J.T. Banks

Jonathan Terrence (J.T.) Banks (born December 1st, 1984) is an American professional wrestler currently working for Premium Championship Wrestling under the ring name of J.T. Banks where he is one half of the PCW World Tag Team Champions with Kevin Styles, as well as a member of Da Xtreme Dynasty with James Baker, Danielle Lopez and Styles

Banks is more known for competing for Elite Class Championship Wrestling where he is a 2 time Television Champion, a 6 time Hardcore Champion and a 2 time World Tag Team Champion with Kevin Styles.

He's also well known in the Classic Wrestling Federation where he has won the CWF World Tag Team Championship with Kevin Styles. He also worked for YouTube Championship Wrestling where he was a security officer and one of Terrell Ryder's personal body guards. He was also one half of the final YCW World Tag Team Champions

Singles Run, Championship Reigns and Feud with Kevin Styles and Phillip Mustang
J.T. Banks was one of many up and coming wrestlers that Jack Conway signed to compete for Elite Class Championship Wrestling. On the first ever episode of WarZone, Banks became the first ever ECCW Hardcore Champion and also establishing himself as a heel. However 7 days later on WarZone, Banks lost the title to Kevin Styles and in the process started a rivalry with Styles as well.

At Locked Up, Banks would get revenge on Styles as he defeated Styles to win his first ECCW Television Championship. For several months Banks defended the title as he retained it against Styles at Sacrifice and against Grandmaster Steve at The Rumble. Banks' championship reign would come to an end at Revenge as he was defeated by Phillip Mustang in a triple threat match that also involved Styles. 5 days later however,

Banks defeated The Afro Kid to begin his 2nd reign as ECCW Hardcore Champion Banks then resumed his feud with Styles and he defeated Styles at Redemption to retain the ECCW Hardcore Championship. Banks then lost the belt back to The Afro Kid at Starstruck. However 8 days later at WarZone, Banks defeated The Afro Kid to begin his 3rd reign as ECCW Hardcore Champion. Both The Afro Kid and Banks would trade the Hardcore title weekly until Banks defeated The Afro Kid at Summer Smash to begin his 6th reign as ECCW Hardcore Champion and also ending his feud with The Afro Kid.

The formation of Da Xtreme Dynasty and Tag Team Dominance
At Bloody Glory, Banks was randomly paired with former rival Kevin Styles to go up against Sean Jamison and Alex Brand which they defeated Jamison and Brand with succession. Later that night, both Banks and Styles helped James Baker injure Phillip Mustang and in the process helping Baker become the new ECCW World Heavyweight Champion which raised questions as to whether the pairing of both Styles and Banks was random or not. The next night on WarZone, Baker revealed that the pairing of Styles and Banks was not random as he had planned to pair them up for weeks. Baker, Styles and Banks then officially formed Da Xtreme Dynasty while the fans were booing them and pelting them with debris.

At ECCW Night of Champions 2003, Banks not only retained the ECCW Hardcore Championship over Terry Jones, but he and Styles defeated Kevin and Efran Ortiz to begin their long reign as the ECCW World Tag Team Champions. Also at the Pay-Per-View, both Styles and Banks then helped Baker successfully defended his ECCW World Heavyweight Championship as he defeated Alex Brand to retain the title.

Styles and Banks then started their dominance over the tag team division as they turned back every possible tag team that they defended their championships against while still helping James Baker win his matches. At The Rumble, Banks lost the ECCW Hardcore Championship to Mario Johnson. Months later Baker and Da Xtreme Dynasty then resumed their rivalry with Phillip Mustang with Mustang and Baker both gaining the upper hand over each other. Meanwhile, both Styles and Banks were constantly fending off every tag team that was thrown in front of them as they defeated a lot of different tag teams to retain their ECCW World Tag Team Championship. At Night of Champions 2004, Styles and Banks defeated Kilo Perez and Jamaican Sensation to retain their ECCW World Tag Team Championship, while Baker defeated Phillip Mustang to win the ECCW World Heavyweight Championship and also ending the Baker vs Mustang feud once and for all.

