Robbie Eagles (ロビー・イーグルス ''Robī Īgurusu'', born 13 February 1990) is an Australian
professional wrestler
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, who currently works for
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), where he is a member of
Chaos
Chaos or CHAOS may refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media Fictional elements
* Chaos (''Kinnikuman'')
* Chaos (''Sailor Moon'')
* Chaos (''Sesame Park'')
* Chaos (''Warhammer'')
* Chaos, in ''Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy''
* Cha ...
. Eagles is a former
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion
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and was one-half of the
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions
The is a professional wrestling tag team championship owned by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. "IWGP" is the acronym of NJPW's governing body, the . The title was introduced on August 8, 1998, at an NJPW live event. The IWGP Junior ...
with his partner
Tiger Mask IV
is a Japanese professional wrestler, best known for being the fourth man to portray . He currently works for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) where he is a former 6-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion and 2-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team C ...
. Eagles started wrestling on the Australian independent scene, for companies like Professional Wrestling Alliance,
Melbourne City Wrestling
Melbourne City Wrestling is an Australian independent professional wrestling promotion founded in 2010, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Melbourne City Wrestling currently has two major venues that they use. MCW hosts monthly events at the Es ...
and
World Series Wrestling
World Series Wrestling is an Australian professional wrestling promotion. Originally founded in 2005, the promotion was in business for two years before going on hiatus, resuming operations in 2017. The company is founded, promoted and owned by Ad ...
. Eagles has also gained prominence in other countries wrestling for companies such as
Chikara,
Progress
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and
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Los Angeles, California. It is owned and operated by wrestlers themselves, having been created by Disco Machine, Excalibur, Scott Lost, Joey Ryan, Super Drago ...
.
Professional wrestling career
Independent circuit (2008–present)
Robbie Eagles made his
professional wrestling
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debut in March 2008 for Australian promotion Professional Wrestling Alliance. In November 2008, Eagles defeated Rick Sterling and Troy The Boy to become the PWA A1GP champion for his first time. In February 2009, Eagles and
KC Cassidy
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defeated Mike Valuable and
Madison Eagles
Alexandra Ford (born 5 June 1984) is an Australian professional wrestler, better known by her ring name Madison Eagles. She has wrestled internationally in Australia, the United States, Canada and Japan, and is a former two-time Shimmer Champ ...
. In May 2009, Eagles defended his A1GP championship against his brother, Ryan, to a 30-minute time limit draw. Eagles successfully defended his title against
Matt Silva. In October 2009, Eagles was defeated by William Kidd, losing the A1GP championship. In 2010, Eagles was defeated by Damian Slater. In 2018, at a PWA and
Progress
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joint show, Eagles was defeated by
Travis Banks
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. In 2018, Eagles lost his PWA heavyweight championship to
Jonah Rock
Jermaine Haley (born 25 August 1988) is an Australian professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Bronson Reed. He is a former NXT North American Champion.
Professional wrestling ca ...
.
In 2010, Eagles made his
Melbourne City Wrestling
Melbourne City Wrestling is an Australian independent professional wrestling promotion founded in 2010, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Melbourne City Wrestling currently has two major venues that they use. MCW hosts monthly events at the Es ...
debut as part of PWA Invades MCW, where he represented PWA. In Eagles second MCW match he defeated
Ryan Rollins
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Early life and high school ca ...
. Eagles and
Adam Brooks defeated
TMDK
The Mighty Don't Kneel (TMDK) are a professional wrestling stable which currently wrestles for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The stable consists of Mikey Nicholls, Shane Haste Bad Dude Tito, Zack Sabre Jr. and Kosei Fujita. Sabre Jr. is the cu ...
in the quarter final round of the MCW Tag Team Title Tournament in 2012 before being eliminated by Hard Way Inc.
In 2011, Eagles made his
Chikara debut taking part in the
Young Lions Cup
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. In 2012, Eagles made his
Pro Wrestling Zero1
(stylized as Pro Wrestling ZERO1), formerly known as Pro Wrestling Zero-One and Pro Wrestling Zero1-Max (stylised in all capital letters) and often referred to simply as Zero1, is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion founded in 2001. I ...
debut as Robby Eagle. In his debut, Eagles and Marcus Bean defeated
Craig Classic
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and Yoshikazu Yokoyama. In June, Eagle and
Ikuto Hidaka
(born August 5, 1972) is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently performing for Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah). Hidaka was the regular partner of Minoru Fujita, with whom he has held the Zero1-Max International Lightweight Tag Team and Intercont ...
defeated Bean and Classic. On 1 July Eagle, now again named Robbie Eagles and Hidaka defeated
Jonathan Gresham
Jonathan Gresham (born March 20, 1988) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Impact Wrestling. He has previously wrestled for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is a former ROH World Champion, ROH Pure ...
and Classic. On 20 July Eagles, Gresham and Hikada defeated
Mineo Fujita
Mineo Fujita (born November 28, 1979) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He currently works for Pro Wrestling Zero1, where he is a former International Junior Heavyweight and NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion and NWA International Lightw ...
