John Wayne Murdoch
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| John Wayne Murdoch | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 20, 1988[1] Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Damien Damien Payne John Wayne Murdoch |
| Billed height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] |
| Debut | 2003 |
John Wayne Murdoch is an American professional wrestler, currently working as a freelancer and is best known for his tenure with IWA Mid-South (IWA).[3]
Professional wrestling career
Independent circuit (2003-present)
Murdoch wrestled mostly 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 a 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]
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.[10]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.[11] 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).[12]
Championships and accomplishments
- Evolution Pro Wrestling
- EPW Openweight Championship (1 time)
- Game Changer Wrestling
- GCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Reed Bentley[13]
- ICW No Holds Barred
- ICW American Deathmatch Championship (1 time, current)
- IWA Mid-South
- IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship (6 times)[14]
- IWA Mid-South Tag Team Championship (2 times, current) - with Reed Bentley (1) and Jake Crist (1)[15]
- National Wrestling Alliance
- NWA Mid-America Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Dante[16]
- Paradigm Pro Wrestling[17]
- PPW Tag Team Championship (2 times, current) - with Reed Bentley
- United States Wrestling Organization[18]
- USWO Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- USWO Music City Championship (3 times)
- USWO Tag Team Championship (6 times) - with LT Falk (1), The New York Gangster (1) and Josh Crow (4)
- Unsanctioned Pro
- Unsanctioned Pro Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) - with Reed Bentley
- Vicious Outcast Wrestling
- VOW Anarchy Championship (1 time)
References
- ^ Saalbach, Axel. "John Wayne Murdoch/General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "John Wayne Murdoch-Personal Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved April 9, 2021.
- ^ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "John Wayne Murdoch • Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
- ^ Eat Sleep Wrestle (February 17, 2016). "The Heroic Choice of John Wayne Murdoch". eatsleepwrestle.com. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- ^ Greer, Jamie (June 20, 2019). "Preview: CZW – Tournament of Death 18 (6/22/19)". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- ^ Hodgetts, Will (June 5, 2017). "CZW TOURNAMENT OF DEATH 16 PREVIEW". theindycorner.com. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ Combat Zone Wrestling (September 10, 2016). "CZW "Down With the Sickness" 9/10/2016 Voorhees, NJ". czwstudios.com. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- ^ Taylor, Warren (October 25, 2015). "FIP FALLOUT NIGHT 1 (OCTOBER 23) REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- ^ Taylor, Warren (October 25, 2015). "FIP FALLOUT NIGHT 2 (OCTOBER 24) REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- ^ "IWA Mid-South DVD October 9, 2015 "19th Anniversary Show" - Clarksville, IN". smartmarkvideo.com. October 9, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- ^ Wager, Brandi (April 8, 2021). "Preview: IWTV Family Reunion Part I (4/8/2021)". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- ^ Daly, Wayne (April 16, 2021). "IWA Mid-South Results: Spring Fever 2021 – Jeffersonville, IN (4/15)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- ^ Wrestling Titles (August 23, 2018). "Game Changer Wrestling Tag Team Title". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
- ^ Wrestling Titles (April 8, 2021). "Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South Heavyweight Title". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
- ^ Wrestling Titles (July 7, 2017). "Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South Tag Team Title". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
- ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ Paradigm Pro Wrestling. "Paradigm Pro Wrestling Home". paradigmprowrestling.com. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- ^ Online World Of Wrestling. "United States Wrestling Organization". onlineworldofwrestling.com. Retrieved April 10, 2021.