establishing himself as a heel
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Structure
To distribute the compressive for ...
. Ojinnaka reportedly had signed a two-year exclusive deal with the promotion. On the July 28 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Moose made his in-ring debut, defeating indy wrestler David Starr. On the August 11 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Moose and Mike Bennett defeated Eddie Edwards and Ethan Carter III
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. On the August 19 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Moose defeated Edwards.
On the August 26 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Moose participated in a Battle Royal to determine the number one contender to the TNA World Heavyweight Championship but was eliminated by Mike Bennett. On the September 1 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Moose refused to help Mike Bennett during his World Heavyweight Championship match against Lashley and attacked him after the match, dissolving their partnership and turning face in the process. Moose defeated Bennett at Bound for Glory on October 2, 2016. On the October 13 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', he defeated Ethan Carter III for having a match against Lashley to determine the number one contender to the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. However, on the October 20 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Moose was defeated by Lashley. On the November 10 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Moose was defeated by Mike Bennett by count-out, thus not qualified him for the four-way match the following week to determine another new contender number one for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.
On December 1 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Moose answered Aron Rex
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's Open Challenge and defeated him for the Impact Grand Championship
The Impact Grand Championship was a professional wrestling championship owned by Impact Wrestling.
History
The title was introduced at the August 13, 2016, tapings of TNA's television program ''Impact Wrestling'', after then-TNA President Billy ...
. Moose successfully retained his title against Rex in a rematch the following week. After the match, he had a confrontation against the returning Drew Galloway
Andrew McLean Galloway IV (born 6 June 1985) is a Scottish professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Drew McIntyre.
McIntyre is a two-time WWE Champion, one-time WWE Int ...
. On the January 5, 2017 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', he successfully retained his title against Mike Bennett by decision. After the match, Moose was challenged by Bennett for a No Disqualification match at One Night Only: Live!, which he won once again. On January 19, Moose lost the Impact Grand Championship to Galloway. At Genesis
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* Book of Genesis, the first book of the biblical scriptures of both Judaism and Christianity, describing the creation of the Earth and of mankind
* Genesis creation narrative, the first several chapters of the Book of ...
, Moose was defeated by Galloway in a rematch and failed to regain the title. On the February 9 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Moose saved Cody's wife Brandi Rhodes
Brandi Alexis Runnels (née Reed; born June 23, 1983), known professionally as Brandi Rhodes, is an American professional wrestler, ring announcer, model, businesswoman and television personality. She is known for her time as the former Chief B ...
from an attack by Rosemary and Decay
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* Decay time (fall time), in electronics
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. The following week, Moose and Brandi defeated Abyss and Crazzy Steve. On the March 23 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Cody
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*Cody (given name)
*Cody (surname)
* Cody (wrestler), a ring name of Cody Runnels
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* Cody, British Columbia
United States
* Cody, Florida
* Cody (Duluth), Minnesota
* Cody, Missouri
* Cody, Nebraska
*Cody, ...
thanked Moose for helping Brandi Rhodes while he was away. However, after learning Brandi had Moose's phone number, Cody attacked Moose. On the March 2 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Moose was attacked by Cody and brawled with him, resulting in Cody running away from Moose. The same night, Moose defeated Galloway to regain the Impact Grand Championship. On the March 30 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Moose retained his title against Cody.
After successfully defending the Impact Grand Championship against Randy Reign at Border City Wrestling, Moose was attacked by Chris Adonis
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. At Turning Point
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Turning Point or Turning Points may refer to:
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* ''The Turning Point'', a 1914 silent film starring Caroline Cooke
* ''The Turning Point'' (1920 film), an Ame ...
