Erick Kennylz

Erick Kennylz (born January 25, 1985) is an American professional wrestler from Boston, Massachusetts currently under contract for Volatile Wrestling Alliance. Before that he was best known for his time in United States Wrestling Federation under the ring name Karnage.

Too Extreme Wrestling
Erick Kennylz made his debut in the small independent promotion known as Too Extreme Wrestling under the ring name Karnage. While in TEW, Karnage went on to have a lengthy feud with the monstrous giant Quake culminating in a Hell in a Cell match which saw Karnage hurl the big man through the cell roof and thus winning his first taste of wrestling gold, the TEW Television Title. Karnage held the T.V. Title, His success was short lived however, as TEW quickly forclosed in late 2005

United States Wrestling Federation
After the TEW closed, Karnage headed to Japan and learned to master true wrestling at it’s finest. Training in Muay Thai and BJJ, Karnage slowly started to fade from his hardcore style. After years of honing his craft, he got the call from one of the top promotions: United States Wrestling Federation.

Upon his debut for the company, Karnage attacked J.C. Thunder in what many have come to known as the first USWF Blood Feud. Karnage and Thunder would trade blows for months, leading to a brutal Barbed Wire Match at Total Destruction 2005. Thunder managed to sneak the win, but Karnage would walk out on his own, leveling Thunder with a barbed wire bat and then planting him with a Bitter Peace. Soon after his hardcore match, the company saw him as a bookable hardcore mainstay, despite dropping the hardcore act years ago. Karnage however, once again enjoyed the rush of blood flow and decided to remain hardcore. Even going as far as to attacking then USWF X-treme Champion, Agro during one of his matches. He lost it seconds after, but he started a feud that would go down in history. The following week, Karnage and Agro met one on one with the title on the line. Agro won, but with interference from his posse, The Menace Society. TMS destroyed Karnage and cost him his shot.

Karnage would rebound, and extract revenge on the foursome. Knowing he couldn’t do it alone, Karnage issued a petition to anyone who also felt oppressed by TMS. The petition was answered by Rick Talant, Shawn Evans, and Jackal. The four began calling themselves, The Revolution. The Revolution and TMS would battle for months. Karnage eventually stole the Tag-Titles away from The Menace Society with his partner, Shawn Evans. At Autumn Assault all eight men met in a War Games Match. The surprising defection of two TMS members lead to Karnage and the Revolution getting the victory. In the process, giving Karnage the USWF X-Treme Championship.

Karnage would hold the title for over 6 months. Defending it in matches such as a Light Tube Match, A Stretcher Match, and An Ambulance match. He also made his own match, called the Karnival of Kaos match, which was a 2/3 Falls Match with the hardcore stipulations decided upon by the fans. Karnage would be robbed of his title by USWF Owner Mark McBrian and former TMS member Miester. Karnage disappeared from USWF for months following.

After being humiliated, Karnage would come back stronger than ever and with a whole nre frame of mind. Karnage would preach that the “Day of the Underdog” was approaching. The Day of the Underdog, would be mark the first time Karnage held a World Championship.

Karnage and the rest of his Revolution members(now consisting of Mick Mercury, Jake Jameson and Shawn Evans) all sought the same thing, The USWF Heavyweight Title. The four met in a King of the Mountain Match at Final Judgment. Karnage beat his allies and got the world title shot that he had always worked hard for.

Karnage and his hardcore background came into fire during the time of his title push. Many speculated whether or not he could truly adapt. At Spring Break, Karnage pushed himself to the limit and narrowly lost to The Jackal, his former Revolution mate. Karnage wouldn’t stop there and pressed on. People still questioned his hardcore attributes, so instead of fighting them, he decided to run with it. Karnage invented a match called a Prison Break Match. The rules were simple, break out any way you can. The match featured two cages, one inside the ring, and the other covering the ringside area, topped off with Barbed Wire. Karnage fought through blood and barbed wire and escaped, winning the title and his glory, proving that if you can’t beat them once, beat them with your advantage. His dream was shattered instantly. Just after winning the title, the World Cup kicked off, immediately breaking up his celebration.

The World Cup was in full effect and Karnage was enlisted on Team USA. During this time he went on to retain his title against Team Australia’s Matt Razor multiple times. Team USA, led by Firecracker, looked to be sure to win the cup, but a reuniting TMS stole it. Karnage’s reign was over shadowed yet again, by the on going war of UPW/USWF. During this time, Karnage successfully defended his Title again against Mike Britain. Karnage held the title for a while longer, ironically at Total Destruction, where he again met Matt Razor, who was cashing in his Money in the Bank contract. During the mat, Razor brought an illegal barbed wire covered chair and tried to use it. Karnage fought back however and used the chair himself, causing a DQ. McBrian hit the ring and promptly stripped Karnage of his title, and awarded it to Matt Razor. For the second time, Karnage was screwed by McBrian.

