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Chris Scoville
File:Jimmy Jacobs.JPG
BornFebruary 17, 1984
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)The Barbaric Berzerker
The Big Bully
The Big Unit
The Bulging Bohemoth
The Freight Train
Jumping Jimmy Jacobs
Jimmy Jacobs
The Jumping Jack Mon Of War
Jumpin' Jimmy
Mr. Undercard
Pogo Goof
The Red Bull Kid
Billed height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Billed weight169 ¼ lb (77 kg)
Billed fromKalamazoo, Michigan,
Parts Unknown,
Goof City,
The Dark Side of a Broken Heart
Trained byJoe "El Tejano" Ortega
DebutMay 1, 1999

Chris Scoville (born February 17, 1984 in Grand Rapids, Michigan) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Jimmy Jacobs.

Career

Chris Scoville first became involved in the wrestling industry in June 1998 as a general assistant for Pro Wrestling Worldwide (PWW), a promotion based in Grand Rapids, Michigan where his brother was working. Scoville spent nine months performing various tasks, including providing color commentary and acting as the company webmaster. After PWW folded, Scoville began working for the Lakeshore Wrestling Organization (LsWO), and was made a referee on March 6, 1999, substituting for a referee who was on vacation. He began training as a wrestler under the veteran Joe "El Tejano" Ortega, a former student of Jose Lothario and the founder of the LsWO, in Holland, Michigan in March 1999, and wrestled his debut match on May 1, 1999 at the age of fifteen as Jimmy Jacobs (a name he would use in conjunction with various nicknames for most, perhaps all, of his career), losing to Michael Stryker. Scoville completed his training in August 1999 and went on to wrestle for various independent promotions in the Michigan area on the weekends, while attending high school and working as a furniture mover during the week. After graduating, Scoville attended college for three years before deciding to focus on his wrestling career as a full-time job in May 2005.

He created multiple characters; perhaps the most infamous of these was The Barbaric Berzerker (which functioned as a nickname attributed to Jimmy Jacobs), a tribute to The Berzerker (a wrestler who was famous for dressing and acting like a Viking warrior) and Bruiser Brody (an influential brawler). As The Barbaric Berzerker, Jacobs would wear large, furry boots, stomp on his opponents' hands, and constantly shout "Huss!". One of his earliest characters was Jumpin' Jimmy Jacobs, a gimmick which saw hop to the ring on a pogo stick while wearing a top-hat.

CZW

Throughout 2003 and 2004, Jacobs worked for Combat Zone Wrestling, where he was managed by Becky Bayless.

IWA Mid-South

From 2002 to 2005, Jacobs worked for IWA Mid South, On April 1, 2005, Jacobs defeated Danny Daniels to win the IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship. However on a November 26, 2005 AAW show, Jacobs threw the IWA Mid-South Championship in a garbage can, citing he needed to get paid after the shows he had been scheduled to wrestle on for IWA Mid-South that weekend had been cancelled. On January 21, 2006 he lost the IWA-MS World title to Arik Cannon and left the promotion. He returned in a surprise appearance on September 30th, 2006, and has since made more surprise appearances and had a few matches, however in an "unofficial" capacity. On January 5th, 2007, Jimmy wrestled his first match back as he faced his former friend Josh Ambercrombie. Jimmy would end up losing that match due to outside interferience.

Ring of Honor

Jacobs joined Ring of Honor in 2003 along with rival Alex Shelley whom he'd feud against or occasionally team with early on in Ring of Honor. After Dan Maff left the company as a result of a fallout with his trainer Homicide, Jacobs formed a tag team with Maff's former partner, B.J. Whitmer. On April 2, 2005, Jacobs and Whitmer defeated Samoa Joe and Jay Lethal for the vacant ROH Tag Team Championship. They lost the title to The Carnage Crew on July 9, 2005, but regained them on July 23. They went on to lose the title again, this time to the team of Sal Rinauro and Tony Mamaluke, on October 1, 2005.

