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Christopher Girard (born December 21, 1985) is an American retired
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signed to
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as a coach at the
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as well as a producer for NXT, having previously performed on said
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under the
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Oney Lorcan. He is a former
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with
Danny Burch Martin Harris (born 31 December 1981) is an English professional wrestler best known for his time with WWE, where he performed on the NXT brand under the ring name Danny Burch. He is a former one time NXT Tag Team Champion with Oney Lorcan. ...
. He has worked frequently for
independent promotion In professional wrestling, the independent circuit (often shortened to the indie circuit or the indies) is the collective name of independently owned promotions which are deemed to be smaller and more regionalized than major national promotions. ...
s including
Combat Zone Wrestling Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) is an American independent professional wrestling promotion founded in 1999 by John Zandig. Commonly associated with the 2000s hardcore wrestling genre, early CZW shows showcased a brand of wrestling dubbed by the p ...
(CZW),
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(PWG),
Top Rope Promotions Top Rope Promotions (formerly known as Yankee Pro Wrestling and South Coast Championship Wrestling) is a North Eastern independent professional wrestling promotion based in New Bedford, Massachusetts and is the largest promotion in the Southern Ne ...
(TRP), and
Chaotic Wrestling Chaotic Wrestling, stylized as CHAOTIC, is an American independent wrestling promotion, which has been operating throughout New England since 2000; with its current home base in North Andover, Massachusetts. Chaotic Wrestling is known for p ...
(CW) under the ring name Biff Busick. He is a one-time
CZW World Heavyweight Champion The CZW World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship owned and promoted by the professional wrestling promotion Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW). It debuted on March 27, 1999 at CZW's The Staple Gun event. ...
. In addition, he has appeared in notable independent promotions like
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(wXw), Evolve, and
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(DGUSA).


Early life

Christopher Girard was born on December 21, 1985, in
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,
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.


Professional wrestling career


Early career (2008–2012)

Girard began training at the Chaotic Training Center in August 2008. After two years of training and working for
Chaotic Wrestling Chaotic Wrestling, stylized as CHAOTIC, is an American independent wrestling promotion, which has been operating throughout New England since 2000; with its current home base in North Andover, Massachusetts. Chaotic Wrestling is known for p ...
, he moved to
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,
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,
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and Lorcan enrolled in the Storm Wrestling Academy in September 2010. After training with
Lance Storm Lance Timothy Evers (; born April 3, 1969), known professionally by his ring name Lance Storm, is a Canadians, Canadian retired professional wrestler. He is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he works as a producer. He is best known ...
for three months, he moved to
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, and received additional training from
Sho Funaki (born August 24, 1968) is a Japanese professional wrestling manager, color commentator and retired professional wrestler signed to WWE, where he works as a Japanese-language play-by-play commentator and an occasional interpreter for Japanese ta ...
.


Combat Zone Wrestling (2012–2015)

