Ricochet (wrestler)

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Trevor Mann United StatesUnited States
Ricochet at TakeOver: New Orleans 2018.

Ricochet at TakeOver: New Orleans 2018 .
Data
Surname Trevor Mann
Ring name Ricochet
Prince Puma
Helios
Additions to names The Future of Flight
King
The One and Only
height 176 cm
Fighting weight 78 kg
birth October 11, 1988
Paducah , Kentucky , USA
Announced from Paducah , Kentucky
Boyle Heights, California
Trained by Brandon Walker
Chuck Taylor
debut October 11, 2003

Trevor Mann (born October 11, 1988 in Paducah , Kentucky , USA) is an American wrestler . He is better known by his ring name Ricochet . He was mainly active in independent wrestling and wrestled as Prince Puma in the television series Lucha Underground . He is currently under contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). In his career he has won numerous titles in various independent wrestling leagues, in the WWE he has so far won the NXT North American Championship and the WWE United States Championship once.

Private life

He was in a relationship with wrestler Tessa Blanchard for a long time . The two lived together in a shared apartment with WWE wrestler Apollo Crews in Orlando , Florida . He is currently in a relationship with NXT wrestler and former ninja warrior icon Kacy Catanzaro.

Wrestling career

Beginnings

Trevor Mann started under the ring name Cameron Locke at Chaos Pro Wrestling and made his ring debut there on October 11, 2003. Trained by Brandon Walker and Chuck Taylor, who also became his first long-term rival, he made appearances in other small wrestling leagues, such as Insanity Pro Wrestling and Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South .

Independent Leagues (2006-2018)

In 2006 he began wrestling for Chikara of Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . There, too, he had many appearances with Chuck Taylor. After a “career match” against Taylor, he had to “leave” his doctorate in 2007 , but continued to fight as Helios , hidden under a mask. As Helios he was allowed to win the Young Lions Cup . From 2008 to 2010 he fought as a trio wrestler (three-man tag teams in the Lucha Libre style), first as The Golden Trio with Incoherence (Hallowicked and Delirious) and later in the stable The Future is Now .

In 2010 he made his debut at the newly founded wrestling promotion Evolve , which was founded by Gabe Sapolsky after leaving the Ring of Honor . Sapolsky, also Vice President of Dragon Gate USA let him compete in his second division, where he first belonged to the Babyface -Stable Warriors International , but then became a heel in the Stable Blood Warriors . He then joined Dragon Gate in Japan and won various titles in both promotions . At the same time, he wrestled with Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), where he won the 2014 Battle of Los Angeles .

New Japan Pro Wrestling (2013-2017)

In 2013 he switched to New Japan Pro Wrestling , where he was also able to win several titles as an individual and tag team wrestler .

Lucha Underground (2014-2016)

In September 2014 he made his debut as Prince Puma in the main event of the first episode of the US television show Lucha Underground , in which he lost to Johnny Mundo . He was given a fictional Latino background and he wore a puma mask there. On January 7, 2015 (recorded on October 5, 2014) he defeated 19 other wrestlers in a Battle Royal and became the first Lucha Underground Champion . He kept the title for the entire first season. At the climax of the first season, the major event Ultima Lucha , he had to admit defeat to Mil Muertes . In the second season he formed a grouping with El Dragon Azteca Jr. and Rey Mysterio Jr. with whom he won the Lucha Underground Trios Championship .

Mann entered negotiations with WWE after the second season . Lucha Underground then made him an offer: With complete freedom to continue his independent career at NJPW and PWG, his new contract would make him the best-paid man in pro-wrestling outside the WWE. But Mann did not respond. In the third season, which aired in 2017, he ended up winning the championship at Ultima Lucha III , but was subsequently challenged by Gift of the Gods Champion Pentagón Dark , losing a career match and the title to the challenger. So he temporarily ended his career at Lucha Underground .

World Wrestling Entertainment (since 2018)

NXT North American Champion (2018-2019)

In early 2018 he signed a contract with WWE . He played his first match at the NXT Tapings on February 2, 2018, when he beat Fabian Aichner . On April 7, 2018, he took part in a 6-man ladder match at NXT TakeOver: New Orleans , the winner of which was to receive the newly introduced NXT North American Championship . Ricochet could not win this match, however, instead Adam Cole was able to secure the title. On August 18, 2018, on NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn IV , he won a title match against Adam Cole , becoming the second title holder of the NXT North American Championship . He held this title for 161 days until he lost it to Johnny Gargano on NXT TakeOver: Phoenix on January 26, 2019 .

