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Nelson Tethers (born May 16, 1984) is a Canadian professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler currently signed to the Japanes-based DREAM Puroresu promotion where he serves as a pat-time talent. He also co-promotes the True North Pro Wrestling promotion in Vancover.
Early Life:[]
Tethers was born in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada as the son of Hamish and Lisa Tethers. He attended the University of British Columbia, graduating with a degree in education in 2008. Tethers has four siblings including two brothers (one of whom, Samuel, also a professional wrestler) and two sisters, all of which being his younger.
Amature Wrestling Career:[]
Nelson Tethers at the 2004 Commonwealth Games
Tethers began his wrestling training at the age of 10, training under his uncle Cark McCready who was the coach for the 1990 Canadian Olympic Wrestling team.
Tethers won the silver medal at the 2004 Athens Summer Olympics in the 57 kg class and won the bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics in the same class. He also won the gold at the 2009 world championships at Sofia, Bulgaria in the 58 kg class, a silver at the 2008 world championships in Atlanta, Georgia in the 57 kg class, a bronze at the 2011 world championships at Tehran, Iran in the 58 kg class, and another bronze at the 2010 world championships at Krasnoyarsk, Russia also in the 58 kg class. In the 2010 Commonwealth Games he won a gold medal.
Professional Wrestling Career:[]
Personal Life:[]
In Wrestling:[]
- Finishing Moves:
- Captured Buster (Leg capture brainbuster)
- Everest German Suplex Hold (Bridging high-angle armtrap german suplex, sometimes while deadlifting an opponent)
- Ground Cross 200 (Chickenwing pin)
- Signature Moves:
- Backbreaker, sometimes transitioned into a submission
- Boston crab, sometimes while applying to a single leg
- Brainbuster
- Catapult
- Cross armbar
- Double leg takedown
- Dropkick, sometimes from the second rope
- Drop toe-hold
- Figure four leglock
- Fireman's carry gutbuster, sometimes from the second rope
- Kneebar
- Leg lariat
- Multiple Suplex variations
- Belly-to-belly
- Double underhook
- German
- Northern lights
- Powerbomb
- Sitout double underhook powerbomb
- Sleeper hold
- Spinning heel kick
- Spinning toe hold
- STF
- Surfboard
- Tilt-a-whirl backbreaker
- Nicknames:
- Silver Medal Athlete
- Entrance Music:
- "Iron Eagle (Never Say Die)" by King Kobra
Championships and Other Accomplishments:[]
- True North Pro Wrestling:
- TNPW Heavyweight Champion (6 time)
- DREAM Puroresu:
- DREAM World Heavyweight Championship (2 time)