Using the
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Biff Busick, he debuted in Combat Zone Wrestling at ''CZW Cerebral'', on October 13, 2012, in a
dark match Professional wrestling has accrued a considerable amount of jargon throughout its existence. Much of it stems from the industry's origins in the days of carnival Carnival (known as Shrovetide in certain localities) is a festive season that o ...
and he joined The Front. Busick gained exposure in 2014 at the '' CZW Best of the Best XIII'' tournament, where Busick defeated Azrieal,
Caleb Konley Mason Caleb Burnett (born August 30, 1986), better known under his ring name Caleb Konley, is an American professional wrestler, primarily performing on the independent circuit. He is best known for his time in Impact Wrestling. He has also per ...
, and Chuck Taylor to advance to the finals. However, Busick was defeated by
Drake Younger Drake Wuertz (born September 10, 1984) is an American professional wrestling referee and professional wrestler. He was a referee in WWE from 2014 to 2021. Before that, he wrestled for a number of major independent promotions under the ring name ...
. Next, Busick feuded with the
CZW World Heavyweight Champion The CZW World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship owned and promoted by the professional wrestling promotion Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW). It debuted on March 27, 1999 at CZW's The Staple Gun event. ...
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. At ''CZW To Infinity'', on April 27, 2014, Busick was defeated by Gulak in a title match. The following month, at ''CZW Proving Grounds'', Busick defeated Gulak to win the CZW World Heavyweight Championship. Over 161 days, Busick defended the title against wrestlers including
Danny Havoc Grant Amos Berkland (May 19, 1986 – May 31, 2020), better known by his ring name Danny Havoc, was an American professional wrestler. He was best known for his work in Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), and was noted for mixing his technical style w ...
, Mike Bailey, and
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. At ''CZW Tangled Web 7'', Bussick defeated Chris Dickinson to retain the title. After the match, his stablemate Sozio turned on him and challenged him to a match. Sozio defeated Busick to win the title. On November 11, 2014, at ''CZW Cerebral'', Busick challenged Sozio for the title in a No Rope Barbed Wire match, but he was defeated. At CZW Cage of Death XVI, Busick participated in a four-way Cage of Death match for the title against Sozio,
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, and Drew Gulak, but the match was won by Jeez.


Evolve (2013–2015)

Busick made his debut in Evolve at "Evolve 23" winning a four-way elimination match against Green Ant,
Josh Alexander Joshua Lemay (born May 29, 1987), better known by his ring name Josh Alexander, is a Canadian Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of the Don Callis Family. He also makes a ...
, and Maxwell Chicago advancing in the "Style Battle 2013 Tournament". At "Evolve 24" Busick was defeated by Drew Gulak in the finals of the "Style Battle 2013 Tournament". At "Evolve 28", Busick defeated Drew Gulak. From November 10 to 16, 2014, Evolve's parent company,
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, held four events in a ten-day tour of China. Busick ended the tour with a record of 2 wins (against
Timothy Thatcher Timothy Andrew Moura (born March 17, 1983), better known by the ring name Timothy Thatcher, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE as a trainer for the WWE ID program and as in-ring performer on the Evolve brand; he is best ...
and Jody Kristofferson) and 2 losses (to
Johnny Gargano John Anthony Nicholas Gargano (born August 14, 1987) is an American professional wrestler. , he is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand and is one-half of #DIY with Tommaso Ciampa. Gargano is known for his time in NXT, where ...
and Thatcher).


Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (2014–2015)

On August 29, 2014, Busick made his debut for
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(PWG), participating in their annual ''
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'' tournament losing to
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in the first round. He also wrestled the following night teaming with Drew Gulak coming up short against
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. He returned the following show at ''Untitled II'' losing to
Tommaso Ciampa Tommaso Whitney (born May 8, 1985) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown (WWE brand), SmackDown WWE brand extension, brand under the ring name Tommaso Ciampa () and ...
and ''Black Cole Sun'' losing a four-way to
Brian Cage Brian Christopher Joseph ButtonUhaa Nation and Ciampa. On February 27, 2015, at ''From Out of Nowhere'', Busick picked up his first win in PWG by defeating old rival "Speedball" Mike Bailey, before losing to Brian Cage at ''Don't Sweat the Technique''. He also reunited with Gulak to compete in DDT4 losing in the first round to
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and
Rich Swann Richard Anthony Swann (born February 15, 1991) is an American professional wrestler. he is best known for his tenure in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). He is a former Impact World Champion, TNA World Heavyweight Championship (2020–2021), ...
. He appeared at ''Mystery Vortex III'' defeating Timothy Thatcher before getting into a confrontation with the newly formed Mount Rushmore 2.0 and specifically
Super Dragon Daniel Caine Lyon (born June 8, 1980), better known by his ring name Super Dragon, is an American professional wrestler. Beginning his career in 1997, he has worked for companies such as All Pro Wrestling, Chikara, Combat Zone Wrestling, Ring ...
before getting
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ed by
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. He then participated in the 2015 Battle of Los Angeles defeating
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in the first round. The following night, he would team with Everett and
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in a losing effort against Super Dragon and The Young Bucks in the first six-man tag team Guerilla Warfare match. He would then wrestle his final PWG match losing to
Chris Hero William Christopher Spradlin (born December 24, 1979), better known by his ring name Chris Hero, is an American professional wrestler and trainer. , he is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a producer. Hero has worked for a number of indepen ...
the next night in the second round.