Jacobs and Whitmer continued to team as part of Lacey's Angels managed by Lacey. The team broke apart as Jimmy Jacobs was more concerned with winning Lacey's affections than winning matches. Jacobs would go on to make music videos for ROH professing his love for Lacey. After Jacobs and Whitmer split, the two began feuding in brutal matches. In one match at the Dragon Gate Challenge on March 30, 2006 Whitmer slipped on the top turnbuckle while attempting a super powerbomb that dropped Jacobs head and neck first on the ropes and edge of the ring. The two continued to wrestle several minutes longer. At In Your Face on June 17, 2006, Whitmer super powerbombed Jacobs into the crowd. Jacobs went on to injure Whitmer at Gut Check on August 26, 2006.

It was later revealed in a storyline that Lacey was sleeping with Colt Cabana. Lacey arranged for the two to be a tag team. Cabana left the team because he was annoyed at Lacey, and tried to explain to Jacobs that she was using him. Jacobs seemingly accepted Cabana's explanation, before assaulted him. BJ Whitmer made his way back from injury and continued his issue with Jacobs. When Brent Albright joined Lacey's Angels, their matches soon became tag-team, where Whitmer and Cabana would face Jacobs and Albright. Recently, it has progressed to the point where Daizee Haze has joined forces with Whitmer, and Lacey, in turn as the leader of the group, hired an "assassin", Mercedes Martinez. At The Chicago Spectacular: Night 2, Lacey was injured after Whitmer accidentally struck her in the face with a spike when Jacobs moved out of the way. Jacobs would go on to make his third music video (in which he has been described as being "demented") expressing his felling on her disfigurement.

World Wrestling Entertainment

Jacobs faced Eddie Guerrero on the May 12, 2005 episode of WWE SmackDown!. Though Guerrero dominated the match, he lost by disqualification after he gave Jacobs a brainbuster onto a steel chair which he brought into the ring. In the course of the match, Guerrero forced Jacobs to wear one of Rey Mysterio's masks (Guerrero had been feuding with Mysterio for several months beforehand).

Wrestling Society X

Jacobs has taped several matches for Wrestling Society X, a new promotion that airs on MTV. He is currently in an emo tag team with Tyler Black known as Do It For Her (D.I.F.H.).

In wrestling

  • Quotes
  • "Huss! Huss! Huss!"
  • Finishing and signature moves
With B.J. Whitmer

Championships and accomplishments

  • Championship Wrestling of Michigan
  • 1-time CWM Tag Team Champion (with Jimmy Shalwin)
  • 1-time GLAPW Cruiserweight Champion
  • Great Lakes Wrestling
  • 1-time GLW Cruiserweight Champion
  • Independent Wrestling Association
  • Independent Wrestling Federation of Michigan
  • 1-time IWF Michigan Cruiserweight Champion
  • Independent Wrestling Revolution
  • 1-time IWR King of Indies Champion
  • 1-time IWR Tag Team Champion (with Amazing N8)
  • Lakeshore Wrestling Organization
  • 2-time LsWO Tag Team Champion (1-time with Jimmy Shalwin, 1-time with Gavin Starr)
  • Midwest Pro Wrestling
  • 1-time MPW Universal Champion
  • 1-time NWA Indiana Heavyweight Champion
  • 1-time NWA Iowa Heavyweight Champion
  • Powerhouse Championship Wrestling
  • 1-time PCW Cruiserweight Champion
  • Price of Glory Wrestling
  • 1-time POG Grand Champion
  • 1-time Ultimate Ultimate Champion
  • Pro Wrestling Federation
  • Thunder Zone Wrestling
  • 1-time TZW Cruiserweight Champion
  • Xtreme Intense Championship Wrestling
  • 3-time XICW Cruiserweight Champion
  • 1-time XICW Tag Team Champion (with Gavin Starr)

Other Appearences

  • Jimmy Jacobs has been interviewed multiple times about his life, his career, and his history with IWA on internet radio show/podcast Rocketbusta Radio on RadioTGO.

References

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