Wagner Brown (born September 5, 1979) is a Jamaican born

professional wrestler Professional wrestling is a form of theater that revolves around staged wrestling matches. The mock combat is performed in a ring similar to the kind used in boxing, and the dramatic aspects of pro wrestling may be performed both in the ring or ...

, better known by his

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, SWB or Slyck Wagner Brown. Brown currently wrestles on the

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in the Northeastern United States. Additionally, SWB was appointed head trainer at

Killer Kowalski Walter Kowalski (born Edward Władysław Spulnik; October 13, 1926 – August 30, 2008), known professionally as Killer Kowalski, was a Polish-Canadian professional wrestler. Kowalski wrestled for numerous promotions during his career, includin ...

's school in Boston. Brown also had a longtime association with women's wrestler

April Hunter April Hunter (born September 24, 1976) is an American retired professional wrestler, professional wrestling valet A valet or varlet is a male servant who serves as personal attendant to his employer. In the Middle Ages and Ancien Régime, ...

. The duo held tag team titles together in

Jersey All Pro Wrestling Jersey All Pro Wrestling (JAPW) was an independent wrestling promotion based in New Jersey, United States. History 1997 Jersey All Pro Wrestling was an independent wrestling promotion that was founded by "Fat" Frank Iadeavia and Angel Surita ...

and

Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling, or 3PW, was a hardcore professional wrestling promotion based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It ran many shows from the former ECW Arena. Following the close of Extreme Championship Wrestling, many former ECW veterans, s ...

. Brown now runs his wrestling training school, Test of Strength, out of

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and runs monthly shows.

Professional wrestling career

Brown began wrestling in 1997, joining Critical Mass Wrestling. He was trained at

's school. He also learned ring psychology with Tom Howard at UPW. For the first several years of his career, Brown predominantly wrestled in the New England area. He won his first championship in February 2001,

New England Championship Wrestling New England Championship Wrestling (NECW) is an independent professional wrestling promotion based in the Northeastern United States that has promoted events since 2000. Currently owned and operated by Sheldon Goldberg, is one of the top indepen ...

's NECW Championship. In January 2005, Brown and his partner Johnny Heartbreaker were defeated by

Hurricane and Rosey The Hurricane and Rosey (also known unofficially as The Super Heroes) were a professional wrestling tag team in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) based on the Raw brand. While in the WWE, their ring personas were those of a duo of superheroe ...

on an episode of

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's ''

Sunday Night Heat ''WWE Heat'' (formerly known as ''Sunday Night Heat'' and also known as ''Heat'') is an American professional wrestling television program that was produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and aired from August 2, 1998 to May 30, 2008. Ori ...

''. Brown has also often teamed with female wrestler

. Together the duo has won

(3PW)'s

Tag Team Championship A championship or title in professional wrestling is a recognition promoted by professional wrestling organizations. Championship reigns are determined by professional wrestling matches, in which competitors are involved in predetermined rival ...

and

(JAPW)'s

. In 2002, Brown and Hunter began working for

NWA Cyberspace NWA Shockwave (NWA-SW, formerly known as CyberSpace Wrestling Federation and NWA: Cyberspace) was a professional wrestling promotion that was founded by Billy Firehawk in Staten Island, New York in 2001, and later relocated to Wayne, New Jersey. ...

. In April 2005, Brown, the current NWA Cyberspace Champion wrestled against

Jeff Jarrett Jeffrey Leonard Jarrett (born July 14, 1967) is an American professional wrestler and promoter. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he also serves as Director of Business Development. Beginning his career in his father ...

for the

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. In Cyberspace, Brown had a feud with

Rodney Mack Rodney Begnaud (born October 12, 1970) is an American professional wrestler and mixed martial artist, better known by the ring name Rodney Mack. He is signed to National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). He is best known for his time with WWE . Profess ...

. In 2004 made an appearance in Puerto Rico for the International Wrestling Association. Brown returned to England to wrestle for Superstars of Wrestling in October 2016. Brown runs a professional wrestling academy in

called Test of Strength Wrestling.

Personal life

Brown was born in Jamaica but grew up in Boston.

Championships and accomplishments

*Allegheny Mountain Wrestling Federation **AMWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *

Assault Championship Wrestling Assault Championship Wrestling was an American independent wrestling promotion based in Connecticut and promoted by Jason Knight, a retired wrestler and manager, during the early 2000s. The first major independent promotion to operate in Connecti ...

