Corporal Robinson
Corporal Robinson | |
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |
Trained by | Tracy Smothers[2] Ian Rotten Jamie Dundee[2] Kelly Wolfe[2] |
Debut | 1996[3] |
Stephen Robinson,
In his professional wrestling career, Robinson is an eight time Heavyweight champion having won the CCW Heavyweight Championship once, EPW Heavyweight Championship once, IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship once, JCW Heavyweight Championship four times, and MAW Heavyweight Championship once. In addition to these championships, he has won the IWA Mid-South Deathmatch Championship twice, MAW Tag Team Championship once with Hardcore Craig, and PWU Hardcore Championship twice. He held the NWA-CCW tag team title along with his brother, Joey "Kidd" Owens as the team of Pain Inc. Robinson is also the 2004 and 2007 IWA Mid-South King of the Deathmatch Tournament winner.
Career
Before wrestling
Robinson was attending college on a baseball scholarship, when he was approached by a Marine Corps recruiter and he signed up with an open contract to 2nd Battalion Hotel Company at Parris Island.[4] Robinson was one of 287 recruits to graduate (from an intake of 299) and was designated 0311, serving time in Bosnia.[4]
Early career
Robinson grew up watching the "pure wrestling" style of
IWA Mid-South
When Robinson first arrived in IWA-MS, he was still known as a "pure wrestler".
Robinson decided to start wrestling deathmatches to show people that wrestling was not fake. He said that "people were saying [that] wrestling's fake, wrestling's fake, this and that. But by the time you got done watching one of my matches, you didn't walk out of that building saying that was fake. [You'd say] those two guys just killed each other."[2] Robinson went on to compete in a wide range of deathmatches in IWA,[4] including 6 King of the Deathmatch tournaments. He also claimed the IWA-MS Heavyweight Championship on 2 occasions, as well as being a 2 time IWA-MS Deathmatch Champion. Robinson is only the second wrestler (behind Ian Rotten) to win the King of the Deathmatch tournament multiple times. Through his work in IWA-MS, Robinson gained national exposure and fully developed his Corporal Robinson character.[2]
Insane Wrestling Federation
Robinson also wrestled in Insane Wrestling Federation, capturing the IWF Tag Team Title during his stint.[3] The referee for the promotion, A. T. Huck, was also referee and friend of Insane Clown Posse and their promotion Juggalo Championship Wrestling. During Robinson's feud with Sabu, who was also a friend of the duo, Insane Clown Posse attended several shows.[2] The group hung out backstage with their friends, and also began talking to and smoking with Robinson, eventually befriending him.[2]
Juggalo Championship Wrestling (1999–2012)
In 1997, Robinson wrestled for Insane Clown Posse at the event ICP's Strangle-Mania Live.
On October 31, 2006, Robinson defeated Mad Man Pondo to become the JCW Heavyweight Champion.[8] The following year, Robinson went on tour with JCW to film the internet wrestling show SlamTV!, where he defended his championship against multiple opponents until he began feuding with "Holy" Trent Acid.[9] On March 6, 2007, Corporal Robinson lost the JCW Heavyweight Championship to Trent Acid at West Side Wars.[9] On March 14, at East Side Wars, Robinson defeated Acid in a steel cage match to regain the JCW Heavyweight Championship.[10] At Bloodymania, Robinson successfully defended his championship against WWC Universal Champion Scott Hall, becoming the Lineal World Champion of Professional Wrestling.[11]
On October 6, 2007, Corporal Robinson, Scott Hall, and
In 2008, Robinson went on tour with JCW for Season 2 of SlamTV!. In the second episode, he put his JCW Heavyweight Championship on the line against Sexy Slim Goody. When Robinson attempted to hit the Boot Camp, the lights shut off in the arena. When they turned back on,
On May 22, 2010, while touring with JCW on Insane Clown Posse's "Happy Daze Tour," Robinson lost the JCW Heavyweight Championship to Mad Man Pondo.[19] In a Four Corners of Pain rematch nine days later, Robinson defeated Pondo to regain the championship, becoming a record setting three time JCW Heavyweight Champion.[20] At Bloodymania IV, Robinson, with Terry Funk, defeated Mike Knox, with Scott D'Amore, and Raven, with Todd Bridges.[21]
At 2011's Flashlight Hysteria, Robinson was eliminated from an 8 team battle royal when Breyer Wellington interfered in the match.
