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{{nihongo|'''Kaho'''|嘉穂郡|Kaho-gun}} is a [[districts of Japan|district]] located in [[Fukuoka Prefecture|Fukuoka]], [[Japan]].
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{{Infobox Wrestler|
name=Lance Hoyt
|image=HoytLockdown.jpg
|names=Lance Steel<br>Breakdown<br>Shadow<br>[[Dallas]]<br>Lance Hoyt<br>'''Lance Rock'''
|height=6 ft 7 in (206 cm)
|weight=270 lb (131.5 kg)
|billed height=6 ft 9 in
|billed weight=290 lb
|birth_date ={{birth date|197|2|27|mf=y}} (age 31)
|death_date =
|birth_place =[[Hearne, Texas]]
|resides=[[Austin, Texas]]
|billed=[[Dallas, Texas]]
|trainer=Solo Fiatala
|debut=July 2000
|retired=
|}}
'''Lance Hoyt''' (born [[February 27]], [[1977]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/l/lance-hoyt.html|title=Hoyt's Profile|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|accessdate=2007-08-12}}</ref> in [[Hearne, Texas]]) is an [[United States of America|American]] [[professional wrestling|professional wrestler]], currently working for [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]] under the ringname '''Lance Rock'''.


As of [[2006]], the district has an estimated [[population]] of 14,648 and a [[population density|density]] of 729.85 persons per [[square kilometer|km²]]. The total area is 20.07 km².
==Career==
===Texas===
In 2000, Hoyt began training as a wrestler under Solo Faitala, and debuted in July 2000, facing Tarzan Taylor in his first match. He spent the next four years working on the Texas [[independent circuit]], using the [[stage name]]s '''Lance Steel''' (in the Southwest Wrestling Federation) and '''Breakdown''' (a character created on the spur-of-the-moment by Hoyt in [[Corpus Christi, Texas|Corpus Christi]] when he had forgotten his usual ring attire and was forced to wrestle in his street clothing). Hoyt's most notable Texas independent name is '''Shadow'''. He wrestled in PCW as Shadow from 2000 and on. Shadow was originally a dark heel often compared to [[The Undertaker]] (gimmick-wise) and [[Andrew Martin|Test]] (appearance wise). During his first period, he created the stable '''The Dark Circle'''. When Hoyt signed with TNA he had left PCW for awhile, however he returned in 2006 now known as '''Lance "Shadow" Hoyt'''. He held the PCW Tag Team Championships with Wally Darkmon in 2006. In 2007 he became the first ever AMW Heavyweight Champion defeating former WWE Superstar Shawn Stasiak. He lost the title on April 4, 2008 in Bonham,TX in a 3 way dance involving Action Jackson and Mike Foxx. More recently in 2008, Hoyt reverted back to simply Shadow and wrestles in a mask. His new gimmick involves dark lights, smoke on the entry way and Shadow slithering into the ring. As summer of 2008 began, Hoyt unmasked and suddenly began using his TNA 'Rockstar' gimmick, completely dropping the Shadow name. He is now sometimes referred to as "TNA Rockstar" Lance Hoyt.


== Towns and villages ==
===Total Nonstop Action Wrestling===
*[[Keisen, Fukuoka|Keisen]]
Hoyt was hired by [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]] (TNA) in March 2004 and immediately teamed up with X Division mainstay [[Kid Kash]] as '''Dallas''', Kash's bodyguard, tag team partner and ([[kayfabe]]) relative. He and Kash took part in a tournament for the vacant [[NWA World Tag Team Championship]] and won the vacant titles by defeating [[Brandon Silvestry|Low-Ki]] and [[Christopher Daniels]] in the finals on April 7. They lost the titles to [[D'Lo Brown]] and [[Germán Figueroa|Apolo]] the subsequent week, then regained them from Brown and Apolo the week following that. Their second and final reign ended on June 4 of that year when they were defeated by [[America's Most Wanted (professional wrestling)|America's Most Wanted]].


