The 2023 Full Gear was the fifth annual Full Gear professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It took place on Saturday, November 18, 2023, at the Kia Forum in the Los Angeles suburb of Inglewood, California.
11-18-2023
3h 58m
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Main Cast
Movie Details
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Production:
All Elite Wrestling
Locations and Languages
Country:
US
Languages:
en
Main Cast
Maxwell Tyler Friedman
Maxwell Tyler Friedman, better known by the ring name Maxwell Jacob Friedman (often shortened to the initials MJF), is an American professional wrestler and actor. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a one-time (and the longest-reigning) AEW World Champion.
Friedman previously worked for Major League Wrestling (MLW), where he became a one-time MLW World Tag Team Champion and a one-time (and the inaugural) MLW World Middleweight Champion. He has also worked on the American independent circuit for promotions such as Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), where he became a one-time CZW World Heavyweight Champion and a one-time CZW Wired Champion.
Jay White is a New Zealand professional wrestler signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). After starting his career in 2013, White joined NJPW the following year as a "young lion." In June 2016, White left for an overseas learning excursion, during which he worked most notably for the American Ring of Honor (ROH) and the British Revolution Pro Wrestling (RPW) promotions through NJPW's international partnerships. White eventually returned to NJPW in November 2017.
Hikaru Shida is a Japanese professional wrestler, martial artist, actress, and model, currently signed to All Elite Wrestling, and is the current AEW Women's World Champion in her first reign. She also works for the Makai company, while also making appearances for the Oz Academy and Pro Wrestling Wave promotions
New Zealand-born Australian professional wrestler, best known by her ring name as Toni Storm. She is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). She is also known for her work in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on its NXT UK, NXT and Smackdown brands.
Prior to joining the WWE, Storm wrestled nearly ten years on the independent circuit, beginning in her home country in Australian promotions including All Action Wrestling, Chaos Championship Wrestling, New Horizon Pro Wrestling and Melbourne City Wrestling. She later wrestled internationally in promotions held in the United Kingdom and Europe including Preston City Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Ulster, British Empire Wrestling, Southside Wrestling Entertainment, Empress Pro Wrestling and Pro Wrestling EVE. Prior to her signing with WWE, Storm was signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom from 2016-2017. During her tenure in Stardom, Storm became a one-time World Of Stardom Champion. In other promotions, Storm held titles including the Australasian Wrestling Federation's AIWF Australian Women's Championship and AIWF Australian Women's Championship, All Action Wrestling's AAW (Australia) Women's Championship, British Empire Wrestling's British Empire Women's Championship, the internationally-promoted title the SWA Undisputed World Women's Championship, Westside Xtreme Wrestling's wXw Women's Championship and PROGRESS Wrestling's PROGRESS Women's Championship.
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Professional wrestling career
Early career
Rossall debuted on 9 October, 2009 at the age of 14. She debuted as Toni Storm and at times would shorten her ring name to simply Storm. Most of her early career following her debut involved extensive work in the Australian promotions where she also won most of her championships in. Promotions she worked for include Pro Wrestling Alliance Queensland, PROWL Wrestling, Impact Pro Wrestling Australia, Riot City Wrestling, Melbourne City Wrestling and Professional Wrestling Alliance and many more. Expanding her career to tour internationally, Storm spent considerable time in the promotions throughout the United Kingdom including England and Ireland. Between tours in England and Ireland, Storm wrestled for Pro Wrestling Ulster, British Empire Wrestling, House Of Pain: Evolution (HOPE), Premier British Wrestling, Ironfist Wrestling, X Wrestling Alliance, Pro-Wrestling: EVE, Preston City Wrestling and Finland's Fight Club Finland promotion and Westside Xtreme Wrestling in Germany. She also appeared for Global Force Wrestling during its GFW UK Invasion show on 30 October, 2015, where she had the privilege of wrestling WWE and TNA alumni Mickie James.
World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE
Early matches (2017-2018)
Steve Borden, better known by the ring name Sting, is an American professional wrestler and former bodybuilder, currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as the mentor of Darby Allin. He is regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, having cultivated a legacy over a career spanning five decades. Throughout his career, he won a total of fifteen world championships.
