Marc Dionne (born January 25, 1989), better known by the

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Stu Grayson, is a Canadian

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. He is best known for his time in

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(AEW), where he was a member of

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stable. Formerly known as Stupefied or Player Dos, he regularly teamed with

Evil Uno Nicolas Dansereau (born July 20, 1987), better known by the ring name Evil Uno, is a Canadian professional wrestler. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of The Dark Order. Formerly known as Player Uno, he re ...

as the Super Smash Brothers for various

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across North America, including Alpha-1 Wrestling, Capital City Championship Combat (C*4), and

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-based

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(PWG). Together, they are former one-time Chikara Campeones de Parejas, one-time

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and winners of PWG's '' 2012 Dynamite Duumvirate Tag Team Title Tournament''.

Professional wrestling career

International Wrestling Syndicate

Stupefied made his debut in the Canadian wrestling promotion

International Wrestling Syndicate International Wrestling Syndicate (IWS) is a professional wrestling promotion based out of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Originating from the Dawson Wrestling Federation, it was formerly known as the Internet Wrestling Syndicate and World Wrestling Syn ...

(IWS). He quickly found a tag team partner in

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as the Super Smash Brothers. The team found success as they soon won the IWS Tag Team Championship. He remained with the promotion until it folded on October 9, 2010.

Chikara (2007–2010)

Stupefied debuted in Chikara in 2007 as one half of the Super Smash Bros., for the November triple-shot weekend. Stupefied was brought back for King of Trios, and became a regular wrestler at the fed. The tag team became a fan favorite, however, they had trouble picking up wins. In August 2008 after Stupefied had repackaged himself as Player Dos, the Super Smash Bros. began a winning streak which would peak on September 21, 2008, during Chikara's debut in the Midwest, when the Super Smash Bros. ended the record-breaking reign of Incoherence (

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and

Hallowicked Robert Goodwin (born November 1, 1981) is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Hallowicked. He performs primarily in the Chikara professional wrestling promotion, where he started his career in May 2002. His accomplis ...

), becoming the 4th Chikara Campeones de Parejas. However, their reign came to an abrupt end on October 19, 2008, at the hands of the Osirian Portal (Amasis and Ophidian) in only their first defense. On August 16, 2009, Player Dos won the seventh annual Young Lions Cup, defeating

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in the finals. He would lose the title to

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on January 31, 2010. On October 24, 2010, Player Dos teamed with Player Uno and wrestled to date his last Chikara match with BDK members

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and

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in a losing effort.

Ring of Honor (2009–2010)

On April 18, 2009, Dionne 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, when the promotion was s ...

debut as a replacement for the injured

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, under the ring name Generico Dos, in a six-man tag team match where he,

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and

Kenny Omega Tyson Smith (born October 16, 1983), better known by the ring name Kenny Omega, is a Canadian-born professional wrestler. Omega is an executive vice president of All Elite Wrestling (AEW), in which he also performs. Omega is a former one-time ...

were defeated by

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and Kenny King. The Super Smash Brothers made their ROH debut as a team on May 8, 2009, at ''Never Say Die'', losing to the team of Titus and King. On July 25 in Toronto, Ontario, at ''Death Before Dishonor VII Night 2'' they scored an upset victory over former

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Kevin Steen and El Generico. On the November 9 episode of ''

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'' on

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, Dos and Uno debuted on the show in a return match, where they were defeated by Steen and Generico. On ROH Epic Encounter III Dos wrestled Kevin Steen in a losing effort. He had teamed with Uno on several HDNet episode wrestling teams like

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and

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. Since the Summer of 2010, Dos has not appeared in the company since.

Dragon Gate USA (2012)

On January 28, 2012, the Super Smash Bros. made their debut for

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, defeating The Scene (Caleb Konley and Scott Reed) in a tag team match. The following day, they picked up another win over the D.U.F. (

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and Pinkie Sanchez), after which Uno asked for a shot at the

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. The Super Smash Bros.' win streak ended on November 2, when they were defeated by

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and Ryo Saito in an Open the United Gate Championship number one contenders' match.