WWE


Sporadic appearances (2015–2017)

Girard appeared on January 1, 2010, episode of ''
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'' under the
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The Carolina Panther, losing to
The Great Khali Dalip Singh Rana (born 27 August 1972), better known by his ring name The Great Khali, is an Indian-born American former Professional wrestling, professional wrestler, promoter, and actor. He is best known for his tenure with WWE, where he be ...
. He also appeared on the October 10, 2011 episode of '' Raw'' and October 28, 2011, episode of ''SmackDown'', as a paper bags assistant during
Cody Rhodes Cody Garrett Runnels Rhodes (born June 30, 1985) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. As of April 2022, he is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown (WWE brand), SmackDown brand. He is also known for co-fou ...
' undashing gimmick. On September 1, 2015, it was reported that Girard had signed a developmental contract with
WWE World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is an American professional wrestling promotion. It is owned and operated by TKO Group Holdings, a majority-owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. A global integrated media and entertainment company, ...
and would be reporting to NXT the following month. He made his debut at an NXT
house show A house show (also commonly called a live event) is a professional wrestling event produced by a major Professional wrestling promotion, promotion that is not televised, though they can be recorded. Promotions use house shows mainly to cash in o ...
on October 30, in a Halloween
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, which was won by Bayley. On January 9, 2016, he made his singles match debut under his real name, losing to
Rich Swann Richard Anthony Swann (born February 15, 1991) is an American professional wrestler. he is best known for his tenure in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). He is a former Impact World Champion, TNA World Heavyweight Championship (2020–2021), ...
. At a set of television tapings held on January 22, he made his televised debut (which aired on February 24), in a losing effort against
Apollo Crews Sesugh Isaac Uhaa (born August 22, 1987) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Apollo Crews. As of February 2025, he is out of action due to a torn pectoral muscl ...
. He then wrestled in a dark match before NXT TakeOver: Dallas, where he lost to Manny Andrade. In June, Girard debuted the new ring name Oney Lorcan.


Teaming with Danny Burch (2017–2021)

