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Brandon Silvestry (born September 6, 1979) is an American
professional wrestler Professional wrestling, often shortened to either pro wrestling or wrestling,The term "wrestling" is most often widely used to specifically refer to modern scripted professional wrestling, though it is also used to refer to real-life wrest ...
, better known by his
ring name A ring name is a type of stage name or nickname used by an athlete such as a professional wrestler, mixed martial artist, or boxer whose real name is considered unattractive, dull, difficult to pronounce or spell, amusing for the wrong reasons ...
Low Ki. He is known for his time with
TNA Wrestling Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (abbreviated as TNA Wrestling or TNA) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment, a Canadian media company owned by busine ...
,
Ring of Honor Ring of Honor (ROH) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Jacksonville, Florida. The promotion was founded by Rob Feinstein on February 23, 2002, and was operated by Cary Silkin from 2004 until 2011; the promotion was subs ...
and
Major League Wrestling Major League Wrestling (MLW) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in New Rochelle, New York. The promotion was founded in 2002 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by former WWE writer Court Bauer. The promotion markets its product as ...
as Low Ki and Senshi and with
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as Kaval. He is a one-time
PWG World Champion The PWG World Championship is a professional wrestling world championship in the Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) professional wrestling promotion. It was introduced in 2003 as the PWG Championship. The inaugural champion was Frankie Kazarian. The cu ...
, the inaugural
ROH World Champion The ROH World Championship is a professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by Ring of Honor (ROH). It is considered the most prestigious title in the promotion. The current champion is Bandido, who is in his second reign. In ...
, one-time MLW World Heavyweight Champion and a three-time
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, and has won a number of tournaments and other
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on the
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, and was the winner of the second season of '' NXT'' in 2010. Silvestry has also worked extensively in
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, most notably for
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(NJPW), where he was a three-time
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, and
Pro Wrestling Zero-One , often referred to simply as Zero1 and sometimes referred to as Pro Wrestling Zero1 Catch as Catch Can (stylized as ZERO1 and PRO WRESTLING ZERO1 CATCH AS CATCH CAN, respectively), is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion founded in 2001 ...
(Zero-One), where he was a one-time Zero-One International Junior Heavyweight and NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Champion. He is a three time world champion, and is the only wrestler in history to have been ROH, PWG, and MLW World Champion.


Professional wrestling career


Early career (1998–2002)

Silvestry began wrestling in late 1998 under the ring name Low Ki, which he derived from the lyrics of the song "
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". He began wrestling for
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(JAPW) in 1998, challenging
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and Kane D for the
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. The following year he challenged for the
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twice, unsuccessfully, but defeated Crazy Ivan and Judas Young to win the second Best of the Light Heavyweights tournament. In 2000, he began making several appearances in the
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on their programs ''Metal'' and ''Jakked'', where he competed against the likes of
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,
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,
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and
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. The following year he made it through to the finals of
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's King of the Indies tournament, losing the crown to American Dragon. It was also during 2001 that he defeated Nick Berk and Homicide in separate matches on the same evening to win both the JAPW Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight Titles; he would successfully defend both titles in separate matches at their Fourth Anniversary Show later that month in July. He lost both titles in a Three Way match the following month to Homicide, with Xavier as the other competitor.


Ring of Honor (2002–2006)

