Will Kapphan (wrestler)
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| align="center" colspan=3 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:150%;" | <span style="color: #000000;">'''Will Kapphan'''</span><br> | | align="center" colspan=3 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:150%;" | <span style="color: #000000;">'''Will Kapphan'''</span><br> | ||
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | October 1998 | | bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | October 1998 | ||
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| - | '''Will Kapphan''' (born December 15, 1979) is a Canadian professional wrestler | + | '''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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| - | == | + | 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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| + | ==Professional wrestling career== | ||
===Early career=== | ===Early career=== | ||
| - | ===Total Nonstop Action Wrestling | + | ===Total Nonstop Action Wrestling=== |
| - | ====Team Canada | + | ====Team Canada (2004–2006)==== |
| - | ==== | + | ====Feud with Bobby Roode (2006–2007)==== |
| - | ====Super | + | ====Super Eric and feud with the Main Event Mafia (2008–2009)==== |
| - | ==== | + | ====The World Elite (2009–2010)==== |
| + | :''Main article: [[The World Elite|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)==== |
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| + | ===IWE=== | ||
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| + | ====NXT (2016–2018)==== | ||
| + | {{Main|Sanity (professional wrestling)}} | ||
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| + | ====SmackDown and Sanity (2018-2019)==== | ||
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| + | ====Raw (2019-present)==== | ||
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| + | ==Other media==<!-- | ||
==In wrestling== | ==In wrestling== | ||
| + | [[File:Jarret contra Devon.jpg|thumb|Young performing a camel clutch on Brother Devon.]] | ||
| + | * '''Finishing moves''' | ||
| + | ** [[Suplex#Northern Lights suplex|Bridging Northern Lights suplex]] – 2008; used as a signature move thereafter | ||
| + | ** [[Professional wrestling throws#Death Valley driver|Death Valley driver]] – 2008–2009 | ||
| + | ** [[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Diving elbow drop|Diving elbow drop]] – 2014–present; used as a signature move from 2003–2013 | ||
| + | ** [[Professional wrestling holds#Figure-four leglock|Figure-four leglock]] – 2015–present | ||
| + | ** [[Piledriver (professional wrestling)#Jumping piledriver|Spike piledriver]] – 2009–present | ||
| + | ** ''Showstopper'' ([[Suplex#Wheelbarrow suplex|Bridging wheelbarrow suplex]]) – 2003–2004, 2011 | ||
| + | ** ''Youngblood'' ([[Professional wrestling holds#Wheelbarrow|Wheelbarrow]] lifted and dropped into an [[Neckbreaker#Elevated neckbreaker|elevated neckbreaker]]) – 2003–2004; used rarely thereafter | ||
| + | * '''Signature moves''' | ||
| + | ** [[Backbreaker#Pendulum backbreaker|Backbreaker]] | ||
| + | ** [[Suplex#Belly-to-belly suplex|Belly to belly suplex]] | ||
| + | ** [[Dropkick#Front dropkick|Front]] [[Dropkick#Missile dropkick|missile dropkick]] | ||
| + | ** [[Moonsault]] | ||
| + | ** [[Professional wrestling attacks#Superkick|Superkick]] | ||
| + | * '''[[Manager (professional wrestling)|Managers]]''' | ||
| + | ** [[Scott D'Amore]] | ||
| + | ** [[Denise Lynn|Melina]] | ||
| + | ** [[Coral (wrestler)|ODB]] | ||
| + | * '''[[Nickname]]s''' | ||
| + | ** '''"EY"''' | ||
| + | ** "The Director" | ||
| + | ** "Showtime" | ||
| + | **"The Big Game Hunter" | ||
| + | **"The Bearded Terror" | ||
| + | **"The World Class Maniac" | ||
| + | * '''[[Music in professional wrestling|Entrance themes]]''' | ||
| + | ** "Superhero" by [[Dale Oliver]] (TNA) | ||
| + | ** "Wolfpac Theme" (Instrumental) by [[Jimmy Heart]] (TNA; used while a part of [[New World Order (professional wrestling)|The Band]]) | ||
| + | ** "[[T.N.T. (Song)|T.N.T.]]" by [[AC/DC]] | ||
| + | ** "Vintage" by Dale Oliver | ||
| + | ** "Blood & Fire" by Dale Oliver (TNA; January 16, 2015 – March 19, 2016 / GFW; July 7, 2015 – September 16, 2015) | ||
| + | ** "New Heights" by [[CFO$]] ([[IWE NXT|NXT]]; May 4, 2016) | ||
| + | ** '''"Controlled Chaos"''' by CFO$ (NXT; 12 October, 2016–present; used as a member of [[Sanity (professional wrestling)|sAnitY]])--> | ||
==Championships and accomplishments== | ==Championships and accomplishments== | ||
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*'''Allied Powers Wrestling Federation''' | *'''Allied Powers Wrestling Federation''' | ||
**APWF Cruiserweight Championship (1 time) | **APWF Cruiserweight Championship (1 time) | ||
| - | **FWE Heavyweight Championship (1 time | + | **FWE Heavyweight Championship (1 time) |
*'''[[Memphis Wrestling]]''' | *'''[[Memphis Wrestling]]''' | ||
| - | **[[AWA Southern Tag Team Championship|Memphis Southern Tag Team Championship]] ([[AWA Southern Tag Team Championship#Title history|1 time]]) – with [[Johnny | + | **[[AWA Southern Tag Team Championship|Memphis Southern Tag Team Championship]] ([[AWA Southern Tag Team Championship#Title history|1 time]]) – with [[Johnny Gludt|Johnny Devine]] |
