Kai Stevens

Kai Stevens is a professional e-wrestler who currently competes for ALPHA Wrestling, where he is the current ALPHA World Heavyweight Champion in his first reign and the leader of the New Age Plague, and Divine Wrestling, where he is the current and inaugural Pure Champion. He is best known for his time in Professional Wrestling Revolution (where he is a former PWR Champion), for Strong Style Wrestling, where he was the final Leader of their Ronin faction and the final SSW Heritage Champion, for World Wrestling Entertainment on their NXT brand, Union Battleground, for Omega Wrestling Alliance on their Kingdom brand, for [http://premierwrestlingfederation.jcink.net/index.php? Premier Wrestling Federation], where he was the inaugural and final PWF World Heavyweight Champion, and for SupremePRO Wrestling, where he was the final Universal Champion.

Early Life
Kyle Stevens was born in Long Island, New York on December 15th, 1995. He grew up being heavily involved in academic ventures and sports, shifting from Soccer and Baseball to Basketball to Football and Track. He went to college to study to become a high school English teacher and Varsity Football coach. However, he ended up leaving college early to pursue a career in professional wrestling.

Training
After leaving college, Stevens trained vigorously, adjusting his workouts from the workouts he'd been taught and had been utilizing for football and his other athletic ventures. He added more functional strength workouts, as well as more Yoga and other such athletic auxiliaries. To help finance his journey to professional wrestling, he would obtain a job at a local gym. Eventually, he would be accepted into GNW, or Generation Next Wrestling, a training facility and organization run by Emil Goldwyn and Brian Church. Here, he honed his craft, something he seemed to already have a knack for from the getgo. The training he underwent, too, would learn how to better protect his shoulder and himself in general from Church, who had to retire from professional wrestling after a neck injury. After less than a year in training, Stevens would graduate from GNW with honors, going onto sign a contract with Professional Wrestling Revolution, or PWR.

PWR Championship Pursuits
At PWR PPV Sparta, Stevens debuted after Jordan Zachary won back his PWR Championship from Christ Christ in a steel cage match. He would attack the champion, deliver his From Hell's Heart finisher, and make evident his intentions to take the belt from Zachary. For the next four weeks, Stevens would attack Zachary during his matches, giving him multiple DQ victories. However, at the PPV Adapt V Stevens would defeat Zachary to become PWR Champion after the Rapture. In the week after becoming champion, Stevens defeated Jack Sledge in a singles match with another variant of his From Hell's Heart maneuver. The following week, he defeated Will Myers and Troy Chelsea in a triple threat after capitalizing on Chelsea's having delivered the Chelsea Grin to Myers. Following the match, Jordan Zachary announced his intention to invoke his rematch clause for the title at the next PPV, Evolve V. However, Stevens made it abundantly clear that he believed jZach hadn't earned it (or the title), but would defend the title nonetheless because of contractual obligations. Stevens would then announce that the match would be contested in a Ladder Match, which Zachary happily accepted.

Successful Defenses
At Evolve V, in a match of the year candidate, Zachary and Stevens broke and flew off of many ladders and broke two announcing tables in a contest that lasted nearly fifty minutes. Finally, Stevens delivered a From Hell's Heart off of the ladder to give himself enough time to climb back up the ladder and retrieve the belt. After the match, Stevens delivered another variant of the From Hell's Heart onto the title belt and left the ring. Two weeks after Evolve V, the manager of PWR, Scott Ravenwood, would finish the show by announcing that at Rise V, Stevens would defend his title in an elimination styled six man match within a massive cage akin to the Hell in a Cell. Each of the five spots not taken up by the champion would have to be earned in the weeks leading up to the show. The following week, Kai would defeat David Croft with the Spiral Tap. Following the match, Stevens would attack Croft, prompting Zachary to attempt to make the save. However, the champion would deliver multiple violent chair shots to the former champion. The week afterwards, Kai would find himself booked in a Strange Bedfellows Tag Team Match with the other three competitors who'd already earned their spots in the match at Rise II. Kai would team with Jordan Zachary against David Croft and Troy Chelsea, who'd returned the week before from his injury hiatus. Kai would routinely play the Indiangiver to Zachary, often refusing to tag him in. However, they would win the contest following Zachary hitting a Killshot to a David Croft on the top rope, allowing Stevens to hit the Rapture. The last week before the PPV, all six spots would be filled: Kai Stevens, Jordan Zachary, Troy Chelsea, David Croft, Kyle Cooper, and CROATOAN. The six would compete in three separate one-on-one matches, seeing Zachary defeat Croft, Stevens defeat Cooper, and CROATOAN defeat Troy Chelsea. The six would end up brawling at the end of the show to build into the main event at Rise V. At the aforementioned PPV, CROATOAN would be eliminated first (by Cooper) after he delivered the Invert off of the side of the cage and through an announcing table. However, Cooper would be eliminated immediately afterwards by a Chelsea Grin from Troy Chelsea. jZach would eliminate Croft with a Killshot, leaving just Stevens, Zachary, and Chelsea. Troy would be eliminated by Stevens following From Hell's Heart. When Jordan attempted to deliver the Midas Touch, Stevens would reverse it into the Spellcheck, immediately following up with the Rapture to retain the PWR Championship. The first week following Rise V, Kai would not initially be booked, though during an early segment would be challenged to a title match by CROATOAN. Stevens would accept, surprisingly, and in the main event of the evening, Kai would defeat CROATOAN after a dusty finish when the debuting Valerie Valkyrie would interfere on Kai's behalf, aligning herself with the champion.

