Welcome to the Wrestler Spotlight. Today, we’re looking at the monstrous duo known as War Machine, who competed for the likes of ICW and Discovery Wrestling before signing their contracts with WWE!
Alias – Hanson, Ivar, Todd Hanson, Todd Smith, Don Chesterfield, Handsome Johnny, Johnny Hayes
Nicknames – “War Beard”, “Brand New Bad”, “The War King”
Debut – 2002
Companies Wrestled For –
- AAW: Professional Wrestling Redefined
- Action Packed Wrestling
- Beyond Wrestling
- Big Time Wrestling
- Brew City Wrestling
- Century Wrestling Alliance
- Chaotic Wrestling
- Chilanga Mask
- The Crash
- Defiant Wrestling
- Discovery Wrestling
- East Coast Wrestling Association
- Eastern Pro Wrestling
- Fight Club: PRO
- Five Borough Wrestling
- Front Row Wrestling
- Funkin’ Conservatory
- Imperial Wrestling Revolution
- Independent Wrestling Federation
- Insane Championship Wrestling
- International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom
- Kamikaze Pro
- Limitless Wrestling
- Lucky Pro Wrestling
- Millennium Wrestling Federation
- National Wrestling Alliance
- New England Championship Wrestling
- New England Wrestling Alliance
- New Japan Pro Wrestling
- Northeast Wrestling
- Over The Top Wrestling
- Premier Wrestling Federation Northeast
- Preston City Wrestling
- Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
- Pro Wrestling Magic
- Pro Wrestling NOAH
- PROGRESS Wrestling
- Real Warrior Entertainment
- Revolucha
- Revolution Pro Wrestling
- Ring of Honor
- Tidal Championship Wrestling
- Top Rope Promotions
- Ultimate Championship Wrestling
- VIP Wrestling
- Women’s Wrestling Revolution
- World Wrestling Entertainment
- WrestleCircus
- Wrestling On Fire
- Xtreme Wrestling Alliance
Titles & Accomplishments –
- 1x Brew City Wrestling Tag Team Champion w/Raymond Rowe
- 3x Chaotic Wrestling Heavyweight Champion
- 2x Chaotic Wrestling Tag Team Champion w/Psycho
- 1x Defiant Wrestling Tag Team Champion w/Raymond Rowe
- 1x Millennium Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Champion
- 1x Millennium Wrestling Federation Tag Team Champion w/Beau Douglas
- 1x National Wrestling Alliance New England Television Champion
- 1x National Wrestling Alliance New England Tag Team Champion w/Beau Douglas
- 2x New England Championship Wrestling Unified Television Champion
- 1x New England Wrestling Alliance Heavyweight Champion
- 2x New Japan Pro Wrestling IWGP Tag Team Champion w/Raymond Rowe
- 1x Northeast Wrestling Heavyweight Champion
- 1x Premier Wrestling Federation Northeast Universal Heavyweight Champion
- 2x Premier Wrestling Federation Northeast Unified Heavyweight Champion
- 1x Ring of Honor World Tag Team Champion w/Raymond Rowe
- 1x Ultimate Championship Wrestling Tag Team Champion w/Beau Douglas
- 1x VIP Wrestling Tag Team Champion w/Raymond Rowe
- 1x World Wrestling Entertainment Raw Tag Team Champion w/Erik
- 1x World Wrestling Entertainment NXT Tag Team Champion w/Rowe
- 2010 New England Championship Wrestling Iron 8 Winner
- 2014 Ring of Honor Top Prospect Tournament Winner
1x OW Tag Team Champion w/Psycho
Signature Moves –
- Spin Kick of Doom (Spinning Heel Kick)
- Sin City Plunge (Tiger Driver)
- Fallout (Belly to Back Suplex/Diving Legdrop Combo w/Raymond Rowe/Rowe/Erik)
- Thor’s Hammer/Viking Experience/War Machine Combo Slam (Assisted Pop-Up Powerslam w/Raymond Rowe/Rowe/Erik)
Alliances –
- War Machine w/Raymond Rowe
- The War Raiders w/Rowe
- The Viking Experience w/Erik
- The Viking Raiders w/Erik
- Pretty Psycho w/Psycho
- Prime and Proper w/Duchess Damon
- The Trendsetters w/Max Bauer
- w/Stevie Stamos
- w/Beau Douglas
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Alias – Raymond Rowe, Ray Rowe, Rowe, Erik, Raymond Right
Nicknames – “Death Rowe”, “Mr Right”
Debut – 2003
Companies Wrestled For –
- AAW: Professional Wrestling Redefined
- Absolute Intense Wrestling
- American Wrestling Revolution
- Anarchy Championship Wrestling
- Anarchy Pro Wrestling
- Beyond Wrestling
- Black Diamond Wrestling
- Brew City Excellence
- Championship Wrestling Experience
