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{{short description|American professional wrestler}}
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'''John Wayne Murdoch''' is an [[United States|American]] [[professional wrestler]], currently working as a [[freelancer]] and is best known for his tenure with [[IWA Mid-South]] (IWA).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.profightdb.com/wrestlers/john-wayne-murdoch-8083.html|title=John Wayne Murdoch • Profile & Match Listing|work=profightdb.com|author=''Internet Wrestling Database (IWD)''|access-date=April 9, 2021}}</ref>
'''John Wayne Murdoch''' is an American [[professional wrestler]]. He is best known for his time in [[IWA Mid-South]], [[Game Changer Wrestling]] (where he wrestled as a jobber for their students), and ICW No Holds Barred. He is a former ICW NHB American Deathmatch Champion, and a former GCW Tag Team Champion on two occasions, alongside Reed Bentley and Alex Colon. He is also a former GCW Ultraviolent Champion, and won the 2020 IWTV Independent Wrestler of the Year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.profightdb.com/wrestlers/john-wayne-murdoch-8083.html|title=John Wayne Murdoch • Profile & Match Listing|work=profightdb.com|author=Internet Wrestling Database (IWD)|access-date=April 9, 2021}}</ref>


==Professional wrestling career==
==Professional wrestling career==
===Independent circuit (2003-present)===
===Independent circuit (2003–present)===
Murdoch wrestled mostly of his career in [[Hardcore wrestling|hardcore matches]], sticking to the [[Gimmick (professional wrestling)|gimmick]] of an extreme wrestler.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eatsleepwrestle.com/?p=678|title=The Heroic Choice of John Wayne Murdoch|work=eatsleepwrestle.com|author=''Eat Sleep Wrestle''|date=February 17, 2016|access-date=April 14, 2021}}</ref> He competed in the ''[[CZW Tournament of Death|CZW Tournament of Death 18]]'' of [[Combat Zone Wrestling]], where he got defeated by Jimmy Lloyd in a [[Hardcore wrestling|Shattered Dreams Panes Of Glass Death Match]] on June 22, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lastwordonsports.com/prowrestling/2019/06/20/czw-tournament-of-death-18/|title=Preview: CZW – Tournament of Death 18 (6/22/19)|work=lastwordonsports.com|first=Jamie|last=Greer|date=June 20, 2019|access-date=April 14, 2021}}</ref> He also competed in the ''[[CZW Tournament of Death|CZW Tournament of Death 16]]'', where he fell short to [[Jimmy Havoc]] and [[Rickey Shane Page]] in a [[Hardcore wrestling|Pain in the Glass Match]] of a first-round on June 10, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theindycorner.com/columns/czw-tournament-of-death-16-preview/|title=CZW TOURNAMENT OF DEATH 16 PREVIEW|work=theindycorner.com|first=Will|last=Hodgetts|date=June 5, 2017|access-date=April 10, 2021}}</ref> At ''CZW Down With The Sickness 2016'' on September 10, Murdoch competed in a [[Professional wrestling match types|eight-man tag team match]] where he teamed up with Dale Patricks, Reed Bentley and Josh Crane as Team [[IWA Mid-South]], falling short to The Nation Of Intoxication (Conor Claxton, [[Danny Havoc]], Devon Moore and Lucky 13).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.czwstudios.com/media/czw-%22down-with-the-sickness%22-9-10-2016-voorhees%2C-nj/55072|title=CZW "Down With the Sickness" 9/10/2016 Voorhees, NJ|work=czwstudios.com|author=''[[Combat Zone Wrestling]]''|date=September 10, 2016|access-date=April 14, 2021}}</ref> Murdoch also competed for [[Full Impact Pro]] (FIP), making two appearances at ''FIP Fallout 2015 Tag Team Tournament'', one of them on October 23, where he teamed up with Reed Bentley and Trik Davis to defeat Team Outlaw Wrestling (Bull Bronson, Devin Cutter and Mason Cutter) in a [[six-man tag team match]] of a first-round,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2015/10/25/fip-fallout-night-1-102315-review/|title=FIP FALLOUT NIGHT 1 (OCTOBER 23) REVIEW|work=voicesofwrestling.com|first=Warren|last=Taylor|date=October 25, 2015|access-date=April 14, 2021}}</ref> and on October 24, teaming up with the same partners, falling short to The Viking War Party (Frank Wyatt, The American Viking and [[Warhorse (wrestler)|The Little Viking]]) in a second-round match.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2015/10/25/fip-fallout-night-2-october-24-review/|title=FIP FALLOUT NIGHT 2 (OCTOBER 24) REVIEW|work=voicesofwrestling.com|first=Warren|last=Taylor|date=October 25, 2015|access-date=April 14, 2021}}</ref>
