Welcome to the Wrestler Spotlight. With Ring of Honor returning to Scotland later tonight as part of the Honor ReUnited tour, today’s focus is on The Addiction, who became the first team to defend the ROH World Tag Team Championships in Scotland back in 2015.
Photo credit David J Wilson
Alias – Christopher Daniels, Daniels, Curry Man, Suicide, Conquistador Dos
Nicknames – “The Fallen Angel”, “The Almighty”, “Mr TNA”, “The Ring General”, “The King of Indies”, “The Founding Father of ROH”, “Hot and Spicy”, “The King of Spice”, “The Face of Impact Wrestling”, “The Sexually Delicious”, “The Man With The Rear That Makes All The Ladies Cheer”, “The World Tag Team Champions of the World” w/Frankie Kazarian
Companies Wrestled For – Windy City Pro Wrestling, Midwest Territorial Wrestling, World Wrestling Council, Empire Wrestling Federation, World Wrestling Entertainment, All Pro Wrestling, National Wrestling Alliance, National Wrestling Alliance Championship Wrestling America, Michinoku Pro Wrestling, Extreme Championship Wrestling, Fighting Investigation Team Battlearts, Pennsylvania Championship Wrestling, East Coast Wrestling Association, Xtreme Pro Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling, Ultimate Pro Wrestling, Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling, Premier Wrestling Federation, X Wrestling Federation, Stampede Wrestling, International Wrestling Cartel, Ring of Honor, New Japan Pro Wrestling, Future of Wrestling, Impact Wrestling, Major League Wrestling, EPIC Pro Wrestling WAR, IWA Mid-South, Frontier Wrestling Alliance, Wrestling Marvelous Future, New Era Pro Wrestling, World Wrestling All-Stars, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, Maximum Pro Wrestling, USA Xtreme Wrestling, Jersey All Pro Wrestling, Impact Championship Wrestling, North End Wrestling Alliance, Pro Wrestling IRON, Pro Pain Pro Wrestling, Border City Wrestling, National Wrestling Alliance Wildside, Midwest Pro Wrestling, Full Impact Pro, National Wrestling Alliance No Limits Wrestling, National Wrestling Alliance Midwest, Ballpark Brawl, Elite Wrestling Revolution, National Wrestling Alliance New Jersey/New York, National Wrestling Alliance Shockwave, New York Wrestling Connection, Irish Whip Wrestling, Independent Wrestling Revolution, Upstate Pro Wrestling, Premier Championship Wrestling, Pro Wrestling ZERO1, BSE Pro Wrestling, One Pro Wrestling, New Age Wrestling Federation, United Wrestling Federation, Combat Zone Wrestling, Cleveland All-Pro Wrestling, High Risk Wrestling, MCW Pro Wrestling, PWU: Wrestle-Reality, National Wrestling Alliance Wrestle Birmingham, Hybrid Wrestling, Prime Time Wrestling, German Stampede Wrestling, Texas Wrestling Entertainment, National Wrestling Alliance Central States Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Xplosion, Funkin’ Conservatory, German Wrestling Promotion, Associacao Portuguesa de Wrestling, Great Canadian Wrestling, Big Time Wrestling (California version), Big Time Wrestling (Massachusetts version), International Wrestling Syndicate, International Championship Wrestling, Wrestling Fan Xperience, CHIKARA, WrestleCentre, Asistencia Asesoria y Administracion, American Championship Entertainment, Main Event Championship Wrestling, National Wrestling Alliance Pro Wrestling, Mach One Pro Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Superstars, Don’t Own Anyone Pro Wrestling, Inoki Genome Federation, All Action