Bobby Lashley Bio

 Bobby Lashley Bio

 

 

Name                       :                    Frankline Robert Lashley 

Ring Name              :                    Bobby Lashley 

Birth Date               :                    16 July 1976 

Birth Place              :                    Kansas, USA 

  

 

 

 

Mini Bio

Franklin Robert "Bobby" Lashley (conceived July 16, 1976), otherwise called Bobby Lashley or just Lashley, is an American expert wrestler, blended military craftsman, and previous university beginner wrestler and previous United States Army sergeant right now marked to both Bellator MMA, where he is undefeated through four heavyweight battles, and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he is as of now the TNA World Heavyweight Champion in his third rule. He is additionally a previous one-time TNA X Division Champion and one-time and last TNA King of the Mountain Champion. He is additionally known for his time in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), where he is a two-time ECW World Champion and one-time United States Champion.

Lashley went to Missouri Valley College, where he won three national school novice wrestling titles somewhere around 1996 and 1998 and put fourth in 1995. In 1997 and 1998, he was the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) National Wrestling Champion. He later joined the United States Army, where he proceeded to wrestle. He was preparing for the Olympics in 2004, when he endured a knee harm while working together at a bank where a burglary broke out. The damage finished his Olympic arrangements, and he went into expert wrestling soon after.

Full Bio

World Wrestling Entertainment

Ohio Valley Wrestling

In November 2004, Lashley started working in the expert wrestling region and marked a formative contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). He was allocated to the advancement domain Ohio Valley Wrestling, where he was known as Blaster Lashley, and was an individual from the Bolin Services stable alongside Mike Mondo and Ken Doane. Notwithstanding, amid that time Bolin Services started to disintegrate with Lashley declining to help Doane win matches, bringing about him turning face and passing by his Bobby Lashley name.

Joined States Champion

In mid-2005, Lashley showed up at four live occasions, wrestling in dim matches for both the Raw and SmackDown! brands. On September 23, 2005, he made his broadcast WWE debut as a face on SmackDown! under his genuine name. He was presented as a three-time National Amateur Wrestling Champion, a four-time All-American, a two-time Armed Forces Champion, and a 2002 Silver Medalist at the Military World Championship. In his first match, he crushed Simon Dean. In his compensation per-view debut at No Mercy, he crushed Dean by and by. Lashley went ahead to overcome various whizzes both on SmackDown! what's more, Raw. On the November 11 scene of SmackDown!, Lashley vanquished Orlando Jordan in a qualifying match for a spot on Team SmackDown! at Survivor Series where he was the first to be wiped out. Before this end Lashley was ruling the Raw Superstars, showcasing different "force moves" and a finisher on Carlito. However a chokeslam from Kane, who was on the cook's garment, made Lashley be eliminated.

On January 6, 2006, Lashley turned into the main SmackDown! wrestler to fit the bill for that year's Royal Rumble. At the Royal Rumble, Lashley was the eighth wrestler to enter the match, in which he disposed of Sylvain, however he was then dispensed with by the blend of Raw's then World Tag Team Champions Big Show and Kane. Following the Royal Rumble, Lashley started a fight with John Bradshaw Layfield paving the way to a match at No Way Out, where Lashley endured his first misfortune in singles rivalry, to a great extent because of impedance from Finlay. This provoked a quarrel amongst Lashley and Finlay, which kept going all through February and March, and it remarkably incorporated a logger match, which Finlay won subsequent to utilizing a shillelagh.