,
Takuya Sugawara
is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently wrestling for Pro Wrestling Zero1.
Career
Toryumon/Dragon Gate (2001–2004)
He debuted in the 9th term of Toryumon 2000 Project as Henry III Sugawara, an English prince character. He joined with a ...
and Jonny Vandal.
World Series Wrestling (2017–present)
In 2017, Eagles debuted for
World Series Wrestling
World Series Wrestling is an Australian professional wrestling promotion. Originally founded in 2005, the promotion was in business for two years before going on hiatus, resuming operations in 2017. The company is founded, promoted and owned by Ad ...
, losing to
Zack Sabre Jr.
Lucas Eatwell (born 24 July 1987), better known by his ring name Zack Sabre Jr. (Katakana: ザック・セイバーJr, ''Zakku Seibā Jr.''), is an English professional wrestler. He is currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). Outsid ...
In 2018, Eagles defeated
Marty Scurll
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,
Abyss
Abyss may refer to:
* Abyss (religion), a bottomless pit, or a passage to the underworld
Film and television
* ''The Abyss'' (1910 film), a Danish silent film starring Asta Nielsen
* ''The Abyss'' (1988 film) (''L'Œuvre au noir''), a French- ...
and
Jimmy Havoc
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in a four-way hardcore match. On 26 June 2018 Eagles and
Johnny Impact
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defeated Slex and
Austin Aries
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.
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2018–present)
Eagles made his
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 ...
debut in 2018 during New Japan's Fallout Down Under tour. On day 2, Eagles and Mick Moretti were defeated by TMDK. On day 3, Eagles and Moretti were defeated by
Evil
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and
Sanada Sanada is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Asami Sanada (born 1977), Japanese voice actress
*, Japanese shogi player
* Juzo Sanada (1923–1994), Japanese baseball player
* Hiroki Sanada (born 1984), Japanese basebal ...
of
Los Ingobernables de Japón
(Spanish for "The Ungovernables of Japan" and often spelled without the accent as ''Los Ingobernables de Japon'' in English-speaking countries), also shortened to ''L.I.J.'', is a Japanese professional wrestling stable, based in the New Japan ...
. On day 4, Eagles and
Will Ospreay
William Peter Charles Ospreay (born 7 May 1993) is an English professional wrestler who is currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is the current IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion in his first reign and leader of the ...
were defeated by
Cody
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People
*Cody (given name)
*Cody (surname)
* Cody (wrestler), a ring name of Cody Runnels
Places Canada
*Cody, British Columbia
United States
* Cody, Florida
*Cody (Duluth), Minnesota
*Cody, Missouri
*Cody, Nebraska
*Cody, Wyo ...
. On 8 October 2018,
Bad Luck Fale
Simi Taitoko Fale (born 8 January 1982) is a Tongan-New Zealand professional wrestler and former rugby union player. He currently works for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) as . In NJPW, he is a three-time NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champio ...
announced that Eagles would be
Taiji Ishimori
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he wrestles as part of the Bullet Club. He is the current IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion in his third reign, and is also a one-time NEVER Openweight 6 ...
's tag partner in the
2018 Super Jr. Tag Tournament, thus aligning himself with the
Bullet Club
(stylised as BULLET CLUB), sometimes shortened to BC, is a professional wrestling stable primarily appearing in the Japanese promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). In the United States, the group currently appears on NJPW events run by the c ...
. Ishimori and Eagles finished the tournament with a result of three wins and four losses.
On 29 June 2019 at
Southern Showdown
Southern Showdown was a two-day professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It took place on 29 and 30 June 2019 at the Festival Hall (Melbourne), Festival Hall in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia a ...
, Eagles was unsuccessful in challenging
Will Ospreay
William Peter Charles Ospreay (born 7 May 1993) is an English professional wrestler who is currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is the current IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion in his first reign and leader of the ...
for the
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
The is a professional wrestling world junior heavyweight championship owned by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. "IWGP" is the acronym of NJPW's governing body, the . Only wrestlers under the junior heavyweight weight-limit may ho ...
. The following night he turned on Bullet Club leader
Jay White
Jamie White (born 9 October 1992), better known by the ring name Jay White (ジェイ・ホワイト ''Jei Howaito''), is a New Zealand professional wrestler signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is current IWGP World Heavyweight Ch ...
, leaving the Bullet Club and turning face in the process and joining
Chaos
Chaos or CHAOS may refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media Fictional elements
* Chaos (''Kinnikuman'')
* Chaos (''Sailor Moon'')
* Chaos (''Sesame Park'')
* Chaos (''Warhammer'')
* Chaos, in ''Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy''
* Cha ...
. On 31 August at
NJPW Royal Quest
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, Eagles teamed up with Ospreay as the "Birds Of Prey" to defeat
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions
The is a professional wrestling tag team championship owned by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. "IWGP" is the acronym of NJPW's governing body, the . The title was introduced on August 8, 1998, at an NJPW live event. The IWGP Junior ...