- Chaotic Wrestling
- Chilanga Mask
- Cleveland All-Pro Wrestling
- Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
- The Crash
- Defiant Wrestling
- Discovery Wrestling
- Elite Championship Wrestling
- Fight Club: PRO
- Firestorm Pro Wrestling
- Five Star Wrestling
- Hard Knock Wrestling
- Hybrid Wrestling
- Iconic Heroes of Wrestling Excellence
- Imperial Wrestling Revolution
- Innovate Pro Wrestling
- Insane Championship Wrestling
- Insane Wrestling Federation
- Inspire Pro Wrestling
- International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom
- International Wrestling Cartel
- Kamikaze Pro
- Lone Star Championship Wrestling
- Lucha Memes
- Maximum Assault Wrestling
- Mega Championship Wrestling
- National Wrestling Alliance
- National Wrestling Bayou Independent Wrestling
- National Wrestling Alliance Branded Outlaw Wrestling
- National Wrestling Alliance Lone Star
- National Wrestling Alliance Top of Texas
- National Wrestling Alliance Wrestling Revolution
- New Era Pro Wrestling
- New Japan Pro Wrestling
- North American Wrestling Allegiance
- Over The Top Wrestling
- Preston City Wrestling
- PRIME Wrestling
- Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
- Pro Wrestling NOAH
- Pro Wrestling Rampage
- PROGRESS Wrestling
- Real Action Pro Wrestling
- Resistance Pro Wrestling
- Ring of Honor
- Rockstar Pro Wrestling
- Revolucha
- Revolution Pro Wrestling
- Texoma Pro Wrestling
- Tidal Championship Wrestling
- Union of Independent Professional Wrestlers
- Velocity Pro Wrestling
- VIP Wrestling
- World Wrestling Entertainment
- WrestleCircus
Titles & Accomplishments –
- 1x Absolute Intense Wrestling Absolute Champion
- 1x Anarchy Championship Wrestling Unified Champion
- 1x Anarchy Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Champion
- 1x Anarchy Pro Wrestling World Hardcore Champion
- 1x Brew City Wrestling Tag Team Champion w/Hanson
- 1x Cleveland All-Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Champion
- 1x Cleveland All-Pro Wrestling Tag Team Champion w/Jason Bane
- 1x Defiant Wrestling Tag Team Champion w/Hanson
- 1x Firestorm Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Champion
- 1x International Wrestling Cartel World Heavyweight Champion
- 1x International Wrestling Cartel Tag Team Champion w/J-Rocc
- 2x National Wrestling Alliance Grand Warrior Champion
- 1x National Wrestling Alliance Branded Outlaw Wrestling Heavyweight Champion
- 1x National Wrestling Alliance Branded Outlaw Wrestling Outlaw Champion
- 1x National Wrestling Alliance Lone Star Junior Heavyweight Champion
- 1x National Wrestling Alliance Lone Star Tag Team Champion w/Jax Dane
- 2x New Japan Pro Wrestling IWGP Tag Team Champion w/Hanson
- 1x Ring of Honor World Tag Team Champion w/Hanson
- 2x VIP Wrestling Heavyweight Champion
- 1x VIP Wrestling Tag Team Champion w/Hanson
- 1x World Wrestling Entertainment Raw Tag Team Champion w/Ivar
- 1x World Wrestling Entertainment NXT Tag Team Champion w/Hanson
- 2015 Absolute Intense Wrestling JT Lightning Invitational Winner
Signature Moves –
- Death Rowe (Full Nelson lifted and dropped into a Knee Lift to the back of the head)
- Shotgun Knees (Running Double Knee Strike)
- Fallout (Belly to Back Suplex/Diving Legdrop Combo w/Hanson/Ivar)
- Thor’s Hammer/Viking Experience/War Machine Combo Slam (Assisted Pop-Up Powerslam w/Hanson/Ivar)
Alliances –
- War Machine w/Raymond Rowe
- The War Raiders w/Hanson
- The Viking Experience w/Ivar
- The Viking Raiders w/Ivar
- The Path of Resistance w/Jax Dane
- The Suplex Machines w/Jason Bane
- The Cleveland Mafia w/J-Rocc & Shane Taylor
- The Dudes on TV w/EC3, DJ Z, Samoa Joe & Matt Cross
- Outlaw Inc. w/Charlie Haas, Houston Carson, Andy Dalton, Barrett Brown & Black Bart
- The Path of Resistance w/Lamont Williams, Carl Crisis, Ian Patrick, Josh Prohibition & Facade
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Why not check them out in action against Polo Promotions from ICW’s Barramania III event last April;
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