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (2011–2013, 2019)

On September 10, 2011, Stupefied debuted in

(PWG) as a member of the Super Smash Bros. with Player Uno. In their debut match, they faced the RockNES Monsters (Johnny Goodtime and Johnny Yuma), a tag team with a similar video game-themed gimmick, in a losing effort. The Super Smash Bros. returned on December 10, 2011, this time losing a match against the

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(

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and Eddie Edwards). The Super Smash Bros. picked up their first win in PWG on March 17, 2012, by defeating former two-time

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(Matt and Nick Jackson), and the RockNES Monsters in a three-way match. On April 21, the Super Smash Bros. defeated The Young Bucks in the opening round, Future Shock (

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and

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) in the semifinal, and 2 Husky Black Guys (

and

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) in the final round to win the '' 2012 Dynamite Duumvirate Tag Team Title Tournament'' and become number one contenders to the

PWG World Tag Team Championship The PWG World Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship contested for in the tag team division of the Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) promotion. It was created and debuted on January 25, 2004, at PWG's Tango & Ca ...

. On May 25, the Super Smash Bros. defeated The Young Bucks in a No Disqualification match to win the vacant PWG World Tag Team Championship. The Super Smash Bros. made their first successful title defense on July 21 at ''Threemendous III'', PWG's nine-year anniversary event, where they defeated Future Shock and The Young Bucks in a three-way

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. On December 1 at ''Mystery Vortex'', the Super Smash Bros. made their second successful World Tag Team Championship defense against the RockNES Monsters. Later that same event, they were defeated by the Dojo Bros (Eddie Edwards and

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) in a non-title match. On January 12, 2013, the Super Smash Bros. lost the World Tag Team Championship to the Unbreakable F'n Machines (

Brian Cage Brian Christopher Button

and

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) in the opening round of the ''

2013 Dynamite Duumvirate Tag Team Title Tournament Pro Wrestling Guerrilla has held a variety of professional wrestling tournaments competed for by wrestlers that are a part of their roster. Sporadic tournaments Bad Ass Mother 3000 The Bad Ass Mother 3000 was a tournament held on August 29 and 3 ...

''.

All Elite Wrestling (2019–2022)

Stu Grayson and

made their surprise debut as

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at AEW Double or Nothing on May 25, 2019, appearing at the conclusion of the match between

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and

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. After the match was over, the lights went out and when they came back on, Grayson and Uno were in the ring. The lights went out a second time and when they came back on, masked henchmen surrounded the ring. The Order then attacked all four men. After the attack, the lights went out again and they disappeared. On May 2, 2022, it was announced that Grayson's contract had expired, as both sides had failed to reach an agreement for a re-signing. On October 14th episode of Rampage Stu made a cameo in a backstage segment with the Dark Order stating that they couldn't come to his country (Canada) without him making an appearance.

Professional wrestling style and persona

In Chikara, Stupefied based his gimmick, moveset, and attire around video games, more specifically games for the

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and

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consoles. One of his trademarks was his tights, which had a pocket fashioned around an NES console on one side; for instance, if the ''

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'' game cartridge was inserted into the slot, he would start doing game-related mannerisms. In recent years, he has switched to regular tights.

Personal life

Dionne owns a small flooring company.

Championships and accomplishments

* Alpha-1 Wrestling ** A1 Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with

*Capital City Championship Combat **C4 Championship (1 time) **C4 Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Thomas Dubois * Chikara ** Chikara Campeonatos de Parejas, Campeonatos de Parejas ( 1 time) – with Player Uno **

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(1 time) ** Young Lions Cup VII *Combat Revolution Wrestling **CRW Interim Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Player Uno *Federation de Lutte Québécois ** FLQ Heavyweight Championship (2 times, current) **FLQ Heavyweight Championship Tournament (2016) *

**IWS World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Player Uno *Lucha Toronto **Royal Canadian Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Evil Uno *North Shore Pro Wrestling **NSPW Tag Team Championships (2 times) - with Evil Uno *

( 1 time) – with Player Uno **

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(

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) – with Player Uno **DDT4 (2012) - with Player Uno * ''

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'' **Ranked No. 191 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''

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'' in 2021 *Queen Street Entertainment **QSE Canadian Openweight Championship (1 time) *Smash Wrestling **F8tful Eight Tournament (2018) - with Player Uno *''

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'' **Match of the Year (2012) with Player Uno vs. Future Shock (

and

) and

(Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) on July 21 **Tag Team of the Year (2012) – with Player Uno *Squared Circle Wrestling **2CW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Player Uno

References

External links

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