Low Ki made his
Ring of Honor Ring of Honor (ROH) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Jacksonville, Florida. The promotion was founded by Rob Feinstein on February 23, 2002, and was operated by Cary Silkin from 2004 until 2011; the promotion was subs ...
(ROH) debut at its first show, The Era of Honor Begins, on February 23. In the show's main event, he defeated
Bryan Danielson Bryan Lloyd Danielson (born May 22, 1981) is an American semi-retired professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs on a part time basis. He is also known for his tenure in WWE, where he performed under t ...
and "The Fallen Angel"
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. On July 27, 2002, at Crowning a Champion, he became the first ever
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by defeating Daniels, Spanky and Doug Williams in a Four Way Ironman match. On August 24, Low Ki successfully defended his title against A.J. Styles. On September 21, at Unscripted, he lost the title to Xavier, who, after winning the title, became a member of Daniels's faction The Prophecy. Low Ki then faced
Samoa Joe Nuufolau Joel Seanoa (born March 17, 1979), better known by the ring name Samoa Joe, is an American professional wrestler and actor. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of the Opps, and is one-third of the AEW Worl ...
on October 5 in what was Joe's official ROH debut in a "
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". In what resembled more of an
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fight, Low Ki won the match and they shook hands after the match. Low Ki left the promotion in 2004 due to the Feinstein incident, but he returned on July 17, 2004, during a match, where Samoa Joe and
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fought against
The Rottweilers The Rottweilers were a professional wrestling stable in Ring of Honor led by Homicide. The Rottweilers were known for their disrespect towards the Code of Honor and often used cheap tactics to win matches. History The Rottweilers started out as ...
(
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and the Havana Pitbulls). It looked like Low Ki would save Samoa Joe from a beatdown by The Rottweilers, but instead he spat on the ROH Championship, which was then held by Joe, and joined The Rottweilers. At Weekend of Thunder Night 2 on November 6, 2004, he started a feud with Bryan Danielson, who was Low Ki's partner in a match against Samoa Joe and
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. Low Ki and Danielson lost the match and Low Ki blamed his partner for that, so The Rottweilers started a beatdown on Danielson. On December 4, at All Star Extravaganza II, Danielson defeated Homicide of The Rottweilers. In that same event, Low Ki wrestled
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in a number one contender's match to determine who would face ROH Champion Samoa Joe for the title. The match ended in a draw. Officials extended the match, but Low Ki refused to wrestle, so Aries was declared the winner. Instead of facing Joe at Final Battle 2004, Low Ki wrestled Danielson, but got himself disqualified and then attacked the referee. This was enough for ROH officials to suspend him indefinitely as a result. Low Ki returned on May 7, 2005, and immediately attacked
Jay Lethal Jamar Shipman (born April 29, 1985), better known by the ring name Jay Lethal, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He is best known for his tenures in Ring of Honor (ROH), Total Nonstop Action Wrest ...
and Samoa Joe at Manhattan Mayhem with his fellow Rottweilers, Homicide, Julius Smokes,
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and Rocky Romero. The impromptu tag team match was made: The Rottweilers vs. Samoa Joe and Jay Lethal. Low Ki and Homicide won the match and injured Lethal with a Ghetto Stomp/ Cop Killa combination. The feud continued on June 18 at Death Before Dishonor III, where he and Lethal faced each other in a singles match, but it ended in a no contest. They had a rematch on August 12 at Redemption, but the ending was the same and Rottweilers beat Lethal down after the match. Finally, on September 17 at Glory By Honor IV, a "Fight Without Honor" between the two ended with Low Ki getting a pinfall victory over Lethal. After Samoa Joe went on to save
Colt Cabana Scott Colton (born May 6, 1980), better known by the ring name Colt Cabana, is an American professional wrestler, color commentator, and podcaster. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a wrestler and as a coach, and he performs the same ...
from a beatdown by The Rottweilers, Lethal came out to even the odds and said that he wanted yet another rematch with Low Ki, which Lethal won this time, ending the feud. Later in the year, Low Ki helped Homicide in his feud against Colt Cabana. On December 17, 2005, at Final Battle 2005, he challenged
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for his
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, but came up short. Low Ki left ROH once again in January 2006 due to a "disagreement in business arrangements". He won his last match on January 28 against Jack Evans. ROH covered his leaving by having the ROH commissioner
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ban Low Ki from Ring of Honor for life after it was discovered that he was the one who knocked Cornette's tooth out at that show. He was also used as a focus point (in name only) in the Cornette/Homicide feud in the summer of 2006, with Cornette refusing to reinstate Low Ki as Homicide's "third wish."


