Caprice Coleman
Caprice Coleman | |
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Born | Jamaica, New York, United States | March 20, 1977
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Caprice Coleman Ice[1] |
Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Billed weight | 213 lb (97 kg) |
Billed from | T-Town, North Carolina |
Trained by | Matt Hardy Jeff Hardy |
Debut | 1996 |
Caprice Coleman (born 20 March 1977) is an American professional wrestler who has competed in Mid-Atlantic and Southern independent promotions including Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, NWA Wildside, Ring of Honor and, in recent years, Live Action Wrestling and the Christian Wrestling Federation.[2] He has also made several appearances in WWE wrestling on WWE Heat and WWE Velocity.
Career
Early career
Coleman began his career in the wrestling business as a
During the next several months, Coleman faced Havok, Dango Wynn, J.C. Dazz and Lazz.[3] He lost to Jimmy Rave in a "Triple Threat" match with J.C. Dazz in a match for the title at the NWA Wildside Arena on April 21, 2001.[4] Throughout the next year, he would also face Jeremy Lopez,[5] Rainman and Jimmy Rave.[6]
On June 29, 2002, Coleman defeated Cru Jones for the NWA Wildside Television Championship. A special stipulation to the match saw both men's valets Sweet Dreams and Destiny handcuffed together.[7] Successfully defending the NWA Wildside Television Championship against Tony Mamaluke on July 6,[7][8] he also took part in an 8-man "Loser Leaves NWA Wildside" match teaming with Sweet Dreams, Onyx and Kevin Hardner against Cru Jones, Tony Mamaluke, Malakai and Lazarus (with valets Destiny and Lisa) on June 22. Coleman pinned Jones to win the match and forced Jones to leave the promotion.[7][9]
On November 26, 2003, Coleman made a one-time appearance in
Ring of Honor and NWA Wildside
Coleman regained the NWA Wildside Television title defeating Rainman in a best "2-of-3 falls" match on January 3, 2004. A week later, he made his debut in ROH as a participant in a four-way match with
On March 13, he scored his first major victory over Rainman at Do or Die II.
Leaving the promotion for
On July 3, Coleman lost to NWA Wildside TV Champion Jason Cross in a four-way match with Jeremy V and Ray Gordy. He also made one last appearance in Ring of Honor losing to Colt Cabana at Do or Die III on July 17.[11] A week later, while in the Christian Wrestling Federation, he defeated Scottie Wren for the CWF Heavyweight Championship in Rockwall, Texas on July 24. That same night, he also battled CWF Television Champion Mike Fox to a time-limit draw.
Later that year, he lost to Gabriel in a three-way match with Ray Gordy on October 30. Shortly before the close of
On January 15, 2005, Coleman and Joey Silva defeated Xsirus and
Defeating Dexter Poindexter at an event for Combat Fusion on March 12, he returned to NWA Wildside losing to Ray Gordy on March 19. Teaming with
Independent circuit
After Wildside, Coleman went on to wrestle in the Christian Wrestling Federation and Live Action Wrestling full-time. On June 4, 2005, he and Garry Stevens defeated Xsirus and Brass Monkey on June 4. A month later, Coleman teamed with Kid Justice to face former tag team partner Joey Silva and Xsirus on July 23. On August 19, 2005, Coleman lost to Xsiris at an event for CWF Mid Atlantic in
Coleman lost to Dragon Fantastico on October 15 at a CWF event and, in LAW on November 12, he and Joey Silvia defeated Derrick Driver and Billy Jones. He and Silva participated in the main event later that night and lost the LAW Tag Team titles to Brad Hunter and Sean Alexander. On December 5, he lost to Ken Doane in a dark match on Raw. Several days later, he faced Simon Dean at SmackDown! which aired on WWE Velocity later that week.[21]
On January 13, 2006, Coleman and Joey Silva teamed up with Jeff Hardy to defeat Tommy Gunn and the LAW Tag Team Champions Brad Hunter and Sean Alexander. Later that month, Coleman faced Jamie Noble in a match which later aired on Velocity on January 21.[22] He also beat Jesse Ortega at a show for CWF Mid Atlantic on March 11.
On June 15, 2007, Coleman lost to Aiden Chambers and Darriel Kelly in a three-way dance with Mike Yamaha at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center in Sanford, North Carolina.[23]
Return to ROH
On the January 6, 2011 Ring of Honor Newswire, it was announced that Coleman was to return to the company for the
In 2016 he formed "The Cabinet" with
In October 2017, on Ring of Honor television, Coleman formed his own show called "Coleman's Pulpit," during which he interviewed wrestlers. Coleman is also a commentator on Ring of Honor television, alongside Ian Riccaboni.