Murdoch wrestled most of his career in [[Hardcore wrestling|hardcore matches]], sticking to the [[Gimmick (professional wrestling)|gimmick]] of an extreme wrestler.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eatsleepwrestle.com/?p=678|title=The Heroic Choice of John Wayne Murdoch|work=eatsleepwrestle.com|author=Eat Sleep Wrestle|date=February 17, 2016|access-date=April 14, 2021}}</ref> He competed in the ''[[CZW Tournament of Death|CZW Tournament of Death 18]]'' of [[Combat Zone Wrestling]], where he got defeated by Jimmy Lloyd in a [[Hardcore wrestling|Shattered Dreams Panes Of Glass Death Match]] on June 22, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lastwordonsports.com/prowrestling/2019/06/20/czw-tournament-of-death-18/|title=Preview: CZW – Tournament of Death 18 (6/22/19)|work=lastwordonsports.com|first=Jamie|last=Greer|date=June 20, 2019|access-date=April 14, 2021}}</ref> He also competed in the ''[[CZW Tournament of Death|CZW Tournament of Death 16]]'', where he fell short to [[Jimmy Havoc]] and [[Rickey Shane Page]] in a [[Hardcore wrestling|Pain in the Glass Match]] of a first-round on June 10, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theindycorner.com/columns/czw-tournament-of-death-16-preview/|title=CZW TOURNAMENT OF DEATH 16 PREVIEW|work=theindycorner.com|first=Will|last=Hodgetts|date=June 5, 2017|access-date=April 16, 2021}}</ref> At ''CZW Down With The Sickness 2016'' on September 10, Murdoch competed in an [[Professional wrestling match types|eight-man tag team match]] where he teamed up with Dale Patricks, Reed Bentley and Josh Crane as Team [[IWA Mid-South]], falling short to The Nation Of Intoxication (Conor Claxton, [[Danny Havoc]], Devon Moore and Lucky 13).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.czwstudios.com/media/czw-%22down-with-the-sickness%22-9-10-2016-voorhees%2C-nj/55072|title=CZW "Down With the Sickness" 9/10/2016 Voorhees, NJ|work=czwstudios.com|author=[[Combat Zone Wrestling]]|date=September 10, 2016|access-date=April 16, 2021}}</ref> Murdoch also competed for [[Full Impact Pro]] (FIP), making two appearances at ''FIP Fallout 2015 Tag Team Tournament'', one of them on October 23, where he teamed up with Reed Bentley and Trik Davis to defeat Team Outlaw Wrestling (Bull Bronson, Devin Cutter and Mason Cutter) in a [[six-man tag team match]] of a first-round,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2015/10/25/fip-fallout-night-1-102315-review/|title=FIP FALLOUT NIGHT 1 (OCTOBER 23) REVIEW|work=voicesofwrestling.com|first=Warren|last=Taylor|date=October 25, 2015|access-date=April 16, 2021}}</ref> and on October 24, teaming up with the same partners, falling short to The Viking War Party (Frank Wyatt, The American Viking and [[Warhorse (wrestler)|The Little Viking]]) in a second-round match.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2015/10/25/fip-fallout-night-2-october-24-review/|title=FIP FALLOUT NIGHT 2 (OCTOBER 24) REVIEW|work=voicesofwrestling.com|first=Warren|last=Taylor|date=October 25, 2015|access-date=April 16, 2021}}</ref> At ''Blackcraft No Apologies'', an event promoted by Blackcraft Wrestling on April 5, 2019, Mudroch participated in a [[Professional wrestling match types|28-man battle royal]] where he competed against other superstars such as the winner [[Zicky Dice]], [[Mance Warner]], [[Hornswoggle|Swoggle]] and former [[WWE ECW|ECW]] wrestler [[Justin Credible]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.twm.news/terrible-wrestling-thursdays-blackcraft-wrestling-no-apologies/|title=Terrible Wrestling Thursdays – Blackcraft Wrestling: No Apologies|work=twm.news|author=McIver|date=June 4, 2020|access-date=April 16, 2021}}</ref>