NWA Total Nonstop Action (2002–2004)

Low Ki's first stint with
NWA Total Nonstop Action Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (abbreviated as TNA Wrestling or TNA) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment, a Canadian media company owned by busines ...
(NWA TNA) was for its debut show on June 19, 2002, in a six-man tag team match alongside A.J. Styles and
Jerry Lynn Jeremy Lynn (born June 12, 1963), better known by the ring name Jerry Lynn, is an American retired professional wrestler signed with All Elite Wrestling as a producer and coach. Lynn has worked for professional wrestling promotion, promotions ...
against the Flying Elvises. On June 26, he attempted to become the first X Division Champion, but was beaten by Styles. He would, though, eventually go on to win the title from Styles on August 7, but lost it three weeks later to Lynn. He would later form the Triple X faction with Christopher Daniels and
Elix Skipper Elix Skipper (born December 15, 1967) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling, where he was a one-time WCW Cruiserweight Champion and a one-time WCW Cruiserweight Tag ...
that year and hold the
NWA World Tag Team Championship The NWA World Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling World Tag Team Championship, world tag team championship created by the National Wrestling Alliance. From 1948 to 1982, the NWA allowed List of National Wrestling Alliance territories ...
three times under the "
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". Low Ki wrestled beside Skipper when Triple X defeated
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(
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and
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) for the title on January 22, 2003. When Daniels's greed for the X Division Championship initially forced Low Ki out of Triple X, Low Ki would go on to battle Daniels in
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, but his pursuit was unsuccessful. He left NWA TNA in July 2004 and made his return to ROH.


Japan (2002–2009)

Low Ki made his first trip to
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with
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in 2002. On September 16, he defeated Leonardo Spanky for the International Junior Heavyweight Championship from him. He held the championship until August 31, 2003, when he lost it to
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. During 2003, Low Ki also made several appearances for
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(AJPW). Low Ki left Zero-One in mid-2004 to join Pro Wrestling Noah, where he was instantly given a title shot against Global Honored Crown (GHC) Junior Heavyweight Champion
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, which he was unable to win. During this period, he represented Noah in MXW Pro Wrestling's Gaijin Battle Series. He later joined
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) is a Puroresu, Japanese professional-wrestling Professional wrestling promotion, promotion founded on January 13, 1972, by Antonio Inoki, and based in Nakano, Tokyo. It is currently majority owned by card-game company Bushiroad, with TV As ...
(NJPW) and joined
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's stable
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, replacing the injured
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; in his first match back, he suffered a knee injury, which required surgery. Low Ki returned to the promotion in September, defecting from RISE to join New Japan's main villainous faction,
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(GBH). After joining GBH, he captured the International Wrestling Grand Prix (IWGP) Junior Heavyweight Championship from
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on September 21, 2008, on NJPW's Circuit 2008 New Japan Generation tour. He subsequently lost it back to Tiger Mask on NJPW's Wrestle Kingdom III show in
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on January 4, 2009. After losing the championship, Low Ki made several appearances for Hustle.


Return to TNA (2006–2008)

At
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, Christopher Daniels's mystery opponent was revealed to be the returning Low Ki, who wrestled under the name of Senshi (Japanese for "warrior" or "soldier"). Following Lockdown, Senshi was not seen in action for several weeks. Instead, he was built up with a series of vignettes hyping his background, training, and desire to dominate the X Division once more, hinting at the possibility of challenging the X Division Champion, the undefeated Samoa Joe. Senshi defeated
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, Jay Lethal,
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,
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, and
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at
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to become the number one contender to the X Division Championship. Senshi went on to become X Division Champion again on the June 22, 2006, episode of '' Impact!'', defeating Joe and Dutt after he pinned Dutt. He remained undefeated for six months, successfully defending the X Division Championship against Kazarian at Victory Road, Jay Lethal and Petey Williams in a three-way match at
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, and
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at No Surrender, before losing the title to Sabin in October at Bound for Glory. Senshi later feuded with Austin Starr. Their feud would continue until
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in a
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, which he won. At
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, he teamed with
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to defeat
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(LAX). At Victory Road, Senshi competed in a 10-Man Ultimate X Match, which he lost. After the match, however, Triple X was reformed with Daniels, Senshi, and the returning Skipper. They won their reunion match on the July 19, 2007, episode of ''Impact!'' against
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. Triple X faced Lethal and Dutt and
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at
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in a losing effort. Skipper and Senshi also went on to face LAX at Bound for Glory in Ultimate X, ultimately losing. At
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, Senshi competed in the
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match in which he one of four briefcases. On the following episode of ''Impact'', it was revealed that Senshi's case contained a pink slip which meant he was fired. In December 2007, it was reported that Senshi had submitted his resignation to TNA and he left the promotion shortly after. In 2008, Silvestry helped TNA during the development of its first ever video game by providing both voicing and motion capture for the game's protagonist,
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.


Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (2007–2008, 2011)

Low Ki made his debut for
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(PWG) on April 7, 2007, defeating
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at ''All Star Weekend V – Night One''. On January 5, 2008, Low Ki won the
PWG World Championship The PWG World Championship is a professional wrestling world championship in the Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) professional wrestling promotion. It was introduced in 2003 as the PWG Championship. The inaugural champion was Frankie Kazarian. The c ...
after defeating Bryan Danielson in an unannounced match. He had one successful title defense against
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, before a knee injury forced him to forfeit the championship just a month later. Low Ki returned to PWG at ''All Star Weekend 7 – Night One'' on August 30, 2008, where he was a part of a four-way match for the World Championship; the bout also featured
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 mak ...
,
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, and defending champion
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, who retained by pinning Kingston. On November 1 and 2 in
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, Low Ki defeated
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in the opening round,
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in the quarterfinals,
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in the semifinals, and Chris Hero in a non-title final match to win the 2008 Battle of Los Angeles tournament. After his World Wrestling Entertainment tenure, Low Ki returned to PWG on January 29, 2011, during the
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weekend, in a rematch from 2007, where he defeated Davey Richards. In his next appearance on April 9, Low Ki defeated
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. On May 28, during the second night of ''All Star Weekend 8'', Low Ki unsuccessfully challenged
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for the World Championship.


World Wrestling Entertainment (2008–2010)

Low Ki appeared on the November 7, 2008, edition of ''
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'' in a
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, losing to then- WWE Tag Team Champion Primo. Low Ki then won a match against
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at the
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(FCW) tapings on January 8. It was later announced on his official website that he had signed a contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (
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). Initially, he wrestled under the name Kawal – "soldier" in the
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– in FCW, WWE's development territory, but later changed it to Kaval. In January 2009, he took a hiatus from FCW due to a leg injury, which would keep him sidelined until late October. On November 24, Kaval defeated
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in a dark match prior to the SmackDown/ ECW tapings. At the December 8 tapings, he was defeated by
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in another dark match. On the February 7 episode of ''FCW'', he defeated Bryan Danielson, for whom this was a debut match, after hitting him with ''Warrior's Way'', and on February 8 won a fatal four-way match against Alberto Banderas,
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and
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to become the number one contender for the
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. Kaval received his title shot two weeks later, but was defeated by the defending champion,
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. On July 15, Kaval and Michael McGillicutty defeated ''Los Aviadores'' (
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and Epico) to win the
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. Kaval and McGillicutty only held the championship for a single day before losing it back to ''Los Aviadores''. It was announced on June 1 that Kaval would be a participant in the second season of '' NXT'', with Team Lay-Cool (
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and
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) as his storyline mentors. He debuted on the June 8 episode of ''NXT'', but did not compete in a match. On the June 15 episode of ''NXT'', he was defeated by
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in his debut, and the following week he was defeated by Eli Cottonwood. On the June 29 episode of ''NXT'', Kaval teamed with Michael McGillicutty and
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against Riley, Cottonwood and
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, which his team won when he pinned Riley, giving Kaval his first win on ''NXT''. Later that night, he was ranked first in the poll. Four weeks later on July 27, he slipped down to second place in the second poll, behind McGillicutty. On August 9, the rookies appeared in a six-man tag team match on Raw, which Kaval's team lost when he was pinned by Husky Harris. Following the match, he was attacked by
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. The following night on ''NXT'', Kaval's team won a rematch when Kaval pinned McGillicutty. In the poll later that night, Kaval regained the number one ranking. On the August 30 episode of ''Raw'', Kaval and
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lost a triple threat tag team match to
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and Alex Riley. On August 31, Kaval won the second season of ''NXT'', with McGillicutty ranked second and Riley in third place. Following the announcement of his victory, he was attacked by all the former season two rookies. Following his ''NXT'' victory, Kaval was moved to the
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, making his debut during the September 7 tapings in a loss to
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, which aired on September 10. On the September 24 episode of ''SmackDown'', Kaval lost to
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On the October 8 episode of ''SmackDown'', Kaval and
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lost to Drew McIntyre and
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when Rhodes pinned Kaval. On the October 15 episode of ''SmackDown'' Kaval lasted five minutes in the ring with
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and in doing so earned a spot on Team SmackDown at
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. However, after the match, Kaval was challenged by
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, who ultimately went on to defeat him for his spot at the
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. On the October 18 episode of ''Raw'', Kaval competed in a SmackDown vs. Raw Battle Royal where he was eliminated by
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. On the October 29 episode of ''Smackdown'', Kaval lost to
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. Kaval then lost a rematch on the November 4 episode of ''
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''. On the November 11 episode of ''Superstars'', Kaval lost to Drew McIntyre. Kaval won his first match on the November 19 episode of ''SmackDown'', by defeating the Intercontinental Champion
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in a non-title match. Following his victory, Kaval announced that he would be using his guaranteed title opportunity that he earned by winning ''NXT'' at the
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pay-per-view against Ziggler for the Intercontinental Championship. At the pay-per-view, Kaval was unsuccessful in his attempt to win the Intercontinental Championship. On the December 3 episode of ''Smackdown'', Kaval and
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lost to Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre. He and MVP were attacked by
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On the December 10 episode of ''Smackdown'', Kaval lost to Jack Swagger by submission. On the December 17 episode of ''Smackdown'', Kaval and Kofi Kingston defeated Jack Swagger and Dolph Ziggler. Kaval's final appearance in WWE was a loss to Drew McIntyre on the live December 21 episode of ''SmackDown'', and he was released from his contract on December 23.


