Brody King
Brody King | |
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Birth name | Nathan Troy Blauvelt |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Brody King |
Billed height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)[1] |
Billed weight | 285 lb (129 kg)[1] |
Trained by | Santino Bros Wrestling Academy |
Debut | July 31, 2015 |
Nate Blauvelt[2] is an American professional wrestler and musician known by his ring name Brody King. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling. He was formerly signed to Ring of Honor where he was part of the Villain Enterprises faction with Marty Scurll, PCO, and Flip Gordon, and later was leader of VLNCE UNLTD alongside Tony Deppen, Homicide and Chris Dickinson. Outside of those two companies, he also appears for Pro Wrestling Guerilla (PWG).
King is a former triple champion across three promotions - a co-holder of the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship with PCO and Scurll in their first reign, a former co-holder of the NWA World Tag Team Championship with PCO, and a former co-holder of Australia's World Series Wrestling Tag Team Championship with Scurll.[3] King and PCO are also former ROH World Tag Team Champions, and winners of ROH's 2019 Tag Wars tournament, and the 2019 Crockett Cup.
He has also wrestled for Major League Wrestling (MLW), Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), and various independent promotions. He is also the lead vocalist of the band God's Hate.
Professional wrestling career[]
Early career[]
Blauvelt was trained by the Santinos Bros Academy in Bell Gardens, California, debuting in 2015.[4] He began to work as Brody King, as tribute to Bruiser Brody and Brodie Lee.[5] In 2016, King participated in the All Pro Wrestling' Young Lions Cup, winning the tournament.[6]
Major League Wrestling (2017–2018)[]
King made his debut for Major League Wrestling (MLW) at their Never Say Never show on December 12, 2017, losing to Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP).[7] Three months later, he would be eliminated in the first round of the MLW World Heavyweight Championship tournament by Shane Strickland. Then he would participate in the 40-man Battle Riot match, where he would be eliminated. On September 6, 2018, King wrestled his first match against PCO in MLW. The match resulted in a brawl and a double disqualification after around five minutes.[7] His final match for MLW was on the Christmas 2018 edition of MLW Fusion, a taped match from their November tapings, where he lost a no-disqualification match to PCO ending their feud.[8]
Independent circuit (2018–2019)[]
In 2018, he made his debut for Pro Wrestling Guerilla (PWG) at Neon Knights, losing to Adam Brooks. At Time Is A Flat Circle he defeated Douglas James, and Jake Atlas in a Fatal-4-Way match. He received a title shot against then-champion Walter at Threemendous V which he lost, but his performance was highly praised.[9] He participated in the 2018 Battle of Los Angeles tournament where he defeated PCO in the first round,[10] but was defeated by Trevor Lee in the second round.[11] At their following event he lost to Timothy Thatcher.[12] Brody King wrestled next for PWG at their January 18, 2019 show Hand of Doom. He defeated Jungle Boy, the son of Beverly Hills 90210 actor Luke Perry at the event.[13]
On August 31, 2018, at All American Wrestling's AAW Defining Moment 2018 King won the AAW Heavyweight Championship from ACH.[14] He would successfully defend the title against Pentagon Jr. and Eddie Kingston before losing the title to Sami Callihan on December 29, 2018.[15] On November 16 and 17 King appeared on two Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) events. The first night he defeated Hardcore Holly and the second night he lost a GCW Heavyweight Championship match against Nick Gage. In November 2018, King allied with Marty Scurll during a World Series Wrestling's tour, forming a tag team known as Villain Enterprises. They would win the WSW Tag Team Championship during that same tour.[16] His last match of 2018 would be for Suburban Fight Pro against Darby Allin.[17]
Along with PCO, King participated in the 2019 Crockett Cup tournament. King and PCO defeated Royce Isaacs and Thomas Laitmer in the finals to win the cup and the vacant NWA World Tag Team Championship.
Ring of Honor (2018–2021)[]
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On December 1, 2018, King signed an exclusive deal with Ring of Honor.[18][19] He debuted for ROH at the December 15 tapings, forming Villain Enterprises with Scurll and PCO.[20] King and PCO would then go on to with the 2019 ROH Tag Wars Tournament, and on March 15, they defeated The Briscoe Brothers in a Las Vegas street fight to win the ROH World Tag Team Championship at the ROH 17th Anniversary Show. The following night, King, PCO, and Scurll defeated The Kingdom for the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship during the Ring of Honor Wrestling tapings. This made King a double champion in ROH within a 24 hour span. PCO and King would lose the ROH Tag Team Titles to Guerrillas of Destiny in a Fatal 4 Way match also involving Los Ingobernables de Japón (EVIL and Sanada) and The Briscoes at G1 Supercard. On January 11, 2020, Villain Enterprises would lose the Six Man Titles to MexiSquad (Bandido, Flamita, and Rey Horus). Villain Enterprises would quietly disband after this due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Scurll's departure from Ring of Honor after allegations during the Speaking Out movement as King and PCO both began focusing on singles competition. At Final Battle, King received a ROH World Championship match against Rush but was defeated after interference from La Bestia del Ring who struck him with a steel chair. On March 26, 2021 at ROH 19th Anniversary Show, King would unveil a new faction called Violence Unlimited consisting of Tony Deppen, Chris Dickinson, and Homicide as they attacked La Faccion Ingobernable.