Continued Title Defenses and Departure
The next two weeks would be characterized by victories for Kai, including an easy singles contest against Slater Price and a barn burner against PWR International Champion Artemis Slake. After the match, Jordan Zachary would look to attack Slake, but it would lead to a three way brawl between the three men. This would lead to the booking of a six man tag match, pitting Slake, Zachary, and Stevens against the tag team champions and a partner of their choosing: Evan Staab, Ryan Black, and Nick Vengeance. The match would end with Zachary and Slake fighting outside of the ring and both Staab and Black delivering maneuvers from the ring to take out all four, leaving Vengeance to be pinned following the Deadline. The next time Stevens would compete for PWR, he would defeat Orlando Keller with the Apocalypse Now, continuing his undefeated streak in the company. However, after this match, Kai would announce that the PWR Championship had been "tainted" by his fellow roster members, and should he retain the title at the next PPV, Endgame V, he would relinquish the title right after and not compete for PWR until a time he views as "right." The following show, Kai would defeat Slater Price once more, pinning him after From Hell's Heart. After defeating Tyler Clay the week before the next PPV, he would continue to allude to departing from the company, leading to rumors of his contract running out. At the PPV, he would successfully defend the PWR Championship once more, this time against Zakk Faith, who had earned his shot for the title in a Beat the Clock Challenge. After the match, he called general manager Scott Ravenwood to the ring, where he would hand him the PWR Championship and walk out of the ring without a word. However, Stevens would appear once more on PWR PPV at Rise VI (the schedule was changed around), interfering in the match to appoint the new PWR Champion, between Artemis Slake and Orlando Keller. Stevens would attack both, leaving the two incapacitated and the title still vacant.

Debut and Universal Championship Pursuit
Kai, whilst signed to PWR, would participate in a tryout match at a houseshow for SPW against Eden Darkly, who he'd defeat handily with the Rapture. Following this, he would be signed and booked to debut weeks later against Jacob Cass, a mainstay in the promotion. Upon his debut, he would defeat Cass with the Rapture. At the first PPV since his signing, SupremePRO: New York City, Stevens would make his intentions known by attacking the recently retained Universal Champion, Marcus, with a ladder. This would lead to the announcement that Marcus would defend his title in a six-man ladder match at the next PPV, SupremePRO: London. The first edition of the show following this announcement, Stevens would defeat the Universal Champion in a one-on-one contest after a low blow and his From Hell's Heart finishing maneuver. The following week, he would be booked against the debuting Romalis Ventura, all while continuing to win matches at house shows. Before his match against Ventura, he would interrupt an interview between Banksy and Romalis, making it known his intention to expose Rome as being overhyped. However, the match ended in a draw following a Phoenix Splash outside the ring that led to neither competitor being able to return to the ring by the 10 count. After the match, Kai begin to attack Romalis with some assistance from Travi Merceau. However, Aiden Connolly would come out to make the save for Romalis. This would lead to the booking of Connelly and Ventura versus Stevens and Travi. On the next edition of Supreme PRO Live, Stevens would bring home the victory after rolling Connelly up for the three count! After the match ended, Connelly voiced his displeasure with the tactics of Stevens and challenged him to a match the next week, which Kai would of course accept. In said match, the two would fight valiantly, though Stevens would pull out the victory From Hell's Heart, continuing his momentum heading into London. The following week would pit the team of Kai Stevens, Aaron Mercer, and Travi Merceau against the Universal Champion Marcus, Scorpion, and Aiden Connelly. The entirety of the other team would have the desire to exact revenge upon Stevens, and would gang up on the man for the majority of the match. Despite this fact, Stevens managed to control quite a bit of the contest. However, he would suffer his first ever loss following a vicious spear from Marcus following a combination Chokeslam and Marcus Bomb. The following week, in a match against Travi Merceau that he seemed to have all locked up, Scorpion would show up and attack both with a ladder, forcing a draw by double DQ. At the PPV, London, Stevens would be mere seconds and inches from winning the seven man ladder match, only to have Marcus knock him off the ladder to retain the title.

Feud with Marcus
The following week, Kai would attack Marcus after his victory, evidencing his intention to continue to fight for Marcus' SupremePRO Universal Championship. The week after this, Kai would defeat Shaun Danielson in a singles contest after From Hell's Heart, increasing his stake in the race for the Number One Contendership for the Universal Championship. The next week, Stevens would suffer his first ever singles loss in a clean loss against Shawn Hunter. However, despite this, he would attack Marcus after his match, which would set off a chain reaction that would lead to the booking of Stevens and Tyler Morgan versus Marcus and Danny Acton, set for the following week. This match would result in victory for the team of Stevens and Morgan, as Kai would reverse Marcus' attempt at a finishing maneuver with a schoolboy roll up. The following week, Marcus and Kai would have the pleasure of selecting each other's opponents. Kai selected Scorpion, Marcus' friend, for his opponent, though Marcus would come out victorious. Marcus would select his former tag team partner, James Hanson, as Kai's opponent, and in a closer-than-expected match, Kai would eek out a victory following the Rapture!