Sting is widely known for his time spent as the public face of two major American professional wrestling promotions: the now-defunct World Championship Wrestling (WCW), which was bought by the WWE in 2001, and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA, now Impact Wrestling). Although the WWF had purchased WCW, Sting did not sign with them at that time. Prior to WCW, he also wrestled for the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), the Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF), and Mid South.
Sting's 14-year association with WCW and its predecessor, Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP), began in 1987. He quickly rose to main event status and has been described as the WCW counterpart to the WWF's Hulk Hogan. Dubbed "The Franchise of WCW", he held a total of 14 championships in the promotion – including the WCW World Heavyweight Championship on six occasions, the WCW International World Heavyweight Championship on two occasions, and the NWA World Heavyweight Championship on one occasion – and made more pay-per-view (PPV) appearances for the company than any other wrestler. Against Hogan, Sting headlined the highest-grossing PPV event in WCW history, Starrcade, in December 1997. Upon the acquisition of WCW by the WWF in March 2001, Sting and his long-term rival Ric Flair were chosen to perform in the main event of the final episode of Nitro. Sting would later face Hogan and Flair in their last televised matches, defeating both.
Following the expiration of his contract with WCW's parent company, AOL Time Warner, in March 2002, Borden held talks with the WWF, but ultimately did not join the promotion and instead toured internationally with World Wrestling All-Stars (WWA) – winning the WWA World Heavyweight Championship – before joining the then-upstart TNA in 2003.[1] Over the following 11 years, he won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship on one further occasion and the TNA World Heavyweight Championship four times. As a result, he became the only wrestler to have won the NWA, WCW, and TNA World Titles in a career. He was also the inaugural inductee into the TNA Hall of Fame in 2012.
Samuel Ratsch is an American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Ratsch is best known for his appearances in World Wrestling Network promotions, wrestling in a high profile position in Evolve. Allin debuted for World Wrestling Network at Evolve 59 in April 2016, losing to Ethan Page.At Evolve 74, Allin was defeated via countout by Brian Cage after Cage had powerslammed Allin over a barricade. Allin made his Style Battle debut in January 2017, losing to Dave Crist.Allin made his Full Impact Pro in early 2017 at FIP Everything Burns, losing a Fight For All match. On the same show, Allin, along with AR Fox, Dave Crist and Sami Callihan defeated Sammy Guevara, Dezmond Xavier, Jason Kincaid and Jason Cade. At Evolve 93, he was defeated by DJ Z. in January 2018, Allin faced Zack Sabre Jr. for the Evolve Championship at EVOLVE 98, in a losing effort
On August 30, 2018, it was announced that at Evolve 113, Allin would be facing WWE NXT superstar, The Velveteen Dream. At Evolve 113, Allin was defeated by Dream. At Evolve 116, Allin was defeated by Mustafa Ali. At Evolve 117, Allin was defeated by Kassius Ohno The next night at Evolve 118, Allin was defeated by Roderick Strong.
During WrestleMania 35 weekend he wrestled his last match for Evolve at Evolve 125. He also wrestled at WWN's Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw) Amerika Ist Wunderbar and WWN Supershow Mercury Rising that weekend. That same weekend it was revealed he was going to be ending his three year relationship with Evolve and WWN On June 3, 2018, Allin made his Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide debut at Verano de Escándalo (2018) in a 6-Way Match which was won by Aerostar. Other competitors in the match included Drago, Sammy Guevara, Australian Suicide, and Golden Magic. On March 14, 2019, Allin was announced as a participant in the Progress Wrestling Super Strong Style 16, making his United Kingdom debut in the process.
All Elite Wrestling (2019–present)
Less than a week after leaving WWN, on April 12, 2019 it was revealed that Allin would be a roster member of the newly launched All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He is scheduled to wrestle against Cody Rhodes at AEW Fyter Fest in June.
