Steven Taylor (born 25 January 1986)[1] is an English professional wrestler currently competing on the independent circuit. He is also known for working in WWE's developmental territories Florida Championship Wrestling under the ring name Tommy Taylor.[2]
| Tommy Taylor | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Steven Taylor |
| Born | 25 January 1986[1] Leeds, England[1] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Mr Attitude Steve Taylor Taylor Phoenix Tommy Pride Tommy Taylor[1] |
| Billed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] |
| Billed weight | 225 lb (102 kg)[1] |
| Billed from | Leeds, England |
| Trained by | Jeff Kaye Tom Prichard Steve Keirn[1] Drew McDonald[2] |
| Debut | 2003 |
Professional wrestling career
editUnited Kingdom
editTaylor started training at Jeff Kaye's Wrestling School in Leeds, England in May 2002, with his first professional match taking place on 24 January 2003. Working for promotions such as All Star Wrestling, Orig Williams Promotions and Premier Promotions,[3] he would continue to tour the United Kingdom and the rest of Europe, often facing long time rival and eventual tag team partner Chris Gray. In November 2005, Taylor wrestled two tryout matches for WWE during a tour of the UK, losing to Carlito and Simon Dean on Sunday night Heat.
United States
editOn 16 April 2007 Taylor signed a WWE developmental contract with Florida Championship Wrestling, winning his debut match where he teamed with Robert Anthony against Shawn Osborne and Chris Gray. He would go on to have a number of singles matches throughout the rest of the year and into 2008, before forming a tag team with Gray called the British Lions to try to capture the Florida Tag Team Championship.[3] On 22 April 2008 Taylor was released from his contract.
In August, Taylor and Gray made their debut for Full Impact Pro wrestling with a loss to Rex Sterling and Damien Wayne. This led to a long-running feud which would continue through the rest of the year, with both teams trading victories. On 3 October, at Fallout 2009, Taylor and Gray would defeat Erick Stevens and Roderick Strong to win the FIP Tag Team Championship. They would hold the title for just over 300 days before losing it to The Dark City Fight Club (Jon Davis and Kory Chavis) on 31 July 2010.[4]
After some time away from the ring, Taylor would return to FIP on 1 February 2013, defeating Johnny Vandal in a match.[4] Over the next few weeks he would go on form a tag team with Kenneth Cameron to aid him in his feud with The Scene.[5]
On 14 November 2013 Kenneth and Taylor debuted in Ring Warriors but they were defeated by Los Ben Dejos. On 25 November 2013 Taylor had a shot for the Ring Warriors Bahamian Championship, but he was defeated by Alex Chamberlain.
Championship and accomplishments
edit- Full Impact Pro
- FIP Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Chris Gray
- Go Wrestle
- GW Speedweight Championship (1 time)
- Midlands Wrestling
- Midlands Wrestling Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Chris Gray
- NWA Florida
- NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Andreas Rossi
- Ultimate Championship Wrestling
- UCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Chris Gray
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "Tommy Taylor OWOW Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- ^ a b "wrestlingdata profile". Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- ^ a b "The British Lions Are Ready to Roar!". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- ^ a b "The Internet Wrestling Database". WWW.PROFIGHTDB.COM. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- ^ Trionfo, Richard (26 April 2013). "COMPLETE FIP ASCENSION REPORT: HOMICIDE VERSUS JON DAVIS; DOS BEN DEJOS VERSUS KOA; BRAVADOS MAKE THEIR PRESENCE KNOWN; IS IT TIME TO START CHICAGOING?". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Retrieved 26 April 2013.