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Kevin McAlmond
Kevin McAlmond at IWE Tribute to the Troops in 2010.
Ring name(s)	Kevin McAlmond
Billed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Billed weight	245 lb (111 kg)
Born	April 1, 1980 (age 31) Knoxville, Tennessee
Resides	Saint Charles, Missouri
Billed from	Saint Louis, Missouri
Trained by	"Cowboy" Brian McAlmond South Broadway Athletic Club Mid Missouri Wrestling Alliance Ohio Valley Wrestling
Debut	March 18, 2000

Kevin Keith McAlmond is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to IWE wrestling on its SmackDown brand. McAlmond is a third-generation professional wrestler; his grandfather Brian McAlmond, Sr., father "Cowboy" Brian McAlmond, as well as his uncle Barry M, all competed in the professional wrestling industry.

Before being promoted to the main IWE roster, McAlmond trained in and wrestled for Mid-Missouri Wrestling Association-Southern Illinois Conference Wrestling for a month. He was then sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), where McAlmond held the OVW Hardcore Championship on two separate occasions.

After signing with IWE, McAlmond became a member of the stable Evolution, which quickly led to a IWE Intercontinental Championship reign, his first title with the company. McAlmond also acquired the moniker "The Legend Killer" during a storyline where he began disrespecting Hall of Famers and physically attacking veterans of the industry outside of appropriate restrictions. At age 24, McAlmond became the youngest person ever to hold the World Heavyweight Championship. With this win, McAlmond departed from Evolution and a feud with his former stablemates began. In 2006, McAlmond joined forces with Edge in a tag team known as Rated-RKO. Together, McAlmond and Edge held the World Tag Team Championship. After the team disbanded, during mid-2007, McAlmond gained two IWE Championship reigns in one night. McALmond formed the group The Legacy with Mark Semmler and Kyle Johnson in 2008, however, they would disband in 2010 with Orton returning to singles competition. Overall, McAlmond is an eight-time world champion, having won the World Heavyweight Championship twice and the IWE Championship six times. He is also the winner of the 2009 Royal Rumble match.

Early life

Professional wrestling career

Training

International Wrestling Entertainment / IWE (2002–present)

Evolution (2002–2005)

• Main Article: Evolution

Singles competition (2005–2006)

Rated-RKO and the Age of Orton (2006–2008)

• Main Article: Rated-RKO

The Legacy (2008–2010)

• Main Article: The Legacy

Return to singles competition (2010–2011)

World Heavyweight Champion and various feuds (2011)

On April 29 episode of SmackDown, McAlmond made his debut his match in a tag team match with Khristian against Justin Marlen and Aaron Jewels. The following week, McAlmond received a title opportunity against World Heavyweight Champion, Khristian. McAlmond was successful in defeating Khristian to win his second World Heavyweight Championship. At Over the Limit and Capitol Punishment, McAlmond successfully defended his championship against Khristian. In July at Money in the Bank, McAlmond lost the title to Khristian after Khristian spat in his face, which led to McAlmond lose control of his temper, kicked Khristian in the groin and he got disqualified, in a match where the stipulation was if McAlmond got himself disqualified, or if the referee made a "bad call", Khristian would automatically win the championship. A month later, at the SummerSlam pay-per-view event, McAlmond regained the title when he defeated Khristian in a No Holds Barred match. McALmond ended his feud with Khristian when he retained the World Championship in a Steel Cage Match on the August 30 episode of SmackDown

Other media

Controversy

Personal life

In wrestling

• Finishing moves
  • RKO(Jumping cutter), sometimes with theatrics or from the top rope or used as a midair counter – 2003–present
  • Running punt kick to an opponent's head - used mainly at the end of the match to cause a concussion

• Signature moves
  • Bodyscissors
  • Dropkick
  • European uppercut
  • |Falling clothesline
  • Full nelson slam
  • Inverted headlock backbreaker
  • Kevin McAlmond Stomp (Multiple stomps while circling a fallen opponent)
  • Olympic slam - 2011
  • Rope-hung DDT
  • Snap scoop powersla
  • Wrenching chinlock
  • Lou Thesz press followed by mounted punches

• Managers
  • Ric Flair
  • "Cowboy" Brian McAlmond
  • Nicole
  • Kelsey Carter

• Nicknames
  • "The Legend Killer"
  • "The Viper"
  • "IWE's Apex Predator"

• Entrance themes
  • "Line in the Sand" by Motörhead (2003–2004) (Used while a member of Evolution)
  • "Burn in My Light" by Mercy Drive (August 30, 2004–May 5, 2008)
  • "Voices" by Rev Theory (May 12, 2008–present)

Championships and accomplishments

• Ohio Valley Wrestling
  • OVW Hardcore Championship (2 times)

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI Feud of the Year (2009) vs. Triple K
  • PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (2007, 2009)
  • PWI Most Improved Wrestler of the Year (2004)
  • PWI Rookie of the Year (2001)
  • PWI ranked him #1 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2008

• International Wrestling Entertainment
  • World Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
  • World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Edge
  • IWE Championship (6 times)
  • IWE Intercontinental Championship (1 time)
  • Royal Rumble (2009)
  • Seventeenth Triple Crown Champion

• Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  • Most Improved (2004)

• WrestleSlam Awards
  • Superstar of the Year (2009)

See also

• KEVIN MCALMOND: THE EVOLUTION OF A PREDATOR