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Brian Joseph Myers United StatesUnited States
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Data
Surname Brian Joseph Myers
Ring name Brian Major
Brian Majors
Brian Myers
Curt Hawkins
height 188 cm
Fighting weight 98 kg
birth April 20, 1985 (age 35) at
Glen Cove , Long Island , New York , USA
Announced from Queens , New York
Trained by Mikey Whipwreck
debut 2004

Brian Joseph Myers (born April 20, 1985 in Glen Cove , Long Island , New York ), better known by his current ring name Curt Hawkins , is an American wrestler . One of his greatest achievements to date was receiving the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship twice .

Career

New York Wrestling Connection

Myers was trained by Mikey Whipwreck and made his real-name debut with the New York Wrestling Connection (NYWC) in 2004 . At NYWC he formed a tag team with Zack Ryder . Together they won the NYWC Tag Team Championship twice .

WWE

Deep South Wrestling and Ohio Valley Wrestling (2006-2007)

In April 2006, Myers signed a development contract with World Wrestling Entertainment and was first employed by Deep South Wrestling (DSW for short), where he made his debut on June 8, 2006 as Brian Majors and a tag team with Zack Ryder (there as Brett Majors) when The Major Brothers formed. Together they won the DSW Tag Team Championship twice . After the WWE separated from DSW, Myers was used at Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW). There Myers and Ryder won the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship .

SmackDown (2007-2009)

At WWE, the two switched to Extreme Championship Wrestling and were renamed Major Brothers . After their first victory in their debut, they were not allowed to win a single match as an individual wrestler or as a tag team. On June 17, 2007, they made their first appearance on SmackDown . At Armageddon on December 16, 2007, they were used to Heels and from that point on as Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder . They were put on the side of Edge and formed with him, Chavo Guerrero , Vickie Guerrero and Bam Neely La Familia . Myers feuded against The Undertake r . On July 20, 2008 they were allowed to win the WWE Tag Team Championship against John Morrison and The Miz . This made them the youngest WWE Tag Team Champions to date . On September 26th they lost the titles to Carlito and Primo . In April 2009 Ryder was sent back to the ECW and the tag team with Myers thus disbanded.

Florida Championship Wrestling (2009-2010)

Since August 2008, Myers was used in Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW). At FCW, he joined the Stable Dude Busters (consisting of Caylen Croft and Trent Barreta ). In November 2009 , Myers won the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship with Croft . They passed the title on to Brett DiBiase and Joe Hennig .

SmackDown / RAW (2010-2014)

Myers as Curt Hawkins (right) with Tyler Reks (left).

From May 2010 Myers was back at SmackDown and initially formed a tag team with Vance Archer . Towards the end of the year he competed as a single wrestler and was mainly used at WWE Superstars .

On April 26, 2011 Myers was the WWE Draft 2011 into raw - roster changed. He formed a tag team with Tyler Reks and appeared with him mainly on WWE NXT and superstars . In August 2012, both moved to SmackDown, where he appeared again as a single wrestler, as Reks left the WWE on August 21, 2012 due to injury. On June 12, 2014, Myers was fired from the WWE himself.

Independent (2014-2016)

Between 2014 and 2016, Myers competed under his real name for various independent leagues, including Jersey Championship Wrestling (JCW) , Beyond Wrestling , Pro Wrestling Guerrilla , Pro Wrestling Syndicate and Global Force Wrestling (GFW) . In 2014 he took part in the Battle of Los Angeles tournament. There he lost to AJ Styles in the first round . At Pro Wrestling Syndicate he formed a tag team again with his former WWE tag team partner Tyler Reks, now under the name The Heatseekers . On July 24, 2015, he made his debut at Global Force Wrestling (GFW) . There he took part in a tournament in which the first GFW Global Champion was to be determined. In the quarterfinals he lost to Chris Mordetzky .

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling / TNA (2015)

In 2015, Myers was part of the storyline between TNA and GFW when Jeff Jarrett tried to take over TNA with some GFW wrestlers. In the September 2nd, 2015 edition of Impact Wrestling , he and Trevor Lee defeated the Wolves ( Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards ) to win the TNA World Tag Team Championship . In the Impact Wrestling edition of September 9, 2015, they lost the title again to the Wolves . At the Impact Wrestling edition on September 16, 2015, he was part of Team GFW, which played a lethal lockdown match against Team TNA. Team GFW lost to Team TNA, which ended the storyline . At Bound for Glory 2015 , Myers and Trevor Lee contested a rematch against the Wolves for the TNA World Tag Team Championship . They lost that match, making Myers his last appearance for TNA.

Return to WWE 2016-2020

On July 21, 2016, it was announced that Myers will be returning to WWE. It was assigned to the SmackDown roster and was initially not used in matches, but mainly in video segments. On November 8, 2016, he was finally able to win a match in which he faced Apollo Crews .