On April 2, in the wake of winning a fight regal by in conclusion dispensing with MNM, Lashley contended at his first (WrestleMania 22) in the Money in the Bank stepping stool match – which was won by Rob Van Dam. Lashley next entered SmackDown's! King of the Ring competition. He made it to the finals, vanquishing Mark Henry and Finlay in the process. However, in the last round – held at Judgment Day – he was crushed by Booker T with assistance from Finlay. As Booker was being delegated amid his crowning liturgy, Lashley skewered him. These demonstrations formed into a quarrel with the recently named "Lord Booker" and alternate individuals from his court (Queen Sharmell, Finlay, and William Regal). Amid this quarrel, Lashley won his first expert wrestling title by overcoming JBL for the United States Championship, which he lost to Finlay somewhat less than two months later. Lashley later united with Batista against the Court. Not long after losing the United States Title, a doctor announced Lashley not able to contend, expressing that amid a yearly exam, Lashley was found to have raised compounds of the liver and in this manner, would not be cleared to wrestle until further evaluation. Lashley gave back a few weeks after the fact to the SmackDown! list to proceed with his quarrel with the Court and went ahead to gain his first match for the World Heavyweight Championship at No Mercy against King Booker. The session was in this way transformed into a four-way session, likewise including Batista and Booker's partner, Finlay. Ruler Booker won the match in the wake of sticking Finlay.

ECW World Champion

On November 14, 2006, Lashley moved to the ECW brand. He appeared on the brand by showing up to sign an agreement for the last spot in the Extreme Elimination Chamber match for the ECW World Championship at December to Dismember. At December to Dismember, Lashley was the fifth individual discharged into the match. He disposed of both Test and The Big Show by pinfall after a lance to wind up the new ECW World Champion, hence making him the primary African American in ECW history to win the title

Subsequent to winning the ECW World Championship, Lashley then had effective title resistances against Big Show, Rob Van Dam, Test, Hardcore Holly, Kenny Dykstra, and Mr. Kennedy. On March 19, 2007, scene of Raw, Lashley formally turned into the first and final individual to ever break Chris Masters' Masterlock hold and along these lines the first and final individual to ever crush the Masterlock Challenge.

In mid 2007, Lashley was chosen by Donald Trump to speak to him in a "Skirmish of the Billionaires" match, against Vince McMahon's illustrative, Umaga, which additionally highlighted Vince's long time enemy Stone Cold Steve Austin as the visitor official. At WrestleMania 23 in a Hair versus Hair match, Lashley vanquished Umaga taking after a lance and bested and Austin shave McMahon's head a short time later as per the match's losing stipulation. After WrestleMania, Lashley quarreled with Mr. McMahon. McMahon booked himself, his child Shane McMahon, and Umaga in a 3 on 1 handicap match against Lashley at Backlash for the ECW World Championship. After two high effect plunging sprinkles from Umaga, Mr. McMahon labeled himself into the match and stuck Lashley to win the title. Lashley authentically harmed his shoulder amid the match and following an examination days after the fact, it was uncovered he had a harmed rotator sleeve however would not require surgery at the time. At Judgment Day, Lashley vanquished Vince, Shane, and Umaga in a 3 on 1 handicap rematch subsequent to hitting the Dominator on Shane McMahon. Lashley did not win the ECW World Championship, be that as it may, on the grounds that he didn't stick Mr. McMahon. Accordingly, Mr. McMahon held the title. On June 3 at One Night Stand, Lashley vanquished Vince McMahon in a road battle to win the ECW World Championship for a brief moment reign regardless of obstruction by Shane McMahon and Umaga in the match, making Lashley the main man to win the ECW World Championship twice since WWE reactivated the title.

WWE Championship interest

On the June 11 scene of Raw, Lashley was drafted from the ECW brand to the Raw brand as a major aspect of the 2007 WWE draft, as an aftereffect of the drafting, Lashley had the ECW World Championship taken from him. He occurred in a test match against Mick Foley, Randy Orton, King Booker and John Cena for the WWE Championship at Vengeance: Night of Champions which Cena won to hold the WWE Championship. Lashley turned into the main contender for the WWE Championship by winning the "Beat the Clock" challenge on July 2 scene of Raw. On July 22 at The Great American Bash, he lost to Cena and after the match, they shook hands as an indication of appreciation. This was Lashley's last WWE pay-per-view appearance. On July 30 scene of Raw, Lashley was crushed by Mr. Kennedy. Amid the match, Lashley was "harmed" after Mr. Kennedy kicked Lashley's shoulder into the ring steps, permitting Lashley to have time off for surgery for the authentic harm he endured at The Great American Bash. This denoted Lashley's last appearance in WWE. After a six-month damage, WWE declared that Lashley was discharged from his WWE contract on February 4, 2008.

