Will Kapphan (wrestler)

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Will Kapphan
Kapphan at a TNA event in January 2010.
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

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 two time TNA Legends/Global/Television Champion a two times as one half of the NWA World Tag Team Champions with Bobby McAlmond and a two times as one half of the TNA World Tag Team Champions with Kazarian and Kevin Nash and Scott Hall as a member of The Band under the free bird rule.

Contents 1 Professional wrestling career 1.1 Early career 1.2 Total Nonstop Action Wrestling 1.2.1 Team Canada (2004–2006) 1.2.2 Various feuds (2006–2007) 1.2.3 Super Eric (2008) 1.2.4 Feuding with the Main Event Mafia (2008–2009) 1.2.5 The World ELite; Global Champion (2009–2010) 1.2.6 The Band and mentally challenged gimmick (2010–2011) 1.2.7 Teaming with ODB (2011–2014) 1.2.8 TNA World Heavyweight Champion (2013–2014) 1.2.9 Championship pursuits and departure (2015–2016) 1.3 Global Force Wrestling (2015) 1.4 IWE 1.4.1 NXT (2016–present) 2 Television 3 In wrestling 4 Championships and accomplishments 5 References 6 External links

Professional wrestling career

Early career

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

Team Canada (2004–2006)

Various feuds (2006–2007)

Super Eric (2008)

Feuding with the Main Event Mafia (2008–2009)

The World ELite; Global Champion (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)

Global Force Wrestling (2015)

IWE

NXT (2016–present)

Main article: Sanity (professional wrestling)

Television

In wrestling

• Finishing moves
  • Bridging Northern Lights suplex – 2008; used as a signature move thereafter
  • Death Valley driver – 2008–2009
  • Diving elbow drop – 2014–present; used as a signature move from 2003–2013
  • Figure-four leglock – 2015–present
  • Spike piledriver – 2009–present
  • Showstopper (Bridging wheelbarrow suplex) – 2003–2004, 2011
  • Youngblood (Wheelbarrow lifted and dropped into an elevated neckbreaker) – 2003–2004; used rarely thereafter
• Signature moves
  • Backbreaker
  • Belly to belly suplex
  • Front missile dropkick
  • Moonsault
  • Superkick
• Managers
  • Scott D'Amore
  • Melina
  • ODB
• Nicknames
  • "EY"
  • "The Director"
  • "Showtime"
  • "The Big Game Hunter"
  • "The Bearded Terror"
  • "The World Class Maniac"
• Entrance themes
  • "Superhero" by Dale Oliver (TNA)
  • "Wolfpac Theme" (Instrumental) by Jimmy Heart (TNA; used while a part of The Band)
  • "T.N.T." by AC/DC
  • "Vintage" by Dale Oliver
  • "Blood & Fire" by Dale Oliver (TNA; January 16, 2015– Present TNA; July 7, 2015–September 16, 2015 GFW;)

Championships and accomplishments

• Allied Powers Wrestling Federation
  • APWF Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
  • FWE Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• Memphis Wrestling
  • Memphis Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Johnny Devine
• 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
  • Worst Worked Match of the Year (2006) TNA Reverse Battle Royal on TNA Impact!
• 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.

References

External links