Universal Champion
At the next PPV, SupremePRO: Toronto, Kai would finally have his one on one shot against Marcus for the Universal Championship. After a hellacious and back-and-forth contest, Kai would reverse an attempt at a Spear with the flipping piledriver variant of the From Hell's Heart, winning himself the SupremePRO Universal Championship! The next Wednesday, Marcus would invoke his Rematch Clause! However, during the course of the match, Stevens would intentionally get himself disqualified to remove any possibility of the former champion regaining the gold. Despite this, the new GM in Brian Church would announce that the tactics, regardless of how Church might have used similar in his day, wouldn't be tolerated, and the next match would take place the following week, for the title, within the confines of a steel cage match. This would be Do or Die for Marcus, because should he fail to win, he wouldn't be allowed to challenge for the Universal Championship until Kai loses it. During this match, the two put on an absolute clinic, ending only when Kai delivered From Hell's Heart and followed up with the Usurper from the top of the cage! In his next match, Kai would fall victim to a pinfall following being abandoned by his tag team partner in Gabriel Gospel against the team of Danny Acton and Cody Rhodes. During the same show, Kai would effectively ruin Shaun Danielson's career by assaulting him with a steel chair, breaking his wrist, hand, and every finger. The following week, Hayden Knight would win a battle royale to become the new Number One Contender to Kai's title. However, the company would fold following Kai's successful title defense in SupremePRO: Denver.

NXT
At NXT TakeOver: London, Kai Stevens debuted in a fatal five way for a "unique opportunity" against Julian Young, CJ Parker, Ethan Carter III, and Garrick Floyd. Stevens would win this contest with ease after putting one of his foes down with From Hell's Heart. The following edition of NXT would feature Kai booked in the main event in a tag team match. His partner would be Mason Wolfe, who had just won the NXT Championship in London! The duo, despite distractions from Wolfe's foe, Joey Ryan, and a seeming refusal to work together, would defeat the team of Nostalgia and one-half of the NXT Tag Team Champions, Jeremiah Kreeg. The next week, Stevens would handily defeat CJ Parker via pinfall with his From Hell's Heart finisher. After the turn of the New Year, Kai would defeat Jeremiah Kreeg in a First Blood Match, leading to his being entered into a tournament to crown the Number One Contender to Mason Wolfe's NXT Championship, where his first match will be against Alex Blade. During the match, Stevens dominated until Blade struck him with a kendo stick, causing a DQ victory for Stevens. However, in the following week, Stevens would face fellow Long Islander Zack Ryder in the next round of the Number One Contendership Tournament. Blade would interfere with the match, again striking Stevens with a weapon and allowing Ryder to capitalize and pin Stevens for his first loss in 2017 (or NXT for that matter). This would prompt William Regal to book Stevens against Alex Blade's NXT Tag Team Champion partner, Billy Shaw, on the February 11th edition of NXT. During the match, like expected, Blade came to the ring to interfere. However, having expected this, Stevens would throw Shaw into his partner and roll him up for the pinfall victory. After this match, however, Stevens would engage in a contract dispute with management and would eventually request his release from the company.

Return and Championship Pursuit
Following a few months of unemployment, Stevens made a return to the ring for PWR. Facing off against former International Champion Artemis Slake, Kai would reign victorious after delivering his sit-out scoop lift powerbomb finisher. The following week, he would force Michael Graves to submit to his Cataclysm submission. On the May 3rd episode, he would pin PWR Champion Pluto following two superkicks and the Rapture. He would then declare his intentions to reclaim the PWR Championship at the next PPV, Ultimatum V. On the May 10th episode, Stevens would be attacked by Pluto and driven through two announcing tables. He would then place himself on sabbatical with the company, where he contractually will not compete but is still under contract otherwise.

Debut and Closing
In mid-June, Stevens would sign a contract with Nike Pro Combat, who already sponsored him. He would be the first Combatant to sign with the company. On the June 21st episode of Wednesday Combat, he would debut for the company by defeating fellow Combatant Sunny Daze via pinfall following the Full Stop. As a result of winning the match he will have the opportunity to next week compete for a Number One Contendership. However, following the first show, Nike Pro would be put on hold and Kai would void his contract.

Premier Pursuit
On July 8th, Stevens would sign a contract with Arn Anderson's Premier Wrestling Federation. His first match would be against former WWE World Heavyweight Champion Dean Ambrose in the first round of the Premier Pursuit Tournament, which will culminate at PWF's inaugural PPV, Summerbrawl, where the first ever Premier Champion will be crowned. The following week, Kai would advance to the Finals by pinning Jervis Cottonbelly after hitting the Full Stop onto the apron. After the match, the other finalist, Braun Strowman, would enter the ring and engage in a small brawl with Stevens. However, Stevens appeared unprepared to combat Strowman's size and power advantage and would escape the ring. The following week, after Strowman and his partner, Adam Cole, defeated the team of Tyler Breeze and Samoa Joe, Kai hit the ring and attacked Braun, hitting him with a barrage of strikes that failed to ground him. However, he would deliver a massive dropkick that sent Strowman over the top rope, though he'd land standing. At the first ever Premier Preliminary, the bitter rivalry came to a head when Kai's words would nearly get him Powerslammed through a table. However, at SummerBrawl, Stevens would defeat Braun Strowman in dusty finish to become the inaugural Premier Champion.

Premier Champion/PWF World Heavyweight Champion
After the match, CM Punk would make his PWF debut to stare Stevens down. As their feud built up, Stevens defeated Jeremy Baltimore via pinfall in the middle of the ring with his Superkick finisher. The following week, Stevens attacked and brutalized Punk, forcing him to be released with an injury settlement. However, Paul Heyman would announce that Stevens would instead be defending his title against Kenny Omega at Supremacy. At the Supremacy Pay Per View, Kai pinned Omega with his Apocalypse Now finishing maneuver, going on to continue his championship reign until the company closed its doors on October 16th.

