Dr. Steven Kurtesy

Dr. Steven Ashleigh Kurtesy is an active professional wrestler who is currently signed to WrestleZone Championship Wrestling.

Teach N' Kurtesy
Kurtesy made his WZCW debut as a face on the sixth edition of Ascension by replacing the injured Matt Fox to team up with William Teach to take on and defeat the then current WZCW Tag Team Champions Second Coming (Garth Black & Phoenix) for the titles, making him the fifth person to win the championship on his debut match. He then went on to the PPV Lethal Lottery II as an entrant in the annual WZCW EurAsian Championship Open Challenge against the then current champion "Showtime" Cougar, however he did not compete due to Cougar hand selecting Scott Hammond as his opponent.

Kurtesy would then participate as a special guest referee on Ascension 7 for the newly designed tag team tournament to determine the number one contenders for TN'K's championships at Kingdom Come II, where he would count the victory for Heavy Artillery (Max Karzai & Jordan Lights). Although Kurtesy was set to defend his championships at the PPV, both he and William Teach had an opportunity on Meltdown 33 to participate as a team in the annual King for a Day Elimination Chamber match at KCII by facing Corey Payne & Byakko in a qualifying match. However, Chuck Myles rescheduled the match as a Fatal Four Way, prompting Teach N' Kurtesy to flee the match as they did not want to compete against each other where Corey Payne would end up winning, marking the first official loss for Kurtesy.

With Second Coming winning the tounament, Heavy Artillery was given another shot at taking on the champs on Meltdown 34, which Teach N' Kurtesy won. As a special pre-PPV warm-up match, Kurtesy took on Garth Black in his first singles contest on Meltdown 35 where Black picked up the victory. At this time, WZCW would hold a special pre-KC Megashow combining both Ascension and Meltdown shows where Kurtesy would take part in a 6 Multi-Man match against his partner, both members of Second Coming and Heavy Artillery where the stipulation included that if any member of Heavy Artillery were to pin a champion, they would be involved in the championship match at Kingdom Come II. Both members of the Artillery pinned Kurtesy, including them into the match. At Kingdom Come II, Teach N' Kurtesy successfully defended their championships against Second Coming and Heavy Artillery, making them the third team in history to defend their titles successfully at least once.

Teach's Hiatus & Downward Spiral
Teach N' Kurtesy defended their championships on Ascension 11 against Heavy Artillery, who were receiving their last ever chance at the titles. Kurtesy lost the titles to the Artillery and immediately invoked his rematch clause at the next PPV, Redemption. However, his request was initially rejected for a number one contender's match on Meltdown 37 where Teach N' Kurtesy were scheduled to face the newly formed Ghetto Stars (James Baker & Mr. Baller). Before the show began, William Teach took a permanent hiatus from WZCW and left without warning, leaving Kurtesy to take on the Stars in a handicap match, which he lost. This took a heavy emotional toll on Kurtesy, forming an alliance with reknowned jobber Doug Crashin to continue the success he had in the tag team division. The two took on Ty Burna & Lars Reidar on Meltdown 38 and were decimated by the Dark Alliance, giving sympathy from WZCW Management to reconsider Kurtesy's rematch clause at Redemption for the tag team championships.

Crash-Klinic
Dr. Steven Kurtesy turned heel for the first time when he officially joined up with Doug Crashin to become the Crash-Klinic, taking on the then champions Heavy Artillery, the Ghetto Stars & Mark Hancock/Chris Jones in a Fatal Four Way Cage Match where Kurtesy & Crashin survived two teams until the Ghetto Stars climbed over the cage to the win the titles. On Ascension 14, Kurtesy took on his rival team Heavy Artillery once more and lost the match. The CK would continue on to Ascension 15 to take on the newly-developed team of Pride of Toyota (Hunter Kravinoff & Wasabi Toyota) where they would lose against the rookies. With Crashin suffering emotional and mental stress from losing consistently (due to his jobber status), he was given clearance by WZCW and Kurtesy for the week off. This saw Kurtesy take on Mr. Baller on Ascension 16 in a singles match and win against the current champion. Despite the victory, the Crash-Klinic did not earn the right to compete for the championships at Apocalypse and were subsequently left off the PPV card, a first for Kurtesy.

Mayhem Championship Controversy & The Crashin Movement
Still under a lot of stress, Crashin was given the PPV off to recover whilst Dr. Kurtesy was scheduled to work a dark match against nemesis Jordan Lights on the Apocalpyse PPV preview show (which Kurtesy won) and work the rest of the show as a medical personal due to his qualifications as a doctor. However, during an interview with resident backstage reporter Leon Kensworth, Kurtesy hinted that the 6-Man Mayhem Ladder Match would become "messy," which confused many people. During the match, a power outage occurred and the WZCW Mayhem Championship was stolen. On Meltdown 42, Baez (the current Mayhem Champion) & Gordito, framed the Crash-Klinic for stealing the title and challenged them to a No DQ Tag Team Match, which they lost. Although Kurtesy insisted he was innocent, Gordito challenged him to another match on Ascension 18. Kurtesy agreed to avenge his partner Doug Crashin who suffered physical injuries and defeated Gordito. On Meltdown 44, Crashin healed up his injuries and took on Wasabi Toyota, being defeated due to outside interference by Baez who insisted he stole the championship. It was revealed that Steven Holmes was the thief and lured Baez to the local airport. After Gordito's match, Holmes announced that he had joined the Crash-Klinic to form the Crashin Movement where Kurtesy was the man responsible for stealing the belt.