Return to NJPW and second return to TNA (2011–2013)

On May 13, 2011, Silvestry, under the name Low Ki, made his return to NJPW, during the Invasion Tour 2011, the promotion's first tour of the United States, teaming with Homicide in a tag team match, where they defeated Jushin Thunder Liger and Tiger Mask. The following day, Low Ki unsuccessfully challenged
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for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship. On the third and final day of the tour in
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, Low Ki and Homicide unsuccessfully challenged Devitt and
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for the
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. On June 27, 2011, Low Ki returned to TNA at the tapings of the June 30 edition of ''Impact Wrestling'', defeating
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and
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in a three-way match to advance to a four-way match for a TNA contract at
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. At the pay-per-view, Low Ki was defeated in the finals by Austin Aries. On April 21, 2012, Low Ki returned to NJPW, aligning himself with the
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stable and teaming with
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,
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and Rocky Romero in an eight-man tag team match, where they defeated Jushin Thunder Liger, Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi and Tiger Mask, with Ki pinning IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Devitt for the win. On May 3 at Wrestling Dontaku 2012, Low Ki defeated Devitt to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship for the second time. On May 27, Low Ki entered New Japan's 2012 Best of the Super Juniors tournament. When the round-robin stage of the tournament concluded on June 9, Low Ki finished with eight wins out of his eight matches, winning his block and advancing to the semifinals of the tournament. The following day, Low Ki defeated Prince Devitt in the semifinals, before losing to Ryusuke Taguchi in the finals of the tournament. On June 16 at
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, Low Ki defeated Taguchi in a rematch to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship. On July 29, Low Ki lost the title to
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in his second defense. Low Ki regained the title from Ibushi on October 8 at King of Pro-Wrestling. On October 21, Low Ki and
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entered the 2012 Super Jr. Tag Tournament as "Chaos World Wrestling Warriors". However, the team was eliminated from the tournament in the first round by
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(Prince Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi). On November 11 at
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, Low Ki lost the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship to Prince Devitt in his first title defense. On January 4, 2013, at
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, Low Ki unsuccessfully challenged Devitt for the title in a three-way match, which also included Kota Ibushi. Low Ki wrestled the entire match in a suit. The following month, New Japan removed Low Ki's profile from its official website, signaling the end of his run with the promotion. Low Ki had told New Japan office that he did not want to wrestle at an upcoming event in Fukushima because of health and safety reasons stemming from the
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. Low Ki wrestled the WK7 match in the suit in protest. NJPW was reportedly "furious" over Low Ki wrestling a title match in a suit without clearing it with them first to the point that even years later, the company was said to be open to bringing anyone back "with the exception of Low Ki".