Championships and accomplishments
- America's Most Like Wrestling
- AML Championship (2 times, current)[28]
- Christian Wrestling Federation
- CWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- CWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Michael Malick
- Live Action Wrestling
- LAW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Joey Silvia
- Mainstream Wrestling Organization
- MWO Lightweight Championship (1 time)[29]
- National Championship Wrestling
- NCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) [29]
- NWA Anarchy
- NWA Anarchy Television Championship (1 time)
- NWA Wildside
- NWA Georgia Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[30]
- NWA Wildside Television Championship (2 times)[31]
- Other titles
- RTW Ringtime Lightweight Championship (1 time)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked him #188 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2014[32]
- PWI ranked him #188 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the
- Qatar Pro Wrestling
- QPW King of the Ladder Match Championship (3 times, current)[33]
References
- ^ "Caprice Coleman: Profile & Match Listing - Internet Wrestling Database (IWD)".
- ^ "Caprice Coleman". ChristianWrestling.com.
- ^ Behrens, Bill (2001-10-13). "NWA Wildside News (7/4/01)". NWA Notes. NWA-Wildside.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ Roelfsema, Eric; Brian Westcott (2005). "NWA Georgia/Wildside Junior Heavyweight Title History". Solie's Title Histories.
- ^ Lopez, Jeremy (2001). "Wildside Episodes". JeremyLopez.net. Archived from the original on 2008-07-04.
- ^ NWA Wildside TV, EP. 224–229. Perf. Caprice Coleman, Rainman and Jimmy Rave. 2002. DVD. RF Video.
- ^ a b c "NWA Wildside TV Taping". NWA Wildside TV Report. USA Independent Wrestling. 2002.
- ^ "NWA Wildside TV Report: 7/6". Previous NWA Wildside TV Tapings. USA Independent Wrestling. 2002.
- ^ "NWA Wildside TV Report: 7/22". Previous NWA Wildside TV Tapings. USA Independent Wrestling. 2002.
- ^ Garoon, Brad; Jacob Ziegler (2004-07-27). "ROH – The Last Stand 01.29.04". 411mania.com.
- ^ a b ROH Do or Die II & III. Perf. Caprice Coleman, Rainman and Colt Cabana. 2004. DVD. Highspots.com.
- ^ Fothergill-Brown, Chris (2005-01-09). "ROH World Title Classic". ShootingStarPress.com.
- ^ Jon, Stevie (2007-08-10). "08/10/07: ROH DVD Review: World Title Classic".
- ^ Benaka, Matt; Brian Westcott (2004). "SCW Junior Heavyweight Title History". Solie's Title Histories.
- ^ Walsh, Carl (2004-12-12). "WWE International Heat Results (12/12/04)". LordsOfPain.net. Archived from the original on 2008-07-25.
- ^ a b "Xsirus Wrestling Results". Xsiris.com. 2004. Archived from the original on 2008-08-07.
- ^ "2005 Show Reports: January 21, 2005". GeorgiaWrestlingHistory.com. January 2005.
- ^ "Sunday Night Heat – March 13, 2005". Pwwew.net. March 2005.
- ^ "InsidePulse's WWE Velocity Report". InsidePulse.com. 2005-08-27. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04.
- ^ Blundell, Jonathan D. (2005-09-28). "Stranger in a Strange Land: Notes from this weekend in NC". CasaDeBlundell.com.
- ^ "WWE Velocity Recap". OO TV/Event Recaps: SmackDown. OOWrestling.com. 2005-12-12. Archived from the original on 2011-12-07.
- ^ "WWE: Mediaplayer - Jamie Noble vs. Caprice Coleman". WWE. 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-05-14.
- ^ Hunter, Brad (2007). "Show Dates". BadBradHunter.com. Archived from the original on 2008-11-20.
- ^ "January 6th Newswire". Ring of Honor. January 6, 2011. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
- ^ "Rise of the Rebellion is no laughing matter". Ring of Honor. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
- ^ "Bully Ray and The Briscoes defend their 6-Man Tag Titles against The Rebellion". Ring of Honor. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
- ^ Meltzer, Dave; Currier, Joseph (2017-06-23). "ROH Best in the World live results: Christopher Daniels vs. Cody". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
- ^ "AML Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH". Archived from the original on 2015-06-20.
- ^ ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "N.W.A. Georgia Junior Heavyweight Title". Puroresu Dojo. 2003.
- ^ "N.W.A. Wildside Television Title". Puroresu Dojo. 2003.
- ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2014". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
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External links
- Caprice Coleman's profile at Cagematch.net , Wrestlingdata.com , Internet Wrestling Database
- Caprice Coleman at IMDb