Chaotic Wrestling

Chaotic Wrestling
Acronym CW
Founded 2000
Style Professional wrestling
Headquarters Tewksbury, Massachusetts
Founder(s) Thomas Harley Davidson
Owner(s)

CURRENT Brian Fury

FORMER OWNER JAMIE JAMITKOWSKI
Website www.chaoticwrestling.com

Chaotic Wrestling (CW) is an American independent wrestling promotion, which has been operating throughout New England since 2000; with its current home base in Woburn, Massachusetts.

History

Originally Chaotic World Wrestling, the Chaotic Wrestling roster is composed mainly of independent wrestlers and established veterans from major wrestling promotions. Chaotic Wrestling has run events every two or three weeks since opening in 2000. Founded by Tom Davidson (aka The Missionary Man) and Joshua Opper (aka Kid Anarchy) two native Massachusetts residents who worked small independent outfits on the west coast most notably, Incredibly Strange Wrestling.[1] In the promotion's first year of operation, Chaotic Wrestling was featured at New England's Locobazooka music festival. The wrestlers competed alongside musical acts such as Days of the New and Disturbed at the event, which was attended by an estimated 15,000 people.[2]

Brandon Locke's superkick on Sean Burke at CW's Breaking Point in Stoneham, MA

Chaotic Wrestling has been described as a “feeder fed[eration]”[3] for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Because of this relationship, WWE has been known to contact CW when they are in need of people to appear on WWE programming.[4] Chaotic Wrestling was selected in 2006 to host a large WWE tryout session,[5] and several Chaotic Wrestling competitors, including Kofi Kingston,[6] were later employed by WWE.[7] Former Chaotic Wrestling referee and booker Todd Sinclair has also worked for WWE and currently works for Ring of Honor.[4]

Newcomers, Flip Gordon and Brick Mastone wrestle at an outdoor event in 2015 to benefit wounded vets.

Chaotic Wrestling has also employed several wrestlers who had previously gained fame with major promotions. World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Famer Tony Atlas has competed for the promotion.[8] After his previous employer, Extreme Championship Wrestling, went out of business, Spike Dudley joined Chaotic Wrestling and held the tag team championship before signing with WWE.[9][10] Other notable wrestlers that have appeared for Chaotic Wrestling include Brutus Beefcake, King Kong Bundy, and WWE Hall of Famers Bret Hart, Tito Santana, Jimmy Snuka, and Ricky Steamboat.[11] Chaotic Wrestling has also participated in a talent exchange program with the East Coast Wrestling Association, an independent promotion that has been operating since 1967.[12] This program allowed wrestlers from each promotion to compete in both CW and ECWA.[13]

Some wrestlers competing for Chaotic Wrestling have been noted for their unusual gimmicks. Writing for The Boston Phoenix, columnist Sean Bartlett commented on the "baroque characters" and wrestlers wearing "vinyl boots and fluorescent hot pants".[1] Boston Magazine's Benoit Denizet-Lewis pointed to the "ambiguously gay" two-time Chaotic Wrestling Tag Team Champions One Night Stand (Ronnie D. Lishus & Edward G. Xtasy) as well as Arch Kincaid, a man resembling a "1980s porn star" who "lectures about existentialism and philosophical theory" at Chaotic Wrestling events, as an example of the promotion's appeal.[14] In a story about the promotion for The Boston Globe, Danielle Dreilinger described how a referee searched a wrestler named Psycho for foreign objects prior to a match. The referee was forced to confiscate many weapons, including a hula hoop and a slice of pizza.[15]

Chaotic Wrestling owner Jamie Jamitkowski states that the promotion has no desire to compete with Vince McMahon's World Wrestling Entertainment, preferring the "tight-knit community of wrestlers and fans". He views Chaotic Wrestling as an affordable alternative to major promotions and says that fans are able to feel more involved at independent wrestling shows.[14] He also states that the promotion has benefited in some ways from the late-2000s recession, as more fans are attending independent shows run by independent promotions like CW rather than paying for more expensive tickets to attend WWE events.[15] This increase in ticket sales has allowed Chaotic Wrestling to operate more shows and expand their market into new cities.[15]

In May 2007, Chaotic Wrestling and Fabulous Productions announced a special charity event featuring then-World Wrestling Entertainment Champion John Cena acting as special guest referee between two of CW's wrestlers, Brian Milonas and "Big" Rick Fuller.[16] Cena’s father, who works for Chaotic Wrestling as an announcer, was in Fuller’s corner. During the match, WWE CEO Vince McMahon made a surprise appearance, attacking Cena, only to receive an FU from him.[17] The event also featured WWE wrestler Eugene competing against Handsome Johnny. Funds from the event went to the Newbury Police Association and several other charities.[16]