Return to the independent circuit (2012–present)

On January 14, 2012, Low Ki made his unadvertised debut for Evolve, defeating Ahtu at the final professional wrestling event in the
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. Afterwards, it was announced that Low Ki had joined both Evolve and
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full-time. Low Ki made his debut for Dragon Gate USA on January 27, when he defeated
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in a singles match. Among speculations regarding his retirement from wrestling, Low Ki worked for Right Coast Pro's July 13, 2013, "Festivus" event, defeating Billy Bax in a singles match. On March 30, 2014, Pro Wrestling Syndicate (PWS) announced that Low Ki was coming out of retirement to work an event for the promotion on June 7. The following day, he was also announced for Dragon Gate USA's April events. On April 4, Ki was defeated by
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in his Dragon Gate USA return match.


All Japan Pro Wrestling (2013)

On August 11, 2013, AJPW announced that Low Ki would be returning to the promotion the following month to take part in the 2013 Ōdō Tournament. Low Ki entered the tournament on September 11, defeating
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in his first round match. Five days later, Low Ki was eliminated from the tournament in the second round by Akebono. Following the match, Low Ki was sidelined with an abdominal injury for the rest of the tour. On October 14, Silvestry announced his retirement from professional wrestling due to All Japan supposedly not honoring their contractual obligation of medical care following his injury.


Third return to TNA (2014–2015)

Low Ki returned to TNA in 2014, starting a rivalry against Samoa Joe over the X Division Championship. On the August 7 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Low Ki was defeated by
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in the finals of a tournament for the vacant title, which also included
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. Ki would face Joe again at
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in a losing effort. However, on September 19, Joe vacated the title due medical issues. On the November 12 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Low Ki defeated
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, Manik and DJ Z in a Four-Way match to win the vacant X Division Championship, becoming a three-time champion. Then, he started a storyline with Austin Aries. On January 7, 2015, episode of ''Impact Wrestling'' Ki lost the title against Aries, turned
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and joining the newly formed, villainous
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led by
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known as The Beat Down Clan. On the following episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Low Ki defeated Austin Aries in a rematch to reclaim the X Division title, with help from interference of The Beat Down Clan. On the March 20 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Low Ki lost the title to
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. In April, The Beat Down Clan started a feud with The Rising (
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,
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and
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) culminating in a match between both stables on the July 1 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', The Beat Down Clan defeated The Rising in a 4-on-3 Handicap match, forcing The Rising to dissolve. On June 25, 2015, Low Ki announced that he had parted ways with the company.


Fourth return to Impact (2017)

On the April 20 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Low Ki made his return, debuting a Hitman / Agent 47 inspired gimmick. He defeated
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,
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,
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,
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and Suicide in a six-way match to win his fifth
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. As champion, he would make appearances in the United Kingdom, defeating
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for
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and
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for
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. At the Impact Wrestling taping that occurred in Mumbai, India, on May 30 Dutt pinned then X Division Champion Low Ki to win his championship. At the July 6 Impact Wrestling tapings, Low Ki turned heel again by attacking Dutt during his Championship celebration, leading to a two out of three falls match at
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in which Ki was unsuccessful in regaining the X-Division Championship. After that, he was joined with the Latin American Xchange (LAX), starting a storyline with the Impact World Champion
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. Ki was scheduled to face Alberto for the title at Bound for Glory, but since Impact stripped him from the title, the match was cancelled. Instead, Eli Drake was crowned new champion and Johnny Impact was pointed as the challenger at Bound for Glory. On August 23, it was reported that Silvestry had parted ways with Impact. Sources agreed that Silvestry had made the decision to leave, but disagreed whether the departure was over financial or creative differences.


Major League Wrestling (2018–2021)

Low Ki debuted in
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(MLW) in 2018 as a heel, where
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became his manager. His first match for the promotion was on January 11, where he and
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went to a draw. On the July 20 episode of '' Fusion'', Low Ki defeated
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to win the
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He would follow that win with successful defences against John Hennigan and Fenix. On November 10 Low Ki defended his championship against Daga, where he won after ripping a portion of Daga's ear off. Low Ki would also defeat Strickland in a rematch on November 23, where Ki ripped out a piece of Strickland's hair before pinning him. He would hold the title 205 days, losing it to
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at
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on February 2, 2019. Low Ki was announced as part of the MLW roster that would be present at the company's relaunch following their hiatus due to the
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.