===Mergers===
After Kash was suspended by TNA in June 2004, Hoyt was reduced to wrestling [[List of professional wrestling slang#D|dark match]]es. He appeared sporadically with TNA throughout the remainder of the year, and aided Kash in his feud with [[A.J. Styles]] upon his return from suspension. In January 2005, Hoyt began wrestling under his own name at the instruction of [[List of professional wrestling slang#B|booker]] [[Dusty Rhodes (wrestler)|Dusty Rhodes]]. The common explanation for this is that they wanted no confusion between Hoyt and [[Dallas Page]]. He and Kash competed in the tag team division, unsuccessfully challenging America's Most Wanted for the [[NWA World Tag Team Championship]] at [[TNA Against All Odds#2005|Against All Odds 2005]] on February 13, until Kash was released by TNA on April 19, 2005. Left without a partner, Hoyt teamed with [[Chris Candido]] to face [[Sonny Siaki]] and [[Germán Figueroa|Apolo]] in a [[Steel Cage Match|cage match]] at [[TNA Lockdown#2005|Lockdown]]. In the course of the match, Candido suffered a serious leg injury and was stretchered out. Outnumbered, Hoyt was pinned shortly thereafter. Following the match, Candido's cohorts, [[The Naturals]], attacked Hoyt, thus [[turn (professional wrestling)|turning]] him [[face (professional wrestling)|face]].
*On March 26, 2006, the municipalities of [[Chikuho, Fukuoka|Chikuho]], [[Honami, Fukuoka|Honami]], [[Kaita, Fukuoka|Kaita]], and [[Shonai, Fukuoka|Shonai]] merged with the former city of [[Iizuka, Fukuoka|Iizuka]] to form the new city, also called [[Iizuka, Fukuoka|Iizuka]].
*On March 27, 2006, the municipalities of [[Inatsuki, Fukuoka|Inatsuki]], [[Kaho, Fukuoka|Kaho]], and [[Usui, Fukuoka|Usui]] merged with the city of [[Yamada, Fukuoka|Yamada]] to form the new city of [[Kama, Fukuoka|Kama]].


{{Fukuoka}}
Hoyt began developing a strong fan following, leading to his introducing a [[List of professional wrestling slang#G|gimmick]] known as "Hoytamania" (a reference to the "Hulkamania" surrounding [[Hulk Hogan]]). He [[feud (professional wrestling)|feuded]] with [[Team Canada (TNA)|Team Canada]] throughout mid-2005, and lost to [[Chris Parks|Abyss]] at [[TNA Sacrifice#2005|Sacrifice 2005]]. When TNA joined [[Spike TV]], he set up for a match against [[Monty Brown]] at [[TNA Bound for Glory (2005)|Bound for Glory]], which he again lost. He was also involved in the 10-man Gauntlet match at the end to determine the No.1 contender for [[Jeff Jarrett]]'s [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship]]. In that match, Hoyt was eliminated by eventual winner [[Terry Gerin|Rhino]]. He later began teaming with [[Matt Bentley]] in mid-card tag matches until a misinterpreted steel chair incident lead Bentley to believe Hoyt had "screwed" him, and he severely turned on him with a spontaneous brawl by ringside, consisting of several chairshots. Hoyt defeated Bentley at [[TNA Destination X#2006|Destination X]]. He returned to TNA at [[TNA No Surrender#2006|No Surrender]] in the Triple Chance Tag Team [[Battle royal (professional wrestling)|battle royal]] as a partner to [[Ron Killings|Ron "The Truth" Killings]], but he was one of the first eliminated from the match. Hoyt made his Spike TV return, teaming with Killings to defeat [[Shazarian|Matt Bentley and Kazarian]].


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Hoyt participated in the [[Fight for the Right Tournament]], where he was one of last two remaining men, making it to the third stage of the match. He lost to [[Chris Parks|Abyss]], who won a bye to the tournament finals for a shot at the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Even so, he wrestled Ron Killings in the quarterfinals of the tournament at [[November 2]] episode of ''Impact!'', but was defeated. At [[TNA Genesis#2006|Genesis]], Hoyt and Killings defeated [[Austin Aries|Austin Starr]] and [[Alex Shelley]] with [[Kevin Nash]] at ringside.


[[Category:Districts in Fukuoka Prefecture]]
After Killings was given a new program, Hoyt started teaming up with the [[New Age Outlaws#Voodoo Kin Mafia|Voodoo Kin Mafia]] (VKM). His role with the team seemed to be that of a friend and bodyguard, watching their backs during their matches, and working the odd six-man tag team match with them on ''Impact!''. At [[Slammiversary (2007)|Slammiversary]], VKM defeated [[The Basham Brothers|Basham and Damaja]] when Kip pinned Basham, but Hoyt turned his back on VKM when Kip was about to attack [[Christy Hemme]]. He kissed Hemme after the match, thus re-establishing himself as a heel. Hoyt lost to Abyss on a showing of ''Impact!'' and a week after he lost VKM member [[Monty Sopp|Kip James]]. He would then become part of a tag team managed by Hemme with the Indy notable [[Jimmy Rave]], later named '''[[Rock 'n Rave Infection|The Rock 'n Rave Infection]]'''. They soon became a comedic "band" trio with Hoyt and Rave entering the ring with ''[[Guitar Hero (series)|Guitar Hero]]'' [[game controller]]s and Hemme screaming on a microphone. Hoyt's Infection look is an obvious homage to [[Slash (musician)|Slash]] of [[Guns N' Roses]], of which the musician appeared on the cover of [[Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock]].


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Hoyt competed at [[Lockdown (2008)|Lockdown]] in a "Cuffed in the Cage" match losing to the eventual winner, [[Eric Young (wrestler)|Super Eric]]. He changed his ringname to '''Lance Rock''' on the July 17 episode of ''Impact!'', where he was defeated by [[Matt Morgan (wrestler)|Matt Morgan]] shortly after Morgan had defeated [[Jimmy Rave]].


