Will Kapphan (wrestler)

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'''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  
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'''Jeremy Will Kapphan''' (born December 15, 1979) is a Canadian [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestler]] and television personality. He is currently signed to [[IWE]], where he performs on the [[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]] brand under the [[Ring Name|ring name]] '''Eric Young'''; he is also the leader of the [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Stable|stable]] [[Sanity (professional wrestling)|Sanity]]. Young previously competed in IWE's [[Farm team#Professional wrestling|developmental territory]] [[IWE NXT|NXT]], where he was a former [[NXT Tag Team Championship|NXT Tag Team Champion]].
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two time [[TNA Television Championship|TNA Legends/Global/Television Champion]] a two times as one half of the [[NWA World Tag Team Champions]] with [[Bobby Roode|Bobby McAlmond]] and a two times as one half of the [[TNA World Tag Team Championship|TNA World Tag Team Champions]] with [[Mikhail Kazarian|Kazarian]] and [[Kevin Nash]] and [[Scott Hall]] as a member of [[The Outsiders|The Band]] under the free bird rule.
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He is perhaps best known for his 12-year tenure working for [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]] (TNA) from 2004 to 2016, where he was a [[List of Impact Wrestling World Heavyweight Champions|one-time]] [[Impact Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship|TNA World Heavyweight Champion]], [[List of Impact Wrestling X Division Champions|one-time]] [[Impact Wrestling X Division Championship|X Division Champion]], a [[List of TNA Television Champions|three-time]] [[TNA Television Championship|Legends/Global/Television/King of the Mountain Champion]], and a four-time [[World tag team championship|world tag team champion]], having held the [[NWA World Tag Team Championship]] [[List of NWA World Tag Team Champions|twice]] with [[Robert Renaud|Bobby Roode]], the [[Impact Wrestling World Tag Team Championship|TNA World Tag Team Championship]] [[List of Impact Wrestling World Tag Team Champions|twice]] once with [[Mikhail Kazarian|Kaz]], and once as a member of [[The Band (professional wrestling)|The Band]] with [[Kevin Nash]] and [[Scott Cummins|Scott Hall]] (under the [[Freebird Rule]]), and the only male to co-hold the [[TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship]], winning the title with female wrestler [[Coral (wrestler)|ODB]]. He is also one of only five men to win TNA's [[Grand Slam (professional wrestling)|Grand Slam Championship]]. All together, Young won 11 championships during his career in TNA, and is considered a "[[The TNA Front Line|TNA Original]]".
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Revision as of 04:43, 16 April 2019

Will Kapphan
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

Jeremy Will Kapphan (born December 15, 1979) is a Canadian professional wrestler and television personality. He is currently signed to IWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Eric Young; he is also the leader of the stable Sanity. Young previously competed in IWE's developmental territory NXT, where he was a former NXT Tag Team Champion.

He is perhaps best known for his 12-year tenure working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) from 2004 to 2016, where he was a one-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion, one-time X Division Champion, a three-time Legends/Global/Television/King of the Mountain Champion, and a four-time world tag team champion, having held the NWA World Tag Team Championship twice with Bobby Roode, the TNA World Tag Team Championship twice once with Kaz, and once as a member of The Band with Kevin Nash and Scott Hall (under the Freebird Rule), and the only male to co-hold the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship, winning the title with female wrestler ODB. He is also one of only five men to win TNA's Grand Slam Championship. All together, Young won 11 championships during his career in TNA, and is considered a "TNA Original".

Contents

Professional wrestling career

Early career

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

Team Canada (2004–2006)

Feud with Bobby Roode (2006–2007)

Super Eric and feud with the Main Event Mafia (2008–2009)

The World Elite (2009–2010)

Main article: World Elite

The Band and mentally challenged gimmick (2010–2011)

Teaming with ODB (2011–2014)

TNA World Heavyweight Champion (2013–2014)

Championship pursuits and departure (2015–2016)

IWE

NXT (2016–2018)

Main article: Sanity (professional wrestling)

SmackDown and Sanity (2018-2019)

Raw (2019-present)

Television

In wrestling

File:Jarret contra Devon.jpg
Young performing a camel clutch on Brother Devon.

Championships and accomplishments

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.

References

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