Other media

Low Ki has also made an appearance in the ''
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'' video game, where he also did the voice and motion-capture of the wrestling character
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.


Video games


Personal life

Silvestry is an avid
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user, and has been criticized for spreading
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and anti-vaccine misinformation, particularly about the Fukushima disaster,
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and COVID-19 related vaccines, and on mask usage. He has re-posted and has commented on numerous statements surrounding
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(including one stating that the people working there are satanic pedophiles),
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, the LGBT+ groomer theory (including a reference to LGBT+ people as "perverts"), and a desire to execute doctors who promoted the COVID-19 vaccine. Silvestry is fluent in
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and is of
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and Puerto Rican descent.


Championships and accomplishments

*
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**Tag Team Tournament (2006) – with
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,
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and
Samoa Joe Nuufolau Joel Seanoa (born March 17, 1979), better known by the ring name Samoa Joe, is an American professional wrestler and actor. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of the Opps, and is one-third of the AEW Worl ...
*
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**
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(
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) – with American Dragon (1) and Xavier (1) ** ECWA Hall of Fame (Class of 2007) **
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(
2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...
) *
Florida Championship Wrestling Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) was a professional wrestling professional wrestling promotion, promotion based on the former National Wrestling Alliance member promotion, Championship Wrestling from Florida, which operated from 1961 until ...
**
FCW Florida Tag Team Championship The FCW Florida Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team championship owned and promoted by Florida Championship Wrestling, (FCW), a former developmental territory of WWE. It was contested for in their tag team division. The c ...
( 1 time) – with Michael McGillicutty *
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** FOW Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time) * Future Wrestling Alliance ** FWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time) * House of Glory **HOG Crown Jewel Championship (1 time) * Impact Championship Wrestling ** ICW Championship (1 time) *
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**
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(
2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...
) *
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** IWC Super Indies Championship (1 time) *
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 Surit ...
**
JAPW Heavyweight Championship The Jersey All Pro Wrestling (JAPW) Heavyweight Championship was 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 J ...
( 3 times) **
JAPW Light Heavyweight Championship The JAPW Light Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship in the American independent professional wrestling promotion Jersey All Pro Wrestling. It became official title on December 5, 1997 when Rik Rachet defeated Chino M ...
( 1 time) **JAPW Hall of Fame (2016) * Jersey Championship Wrestling ** JCW Championship (1 time) ** JCW Tag Team Championships (1 time) – with
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* Long Island Wrestling Federation ** LIWF Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *
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**
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(1 time) * Midwest Championship Wrestling ** MCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Airborne *
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 ( 1 time, final) *
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**
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship The is a professional wrestling world junior heavyweight championship owned by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. "IWGP" is the acronym of NJPW's governing body, the . Only wrestlers under the junior heavyweight weight-limit may hold ...
( 3 times) *
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**
NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Championship The International Lightweight Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team championship in Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling Zero1, contested exclusively among junior heavyweight (referred to by Zero1 as "lightweights", <)
( 1 time) – with Leonardo Spanky ** NWA/UPW/Zero-One International Junior Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time) * Premiere Wrestling Federation ** PWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *
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**
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( 1 time) **
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) * ''
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'' ** Ranked No. 26 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''
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'' in 2003 * Pro Wrestling World-1 ** World-1 Openweight Championship (1 time) *
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** ROH Championship ( 1 time, inaugural) ** ROH Championship Tournament (2002) * NWA: Total Nonstop Action/Total Nonstop Action/Impact Wrestling **
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( 3 times) – with
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and
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** TNA / Impact X Division Championship ( 5 times) ** NWA World Tag Team Championship Tournament (2003) – with
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**
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(
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Pink Slip) * USA Pro Wrestling ** USA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Xavier *
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** '' NXT'' winner ( season two) *
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**
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( 1 time) * Wrecking Ball Wrestling ** Match of the Year (2011) vs.
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** Superstar of the Year (2011) * ''
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'' ** Most Underrated (2010) ** Worst Worked Match of the Year (2006)


Notes

Low Ki defended the title with either Daniels or Skipper under the
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.


References


External links

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