United States Champion (since 2019)

On February 18, 2019, Ricochet made a surprise Raw debut by helping Finn Bálor against Bobby Lashley and Lio Rush . Ricochet and Bálor won the following tag team match against Lashley and Rush. The next day he had a match against Eric Young on SmackDown Live , which he also won. In the following weeks he formed a tag team with Aleister Black and played numerous matches on Raw , SmackDown Live , NXT and their pay-per-views . Together with Black, Ricochet took part in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament at NXT and both won the final in the NXT edition on March 27, 2019. In addition to winning the tournament, they were also awarded a title match for the NXT Tag Team Championships at NXT TakeOver: New York .

As part of the 2019 Superstar Shake-Up , Ricochet switched from NXT to Raw on April 15, 2019 . He participated in the Money in the Bank Ladder Match on May 19, 2019, but did not win the match. On June 23, 2019, he won the WWE United States Championship from Samoa Joe at WWE Stomping Grounds . After just a few weeks, on July 14, 2019, he lost the title to AJ Styles at WWE Extreme Rules . On August 11, 2019, he lost a rematch for the United States Championship against AJ Styles at WWE SummerSlam . On November 24, 2019, as part of Team Raw , he played a Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Match at WWE Survivor Series with Drew McIntyre , Kevin Owens , Seth Rollins and Randy Orton against Team SmackDown ( Braun Strowman , Roman Reigns , Mustafa Ali, King Corbin , Shorty G. ) and Team NXT (Damian Priest, Matt Riddle, Keith Lee, WALTER and Tommaso Ciampa ). This match was won by Team SmackDown .

Wrestling successes

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Sydal and Ricochet in 2016.
  • New Japan Pro Wrestling
    • IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (2 × with Matt Sydal , 1 × with Ryusuke Taguchi)
    • NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship (1 × with Matt Sydal and Satoshi Kojima, 1 × with David Finlay and Satoshi Kojima, 1 × with Hiroshi Tanahashi and Ryusuke Taguchi)
    • Best of the Super Juniors (2014)
    • Super Jr. Tag Tournament (2015 with Matt Sydal )
  • DDT pro-wrestling
    • Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (1 ×)
  • Dragon Gate
    • Open the Dream Gate Championship (1 ×)
    • Open the Brave Gate Championship (1 ×)
    • Open the Twin Gate Championship (1 × with Cima, 1 × with Naruki Do)
    • Open the Triangle Gate Championship (1 × with Cima and Dragon Kid)
    • King of Gate (2013)
  • Dragon Gate USA
    • Open the Freedom Gate Championship (1 ×)
    • Open the United Gate Championship (1 × with Cima, 1 × with Masato Yoshino)
  • House of Glory
    • HOG World Heavyweight Championship (1 ×)
  • Insanity Pro Wrestling
    • IPW Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 ×)
  • Revolution Pro Wrestling
    • Undisputed British Tag Team Championship (1 × with Rich Swann )
  • World Series Wrestling
    • WSW Heavyweight Championship (1 ×)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Profile of Ricochet on cagematch.de
  2. ↑ Dave Meltzer: April 11, 2016 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: A look at a historic Wrestlemania weekend, NXT Takeover. Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California: April 11, 2016. P. 74. ISSN 1083-9593
  3. ↑ Sport1.de: Kacy Catanzaro: WWE talent back after thoughts of resignation. Retrieved July 1, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Dave Meltzer : June 27, 2016 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Roman Reigns suspended, Money in the Bank review, more . Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California: April 11, 2016: p. 59. ISSN 1083-9593
  5. ↑ Mike Chiari: Ricochet Beats Adam Cole at WWE NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn 4. Accessed February 8, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Mike Chiari: Johnny Gargano Beats Ricochet at WWE NXT TakeOver: Phoenix, Wins NA Title. Retrieved February 8, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Ricochet Makes WWE RAW Debut Tonight (Photos, Videos). February 18, 2019, accessed February 19, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Who Won The 2019 WWE NXT Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic ?, New "Takeover: New York" Match. March 27, 2019, accessed April 1, 2019 .

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Commons : Ricochet  - collection of images, videos and audio files
personal data
SURNAME Ricochet
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Husband, Trevor (real name); Prince Puma; Helios
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American wrestler
DATE OF BIRTH October 11, 1988
PLACE OF BIRTH Padcuah , Kentucky, United States