Wrestling, YOUR Pro Wrestling, Action Zone Wrestling, Squared Circle Wrestling, Pro Wrestling NOAH, Quintessential Pro Wrestling, World Wrestling League, WrestleCentre, House of Hardcore, WRESTLE-1, Southside Wrestling Entertainment, Family Wrestling Entertainment, Vendetta Pro Wrestling, Dragon Gate USA, Xtreme Intense Championship Wrestling, Warriors of Wrestling, Right Coast Pro, Premier British Wrestling, DREAMWAVE Wrestling, Future Pro Wrestling, Organisation of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts, Five Borough Wrestling, Absolute Intense Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Elite, SMASH Wrestling, Canadian Wrestling’s Elite, Preston City Wrestling, Metro Pro Wrestling, Revolution Pro Wrestling, European Pro Wrestling, EMERGE Wrestling, Elite Championship Wrestling, Defiant Wrestling, International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom and All Elite Wrestling
Titles & Accomplishments –
1x WCW Lightweight Champion
2x WCW Tag Team Champion w/Kevin Quinn and w/Mike Anthony
1x WWC Tag Team Champion w/Kevin Quinn
1x WCPW Middleweight Champion
1x EWF Heavyweight Champion
1x APW Worldwide Internet Champion
1x MPW British Commonwealth Junior Heavyweight Champion
1x WCPW League Champion
1x NAWF CT Cup Champion w/John Brooks
1x and first ever Midwest Wrestling Tag Team Champion w/Kevin Quinn
2x UPW Heavyweight Champion
1x MCW Tag Team Champion w/Jayson Reign
1x NWA Florida Heavyweight Champion
1x and last ECWA Heavyweight Champion
6x NWA World Tag Team Champion w/Elix Skipper & Low Ki (3 times), w/James Storm (1 time) and w/AJ Styles (2 times)
4x and first ever ROH World Tag Team Champion w/Donovan Morgan (1 time), w/Matt Sydal (1 time) and w/Frankie Kazarian (2 times)
1x PWF United States Heavyweight Champion
1x FWA British Heavyweight Champion
2x ECWA Heavyweight Champion
1x IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion w/The American Dragon
1x IFWA Heavyweight Champion
1x 3PW Heavyweight Champion
1x DDT Pro Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion w/Frankie Kazarian
1x Natural Heavyweight Champion
4x TNA X Division Champion
1x ZERO-ONE United States Heavyweight Champion
1x ICW Tag Team Champion w/Xavier
1x ROH World Television Champion
1x AAW World Heavyweight Champion
2x TNA World Tag Team Champion w/Kazarian
1x ROH World Champion
1x ROH World Six Man Tag Team Champion w/SoCal Uncensored (Frankie Kazarian & Scorpio Sky)
2000 and 2004 ECWA 4th Annual and 8th Annual Super 8 Tournament Winner
2000 APW King of Indies Winner
2000 SoCal Uncensored Wrestler of the Year
2000 SoCal Uncensored Match of the Year (vs Kurt Angle)
2001 ECWA Hall of Fame Inductee
2002 PWF 2nd Shinya Hashimoto Legacy Cup Winner
2002 MPW Futaritabi Tag Team League Winner w/Super Rice Boy
2004 TNA World X Cup Winner w/Elix Skipper, Jerry Lynn & Chris Sabin
2004 and 2006 TNA Match of the Year (w/Elix Skipper vs James Storm & Chris Harris in 2004 and w/AJ Styles vs Homicide & Hernandez in 2006)
2005 TNA Fued of the Year (vs AJ Styles)
2006 TNA Tag Team of the Year w/AJ Styles
2006 Pro Wrestling Illustrated Tag Team of the Year w/AJ Styles
2007 and 2008 TNA Feast or Fired Winner (pink slip both years)
2008 GSW Battlefield Winner
2010 ICW Impact Cup Winner w/Xavier
2012 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Tag Team of the Year w/Frankie Kazarian
2017 ROH Decade of Excellence Winner
2017 Pro Wrestling Illustrated Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year