, Moose challenged Lashley for the Impact World Heavyweight Championship, but was defeated. On the April 27 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Moose defended his title against Davey Richards
Wesley David Richards (born March 1, 1983) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to Major League Wrestling (MLW), under the ring name Davey Richards, and is the current MLW National Openweight Champion in his first reign. ...
but the match ended in a no-contest. After the match, DeAngelo Williams
DeAngelo Chondon Williams (born April 25, 1983) is a former American football running back and professional wrestler. He played college football at Memphis, and was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the first round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He st ...
and Gary Barnidge
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, who were on Moose's side during the match, attacked Richard. On the May 30 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Moose challenged Lashley for the Impact World Heavyweight Championship once again, but was ultimately defeated. On the June 1 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Moose retained his title against Eli Drake
Shaun Ricker (born November 1, 1982) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name LA Knight. Ricker is known for his time in Impact Wrestling as Eli Drake. Ricke ...
. After being challenged for a tag-team match at Slammiversary XV by Adonis and Drake, Moose revealed his tag-team partner on the June 22 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', who was DeAngelo Williams. At the event, Moose and Williams defeated Adonis and Drake. On the July 13 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Moose retained his title against Naomichi Marufuji
(born September 26, 1979) is a Japanese professional wrestler who competes for Pro Wrestling Noah, with occasional appearances in other professional wrestling promotions including New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), R ...
when the match ended in a no-contest, after an attack by Ethan Carter III. On the August 3 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Moose lost the Impact Grand Championship to Carter.
Championship pursuits and various feuds (2017–2020)
On the August 24 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Moose was involved in the 20-man gauntlet match for the vacated GFW Global Championship which was won by Eli Drake. On the September 14 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Lashley called Moose during his last Impact Wrestling night and the two brawled against each other on the Impact Zone. However, Moose was attacked by Lashley's MMA team, the American Top Team, with the help of Dan Lambert. On the October 12 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Moose reveals that his partner against Lashley and the American Top Team will be Stephan Bonnar
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. Then, the duo vandalized the ATT Dojo and stole many of Dan Lambert's belts and trophies. Two weeks later, Moose defeated Lashley by disqualification after being attacked by Lambert. At Bound for Glory, Moose and Stephan Bonnar were defeated by Lashley and King Mo in a Six Sides of Steel match. On the November 16 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Moose was saved by James Storm
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He started his career in 1997 and after working on several independent pr ...
during a beatdown of the American Top Team. Then, on the December 7 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Moose and James Storm were defeated by Lashley and Dan Lambert. The following month, Moose, teaming with Eddie Edwards, was defeated by Lashley and KM. However, during the Impact special episode ''Genesis'', Moose defeated Lashley. After the match, Lashley turned face and both of him and Moose attacked Dan Lambert and an American Top Team member. After the beatdown, Moose and Lashley shook each other's hands, thus ending the rivalry.
On the February 1 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Moose and Johnny Impact
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defeated Ethan Carter III
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and Alberto El Patron
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. The following week, Moose participated in a four-way match including the three wrestlers to determine the number one contender for the Impact World Championship
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, which was won by Johnny Impact. On the March 15 episode of ''Impact'', Moose participated at the Feast or Fired match, which he grabbed a briefcase. The following week, Moose revealed that his briefcase contained a World Championship contract. However, on the April 5 episode of ''Impact'', Moose was defeated by Eli Drake
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after an intervention by Ohio Versus Everything
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The group's name is based on all four members hailing from the sta ...
in a case (World Championship) vs. case (Tag Team Championship) match, and lost his World Championship contract. The following week, Moose defeated Sami Callihan
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. At Redemption, Moose, Eddie Edwards and Tommy Dreamer
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were defeated by OVE in a House of Hardcore match. After the PPV, Moose went to a series of victories, defeating Braxton Sutter
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on the April 26 episode of ''Impact'', and Kongo Kong
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Early career
Wilson went to Saginaw Valley Stat ...
the following month.
On the June 7 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Moose was ranked #1 of the Top 5 Impact Wrestling Dummies of Eli Drake. Then, he confronted Drake and challenged him for a match, before being attacked and humiliated. The following week at House of Hardcore 43, Moose defeated Drake and became the number one contender for the Impact World Championship at Slammiversary XVI
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against Austin Aries
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. At Slammiversary, Moose lost to Aries.
On August 12 (which aired on tape delay on August 30) at '' Impact! ReDefined'', Moose and Edwards were scheduled for a match with Aries and his ally Killer Kross
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Prior to his time at WWE, K ...