From August, Lorcan feuded with
Danny Burch Martin Harris (born 31 December 1981) is an English professional wrestler best known for his time with WWE, where he performed on the NXT brand under the ring name Danny Burch. He is a former one time NXT Tag Team Champion with Oney Lorcan. ...
; after the two traded victories, they formed a tag team and feuded with
Riddick Moss Michael Carter Rallis (born October 10, 1989) is an American professional wrestler and former college football player. He currently performs on the independent circuit. Rallis is best known for his tenure in WWE under the ring names Riddick Moss ...
and
Tino Sabbatelli Sabatino Piscitelli (born August 24, 1983) is an American former professional wrestler and football player. He is known for his time in WWE, under the ring name Tino Sabbatelli. Prior to joining WWE, Piscitelli played five seasons in the Nationa ...
. In early 2018, they took part in the
Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic The Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic is an annual professional wrestling tag team tournament held by the American promotion WWE, and is featured on its NXT brand, having first been established in 2015. In subsequent years, wrestlers from the NXT U ...
, but were eliminated in the first round by team of
Roderick Strong Christopher Lindsey (born July 26, 1983), better known by his ring name Roderick Strong, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of The Paragon stable and is a former one-time AEW I ...
and
Pete Dunne Peter Thomas England (born 9 November 1993) is an English professional wrestler best known under the ring name Pete Dunne. As of April 2017, he is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand, and is one-half of the New Catch Republic wit ...
. Lorcan suffered an
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fracture during his tag team match with Burch against
The Undisputed Era The Paragon, known previously as The Undisputed Era, are a professional wrestling stable consisting of Adam Cole, Kyle O'Reilly and Roderick Strong. The group is currently performing in All Elite Wrestling (AEW). The group is widely known for th ...
(
Kyle O'Reilly Kyle Richard Thomas Greenwood (born March 1, 1987), better known by his ring name Kyle O'Reilly, is a Canadian Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of The Paragon (professio ...
and Roderick Strong) at NXT Takeover: Chicago, requiring facial surgery. Lorcan returned two months to the day of his injury on August 16, losing to War Raiders at an NXT live event. Lorcan spent the latter part of 2018 bouncing between the NXT and
NXT UK ''NXT UK'' was a professional wrestling television programme that was produced exclusively in the United Kingdom by the American promotion WWE. It aired on BT Sport and 5Action (previously known as Paramount Network). In the United States, the ...
brands. In February 2019, Lorcan and Burch were participants in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament, but were eliminated in the first round by The Forgotten Sons. In March 2019, Lorcan took part in a tournament on
205 Live ''WWE 205 Live'' is an American professional wrestling streaming television program that was produced by WWE. It premiered on November 29, 2016, as a replacement for ''WWE Superstars'', and ended on February 11, 2022. The show originally aired e ...
to name a challenger for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship at
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. He defeated
Humberto Carrillo Humberto Garza Carrillo (born October 20, 1995) is a Mexican professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Berto (shortened from his previous ring names Humberto Carrillo and Humber ...
in the first round, but lost to
Cedric Alexander Cedric Alexander Johnson (born August 16, 1989) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is performing on the independent circuit. He is best known for his tenures in WWE and Ring of Honor (ROH). Alexander worked for ROH ...
in the second round. On March 26, 2019, it was announced that he was moving to the 205 Live brand, but would still wrestle for NXT. He then redebuted on that night's episode of ''205 Live'', costing Alexander a match against
Ariya Daivari Ariya Daivari (; born April 11, 1989) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), and is a member of The Premier Athletes stable. He also works as a coach for the promotion. Daivari is best known for his tim ...
and attacking him after the match, establishing himself as a
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in the process. On the April 16 episode of ''205 Live'', he defeated Alexander in Alexander's final match on 205 Live. After the match, Lorcan shook Alexander's hand as a sign of respect, turning Lorcan
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in the process. On the September 18 episode of ''NXT'', Lorcan was defeated by
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in a number one contender's match for the Cruiserweight Championship. On December 6, 2019, Oney Lorcan announced on his Twitter that he signed a multi-year contract with WWE. On the February 13, 2020 episode of
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, Lorcan teamed up with
Danny Burch Martin Harris (born 31 December 1981) is an English professional wrestler best known for his time with WWE, where he performed on the NXT brand under the ring name Danny Burch. He is a former one time NXT Tag Team Champion with Oney Lorcan. ...
in a tag team match defeating The Hunt (Primate and
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). They then teamed up again on the February 13 episode of NXT UK in a non-title match against the NXT UK Tag Team Champions Gallus (
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and Wolfgang) but failed to beat them. On the May 20 episode of NXT, Lorcan and Burch defeated Ever-Rise and proceeded to call out the NXT Tag Team Champions
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( Marcel Barthel and
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) afterwards by mocking their signature pose. The following week, they challenged them for the NXT Tag Team Championship, but were defeated by Breezango (
Tyler Breeze Mattias Clement (born January 19, 1988) is a Canadian professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE under the ring name Tyler Breeze as a member of the UpUpDownDown channel and as a writer for the NXT brand. He also wrestles on the independent ...
and
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) in a number one contender's match. On the October 21 episode of ''NXT'', after Undisputed Era members
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and Roderick Strong were taken out, Lorcan and Burch replaced them in an
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match. They won the titles by defeating Breezango (
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and
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) with help from
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, turning heel for the second time in his
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career. On March 23, 2021,
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vacated the NXT Tag Team Championship after Burch suffered a shoulder injury in a title defense vs
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and
Karrion Kross Kevin Robert Kesar (born July 19, 1985) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Karrion Kross. Prior to his time at WWE, Kesar performed for Impact Wrestling, Lucha Libre ...
on the March 17, 2021 edition of NXT. Lorcan at some point requested his release from his WWE contract, which he was granted on November 4, disbanding their team.