Signature Moves – Angel’s Wings (Lifting Spinning Sitout Double Underhook Facebuster), Best Moonsault Ever (Double Jump Moonsault), Last Rites (Rolling Cutter), Spice Rack (Sitout Burning Hammer), Suicide Solution (Overhead Flipping Leg Hook Belly to Back Suplex), Celebrity Rehab (Release Belly to Back Suplex flipped into a Double Knee Gutbuster w/Frankie Kazarian), Bad Elimination (Jumping Clothesline/Legsweep Combo w/Frankie Kazarian), Best Meltzer Ever (Double Jump Moonsault Spike Tombstone Piledriver w/Frankie Kazarian), Frog Splash followed by a Best Moonsault Ever (Double Jump Moonsault) w/AJ Styles (or vice versa)
Alliances – The Addiction w/Frankie Kazarian, The Bad Influence w/Kazarian, The Legion of Boom w/Frankie Kazarian, The Brat Pack w/Bobby Bradley, The International Males w/Kevin Quinn, Overkill w/Kevin Quinn, Triple X w/Elix Skipper & Low Ki, The Knights of The Rising Dawn w/Frankie Kazarian & Chris Sabin, The Extraordinary Gentleman’s Organisation w/Kazarian & Bobby Roode, The Prince Justice Brotherhood w/Shark Boy & Super Eric, SoCal Uncensored w/Frankie Kazarian, Scorpio Sky & Shane Taylor, Team NWA w/Elix Skipper, Jerry Lynn, Chris Sabin & Sonjay Dutt, The Prophecy w/Allison Danger, BJ Whitmer, Dan Maff, Donovan Morgan, Mark Briscoe, Samoa Joe, Simply Luscious & Xavier, Fortune w/AJ Styles, Matt Morgan, Douglas Williams, Ric Flair, Kazarian & Beer Money Inc. (Bobby Roode & James Storm), The House of Truth w/Truth Martini, Roderick Strong, Michael Elgin, Christin Able, Josh Raymond & Zach Gowen, The Front Line w/AJ Styles, Samoa Joe, Mick Foley, Jeff Jarrett, Eric Young, Rhino, ODB, The Lethal Consequences (Jay Lethal & Consequences Creed), Team 3D (Brother Ray & Brother Devon) & The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley), La Legion Extranjera w/Dorian Roldan, Teddy Hart, Jennifer Blake, El Hijo del Tirantes, LA Par-K, El Zorro, Alex Koslov, Christina Von Eerie, El Ilegal, Kenzo Suzuki, Konnan, Chessman, Hernandez, Rain, Tirantes & Goddess, Sports Entertainment eXtreme w/Alexis Laree, BG James, Cassidy O’Reilly, Chase Stevens, Chris Sabin, Curt Hennig, David Flair, David Young, Elix Skipper, Glen Gilberti, Holly Wood, Julio DiNero, Lo-Ki, Mike Barton, Mike Sanders, Nikita Koloff, Sonny Siaki, Tony Schiavone, Vince Russo, Desire, Disgraceland, Raven, The Harris Brothers (Ron Harris & Don Harris) & The Rock’n’Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson), w/AJ Styles, w/Mike Anthony, w/Jayson Reign, w/James Storm, w/Matt Sydal, w/The American Dragon, w/John Brooks, w/Angelica, w/Jim Cornette, w/Prince Nana, w/Traci Brooks
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Alias – Frankie Kazarian, Frankie, Kazarian, Kaz, Suicide, Frankie Gerdelman, Masked Spymaster #3
Nicknames – “The Heavy Metal Rebel”, “The Future”, “The Coolest Man in Wrestling”, “The K-A-Z”, “The Dark Saviour”
Companies Wrestled For – World Wrestling Entertainment, Empire Wrestling Federation, Ultimate Pro Wrestling, All Pro Wrestling, Pennsylvania Championship Wrestling, International Wrestling Cartel, World Wrestling All-Stars, Pro Wrestling ZERO1, Cleveland All-Pro Wrestling, EPIC Pro Wrestling WAR, Impact Zone Wrestling, New Era Pro Wrestling, Premier Wrestling Federation, Impact Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, East Coast Wrestling Association, Border City Wrestling, Big Time Wrestling, Maximum Pro Wrestling, Ring of Honor, California Wrestling Coalition, International Wrestling Coalition, Millennium Pro Wrestling, Phoenix Championship Wrestling, Primos Wrestling Canada, Alternative Wrestling Show, National Wrestling Alliance, Pro Wrestling eXpress, National Wrestling Alliance East, Jersey All Pro Wrestling, National Wrestling Alliance New Jersey/New York, National Wrestling Alliance Shockwave, USA Xtreme Wrestling, 3XWrestling, Ohio Valley Wrestling, Rising Phoenix Wrestling, National Wrestling Alliance Pro Wrestling, Asistencia Asesoria y Administracion, Wild West Championship Wrestling, New Japan Dojo, United Wrestling Federation, New Wave Pro Wrestling, Pro Wrestling LIVE, German Stampede Wrestling, SoCal Pro Wrestling, North American Wrestling, BSE Pro Wrestling, Reality of Wrestling, Quintessential Pro Wrestling, World League Wrestling, House of Hardcore, WRESTLE-1, Family Wrestling Entertainment, DREAMWAVE Wrestling, Combat Zone Wrestling, Dragon Gate USA, Premier British Wrestling, Vendetta Pro Wrestling, Southside Wrestling Entertainment, Future Pro Wrestling, New Japan Pro Wrestling, Revolution Pro Wrestling, Squared Circle Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Elite, Canadian Wrestling’s Elite, Heavy On Wrestling, Hunter Valley Wrestling, Future Wrestling Australia and All Elite Wrestling
Titles & Accomplishments –
1x EWF Tag Team Champion w/Josh Galaxy
1x EWF Heavyweight Champion
1x UPW Tag Team Champion w/Nova
1x and last ECWA Tag Team Champion w/Nova
1x BTW Tag Team Champion w/Jason Styles
1x CWC Heavyweight Champion
1x CWC Tag Team Champion w/The Iron Eagle
1x DDT Pro Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion w/Christopher Daniels
1x IWC United States Champion
1x MPW Heavyweight Champion
1x PCW Television Champion
1x PCW Tag Team Champion w/Nova
1x Primos Television Champion
2x and first ever PWG World Champion
5x TNA X Division Champion by himself (4 times) and w/Michael Shane (1 time)
1x UPW Lightweight Champion
1x UXW Xtreme Champion
1x JAPW Light Heavyweight Champion
1x JAPW New Jersey State Champion
3x TNA World Tag Team Champion w/Super Eric (1 time) and w/Christopher Daniels (2 times)
3x ROH World Tag Team Champion w/Christopher Daniels (2 times) and w/Scorpio Sky (1 time)
1x ROH World Six Man Tag Team Champion w/SoCal Uncensored (Christopher Daniels & Scorpio Sky)
2003 PWG Bad Ass Mother 3000 Winner
2003 TNA Match of the Year (vs Chris Sabin vs Michael Shane)
2003 TNA Memorable Moment of the Year (the first ever Ultimate X Match)
2005 Cauliflower Alley Future Legends Award Winner
2006 RPW Invitational Winner
2006 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Worst Worked Match of the Year (Reverse Battle Royal)
2007 TNA Fight for the Right Tournament Winner
2012 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Tag Team of the Year w/Christopher Daniels
2013 TNA World Cup of Wrestling Winner w/Christopher Daniels, James Storm, Kenny King & Mickie James
2017 ROH Honor Rumble Winner
Signature Moves – Back to the Future (Bridging Straight Jacket Electric Chair), Wave of the Future (Swinging Reverse STO), Flux Capacitor (Rolling Moonsault Side Slam), Ace of Spades (Rolling Stunner), Tomikaze (Inverted Double Underhook Facebuster), Suicide Solution (Overhead Flipping Leg Hook Belly to Back Suplex), Dead on Arrival (Rolling Yoshi Tonic), Celebrity Rehab (Release Belly to Back Suplex flipped into a Double Knee Gutbuster w/Christopher Daniels), Bad Elimination (Jumping Clothesline/Legsweep Combo w/Christopher Daniels), Best Meltzer Driver (Double Jump Moonsault Spike Tombstone Piledriver w/Christopher Daniels), Modern Art (Superkick/Bridging German Suplex Combo w/Michael Shane), Xtreme Elimination (Superkick/Legsweep Combo w/Michael Shane), EV Splash (Diving Splash/Diving Legdrop Combo w/Nova)
