Rockin' Rebel

Rockin' Rebel
Birth name Charles Williams
Born January 13, 1966
Died June 1, 2018(2018-06-01) (aged 52)
West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Cause of death Suicide by gunshot
Spouse(s) Stephanie Williams (died 2018)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Rockin' Rebel
The Dark Ninja
Billed height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Billed weight 245 lb (111 kg)
Billed from The Rock 'n' Roll Capital of the World (ECW)[1]
Montgomery, Alabama (WCW)
Trained by Ricky Morton
Robert Gibson
Debut December 1988

Charles Williams (January 13, 1966 – June 1, 2018) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Rockin' Rebel. He was best known for his appearances on the U.S. independent circuit with promotions such as Eastern Championship Wrestling, Combat Zone Wrestling, Atomic Championship Wrestling, Classic Championship Wrestling, 1CW (Delaware) and Valour Pro Wrestling.

Professional wrestling career

Williams trained as a professional wrestler under The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson), debuting in December 1988 as Rockin' Rebel.

Tri-State Wrestling Alliance

In 1990, Rockin' Rebel signed with the Philadelphia-based Tri-State Wrestling Alliance. While touring with the TWA, Rebel became the first Tri- State Champion and had memorable feuds with The Sandman, D.C. Drake, and C.N. Redd. He also teamed with Jimmy Jannetty to form The Confederacy. They became top contenders to the tag team titles and feuded with teams such as The Super Destroyers and The Blackharts. Despite its success, the TWA ceased operations abruptly in 1991. Rebel returned to the promotion in early 1993 after it had been renamed Eastern Championship Wrestling.

Independent circuit

Rockin' Rebel hit the independent circuit after leaving ECW in 1995. He then had a brief stint in WCW and numerous dark matches with the then called WWF. He had successful tours of Japan, Korea and Puerto Rico before returning to the U.S. in 1996. Throughout the mid-1990s, Rebel and fellow ECW alum Glen Osbourne formed a successful tag team known as Darkside. Together they won the Maryland-based Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation tag team titles five times, the Virginia-based International Pro Wrestling Association tag team titles twice, and appeared regularly for the NWA. On July 25, 2000, Rockin' Rebel debuted in Combat Zone Wrestling. He joined Lobo's Army and remained in the stable until it dissolved upon Lobo's retirement. He then formed a stable known as Rebel's Army with Derrick Frazier, Doomsday Danny Rose and former Tough Enough contestant Greg Matthews. Rebel and Matthews continued to team together in many promotions around the independent circuit such as PWF, 3PW, PWU, and World-1.

Between 2003 and 2005, Rockin' Rebel made numerous appearances with Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling. He later wrestled for numerous independent federations. He was inducted into the DWF and IWPF halls of fame in 2012, and the ACW, MWF, and 1CW halls in 2014.

Death

Williams died at home in West Chester in the early hours of June 1, 2018.[2] On June 2, the West Goshen Township Police Department said it appeared he shot and killed his wife before shooting himself.[3]

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ↑ "Eastern Championship Wrestling (Episode 1) – Scotts Blog of Doom!". Blogofdoom.com. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "WGPD Press Release" (PDF). West Goshen Township Police Department. 2 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "SAD CHUCK 'ROCKIN' REBEL' WILLIAMS INVESTIGATION UPDATE". Pwinsider.com. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "Independent Wrestling Results - October 2005". Onlineworldofwrestling.com. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  6. ↑ "Independent Wrestling Results - October 2002". Onlineworldofwrestling.com. Retrieved 2008-07-06.
  7. 1 2 "3PW Show". Onlineworldofwrestling.com. Retrieved 2008-07-06.
  8. ↑ "Valour Pro Wrestling". Archived from the original on 2016-01-11.
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