After the Baker vs Mustang feud came to an end, Da Xtreme Dynasty then set their focus on trying to gain the other championships in ECCW. Baker then defeated both Juan Martinez and Mario Johnson to gain both the ECCW Television Championship and the ECCW Hardcore Championship. The following week on WarZone, Baker then held a ceremony in the ring and he gave Styles the ECCW Hardcore Championship while he gave Banks the ECCW Television Championship as an act of kindness. On the January 17th, 2005 edition of WarZone, Da Xtreme Dynasty were involved in a screwjob like match as they paid a referee to help Baker defeat Sean Jamison to begin his 7th reign as the ECCW World Heavyweight Champion. However those efforts were short lived as Baker lost the ECCW World Heavyweight Championship back to Jamison at Redemption.

The Breakup of Da Xtreme Dynasty and the Formation of The MidEast Driveby Connection
The next night on WarZone, Baker called both Banks and Styles to the ring. Baker stated that he wanted to start off fresh and help Da Xtreme Dynasty to get back to the top. However it was all revealed to be a setup as Baker then attacked Banks and Styles and laid them out to officially end Da Xtreme Dynasty. Later that night both Styles and Banks were attacked again by Baker and Phillip Mustang which officially turned Banks into a face for the first time in his career while Styles turned face for the first time in 2 years. Both Styles and Banks then remained as a tag team and renamed themselves The MidEast Driveby Connection and they then stated their desire to get revenge on James Baker and Phillip Mustang who by this point had reformed The Driveby Express.

Both teams then traded the ECCW World Tag Team Championships with each other over the next year and their rivalry also became very heated as Baker employed several psychological and dirty tactics to gain the advantage over The MidEast Driveby Connection. After the feud with Baker and Mustang ended, Banks was involved in many different feuds with his tag team with Kevin Styles being quietly phased out. At the final ECCW show, both Styles and Banks competed in a 3 way tag team match against The Driveby Express and the returning team of Ron Bridges and The Afro Kid, unfortunately for Styles and Banks, they lost the match when Baker pinned Bridges to win the match for The Driveby Express.

The Reunion of Da Xtreme Dynasty and Feuding with The Richards Legion
With James Baker now being a face and with him feuding with The Horsemen, Baker then received a phone call from Kevin Styles saying that both he and J.T. Banks have signed a contract with the CWF to become a tag team and to also reunite Da Xtreme Dynasty for the first time in 4 years. Baker has stated that his wife Danielle Lopez will be the manager/valet of both Styles and Banks while he will occasionally come to ringside to support them. Da Xtreme Dynasty will be a face stable once they debut for the CWF.

On the October 24th edition of Showdown, both Styles and Banks made their CWF debut as they faced off against High Concept (Darryl Devine and Jacob Jett) and The Double Dragons (Jeffrey Bogard and Johnny Lee) in a triple threat tornado tag team match up for an opportunity at the CWF World Tag Team Championship at Halloween Extreme, Styles and Banks unfortunately lost the match up as Darryl Devine eliminated Banks via the Devine Intervention onto the steel chair. In various promos of their own and some of James Baker's promos, Da Xtreme Dynasty has taken jabs at The Richards Legion calling them "the Inbreded Legion", "the Cock Sucking Legion", jackasses and "the Inbreded Cock Sucking Legion" among other distasteful names. Both Styles and Banks have stated that they'll be glad to take on The Richards Legion and they'll do it anytime and anywhere. The feud with The Richards Legion however was put on hold due to Terry Richards turning into a face. As a result of Terry's face turn, The Richards Legion also turned face as well.