*'''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]''' | *'''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]''' | ||
**PWI ranked him #'''49''' of the best 500 singles wrestlers in the [[Pro Wrestling Illustrated#PWI 500|PWI 500]] in 2010 | **PWI ranked him #'''49''' of the best 500 singles wrestlers in the [[Pro Wrestling Illustrated#PWI 500|PWI 500]] in 2010 | ||
*'''[[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]]''' | *'''[[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]]''' | ||
| - | **[[NWA World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of NWA World Tag Team Champions|2 times]]) – with [[Bobby | + | **[[TNA World Heavyweight Championship]] ([[List of TNA World Heavyweight Champions|1 time]]) |
| - | **[[TNA World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of TNA World Tag Team Champions|2 times]]) – with [[Kazarian| | + | **[[NWA World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of NWA World Tag Team Champions|2 times]]) – with [[Bobby McAlmond|Bobby Roode]] |
| + | **[[TNA World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of TNA World Tag Team Champions|2 times]]) – with [[Mikhail Kazarian|Kazarian]] (1)<sup>1</sup> and [[Kevin Nash]] and [[Scott Hall]] (1)<sup>2</sup> | ||
**[[TNA X Division Championship]] ([[List of TNA X Division Champions|1 time]]) | **[[TNA X Division Championship]] ([[List of TNA X Division Champions|1 time]]) | ||
| - | **[[TNA | + | **[[TNA King of the Mountain Championship|TNA Legends/Global/Television/King of the Mountain Championship]] ([[List of TNA King of the Mountain Champions|3 times]], current) |
| - | **[[TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship]] ([[TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship#Reigns|1 time]] | + | **[[TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship]] ([[TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship#Reigns|1 time]]) – with [[Coral (McDonald's)|O.D.B]] |
| + | **[[TNA Turkey Bowl]] ([[TNA Turkey Bowl#20011|2011]], [[TNA Turkey Bowl#20012|2012]]) | ||
| + | **[[Grand Slam Championship#Total Nonstop Action Wrestling|Fourth TNA Grand Slam Champion]] ([[Grant Slam Championship#List of TNA Grand Slam Champions|1 time]]) | ||
| + | **[[Triple Crown Championship#List of TNA Triple Crown Champions|Seventh TNA Triple Crown Champion]] (1 time) | ||
**Most Inspirational (2006) | **Most Inspirational (2006) | ||
**[[TNA World Beer Drinking Championship]] ([[TNA World Beer Drinking Championship#Reigns|1 time]])<sup>3</sup> | **[[TNA World Beer Drinking Championship]] ([[TNA World Beer Drinking Championship#Reigns|1 time]])<sup>3</sup> | ||
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<small><sup>2</sup>Kapphan defended the title with either Hall or Nash under the [[The Fabulous Freebirds#Freebird Rule|Freebird Rule]].</small><br> | <small><sup>2</sup>Kapphan defended the title with either Hall or Nash under the [[The Fabulous Freebirds#Freebird Rule|Freebird Rule]].</small><br> | ||
<small><sup>3</sup>Championship not officially recognized by TNA Wrestling.</small> | <small><sup>3</sup>Championship not officially recognized by TNA Wrestling.</small> | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
Current revision as of 04:45, 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".
[edit] Professional wrestling career
[edit] Early career
[edit] Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
[edit] Team Canada (2004–2006)
[edit] Feud with Bobby Roode (2006–2007)
[edit] Super Eric and feud with the Main Event Mafia (2008–2009)
[edit] The World Elite (2009–2010)
- Main article: World Elite
[edit] The Band and mentally challenged gimmick (2010–2011)
[edit] Teaming with ODB (2011–2014)
[edit] TNA World Heavyweight Champion (2013–2014)
[edit] Championship pursuits and departure (2015–2016)
[edit] IWE
[edit] NXT (2016–2018)
- Main article: Sanity (professional wrestling)
[edit] SmackDown and Sanity (2018-2019)
[edit] Raw (2019-present)
[edit] Other media
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
File:TNA Superstar, Global Champion, Will Kapphan..jpg
Kapphan as TNA Global Champion.
- Allied Powers Wrestling Federation
- APWF Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
- FWE Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Memphis Wrestling
- 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)
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Bobby Roode
- TNA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Kazarian (1)1 and Kevin Nash and Scott Hall (1)2
- TNA X Division Championship (1 time)
- TNA Legends/Global/Television/King of the Mountain Championship (3 times, current)
- TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with O.D.B
- TNA Turkey Bowl (2011, 2012)
- Fourth TNA Grand Slam Champion (1 time)
- Seventh TNA Triple Crown Champion (1 time)
- Most Inspirational (2006)
- TNA World Beer Drinking Championship (1 time)3
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
- 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.