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Since then, The Rock 'n Rave Infection have been used as [[Jobber (professional wrestling)|comedic jobbers]], losing to the teams of [[Chris Parks|Abyss]] and Matt Morgan, [[The Latin American Exchange]], and The Prince Justice Brotherhood ([[Eric Young (wrestler)|Super Eric]], [[Shark Boy]] and [[Christopher Daniels|Curry Man]]), with the latter of whom soon began a feud with The Rock 'n Rave Infection.
[[fr:Kaho]]

[[it:Distretto di Kaho]]
==In wrestling==
[[ja:嘉穂郡]]
*'''Finishing and signature moves'''
[[zh:嘉穗郡]]
:*'''''Texas Tornado Slam''''' ([[Facebuster#F-5|Fall forward spinning fireman's carry facebuster]]) &ndash; 2007
:*'''''Texas Tower Bomb''''' ([[Powerbomb#Thunder Fire Powerbomb|Leg trap one shoulder powerbomb]]) &ndash; 2005&ndash;2006
:*'''''Blackout''''' ([[Powerbomb#Inverted powerbomb|Inverted]] [[Powerbomb#Crucifix powerbomb|crucifix powerbomb]])
:*'''''[[John Layfield#In wrestling|Boot From Hell]]''''' ([[Professional wrestling attacks#Big boot|Running big boot]])
:*[[Dropkick#Corner-to-corner missile dropkick|Corner&ndash;to&ndash;corner missile dropkick]] &ndash; 2005&ndash;2006
:*[[Chokeslam]]
:*[[Moonsault]]
:*Multiple [[suplex]] variations
::*[[Suplex#Belly to belly suplex|Belly to belly]]
::*[[Suplex#Vertical suplex|Vertical]]
::*[[Suplex#German suplex|German]]
:*[[Backbreaker#Backbreaker drop|Backbreaker drop]]
:*[[Neckbreaker]]
:*[[Professional wrestling attacks#Flying clothesline|Diving clothesline]]
:*[[Superkick]]
:*[[Professional wrestling throws#Fallaway slam|Fallaway slam]], usually preceded by the motion of playing a [[guitar]]
:*[[Professional wrestling throws#Pumphandle slam|Pumphandle slam]]
:*[[Powerslam#Scoop powerslam|Scoop powerslam]]
:*[[Powerslam#Sidewalk slam|Sidewalk slam]]
:*[[Professional wrestling attacks#Big boot|Big boot]]

*'''Wrestlers managed'''
:*[[Kid Kash]]
:*[[New Age Outlaws|Voodoo Kin Mafia]]

*'''Managers'''
:*[[Cathy Corino|Allison Danger]]
:*'''[[Christy Hemme]]'''

==Championships and accomplishments==
*'''American Made Wrestling'''
:*AMW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) '''(First)'''

*'''Professional Championship Wrestling'''
:*PCW World Heavyweight Championship (4 times)
:*PCW World Tag Team Champion (3 times)
:*PCW World Television Champion (3 times)

*'''[[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]]'''
:*[[NWA World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of NWA World Tag Team Champions|2 times]]) &ndash; with [[Kid Kash]]

*'''Other titles'''
:*GZW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
:*STEW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)

==Other media==
While in college, Hoyt appeared on ''[[Jenny Jones (presenter)|The Jenny Jones Show]]'' as a dancer. He also took part in an episode of ''[[Elimidate]]'' in 2002. Hoyt also appeared on ''[[Room Raiders]]'' in 2005.

==Notes==
{{Reflist}}

==References==
{{Nofootnotes|date=February 2008}}
*[http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2004/06/03/484623.html '''Dallas' is again a Friday TV fixture'']
*[http://alanwojcik.com/id111.html Interview with Lance Hoyt (Alan Wojcik)]
*[http://www.tnawrestling.com/columns/interviews/full.php?interview=97 Interview with Lance Hoyt (TNA)]
*[http://www.tnawrestling.com/news/fullnews2.php?all=964 Interview with Lance Hoyt (Mike Kerrigan - TNA)]
*[http://www.tnawrestling.com/columns/interviews/full.php?interview=113 ''My Road To Slammiversary: Lance Hoyt'']
*[http://www.tnaheadlines.com/article.php?page=159917563 ''TNA Headlines Interview with Lance Hoyt'']

==External links==
{{Portal|Professional wrestling|break=yes}}
* [http://www.tnawrestling.com/roster/lancehoyt/index.html TNA Profile]

{{TNA roster}}

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Revision as of 11:23, 11 October 2008

Kaho (嘉穂郡, Kaho-gun) is a district located in Fukuoka, Japan.

As of 2006, the district has an estimated population of 14,648 and a density of 729.85 persons per km². The total area is 20.07 km².

Towns and villages

Mergers

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