Kevin Crimson

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==Professional wrestling career==
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During his second tour of Iraq, Crimson decided to pursue a career in professional wrestling and upon his return to the United States, entered the [[National Wrestling Alliance|NWA Main Event]] wrestling school in Clarksville, Tennessee, where he was trained by Jeff Daniels. He would make his professional wrestling debut in 2007, working for independent promotions in Nashville, Tennessee. He would eventually make his debut also for NWA Main Event, starting a storyline feud with his trainer Jeff Daniels, and on June 3, 2010, won his first professional wrestling championship, when he defeated Matt Boyce for the NWA Mid-American Television Championship.
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On October 10, 2009, Crimson wrestled in a six–way preshow match at a [[Ring of Honor]] (ROH) event in Indianapolis, Indiana.
===Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2010–present)===
===Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2010–present)===
====Undefeated streak====
====Undefeated streak====
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[[File:TNA Slammiversary Samoa Simpson vs. Crimson.jpg|thumb|Crimson facing [[Samoa Simpson]] at [[TNA Slammiversary IX|Slammiversary IX]].]]
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On September 8, 2010, Crimson wrestled in a tryout [[Dark Match|dark match]] for [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]] (TNA), in a losing effort against [[Jay Lethal|Aaron Fisher]]. This was followed by another dark match on November 15, in which Crimson was defeated by [[Stevie Richards|Richard Veach]]. On December 4, 2010, Mercer took part in the TNA Gut Check Challenge tryout workshop in Orlando, Florida and two days later wrestled his third dark match for the promotion, in which he defeated Neico. On December 10, 2010, it was reported that TNA had signed Crimson to a contract. He would make his televised debut on the December 30 edition of ''[[TNA Impact!]]'', portraying [[Aaron Smalls|Amazing Red]]'s younger brother and being billed as '''Little Red'''. The previous week [[Jeff Jarrett]] had defeated Amazing Red in his $100,000 [[Mixed Martial Arts Match|mixed martial arts]] challenge series and upon hearing that he had a younger brother, challenged him to a match, expecting someone even smaller than the 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Red. Crimson dominated his debut match, before Jarrett's security guards, [[Phillip Hunter|Gunner]] and [[Mike Murphy|Murphy]], pulled their boss out of the ring and prevented him from re–entering. On the January 13 edition of ''Impact!'' Mercer, now renamed '''Crimson''', returned, attacking [[Abyss|Marc]] backstage and promising that "they" would be coming to take out [[Immortal]] on February 3. The following week, Crimson repeated his actions from the previous week, this time attacking [[K.J. Styles]]. Later that night, he saved [[Matt Borske]] from Immortal by attacking Marc with Janice, his nail-covered board, and sidelining him with a storyline injury. On the January 27 edition of ''Impact!'', Crimson explained that he was no longer by Amazing Red's side, because he had been given an offer he couldn't refuse. Later that night Crimson and Borske were placed in a seven–on–two handicap match against Immortal and [[Fortune]] members Jeff Jarrett, [[Kevin Storm]], [[Bobby Roode|Martin McAlmond]], [[Kazarian|Mikhail]], [[Rob Truax]], Gunner and Murphy. The match ended with Jarrett pinning Borske for the win. Afterwards, Crimson and Borske were saved by the returning [[Scott Hunter]]. On the February 3 edition of ''Impact!'', Fortune turned on Immortal, revealing themselves as the "they" Crimson and Borske had been referring to.
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[[File:Crimson TNA.jpg|thumb|left|Crimson at a TNA [[House Show|live event]] in July 2011.]]
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On the February 24 edition of ''Impact!'', Crimson made his singles match debut in a win against the returning [[Magnus|Aaron Peters]]. On the April 14 edition of ''Impact!'', Marc, who had returned from his injury three weeks earlier, took revenge on Crimson, interfering in his match and chokeslamming him onto a guardrail. Crimson made his pay-per-view debut on April 17 at [[TNA Lockdown (2011)|Lockdown]], where he and Scott Hunter were unsuccessful in becoming the number one contenders to the [[TNA World Tag Team Championship]] in a four tag team [[Cages|steel cage match]], which was won by [[Ink Inc.]] ([[Jesse Neal|Jesse Rameriz]] and [[Shannon Moore|Shane Linguini]]). The following month at [[TNA Sacrifice (2011)|Sacrifice]], Crimson defeated Marc in a singles match to win the feud and keep his "undefeated streak" intact. Crimson then moved on to feuding with [[Samoa Simpson]], stemming from the fact that during the past three weeks, Simpson had on two occasions turned his back and walked away from the ring, after Marc had blindsided Crimson, claiming that he had not needed anyone's help during his own 18 month undefeated streak in 2005 and 2006. On June 12 at [[TNA Slammiversary|Slammiversary IX]], Crimson continued his streak by defeating Samoa Simpson. The following week Crimson entered the [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling Tournaments#Bound for Glory Series|Bound for Glory Series]] to determine the number one contender to the [[TNA World Heavyweight Championship]] and continued his undefeated streak against the likes of [[D'Angelo Dinero|Jared Keller]], Marty McAlmond and [[Bully Ray|Bully Harlan]], taking over the number one spot in tournament standings. On August 7 at [[TNA Hardcore Justice (2011)|Hardcore Justice]], Crimson extended his lead in the Bound for Glory Series standings by defeating number two ranked [[Rob Van Dam|Kyle Van Dam]] via disqualification. After further extending his lead on the following edition of ''Impact Wrestling'' with a win in a four–way match against three Immortal members, Bully Harlan, Gunner and Scott Hunter, Crimson was attacked by TNA World Heavyweight Champion Matt Borske. Crimson and Borske faced each other on the August 25 edition of ''Impact Wrestling'', but the match ended in a disqualification, when Samoa Joe, who had previously vowed to ruin the Bound for Glory Series, attacked Crimson. The attack resulted in Crimson suffering a storyline ankle injury, which forced him out of the Bound for Glory Series.
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Crimson returned via satellite on the September 15 edition of ''Impact Wrestling'', announcing that he would return to the Impact Wrestling Zone in two weeks. Crimson returned on the September 28 edition of ''Impact Wrestling'', challenging Simpson to a fight. During the fight, Simpson slammed Crimson's injured ankle into a guardrail and locked him in a heel hook, before being run off by [[Matt Morgan|Brandon Martin]]. The following week Crimson defeated Simpson in his return match. Crimson continued his undefeated streak on October 16 at [[TNA Bound for Glory (2011)|Bound for Glory]], defeating Samoa Simpson and Brandon Martin in a three-way match. On November 13 at [[TNA Turning Point (2011)|Turning Point]], Crimson wrestled Brandon Martin to a double disqualification, keeping his undefeated streak alive. On the following edition of ''Impact Wrestling'', Crimson and Martin defeated [[Mexican America]] ([[Matt Goldes|Anarquia]] and [[Hernandez|Semmler]]) to win the TNA World Tag Team Championship. On December 11 at [[TNA Final Resolution (2011)|Final Resolution]], Crimson and Martin successfully defended their title against Jared Keller and [[Brother Devon|Scott]]. On January 8, 2012, at [[TNA Genesis (2012)|Genesis]], Crimson and Martin made another successful title defense by defeating the team of Peters and Samoa Simpson.
==Personal life==
==Personal life==