Debut
On February 13th, 2018, almost four months after PWF declared bankruptcy and Kai's contract was voided, Stevens officially signed a contract with Union Battleground to compete on its L!GHTS OUT brand. While details were not made public at the time, it has been confirmed that the contract was quite lucrative. Alongside Stevens, the company signed fellow former PWF and SupremePRO employee Aliyah Jaxon to a contract. Brian Church would, too, join the two under contract with the company, and has resumed his role with Stevens that he had worked in in PWF. After winning a match at a house show on February 16th, Stevens is scheduled to make his televised in-ring debut at L!GHTS OUT #20, on March 23rd in the Plovdiv Roman Theatre in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. However, Stevens would suffer his first defeat in over a calendar year after falling to the undefeated Tommy Crimson. The match was widely regarded as the best of the night, and Stevens certainly turned some heads despite the loss. After this, it would be announced that fellow Union Battleground Combatant Blake Archer, who is simultaneously the Global Wrestling Promotion World Heavyweight Champion, requested a match with Kai Stevens and would be granted his request, booked for the April 6th episode of L!GHTS OUT, #21, in Verona, Italy. The contest was back and forth, one of the better matches of the night in many eyes. However, Archer would find himself (and the official) distracted by Brian Church on the apron, and would then be lowblowed and dropped with From Hell's Heart for the three and Kai's first win in the company on television. Stevens followed up this victory with another victory at a house show. However, before his next opportunity to compete, Stevens would request his release from the company.

Debut and Feud with the Apparition
On June 16th, 2018, Kai Stevens and his mentor, Brian Church, signed a contract with Strong Style Wrestling to compete in their Ronin Faction. Stevens was instantly scheduled to debut in a three on three tag team match against Tres Compas Club alongside fellow Ronin competitors, Dr. Shrapnel and Damien Walker. Stevens impressed in the match, serving as a high-flying and lightning-paced competitor. The match ended favorably for Kai, as he delivered a Superkick to Jun Nobunaga, allowing Damien Walker to pin him. Following this, Stevens was booked to compete against Shoot Nation's Shinati Mizarki on the July 7th installment of the Strong Survive Tour. On the 7th, Stevens pinned Mizarki after the Apocalypse Now. Later in the evening, Stevens challenged Shoot Nation's The Apparition to a singles match at the next PPV, Domination. Subsequently, Stevens and fellow Ronin Kikyo Himura were booked to compete at a house show against Shoot Nation's Apparition and Belle Kingsley. During the house show, Stevens tagged himself in after removing The Apparition from the ring and delivering an Apocalypse Now to Kingsley, pinning them immediately afterwards. On the next installment of the Strong Survive Tour, Stevens managed fellow Ronin Kikyo Himura to a DQ loss to the Apparition when Stevens delivered an Apocalypse Now to his rival. The Ronin cleared the ring and Stevens even superkicked a ringside attendant when he was handed his microphone. Stevens and the Apparition were booked to compete at Domination on July 28th, where Stevens defeated his foe via pinfall following the Katabasis.

The Best in the World Series Tournament
After the match, however, he continued to brutalize the Apparition and attempt to remove his mask, which prompted Masanori Kawada to come to the rescue, spearing Stevens and forcing him to vacate the ring. During the event, Kai was announced as the first member of the A Block for the Best in the World Tournament. Heading into the opening of the series ranked #3 in the A Block, Stevens was booked to kick of the Best in the World Series for the August 4th, 2018 installment in the tour against SSW Heritage Champion Khmaoch Sângkât. Stevens pinned Sângkât following the Apocalypse Now, and the August 4th show went off the air with Stevens holding the SSW Heritage Championship high over his head. On the August 18th edition, Stevens is booked to compete against former SSW Puroresu Heavyweight Champion Aria Jaxon. Jaxon pinned Stevens on the August 18th installment in the Best in the World Series Tournament, dropping Stevens to the number three rank, with two points and a 1-1 record. On the September 1st installment of the Best in the World Series, Stevens is slated to compete against Shinati Mizarki, who enters the match with a 1-1 record and the #6 ranking in the A Block. Stevens defeated Mizarki once more, this time in even more convincing fashion after delivering the Usurper followed by the Katabasis. Stevens also officially was declared the leader of their Ronin faction, as well as having an opportunity against Khmaoch Sângkât for the SSW Heritage Championship at the upcoming pay-per-view, Event Horizon. Stevens maintained his #3 ranking despite increasing to 2-1 in the tournament, possessing A Block's lone Tie-Breaker, against the same man he is to face at Event Horizon. On a special September 16th edition of the Best in the World Series, Stevens pinned Masanori Kawada after his Apocalypse Now finishing maneuver. He remains #3 in the A Block, with a 3-1 record.

Heritage Champion
At Event Horizon, Stevens pinned Khmaoch Sângkât to become the SSW Heritage Champion following a low blow, the Apocalypse Now, and then his From Hell's Heart finishing maneuver. After this victory, Stevens, at 8-1, was slated to next compete against fellow Ronin Kikyo Himura on the October 13th installment of the Best in the World Series. He defeated Himura quickly and easily, pinning her following his Full Stop finishing maneuver to become 4-1 in the tournament and 9-1 in the company. He was then booked against the recently crowned OWA Spartan Champion Layne Kurobane, who earned his Contendership to the title in a Six-Pack Challenge match including Stevens, at the SSW/OWA Crossover Event Civil War. Prior to the match, Stevens delivered promos that were considered to have crossed several lines, leading to what has been described as backstage heat leading into his Champion versus Champion match in Madison Square Garden. At Civil War Stevens was pinned by Kurobane following his Plus Ultra finishing maneuver. After the match Kai was reportedly spotted creating a scene backstage. Before the next round in the Best in the World Series, SSW officially closed its doors on October 31st, 2018, ending Kai's reign as Champion at thirty-nine days.