Corporal Robinson appears as himself with JCW tag partner 2 Tuff Tony in the underground wrestling documentary Wrestling with Disaster, a feature-length film that highlights an indy wrestling show gone horribly awry. The production is currently streaming on YouTube.[29]
Though retired, Robinson made various appearances for numerous independent wrestling promotions performing in exhibitions, tag-team matches, and non-sanctioned death matches on the outlaw circuit.
On August 20, 2021, at JCW BloodyMania at The Gathering of the Juggalos at Legend Valley in Thornville, Ohio, Corporal Robinson appeared as a surprise entrant in the juggalo battle royale.
On October 16, 2021, at a Pro Wrestling King event at the Bourbon Park Pavilion in Bourbon, Indiana, Corporal Robinson officially came out of retirement to give former Insane Clown Posse producer One Man Kru a shot at the Lineal World Championship of Professional Wrestling in a hardcore match. Robinson lost the match and the championship after One Man Kru hit Robinson with his own finishing move, the bootcamp, off the ring apron and through a table to score the pinfall. The match was taped for a documentary style web-series called Wrestle Gaiden.
Championships and accomplishments
- Coliseum Championship Wrestling
- CCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[citation needed]
- Elite Pro Wrestling
- EPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)[citation needed]
- Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South
- Insane Championship Wrestling
- ICW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Blazing Benjamin
- Insane Wrestling Federation
- IWF Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with 2 Tuff Tony & The DBA[3]
- Juggalo Championship Wrestling
- Mid-America Wrestling
- Pro Wrestling Unplugged
- PWU Hardcore Championship (2 times)[34]
- Underground Empire Wrestling
- Sovereign Of Slaughter Tournament (2015)[35]
Personal life
Robinson has served as bodyguard and as concert security for Insane Clown Posse and Twiztid.[2] He is good friends with many of the artists and employees on the Psychopathic Records label. Robinson co-hosted two internet radio shows on WFuckOff Radio, Shoot the Shit with DJ Fillin and Eric Davie, and The Main Event with Violent J and 2 Tuff Tony.[36][37] [38]
References
- ^ a b "Corporal Robinson Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2011-03-22.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Derek Burgan (Interviewer) and Corporal Robinson (Interviewee) (2009-08-04). ""The Gathering of the Juggalos" week: Burgan talks to JCW Champion CPL Robinson – Death matches, ICP, BloodyMania III (25 min.)". Torch Daily Blitz. Episode 71. Pro Wrestling Torch.
- ^ a b c "Corporal Robinson Profile". JCW Wrestler Profiles. Psychopathic Records, Inc. 2008-10-23. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f Wojcik, Alan (2003-10-30). "Wojick Interviews Corporal Robinson". Wojick Interview. Brett Schwan. Retrieved 15 November 2008.
- ISBN 0-9741846-0-8.
- ^ a b 2 Tuff Tony and Corporal Robinson (Interviewees) (2010-09-27). Wrestling with Disaster 10 (mp4) (internet production). Legit Wrestling. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
- ISBN 0-9741846-0-8.