Revision as of 06:23, 30 January 2012

Kevin Crimson
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Crimson in May 2010
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Ring name(s) Kevin Crimson (Crimson
Little Red
Kevin Mercer
Billed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Billed weight 252 lb (114 kg)
Born February 21, 1985 (age 26)
Cleveland, Ohio
Resides Nashville, Tennessee
Billed from Cleveland, Ohio
Brooklyn, New York
Trained by Jeff Daniels
Harley Gaze
Debut 2007

Kevin Mercer (born February 21, 1985) is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) under the ring name Kevin Crimson. He also works for various promotions on the independent circuit, including Absolute Intense Wrestling (AIW), NWA Main Event and Showtime All-Star Wrestling (SAW). Mercer served five years in the United States Army, which included two tours of Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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Early life

Cimson was born and raised by a single mother in Cleveland, Ohio. He attended North Ridgeville High School, where he played football and basketball, but wasn't able to continue to pursue a career in either of them without an athletic scholarship. After graduation Crimson joined the United States Army in order to fund his college studies. He ended up serving for five years, which included two tours of Iraq in the 101st Airborne Division as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Professional wrestling career

During his second tour of Iraq, Crimson decided to pursue a career in professional wrestling and upon his return to the United States, entered the NWA Main Event wrestling school in Clarksville, Tennessee, where he was trained by Jeff Daniels. He would make his professional wrestling debut in 2007, working for independent promotions in Nashville, Tennessee. He would eventually make his debut also for NWA Main Event, starting a storyline feud with his trainer Jeff Daniels, and on June 3, 2010, won his first professional wrestling championship, when he defeated Matt Boyce for the NWA Mid-American Television Championship.

On October 10, 2009, Crimson wrestled in a six–way preshow match at a Ring of Honor (ROH) event in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2010–present)

Undefeated streak

File:TNA Slammiversary Samoa Simpson vs. Crimson.jpg
Crimson facing Samoa Simpson at Slammiversary IX.

