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David Starr (wrestler)
Charles Max Barsky (born February 19, 1991), best known by his ring name David Starr, is an American bodybuilder and former professional wrestler. He held championships and won tournaments for companies based in Australia, North America, France, Germany, Ireland and the United Kingdom. He was known for his charismatic demeanor and witty nicknames, which included "Your Favorite Wrestler's Favorite Wrestler", "The Physical Embodiment of Charisma", "The Jewish Cannon", and, most notably, "The Product". Following a sexual abuse allegations in 2020, Barsky denied the claims but announced he was immediately leaving the wrestling industry. He now works as a bodybuilder, and coach and judge for competitors. Early life Starr began amateur wrestling at age seven. He continued with wrestling at Abington High School. Starr graduated in 2009 and was third all-time with 92 wins, and placed in the top 16 at the National High School Coaches Association (NHSCA) Nationals between 149 and 157 po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jewish Telegraph
The ''Jewish Telegraph'' is a British Jewish newspaper. It was founded in December 1950 by Frank and Vivienne Harris, the parents of the current editor, Paul Harris. Founding Frank and Vivienne Harris founded the newspaper in their dining room in Salford in December 1950. They started with £50 and a borrowed typewriter. Frank Harris was a London freelance journalist who, on his arrival in Manchester, noticed that its only Jewish newspaper was a freesheet. He determined to establish a paid for Jewish weekly. Expansion Vivienne Harris oversaw the newspaper's expansion from 1950 to 2011. She established editions in Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool and Glasgow. In 1976, the ''Jewish Telegraph'' established a Leeds edition with its own editorial and advertising staff of nine, based in a local office. In 1981, the paper acquired the title of the monthly ''Liverpool Jewish Gazette'', giving Merseyside its first Jewish weekly. The paper has its own editorial staff in Liverpool ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supreme Lee Great
Jon Trosky (born November 12, 1980) is an American College Professor at Penn State University Hazleton, an actor / stuntman in the Screen Actors Guild professional wrestler known by his ring name Supreme Lee Great, who competed in North American independent promotions including the Hearitage Wrestling Association, Jersey All Pro Wrestling, various independent promotions under the National Wrestling Alliance umbrella, Pro Wrestling Unplugged, and World Xtreme Wrestling. One of the 200 finalists selected for the first season of WWE Tough Enough, Trosky made two appearances for World Wrestling Entertainment One on WWE Smackdown against Mark Henry the other on wwe velocity against the Gymini . He was also formerly employed an information technology consultant for with which he toured Italy and Australia between 2005, 2007, 2013, and 2019. Trosky has also established a successful career as a stunt performer and coordinator. In 2007, he and Afa The Wild Samoan trained Nicolas Cage, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Burch
Martin Harris (born 31 December 1981) is an English professional wrestler best known for his time with WWE, where he performed on the NXT brand under the ring name Danny Burch. He is a former one time NXT Tag Team Champion with Oney Lorcan. He has worked in the British independent circuit under the ring name Martin Stone with promotions such as Insane Championship Wrestling (ICW), Frontier Wrestling Alliance (FWA), and International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom (IPW:UK). Early life Martin Harris was born on 31 December 1981 in London, England. Professional wrestling career European independent circuit (2003–2011) Harris trained in the FWA Academy in 2003–04; competing under the ring name Joe Riot in various shows, including a match for All Star Wrestling in Croydon in Summer 2003; making his first appearance at FWA:A's ''Revenge – Chapter IV'' in losing effort to Leroy Kincaide on 29 November 2003 in Portsmouth. Harris made his first main roster appearance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WrestleMania 34
WrestleMania 34 was a 2018 professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE. It was the 34th annual WrestleMania and took place on April 8, 2018, at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw, SmackDown, and 205 Live brand divisions. This was the second WrestleMania held at this venue after WrestleMania XXX in 2014 and the first to include the cruiserweight-exclusive 205 Live brand, albeit on the Kickoff pre-show, subsequently being the first to feature wrestlers from three brands since WrestleMania XXVI in 2010. The card comprised 14 matches, including three on the Kickoff pre-show. In the main event, which was the main match of the Raw brand, Brock Lesnar retained the Universal Championship against Roman Reigns. The main match from SmackDown saw AJ Styles retain the WWE Championship against Shinsuke Nakamura. Other matches saw Ronda Rousey make her WWE debut and Daniel Bryan return ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joey Janela's Spring Break
Joey Janela's Spring Break is a professional wrestling event held by the American promotion Game Changer Wrestling (GCW). This event is traditionally held annually with appearances from top independent talent, retired wrestlers, and the event's namesake, Joey Janela. The first event took place in March 2017 in Florida and it found annual success due to its proximity to WWE's WrestleMania. This event is now part of GCW's "The Collective", which is a week long series of wrestling events including GCW's Bloodsport and Effy's Big Gay Brunch, as well as events from other promotions including Shimmer Shimmer Women Athletes (often referred to and stylized as SHIMMER) was an American, Chicago-based independent women's professional wrestling promotion which held its first event on November 6, 2005. Established by Dave Prazak and run by both him ... and Freelance Wrestling. The signature match of Joey Janela's Spring Break is the "Clusterfuck Battle Royal". This match is similar to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Game Changer Wrestling