Gauntlet of Glory
After signing a contract to compete for up and coming wrestling company ALPHA Wrestling, created by Bradley "Ice" Jones, former acquaintance of Kai's mentor, Brian Church, he was entered into the 2018 Gauntlet of Glory Tournament to determine the first ALPHA World Heavyweight Champion. He won both of his first two matches in the July 4th and 5th double header, pinning both Gordon Seth Weathers and former SupremePRO Grand Champion Nicholas Lancer, tying with Landon Mitchell for first place in the B Block with four points. On the July 11th episode, Stevens defeated Landon McQueen by pinfall after delivering the Full Stop onto the apron. After this victory, Stevens remains tied with Landon Mitchell with three victories each. On the July 18th episode, Stevens forced August Frost to submit to his Cataclysm submission hold, tying Landon Mitchell with four victories. The two were scheduled to face each other on the July 25th edition to determine who moves on to the ALPHA World Heavyweight Championship match at Killer Instinct. On the July 25th episode, Stevens fell to Mitchell via pinfall in a tightly contested match-up that drew rave reviews.

Feud with Phoenix
Stevens then lost an ALPHA Wrestling Spirit Championship Qualifier to Jon Jrygin at Killer Instinct when his mentor's former rival, Phoenix, attacked Church at ringside, prompting Stevens to entirely abandon the match to make the save. Church and Stevens were overheard vowing vengeance after the show. The following week, on the August 1st episode, Stevens interfered and cost Phoenix his match against Jon Jrygin. To keep them at bay, the two were booked in Pick Your Poison matches for the August 8th show. Stevens defeated Phoenix's selection, Jon Jrygin, via pinfall following the Apocalypse Now. Later in the show, Stevens revealed himself to be Phoenix's opponent, and the two fought to a no contest when they refused to bring the fight into the ring to officially start the match. The two are scheduled to sign a contract for their match at The Mighty Don't Kneel on the August 15th episode. On the 15th, Kai Stevens teamed with ALPHA World Heavyweight Champion Landon Mitchell to defeat the team of Zakk Night and Phoenix by pinfall. After the victory, Stevens and Church procured a contract for a New Age Deathmatch, which Phoenix signed. Afterwards, Stevens and Phoenix fought until Kai incapacitated him long enough to set up Brian Church with a Super Spiked Powerbomb through the table on which Phoenix had just signed the contract. At The Mighty Don't Kneel, Stevens defeated Phoenix in the Deathmatch by pinfall after delivering the Full Stop from the middle rope through a burning table on the steel outside the ring. With the Number One Contendership he'd earned in this victory, Stevens appeared after Landon Mitchell retained the title to make his intentions known.

World Heavyweight Championship Pursuit
Kai Stevens officially became the Number One Contender to the ALPHA World Heavyweight Championship on August 26th, 2018. On August 27th, Stevens encountered Athena Veronica at a bar and sparked a friendship. On the August 29th edition of ALPHA Wrestling, Kai attacked Landon Mitchell from behind with a chair to open the show, but Mitchell escaped with his main event later in the evening on his mind. Later in the night, Athena Veronica and Kai Stevens hung out in his locker room, where the two kissed. Stevens was then booked in the main event for the September 5th episode, against new ALPHA Wrestling superstar and former rival, Marcus. In the match, Stevens pinned Marcus clean following his Apocalypse Now finisher. After he got to his feet from the bell ringing, Stevens was leveled from behind by Landon Mitchell as retaliation to Kai's attack on him the week prior. On the September 12th episode, Mitchell interrupted an interview of Stevens's, prompting the two to set an impromptu match for later in the evening, with Brian Church's eligibility at ringside at stake. During the match, Ana Somnia arrived and turned on Mitchell to help Stevens secure a pinfall victory over the champion, Mitchell's second in his career. During the match, Stevens delivered his finishing maneuver, From Hell's Heart, onto the steel stairs and lacerated the top of Mitchell's skull, requiring stitches and a lengthy recovery time. The September 19th show featured Aaron Arkham versus Shawn Hunter to determine who would be added to the main event at From the Ashes, as the Commissioner announced the title match would take place with or without Mitchell. Arkham emerged victorious, scheduling Mitchell to defend the title against Stevens and Arkham in a triple threat. After Steven delivered his Full Stop finishing maneuver into the apron on Mitchell, Arkham incapacitated Stevens and pinned Mitchell to become the new Champion, leaving Kai unpinned but not the victor.

Termination Chamber
On the September 26th show, Stevens defeated Jake Morgan via pinfall following From Hell's Heart in a Termination Chamber Qualifier to earn a place in the Main Event of State of Emergency, the first-ever Termination Chamber for the ALPHA World Heavyweight Championship. After the show, he was the inaugural guest on the ALPHA Wrestling Post-Show, The Roundtable, where he guaranteed victory at State of Emergency. The following week, Stevens teamed with Tyler Morgan in a losing effort in a triple threat tag team match against Drake Young and Aaron Arkham and the winning team of Shawn Hunter and Marcus. Stevens was slated to team with AJ Graves in a tag team match on the October 10th episode against the team of Tyler Morgan and Isaak Pierce. To open the show, Stevens was involved in a brawl with the other five participants in the Termination Chamber. Despite this, Stevens emerged victorious after forcing Pierce to submit to his Cataclysm finisher. He was then booked to face Morgan one on one on the October 17th episode. Despite a back-and-forth match, Morgan became the first person to pin Stevens clean since Landon Mitchell in July after delivering his Morgan Stunner finishing maneuver. For the go-home show leading into State of Emergency, Stevens was slated to team with his girlfriend Athena Veronica against the team of Drake Young and McKenzie Valentine. There, Veronica earned the win for the team by pinning McKenzie Valentine. After the main event saw Shawn Hunter defeat Marcus, Stevens was involved in a large, lengthy brawl with all six participants from the Termination Chamber and even the Chaos Contingent.