On September 8, 2010, Crimson wrestled in a tryout dark match for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), in a losing effort against Aaron Fisher. This was followed by another dark match on November 15, in which Crimson was defeated by Richard Veach. On December 4, 2010, Mercer took part in the TNA Gut Check Challenge tryout workshop in Orlando, Florida and two days later wrestled his third dark match for the promotion, in which he defeated Neico. On December 10, 2010, it was reported that TNA had signed Crimson to a contract. He would make his televised debut on the December 30 edition of TNA Impact!, portraying Amazing Red's younger brother and being billed as Little Red. The previous week Jeff Jarrett had defeated Amazing Red in his $100,000 mixed martial arts challenge series and upon hearing that he had a younger brother, challenged him to a match, expecting someone even smaller than the 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Red. Crimson dominated his debut match, before Jarrett's security guards, Gunner and Murphy, pulled their boss out of the ring and prevented him from re–entering. On the January 13 edition of Impact! Mercer, now renamed Crimson, returned, attacking Marc backstage and promising that "they" would be coming to take out Immortal on February 3. The following week, Crimson repeated his actions from the previous week, this time attacking K.J. Styles. Later that night, he saved Matt Borske from Immortal by attacking Marc with Janice, his nail-covered board, and sidelining him with a storyline injury. On the January 27 edition of Impact!, Crimson explained that he was no longer by Amazing Red's side, because he had been given an offer he couldn't refuse. Later that night Crimson and Borske were placed in a seven–on–two handicap match against Immortal and Fortune members Jeff Jarrett, Kevin Storm, Martin McAlmond, Mikhail, Rob Truax, Gunner and Murphy. The match ended with Jarrett pinning Borske for the win. Afterwards, Crimson and Borske were saved by the returning Scott Hunter. On the February 3 edition of Impact!, Fortune turned on Immortal, revealing themselves as the "they" Crimson and Borske had been referring to.

File:Crimson TNA.jpg
Crimson at a TNA live event in July 2011.

On the February 24 edition of Impact!, Crimson made his singles match debut in a win against the returning Aaron Peters. On the April 14 edition of Impact!, Marc, who had returned from his injury three weeks earlier, took revenge on Crimson, interfering in his match and chokeslamming him onto a guardrail. Crimson made his pay-per-view debut on April 17 at Lockdown, where he and Scott Hunter were unsuccessful in becoming the number one contenders to the TNA World Tag Team Championship in a four tag team steel cage match, which was won by Ink Inc. (Jesse Rameriz and Shane Linguini). The following month at Sacrifice, Crimson defeated Marc in a singles match to win the feud and keep his "undefeated streak" intact. Crimson then moved on to feuding with Samoa Simpson, stemming from the fact that during the past three weeks, Simpson had on two occasions turned his back and walked away from the ring, after Marc had blindsided Crimson, claiming that he had not needed anyone's help during his own 18 month undefeated streak in 2005 and 2006. On June 12 at Slammiversary IX, Crimson continued his streak by defeating Samoa Simpson. The following week Crimson entered the Bound for Glory Series to determine the number one contender to the TNA World Heavyweight Championship and continued his undefeated streak against the likes of Jared Keller, Marty McAlmond and Bully Harlan, taking over the number one spot in tournament standings. On August 7 at Hardcore Justice, Crimson extended his lead in the Bound for Glory Series standings by defeating number two ranked Kyle Van Dam via disqualification. After further extending his lead on the following edition of Impact Wrestling with a win in a four–way match against three Immortal members, Bully Harlan, Gunner and Scott Hunter, Crimson was attacked by TNA World Heavyweight Champion Matt Borske. Crimson and Borske faced each other on the August 25 edition of Impact Wrestling, but the match ended in a disqualification, when Samoa Joe, who had previously vowed to ruin the Bound for Glory Series, attacked Crimson. The attack resulted in Crimson suffering a storyline ankle injury, which forced him out of the Bound for Glory Series.

Crimson returned via satellite on the September 15 edition of Impact Wrestling, announcing that he would return to the Impact Wrestling Zone in two weeks. Crimson returned on the September 28 edition of Impact Wrestling, challenging Simpson to a fight. During the fight, Simpson slammed Crimson's injured ankle into a guardrail and locked him in a heel hook, before being run off by Brandon Martin. The following week Crimson defeated Simpson in his return match. Crimson continued his undefeated streak on October 16 at Bound for Glory, defeating Samoa Simpson and Brandon Martin in a three-way match. On November 13 at Turning Point, Crimson wrestled Brandon Martin to a double disqualification, keeping his undefeated streak alive. On the following edition of Impact Wrestling, Crimson and Martin defeated Mexican America (Anarquia and Semmler) to win the TNA World Tag Team Championship. On December 11 at Final Resolution, Crimson and Martin successfully defended their title against Jared Keller and Scott. On January 8, 2012, at Genesis, Crimson and Martin made another successful title defense by defeating the team of Peters and Samoa Simpson.

Personal life

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

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