Chaotic Wrestling later hosted another fundraiser event to help with the medical bills for WWE Hall of Famer and former Chaotic Training Center operator Killer Kowalski.[18]

Chaotic Training Center

Chaotic Wrestling also operated the Chaotic Training Center until July 1, 2011, also known as the Killer Kowalski School of Wrestling. Kowalski, who has been described as one of the “most respected trainers”[19][20] in the world and trained such wrestlers as Big John Studd, Triple H, Perry Saturn, and Chyna,[20] oversaw training at the school prior to his death.[18]

At the Chaotic Training Center, the students were trained by Chaotic Wrestlers Brian Milonas, Brian Fury and Todd Smith (Handsome Johnny).[21] The school has also hosted many guests from the wrestling industry including John Cena, Triple H and Stephanie McMahon, The Rock and Goldberg, Tom Prichard, Tommy Dreamer, Percy Pringle, Nunzio, Charlie Haas and others.[21]

On July 1, 2011 Chaotic Wrestling released a statement saying it had reached an agreement with trainer Brian Fury to sell the school to him. At this time, the promotion has no affiliation with any pro wrestling school.[21]

Notable graduates

Several graduates have appeared on WWE television, wrestled tryout matches, signed developmental contracts, or have appeared on TNA programming.

Championships

Current championships

Championship Current champion(s) Previous champion(s) Date won Days Location
CW Heavyweight Champion JT Dunn Elia Markopoulos March 16, 2018 214 Haverhill, MA
CW New England Champion "Retrosexual" Anthony Greene Josh Briggs August 3, 2018 74 Woburn, MA
CW Tag Team Champions The Maine State Posse

(Aiden Aggro & DangerKid)

 Killanova Inc.

(Triplelicious & Christian Casanova)

 June 1, 2018 137 Lowell, MA
CW Women's Champion Skylar Alexxis June 1, 2018 137 Lowell, MA
King of Chaos Elia Markopolous Ali Muhammad August 14, 2015 Woburn, MA

Retired and defunct championships

Championship Final champion(s) Date retired Location
Chaotic Wrestling Television Championship Dukes Dalton February 16, 2002 Lowell, Massachusetts
Chaotic Wrestling Light Heavyweight Championship Dukes Dalton February 16, 2002 Lawrence, Massachusetts

Roster

Men

Ring name Notes
"Acey Baby" Ace Romero
Adam Booker
"Retrosexual" Anthony Greene
Brandon Locke
Brett Domino
"Kingpin" Brian Milonas
Brick Mastone
Bryan Logan
Cam Zagami
Chase Del Monte
Christian Casanova CW Tag Team Champions
Dan Terry
Elia Markopolous 2015 King of Chaos Winner
Flip Gordon
Hanson
Johnny Vegas Chaotic Wrestling's General Manager
Josh Briggs CW New England Champion
Julian Starr Color Commentator
J.T. Dunn CW Heavyweight Champion
Matt Logan
“The Man of Steel” Mike Verna
"Mind Eraser" Mike Graca
Mikey Webb
Pat Mathews Color Commentator and Occasional Wrestler
Rich Palladino Ring Announcer and Broadcast Commentator
Robo "The Punjabi Lion"
Scotty Slade
Sidney Bakabella Manager
Tripilicious CW Tag Team Champions

Women

Ring name Notes
Alexxis CW Women's Champion
Ashley Vox
Cathy Belmont
Davienne
Delmi Exo
Jawsolyn
Sammi Lane Manager

Referees

Ring name Notes
Tony S. Senior Official
Kevin Quinn
Rich Bass

Alumni

Chaotic Wrestling Hall of Fame

The Chaotic Wrestling Hall of Fame is an American professional wrestling hall of fame maintained by the Lowell-based promotion Chaotic Wrestling (CW). It was established in 2006 to honor wrestlers who have wrestled for the promotion.[24]