ALPHA World Heavyweight Champion
On October 28th, Kai Stevens emerged from the Termination Chamber victorious after 43:06 minutes as the fourth ALPHA World Heavyweight Champion, eliminating Tyler Morgan and the incumbent Aaron Arkham during the match. After the match was over, Stevens was attacked by the Chaos Contingent. On the November 1st episode, Athena forgave Kai and the couple reunited. Stevens was then slated to compete against ALPHA Wrestling Spirit Champion David Boyd on the November 7th episode. Stevens defeated Boyd via pinfall following his From Hell's Heart finishing maneuver. Earlier in the show, his girlfriend's locker room was vandalized and a message for Kai left on her mirror. He, too, crossed paths with old friend Hayley Webb. After defeating Boyd, Aaron Arkham made formal a $2 million bounty, and Jason Kincaid of EVOLVE Wrestling attempted and failed to succeed in landing the bounty. On the November 14th episode, Stevens teamed with Athena Veronica to win a 3 on 2 handicap match over Kaleb Krowe, Eden Darkly, and Stabby Abby after Arkham interfered and hit Stevens with a folding chair, forcing a disqualification. After the bell had rung, the Chaos Contingent delivered their Zero Day tag team finisher to Veronica and hit Kai with the title.

Championship Defenses
At Ghost Nation, Stevens will defend his title against Arkham in a Singles Match. On the go-home show on November 21st, Arkham kidnapped Veronica and exchanged her for the opportunity to choose the stipulation for the title match in Toronto. He chose a Hardcore Match and was subsequently laid out after his match with the Scorpion by Kai's Baptism by Fire. At Ghost Nation, Stevens defeated Arkham after the New Age Plague debuted to intercept interference by the Chaos Contingent. On the November 28th episode, the New Age Plague took to the ring to explain their actions and deliver their mission statement. Later on in the night, a returning Landon Mitchell accepted Kai's open challenge, nearly defeating Kai with a Misadventures of Disaster late in the match. Stevens, however, defeated Mitchell after delivering From Hell's Heart. He is next slated to compete on the December 5th episode alongside Athena Veronica against the tag team of Aaron Arkham and Stabby Abby. During the match, however, Kai would be taken out of the ring by an underhanded maneuver from Abigail, leaving Athena susceptible to be pinned after being struck down with Arkham's finishing maneuver. After the match, the Chaos Contingent and the New Age Plague brawled until Landon Mitchell revealed he, too, was joining the New Age Plague.

The Path to Purity
On December 12th, Stevens was slated to compete in the main event against Eden Darkly. However, Darkly and Kaleb Krowe attacked Brian Church backstage early on in the show, prompting Stevens to commandeer the ring and refuse to leave until Darkly comes down for their match much earlier than scheduled. Darkly obliged and was subsequently submitted with Stevens's Gridlock submission, but Stevens refused to release the submission after the bell, prompting the official to reverse his decision and award Darkly the victory. Stevens continued to beat down Eden Darkly, eventually fighting Krowe and Arkham as well. It required the entire security force in the building to separate the two factions and Stevens accidentally laid his girlfriend, Athena Veronica out during the scuffle. Athena and Stevens broke up officially when she caught Stevens in a compromised position with Hayley Webb, setting Stevens off. Stevens then attacked Kaleb Krowe after Kai's stablemates defeated the Chaos Contingent via submission. This sparked a brawl that led to the indefinite injury hiatus for Eden Darkly and Landon Mitchell, as well as the arrests of all remaining members of both factions. His title defense was subsequently made a Steel Cage Match. On December 22nd, 2018, Stevens was announced as the winner of the following 2018 ALPHA Wrestling Year End Awards: Couple of the Year (with Athena Veronica), Match of the Year (Termination Chamber at State of Emergency), Promo of the Year (Child of Burning Time), and Superstar of the Year.

Strong Style Pro (2018)
Stevens, while already splitting time between Florida and Japan for ALPHA Wrestling and Strong Style Wrestling, signed with Strong Style Pro on July 7th. After demanding inclusion in the High Impact Tournament, Stevens replaced an injured Christian Banks in the B Block, quickly picking up a victory against Zachary Bates. In HIT Phase Two, Stevens is booked to compete against equally-ranked Daniel Hunter. The company was closed before the second phase of the tournament could commence.