Adam Joseph Copeland, is a Canadian professional wrestler and actor. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Edge. After making his professional wrestling debut in 1992, Copeland wrestled in various independent promotions, competing in singles and tag team competition, the latter with long-time friend Christian Cage. In 1997, Copeland signed a developmental deal with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) and made his televised debut in 1998 as Edge. After winning his first WWF championship, the WWF Intercontinental Championship, in July 1999, Edge would form a tag team with Christian, and the two went on to win the World Tag Team Championship on seven occasions. During this time, they gained notoriety in the tag team division, partly due to their participation in Tables, Ladders, and Chairs matches. Edge split up with Christian in August 2001 and embarked on a successful solo career. Edge has won the second most championships in WWE history (after R-Truth), with a total of 31, as he has held the World Heavyweight Championship a record seven times, the WWE Championship four times, the Intercontinental Championship five times, the United States Championship once, the World Tag Team Championship a record twelve times, and the WWE Tag Team Championship twice. He is WWE's 14th Triple Crown Champion and 7th Grand Slam Champion. Edge won the King of the Ring tournament in 2001, was the first Money in the Bank ladder match winner in 2005, and won the 2010 Royal Rumble match, making him the first wrestler in history to achieve all three. Edge retired in 2011 due to several neck injuries, and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame the following year. However, he returned to competition in the 2020 Royal Rumble match, and subsequently won the 2021 Royal Rumble the following year, becoming the eighth man in history to win the Royal Rumble match twice, the third to win it as the first entrant, as well as the first to win it after being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. Considered to be one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, he has headlined multiple pay-per-view events for WWE, including WrestleMania XXIV and WrestleMania 37, and is one of the company's most prolific pay-per-view performers. Aside from professional wrestling, Copeland appeared in the fantasy film Highlander: Endgame and WWE Studios' Bending the Rules. He has made guest appearances on television shows such as Weakest Link, Mind of Mencia, Deal or No Deal, MADtv and The Flash. He appeared on the Syfy series Haven in 2015 as recurring character Dwight Hendrickson, and as recurring character Ketill Flatnose in the fifth and sixth seasons of Vikings (2017–2020).
William Jason Reso is a Canadian professional wrestler and actor. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Christian Cage, where he is an associate of Jurassic Express. He is best known for his tenure in WWE under the ring name Christian where he performed regularly from 1998 to 2005 and again from 2009 to 2014. He also worked for Impact Wrestling, then known as Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), from 2005 to 2008 and during a brief return in 2021.
Reso made his debut in 1995. He wrestled in Canadian independent promotions early in his career, where he competed in singles and tag team competition with his friend Edge. In 1998, he signed a developmental contract with WWE and made his debut the following year, immediately capturing his first championship in the company, the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship, in his debut match. Edge and Christian formed a tag team and gained notoriety for their participation in Tables, Ladders, and Chairs matches. They won the promotion's World Tag Team Championship on seven occasions. The team parted ways in 2001, after which, Christian held various singles titles, including the European Championship, the Hardcore Championship, and the Intercontinental Championship.
In 2005, Reso departed WWE and signed with TNA under his Christian Cage ring name, after which, he won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship twice. He left TNA in late 2008 and re-signed with WWE in 2009, where he won the ECW Championship and the World Heavyweight Championship twice each until retiring in 2014 due to concussion issues. He was the twenty-third Triple Crown Champion and eleventh Grand Slam Champion in WWE history. He also headlined multiple pay-per-view events between WWE and TNA, and was one of WWE's most prolific pay-per-view performers. After making an unofficial in-ring comeback in June 2020 and appearing in the 2021 Royal Rumble match, Reso left WWE shortly after and signed with AEW, again reverting to his Christian Cage moniker, and officially resumed his in-ring wrestling career. Following this, he won the Impact World Championship at AEW Rampage, making his return to Impact Wrestling for the first time since Slammiversary 10 in 2012.
Austin Matelson, better known by the ring name Luchasaurus, is an American professional wrestler and television personality. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Killswitch, and is a member of The Patriarchy stable. In AEW, he is a former one-time AEW World Tag Team Champion (with Jungle Boy as Jurassic Express) and a former one-time AEW TNT Champion.
