Christopher Heyward III, better known by the

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Calvin Tankman, is an American

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, currently performing on the

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. He is known for his tenures with

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IWA Mid-South Independent Wrestling Association (IWA) Mid-South (also known as IWA Mid-South, IWA-MS, and IWA Mid South Wrestling) was an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in New Albany, Indiana. It was formed by Ian Rotten in 199 ...

, Wild Championship Wrestling Outlaws,

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and Black Label Pro.

Professional wrestling career

IWA Mid-South (2016–2020)

One of his first matches as a

was at

's ''20th Anniversary Show'' on October 6, 2016, where he competed in a 20-man rumble match against other superstars such as the winner Randi West,

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and

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. Heyward is known for his tenure with

, where he was a former IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Champion, title which he won at ''IWA Mid-South Spring Heat 2018 '' on April 12 after defeating Mance Warner. At ''IWA Mid-South A Hard Day's Night'' on January 19, 2018, he unsuccessfully defended

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and

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's IWA Mid-South Tag Team Championship alone against Unfortunate Pairing (Elliott Paul and Pat Monix) in a 2-on-1 handicap match, being still unknown if he was recognized champion or not. He did have another successful defense alongside at

''IWA Mid-South Simply The Best 11'' December 14, 2017, against Jake Parnell and Shane Mercer. His last appearance for IWA was at ''IWA Mid-South Card Subject To Change'' on December 19, 2020, where he fell short to Vincent Nothing.

Major League Wrestling (2020–2023)

Heyward made his first appearance for

(MLW) on the November 25, 2020, episode of '' Fusion'', where he scored a victory against enhancement talent Robert Martyr. He was heavily pushed with wins over Zenshi and the AAA World Cruiserweight Champion Laredo Kid in a non-title match on ''Fusion''. At Never Say Never on March 31, 2021, Heyward unsuccessfully challenged

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for the

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. On February 26, 2022, Calvin Tankman and a tag team wrestling partner of his by the name of E. J. Nduka defeated 5150 ( Danny Rivera and Slice Boogie) and became the

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at the Grady Cole Center in North Carolina event that was sold out. On January 7, 2023, Calvin and his tag team partner Nduka lost their MLW World Tag Team Championships to The Samoan SWAT Team's Juice Finau and Lance Anoa'i at MLW's pay-per-view Blood and Thunder of year 2023.

Game Changer Wrestling (2020–present)

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's '' Joey Janela's Spring Break 4'' from October 10, 2020, Heyward participated in a 30-person battle royal where he competed against various wrestlers such as the winner Nate Webb,

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, JTG, Flash Flanagan, Marko Stunt and Joey Janela. He also competed at '' GCW Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 3'' on October 11, 2020, an event produced by

in partnership with Josh Barnett, where he defeated Alexander James by way of

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. At '' GCW Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 4'' February 13, 2021, he fell short to Davey Boy Smith Jr. by way of

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. At '' GCW Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 5'' from February 20, 2021, Heyward scored a victory against Nolan Edward by way of

Championships and accomplishments

*Freelance Wrestling **Freelance Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Shane Mercer *AAW: Wrestling Redefined **

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(1 time) – with Jah-C *Bizarro Lucha **Bizarro Lucha Luchaversal Championship (1 time) *Black Label Pro **BLP Heavyweight Championship (2 times) **BLP Midwest Championship (1 time) *

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** DPW Worlds Championship (1 time) ** DPW National Championship (1 time, inaugural) **DPW National Championship Tournament (2022) *Freelance Underground **FU Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *

** IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time) *

** MLW World Tag Team Championship ( 1 time) – with E. J. Nduka *New Wave Pro Wrestling **NWP Crossroads Championship (1 time) *Atlanta Wrestling Entertainment **AWE Stunna Rumble (2018) *Paradigm Pro Wrestling **MidwestTerritory.com Championship (1 time) **MidwestTerritory.com Interim Championship (1 time) *''

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'' ** Ranked No. 134 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''

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'' in 2021 ** Ranked No. 138 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''

'' in 2022 *Wild Championship Wrestling Outlaws **WCWO Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Dale Patricks **WCWO Fight Or Die Championship (1 time) **WCWO Territorial Championship (1 time) *Asylum Wrestling Revolution **AWR Battle Royal (2018) *Wrestling Theology Fellowship **WTF Championship (1 time) **Blizzard Brawl (2018)

References

External links

Calvin Tankman
on MLW.com * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tankman, Calvin 1994 births Living people American male professional wrestlers African-American professional wrestlers Sportspeople from Muncie, Indiana Professional wrestlers from Indiana MLW World Tag Team Champions AAW Tag Team Champions DPW National Champions DPW Worlds Champions 21st-century male professional wrestlers 21st-century American professional wrestlers