New Japan Pro Wrestling (2018–2021)[]
His contract with ROH opened the door for him to make his debut for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). His debut match happened on January 30, 2019 in a tag team match with Scurll against Killer Elite Squad at NJPW's the New Beginning in USA event.[21] On February 2, he wrestled on the final day of the tour, going against ROH Television Champion Jeff Cobb.[22] His next appearance for them would be in Japan, during the Best of the Super Juniors 2019 tour. He would team with Scurll to defeat Taiji Ishimori and Gedo.[23]
Other media[]
In music, King is the lead vocalist of the band God's Hate.[24]
Championships and accomplishments[]
- AAW: Professional Wrestling Redefined
- AAW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[25]
- All Pro Wrestling
- Young Lions Cup (2016)[26]
- National Wrestling Alliance
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with PCO
- Crockett Cup (2019) – with PCO
- Oddity Wrestling Alliance
- OWA Tag Team Championships (1 time) – with Tyler Bateman[27]
- PCW Ultra
- PCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Josef and Jacob Fatu
- Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked No. 79 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2019[29]
- Ring of Honor
- ROH World Six Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Marty Scurll and PCO
- ROH World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with PCO
- Tag Wars (2019) – with PCO
- ROH Year-End Award (1 time)
- Faction of the Year (2019) – with Villain Enterprises[30]
- Santino Bros. Wrestling
- SBW Championship (1 time)[31]
- SBW Championship #1 Contenders Tournament (2017)
- SoCal Uncensored
- World Series Wrestling
- WSW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Marty Scurll[34]
References[]
- ^ a b "Brody King Brings The Violence For Villain Enterprises". www.rohwrestling.com. December 20, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
- ^ Fishman, Scott. "Brody King, MVP to be featured on next MLW show in Orlando". MiamiHerald.com. Miami Herald. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- ^ King, Brody (March 16, 2019). "Dripping.pic.twitter.com/AzXbLR4Voj". Twitter.com. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
- ^ "Trainers – Santino Bros. Wrestling Academy". santinobros.net. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
- ^ https://twitter.com/Brodyxking/status/1343011419982233602[bare URL]
- ^ "Matches « Young Lions Cup 2016 « Tournaments Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
- ^ a b "Matches « Brody King « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
- ^ "MLW Fusion Christmas Day Special results: PCO vs. Brody King". WON/F4W - WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, UFC News, UFC results. December 27, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
- ^ "ROH News: New additions coming to the roster, PCO and Brody King sign deals (w/Radican's Analysis) -". pwtorch.com. December 1, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
- ^ "PWG Battle Of Los Angeles 2018 - Tag 1 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
- ^ "PWG Battle Of Los Angeles 2018 - Tag 3 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
- ^ "Matches « Brody King « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
- ^ "PWG announces card for Hand of Doom". WON/F4W - WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, UFC News, UFC results. December 10, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
- ^ "AAW Defining Moment 2018 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
- ^ "AAW Windy City Classic XIV « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
- ^ "WSW International Assault The Elite Takeover - Tag 2 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
- ^ "SFP Last Warning « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
- ^ "Brody King signs with Ring of Honor". WON/F4W - WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, UFC News, UFC results. December 1, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
- ^ Wilen, Jerome (December 2, 2018). "Independent wrestling star Brody King signs exclusive contract with Ring of Honor". wrestleview.com. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
- ^ Solowrestling (December 16, 2018). "PCO y Brody King debutan en ROH como los nuevos compañeros de Marty Scurll". www.solowrestling.com. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
- ^ Satin, Ryan (January 24, 2019). "Full Cards Released for NJPW 'The New Beginning in USA' Events". prowrestlingsheet.com. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
- ^ NJPW. "The NEW BEGINNING in USA – Full card released! - NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". NJPW. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
- ^ "NJPW Best of Super Juniors Night 2 Results (5/14/19): Will Ospreay, el Phantasmo, Bandido in Action | Fightful News".
- ^ "Metal Shop Interview Brody King (singer of God's Hate / pro wrestler)". kisw.radio.com. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- ^ "AAW Heavyweight Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
- ^ "Young Lions Cup 2016 « Tournaments Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
- ^ https://www.cagematch.net//?id=1&nr=169776[bare URL]
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (September 26, 2021). "PWG World Tag Team Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
- ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2019 - the Internet Wrestling Database".
- ^ "Faction of the Year: Villain Enterprises". www.rohwrestling.com. January 15, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
- ^ "SBW Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
- ^ "2016 Southern California Wrestling Awards Winners Announced". SoCalUncensored.com. January 24, 2017.
- ^ Bryant, Steven (January 22, 2019). "Announcing the 2018 Southern California Pro-Wrestling Year End Awards Winners". SoCalUncensored.com. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
- ^ "WSW Tag Team Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
External links[]
- Brody King on Facebook
- American male professional wrestlers
- Living people
- American heavy metal singers