ACW Heavyweight Championship The ACW Heavyweight Championship was the top professional wrestling championship title in the American independent promotion Assault Championship Wrestling. The first-ever champion was Chris Hamrick who won the title in a championship tournamen ...

(1 time) **

ACW Great American Championship The ACW Great American Championship was a secondary professional wrestling championship title in the American independent promotion Assault Championship Wrestling. The first champion was "The Machine" Jeff Rocker who won the title from Mercenar ...

(2 times) *Big Time Wrestling (Massachusetts) **BTW Tag Team Championship (2 times, current) - with Tre the Smooth Operatin' Gangsta *

Chaotic Wrestling Chaotic Wrestling (CW) is an American independent wrestling promotion, which has been operating throughout New England since 2000; with its current home base in North Andover, Massachusetts. Chaotic Wrestling is known for producing successful, ...

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(1 time) **

CW Television Championship The Chaotic Wrestling (CW) Television Championship was a professional wrestling title in American independent promotion Chaotic Wrestling. The title was first won by "Latin Fury" Luis Ortiz in Revere, Massachusetts Revere is a city in Suffo ...

(1 time) *Connecticut Wrestling Entertainment **CTWE Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *

CyberSpace Wrestling Federation NWA Shockwave (NWA-SW, formerly known as CyberSpace Wrestling Federation and NWA: Cyberspace) was a professional wrestling promotion that was founded by Billy Firehawk in Staten Island, New York in 2001, and later relocated to Wayne, New Jersey. ...

** CSWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *Defiant Pro Wrestling **DPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *Immortal Championship Wrestling **ICW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *

JAPW Heavyweight Championship The Jersey All Pro Wrestling (JAPW) Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship in the American independent professional wrestling promotion Jersey All Pro Wrestling. It became an official title on October 31, 1997 when Jo ...

( 1 time) **

JAPW Tag Team Championship The JAPW Tag Team Championship is a championship in the Jersey All Pro Wrestling promotion. It became official title on December 5, 1997 when The Blood Angels (Diablos Macabre and Lucifer Grimm) defeated Don Montoya and Homicide in a tournament fi ...

( 1 time) - with

Jersey Championship Wrestling Game Changer Wrestling (GCW), formerly known as Jersey Championship Wrestling (JCW), is an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in New Jersey. The promotion was originally founded by Ricky Otazu in 1999, it was rebranded un ...

** JCW Championship (1 time) *

Millennium Wrestling Federation The Millennium Wrestling Federation (MWF) is a New England independent professional wrestling promotion based in Melrose, Massachusetts. Founded in January 2001 by promoters Dan Mirade & Neil Manolian, the MWF is one of the top promotions in the ...

** MWF Heavyweight Championship (3 times) * NWA New England ** NWA New England Heavyweight Championship (1 time) ** NWA New England Television Championship (1 time) ** NWA New England Tag Team Championship (1 time)¹ - with Jason Rage and Luis Ortiz *

** NECW Heavyweight Championship ( 3 times) *

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** Hall of Fame (2015) *

** 3PW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) ** 3PW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with April Hunter *'

Pro Wrestling Illustrated ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' (''PWI'') is an American internationally sold professional wrestling magazine that was founded in 1979 by publisher Stanley Weston. ''PWI'' is headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, and published by Kappa Publi ...

'' **PWI ranked him #278 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 2005 *Southern Championship Wrestling Florida **SCW Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *Squared Circle Wrestling **2CW Heavyweight Championship (2 times) *Ultimate Wrestling Federation **UWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *USA Pro Wrestling *USA Pro Xtreme Championship (1 time) **UPW United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *World Star Wrestling **WSW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) **WSW Television Championship (2 times) *

World Xtreme Wrestling World Xtreme Wrestling (WXW) is a Florida-based independent professional wrestling promotion which has held events across the United States and toured in Japan, the Middle East and South Pacific region including American Samoa and Guam. The pr ...

** WXW Television Championship (1 time) *Xcite Wrestling **Xcite International Championship (1 time) ¹Wagner held the NWA New England Tag Team Championship with Jason Rage and Luis Ortiz under the

Freebird Rule The Fabulous Freebirds were a professional wrestling tag team who attained fame in the 1980s, performing into the 1990s. The team usually consisted of three wrestlers, although in different situations and points in its history, just two performed ...

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Professional wrestling career

Personal life

Championships and accomplishments

References

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