Asistencia Asesoría y Administración and autonomous circuit (2008)[edit]

After Lashley was discharged from WWE, Lashley came back to wrestling by showing up at Asistencia Asesoría y Administración's leader occasion Triplemanía XVI. He, alongside Kenzo Suzuki and Electroshock, crushed Chessman, Silver King, and La Parka, Jr.

Additionally after his takeoff from the WWE, Lashley would show up in numerous free advancements. For example, World League Wrestling. He likewise showed up in the Denver-based Fusion Pro Wrestling, cooperating with AJ Styles, and Paul Diamond to confront the "Three Egos". He likewise wrestled for the Inoki Genome Federation in Japan.

Add up to Nonstop Action Wrestling

Lashley showed up at Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's Lockdown pay-per-view occasion on April 19, 2009 and he additionally later showed up on that week's scene of TNA Impact!, both times indicating and grinning at The Main Event Mafia, along these lines showing up as a heel. On July 15, TNA reported that he had marked an official contract with the company. On July 23, Kurt Angle presented Lashley as the most up to date individual from the Main Event Mafia. Lashley entered the ring and embraced Angle while whatever remains of the Mafia held a beaten and battered Mick Foley upright. Point then advised Lashley to complete off Foley however as Lashley arranged to stick Foley, he turned on Angle and cleared the Mafia from the ring, therefore making him a face.

On the version of July 30 of Impact!, Lashley made his in-ring debut for TNA in a label group match as he and Mick Foley wrestled against World Heavyweight Champion Kurt Angle and Legends Champion Kevin Nash, where if Angle or Nash was stuck, whoever crushed them would win their individual title. It began as a debilitation match on account of the Main Event Mafia assaulting Lashley before the match, yet inevitably Lashley entered the match and helped Mick Foley pin Nash to win the match for his group and turn into the Legends Champion. On the release of August 27 of Impact!, Jeremy Borash talked with him and TNA President Dixie Carter in which she said their objective was to make him a World Champion in both MMA and TNA. At No Surrender, he vanquished Rhino with a knockout punch.

After No Surrender, Lashley started a fight with Samoa Joe. Subsequent to cooperating with Team 3D in a triumphant exertion against Rhino and The British Invasion (Doug Williams and Brutus Magnus) on the version of October 1 of Impact!, Joe ambushed Lashley and stifled him out with a back stripped choke. The next week, Lashley cost Joe the X Division Championship in a match against Amazing Red. At Bound for Glory, Lashley vanquished Joe in an accommodation match. The next month at Turning Point Lashley's triumphant streak arrived at an end, when Scott Steiner stuck him in a Falls Count Anywhere coordinate after a shot with a steel pipe. On November 26, Lashley crushed Abyss, Desmond Wolfe, and Robert Roode to win the TNA Championship Series competition and win himself a future World Heavyweight Title shot. At Final Resolution, Lashley retaliated for his earlier misfortune and vanquished Steiner in a Last Man Standing match with a pipeshot. On January 4, 2010, Monday night version of Impact!, Lashley and Kristal turned heel in the wake of asking for their prompt discharges from TNA with the end goal Lashley should completely focus on his MMA career. Lashley went ahead to assault arbitrary wrestlers until he was allowed what he wanted. On the release of January 21 of Impact! Lashley all of a sudden apologized to new official maker Eric Bischoff for his activities, saying he simply needed to compete, yet was all things considered let go by him the next week. This was Lashley's last TNA appearance until 2014. On February 10, 2010, Lashley's profile was expelled from the authority TNA website. In a meeting with Heavy Sports Lashley guaranteed that the discharge was genuine and had been done with the goal him should completely concentrate on his MMA career.

