Will Kapphan (wrestler)

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Will Kapphan
Kapphan at a TNA event in January 2010.
Ring name(s)	Eric Young The Not So Great Muta Super Eric
Billed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Billed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Born	December 15, 1979 (age 31) Florence, Ontario
Billed from	An Undisclosed Location Freedomland, USA Vancouver, British Columbia Nashville, Tennessee (as Eric Young) Metropolis (as Super Eric) The Orient (as The Not So Great Muta)
Trained by	Waldo Von Erich Carl Leduc Scott D'Amore Khris Canyon
Debut	October 1998

Will Kapphan (born December 15, 1979) is a Canadian professional wrestler, best known under his ring name Eric Young. He currently performs for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he has gained popularity using a variety of comic relief gimmicks. He is a former one time TNA X Division Champion a two time TNA Legends/Global/Television Champion a two times as one half of the NWA World Tag Team Champions with Bobby McAlmond and a two times as one half of the TNA World Tag Team Champions with Kazarian and Kevin Nash and Scott Hall as a member of The Band under the free bird rule.

Professional wrestling career

Early career

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2004–present)

Team Canada and paranoia gimmick (2004–2006)

Feuding with Robert Roode and Kevin Storm (2006–2007)

Super Eric (2008)

Feuding with the Main Event Mafia (2008–2009)

World Elite and Global Champion (2009–2010)

The Band (2010)

Mentally challenged gimmick; Television Champion (2010–2011)

Relationship with Coral (2011-present)

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

• Allied Powers Wrestling Federation
  • APWF Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
  • FWE Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)
• Memphis Wrestling
  • Memphis Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Johnny Gludt
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI ranked him #49 of the best 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2010
• Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
  • TNA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)
  • NWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Bobby McAlmond
  • TNA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Mikhail (1)¹ and Kevin Nash and Scott Hall (1)²
  • TNA X Division Championship (1 time)
  • TNA Legends/Global/Television Championship (2 times)
  • TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with O.D.B
  • Most Inspirational (2006)
  • TNA World Beer Drinking Championship (1 time)³
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
  • Worst Worked Match of the Year (2006) TNA Reverse Battle Royal on TNA Impact!
• Other titles
  • ACW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • FSPW Independent Championship (2 times)
  • IWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • NSP Independent Championship (1 time)
  • XWC World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

¹Reign no longer recognized by TNA Wrestling.
²Kapphan defended the title with either Hall or Nash under the Freebird Rule.
³Championship not officially recognized by TNA Wrestling.

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