Arik Cannon

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Arik Cannon
Cannon in 2019
Born (1981-12-23) December 23, 1981 (age 42)
Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Arik Cannon[1]
Bryan Kendrick
Billed height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1][2]
Billed weight210 lb (95 kg)[1]
Trained byMidwest Pro Wrestling
Sheik Adanan Al-Kaisey
Mike Quackenbush
Skayde
Chris Hero

Arik Cannon (born December 23, 1981) is an American

IWA Mid-South, All American Wrestling and Wrestling Society X. He also runs the Minneapolis-based wrestling promotion F1RST Wrestling,[3] and is also the only wrestler officially sponsored by Pabst Blue Ribbon.[4]

Professional wrestling career

IWA Mid-South (2002–2004)

Arik Cannon was trained at Midwest Pro Wrestling and is known for wrestling in

IWA Mid-South. There, he became the IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Champion by defeating Petey Williams in the Ted Petty Invitational Tournament. He defended it against Roderick Strong and Austin Aries
, but was forced to give it up due to injury in 2004.

Chikara (2005–2006)

Cannon in 2009

He returned to wrestling in 2005 and entered

Cheech to win the tournament. At Chikara's Cibernetico Forever event in October 2006, however, Max Boyer
managed to beat him for the Cup.

Wrestling Society X (2006–2007)

In November 2006, Arik Cannon partook in the Wrestling Society X promotion's first season of television tapings, which later aired on MTV.

Dragon Gate (2007–2008)

In October 2007, Cannon went to Japan for a tour with

Dragon Gate
and was brought into the Muscle Outlawz faction by Naruki Doi along with fellow gaijins Kevin Steen and Jimmy Rave.

Dragon Gate USA (2009–2015)

On September 6, 2009, Cannon made his debut for

Susumu Yokosuka.[9]

F1RST Wrestling (2007–present)

In 2007, Cannon founded the Minneapolis-based promotion F1RST Wrestling, which hosts its flagship "Wrestlepalooza" events at Minneapolis' First Avenue nightclub.[10] In more recent years, the promotion has expanded to host events at an eclectic assortment of locations throughout the Twin Cities metropolitan area, including the James Ballentine VFW [11] and Temple of Aaron Synagogue.[12] Several performers from F1RST Wrestling have found later success in larger promotions, such as Seth Rollins, the Top Flight tag team of brothers Darius Martin and Dante Martin, and Ariya Daivari.[13]

WWE (2017)

In 2017, Cannon appeared on the March 7 episode of

Brian Kendrick as Bryan Kendrick and lost to Akira Tozawa
.

All Elite Wrestling (2021–2022)

In 2021, Cannon had two matches with

Dark: Elevation in Jacksonville, Florida. His second match was also a tag match in front of his home crowd in Minneapolis, Minnesota on November 12, where he and Renny D took on The Pinnacle members Wardlow and Shawn Spears
. The fans in attendance were loudly cheering for Arik and chanting his name loudly. This also was a loss. A 0–2 overall record in AEW as of 2021, he was not pinned in both of his matches.

On August 10, 2022, Cannon teamed with Travis Titan for a tag match taped for Dark: Elevation during the

Quake by the Lake special. Cannon and Titan lost to Josh Woods and Tony Nese
. Again fans cheered his name loudly during the match.

Personal life

Cannon was an assistant coach at The Academy: School of Professional Wrestling, a training facility led by WWE alumni Shawn Daivari and Ken Anderson.[14] His real name is George Collins.

Championships and accomplishments

  • 2econd Wrestling
    • 2econd Wrestling Championship (1 time)
  • 3X Wrestling
    • 3XW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)[15]
    • 3XW Pure Wrestling Championship (1 time)
  • All American Wrestling
  • American Wrestling Federation
    • AWF TV Championship (1 time)
  • Chikara
  • Dragon Gate USA
    • Breakout Challenge (2011)[6]
  • Dreamwave Wrestling
    • Dreamwave Alternative Championship (1 time)
    • Dreamwave Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Darin Corbin
  • F1RST Wrestling
    • Uptown VFW Championship (1 time)
    • WrestlePalooza Championship (1 time)[16]
  • FIST Wrestling
    • FIST Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Danny Daniels
  • Fully Loaded Wrestling
    • FLW Cup (2017)
  • Heavy on Wrestling
    • HOW Undisputed Championship (1 time)
  • Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South
  • Midwest Pro Wrestling
    • MPW Cruiserweight Championship (3 times)
    • MPW Universal Championship (1 time)[15]
    • MPW Universal Championship Tournament (2004)
  • Northern Impact Wrestling
    • NIW Impact Championship (1 time)[15]
  • Northern Outlaw Wrestling
    • NOW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • Pro Wrestling Illustrated
    • PWI ranked him #200 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2011[18]
  • Pro Wrestling Phoenix
    • PWP Heavyweight Championship (1 time[19]
  • Steel Domain Wrestling
    • SDW Tag Team Championships (1 time) – with AJ LaRock

References

  1. ^ a b c "Wrestling Society X − "The Anarchist" Arik Cannon". MTV. Archived from the original on January 29, 2010. Retrieved November 30, 2009.
  2. ^ "Arik Cannon profile". Cagematch. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  3. ^ Kangas, Chaz (January 10, 2013). "Arik Cannon On Combining Punk And Wrestling At First Avenue". City Pages. Archived from the original on June 29, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  4. ^ DeMoe, Jason (April 21, 2017). "Forest Lake grad to be featured in pro wrestling event". Forest Lake Times. Archived from the original on October 2, 2019. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  5. ^ Radican, Sean (December 17, 2009). "Ongoing DGUSA "Open The Untouchable Gate" PPV Taping Results (Jacobs debuts)". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
  6. ^ a b McNeill, Charles (April 4, 2011). "4/1 DGUSA in Burlington, N.C.: Live report on CIMA vs. Gargano standout match, PAC & Ricochet vs. Taylor & Tozawa, Helms, Fairplay, Rave". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved April 2, 2011.
  7. ^ Tylwalk, Nick (April 5, 2011). "Austin Aries pulls a swerve at Dragon Gate USA's Open the Ultimate Gate 2011". Slam Wrestling. Archived from the original on December 4, 2022. Retrieved April 6, 2011.
  8. ^ "News alerts". Dragon Gate USA. Archived from the original on April 5, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
  9. ^ Devries, Eric (June 3, 2011). "6/5 DGUSA in New York City: Live perspective on Internet PPV event with technical issues – DGUSA Title match, six-man tag, Fray!". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
  10. ^ "F1RST Wrestling".
  11. ^ "F1RST Wrestling: LIVE! @ Uptown VFW". January 8, 2019.
  12. ^ Hanukkah Havok discusspw.com [dead link]
  13. ^ "People can't get enough of Wrestlepalooza at First Avenue". Bring Me the News.
  14. ^ "Staff". The Academy: School of Professional Wrestling. Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  15. ^ a b c d e "Chikara Fans profile". Chikara Fans. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
  16. ^ "1/15 WrestlePalooza in Minneapolis at First Avenue: Ariya Daivari vs. Ari Daivari, Chuck Taylor vs. Cabana vs. Joey Ryan vs. Kikutaro, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. January 16, 2017. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
  17. ^ "Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South Heavyweight Title". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved June 14, 2008.
  18. ^ ""PWI 500": 101–200". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. August 8, 2011. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
  19. ^ "PWP Heavyweight Championship". Cagematch. Retrieved January 29, 2016.

External links

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