Come back to the autonomous circuit

After Lashley was discharged from TNA he showed up in Antonio Inoki's advancement Inoki Genome Federation (IGF). He crushed another WWE graduated class The Predator. He came back to Japan in September 25, 2010 for a label group match with Bob Sapp against Kendo Kashin and Tamon Honda. Bob and Bobby were vanquished. From that point forward Lashey consistently performs in IGF.

In 2011 he partook in the IGF Championship competition. He won the first round match against Keith Hanson, yet was vanquished in elimination rounds by Josh Barnett.

On October 20, 2012, Lashley wrestled Jay Bradley and Robert Anthony in a three-manner match for the empty Resistance Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Championship, which was won by Anthony.

On June 26, 2013, Lashley marked a two-year contract with IGF, subsequent to winning the advancement's general election.

On December 27, 2014, Lashley vanquished Mexx and Tiny Iron to win the IWS Heavyweight Championship.

Come back to TNA

The Beat Down Clan

On March 9, 2014, Lashley came back to TNA at Lockdown in Miami, Florida, noting Ethan Carter III's open test after his booked adversary Kurt Angle couldn't wrestle because of a damage. On the March 20 scene of Impact Wrestling, Lashley and Carter had a rematch that at the end of the day finished in a no challenge after an obstruction by Willow assaulting Carter.

On the May 15 scene of Impact Wrestling, Lashley made his arrival in the wake of heading out to the guide of Eric Young, however rather hitting Young with a lance, and aligning himself alongside MVP and Kenny King, turning heel all the while. Not long after subsequent to having his ring name changed to just Lashley, he crushed Eric Young on June 19 scene of Impact Wrestling to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship, his first title in TNA, making him the principal African American in TNA history to win the title and also his third big showdown rule generally speaking. He protected the title on July 3 against Young. On June 25 (broadcast July 17) Lashley shielded the title against Jeff Hardy. At Impact Wrestling: Destination X, on July 31, Lashley guarded the title against Austin Aries, who had relinquished the X Division Championship for a title shot. On September 18, 2014, at the recordings for the release of October 28 of Impact Wrestling, Lashley lost the World Heavyweight Championship to Bobby Roode.

Lashley recaptured the title on January 7, 2015, on account of impedance from MVP, King, Samoa Joe and Low Ki, and additionally Eric Young turning on Roode. On the January 16 scene of Impact Wrestling, MVP endeavored to show Lashley as the centerpiece of his The Beat Down Clan, while referencing the trio of themselves and King as the establishment of the BDC, Lashley declined to wind up a piece of this new gathering, nonetheless, and chose to leave, just to be assaulted by alternate individuals, with MVP saying that the title has a place with the BDC, this turned Lashley face simultaneously. On the March 20 scene of Impact Wrestling, Lashley lost the TNA World Heavyweight Championship to Kurt Angle. On the April 3 scene of Impact Wrestling, Lashley got a rematch for the title, however was again crushed by Angle.

