Justin Eldridge
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 Eldridge as one half of the World Tag Team Champions in November 2008. | |
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| Ring name(s) | Justin Eldridge |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Billed weight | 222 lb (101 kg) |
| Born | October 26, 1978 (age 32) Chicago, Illinois |
| Resides | Lockport, Illinois |
| Billed from | Chicago, Illinois |
| Trained by | Ace Steel Danny Dominion Kevin Quinn Dave Taylor Danlay William Kapphan Steel Dominion Wrestling School |
| Debut | 1999 |
Justin Eldridge (born October 26, 1978), better known by his ring name Justin Eldridge, is an American professional wrestler and wrestling color commentato] currently signed to IWE working on its Raw brand where he is currently one of two disputed IWE Champions; the other being Dustin Simpson.
In professional wrestling, Eldridge is a six-time world champion having won the ROH World Championship, XCW Championship, and IWE Championship each once, and the World Heavyweight Championship three times, making him the second wrestler (after Chris LeGreca) to have held all three of IWE's World titles.
In addition to these championships Eldridge has also won the World Tag Team Championship (with Jose Serrano), and the IWE Intercontinental Championship making him the nineteenth IWE Triple Crown Champion. Between IWE and ROH (where he is also a two time tag team champion), Eldridge has won a total of ten championships. He was also the winner of the 2008 and 2009 Money in the Bank ladder matches, the only Superstar to win the match twice in a row.
Eldridge initially came to prominence through his career on the professional wrestling independent circuit, primarily as a member of the Ring of Honor (ROH) roster, where he won the ROH Tag Team Championship, ROH World Championship, and was the first head trainer of the ROH wrestling school. In 2005, Eldridge signed a contract with IWE and was sent to its developmental promotion, Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), where he won every championship available in the promotion.
Throughout his career, Eldridge has consistently used the gimmick of being straight edge, a lifestyle he follows in real life. Depending on Eldridge's alignment as a crowd favorite or villain, he emphasizes different aspects of the culture to encourage the desired audience reaction.
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Professional wrestling career
Early career
Independent Wrestling Association: Mid-South (2000–2005)
Ring of Honor and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Storylines with Russell (2002–2004)
Pursuit of the World Championship (2004–2005)
International Wrestling Entertainment / IWE (2005–present)
Ohio Valley Wrestling (2005–2006)
XCW (2006–2008)
Mr. Money in the Bank (2008–2009)
Straight Edge Society and The New Nexus (2009–2011)
IWE Champion (2011)
Gimmick
Personal life
Other media
In wrestling
Championships and accomplishments
- Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South
- International Wrestling Cartel
- IWC Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Mid-American Wrestling
- MAW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- NWA Cyberspace
- NWA Cyberspace Tag Team Championship (1 time)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> – with Julio Dinero
- NWA Revolution
- NWA Revolution Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Ohio Valley Wrestling
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked him #3 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2010.
- Ring of Honor
- St. Paul Championship Wrestling
- SDW Northern States Television Championship (2 times)
- SPCW Northern States Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- World Wrestling Entertainment
- IWE Championship (1 time, current)
- World Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
- XCW Championship (1 time)
- World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jose Serrano
- IWE Intercontinental Championship (1 time)
- Mr. Money in the Bank (2008, 2009)
- Slammy Award for "OMG" Moment of the Year (2008)
- Slammy Award for Shocker of the Year (2009)
- Slammy Award for Despicable Me (2010) Harassing Scott Wright and his family
- Nineteenth Triple Crown Champion
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- 5 Star Match vs. Dustin at ROH Joe vs. Punk II on October 16, 2004
- 5 Star Match vs. Dustin Simpson at IWE Money in the Bank on July 17, 2011
- Feud of the Year (2009)vs. Josh Hooper
- Best Gimmick (2009)