===IWA Mid-South (2008-present)===
===IWA Mid-South (2008–Present)===
Murdoch is known for his long-time tenure with [[IWA Mid-South]], where he won the [[IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship]] for the first time at the promotion's ''19th Anniversary Show'' from October 9, 2015 by defeating Shane Mercer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://smartmarkvideo.com/iwa-mid-south-dvd-october-9-2015-19th-anniversary-show-clarksville|title=IWA Mid-South DVD October 9, 2015 "19th Anniversary Show" - Clarksville, IN|work=smartmarkvideo.com|date=October 9, 2015|access-date=April 16, 2021}}</ref>He competed at ''IWTV Family Reunion 2021 Part 1'' event from April 8, 2021, where he defeated [[Jake Crist]] to win the [[IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship]] for the sixth time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lastwordonsports.com/prowrestling/2021/04/08/preview-iwtv-family-reunion-part-i-4-8-2021/|title=Preview: IWTV Family Reunion Part I (4/8/2021)|work=lastwordonsports.com|first=Brandi|last=Wager|date=April 8, 2021|access-date=April 8, 2021}}</ref> However, he later vacated the title on April 15, at ''IWA Mid-South Spring Fever 2021'', after he won the [[IWA Mid-South Tag Team Championship]] by teaming up with [[Jake Crist]], with whom he was in a feud.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wrestling-news.net/iwa-mid-south-spring-fever-2021-results/165497/|title=IWA Mid-South Results: Spring Fever 2021 – Jeffersonville, IN (4/15)|work=wrestling-news.net|first=Wayne|last=Daly|date=April 16, 2021|access-date=April 16, 2021}}</ref>
Murdoch is known for his long-time tenure with [[IWA Mid-South]], where he won the [[IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship]] for the first time at the promotion's ''19th Anniversary Show'' from October 9, 2015, by defeating Shane Mercer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://smartmarkvideo.com/iwa-mid-south-dvd-october-9-2015-19th-anniversary-show-clarksville|title=IWA Mid-South DVD October 9, 2015 "19th Anniversary Show" - Clarksville, IN|work=smartmarkvideo.com|date=October 9, 2015|access-date=April 16, 2021}}</ref> At ''IWA Mid-South A Labor Of Love'' on August 31, 2018, Murdoch fell short to Aaron Williams and [[Michael Elgin]] in a [[three-way match]] for the [[IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://midwestterritory.com/2018/09/01/iwa-mid-south-a-labor-of-love-results-2/|title=IWA Mid-South: A LABOR OF LOVE/Results|work=midwestterritory.com|first=Chad|last=French|date=September 1, 2018|access-date=April 16, 2021}}</ref> He competed at ''IWTV Family Reunion 2021 Part 1'' event from April 8, 2021, where he defeated [[Jake Crist]] to win the [[IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship]] for the sixth time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lastwordonsports.com/prowrestling/2021/04/08/preview-iwtv-family-reunion-part-i-4-8-2021/|title=Preview: IWTV Family Reunion Part I (4/8/2021)|work=lastwordonsports.com|first=Brandi|last=Wager|date=April 8, 2021|access-date=April 8, 2021}}</ref> However, he later vacated the title on April 15, at ''IWA Mid-South Spring Fever 2021'', after he won the [[IWA Mid-South Tag Team Championship]] by teaming up with [[Jake Crist]], with whom he was in a feud and defeating The PD Express ([[Logan James]] and Tyler Matrix).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wrestling-news.net/iwa-mid-south-spring-fever-2021-results/165497/|title=IWA Mid-South Results: Spring Fever 2021 – Jeffersonville, IN (4/15)|work=wrestling-news.net|first=Wayne|last=Daly|date=April 16, 2021|access-date=April 16, 2021}}</ref>