Matelson began his professional wrestling career in 2009. He then signed a developmental contract with WWE in 2012 and was sent to train at the former Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) under the ring name Judas Devlin; FCW was then rebranded as NXT that same year where Matelson remained until he was released in 2014. After a two-year hiatus, he signed with Lucha Underground as Vibora and worked there from 2016 to 2018. He also began working on the independent circuit in 2016 under the Luchasaurus gimmick until he signed with AEW in 2019 and took on the ring name Killswitch in 2023.
During his two-year wrestling hiatus from 2014 to 2016, Matelson appeared on Access Hollywood and was a house guest on the reality competition, Big Brother 17, in which he placed 5th. He also appeared on The Price Is Right. He later returned for Big Brother 19 in 2017.
Nicholas Finley is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Nick Wayne. and is a member of The Patriarchy stable.
James Cipperly, better known by his ring name Orange Cassidy, is an American professional wrestler and wrestling trainer. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a two-time former AEW International Champion. His first reign is the longest in the title's history.
Jonathan Good is an American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), where he appears under the name Jon Moxley. He was previously known for his work in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) under his former ring name Dean Ambrose, where he was one-third of the stable The Shield before signing with AEW and NJPW.
Stephen Blake Woltz, better known by his ring name "Hangman" Adam Page, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is the current AEW World Champion in his first reign. Woltz began his career in 2008, working on the independent circuit as Adam Page. In 2011, he began to appear in Ring of Honor (ROH), where he stayed for seven years. In 2016, Page joined the villainous stable Bullet Club, having a big push in the promotion. After he joined, he changed his gimmick to "Hangman" Adam Page, a cowboy-inspired character. Along with Bullet Club members The Young Bucks, Page won the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship. Page also worked with the Japanese promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), since ROH had an agreement with NJPW. In 2018, Bullet Club members Cody Rhodes and The Young Bucks left ROH and started their own promotion, All Elite Wrestling. Page also left ROH and signed with AEW. Page participated in a tournament to crown the first AEW World Champion, but was defeated in the finals against Chris Jericho. Months later, he won the AEW World Tag Team Championship with Kenny Omega; in 2021, he defeated Omega to win the AEW World Championship.
Stephon Strickland is an American professional wrestler and rapper. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Swerve Strickland and is a former AEW World Champion.
Nana Osei Bandoh, better known by his ring name Prince Nana, is an American professional wrestler and manager of Ghanaian descent. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and its sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is the on-screen manager for Swerve Strickland.
Richard Morgan Fliehr, known professionally as Ric Flair, is an American professional wrestler. Regarded by multiple peers and journalists as the greatest professional wrestler of all time, Flair has had a career that has spanned almost 50 years. He is noted for his tenures with Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP), Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling, The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), WWE and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). Much of his career was spent in JCP and WCW, where he won numerous titles. Since the mid-1970s, he has used the monikers "The Nature Boy" and "Slick Ric". Flair is also a founding member of the original Four Horsemen stable alongside Tully Blanchard and The Andersons, managed by JJ Dillon. A major pay-per-view attraction throughout his career, Flair headlined the premier annual NWA/WCW event, Starrcade, on ten occasions, while also co-headlining its WWE counterpart, WrestleMania VIII (8), in 1992, after winning that year's Royal Rumble. PWI awarded him their Wrestler of the Year award a record six times, while Wrestling Observer Newsletter named him the Wrestler of the Year (an award named after him and Lou Thesz) a record eight times. The first 2-time WWE Hall of Fame inductee, first inducted with the class of 2008 for his individual career and again with the class of 2012 as a member of The Four Horsemen, he is also a member of the NWA Hall of Fame, and the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame. Flair is officially recognized by WWE as a 16-time world champion (8-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion, 6-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion, and 2-time WWE Champion), although the number of his world championship reigns varies by source, ranging from 16 to 25. He has claimed to be a 21-time champion. He was the first holder of the WCW World Heavyweight Championship and the WCW International World Heavyweight Championship (which he also held last). As the inaugural WCW World Heavyweight Champion, he became the first person to complete WCW's Triple Crown, having already held the NWA\WCW United States Heavyweight and NWA\WCW World Tag Team Championships. He then completed WWE's version of the Triple Crown when he won the WWE Intercontinental Championship, after already holding the WWE Championship and the WWE World Tag Team Championship on previous occasions.