Different fights

On the June 3 scene of Impact Wrestling, Lashley crushed Eric Young after Chris Melendez brought about a diversion for Young. On the August 12 scene of Impact Wrestling, Lashley crushed Jessie Godderz in a qualifying match for the King of the Mountain match for the empty TNA King of the Mountain Championship, which was won by PJ Black. On the August 26 scene of Impact Wrestling, Lashley contended in Four-Way coordinate for a shot at King of the Mountain Championship which was won by Bobby Roode. On the September 16 scene of Impact Wrestling, Team TNA (Lashley, Drew Galloway, Davey Richards, Eddie Edwards and Bram) vanquished Team GFW (Jeff Jarrett, Eric Young, Chris Mordetzky, Brian Myers and Sonjay Dutt) in a Lethal Lockdown Match. On October 4, at Bound for Glory, Lashley unsuccessfully tested Bobby Roode for the TNA King of the Mountain Championship. During October and November, Lashley started contending in the TNA World Title Series for the new chance to win the empty TNA World Heavyweight Championship, where he finished second in his piece to effectively progress to the round of 16 where he vanquished Drew Galloway to progress into the quarterfinals where he crushed Mahabali Shera to propel the elimination rounds, yet however Lashley neglected to meet all requirements for the finals when he was crushed by the possible victor Ethan Carter III.

Title achievement

On the March 8 scene Impact Wrestling, Lashley vanquished Kurt Angle. After the match, he would keep on assaulting Angle until he was keep running off by Drew Galloway, Eddie Edwards and Ethan Carter III, in this manner turning heel at the end of the day. On June 12 at Slammiversary, Lashley crushed Drew Galloway by knockout in a Tap Out or Knockout match, beginning his third rule as the TNA World Heavyweight Champion. At Destination X, Lashley shielded his title against Eddie Edwards, X Division Championship was likewise hanging in the balance. Be that as it may, the match was a no challenge when Mike Bennett and the appearing Moose assaulted him. On the July 21 scene of Impact Wrestling, Lashley vanquished Eddie Edwards in a Winner Take All Six Sides of Steel match to hold the TNA World Heavyweight and win the TNA X Division Championship. On the August 11 scene of Impact Wrestling, Lashley crushed James Storm in a title versus title match to hold the TNA World Heavyweight and X Division Championships and win the TNA King of the Mountain Championship, after which he was gone up against by TNA's most current procurement Aron Rex, who watched Lashley from the ramp.

Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)

Lashley made his blended hand to hand fighting presentation at the Mixed Fighting Alliance (MFA) inaugural occasion "There Will Be Blood" on December 13, 2008 at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. He won by means of TKO (cut) over Joshua Franklin in 41 seconds of the first round. Lashley's next battle was on March 21, 2009. He should battle Ken Shamrock, however his rival was changed to Bellator MMA veteran Jason Guida after Shamrock tried positive for steroids. Lashley won the battle after a consistent choice. Lashley marked with the Maximum Fighting Championship and made his introduction on 15 May against Mike Cook, who made his ring passageway wearing a Rey Mysterio cover, which Lashley took as an insult. He went ahead to annihilation Cook with a guillotine stifle only 24 seconds into the principal round. On June 27, 2009, Lashley crushed Bob Sapp at the PFP: Ultimate Chaos occasion in Biloxi, Mississippi. He won the session by means of TKO (strikes) in the first round, making Lashley's MMA record 4–0.

Strikeforce

He was booked to make his Strikeforce debut against undefeated heavyweight Shane Del Rosario at Strikeforce: Miami, yet for obscure reasons, Strikeforce chose to change his opponent. Lashley was then anticipated that would confront understudy Jimmy Ambriz on January 30, 2010 at Strikeforce: Miami, however that matchup was likewise scrapped. Lashley ended up confronting previous UFC warrior Wes Sims at the event. Lashley vanquished Sims by means of first round TKO triumph to stay undefeated.

Lashley was required to battle on April 17, 2010 at Strikeforce: Nashville, as the advancement had as of now presented a rival for Lashley and was anticipating endorsement from the Tennessee Athletic Commission. According to Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker, the session would likely be the fourth session on the CBS broadcast segment of the event. On April 5, Lashley affirmed that he won't show up on the card since Strikeforce authorities couldn't promise an appearance on the broadcast bit of the card because of time constraints. Bobby was set to show up at Strikeforce: Los Angeles in June battling Ron Sparks anyway he endured a knee harm and did not compete.

