Kevin Knight (wrestler)

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Kevin Knight
Born (1997-01-01) January 1, 1997 (age 27)
NJPW L.A. Dojo
DebutAugust 2, 2019[2]

Kevin Knight (born January 1, 1997) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). He also makes appearances for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) where he is a former IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion.

Professional wrestling career

Early career (2019–2020)

Knight made his debut on August 2, 2019, wrestling for a range of Canadian and American independent promotions for the majority of late 2019 and early 2020.[3]

New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2020–present)

Young Lion (2020–2022)

Knight entered the

New Japan Pro-Wrestling LA Dojo in 2020 as a Young Lion, training under Katsuyori Shibata. Knight made his NJPW debut on December 12 at Super J-Cup, replacing an injured Karl Fredericks, where he teamed with Ren Narita, losing to Bullet Club's Hikuleo and Kenta.[4][5]

In 2021, Knight competed on NJPW's American-based show

The Motor City Machine Guns and Aussie Open in a three-way tag-team match for the Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship, which The Motor City Machine Guns won.[11]

Teaming with Kushida (since 2022)

On November 20, Knight made his debut in Japan for NJPW, at Historic X-Over, teaming with Connors, Coughlin and Gabriel Kidd on the pre-show, to defeat Kosei Fujita, Oskar Leube, Ryohei Oiwa, and Yuto Nakashima.[12] It was also announced that Knight would compete in the Super Junior Tag League, teaming with Kushida, who was often a trainer at the LA Dojo, whilst also making his debut in an annual NJPW tournament.[13] During the tournament, Knight dropped the traditional black trunks worn by NJPW Young Lions, instead wearing bright orange gear and sunglasses, in order to better match his partner Kushida, whilst also signaling his graduation as a Young Lion. The duo ended the tournament with 4 points, failing to advance to the finals.[14]

Following the tournament, Knight and Kushida continued to team together, with Knight debuting for

Impact X Division Championship, but the title was retained by champion Trey Miguel.[18] In April, Knight and Kushida began teaming under the name Jet Setters. On April 27, Knight and Kushida won the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships, from Catch 2/2 (T. J. Perkins and Francesco Akira), marking Knight's first NJPW championship.[19]

The following month, Knight competed in his first Best of the Super Juniors tournament, competing in the B block.[20] Knight finished his tournament champaign with 6 points, failing to advance to the semi-finals.[21] On June 4 at Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall, Jet Setters lost the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships back to Catch 2/2 in a rematch.[22]

Impact Wrestling / Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2023–present)

On June 29, 2023 it was announced that on July 15, 2023 at

Impact X Division Championship.[23] Later on Jake Something was added to the match making it a 6-way. During this match, Kevin Knight was not successful as Kushida was victorious at winning the match.[24]

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ^ a b "Kevin Knight - La Dojo | New Japan Pro-Wrestling". njpw1972.com. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  2. ^ "Kevin Knight « Wrestlers Database « Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database". cagematch.net. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  3. ^ "Matches « Kevin Knight « Wrestlers Database « Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database". cagematch.net. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  4. ^ "Karl Fredericks injured; to miss Super J-Cup 2020 【NJoA】 | New Japan Pro-Wrestling". njpw1972.com. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  5. ^ "2020.12.12 Super J-Cup 2020 (11/7発表) | New Japan Pro-Wrestling". njpw1972.com. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  6. ^ "www.f4wonline.com/news/new-japan/results/njpw-strong-results-tag-team-turbulence-kicks-347191". f4wonline.com. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  7. ^ "NJPW LA Dojo Members & More AEW Debuts Announced". 9 May 2022.
  8. ^ "2022.05.14 Capital Collision | New Japan Pro-Wrestling". njpw1972.com. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  9. ^ "AEW-NJPW Forbidden Door Buy-In pre-show results: Swerve Strickland and Keith Lee vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru and El Desperado, Max Caster, Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn, and Billy Gunn vs. The DKC, Kevin Knight, Alex Coughlin, and Yuya Uemura, and Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi vs. QT Marshall and Aaron Solo - Pro Wrestling Dot Net". prowrestling.net. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  10. ^ "2022.10.27 Night before | New Japan Pro-Wrestling". njpw1972.com. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  11. ^ "NJPW Rumble On 44th Street Results 10/28/22". wrestlingheadlines.com. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  12. ^ "2022.11.20 Historic X-over | New Japan Pro-Wrestling". njpw1972.com. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  13. ^ "NJPW Announces Lineup For Super Junior Tag League 2022 | Fightful News". fightful.com. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  14. ^ "www.f4wonline.com/news/new-japan/results/njpw-world-tag-league-super-junior-tag-league-live-results-winners-crowned". f4wonline.com. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  15. ^ "KUSHIDA and Kevin Knight make major IMPACT against Good Hands | New Japan Pro-Wrestling". njpw1972.com. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  16. ^ https://wrestlingheadlines.com/aew-dynamite-1-18-23-results/
  17. ^ "SPOILERS: Results From Saturday's Impact Wrestling Tapings 2/25/23". wrestlingheadlines.com. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  18. ^ "Multiverse United: Only the STRONG Survive 2023 Full Results". IMPACT Wrestling. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  19. ^ "www.f4wonline.com/news/new-japan/kushida-kevin-knight-win-iwgp-jr-heavyweight-tag-titles". f4wonline.com. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  20. ^ https://www.postwrestling.com/2023/05/03/complete-lineups-for-best-of-the-super-juniors-tournament/
  21. ^ https://wrestlingheadlines.com/finals-set-for-njpw-2023-best-of-the-super-juniors-tournament/
  22. ^ https://www.f4wonline.com/news/new-japan/njpw-dominion-live-results-seven-title-matches
  23. ^ IMPACT Wrestling Staff (June 30, 2023). "Ultimate X Returns at Slammiversary, Winner to Earn X-Division Title Shot Any Time of Their Choosing". Impact Wrestling. Archived from the original on February 25, 2023. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  24. ^ LAMBERT, JEREMY. "KUSHIDA Wins Ultimate X At IMPACT Slammiversary 2023, Jake Something Returns". Frightful.com. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  25. ^ "Titles « Kevin Knight « Wrestlers Database « Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database". cagematch.net. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  26. ^ Ruth, Sondra (September 14, 2023). "Complete 2023 PWI 500 List Revealed, Top NJPW Star Absent". tjrwrestling.net. Retrieved September 17, 2023.

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