. Having apparently been attacked by Kross backstage, Moose would make his way ringside in bandages, but upon being tagged in, Moose instead attacked Edwards with a spear, revealing a ruse and thus aligning himself with Aries and Kross, turning heel in the process. Moose and Edwards would feud throughout the rest of 2018 with Killer Kross and Tommy Dreamer also getting involved in their feud. Their final clash happened at Homecoming in a street fight where Eddie won. After quietly dissolving his partnership with Kross (Aries left the company after dropping his title to Johnny Impact
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at Bound for Glory), Moose would move into a feud with The Rascalz
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(Trey Miguel
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Early life
Tre ...
, Zachary Wentz
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and Dezmond Xavier
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).
Over the course of the feud, Moose would form an alliance with The North (Ethan Page
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Page is best known for his work in Impact ...
and Josh Alexander
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), with the trio defeating the Rascalz at Rebellion
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A rebellion originates from a sentiment of indignation and disapproval of a situation and ...
. Moose and The North would then enter a storyline with the returning Rob Van Dam
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and Sabu, with Tommy Dreamer assisting his ECW partners. Moose then defeated Van Dam at Slammiversary XVII
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Eight m ...
. On October 20, 2019, at Bound for Glory, Moose defeated Ken Shamrock.
Self proclaimed TNA World Heavyweight Champion (2020–2021)
On April 28, 2020, at Rebellion
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A rebellion originates from a sentiment of indignation and disapproval of a situation and ...
Night 2, Moose appeared with the old TNA World Heavyweight Championship title (in its 2011–2017 design) and declared himself the new TNA World Champion after defeating Hernandez and Michael Elgin. Moose made his first "title defense" on the May 12 edition of ''Impact!'', defeating Suicide. He continued to defend it unofficially against the likes of Hernandez, Suicide
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twice,
and Crazzy Steve
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. At the time, Impact Wrestling did not officially recognize Moose's TNA World Heavyweight Championship reign as an official title reign on either its web site or during the weekly broadcasts of ''Impact''. At Slammiversary
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, Moose defeated Tommy Dreamer
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in an Old School Rules match, retaining the title. On the August 18 episode of ''Impact'', Moose was attacked by a returning EC3, stealing his title. This led to a match between the two at Bound for Glory, which Moose won.
On the February 23, 2021 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', after a post match beatdown of Jake Something
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Professional wrestling career
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from Moose, Scott D'Amore
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made Moose's TNA Championship a "sanctioned" title. Later that night, Moose made his first official title defense defeating Something in the show's main event. In that episode, it was also announced Moose would get his long desired Impact World Championship
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match against Rich Swann
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at Sacrifice
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. At the event, Moose failed to capture the title. At Under Siege
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, Moose won a six-way match also featuring Sami Callihan
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, Chris Sabin
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After being trained by Scott D ...
, Chris Bey
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, Trey Miguel
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Early life
Tre ...
, and Matt Cardona
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to earn a shot at the Impact World Championship, which was then held by Kenny Omega
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. On the June 10, 2021 episode of ''Impact!'', it was announced by decision of D'Amore and AEW president Tony Khan
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that Moose's match against Omega would take place at Daily's Place
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in Jacksonville, Florida
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, making Callihan and the Good Brothers
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B ...
unable to interfere as they were scheduled for an earlier match held at the Impact Zone in Nashville. However, Moose was unsuccessful after an interference of The Young Bucks
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. At Slammiversary
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, Moose was defeated by Chris Sabin
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After being trained by Scott D ...
.
Impact World Champion (2021–present)
In September, Moose would form an alliance
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with W. Morrissey
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as the two started a feud with Eddie Edwards. The feud would hit its climax at Victory Road as Moose and Morrissey defeated Edwards and Sami Callihan
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, and during the post match assault, the duo attacked Edwards' wife Alisha as well, thus extending the feud. At Bound for Glory, Moose won the Call Your Shot Gauntlet match
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Match format
Different from the other gauntlet matches, in which one competitor faces several others in turn, the Gauntlet for the Gold match is very simi ...