El Phantasmo
Riley Vigier (born October 24, 1986), otherwise known as El Phantasmo (ELP), is a Canadian professional wrestler currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is currently performing in the Junior Heavyweight division as part of Bu ...
and Taiji Ishimori in a non-title match. On the 16 September, Ospreay and Eagles unsuccessfully challenged Phantasmo and Ishimori for the championships at Destruction in Kagoshima. At
Wrestle Grand Slam in Tokyo Dome
Wrestle Grand Slam in Tokyo Dome was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on July 25, 2021, at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. The event was originally scheduled to take ...
on July 25, 2021, Eagles defeated El Desperado by submission to win the
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
The is a professional wrestling world junior heavyweight championship owned by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. "IWGP" is the acronym of NJPW's governing body, the . Only wrestlers under the junior heavyweight weight-limit may ho ...
for the first time in his career.
He would then team with
Tiger Mask
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to defeat El Desperado and Yoshinobu Kanemaru for their
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
The is a professional wrestling tag team championship owned by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. "IWGP" is the acronym of NJPW's governing body, the . The title was introduced on August 8, 1998, at an NJPW live event. The IWGP Junior ...
on the Road to Power Struggle. Eagles would lose his IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship back to El Desperado at
Power Struggle
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.
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (2018–2019)
Eagles made his debut for
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Los Angeles, California. It is owned and operated by wrestlers themselves, having been created by Disco Machine, Excalibur, Scott Lost, Joey Ryan, Super Drago ...
during All Star Weekend 14, where he and
Morgan Webster
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were defeated by Sammy Guevara. The next night he was defeated by Joey Janela. At PWG Bask in his Glory he was defeated by
Bandido. He would later enter the 2018 Battle of Los Angeles, where he defeated DJZ in the first round, but lost to
Shingo Takagi
, known by his ring name Shingo Takagi (鷹木信悟, ''Takagi Shingo''), is a Japanese professional wrestler and former bodybuilder, currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is the provisional KOPW 2022 champion in his first ...
in the second round. Eagles returned to PWG on 18 January 2019 for their event Hand of Doom in Los Angeles, California where he defeated
Jonathan Gresham
Jonathan Gresham (born March 20, 1988) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Impact Wrestling. He has previously wrestled for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is a former ROH World Champion, ROH Pure ...
at the event.
Wrestlers trained
*Jax Jordan
*Kai Drake
*
Matty Wahlberg
*Ricky South
*Snapchad
*Tree Hugger Luchi
Championships and accomplishments
*Blue Mountains Pro Wrestling
**BMPW Heritage Championship (1 time)
**BMPW World Heritage Series (1 time)
*
Melbourne City Wrestling
Melbourne City Wrestling is an Australian independent professional wrestling promotion founded in 2010, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Melbourne City Wrestling currently has two major venues that they use. MCW hosts monthly events at the Es ...
**
MCW Intercommonwealth Championship (1 time)
*Newcastle Pro Wrestling
**Kings Of The Castle winner (1 time) – with Mat Diamond
**Newy Pro Middleweight Championship (3 times)
*
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 ...
**
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
The is a professional wrestling world junior heavyweight championship owned by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. "IWGP" is the acronym of NJPW's governing body, the . Only wrestlers under the junior heavyweight weight-limit may ho ...
(
1 time)
**
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
The is a professional wrestling tag team championship owned by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. "IWGP" is the acronym of NJPW's governing body, the . The title was introduced on August 8, 1998, at an NJPW live event. The IWGP Junior ...
(
1 time) - with
Tiger Mask
is a Japanese manga series written by Ikki Kajiwara and illustrated by Naoki Tsuji. The series was first published in Kodansha's ''Bokura Magazine'' from 1968 to 1970 and was later published in ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from 1970 to ...
*Professional Wrestling Alliance/Pro Wrestling Australia
**A1GP Championship
**King Of The New School 2010 Tag Team Tournament winner (1 time) - Mat Diamond
**PWA Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
**PWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mat Diamond
*''
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
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''
**Ranked No. 267 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''
PWI 500
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'' in 2019
*
World Series Wrestling
World Series Wrestling is an Australian professional wrestling promotion. Originally founded in 2005, the promotion was in business for two years before going on hiatus, resuming operations in 2017. The company is founded, promoted and owned by Ad ...
**
WSW World Heavyweight Championship
The WSW World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world championship contested for in the heavyweight division of World Series Wrestling (WSW).
History
On 5 October 2005, during WSW's first show, Rhino became the inaugural ch ...
(1 time)
References
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1990 births
Expatriate professional wrestlers in Japan
Living people
Sportspeople from Sydney
Sportsmen from New South Wales
Australian male professional wrestlers
Professional wrestling trainers
Bullet Club members
Chaos (professional wrestling) members
IWGP Junior Heavyweight champions
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions