He would beat Five Star Flash in his first match in ASW. In 2005 he started his tour of Europe and mostly wrestled for All Star Wrestling. His last in on Jwhere he teamed with Hirooki Goto to lose to Akiya Anzawa and El Samurai. In 2005 he participated in Best of the Super Juniors, he would once again lose most of his matches but did beat Jado and Minoru Tanaka to earn four points overall. He would return in 2004 for another month-long tour. Between the months of May and June he competed in the Best of the Super Juniors, he mostly lost his matches however he did beat El Samurai and Jado which gave him an overall score of four points. He would return in March 2003, and would mostly team up with American Dragon. His first win came only a few days later where he teamed with Super Crazy to defeat El Samurai and Jushin Thunder Liger and would finish his tour in late December. He debuted in a six-man tag team match in November where he teamed with GOKU-DO and Super Crazy and lost to Heat, Masahito Kakihara and Masayuki Naruse. New Japan Pro Wrestling (2002–2005)Īs the Stampede Kid he completed several tours of Japan, competing at New Japan Pro Wrestling.
He was also heavily involved with training the younger stars of the promotion at a camp called B.J.'s Gym. He and Juggernaut won the match, however, afterwards Wilson awarded the Championship to The A-Team, as he was leaving and could not defend the Championship. He returned on February 9, 2007, for his final match with the promotion, defending his International Tag Team Championship, against The A-Team ( Michael Avery and Dusty Adonis). Wilson had his final singles match for Stampede on January 26, 2007, where he was defeated by his long-time rival Apocalypse. On November 10, 2006, Wilson replaced one-half of the Tag Team Champions Pete Wilson, who was injured, and became Juggernaut's tag team partner. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Canadian Football League game at McMahon Stadium. On September 15, 2006, Wilson defeated Apocalypse to capture the Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship in a match that took place at half time of Calgary Stampeders vs. In October 2005, Wilson and Durrango were made the bookers for Stampede Wrestling. He won the Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Championship on Octoby beating Duke Durrango. He held his first championship in the promotion in February 2004, when Wilson became Bruce Hart's new tag team partner and co-holder of the Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team Championship to replace the injured Teddy Hart. Stampede Wrestling (1995–2007)Īs part of Stampede Wrestling, Wilson was nicknamed the "Stampede Kid". The following year, Wilson started training with Bret Hart. At age sixteen, he wrestled in the opening match of a World Wrestling Federation house show in Calgary, teaming with Andrew Picarnic against Teddy Hart and Harry Smith. He wrestled his first match in Stampede Wrestling in Calgary at the age of fifteen in 1995. Wilson furthered his wrestling training under the watch of Tokyo Joe, who later helped him get booked in New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) as well as in England. Wilson trained at Stu Hart's Dungeon in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Professional wrestling career Training (1995)