- ^ Insane Clown Posse's Operation Shock In Autumn (mp4) (internet newscast). Psychopathic Video. 2010-09-24. Event occurs at 12:15. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
- ^ a b JCW SLAM TV, Volume 1 (DVD). Royal Oak, Michigan: Psychopathic Video. 2007-09-18. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
- ^ JCW SLAM TV, Volume 2 (DVD). Royal Oak, Michigan: Psychopathic Video. 2007-10-30. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
- ^ "ICP's JCW "Bloodymania" Review Featuring JCW Title Match". Declaration of Independents. August 12, 2007. Archived from the original on October 13, 2007. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
- ^ a b Creator and Producer: Insane Clown Posse (2007-11-17). "Slam TV: Hallowicked 2007!". SlamTV!. Detroit, Michigan.
- ^ "Sid Vicious Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2010-04-12.
- ^ Caldwell, James (2008-11-09). "Scott Hall appears on camera with ICP at tonight's TNA PPV". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
- ^ Presenters: Violent J, 2 Tuff Tony, and Corporal Robinson (2008-11-11). "The Main Event". JCW Television. 48:18 minutes in. WFKO. Archived from the original on 2010-03-28.
- ^ Creator and Producer: Insane Clown Posse (2008-07-17). "Slam TV Season 2 – Episode 2". SlamTV!. Season 2. Evansville, Indiana.
- ^ Creator and Producer: Insane Clown Posse (2008-07-25). "Slam TV Season 2 – Episode 3". SlamTV!. Season 2. Springfield, Illinois.
- ^ Creator and Producer: Insane Clown Posse (2008-07-31). "Slam TV Season 2 – Episode 4". SlamTV!. Season 2. St. Louis, Missouri.
- ^ "JCW Happy Daze Tour – Day 4". The Internet Wrestling Database. May 22, 2010. Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
- ^ "JCW Happy Daze Tour – Day 10". The Internet Wrestling Database. May 31, 2010. Archived from the original on June 27, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
- ^ "Gathering of the Juggalos Wrestling Recap!". Psychopathic Sports. 2010-09-03. Archived from the original on 2011-02-22. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
- ^ Steve Gerweck (2011-02-24). "2/23 Juggalo Wrestling results featuring Vampiro". Wrestleview. Archived from the original on 2011-09-01. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
- ^ Adam Martin (2011-03-11). "Indy News #3: CHIKARA, JCW and HETV details". Wrestleview. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
- ^ "JCW Monster's Island". Philip Kreikenbohm. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
- ^ Steve Gerweck (2011-03-27). "3/26 JCW iPPV Results (Raven, Eugene, Conway)". Wrestleview. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
- ^ Adam Martin (2011-04-07). "Indy News #2: JCW 4/6 iPPV results in Michigan". Wrestleview. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
- ^ a b c "JCW Up in Smoke at The Modern Exchange wrestling results". ProFightDB.com. 2011-04-20. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
- ^ Matt Carter (2011-07-28). "Radican's JCW "Fuck The Police" iPPV Coverage 7/28: U-Gene & Zack Gowen, Rhino, Cabana, Sabu & Raven". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2011-07-29.
- ^ "Wrestling with Disaster ~ A Legit Documentary". YouTube. September 20, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
- ^ "IWA – Mid-South Heavyweight Title History". solie.org. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
- ^ "IWA – Mid-South Death Match Title History". solie.org. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
- ^ "MAW Heavyweight Title History". solie.org. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
- ^ "MAW Tag Team Title History". solie.org. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
- ^ "Pro Wrestling Unplugged". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
- ^ "UEW Sovereign of Slaughter « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - the Internet Wrestling Database".
- ^ Presenters: Corporal Robinson, DJ Fillin, and Eric. "Shoot the Shit". JCW Television. WFKO. Archived from the original on 2009-04-20.
- ^ Presenters: Corporal Robinson, Violent J, and 2 Tuff Tony. "The Main Event". JCW Television. WFKO. Archived from the original on 2010-03-28.
- ^ "Anchor - The easiest way to make a podcast". Anchor. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
External links
- Juggalo Championship Wrestling profile
- Online World of Wrestling profile
- Media related to Stephen Robinson (wrestler) at Wikimedia Commons