Kyle Johnson, Jr.

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Kyle Johnson, Jr.
Ring name(s)	Kyle Johnson Kyle Johnson Jr.
Billed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Billed weight	235 lb (107 kg)
Born	November 8, 1982 (age 28) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Resides	Tampa, Florida
Billed from	West Palm Beach, Florida
Trained by	Chris Youngblood Harley Race's Wrestling Academy
Debut	July 8, 2006

Theodore Marvin "Kyle" Johnson Jr. (born November 8, 1982) is an American professional wrestler and actor signed with IWE, where he appears on its SmackDown brand. He is a former two time World Tag Team Champion with his former tag team partner, Mark Semmler.

After being trained by Chris Youngblood and undergoing further training at Harley Race's Wrestling Academy, Johnson made his professional wrestling debut on July 8, 2006. He won the Fusion Pro Tag Team Championship with his brother Mikhail DiBiase, in February 2007, and also toured Japan briefly with Pro Wrestling Noah. He signed a developmental contract with IWE in July 2007, and was assigned to their developmental facility, Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW). He joined the Next Generation Heart Foundation faction for a short time, before winning the FCW Southern Heavyweight Championship in December 2007. Due to injury, he relinquished the championship in January 2008.

He made his IWE television debut on May 26, 2008, and in his first match as a member of the Raw roster, he won the World Tag Team Championship with Mark Semmler. They dropped the championship in August, before winning it again a week later. Semmler and Johnson were joined by Manu shortly afterwards, forming a faction of multi-generation wrestlers, although shortly afterwards DiBiase was taken off television to film The Marine 2. Upon his return, he formed The Legacy faction alongside Semmler and Kevin McAlmond. Following The Legacy's dissolution, Johnson moved into singles competition, and was drafted to the SmackDown brand in April 2011.

Aside from professional wrestling, DiBiase is also an actor, making his film debut in The Marine 2, a direct-to-DVD movie that was released on December 29, 2009.

Contents 1 Professional wrestling career 1.1 Training and early career 1.2 International Wrestling Entertainment / IWE (2008–present) 1.2.1 The Legacy (2008–2010) 1.2.2 Singles competition and relationship with Riley (2010–2011) 1.2.3 Reunion and feud with Cody Rhodes (2011) 2 Other media 3 Personal life 4 In wrestling 5 Championships and accomplishments

[edit] Professional wrestling career

[edit] Training and early career

[edit] International Wrestling Entertainment / IWE (2008–present)

[edit] The Legacy (2008–2010)

• The Legacy

[edit] Singles competition and relationship with Riley (2010–2011)

[edit] Reunion and feud with Cody Rhodes (2011)

[edit] Other media

[edit] Personal life

[edit] In wrestling

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

• Florida Championship Wrestling
  • FCW Southern Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• Fusion Pro Wrestling
  • FPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mikhail DiBiase II

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI ranked him #34 of the best 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2010

• International Wrestling Entertainment
  • Million Dollar Championship (1 time)^a</sup
  • World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Mark Semmler

^{a</small> The Million Dollar Championship is not an officially sanctioned IWE championship.}