==Championships and accomplishments==
==Championships and accomplishments==
*'''Evolution Pro Wrestling'''
* '''Evolution Pro Wrestling'''
**EPW Openweight Championship (1 time)
** EPW Openweight Championship (1 time)<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.cagematch.net//?id=5&nr=2365| title = Reference at www.cagematch.net}}</ref>
**Death Match Tournament (2014)
*'''[[Game Changer Wrestling]]'''
* '''[[Game Changer Wrestling]]'''
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**[[Game Changer Wrestling#Championship history|GCW Tag Team Championship]] ([[Game Changer Wrestling|1 time]]) - with Reed Bentley<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/nj/jcw/jcw-t.html|title=Game Changer Wrestling Tag Team Title|author=''Wrestling Titles''|work=wrestling-titles.com|date=August 23, 2018|access-date=April 9, 2021}}</ref>
** [[GCW Ultraviolent Championship]] ([[GCW Ultraviolent Championship#Title history|1 time]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=4922|title=GCW Ultraviolent Championship|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|publisher=Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|date=March 31, 2022|access-date=April 1, 2022}}</ref>
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*'''ICW No Holds Barred'''
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** [[Game Changer Wrestling#Championship history|GCW Tag Team Championship]] ([[Game Changer Wrestling|2 times]]) - with Reed Bentley (1) and Alex Colon (1)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/nj/jcw/jcw-t.html|title=Game Changer Wrestling Tag Team Title|author=Wrestling Titles|work=wrestling-titles.com|date=August 23, 2018|access-date=April 9, 2021}}</ref>
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**ICW American Deathmatch Championship (1 time, current)
**GCW Nick Gage Invitational 7 Tournament (2022)
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*'''[[IWA Mid-South]]'''
**GCW Tournament Of Survival 9 (2024)
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**[[IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship]] ([[IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship#Title history|6 times]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ky/iwams/iwams-h.html|title=Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South Heavyweight Title|author=''Wrestling Titles''|work=wrestling-titles.com|date=April 8, 2021|access-date=April 9, 2021}}</ref>
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* '''Horror Slam Wrestling'''
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**[[IWA Mid-South Tag Team Championship]] ([[IWA Mid-South Tag Team Championship#Title history|2 times, current]]) - with Reed Bentley (1) and [[Jake Crist]] (1)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ky/iwams/iwams-t.html|title=Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South Tag Team Title|author=''Wrestling Titles''|work=wrestling-titles.com|date=July 7, 2017|access-date=April 9, 2021}}</ref>
** Horror Slam Deathmatch Championship (1 time)<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.cagematch.net//?id=5&nr=4298| title = Reference at www.cagematch.net}}</ref>
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*'''[[National Wrestling Alliance]]'''
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**Horror Slam Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
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**[[NWA Mid-America Tag Team Championship]] (2 times) - with Dante<ref>{{cite book | author=Royal Duncan & Gary Will | title=Wrestling Title Histories | publisher=Archeus Communications | year=2006|edition=4th | isbn=0-9698161-5-4 }}</ref>
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* '''ICW No Holds Barred'''
*'''Paradigm Pro Wrestling'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://paradigmprowrestling.com/|title=Paradigm Pro Wrestling Home|work=paradigmprowrestling.com|author=''Paradigm Pro Wrestling''|access-date=April 16, 2021}}</ref>
** ICW American Deathmatch Championship (1 time)<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.cagematch.net//?id=5&nr=4923| title = Reference at www.cagematch.net}}</ref>
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**PPW Tag Team Championship (2 times, current) - with Reed Bentley
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* '''[[IWA Mid-South]]'''
*'''United States Wrestling Organization'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/uswo/|title=United States Wrestling Organization|work=onlineworldofwrestling.com|author=''Online World Of Wrestling''|access-date=April 10, 2021}}</ref>
