Jake Parnell is an American
professional wrestler
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better known by the
ring name
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Warhorse. He is the former IWTV Champion and has performed in various independent wrestling promotions across the United States and internationally. He is well known in the industry for a gruesome in-ring injury which occurred when Gary Jay ripped a turnbuckle out of his mouth, tearing his cheek open.
Professional wrestling career
He made his professional wrestling debut as Jake Parnell in March 2013. One of his first matches was in Illinois with Dynamo Pro Wrestling against Alexandre Rudolph on March 5, 2013. That same month Parnell participated in a Triple Threat match against Dave Vaughn and Brandon Gallagher.
Parnell was originally a member of the Viking War Party, a group of Viking wrestlers composed of Alexandre Rudolph and Frank Wyatt. The team was active from Parnell's debut in 2013 to 2016 where Parnell was known as The Little Viking.
In 2019, Parnell, inspired by his love of heavy metal music and 1980s wrestling icons like
The Road Warriors and
Sting
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* Stinger or sting, a structure of an animal to inject venom, or the injury produced by a stinger
* Irritating hairs or prickles of a stinging plant, or the plant itself
Fictional characters and entities
* Sting (Middle-eart ...
, reinvented himself as Warhorse, a very
metal misfit with face paint that likes to
headbang, yell, and "Rule Ass".
On September 21, 2019, Warhorse was crowned the IWTV (Independent Wrestling.tv) Champion after defeating Erick Stevens. Warhorse lost the title to Lee Moriarty on March 6, 2021.
Warhorse has been active in
Game Changer Wrestling as part of the tag team "Warhausen" with fellow wrestler
Danhausen. On July 29, 2020, Warhorse made his debut for
All Elite Wrestling (AEW) on ''
Dynamite
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'' where he challenged
Cody Rhodes for the
TNT Championship in a losing effort.
On June 4, 2023, Warhorse appeared in the MWL fighting for his son's soul.
Championships and accomplishments
*Black Label Pro
**BLP Midwest Championship (1 time)
*Fully Loaded Wrestling
**FLW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Alexandre Rudolph
*IndependentWrestling.TV
**Independent Wrestling Championship (1 time)
* ''
Pro Wrestling Illustrated''
**
Indie Wrestler of the Year (2020)
** Ranked No. 97 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''
PWI 500'' in 2021
*Pro Wrestling ZERO1 USA
**ZERO1 USA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
**ZERO1 USA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (2 time)
**ZERO1 USA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Alexandre Rudolph
References
External links
* {{Professional wrestling profiles, cagematch=14966, wrestlingdata=28639, iwd=warhorse-6080
American male professional wrestlers
Living people
Professional wrestlers from Missouri
Year of birth missing (living people)
Sportspeople from St. Louis