Leon Tyrell

Leon Tyrell (born Leonard Brandon Williams February 29th, 1986) is an American professional wrestler currently working for Pro Wrestling Fire. Tyrell has also worked for Jay Jefferson's Universal Wrestling League where he got his start under the national spotlight. In his early career Tyrell worked for many Northeastern United States based promotions where he saw moderate success. Tyrell is a student of Matt Mathews and a good friend of his. Mathews' influence can be seen in Tyrell's ring style.

Early Life
Tyrell was born in Manchester, New Hampshire. His family moved to Orlando, Florida when he was not even a year old. During his time in high school he worked several jobs in order to save money for wrestling school. Tyrell would eventually head back to his roots in New England to train. During this time he was noticed by popular star Matt Mathews. Tyrell, 18 at this time, was taken under Mathews' wing as his protégé. In that time the two developed a strong bond and become very close friends.

Early Career
Tyrell's career began while he was still living in Orlando. While he had no prior training at any big wrestling school he was able to work his way to a respectable middle-card position in various local federations. After traveling north Tyrell began to work for two small companies while signing a developmental deal with the Slamtime Wrestling Corporation. Despite being trained by Mathews - a well-respected star by this point - Tyrell faced many difficulties breaking out on his own.

Universal Wrestling League
In July of 2008, Tyrell was brought into the UWL. He quickly joined up with his mentor Matt Mathews. He was immediately given the role of your run-of-the-mill lackey, who's main purpose was to aid Mathews in his on-going feud with Johnny Slayer. Within a few Tyrell alongside Mathews became a co-host of the UWL.com exclusive show entitled Project Perfection. Tyrell would not have his first match until July 16th, where he defeated Johnny Slayer will a roll-up. In the following weeks Tyrell would team up with Mathews on two occasions: once in a successful bout over two local superstars, and again in a tag match at Championship Extravaganza IV against the team of Slayer and Catastrophe. It would not be until October 1st Tyrell saw singles action once more. After an intentional disqualification against Tiger Claw, Tyrell aided Mathews in a beat down. Despite losing the match it was clear that Tyrell could have picked up the win, but the intentional DQ prevented this.

Due to his alliance with Mathews, when the stable known as EPIC was formed Tyrell was given a spot. Being billed as UWL's future, Tyrell was given the moniker "The New Wave" by Tim Harrison. In this time Tyrell began to adopt the moves of his stablemates, most notably Mathews' Insuperable Lock, Blu's Roaring Elbow, and Harrison's Bullet Ride. While he did not see much action during EPIC's time as a unit, Tyrell often made his presence felt in promos and at ringside. Tyrell was supposed to be EPIC's fourth man at UWL's Three Year Celebration in an Elimination Tag Match versus the Best Team Eva. However he was replaced last minute by the returning John Anthony, thereby missing his chance to break out once more.

When it was announced UWL would take an offseason until the start of 2009 many began to wonder about Tyrell's fate in the company. He has gone on record as saying he feels he'll never accomplish anything so long as Mathews is around. What happens remains to be seen.

Pro Wrestling Fire
Tyrell joined the ranks of PWF in late November. After debuting in a promo on November 25th, Tyrell was given a match against fellow PWF newcomers Jack Benevolenceand Del Vec. It should be noted that Tyrell joined the PWF as a solo superstar, free from the shadow of his friend and mentor.

In Wrestling

 * Finishing & Signature Moves
 * The Widow's Wail (Gory Bomb)
 * The Rose Hold (Ankle Lock, applied with a Grapevine hold)
 * Roaring Elbow
 * The Insuperable Lock (Inverted Indian Deathlock)
 * The Bullet Ride (Harlem Hangover)
 * Regular Moves
 * Pendulum Backbreaker
 * Backbreaker
 * Northern Lights Suplex
 * German Suplex
 * Snap Suplex
 * Belly-to-Belly Suplex
 * Cradle Suplex
 * Snap DDT
 * Standing Dropkick
 * Missile Dropkick
 * Brainbuster
 * Set-up Enzigure
 * Sleeper Hold
 * STS Hold
 * Elevated Boston Crab


 * Managers & Associates
 * Matt Mathews (2004 -> Current)


 * Nicknames
 * The Flower
 * The New Wave


 * Theme Music
 * "As I Am" - Dream Theater (2008)
 * "You're the Best" - Joe Esposito (2005 -> 2007)
 * "Livewire" -Fozzy (2008 - Current)