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** [[IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship]] ([[IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship#Title history|6 times]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ky/iwams/iwams-h.html|title=Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South Heavyweight Title|author=Wrestling Titles|work=wrestling-titles.com|date=April 8, 2021|access-date=April 9, 2021}}</ref>
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** USWO Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
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** [[IWA Mid-South Tag Team Championship]] ([[IWA Mid-South Tag Team Championship#Title history|2 times, current]]) - with Reed Bentley (1) and [[Jake Crist]] (1)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ky/iwams/iwams-t.html|title=Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South Tag Team Title|author=Wrestling Titles|work=wrestling-titles.com|date=July 7, 2017|access-date=April 9, 2021}}</ref>
** USWO Music City Championship (3 times)
**King Of The Death Matches Tournament (2016)
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** USWO Tag Team Championship (6 times) - with LT Falk (1), The New York Gangster (1) and Josh Crow (4)
** Vic Philpott Memorial Hybrid Cup (2021)<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.cagematch.net//?id=1&nr=311622| title = Reference at www.cagematch.net}}</ref>
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*'''Unsanctioned Pro'''
*'''Coliseum Championship Wrestling'''
**Unsanctioned Pro Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) - with Reed Bentley
**King Of The Coliseum Tournament (2015)
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*'''Vicious Outcast Wrestling'''
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* '''[[National Wrestling Alliance]]'''
**VOW Anarchy Championship (1 time)
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** [[NWA Mid-America Tag Team Championship]] (2 times) - with Dante<ref>{{cite book | author=Royal Duncan & Gary Will | title=Wrestling Title Histories | publisher=Archeus Communications | year=2006|edition=4th | isbn=0-9698161-5-4 }}</ref>
* '''Paradigm Pro Wrestling'''
** PPW Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Reed Bentley<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.cagematch.net//?id=5&nr=3734| title = Reference at www.cagematch.net}}</ref>
* '''Primos Pro Wrestling'''
** Slave to the Deathmatch 12 (2021)<ref>cite web|url= https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=323954</ref>
* '''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]'''
**Ranked No. 160 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated#PWI 500|PWI 500]]'' in 2023<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tjrwrestling.net/news/complete-2023-pwi-500-list-revealed-top-njpw-star-absent/|title=Complete 2023 PWI 500 List Revealed, Top NJPW Star Absent|work=tjrwrestling.net|first=Sondra|last=Ruth|date=September 14, 2023|access-date=September 17, 2023}}</ref>
* '''Pro Wrestling Trainwreck'''
** Southern Sickness Cup (2021)<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.cagematch.net//?id=1&nr=311652| title = Reference at www.cagematch.net}}</ref>
* '''United States Wrestling Organization'''
** USWO Heavyweight Championship (2 times)<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.cagematch.net//?id=5&nr=682| title = Reference at www.cagematch.net}}</ref>
** USWO Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)<ref>cite web|url= https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=136034</ref>
** USWO Music City Championship (3 times)<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.cagematch.net//?id=5&nr=738| title = Reference at www.cagematch.net}}</ref>
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** USWO Tag Team Championship (6 times) - with LT Falk (1), The New York Gangster (1) and Josh Crow (4)<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.cagematch.net//?id=5&nr=684| title = Reference at www.cagematch.net}}</ref>
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* '''Unsanctioned Pro'''
** Unsanctioned Pro Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Reed Bentley<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.cagematch.net//?id=5&nr=4480| title = Reference at www.cagematch.net}}</ref>
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**Unsanctioned Pro Hardcore Championship (1 time, current)
*'''Xtreme Championship Federation'''
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**XCF Tag Team Championship (1 time, current, inaugural)– With Reed Bentley
**XCF Tag Team Title Tournament (2024)– With Reed Bentley
* '''Vicious Outcast Wrestling'''
** VOW Anarchy Championship (1 time)<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.cagematch.net//?id=5&nr=2233| title = Reference at www.cagematch.net}}</ref>
*'''Other Accomplishments'''
**Underground Uprising Tournament (2015)