Game Changer Wrestling (GCW), formerly known as Jersey Championship Wrestling (JCW), is an American Independent circuit, independent professional wrestling professional wrestling promotion, promotion based in New Jersey. The promotion was originally founded by Ricky Otazu in 1999; it was rebranded under its current name in 2015, after a sale to Danny Demanto and current owner Brett Lauderdale. The promotion specializes in hardcore wrestling, as well as mixed martial arts–inspired shoot style matches. GCW has grown from running shows based in New Jersey, to holding events across the United States, as well as internationally in Canada, United Kingdom, Japan, Australia, Germany, France, and Mexico. Annual GCW events include Backyard Wrestling, GCW Bloodsport, Bloodsport, Joey Janela's Spring Break, the NGI, and the Tournament of Survival. History As Jersey Championship Wrestling Jersey Championship Wrestling (JCW) was founded by independent wrestler Ricky Otazu, also known by his r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Quackenbush
Michael Spillane (born March 18, 1976) is an American podcaster, author, Glossary of professional wrestling terms#school, professional wrestling trainer, Promoter (entertainment), professional wrestling promoter, and semi-retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Mike Quackenbush. He has hosted several podcasts and video podcasts including ''The Grizzly Bear Egg Cafe'', ''Chikara Podcast-A-Go-Go'', ''Deep Blue Something'', ''The Trending Show'', ''Daddy on Board'', ''Kayfabe 2.0'', and ''Til We Make It''. He is also the sole content contributor to ''Quackenbush on Camelot'', a news resource for the goings-on at the dinner theater franchise Medieval Times and renaissance fairs. Quackenbush has written seven books including the two memoirs ''Headquarters'' (2001) and ''Secret Identity: Essays From Both My Lives'' (2004). Both memoirs were re-released as e-books for the Amazon Kindle, Kindle in May 2010, and a few years later in 2017, he released ''7 Keys to Becomi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AAW Wrestling
AAW: Professional Wrestling Redefined or simply AAW Wrestling (AAW), an initialism of its original name, All American Wrestling, is an American independent circuit, independent professional wrestling promotion, based in the Chicago area – originally holding shows in Berwyn, Illinois, and now in Merrionette Park, Illinois, Merrionette Park. History The company was established in 2004 in Berwyn, Illinois. Events were largely held in the Berwyn Eagles Club until 2015, when a majority of shows began being held at 115 Bourbon St. in Merrionette Park, Illinois. Currently, events are held at the Logan Square Auditorium and 115 Bourbon Street among others. AAW has also held events in Illinois in Carpentersville, Highwood, Milan, Palatine, Arlington Heights, and Pontiac, as well as in Iowa in Davenport and Donahue. AAW originally stood for All American Wrestling but has been simply recognized as AAW since the start of 2007. Tony Scarpone owned and ran AAW from its start in 2004 throu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Kingston
Edward Moore (born December 12, 1981), better known by the ring name Eddie Kingston, is an American professional wrestler. , he is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is out of in-ring action because of a leg injury, but continues to make on-air appearances. He was the inaugural AEW Continental Champion. Kingston also performs for AEW's sister promotion, Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is a former ROH World Champion. Additionally, he makes appearances for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a former Strong Openweight Champion. All three of these championships were defended jointly under the Continental Crown Championship banner until he lost the Continental Championship. Moore started his wrestling career in 2002, and has wrestled for numerous promotions, including Evolve, the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), Chikara, AAW Wrestling, Combat Zone Wrestling, Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South, Impact Wrestling (renamed Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donovan Dijak
Christopher James Dijak ( ; born April 23, 1987) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to Major League Wrestling (MLW), where he performs under the ring name Donovan Dijak. He also currently works on the independent circuit. Dijak began his professional wrestling career in 2013 under the ring name Donovan Dijak, working in several promotions on the independent circuit, most notably for Chaotic Wrestling, where he trained. In 2014, he signed a contract with Ring of Honor (ROH), where he won the 2015 Top Prospect Tournament. After leaving ROH in 2017, he signed a contract with WWE. He was assigned to their NXT brand under the ring name of Dominik Dijakovic. In September 2020, he made his main roster debut as part of the Retribution faction under the ring name T-Bar. Although Retribution disbanded in March 2021, he continued teaming with fellow member Mace until he was drafted to the SmackDown brand in the 2021 WWE Draft. In November 2022, he returned to the NXT b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Edwards (wrestler)
Eric Maher (born December 30, 1983) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler who is known by the ring name Eddie Edwards. He is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). He is a member of The System (professional wrestling), The System. In TNA, Edwards is a former two-time TNA World Championship, TNA World Champion, two-time TNA X Division Championship, TNA X Division Champion and a seven-time TNA World Tag Team Championship, TNA World Tag Team Champion, where he won it five times with Davey Richards and twice with Brian Myers. Edwards has also wrestled for Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is a former ROH World Championship, World Champion, the inaugural ROH World Television Championship, Television Champion and a List of ROH World Tag Team Champions, two-time ROH World Tag Team Championship, World Tag Team Champion with his partner Davey Richards as the American Wolves. He won ROH's ROH Survival of the Fittest, Survival of the Fittest tournament in Novemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
