Kerry Keller

Kerry Keller
Keller in SSW in early 2018.
Birth name	Kerry Damian Keller
Born	May 20, 1990 (age 27) Lansing, Michigan, United States
Resides	Tokyo, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Kerry Keller
Billed height	6 ft. 1 in. (1.87 m)
Billed weight	235 lbs. (106 kg)
Billed from	Lansing, Michigan
Trained by
Debut	2008

Kerry Damian Keller (born May 20, 1990) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Strong Style Wrestling, where he is a member of The Phantom Troupe faction.

Early Life

Keller was born and raised in Lansing, Michigan. His parents divorced during his early childhood and he admits to spending much of his early life in poverty. Keller claims to have gotten into many fights growing up as a result of frustrations over his home life, and was able to channel it in a more positive direction upon beginning wrestling training at eighteen.

Professional Wrestling Career

Strong Style Wrestling (2018 - present)

The Phantom Troupe (2018 - present)

Keller, retaining his real name as his ring name, signed with Tokyo-based Strong Style Wrestling in the spring of 2018. He was later announced to be a member of The Phantom Troupe. He made his in-ring debut for the promotion on the April 14 Heaven's Arena Tour show, losing to Belle Kingsley in an SSW Puroresu Heavyweight Championship tournament match.

Personal Life

Keller is bisexual and identifies as agnostic. He is an avid fan of the Detroit Lions, and often dons the team's jerseys.

In Wrestling

• Finishing Moves
  • Silencer MK 2 (Sliding elbow strike, to a seated opponent)
  • Silencer MK 3 (Wrist-lock transitioned into a short-arm elbow smash)
  • The Silencer (Rolling elbow smash)

• Signature Moves
  • .45 (Spike brainbuster)
  • Arm-trap hangman's neckbreaker
  • Bicycle high knee
  • Bridging Olympic slam
  • Calamity Engine (Running single-leg high knee)
  • Diving or standing double-foot stomp
  • Downward Spiral (Diving elbow drop, sometimes to an opponent outside of the ring) -- adopted from Tarah Nova
  • Dragon sleeper
  • Hurricanrana
  • Multiple kick variations
    • Jumping roundhouse
    • Pele
    • Running single-leg drop
    • Super
    • Switchblade
  • Multiple suplex variations
    • Dragon
    • German
    • Snap fisherman
    • Tiger
  • Running forearm smash

• Entrance Themes
  • "Say Amen (Saturday Night)" by Panic! At The Disco (April 2018 - present)
  • "Riot" from Hunter x Hunter OST (April 2018 - present; used as a member of The Phantom Troupe)