On April 10, 2017, he switched to the raw roster at the Superstar Shake-Up . Here he was initially unable to win any of his matches, which subsequently became his gimmick . At the end of 2017 there were 0 wins and 152 defeats. On June 4, 2018 he had to record his 200th consecutive defeat, also against a local wrestler, not even against an established "WWE Superstar". At the end of the year he took part in the second season of the Mixed Match Challenge , where he replaced the injured Braun Strowman on his team with Ember Moon . Here he suffered his 231st defeat in a row.

On January 21, 2019, Hawkins attempted to get a match directly approved by Chairman Vince McMahon , but was only used as a referee for a tag team title match due to his disastrous negative streak. In that match, he prevented The Revival from using unfair practices against Bobby Roode and Chad Gable several times . After Roode and Gable finally won the match themselves, Hawkins was attacked by The Revival . His former tag team partner Zack Ryder came to his aid, after which they revived their team. However, they lost their first match together after almost ten years on January 28, 2019 against The Revival .

At Wrestlemania 35 on April 7, 2019, Hawkins and his tag team partner Zack Ryder finally won the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship from The Revival . This ended his long streak of a total of 269 defeats in a row. This reign lasted 64 days and ultimately lost the title in a Triple Threat Tag Team match against The Revival Scott Dawson & Dash Wilder. The Usos were also involved in this match . Due to a wave of layoffs, he was released from the WWE on April 15, 2020.

successes

Myers (r.) With Ryder and Edge 2008.
  • Alpha-1 wrestling
  • 1 × A1 Alpha Male Championship
  • Five Borough Wrestling
  • 1 × FBW Heavyweight Championship
  • New York Wrestling Connection
  • Y2G Championship Wrestling
  • 2 × Y2G Light Heavyweight Champion
  • Pro Wrestling Syndicate
  • 2 × PWS Television Championship

See also

Web links

Commons : Curt Hawkins  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Profile. Online World of Wrestling, accessed May 20, 2011 .
  2. ^ Bryan Robinson: Chairman falling deeper and deeper into the abyss . World Wrestling Entertainment . June 5, 2007. Retrieved November 11, 2007.
  3. ^ Bryan Robinson: Spirit of ECW Splashed . World Wrestling Entertainment . May 8, 2007. Retrieved November 11, 2007.
  4. ^ Bryan Robinson: Experiencing painful revenge . World Wrestling Entertainment . May 22, 2007. Retrieved November 11, 2007.
  5. ^ SmackDown drafts up . World Wrestling Entertainment . Retrieved November 11, 2007.
  6. ^ A b History of the WWE Tag Team Championship: Curt Hawkins & Zack Ryder . World Wrestling Entertainment . July 20, 2008. Retrieved July 21, 2008.
  7. ↑ Hawkins and Ryder: WWE's youngest Tag Team Champions . World Wrestling Entertainment . August 7, 2008. Retrieved August 8, 2008.
  8. ^ Adam Martin: Friday Night Smackdown Tapings - Columbus (Last show on CW) . WrestleView. September 22, 2008. Retrieved September 22, 2008.
  9. ↑ 2009 WWE Supplemental Draft results . World Wrestling Entertainment . April 15, 2009. Retrieved April 15, 2009.
  10. ↑ a b Steve Gerweck: FCW crowns new tag champions . WrestleView. January 15, 2010. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
  11. ↑ WWE releases Superstars . WWE. June 12, 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  12. ↑ WWE on a shopping spree: Rhyno & Curt Hawkins return + Johnny Gargano signs exclusive contract + Lots of other stars as newcomers in conversation - Possible reasons for the rise of Nia Jax, Alexa Bliss, Dana Brooke, Mojo Rawley and Co. wrestling information. de. Retrieved July 23, 2016
  13. ↑ Geno Mrosko: Curt Hawkins didn't win a single match in 2017, losing streak stands at 0-152. December 31, 2017, accessed February 2, 2019 .
  14. ↑ Jinder Mahal & Alicia Fox def. Curt Hawkins & Ember Moon. Accessed February 2, 2019 .
  15. ↑ Curt Hawkins' Legendary Losing Streak Comes To An End At WrestleMania 35 April 7, 2019, accessed April 8, 2019 (American English).
  16. ↑ Hisaharu Tanabe: Deep South Wrestling Tag Team Title . Retrieved June 16, 2007.
  17. ^ History of the NYWC Tag Team Championship . New York Wrestling Connection. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 12, 2009. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.nywcwrestling.com
personal data
SURNAME Hawkins, Curt
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Myers, Brian Joseph (real name); Majors, Brett (pseudonym); Major, Brett (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American wrestler
DATE OF BIRTH April 20, 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH Glen Cove , Long Island , New York , USA