Jimmy Cicero
Jimmy Cicero | |
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Birth name | Matthew Bowman |
Born | New York City, New York, U.S. | January 2, 1969
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Jimmy Cicero |
Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Billed weight | 280 lb (127 kg) |
Trained by | Ivan Koloff[1] |
Debut | 1992 |
Matthew Bowman (born January 2, 1969) is an American professional wrestler, best known by his ring name "Wiseguy" Jimmy Cicero, who has worked for the
Professional wrestling career
Cicero was trained for his career in professional wrestling by former WWF Champion Ivan Koloff.[1] In 1994, he held the Carolina Championship Wrestling Alliance Tag Team Championship as a member of a tag team known as the Country Club along with Steve Storm.[2] Later that year, the teamed with Brian Perry to form the Rat Pack. On November 17, they won a tournament to become the promotion's first tag team champions. On March 25, 1995, they lost the title to the team of Billy Simmons and Sean Powers.
In 1996, he appeared in
In July 1997, he competed for the National Wrestling Alliance's NWA 2000 promotion, where he won a battle royal to become the first NWA 2000 Heavyweight Champion. He held the belt for over five months before a loss to Lance Diamond.[9]
In 1997, he wrestled for the West Virginia-based Championship Pro Wrestling. He competed against his former student Christian York and defeated him at the promotion's "Hot August Night" event.[10] Cicero had a brief stint in the Memphis based USWA feuding with Paul Diamond, Steve Corino and Flash Flanagan. Cicero also made his debut with the
While wrestling on the American
He also appeared regularly in
While competing for MCW, Cicero also wrestled in the Pennsylvania-based Allied Powers Wrestling Federation (APWF), where he held the APWF Heavyweight Championship for one month in 1999 before dropping it to Stevie Richards.[17] He was also awarded the APWF Television Championship on July 30, 1999, which he held until October 2001.[18] Also in 2000, Cicero teamed with Dino Devine in Atlantic Terror Championship wrestling to hold the promotion's tag team title. The duo won the belts on July 15 and held them until the following January, when they dropped them to the team of Mark Shrader and Gregory Martin.[19]
Cicero went on to compete for 6 years in the
Cicero left the Pittsburgh area and began competing for Rocket City Championship Wrestling in Alabama in April of 2021 under the name Lord James Cicero proclaiming himself the Lord of Alabama. He and his heel group 'The Lords Army' feuded with RCCW mainstays Barry Kohlhoff, Johnny Rodriguez and Scrapiron Lewis. Cicero defeated Super Crazy in a controversial match at WrestleCon 5.
Cicero was the head trainer of the IPWA Wrestling School;
On December 29, 2012, Cicero was inducted into the
Championships and accomplishments
- Allied Powers Wrestling Federation
- Atlantic Terror Championship Wrestling
- ATCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Dino Devine[19]
- Carolina Championship Wrestling Alliance
- CCWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Steve Storm[2]
- Continental Wrestling Alliance
- CWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Steve Storm[22]
- Independent Professional Wrestling Alliance
- IPWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[13]
- IPWA Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Cueball Carmichael[14]
- NWA Fusion
- NWA Continental Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- NWA 2000
- NWA 2000 Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[9]
- Maryland Championship Wrestling
- MCW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[16]
- MCW Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Julio Sanchez (1) and Romeo Valentino (1)[15]
- MCW Hall of Fame(Class of 2012)
- Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation
- MEWF Mid-Atlantic Championship (1 time)[7]
- MEWF Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with Steve Corino (3) and Julio Sanchez (1)[8]
- Southern Championship Wrestling
- SCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- SCW Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Brian Perry[23]
- Primal Conflict Wrestling
- DOA Memorial Cup (2010)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked him # 150 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1999
- Renegade Wrestling Alliance
- RWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- RWA No Limits Championship (1 time)
- RWA Pennsylvania Regional Championship (1 time)
- RWA Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Ron Hunt (1), The Great Akuma (1)
- Rocket City Championship Wrestling
- Rocket City Heavyweight Championship (1)
References
- ^ a b "Exclusive Interview with Jimmy Z". Icons of the Ring. Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
- ^ a b "Wrestler Profiles: Steve Storm". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
- ^ "Extreme Championship Wrestling: October–December 1996". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
- ^ "Extreme Championship Wrestling: July–September 1996". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
- ^ "Extreme Championship Wrestling: January–March 1997". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
- ^ "Extreme Championship Wrestling: April–June 1997". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
- ^ a b Westcott, Brian; Eric Roelfsema (2004). "Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title History". Solie's Title Histories. Retrieved 2007-04-21.
- ^ a b Westcott, Brian; Eric Roelfsema (2004). "Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation Tag Team Title History". Solie's Title Histories. Retrieved 2007-04-21.
- ^ a b "N.W.A. 2000 Heavyweight Title". Puroresu Dojo. 2003. Retrieved 2007-04-21.
- ^ "Championship Pro Wrestling Results: 1997–2002". Championship Pro Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2010-02-18. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
- ^ "Ring Results: 1997". The History of WWE. Archived from the original on May 4, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
- ^ "Ring Results: 1998". The History of WWE. Archived from the original on April 21, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
- ^ a b Westcott, Brian (1998). "Independent Professional Wrestling Alliance Heavyweight Title History". Solie's Title Histories. Retrieved 2007-04-21.
- ^ a b Westcott, Brian (1998). "Independent Professional Wrestling Alliance Tag Team Titles". Solie's Title Histories. Retrieved 2007-04-21.
- ^ Maryland Championship Wrestling. Archived from the originalon June 7, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
- ^ Maryland Championship Wrestling. Archived from the originalon May 27, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
- ^ a b Bish, Matt (2005). "Allied Powers Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Title History". Solie's Title Histories. Retrieved 2007-04-21.
- ^ a b Bish, Matt (2005). "Allied Powers Wrestling Federation Television Title History". Solie's Title Histories. Retrieved 2007-04-21.
- ^ a b Roelfsema, Eric (2001). "Atlantic Terror Championship Wrestilng Tag Team Title History". Solie's Title Histories. Retrieved 2007-04-21.
- ^ "Wrestling Contacts – Schools". National Wrestling League. Archived from the original on 2009-03-09. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
- ^ Milner, John M. "Joey Mercury". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
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- ^ Benaka, Matt; Brian Westcott (2004). "Southern Championship Wrestling Tag Team Title History". Solie's Title Histories. Retrieved 2007-04-21.
Further reading
- "Wrestlers help local school athletics". RU Daily Targum 2 October 2000
- "Canada, Scotland, Whatever". Ledger-Inquirer. 8 June 2001
External links
- JimmyCiceroWrestling.com
- Jimmy Cicero's profile at Cagematch.net