Lashley confronted Chad Griggs at Strikeforce: Houston on August 21, 2010. Lashley turned out shooting the takedown, and ground and beating. Lashley ruled at to start with, yet Griggs got him with a progression of uppercuts on one of the takedowns in the first round, opening a slash under the left corner of Lashley's left eye. Lashely experienced difficulty keeping Griggs from striking him, despite the fact that he had rule control over him on the ground, yet Griggs was all the while discovering openings on the base. Lashley could proceed in the second round, proceeding with takedowns and ground and pound. Lashley in the end went to mount part of the way through the second round and emptied numerous great punches on Griggs while looking after control. Arbitrator Jon Schorle then requested that the contenders stand up because of idleness, notwithstanding Lashley being in full mount at the time. Lashley later griped to the official about the cut under his eye, and with 33 seconds left in the second round, ref Jon Schorle requested that the ringside specialist assess the cut. Be that as it may, with Lashley choosing to keep battling, discussion was made when ref Jon Schorle did not return Lashley in the mount position as he was the point at which the battle was initially ceased. Griggs then sprawled out of a urgent takedown by Lashley close to the end of cycle two and sledge fisted Lashley's eye that was at that point cut until the round finished. The ring specialist then ceased the battle, bringing about Lashley losing toward the end of the second round by TKO. Backstage after the battle, Lashley was taken off on a stretcher because of dehydration. Following the battle it was found that Lashley was experiencing mono and was along these lines not able to prepare for four months.

Titan Fighting Championship

On February 18, 2011, Titan Fighting Championship had declared the marking of Lashley. He was required to make a big appearance against James Jack however on March 16, 2011, authorities declared they had lost contact with Jack and rather John Ott ventured into battle Lashley. The pace of the battle backed off definitely in the second round, where Lashley started to show the same cardio issues that influenced him in his past battle. He could win a consistent choice, in spite of torment the impacts of sickness.

Lashley was planned to battle Eddie Sanchez at Titan Fighting Championships 19. But on July 22, 2011, it was reported that Lashley pulled back from the battle because of individual reasons.

Lashley vanquished Kevin Asplund at Titan Fighting Championships 25 on June 7, 2013 winning through keylock submission.

Shark Fights

Lashley has marked a three-year manage Shark Fights and was relied upon to make his presentation against Darrill Schoonover in November, The battle was to be for the heavyweight title. However Schoonover later hauled out of the session due to an injury. Lashley was then set to feature Shark Fights 21 against Tim Hague. But Hague hauled out of the session for obscure reasons and was supplanted by Dave Huckaba. On November 7 it was affirmed that the battle with Huckaba had been scrapped for obscure reasons, Lashley was then planned to face Mark Martinez yet Martinez was later hauled out of the session because of lapsed blood work.

On November 11, 2011 Lashley turned into the new Shark Fights Heavyweight champion overcoming Karl Knothe in the first round by accommodation. Knothe was the fifth distinctive rival booked to confront Lashley after various contenders hauled out because of different reasons.

Other promotions

He next contended at India's Super Fight League's third occasion, SFL 3, against James Thompson. Lashley lost the battle through consistent decision.

Lashley was planned to face Matthew Larson at GWC: The British Invasion: U.S. versus U.K. on June 29, 2013. Lashley won by means of back exposed stifle accommodation in cycle one. In a meeting with MMA Junkie the day preceding his GWC battle, Lashley demonstrated that he had two potential battles arranged for August 2013, saying "In case I'm going to battle, I have to battle. I have to stay dynamic. I have to accomplish something significant at this point. If not, I have to hang it up and simply do stuff with my exercise center. I'm battling this battle, and I think I have two in August that were offered to me. Ideally on the off chance that I don't get hurt, I can stay dynamic and simply keep going."

Lashley battled at Xtreme Fight Night 15: Indestructible on November 8, 2013 against Tony "The Rock" Melton, which he won by means of consistent decision.