Omega Wrestling Alliance (2018)
After achieving success rather quickly in Strong Style Wrestling, Kai Stevens was referred to their sister company, Omega Wrestling Alliance. After signing his contract, he was quickly booked in a singles match for the July 15th edition of Kingdom against OWA Spartan Champion Scotty Adams. In this match, after multiple nearfalls, Stevens emerged victorious via pinfall following a From Hell's Heart after a distraction by CASPIÁN's entourage. However, the next week Stevens allowed personal issues to get in the way and was pinned in a triple threat match with Layne Kurobane and the Goose. Despite this loss, his next scheduled appearance is in the main event of the August 5th edition of Kingdom, against OWA World Champion Finnegan Wakefield. Despite putting Wakefield through what commentators called "the ringer," Wakefield managed to make Stevens pass out under the pressure of a submission focused on his oft-injured left shoulder. This marks Stevens's first loss by referee stoppage and his only technical submission loss in his career. He would then be booked to face OWA Spartan Champion Monolith for the August 12th episode of Kingdom. After interference by Church involving a steel folding chair, Stevens pinned Monolith. The next week, however, Stevens would be booked in a Triple Threat with Week XII's Rising Star of the Week Jeff X and newly signed Callum Valentine. After Stevens delivered a finishing maneuver, Jeff X would throw him out of the ring and pin Callum Valentine, giving Stevens another technical loss. On the September 2nd episode of Kingdom, Stevens and Church went to Vernon Tressler and demanded something tangible and to be paid their "due," in regards to the respect and opportunities they believe Kai has earned. At the end of the show, Stevens was witnessed watching the Spartan Championship defense by Monolith. The following week, Stevens was announced as one of the competitors in a Six-Pack Challenge taking place at the upcoming Kingdom-exclusive PPV, Vindication, which is to take place on September 24th, 2018 in Seattle, Washington. At Vindication, Stevens delivered a finishing maneuver and was then struck by another competitor, allowing Layne Kurobane to steal the victory. Stevens requested his release soon after the PPV, ending his tenure in OWA with his worst in-company record, at 2-4.

Debut
Stevens officially signed his Divine Wrestling contract in the tail-end of October, competing for the first time against Michael Maddox on the Pilot episode on November 3rd. Stevens continued to beat down Maddox into a bloody pulp outside the ring, unable to hear or respond to the ring-out count and ending the match in a double count out draw. On the December 1st installment of Saturday Night Saga, Stevens will face Miles Taylor in a Singles Match to crown the inaugural Pure Champion. At the beginning of the show, Stevens attacked Michael Maddox and brutalized him backstage until the entire medical team and security team pried him off and tended to Maddox. Maddox was unable to compete in his match later in the show as a result. Stevens then defeated Miles Taylor via pinfall after his Baptism by Fire finishing strike to secure the title.

Personal Life
Stevens is of Canadian and American descent and is the the second of four children. His parents divorced in 2005, though his father remarried in 2006. His blood parents are George and Elizabeth Stevens, while his stepmother is Joy Stevens. He has one blood brother who is older, Matthew Stevens. He also has two younger stepbrothers, Nicholas and Jimmy Warner.

Coming from a quaint but beautiful town on Long Island, New York, the majority of his exposure to professional wrestling would be at Madison Square Garden in New York City or even at the Westbury Theater in Westbury, New York, where he saw Total Nonstop Action Wrestling live twice. The first time he'd gone, he got to meet AJ Styles and Kurt Angle and take pictures with them in the ring, which sparked something within him. He's admittedly modeled his technical wrestling after Angle and his aerial athleticism after Styles.

Stevens is the legitimate Godfather to Brian Church's children.

He dated fellow ALPHA Wrestling superstar Athena Veronica until mid-December in 2018.