On the November 21st edition of Showdown, both Styles and Banks faced the tag team Molten Lava to determine the number one contender for the CWF World Tag Team Championship at Battle to Survive and defeated them with The MidEast Driveby. At Battle to Survive, both Styles and Banks faced Degradation for the CWF World Tag Team Championship, but unfortunately came up short of the victory. On the January 2nd edition of Showdown, Styles and Banks will face off against The Richards Legion and The O'Reilly Brothers for a shot at the CWF World Tag Team Championship at Last Man Standing against Degradation, but lost when Ray O'Reilly pinned Styles. After the match, Styles and Banks then got into a brawl with the Richards Legion. James Baker made the save for Styles and Banks until Terry Richards came onto the screen and revealed that he was the one who kidnapped Enrique Lopez.

Part 2 of Feud with The Richards Legion/Legion of Shadows and CWF World Tag Team Championship Reign
As a result of the events, the original members of Da Xtreme Dynasty will team up for the first time in 5 years as they'll take on all 3 members of The Richards Legion in a 6 man tag team match at Last Man Standing, but the team lost the 6 man tag team match when Terry pinned Banks following the Shock Turn II. On the January 16th edition of Showdown, Styles and Banks went up against The Richards Legion in a tag team match and lost when Terry Richards interfered and clipped Banks' ankle to cause Chris Richards to pin him.

On the second edition of the Late Night with Bobby Crane Show, Baker and Da Xtreme Dynasty made an appearance where it was revealed that Baker kidnapped Terry Richards' sister Hikari with Baker also throwing out some demands while Styles and Banks had tension with Bobby Crane. On the February 6th edition of Showdown, Styles and Banks faced Rob Osbourne and his new bodyguard Retribution, but again came out on the losing end as Retrubution pinned Styles following the Final Judgement. Styles and Banks however had a visible presence on the show as they helped their leader James Baker attack Trent Walker, they made a deal with The O'Reilly Brothers to watch their back in their match for a CWF World Tag Team Championship match and they delivered on that promise as they costed The Richards Legion the match.

Becoming CWF World Tag Team Champions, a Change in Personality and Feuding with The O'Reilly Brothers and Team Baller
On the February 20th edition of Showdown, Styles and Banks faced The O'Reilly Brothers for the CWF Tag Team Championships and won the match when Banks pinned Ray O'Reilly after he and Styles hit Ray with the Lights Out to win their third tag team championship as a team. Shortly after, Banks' character changed dramatically as he went from a musclehead with little common sense to a more independent human with loads of confidence that's very similar of his ECCW character, except he's fallen in love with a girl and he's not too shy to speak.

On the February 27th edition of Showdown, every member of the Dynasty were involved in a segment with The O'Reilly Brothers and The Legion of Shadows. The Segment ended with Danielle Lopez getting injured at the hands of their nemesis, Terry Richards while the rematch between Styles and Banks and The O'Reilly's was official for Night of Champions V: Liftoff. Later on in the show, Styles and Banks got some form of payback for Danielle by costing The Legion their match against The O'Reilly's. On the March 6th edition of Showdown, Styles and Banks then helped James Baker gain more revenge towards the Legion of Shadows by hitting Chris Richards with a Double Chop Block to the knees while they hit both Alex Richards and Israel Steele with Lights Out and The Dream Destroyer, respectively. At Night of Champions V: Liftoff, Styles and Banks defended their titles against The O'Reilly Brothers in a rematch, but the match ended in a no contest as the O'Reilly's attacked Styles and Banks before the bell rang. The match then started again later on in the night, but again, the two teams got into a brawl and as a result, Styles and Banks are still the champions. On the March 27th edition of Showdown, the original members of Da Xtreme Dynasty went up against the Legion of Shadows in a six man tag team match and it went to a no contest as the two factions went to an all out brawl with each other. At Super Card VI, Styles and Banks teamed up with Danielle Lopez and defended their titles against The O'Reilly Brothers and Suzanne Winters, but lost the titles when Banks was pinned. On the April 16th edition of Showdown, Styles, Banks, Blair and Danielle all brawled with The O'Reilly Brothers and Suzanne, for not giving them the first shot. Styles, Blair and Banks laid The O'Reilly Brothers out with steel chairs, while Danielle hit Suzanne with the Latinasault onto a chair wrapped around her neck. At Vendetta, Da Xtreme Dynasty will go against The O'Reilly Brothers in a steel cage match for a shot at the CWF World Tag Team Championship in what was billed as the final encounter between these two teams.