Bellator MMA

In July 2014, it was declared that Lashley had marked with Bellator MMA. He made his limited time debut against Josh Burns on September 5, 2014 at Bellator 123. Lashley won the battle by means of back stripped stifle accommodation in the second round.

In his second battle for the advancement, Lashley confronted undefeated Karl Etherington on October 24, 2014 at Bellator 130. He won by means of accommodation due to punches, in the first round.

A rematch with James Thompson was booked to happen at Bellator 134 on February 27, 2015. However, Lashley hauled out of the battle due to injury.

In March 2015, Lashley marked a long haul contract augmentation with the promotion.

The battle with Thompson was rescheduled for Bellator 138 on June 19, 2015. However, a harm constrained Thompson out of the session and Lashley rather confronted Dan Charles at the event. He won the battle by means of TKO in the second round.

The rematch with Thompson in the end occurred on November 6, 2015 at Bellator 145. Lashley won the battle by means of TKO in the first round.

On August 29, 2016, it was declared that Lashley will confront Josh Appelt on October 21, 2016 at Bellator 162.

Individual life

Lashley moved on from Missouri Valley College in 1999 with a degree in Human Service Agency Management. Lashley has a little girl, Kyra, who was conceived in 2005.

In 2007, Lashley opened up a shop that offers wellbeing smoothie drinks.

He dated previous WWE Diva Kristal Marshall. The couple had a child, named Myles in July 2008. In April 2010, Kristal affirmed on Twitter that she and Lashley had part.

In July 2009, Lashley declared the dispatch of The Lashley Network. The Lashley Network of sites includes his official rec center, his official nourishment store, and his person to person communication site. In a public statement for the dispatch he expressed that he is keeping his name out in the TV media and on the web so he can achieve his objective of being the top contender in MMA.

In March 2010, Lashley declared the fabulous opening of his new rec center in the Denver, Colorado territory titled American Top Team Altitude. The office will serve as a rec center, for example, prominent chain Gold's Gym and will likewise showcase MMA occasions.

Lashley was included in the 2010 computer game EA Sports MMA.

In May 2010, Lashley reported the opening of his new MMA Management organization Lashley Management. Lashley, alongside fellow benefactor Judith Sussman, speak to present and future blended military craftsmen.

Titles and accomplishments

Novice wrestling

Worldwide Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles

NYAC Christmas Tournament Senior Freestyle Silver Medalist (2001)

Worldwide Military Sports Council

CISM Armed Forces Championships Senior Freestyle Gold Medalist (2003)

CISM Armed Forces Championships Senior Freestyle Silver Medalist (2002)

CISM Military World Championships Senior Freestyle Silver Medalist (2002)

USA Wrestling

Third in the USA World Team Trials Senior Freestyle (2003)

National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics

NAIA All-American (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998)

NAIA Collegiate National Championship (1996, 1997, 1998)

Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association

KWCA Collegiate Wrestler of the Year (1998)

National High School Coaches Association

NHSCA Senior All-American (1994)

Kansas State High School Activities Association

KSHSAA 6A All-State (1993, 1994)

KSHSAA 6A High School State Championship (1994)

KSHSAA 6A High School State Championship Runner-up (1993)

Blended military arts

Shark Fights

Shark Fights Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Xtreme Fight Night

XFN Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Alabama Wrestling Federation

AWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with The Boogeyman

Italian Wrestling Superstar

IWS Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Expert Wrestling Illustrated

Most Improved Wrestler of the Year (2006)

New kid on the block of the Year (2005)

Positioned No. 9 of the main 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2007

Add up to Nonstop Action Wrestling

TNA World Heavyweight Championship (3 times, current)

TNA King of the Mountain Championship (1 time, final)

TNA X Division Championship (1 time)

TNA Championship Series (2009)

TNA Joker's Wild (2015)

World Wrestling Entertainment

ECW World Championship (2 times)

WWE United States Championship (1 time)