Tyson Smith is a Canadian professional wrestler, best known by his ring name Kenny Omega. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) where he is the leader of The Elite. Omega is also a former AEW World Champion and a former AEW World Tag Team Champion. He is also known for his work in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he was the inaugural IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion. In NJPW, he is also a former one-time IWGP Intercontinental Champion, two-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion, one-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion, one-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion and a two-time NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion. He is also a one-time winner of NJPW's premier tournament, the G1 Climax, having won it in 2016 and being the first non-Japanese wrestler to do so. He also appears for the American promotion Ring of Honor (ROH).
Christopher Keith Irvine, better known by his ring name Chris Jericho, is an American-Canadian professional wrestler and singer. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is the leader of the stable known as Jericho Appreciation Society. Noted for his over-the-top rock star persona, he has been named by journalists and industry colleagues as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time.
During the 1990s, Jericho performed for American organizations Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW), as well as for promotions in countries such as Canada, Japan, and Mexico. At the end of 1999, he made his debut in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). In 2001, he became the first Undisputed WWF Champion, and thus the final holder of the WCW World Heavyweight Championship (then referred to as the World Championship), having won and unified the WWF and World titles by defeating Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock on the same night. Jericho headlined multiple pay-per-view (PPV) events during his time with the WWF/WWE, including WrestleMania X8 and the inaugural TLC and the Elimination Chamber matches and the shows itself. He was inducted into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame in 2010.
Within the WWF/WWE, Jericho is a six-time world champion, having won the Undisputed WWF Championship once, the WCW/World Championship twice and the World Heavyweight Championship three times. He has also held the WWE Intercontinental Championship a record nine times and was the ninth Triple Crown Champion, as well as the fourth Grand Slam Champion in history. In addition, he was the 2008 Superstar of the Year Slammy Award winner and (along with Big Show as Jeri-Show) won the 2009 Tag Team of the Year Slammy Award—making him the only winner of both Superstar and Tag Team of the Year.
After his departure from WWE in 2018, Jericho signed with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he became a one-time IWGP Intercontinental Champion, and becoming the first man to have held both the WWE and IWGP Intercontinental Championships. Jericho joined AEW in January 2019 and became the inaugural holder of the AEW World Championship in August of that year. All totalled, between ECW, WCW, WWE, NJPW and AEW, Jericho has held 36 championships (including seven World Championships, and 10 Intercontinental Championships).
In 1999, Jericho became lead vocalist of heavy metal band Fozzy, who released their eponymous debut album the following year. The group's early work is composed largely of cover versions, although they have focused primarily on original material from their third album, All That Remains (2005), onward. Jericho has also appeared on numerous television shows over the years, including the 2011 season of Dancing With the Stars. He hosted the ABC game show Downfall, the 2011 edition of the Revolver Golden Gods Awards, and the UK's Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards in 2012 and 2017.
Matt Massie is an American professional wrestler seen mostly across the independent circuits under the ring names of Gallinero I, Mr. Instant Replay, Max Buck and Matt Jackson. Massie has worked for numerous independent promotions and has toured the globe. He is currently working as Matt Jackson and is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) where he works as an Executive Vice President as well as being one half of the tag team The Young Bucks with his brother Nick Jackson.
Nicholas Lee Massie is an American professional wrestler currently working under the ring name Nick Jackson. He is best known as one half of the tag team known as The Young Bucks with his brother Matt Jackson. Along with his brother, Nick is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), while also working as an Executive Vice President for AEW.