Alliances – The Addiction w/Christopher Daniels, The Bad Influence w/Christopher Daniels, The Legion of Boom w/Christopher Daniels, Evolution w/Nova, The Knights of The Rising Dawn w/Christopher Daniels & Chris Sabin, The Extraordinary Gentleman’s Organisation w/Christopher Daniels & Bobby Roode, SoCal Uncensored w/Christopher Daniels, Scorpio Sky & Shane Taylor, Serotonin w/Raven, Havok & Martyr, Bullet Club w/Kenny Omega, Bad Luck Fale, Yujiro Takahashi, Chase Owens, Hangman Page, Cody, Marty Scurll, The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) & The Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa)), Fortune w/AJ Styles, Matt Morgan, Douglas Williams, Ric Flair, Christopher Daniels & Beer Money Inc. (Bobby Roode & James Storm), Immortal w/AJ Styles, Matt Morgan, Douglas Williams, Jeff Jarrett, Karen Jarrett, Kurt Angle, Bully Ray, Scott Steiner, Rob Terry, Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, Eric Bischoff, Abyss, Beer Money Inc. (Bobby Roode & James Storm), The Hardyz (Matt Hardy & Jeff Hardy) & Immortal Security (Gunner & Murphy), La Legión Extranjera w/El Zorro, Silver King, Nicho el Millonario, Joe Lider, Abismo Negro, El Mesias, Kenzo Suzuki, Jack Evans, Teddy Hart, Black Abyss, Mr Niebla, Headhunter A, Headhunter B, El Padrino, Ayako Hamada, Gran Hamada, Black Magic, Ron Killings, Alex Koslov, Arturo Rivera, Carlito Caribbean Cool, Christina Von Eerie, Christopher Daniels, El Ilegal, Jennifer Blake, Mickie James, Rocky Romero, Taiji Ishimori, Takeshi Morishima, Antifaz del Norte, Black Pearl, Bobby Lashley, D’Angelo Dinero, Lorelei Lee, Mr Anderson, Rob Van Dam, Sexy Star, Shawn Daivari, Velvet Sky, Nate Webb, Alicia Webb, X-Pac, Elix Skipper, Lance Hoyt, Jeff Jarrett, AJ Styles, Low Ki, Samoa Joe, Traci Brooks, Christy Hemme, Tiana Ringer, Scott D’Amore, Scott Steiner, American Dragon, Mike Modest, Black Buffalo, Kaoru Ito, Josh Raymond, Scott Hall, Konnan, Chessman, Electroshock, Dark Ozz, Dark Cuervo, Nicole, Rain, Dark Espiritu, Dark Escoria, Antifaz, Histeria, Psicosis, Rellik, Rikishi, Sabu, Magnus, Roxxi, Hernandez, Homicide and Rhino, La Sociedad w/Dorian Roldan, Perro Aguayo Jr., Jeff Jarrett, Karen Jarrett, Hector Garza, Silver Cain, Super Crazy, Ultimo Gladiador, Teddy Hart, Lizmark Jr., Pete Powers, Tigre Cota, Tito Santana, Dark Dragon, Jennifer Blake, Sexy Star, El Hijo del Tirantes, La Parka, La Parka Negra, Damian 666, X-Fly, Super Fly, Alan Stone, Chris Stone, Billy Boy, Bestia 666, El Ilegal, Alex Koslov, Christina Von Eerie, Black Abyss, El Zorro, Carlito Caribbean Cool, Konan Big, Pentagón Jr., Kurt Angle, Rob Van Dam, Mr Anderson, Samoa Joe, Scott Steiner, Brutus Magnus, AJ Styles, D’Angelo Dinero, Rob Terry, Mickie James, Angelina Love, Velvet Sky, Abyss, Konnan, Chessman, Octagon, Halloween, Decnis, Daga, Hernandez, Psicosis and Gunner, w/Josh Galaxy, w/Jason Styles, w/Michael Shane, w/Super Eric, w/The Iron Eagle, w/Nova, w/Jade Chung, w/Looney Lane, w/SoCal Val, w/Christy Hemme, w/C Edward Vander Pyle, w/Melina, w/Traci
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