, thus earning a shot at any championship
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Championship systems
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In this system ...
. Later that night, he cashed in his Call Your Shot, defeating newly crowned Impact World Champion
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Josh Alexander
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to win the title for the first time. On November 20 at Turning Point
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* ''The Turning Point'', a 1914 silent film starring Caroline Cooke
* ''The Turning Point'' (1920 film), an Ame ...
, Moose made his first successful title defense against Edwards in a Full Metal Mayhem match. At the start of 2022, he went on to retain the title against Matt Cardona and W. Morrissey at Hard To Kill
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, against Morrissey at No Surrender No Surrender may refer to:
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*No Surrender (to the IRA), a political chant since used by England football fans
...
, and against Heath
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at Sacrifice
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.
After successfully retaining the title against Heath, Moose was attacked by a returning Josh Alexander, who announced that he had signed both a new multi-year Impact Wrestling contract, and a contract to face Moose for his World title in the main event of Rebellion
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A rebellion originates from a sentiment of indignation and disapproval of a situation and ...
. On April 1, 2022, at Multiverse of Matches
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, Moose teamed with Honor No More
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History
On October 27, 2021, Ring ...
's PCO to take on Alexander and Jonah
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in a losing effort. At Rebellion, Moose lost the Impact World Championship to Alexander, ending his reign at 182 days. Two weeks later, at Under Siege
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, Moose attempted to hijack the show but was attacked by a returning Sami Callihan. This led to a Monster's Ball match
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at Slammiversary
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, where Moose lost. The feud continued at Against All Odds, with Moose winning a Clockwork Orange House of Fun match
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after Steve Maclin attacked Callihan. On the August 18 episode of ''Impact!'', Moose competed in a six-way elimination match to determine the number one contender to the Impact World Championship, which was won by Eddie Edwards. At Victory Road, he competed in a three-way Barbed Wire Massacre won by Maclin that also involved Callihan. On October 7 at Bound for Glory, Moose participated in the Call Your Shot Gauntlet, eliminating four people before being eliminated by Maclin.
Personal life
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* Ibo (disambiguation)
* Igbo mythology
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descent. On May 29, 2009, he was arrested for domestic battery
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* Battery (crime), a crime involving unlawful physical contact
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in Gwinnett County, Georgia
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, after he allegedly struck and spat at his wife during an argument over a female friend of his on Facebook
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, according to a police report. He told police that his wife had tried to stab him with a pen, and she said he threw her on some stairs before tossing her out of the house. He was later suspended by the NFL for the first game of the 2010 regular season. Ojinnaka's wife divorced him after he announced his intention to leave the NFL and become a professional wrestler.
Championships and accomplishments
* German Wrestling Federation
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While the promotion has toured through Germany and has held events in Bochum, Rostock, Lübeck, Hennigsdorf and Hamb ...
**GWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
*I Believe in Wrestling
**SCW Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom
** IPW:UK World Championship (1 time)
*Pro Wrestling 2.0
**PW2.0 Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
*''Pro Wrestling Illustrated
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''
** Rookie of the Year (2015)
**Ranked No. 21 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500
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in 2022
*Premiere Wrestling Xperience
**PWX Innovative Television Championship (1 time)
*Southern Wrestling Association
**Rhymer Cup (2015) – with A. R. Fox
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* Total Nonstop Action Wrestling / Impact Wrestling
** Impact World Championship
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( 1 time)
**TNA World Heavyweight Championship
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( 1 time)
**Impact Grand Championship
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History
The title was introduced at the August 13, 2016, tapings of TNA's television program ''Impact Wrestling'', after then-TNA President Billy ...
(2 times
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)
**Call Your Shot Gauntlet
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Match format
Different from the other gauntlet matches, in which one competitor faces several others in turn, the Gauntlet for the Gold match is very simil ...
(2021
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)
**Feast or Fired
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( 2018 – World Championship contract)
** TNA Joker's Wild (2017)
References
External links
Moose Profile
at Impact Wrestling
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