Karnage would not take this lying down. He again fought against the power and just one year after his War Games Match against TMS, he was thrown in a War Games Match with TMS. He got the winning fall after a Shooting Star Press through a table and sent McBrian out of USWF for good.

From there, Karnage would forge one of the greatest alliances in the history of the world, when he teamed With Vasher Graybane to form the comedy tag-team, Double Negative. Double Negative used their strange and eccentric behavior and backstage antics to take USWF by surprise. Very renowned for their often absurd promos which feature little to no actual connection to wrestling. Some of their most famous include searching for an ancient mystical Three-Headed and Three Bodied Dog named the RexFidoBuster while fighting off Dick Cheney with a shotgun, Sasquatch and even having a rap battle with the Prince of Darkness himself, Satan. On another occasion, “D-” ravaged most of Boston by placing glow in the dark Lite Brite panels that were mistaken to be bombs. There off beat and colorful moments have left smiles on the faces of many and even earned the duo Tag Team Championships on two occasions. Te fun and games however were short lived as in early 2007, USWF would unexpectedly close it’s doors. Vasher and Karnage then jumped ship to Unleashed Pro Wrestling.

Unleashed Pro Wrestling
After the closure of USWF, Double Negative exploded into UPW without hesitation. The duo went on to feud with Caedite Eos over the UPW tag-team Championship, but were denied thanks to interference from Caedite Eos' manager, Mr. Torment. Folllowing another loss to Caedite Eos at Chaos Theory, Vasher Graybane began to show interest in conquering the UPW Heavyweight Title. Backstage problems between the two began to rise, and before Vasher could get his title shot UPW closed it's doors in late 2007.

Back to Basics
Feeling betrayed by his closest friend and kicked out of every wrestling federation he's been in, Erick Kennylz went back to his hometown of Somerville Massachusetts. With no money, no friends, no family, Kennylz realized that though he had thought he had escaped from this place, there's no real escaping Exile. Erick began getting angry at the world around him, getting angry at the society that denied him a chance at true happiness. The fun and games were over. Karnage was dead along with every wrestling promotion he's competed in. Erick Kennylz vowed from that day on that he would make the same society that shunned him feel the same pain it made him feel. In early 2008, Kennylz signed with Volatile Wrestling Alliance.

Volatile Wrestling Alliance
Erick Kennylz, using his real name, made his VWA debut in a pre-show dark match consisting of nine other men. Todd Quality, DeAngelo Williams, WSG, Jason Pain & Erick Kennylz defeated Jenova Aran, Drew, 13, Skyler Evans & Aedan Cahan after Erick Kennylz hit WSG with a Boston Massacre. It was announced shortly after that Kennylz will report to VWA's developmental system, Volatile Origins Wrestling

In wrestling

 * Finishing and signature moves
 * The Boston Massacre (Inverted facelock neckbreaker slam)
 * The Hard Goodbye (Inverted Sitout Side Powerslam)
 * Bitter Peace (Flowing Snap DDT)
 * Redeemer (Jumping Cutter)
 * Exile Choke (Guillotine Choke, sometimes transitioned from a DDT)
 * Somervillle Crab (Stretch Leg Muffler)
 * Danza Macabra (Cartwheel into Over The Top Rope Plancha)
 * Scarcasm (Double Underhook Backbreaker rolled into a Butterfly Submission)
 * Chaos in Your Face (Curb Stomp)
 * Onslaught Of Malice (A combination of many chops, slaps, forearm strikes, back fists, knees, low kicks, head butts and finally a super kick.)
 * Fireman's carry cutter
 * Argentine backbreaker
 * Tiger driver
 * Facewash
 * Overhead belly to belly suplex
 * Piledriver
 * Scoop slam piledriver
 * Neckbreaker
 * Running arched big boot
 * Shining wizard
 * Release exploder suplex
 * Overhead double underhook suplex


 * Nicknames
 * "Royalty in Exile"
 * "The One Man Revolution"
 * "The Hardcore Messiah"
 * "The Bitter Bostonian"


 * Theme music
 * Numbered Days – Killswitch Engage
 * All Against All – The Haunted
 * Song of the Damned – Soilwork
 * Matter of Time – Helllyeah
 * Livin' in Exile – Blood for Blood

Championships and accomplishments

 * Too Extreme Wrestling
 * TEW Television Champion (1 time)
 * TEW Extreme Champion (1 time)
 * United States Wrestling Federation
 * USWF World Heavyweight Champion (1 time)
 * USWF X-treme Champion (2 time)
 * USWF Tag-Team Champion (3 time)

While in the USWF, Erick Kennylz (As Karnage) developed many of his own signature matches. They included:


 * The Karnival of Kaos Match
 * The Prison Break Match
 * The F'n Hostile Deathmatch
 * Crucifix Horrorshow Match
 * The Chaos Chamber

Federations Worked For

 * Volatile Wrestling Alliance - Current
 * United States Wrestling Federation
 * Unleashed Pro Wrestling
 * Wrestling Fantasy Alliance
 * World Wrestling Championship
 * Too Extreme Wrestling