Brief World Championship Chase
On Ascension 19, Kurtesy took on Hunter Kravinoff in singles competition where he would lose on purpose to conserve energy to compete in an All Roster Battle Royale to determine the fourth competitor to enter the first ever Hell in a Cell match for the WZCW World Heavyweight Championship. He would win the Battle Royale by eliminating Gordito last from the proceedings, shocking the world to become the fourth man. At Unscripted, Kurtesy entered the Cell with Ty Burna, Vengeance (the current champion) & "Showtime" Cougar to compete for the World title. During the bout, Kurtesy was thrown through a glass palette by Cougar, causing him to bleed profusely from the left eye (which has left permanent scarring). He also managed to perform an arm drag on Vengeance that sent him through the Cell's roof where Ty Burna would pick up the victory. After Unscripted, WZCW held a Gold Rush tournament to determine who would become the new number one contender for the World Title against the new champion Ty Burna, which included Kurtesy. Unfortunately, Kurtesy lost in the first round to WZCW Legend Everest, knocking him out from World Championship contendership. However, Kurtesy was given one last chance against the champion as he faced Ty Burna in singles competition on Meltdown 46, where he was defeated. The following week, Kurtesy faced Ty's rival "Showtime" Cougar in a singles match on Ascension 22 where he won the match.

Return To The Tag Team Division
With Doug Crashin injured, Kurtesy replaced him by teaming up with Crashin Movement member Steven Holmes to compete for the WZCW Tag Team Championships in a gauntlet match at the PPV All or Nothing where the two would win the titles for the first time since the faction formed, marking Kurtesy's second championship reign (making him the first ever 2x Tag Team Champion to date). On Meltdown Madness, an annual WZCW tradition where the roulette wheel decides matches by random, Kurtesy was set to team up with a rival team member Barbosa to take on Chris Beckford & Blade, where if Beckford was pinned then the winner would be crowned the new WZCW EurAsian Championship. Although Barbosa won the match, no title changes were made. Due to Steven Holmes' loss on Ascension Anarchy where Everest won the chance to become number one contender for the World Championship, the Movement demanded a match against Ty Burna and Everest which they would lose. On the anniversary of WZCW lasting 50 episodes of Meltdown and 25 episodes of Ascension, Kurtesy (the person with the record of holding the championship the longest as a single person) requested a match against Big Dave, a former member of the FHD which team holds the record of the longest championship reign. Kurtesy would end up losing the match to Dave. At the Lethal Lottery, the Crashin Movement were set to defend their championships against the number one contenders the Brothers In Arms (Wasabi Toyota & Scott Hammond), who won the championships, with Wasabi Toyota either breaking or matching Kurtesy's tag team records.

Road To Kingdom Come III
Kurtesy decided he wanted to break away from the tag team division and pursue a singles career, however he remained loyal to the group. On Ascension 26, Kurtesy faced off against Michael Winters and defeated him, earning him adulation from the fans. The following week on Meltdown 52, Kurtesy had a match against King For A Day entrant Barbosa and defeated him, prompting management to award Kurtesy a spot for his recent work. Kurtesy was given the week off to heal nagging injuries and returned the following week in a 6 man tag team match on Meltdown 54, teaming up rival Gordito and Big Dave to take on Hunter Kravinoff, Barbosa & Baez, all of whom were entrants to the KFAD Elimination Chamber of Kingdom Come III. Kurtesy's team picked up the victory heading into Kingdom Come where Kurtesy would turn face for the second time in his career. At Kingdom Come III, Kurtesy competed in the Elimination Chamber where he would be eliminated in a double pin with Hunter Kravinoff.

Crashin Movement Dissolves, Feud with Holmes & Gimmick Change
With Holmes losing his last opportunity at the titles with Doug Crashin as his partner at Kingdom Come, he attacked Crashin after the match and fired him from WZCW. Kurtesy and Holmes decided to keep the Movement going as they teamed up once more on Ascension 30 to take on the team of Kravinoff & Barbosa. The two lost against the dominant team and became disappointed with the result. They requested another team match the following week on Meltdown 56 against the rookie team of Paradyse Cruz (Armando Paradyse & Sean Cruz) where they lost in an upset victory. After the match, Holmes attacked Kurtesy and the team officially disbanded. On Meltdown 57, Kurtesya and Holmes exchanged words leading to a match at Redemption. Ascension 32 saw Kurtesy defeated Mr. Baller in a singles match as a tuning-up match against his former friend. The two met at Redemption in a singles match where Kurtesy would pick up the win.

After dealing with Holmes, as well as mending broken bridges with former rivals such as Gordito, Kurtesy felt renewed as a person and became heavily involved in spirituality and religion, going on hiatus from his psychiatry. He quickly became a Sage whilst still competing for WZCW, where his first match as his newfound person saw him compete in a Triple Threat match against Hammond and Holmes for the number one contendership for the EurAsian Championship on Meltdown 58. Hammond defeated both men as Holmes was still bitter about his loss against Kurtesy. The following week, Kurtesy faced off against King Shabba on Meltdown 59 where Holmes interfered, causing Kurtesy to lose the match. As a spiritual Sage, Kurtesy wished not to provoked Holmes and thought nothing of it. The week before Apocalypse, Kurtesy was scheduled to face Dr. Alhazred in a singles match on Ascension 35. Holmes interfered again and cost Kurtesy the match, officially challenging him to a Submissions Count Anywhere match at Apocalypse the settle the feud. Reluctantly, Kurtesy accepted the match.