Inductees
# Year Ring name
(Birth name)[Note 1]		 Notes[Note 2]
1 2006 Luis Ortiz Won the Chaotic Wrestling Heavyweight Championship (2 times), Chaotic Wrestling New England Championship (3 times), and Chaotic Wrestling Tag Team Championship (1 time)
2 2008 Arch Kincaid
(Nick Dealy)		 Won the Chaotic Wrestling Heavyweight Championship (1 time), Chaotic Wrestling New England Championship (1 time), Chaotic Wrestling Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time), and Chaotic Wrestling Tag Team Championship (2 times)
3 2008 Dukes Dalton
(James McCarthy)		 Won the Chaotic Wrestling New England Championship (2 times) and Chaotic Wrestling Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
4 2009 Mike Hollow Head instructor at Chaotic Wrestling's training facility
5 2009 John Walters
(John Stagikas)		 Won the Chaotic Wrestling Heavyweight Championship (2 times), Chaotic Wrestling New England Championship (1 time), and Chaotic Wrestling Tag Team Championship (1 time)
6 2010 Gino Martino
(John Ferraro)		 Won the Chaotic Wrestling Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
7 2011 Killer Kowalski
(Walter Kowalski)		 Trained many of Chaotic Wrestling's top stars through his "School of Professional Wrestling".
8 2015 Psycho
(Jarod Ceres)		 Won the Chaotic Wrestling New England Championship (1 time) and Chaotic Wrestling Tag Team Championship (2 times)
  1. ↑ Entries without a birth name indicates that the inductee did not perform under a ring name.
  2. ↑ This section mainly lists the major accomplishments of each inductee in Chaotic Wrestling.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Bartlett, Sean (2007-05-23). "Ring of Fire". The Boston Phoenix. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
  2. ↑ Kanaracus, Chris (September 15, 2000). "Loco like a fox". Worcester Phoenix. Archived from the original on September 19, 2012. Retrieved July 15, 2009.
  3. ↑ Cook, Steve (2007-02-08). "Comments, Corrections & Other "C" Words". 411mania. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
  4. 1 2 Newman, Oliver (2008-09-04). "ROH Senior Official Todd Sinclair talks booking Chaotic Wrestling, refereeing a WWE dark match, ROH and more". Pro Wrestling Digest. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
  5. ↑ "WWE and Chaotic Entertainment Group, LLC Come to Licensing Agreement". WrestleView. 2006-06-27. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
  6. ↑ Dreilinger, Danielle (2009-06-18). "With times tough, pro wrestlers think small: Page 2". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
  7. ↑ "Making it Big". Chaotic Training Center. Archived from the original on May 2, 2009. Retrieved July 13, 2009.
  8. ↑ "Chaotic Wrestling". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
  9. ↑ "Title Histories". Chaotic Wrestling. Archived from the original on June 25, 2011. Retrieved July 13, 2009.
  10. ↑ "Chaotic Wrestling Tag Team Title History". Solie’s Title Histories. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
  11. ↑ "Current/Previous Appearances". Chaotic Wrestling. Archived from the original on June 21, 2009. Retrieved July 13, 2009.
  12. ↑ "ECWA Pro Wrestling". East Coast Wrestling Association. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
  13. ↑ Martin, Josh. "Superstar Spotlight Featuring Bryan Logan". East Coast Wrestling Association. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
  14. 1 2 Denizet-Lewis, Benoit (October 2001). "The Hold and the Beautiful". Boston magazine. Archived from the original on February 17, 2012. Retrieved July 15, 2009.
  15. 1 2 3 Dreilinger, Danielle (2009-06-18). "With times tough, pro wrestlers think small". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
  16. 1 2 Medalis, Kara A. (2007-05-25). "The Champ to make a Homecoming in Massachusetts". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
  17. ↑ Milner, John; Xamin, Mark (February 25, 2005). "John Cena". Bios. SLAM! Sports – Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
  18. 1 2 Clevett, Jason (2008-08-09). "An uplifting visit with Killer Kowalski". SLAM! Sports – Wrestling. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
  19. ↑ Devine, Johnny (2007-04-03). "An indecent proposal: A trainers guild". SLAM! Sports – Wrestling. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
  20. 1 2 Goode, Jon (2004-08-06). "Catching up with Killer Kowalski". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
  21. 1 2 3 "Chaotic Training Center Rebrands As New England Pro Wrestling Academy". Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  22. 1 2 "Making It Big". Chaotic Training Center. Archived from the original on December 28, 2007. Retrieved December 10, 2007.
  23. ↑ Clevett, Jason (2002-04-22). "John Walters building a 'Killer' career". SLAM! Sports – Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-04-05.
  24. ↑ Cold Fury 5 – DVD Archived April 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. ChaoticWrestlingStore.com
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