In Wrestling

 * Finishing Maneuvers
 * From Hell's Heart (Double Underhook Piledriver Variations)
 * Front-Flip
 * Kneeling
 * Standard
 * Baptism by Fire (Superkick, usually out of nowhere)
 * Katabasis (630º Senton)
 * Full Stop/Apocalypse Now (Sit-Out Scoop Lift Powerbomb, sometimes Elevated or on the apron)
 * Cataclysm (Crippler Crossface)
 * Signature Maneuvers
 * Gridlock (Calf Slicer, sometimes with repeated elbows to the back of the opponent's head)
 * Bend the Knee (Kneeling Over-the-Shoulder Legbreaker to a cornered opponent, followed by a Running Low-Angle Dropkick to a rope-hung knee, followed by a Dragon Screw, sometimes followed by a Heel Hook]
 * Usurper (Springboard Coast-to-Coast -- usually used to set up the Katabasis)
 * Cowboy Killer (Bicycle Knee Strike, usually out of nowhere or while running)
 * Cross to Bear (Turnbuckle Crucifix Powerbomb)
 * Deadline (Reversed STO into the Apron or Stairs)
 * Plot Twist (Slingshot Corkscrew Senton)
 * Slam Poetry (Fireman's Carry Powerslam)
 * Long Island Suplex (Northern Lights Suplex rolled through into a Bridging Northern Lights Suplex)
 * Pelé Kick (Back-Flip Kick)
 * Long Island Express (Wrist-Clutch Short-Arm Sling Blade)
 * Regular Maneuvers
 * 720º DDT
 * Ankle Lock (sometimes will Grapevining the opponent’s leg)
 * Apron DDT
 * Avalanche Swinging Neckbreaker
 * Bicycle Kick
 * Canadian Backbreaker
 * Cloverleaf
 * Diving High Knee
 * Diving Knee Drop to an opponent hung on the ropes
 * Diving Somersault Neckbreaker
 * Dragon Clutch
 * Dragon Screw
 * Dragon Sleeper Backbreaker
 * Drop Toe Hold (usually followed by a grounded Dropkick)
 * Dropkick
 * Dropkick to the knees
 * Enizuigirri
 * Fahrenheit 451 (Standing 450º Splash)
 * Figure Four Leglock
 * Fisherman’s Suplex (sometimes while done while Bridging)
 * Frankensteiner
 * Gamengiri
 * German Suplex Variations
 * Guillotine Chokehold
 * Heel Hook
 * In Your Head (Running Low Angle Dropkick to an opponent in the Tree of Woe)
 * Inverted Frankensteiner
 * Inverted Indian Deathlock
 * Jumping Corkscrew Heel Kick
 * Jumping DDT
 * Jumping Heel Kick
 * Kneebar
 * Kneedrop Bulldog
 * Knife Edged Chop
 * Koppu Kick
 * La Magistral Roll Up
 * Lungblower (sometimes with a Straight-Jacket)
 * Metaphoria (Running Phoenix Splash)
 * Missile Dropkick
 * Pendulum Backbreaker
 * Rope-Aided Corner Dropkick
 * Rope-Assisted Jumping Stomp to a leg wrapped around a rope
 * Rope-Hung DDT
 * Rope-Walk Frankensteiner
 * Running Chop Block
 * Running Single Leg Dropkick
 * Sharpshooter
 * Shinbreaker
 * Sliding Forearm to a kneeling opponent
 * Slingshot DDT
 * Snapped Suplex Variations
 * Spinebuster
 * Springboard High Knee
 * Springboard Lariat
 * Springboard Missile Dropkick
 * Springboards off the back of an opponent draped over the second rope and performs a Leg Drop to the Rope-Hung opponent
 * Step-Up High Knee
 * Stretch Muffler (using the top rope instead of his shoulders)
 * Suicide Dive Variations
 * Tilt-a-Whirl Backbreaker
 * Twist in the Story (Rope-Hung Corkscrew Neckbreaker) in homage to Brian Church
 * Ushigoroshi
 * Retired Maneuvers
 * Endgame (Triple Rolling DDTs -- used to set up Katabasis) 2016-2017, rarely used thereafter
 * Spellcheck (STO Backbreaker followed by a Swinging Reversed STO) 2016-2017, rarely used thereafter
 * Cliffhanger (Running Knee Lift followed by a Hangman's Neckbreaker) 2016-2017, rarely used thereafter
 * Saving Grace (Northern Lights Driver) 2016-2017, rarely used thereafter
 * Striking Down the Sun (Diving Double Foot Stomp to an Opponent hung in the Tree of Woe or to an Opponent on the Apron) 2016-2017, rarely used thereafter
 * Immortality (Rear Naked Choke) 2016-2017, rarely used thereafter
 * Ex Machina (Rolling Torture Rack Slam) 2016-2017, rarely used thereafter
 * Slaughterhouse Five (Torture Rack thrown into a Spiked Russian Legsweep) 2016-2017, rarely used thereafter
 * Nicknames
 * A Man Possessed
 * The Envoy of the End
 * The Inevitable
 * The Infernal Baptist
 * The Cowboy Killer
 * The Revenant
 * The Vessel of the Void
 * The Emperor of the East Coast
 * The Aerial Arsonist
 * The Empire State Strangler
 * The Terror of Long Island
 * The Nassau County Killer
 * The Prodigy of Ronin
 * The Unnaturally Natural (Athlete/Combatant)
 * 24/7
 * Managers
 * Valerie Valkyrie (PWR)
 * Brian Church
 * Entrance Music
 * "White Knuckles" by Alter Bridge
 * "New Disease" by Spineshank (as part of the New Age Plague)
 * "If It Ain't Broke, Break It" by Meat Loaf (Strong Style Pro)
 * Picture Bases
 * Zack Ryder
 * Rich Froning Jr.
 * Career Record and Statistics
 * 76-20-4
 * .780 Winning Percentage

Championships and Accomplishments

 * ALPHA Wrestling
 * ALPHA World Heavyweight Champion (1 time, current and longest all-time)
 * Career Gauntlet of Glory Points (8)
 * Couple of the Year (2018, with Athena Veronica)
 * Gauntlet of Glory Semifinalist (2018)
 * Match of the Year (2018, Termination Chamber at State of Emergency)
 * Promo of the Year (2018, Child of Burning Time)
 * Quickest Gauntlet of Glory Victory (2018) 2:38 over Gordon Seth Weathers
 * Superstar of the Year (2018)
 * Divine Wrestling
 * Pure Champion (1 time, current)
 * Premier Wrestling Federation
 * ​Premier Champion/PWF World Heavyweight Championship (1 time - inaugural and final)
 * Premier Pursuit Winner (2017)
 * Premier Pursuit Finalist (2017)
 * Professional Wrestling Revolution
 * PWR Champion (1 time)
 * Strong Style Wrestling
 * Leader of Ronin (August 4th, 2018 - final)
 * SSW Heritage Champion (1 time, final)
 * SupremePRO Wrestling
 * SupremePRO Universal Champion (1 time - final)
 * Pro Wrestling Illustrated
 * Ranked No. 7 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the year in the PWI 500 in 2016
 * Ranked No. 4 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the year in the PWI 500 in 2017
 * Feud of the Year (2016) versus Jordan Zachary for PWR
 * Feud of the Year (2017) versus Kenny Omega for PWF
 * Match of the Year (2017) vs. Kenny Omega for PWF for the PWF World Heavyweight Championship at Supremacy I
 * Wrestling Observer Newsletter
 * 5-Star Match (2016) vs. Jordan Zachary for PWR for the PWR Championship at Evolve V
 * 5-Star Match (2017) vs. Kenny Omega for PWF for the PWF World Heavyweight Championship at Supremacy I
 * Best Flying Wrestler (2016, 2017)
 * Best Heel (2017)
 * Best Wrestling Maneuver (2017) Katabasis
 * Match of the Year (2017) vs. Kenny Omega for PWF for the PWF World Heavyweight Championship at Supremacy I