Nicholas K. Berk (born May 11, 1980), also known by his ring name Nicky Benz, is an American

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professional wrestler Professional wrestling is a form of theater that revolves around staged wrestling matches. The mock combat is performed in a ring similar to the kind used in boxing, and the dramatic aspects of pro wrestling may be performed both in the ring or ...

, best known for his work in

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, where he is a former CZW World Heavyweight and Iron Man Champion.

Professional wrestling career

Berk was born in

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. He is a regular worker for

(CZW), as well as Force One Pro Wrestling, under his real name and sometimes under the stage name Nicky Benz. He was featured in the documentary "On the Road with Raven", where he and

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are shown setting up an angle and later having a match. In 2005, Berk, had several tryout matches with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in which he was squashed by Carlito, Val Venis Mr. Kennedy and others. None of these tryouts resulted in any contractual interest by the company. On the November 27, 2006 edition of ''

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'' Nick Berk played a "comedian" in a skit that made fun of comedian

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. ISPW 2022 - present Nicky Benz is currently the manager for longtime independent wrestling star, Michael Mars. Benz helped Mars beat a young TJ Epixx, who was managed by ECW legend

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in August of 2022. During the match Nicky slipped on padding outside the ring and tore his khaki jacket. Benz previously applied to be the manager for soon to be heavyweight champ, Justin Corino, but was beat out by former WWE tough enough star

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Championships and accomplishments

*Blackball'd Wrestling Organization **BWO Cruiserweight Championship (1 time) * Championship Wrestling from Florida ** NWA Florida Tag Team Championship ( 1 time) - with Z-Barr *

** CZW Iron Man Championship ( 1 time) **

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( 1 time) *NWA Force One Pro Wrestling **NWA Force 1 Heritage Championship (1 time) **Force One Iron League Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time) **Force One Iron League Championship (1 time) *Hardway Wrestling **HW Hardcore Championship (1 time) **HW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time) * Jersey All Pro Wrestling ** JAPW Light Heavyweight Championship (

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) *

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**PWI ranked him #353 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2010 *Thunder Zone Wrestling **TZW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *USA Xtreme Wrestling **UXW Xtreme Championship (1 time, current)

References

External links

Online World of Wrestling profile

Cagematch profile
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