Return to WWE (2022–present)

On 8 October 2022, it was announced that Lorcan returned to WWE as a coach at their
Performance Center WWE Performance Center (WWE PC) is a group of professional wrestling schools owned by American company WWE. They serve as tryout and training facilities for WWE, and also contain sports science and medical facilities as well as live events and p ...
. In 2023, Girard confirmed that he had retired from in-ring competition.


Other media

As Oney Lorcan, he made his
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debut as a playable character in ''
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'' and also appears in ''
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'' and ''
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''. The
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's
Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals (colloquially known as the Caps) are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. The Capitals compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NH ...
used his WWE song "Combative" by
CFO$ CFO$ () were an American songwriting and production duo consisting of John Paul Alicastro and Michael Conrad Lauri. They were primarily known for creating entrance music and program themes for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Career CFO$ ...
as its official goal song from 2017 to 2019.


Championships and accomplishments

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Beyond Wrestling Beyond Wrestling is an independent professional wrestling promotion based out of Worcester, Massachusetts in the United States. Established in 2009 by Drew Cordeiro, by the late 2010s it had established a reputation as a place for aspiring profes ...
**Greatest Rivals Round Robin Tournament (2015) **Tournament For Tomorrow 3:16 (2014) – with
Drew Gulak Drew Gulak (born April 28, 1987) is an American professional wrestler currently performing on the independent circuit. He is best known for his tenure in WWE, where he was a former one-time WWE Cruiserweight Champion and eight-time WWE 24/7 Ch ...
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Combat Zone Wrestling Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) is an American independent professional wrestling promotion founded in 1999 by John Zandig. Commonly associated with the 2000s hardcore wrestling genre, early CZW shows showcased a brand of wrestling dubbed by the p ...
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CZW World Heavyweight Championship The CZW World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship owned and promoted by the professional wrestling promotion Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW). It debuted on March 27, 1999 at CZW's The Staple Gun event ...
( 1 time) *Premier Wrestling Federation Northeast **PWF Northeast Lightning Cup Championship (1 time) *''
Pro Wrestling Illustrated ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' (''PWI'') is an American professional wrestling magazine that was founded in 1979 by publisher Stanley Weston. ''PWI'' is headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, and published by Kappa Publishing Group. The maga ...
'' **Ranked No. 157 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''
PWI 500 ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' (''PWI'') is an American professional wrestling magazine that was founded in 1979 by publisher Stanley Weston. ''PWI'' is headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, and published by Kappa Publishing Group. The maga ...
'' in 2014 *River City Wrestling **RCW Championship (1 time) *
Top Rope Promotions Top Rope Promotions (formerly known as Yankee Pro Wrestling and South Coast Championship Wrestling) is a North Eastern independent professional wrestling promotion based in New Bedford, Massachusetts and is the largest promotion in the Southern Ne ...
**TRP Heavyweight Championship (1 time) **TRP Interstate Championship (1 time) **TRP Kowalski Cup Tournament (2013) *Wrestling Is Respect **Quest to the Best (2013) *
WWE World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is an American professional wrestling promotion. It is owned and operated by TKO Group Holdings, a majority-owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. A global integrated media and entertainment company, ...
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NXT Tag Team Championship The NXT Tag Team Championship is a men's Professional wrestling championship, professional wrestling tag team championship created and promoted by the United States, American professional wrestling promotion, promotion WWE. It is defended on NXT ...
( 1 time) – with
Danny Burch Martin Harris (born 31 December 1981) is an English professional wrestler best known for his time with WWE, where he performed on the NXT brand under the ring name Danny Burch. He is a former one time NXT Tag Team Champion with Oney Lorcan. ...


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