At Vendetta, Da Xtreme Dynasty will go against The O'Reilly Brothers in a steel cage match for a shot at the CWF World Tag Team Championship in what is billed as the final encounter between these two teams and they lost when Styles accidentally sent Cyrill out of the cage with a dropkick. On May 2nd, 2010. Banks along with James Baker, Danielle Lopez and Kevin Styles asked for his release from the company and he was granted that wish. The release was said to be without problems and there may even be a possible return in the future.

The Bodyguard's of Terrell Ryder, Resuming the Feud with Team Baller and Becoming the Final YCW World Tag Team Champions
Kevin Styles and J.T. Banks made their YCW debut as they revealed themselves as Terrell Ryder's bodyguards by saving their manager Danielle Lopez from abuse from Team Baller. Later on in the Mr. Baller vs Ray MacCord match, they appeared in the match by attacking Mick Ryans and C-Note to even up the odds for MacCord to beat Baller. They are billed as Security Officer's for the company. At Struggle for Power, Styles and Banks competed in the battle royal as replacements for Terrell Ryder. Styles lasted for a while before Saint Jimmi eliminated him from the match, while former ECCW rival Phillip Mustang gained some revenge after six years and eliminated Banks from the match. On the third episode of Monday Night Wrestling on YouTube, they competed in their first ever YCW match as they went up against Team Baller in a tag team match and they won when Styles pinned C-Note after he and Banks hit him with the Lights Out. After the match, Team Baller attacked Styles and Danielle Lopez, but Banks took them all out and made the save. On the first episode of Step Up, Styles and Banks participated in the Jake Norton beatdown and they beat him good as they literally burned him with gasoline and lighter fluid, beat him down with a barbed wire steel chair and put him through a table with barbed wire wrapped around him. They even helped fellow stablemate Danielle Lopez beat Norton down.

At Battle Finale, Styles and Banks faced The Lopez Dynasty, Team Baller and The Dark Scorpions for the YCW World Tag Team Championship and won the titles when Styles unknowingly pinned Mustang after interference from two masked men. After the match, Osiris attacked Danielle Lopez, which Styles and Banks immediately tried to help, but the two masked men beat them down for their troubles. They later got into the brawl that was between ECCW and NWC when Styles, Banks and Baker all helped out their fellow ECCW alumnus. They also attacked their long time rivals Alex and Chris Richards by hitting them in the back of the skull with their YCW World Tag Team Titles.

PCW World Tag Team Championship Reign, Resurrecting the Tag Team Division, Feuding with The Arbiters of Truth and Virtue and Feuding with Team Baller again
Due to the merger between YCW and ICW, as well as being the current YCW World Tag Team Champions, Styles and Banks' contracts were retained by new owner Shannon Saint. They went up against the final ICW World Tag Team Champions Air and Wayne Morley to crown the first ever PCW World Tag Team Champions on the first ever edition of Thursday Night Rapture and absolutely dominated the match. It ended when Styles pinned Morley following the Cleveland Hangtime. After the Osiris vs Leon Lonewolf match, Styles and Banks saved Lonewolf from further harm and were about to hit him with a double team move, but the masked assailiants attacked Styles and Banks for the second straight week. After the Mr. Baller vs TJ Tilli match, Styles and Banks came out to save Lonewolf and Tilli from further harm by Team Baller and Osiris. All four of them stood tall.

