Onyx (wrestler)

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Onyx
Birth nameKyle McNeely
BornJamaica, Queens, New York[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Kyle McNeely[1]
Onyx[1]
Billed height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[1]
Billed weight217 lb (98 kg)[1]
Billed fromJamaica, Queens, New York
Debut1998[2]
Retired2007

Kyle McNeely is a former football player for the National Football League. Although, McNeely's career was cut short due to two Achilles tears within training camps, he still had a successful career. He later adventured into another career. He is an American retired

NWA Total Nonstop Action from 2003 to 2004.[1]

College Football

McNeely graduated college from Western Carolina University where he was a 3 year starter.

Professional wrestling career

Early career (1998–1999)

Onyx debuted in 1999.

NWA Wildside (1999–2005)

Onyx debuted for the National Wrestling Alliance's Wildside territory in 2000. Soon after debuting, he won the vacant Junior Heavyweight Championship on May 20 after defeating Adam Jacobs in the finals of a tournament.[3] Onyx would hold the title for just over five months before losing it to Lazz in a handicap match with Jeff G. Bailey as his partner.[3]

On July 7, 2001, Onyx and his team lost to

Iceberg, Onyx lost the TV Title to Jones on March 23, 2002.[4][5] Onyx faced Jones in a rematch for title on May 3, but was unsuccessful in regaining the title.[4]

After going undefeated in singles competition for a few months, Onyx began feuding with Iceberg over his Heavyweight Championship. On November 16, he defeated Iceberg via disqualification, but did not win the title due to championships being unable to change hands on a disqualification.[4] On December 21, Onyx and Iceberg wrestled for the title, but the match ended in a double disqualification.[4] Onyx received another rematch on March 15, 2003, but was again unable to defeat Iceberg for the title.[4] After being unable to win the Heavyweight Championship, he turned his sights to the Television Championship and unsuccessfully wrestled Rainman for the title on May 3.[4]

On October 25, 2003, Onyx finally won the Heavyweight Championship after defeating

Shawn Hernandez.[6] He then defended the title against the likes of Rudy Boy Gonzales, Chance Prophet and Abyss before engaging in a feud with Ray Gordy, who he also defeated to retain the championship.[6] Onyx would then lose the title to Jason Cross on September 4, 2004 to end his reign at 315 days, the longest single reign in the championship's entire history.[7] After Gordy defeated Cross for the title on December 4, Onyx defeated Gordy on the same day to win his second Heavyweight Title, thus reigniting their feud.[7] Onyx held the title for a few months before losing it to Rainman on March 26, 2005 in a three-way match also involving Gordy.[7] One month later, Onyx defeated Rainman to win his third and final Heavyweight Championship on April 30.[7] Wildside closed down immediately afterwards, resulting in Onyx becoming the shortest reigning Heavyweight Champion as a result.[7]

World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)

McNeely, under the ring name Onyx, wrestled for the

Johnny Stamboli).[6]

NWA Total Nonstop Action (2003–2004)

McNeely, as Onyx, made his debut for

3Live Kru. Two days later, the two factions wrestled on the TNA weekly pay-per-view in a six-man tag team match, which the Kru won after Killings pinned Hernandez.[1][6][9] In order to even the odds, the Kru gained Ken Shamrock
as an ally to feud with Jarrett and the Guard.

The Elite Guard earned their first victory on the July 3 episode of

Impact!, the Guard finally got their revenge on the 3Live Kru by defeating them in a six-man tag team match.[1][6][9]

The following week on the weekly TNA pay-per-view,

A.J. Styles and Jeff Hardy on the September 3 episode of Impact!, but were defeated when Hardy pinned Onyx after a Swanton Bomb.[1][6][9]

NWA Anarchy (2005–2007)

After Wildside's closure, Onyx began wrestling in NWA Anarchy. While in Anarchy, Onyx competed for the territory's Heavyweight Championship on two occasions, but was unable win the title. In addition to wrestling singles matches, he also formed a tag team with Jeff Lewis, gained Jeff G. Bailey as their manager and collectively, they became known as the NWA Elite. The Elite would remain together until Onyx retired from professional wrestling in early 2007.[10]

Combat Zone Wrestling (2006–2007)

Following a stint in

Sabian and Robbie Merino) for the World Tag Team Championship.[10][12] Onyx and Rainman would hold the title until January 13, 2007 before losing it back to the Blackout (Sabian and Ruckus).[10][12]
Onyx retired from professional wrestling in early 2007.

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "OWOW profile".
  2. ^ "Cagematch profile".
  3. ^ a b c "NWA Wildside Junior Heavyweight Championship history".
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Cagematch match listing, page 3".
  5. ^ a b c "NWA Wildside Television Championship history".
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Cagematch match listing, page 2".
  7. ^ a b c d e f "NWA Wildside Heavyweight Championship history".
  8. ^ "The Elite Guard's Cagematch profile".
  9. ^ a b c d e "The Elite Guard's match listings".
  10. ^ a b c d "Cagematch match listings, page 1".
  11. ^ "The Blackout's Cagematch profile".
  12. ^ a b "The Blackout's match listings".
  13. ^ "CZW championship histories". Archived from the original on 2010-12-22.
  14. ^ a b c "Cagematch title listings".
  15. ^ "Awards".

External links

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