Chris Lopez
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Seth Rollins | ||
Rollins in April 2015 | ||
Birth name | Chris Lopez | |
Born | Buffalo, Iowa, U.S. | |
Resides | Davenport, Iowa, U.S. | |
Professional wrestling career | ||
Ring name(s) | Gixx Taj the Destroyer Tyler Black Seth Rollins | |
Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |
Billed weight | 209 lb (95 kg) | |
Billed from | Davenport, Iowa | |
Trained by | Danny Daniels | |
Debut | 2005 |
Chris Lopez (born May 28, 1986) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to IWE, where he performs under the ring name Seth Rollins and is the current IWE World Heavyweight Champion in his first reign. He is also a former IWE Tag Team Champion (with Roman Reigns as part of The Shield) and won the 2014 Money in the Bank contract, which he cashed in during the main event of WrestleMania 31.
While at IWE's developmental territories Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) and NXT, he was the inaugural NXT Champion and was also the first ever FCW Grand Slam Champion. Prior to signing with IWE, he wrestled as Tyler Black for various independent promotions including Ring of Honor (ROH), winning their Tag Team Championship (with Jimmy Jacobs) and World Championship.
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Professional wrestling career
Early career (2005–2006)
Independent promotions (2007–2010)
Ring of Honor
Age of the Fall (2007–2009)
Main article: The Age of the Fall
ROH World Champion (2009–2010)
International Wrestling Entertainment/IWE (2010-present)
Developmental territories (2010-2013)
The Shield (2012–present)
Main article: The Shield
Mr. Money in the Bank and IWE World Heavyweight Championship (2014–present)
In wrestling
- As Seth Rollins
- Finishing moves
- Signature moves
- Corner forearm smash
- Multiple kick variations
- Back
- Drop, sometimes a running single leg drop
- Enzuigiri
- Legsweep
- Reverse STO into the turnbuckles
- Springboard knee strike
- Suicide dive
- Turnbuckle powerbomb
- As Tyler Black
- Finishing moves
- God's Last Gift / Small Package Driver (Fisherman buster floated over into a small package, sometimes from the top rope)
- Paroxysm (Swinging lifting inverted DDT)
- Phoenix splash
- Superkick, sometimes preceded by a turnbuckle powerbomb
- Signature moves
- Finishing moves
- Entrance themes
- "Battle On" by War of Ages
- "The Haunted" by Walls of Jericho
- "Flesh It Out" by Blues Saraceno
- "Special Op" by Jim Johnston (IWE; 2012–present; Used while apart of the Shield)
Championships and accomplishments
- Absolute Intense Wrestling
- AIW Intense Division Championship (1 time)
- All American Wrestling
- AAW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- AAW Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Marek Brave (1) and Jimmy Jacobs (1)
- Florida Championship Wrestling / NXT Wrestling
- FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- FCW 15 Championship (1 time)
- Florida Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Richie Steamboat
- Jack Brisco Classic (2011)
- First FCW Grand Slam Champion
- Mr. Chainsaw Productions Wrestling
- MCPW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- NWA Midwest
- NWA Midwest Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Marc Brave
- Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
- PWG World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jimmy Jacobs
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked him #17 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2009
- Ring of Honor
- ROH World Championship (1 time)
- ROH World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Jimmy Jacobs
- International Wrestling Entertainment
- IWE World Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)
- IWE Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Roman Reigns
- Money in the Bank (2014)
- IWE NXT
- NXT Championship (1 time)
- Gold Rush Tournament (2012)