On the August 5th edition of Rapture, all three original members of Da Xtreme Dynasty teamed up with former rival Leon Lonewolf and TJ Tilli to take on all three members of Team Baller, Osiris and a partner of their choosing, which turned out to be the team's nemesis Terry Richards. The team lost when Richards pinned Tilli following the Shock Turn. Prior to the match, Styles and Banks were crowned with the brand new PCW World Tag Team Championship belts, but they announced that they will also carry the YCW and ICW tag belts to prove that they are a dominating team. Danielle Lopez also returned and announced herself as strictly the manager for her husband and Styles and Banks. On the second edition of Step Up, Styles and Banks defended their PCW World Tag Team Championships against Kyle Sync and Jake Norton and got the win when Banks pinned Norton after he and Styles hit him with the Lights Out. Later on in the show, they competed in the Open Gauntlet match against Jerry Static where they easily got the win when they pinned Static following their Lights Out double team move. On the August 19th edition of Rapture. Styles, Banks and Danielle were guests on Baker's talk show "Gangsta Talk". The team got involved in a huge brawl with Team Baller and Osiris and it even included PCW's newest tag team Nathan Warrens and Damon Wilson helping DXD out and eventually gaining the upperhand over them. Styles and Banks shared a hand shake with the new team and let them have their moment of glory afterwards. At Anarchy, Styles, Banks and Danielle Lopez came out after the 4 way tag team match and helped Warrens and Wilson fight off Team Baller with extents of their alliance being revealed to the entire world. Later on in the night, Baker, Styles and Banks teamed up as a three man unit as they'll face Osiris and the two masked men in a six man tag team match and got the win after Baker pinned Osiris following Da Xtreme Knockout. After the match, the two teams got involved in a major brawl with cops and security ending up separating the teams to cool things down.

On the September 4th edition of Rapture, Da Xtreme Dynasty had a brawl with Team Baller. Styles and Banks also had a hand in causing Osiris to lose the Broadcast championship to Billy Williams when they stood on the apron as James Baker hit Osiris in the head with the title belt. Later on in the night. Styles and Banks defended their PCW World Tag Team Championship against the two masked members of The Arbiters of Truth and Virtue and retained after Styles pinned the first assailant, after he and Banks hit the Lights Out. On the September 11th edition of Rapture, Styles and Banks stated that they are looking for their next set of challenger for their titles, suggesting that WWI becomes the challengers. They also stated their desire to go for the EWF Elite Tag Team Championship belts held by former DXD member Israel Steele. Later on in the main event match between Rob Osbourne and Mr. Baller, Styles and Banks along with James Baker prevented C-Note and Mick Ryans from interfering in the match by brawling with them 3 on 2. It proved effective as Osbourne defeated Baller in the match. On the September 18th edition of Rapture. Styles, Banks and James Baker helped Jane Isis just brutalize Drake Gainer.

The Era of Dominance Continues
At Pyramid Battle, Styles, Banks and Danielle got into a brawl with C-Note, Mick Ryans and the Mystery Woman backstage just moments before the Pyramid Battle match, causing all three to suffer injuries and be written off of PCW for the time being. On the October 9th edition of Rapture. Styles and Banks are scheduled to defend their tag team titles against the winner of the WWI vs Emergency Airlift match. On the October 2nd edition of Rapture. After James Baker explained just why DXD did what they did to Team Baller. Both Styles and Banks announced that they would be defending their titles against any team in a Gauntlet match.

That match took place on the October 9th edition of Rapture where Styles and Banks were victorious. DXD won the first leg due to Banks hitting Leon Marks with the New York State of Mind. They won the second leg when Styles hit Mickael Phat with the Cleveland Hangtime and they won the third leg when both Styles and Banks hit Jane Isis with the Light's Out to retain the gold. As the result of the Psycho's R Us vs Nightrain and Uno, Dos, Tres Cabrito match at Alma Mater Diem. Styles and Banks will defend the PCW World Tag Team Championships against Psycho's R Us members Draven Logan Kennedy and former Da Xtreme Dynasty member Israel Steele on the November 6th edition of Rapture.

