Jeremiah Garcia
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| + | Lloyd made his professional wrestling debut at the age of 16 and was originally trained by his father Paul Lloyd, Sr., a promoter and wrestler in South Africa who also went by the ring name "The Pink Panther". His grandfather was a professional boxer and amateur wrestler. Lloyd grew up watching his father wrestle and in the early part of his training he used to practice in the backyard of his home, in which two rings were positioned. Lloyd went by the ring name ''PJ Black''. He formed a regular tag team with [[Ray Leppan]] (who went by the name Presley Jackson, now known as Dameon Duke) called Pure Juice. During Lloyd's final year in high school his father died and a year later he moved to the [[United Kingdom]] for five years. | ||
===United Kingdom and South Africa (2000–2008)=== | ===United Kingdom and South Africa (2000–2008)=== | ||
Revision as of 05:10, 2 April 2012
| Jeremiah Garcia | |
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| Details | |
| Ring name(s) | Justin Angel Jeremiah Garcia Paul Lloyd Paul Lloyd, Jr. PJ Black |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Billed weight | 213 lb (97 kg) |
| Born | March 3, 1981 (age 30) Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa |
| Billed from | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Trained by | Paul Lloyd, Sr. Steve Debbes Alex Shane Mark Sloan Florida Championship Wrestling |
| Debut | 1997 |
Jeremiah Garcia, Jr. (born March 3, 1981) is a second-generation South African professional wrestler. He is signed with IWE, and performs on the SmackDown brand under the name Jeremiah Garcia. He was a contestant in the first season of IWE NXT, where he finished third, before joining The Nexus stable on Raw. He has held the IWE Tag Team Championship alongside Devin Keller on three occasions. He is also a former FCW Florida Heavyweight Champion.
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Professional wrestling career
Early career
Lloyd made his professional wrestling debut at the age of 16 and was originally trained by his father Paul Lloyd, Sr., a promoter and wrestler in South Africa who also went by the ring name "The Pink Panther". His grandfather was a professional boxer and amateur wrestler. Lloyd grew up watching his father wrestle and in the early part of his training he used to practice in the backyard of his home, in which two rings were positioned. Lloyd went by the ring name PJ Black. He formed a regular tag team with Ray Leppan (who went by the name Presley Jackson, now known as Dameon Duke) called Pure Juice. During Lloyd's final year in high school his father died and a year later he moved to the United Kingdom for five years.
United Kingdom and South Africa (2000–2008)
International Wrestling Entertainment / IWE
Florida Championship Wrestling (2008–2010)
NXT, Nexus, Corre, and Teaming with Devin Keller (2010–2011)
Singles competition and face turn (2011–present)
Personal life
In wrestling
Championships and accomplishments
- Florida Championship Wrestling
- FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- FCW Florida Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Kris Logan
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI Feud of the Year (2010) – The Nexus vs. IWE
- PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (2010) – as part of The Nexus
- PWI ranked him #61 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2011
- International Wrestling Entertainment
- IWE Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Devin Keller
- Slammy Award for Shocker of the Year (2010) – the debut of The Nexus