William Morrissey is an American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Big Bill. He is best known for his tenure with WWE, where he performed under the ring name Big Cass, a shortened version of his previous name Colin Cassady. In WWE, he came to prominence for his partnership with Enzo Amore, whom he teamed with from 2013 to 2017. Together, they won the NXT Year-End Award for Tag Team of the Year in 2015. He was brought up to Raw alongside Enzo Amore the day after WrestleMania 32. He was later moved to the SmackDown brand, where he had a brief feud with Daniel Bryan, before being released by the company in June 2018. After leaving WWE, he resumed teaming with Amore (now known as nZo) on the independent circuit. He worked in Impact Wrestling under the name of W. Morrissey.
Daniel Marshall Wheeler is an American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Cash Wheeler. Wheeler is best known for his time in WWE, under the ring name Dash Wilder. In WWE, he held both the Raw and WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championships as well as the NXT Tag Team Championship and WWE 24/7 Championship along with his partner Scott Dawson.
David Michael Harwood is an American professional wrestler signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Dax Harwood. Harwood is best known for his time in WWE, under the ring name Scott Dawson. In WWE he held both the Raw and WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championships as well as the NXT Tag Team Championship and WWE 24/7 Championship along with his partner Dash Wilder.
Tom Budgen is a Dutch professional wrestler. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Malakai Black. Prior to signing with AEW, Budgen worked for WWE under the ring name Aleister Black and promotions across Europe, the United States, and Japan under the ring name Tommy End.
Nate Blauvelt is an American professional wrestler known by his ring name Brody King. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling.
Professional wrestling career
Early years
Debuting as Brody King, he wrestled his first series of matches in Santino Bros. Wrestling, where he first trained. His first match was held during the July 31, 2015 edition of SBW Wrestling Showcase, defeating Darwin Finch in a singles match. On October 10 at SBW KAOSTROPHE, King teamed with Hudson Envy in his first tag match, losing to the team of Ruby Raze & Tyler Bateman. In his debut year, King was undefeated in singles matches, holding a 4-0 record. Between 2016-2018, King went on to work in numerous promotions in the western United States including Western States Wrestling, All Pro Wrestling, Empire Wrestling Federation, DEFY Wrestling, Alternative Wrestling Show and many more. He won his first championship while in Santino Bros. Wrestling, becoming a former one-time SBW Champion.
World Series Wrestling (2018-present)
On the second day of the WSW International Assault The Elite Takeover event held on November 24, 2018, King and tag team partner Marty Scurll, representing Ring of Honor as team Villain Enterprises defeated reigning champions Concrete Davidson & Flip Gordon to win the WSW Tag Team Championship. This marked King's first tag team championship reign. They successfully retained the titles on November 26 during the fourth day of the WSW International Assault The Elite Takeover event, defeating The Filip Brothers (Stevie Filip & Tome Filip).
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (2018-present)
King first wrestled on February 16, 2018 at PWG Neon Knights, losing a singles match against Adam Brooks. During the second night of the PWG All Star Weekend 14 event, King and Tyler Bateman under the team name Violence Unlimited, challenged reigning champions team Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz) for the PWG World Tag Team Championship, but did not succeed in winning the titles. At PWG Threemendous V, King's first singles title opportunity was held in a match against the reigning champion WALTER for the PWG World Championship, but did not succeed in winning the title. The following year on January 18, 2019 at PWG Hand Of Doom, King won a match defeating Jungle Boy.
Ring Of Honor (2018-2020)
After signing with Ring of Honor, King made his televised debut during the December 15, 2018 taping (aired for the January 26, 2019 episode of ROH), as a member of Marty Scurll's newly-formed stable Villain Enterprises, along with PCO. They won their debut tag match, defeating the Shinobi Shadow Squad (Cheeseburger, Eli Isom & Ryan Nova). They continued their winning streak during the January 12, 2019 ROH TV-Tapings, defeating Corey Hollis, John Skyler & Josey Quinn. At Honor Reigns Supreme, Villain Enterprises defeated Silas Young & The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe). During the opening night of the 2019 Road To G1 Supercard event, King & PCO advanced in the first round of the 2019 Tag Wars Tournament after eliminating The Kingdom (TK O'Ryan & Vinny Marseglia).