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 14:07, 18 December 2024

John Wayne Murdoch
Born (1988-08-20) August 20, 1988 (age 36)[1]
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Damien
Damien Payne
John Wayne Murdoch
Billed height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Debut2003

John Wayne Murdoch is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in IWA Mid-South, Game Changer Wrestling (where he wrestled as a jobber for their students), and ICW No Holds Barred. He is a former ICW NHB American Deathmatch Champion, and a former GCW Tag Team Champion on two occasions, alongside Reed Bentley and Alex Colon. He is also a former GCW Ultraviolent Champion, and won the 2020 IWTV Independent Wrestler of the Year.[3]

Professional wrestling career

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Independent circuit (2003–present)

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Murdoch wrestled most of his career in hardcore matches, sticking to the gimmick of an extreme wrestler.[4] He competed in the CZW Tournament of Death 18 of Combat Zone Wrestling, where he got defeated by Jimmy Lloyd in a Shattered Dreams Panes Of Glass Death Match on June 22, 2019.[5] He also competed in the CZW Tournament of Death 16, where he fell short to Jimmy Havoc and Rickey Shane Page in a Pain in the Glass Match of a first-round on June 10, 2017.[6] At CZW Down With The Sickness 2016 on September 10, Murdoch competed in an eight-man tag team match where he teamed up with Dale Patricks, Reed Bentley and Josh Crane as Team IWA Mid-South, falling short to The Nation Of Intoxication (Conor Claxton, Danny Havoc, Devon Moore and Lucky 13).[7] Murdoch also competed for Full Impact Pro (FIP), making two appearances at FIP Fallout 2015 Tag Team Tournament, one of them on October 23, where he teamed up with Reed Bentley and Trik Davis to defeat Team Outlaw Wrestling (Bull Bronson, Devin Cutter and Mason Cutter) in a six-man tag team match of a first-round,[8] and on October 24, teaming up with the same partners, falling short to The Viking War Party (Frank Wyatt, The American Viking and The Little Viking) in a second-round match.[9] At Blackcraft No Apologies, an event promoted by Blackcraft Wrestling on April 5, 2019, Mudroch participated in a 28-man battle royal where he competed against other superstars such as the winner Zicky Dice, Mance Warner, Swoggle and former ECW wrestler Justin Credible.[10]

IWA Mid-South (2008–Present)

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Murdoch is known for his long-time tenure with IWA Mid-South, where he won the IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship for the first time at the promotion's 19th Anniversary Show from October 9, 2015, by defeating Shane Mercer.[11] At IWA Mid-South A Labor Of Love on August 31, 2018, Murdoch fell short to Aaron Williams and Michael Elgin in a three-way match for the IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship.[12] He competed at IWTV Family Reunion 2021 Part 1 event from April 8, 2021, where he defeated Jake Crist to win the IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship for the sixth time.[13] However, he later vacated the title on April 15, at IWA Mid-South Spring Fever 2021, after he won the IWA Mid-South Tag Team Championship by teaming up with Jake Crist, with whom he was in a feud and defeating The PD Express (Logan James and Tyler Matrix).[14]

Championships and accomplishments

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  • Evolution Pro Wrestling
    • EPW Openweight Championship (1 time)[15]
    • Death Match Tournament (2014)
  • Game Changer Wrestling
  • Horror Slam Wrestling
    • Horror Slam Deathmatch Championship (1 time)[18]
    • Horror Slam Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • ICW No Holds Barred
    • ICW American Deathmatch Championship (1 time)[19]
  • IWA Mid-South
  • Coliseum Championship Wrestling
    • King Of The Coliseum Tournament (2015)
  • National Wrestling Alliance
  • Paradigm Pro Wrestling
    • PPW Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Reed Bentley[24]
  • Primos Pro Wrestling
    • Slave to the Deathmatch 12 (2021)[25]
  • Pro Wrestling Illustrated
    • Ranked No. 160 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2023[26]
  • Pro Wrestling Trainwreck
    • Southern Sickness Cup (2021)[27]
  • United States Wrestling Organization
    • USWO Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[28]
    • USWO Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[29]
    • USWO Music City Championship (3 times)[30]
    • USWO Tag Team Championship (6 times) - with LT Falk (1), The New York Gangster (1) and Josh Crow (4)[31]
  • Unsanctioned Pro
    • Unsanctioned Pro Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Reed Bentley[32]
    • Unsanctioned Pro Hardcore Championship (1 time, current)
  • Xtreme Championship Federation
    • XCF Tag Team Championship (1 time, current, inaugural)– With Reed Bentley
    • XCF Tag Team Title Tournament (2024)– With Reed Bentley
  • Vicious Outcast Wrestling
    • VOW Anarchy Championship (1 time)[33]
  • Other Accomplishments
    • Underground Uprising Tournament (2015)

References

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  2. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "John Wayne Murdoch-Personal Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  3. ^ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "John Wayne Murdoch • Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  4. ^ Eat Sleep Wrestle (February 17, 2016). "The Heroic Choice of John Wayne Murdoch". eatsleepwrestle.com. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  5. ^ Greer, Jamie (June 20, 2019). "Preview: CZW – Tournament of Death 18 (6/22/19)". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
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  11. ^ "IWA Mid-South DVD October 9, 2015 "19th Anniversary Show" - Clarksville, IN". smartmarkvideo.com. October 9, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
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  14. ^ Daly, Wayne (April 16, 2021). "IWA Mid-South Results: Spring Fever 2021 – Jeffersonville, IN (4/15)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
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