Personal Life
Banks was born in Brooklyn, New York, but by the age of 10 he and his family had relocated to Queens, New York. Banks is an avid fan of the New York Mets (MLB), the New York Knicks (NBA) and the New York Jets (NFL). Banks was in a long term relationship with fellow ECCW alumnus Breanna Barker that started in 1995 before the two had even gotten into wrestling. Their relationship ended in 2004 after 9 years together. Banks was currently in a relationship with fellow ECCW alumnus Rosa Rodriguez from 2005 until December 18th, 2009 as they broke up. Together they have a daughter named Leah (born in January of 2006) and a son named Jonathan Terrence Banks Jr (born in June of 2008). Banks is currently in a relationship with Mariah Lopez (better known to the world as the cousin of fellow Dynasty members Phillip Mustang and Danielle and Enrique Lopez). RPW's "The Firestorm Kid" Natalie Bandeni is a huge fan also.

Championships and Accomplishments
2X ECCW Television Champion

6X ECCW Hardcore Champion

2X ECCW World Tag Team Champion (with Kevin Styles)

1X CWF World Tag Team Champion (with Kevin Styles)

1X YCW World Tag Team Champion (with Kevin Styles) (final champions)

1X PCW World Tag Team Champion (with Kevin Styles) (current)

ECCW Record: Unknown

CWF Record: 2-8-3

YCW Record: 3-1

PCW Record: 1-0

Previous Stables/Tag Teams
Da Xtreme Dynasty (w/James Baker and Kevin Styles) (ECCW)

The MidEast Driveby Connection (w/Kevin Styles) (ECCW)

Da Xtreme Dynasty (w/James Baker, Kevin Styles, Danielle Lopez, Phillip Mustang, Enrique Lopez and Malik Jones) (CWF, YCW and PCW)

Finishing Moves

 * New York State of Mind (Brainbuster DDT)
 * Guerrilla Clutch (Tazmission)

Signature Moves

 * Big Boot
 * Two Handed Chokeslam
 * Running Front Powerslam
 * Pumphandle Slam
 * Powerbomb
 * Running Clothesline
 * Sidewalk Slam
 * Swinging Side Powerslam
 * Spear
 * Spinebuster
 * Jackhammer
 * Chokeslam
 * Fireman's Carry Slam
 * Belly to Belly Suplex
 * Full Nelson Slam
 * Shoulder Breaker
 * The Pimp Breaker (Torture Rack Backbreaker) (used as a finisher move in ECCW, now used as a signature move)
 * Underhook Suplex
 * Superkick
 * Snap Swinging Neckbreaker

Entrance Music

 * Guerrilla Radio by Rage Against the Machine (2003 - 2005, 2009 - 2010) (ECCW and CWF)
 * Hot Dog by Limp Bizkit (2005 - 2006) (used during his time with the MidEast Driveby Connection) (ECCW)
 * Boyz-n-the-Hood by Eazy E (used during his early singles run) (ECCW)
 * Sorry N' Shit by Tech N9ne (2010) (CWF)
 * Midwest Choppers by Tech N9ne (2010 - present) (YCW)

Nicknames

 * The Ultimate Playa (ECCW, CWF)
 * The Ultimate Pimp (ECCW, CWF)
 * The Dyslexic Big Man (CWF) (used during his dyslexic gimmick)

Managers

 * Danielle Lopez (CWF)
 * Kevin Styles (ECCW, CWF)
 * James Baker (ECCW, CWF)
 * Enrique Lopez (CWF)
 * Pimpin' Ken (ECCW)
 * Ashley Rose (ECCW)
 * Breanna Barker (ECCW)