| Thunder | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real Name | Michael Knight |
| Ring Name(s) | Thunder |
| Nickname | The Root Of All Evil |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in |
| Weight | 230 lbs |
| Born | May 11, 1985 |
| Hometown | Pittsburgh, PA (now resides in New York, NY) |
| Current Federations | GWC, WFWF |
| Former Federations | PWA, WCF, |
| Debut | 2004 |
Thunder is a professional wrestler best known for his work in PWA, WCF, GWC, and WFWF.
WFWF (Run 1)[]
Upon entering WFWF in 2004, Thunder joined the dominant stable UIA along with Immune and Saku. Shortly after that, he won the Television Title via no-show and embarked on his first feud against Drakz. Drakz defeated Thunder for the title a few weeks later.
Eventually Thunder left UIA and joined their rival group, Los Hobos, along with Percy and Obo. During this time Thunder received a Young Gunn Title Match against Juba in his first main event. Thunder and Percy both turned on Obo shortly before Thunder left in 2005.
WFWF (Run 2)[]
While away from wrestling, Thunder became rich, but it is not known how. He made his return in 2006 and began competing for the Internet Title. The title was abandoned when WFWF came under new ownership before Thunder could get his shot.
More recently, Thunder joined The Revolution along with Kurt Burton and International Champion Wayne McGurk. At the WFWF PPV Crimson Existence, Thunder lost his first PPV main event, a #1 contender's match for the International Title. At WFWF Ascenion, Thunder and fellow Revolution member Kurt Burton defeated The Vagrancy and The New Phenomenom to become WFWF Tag Team Champions.
After winning the Tag Team Titles, The Revolution (now renamed The Axis) embarked on a feud with the team of Miguel Sanchez and Yukio Blaze. Despite Sanchez's exit from WFWF before the team's title match, Blaze still won the tag titles from the duo at Forever Unscarred.
A couple of weeks later, Thunder's scheduled match with Burton at Veni, Vidi, Vici took place on Felo-De-Se instead. During the match, Burton was injured and would remain on the shelf for several months, leaving Thunder to try his hand at singles competition. After winning a #1 contender's battle royal, Thunder went on to defeat Josh Dean for the International Title, his first taste of singles gold in nearly three years.
Things only got better from there. At Survival of the Fittest, he eliminated Pierce Deville to become #1 contender. His shot came against Obo at Scars & Stripes, where he finally captured the World Title.
PWA[]
Pure Wrestling Alliance was the federation co-owned by Thunder, Miguel Sanchez, and (at one point) Justin Tyme. He became involved in a bitter feud with Sanchez, his former friend. Thunder defeated Sanchez in a cage match at Redemption and won his stock. In December, PWA closed.
WCF[]
Thunder achieved his greatest success in WCF, holding both the People's and Television Titles at the same time. He fueded with David Alastair over the People's Title, but won of all of the matches and later pinned Alastair in a multi-man match to win the Television Title. On December 10th, Thunder teamed with Skyler Striker to defeat Disorder By Design, winnin the Tag Team Titles in the process. This gave Thunder his record-setting three title reigns at the same time. Recently, he has embarked on a feud with Danny Vice. It all began when Thunder stole Danny's sister, Janie Vice, away from. She currently manages Thunder in WCF.
On April 8th, Thunder defeated Skyler Striker and Danny Vice to win the Hardcore Title, although he lost it on April 29th to Danny Vice. With this title win, Thunder held every WCF title except for the World Title, which he nearl won when he facedSkyler Striker in a Pyramid Match for at WCF Timebomb.
Following the match, Thunder took a leave of absense. As he was making his return, WCF closed.
GWC[]
Thunder went undefeated in his first three matches in the GWC World Title Tournament. He then lost to Miguel Sanchez in the semi-finals and to David Alastair in a #1 contender's match. Thunder defeated Skyler Striker at GWC's first PPV, Alpha.
On March 21, 2007 at the GWC PPV Unholy Coronation, Thunder defeated Miguel Sanchez to become World Champion. Thunder lost the World Title at GWC's next PPV, Reign of Terror (April 18th) to T-Money. He regained the title on May 23 at Kingdom Come in a singles match before losing it back to T-Money after a successful defense against Ryder.
At Viva La GWC, Thunder defeated Triple X to become one of only two Tapout champions, Kevin Hardaway being the other. Recently, Thunder has formed an alliance with GWC Commissioner Danny Vice to take out Xavier Cross, but he has one ultimate goal: to become World Champion for the third time. At GWC's final PPV of the year, Revelations, Thunder has the chance to do just that as he takes on Kevin Hardaway.
Facts[]
- Thunder has been in three stables: UIA, Los Hobos, and The Revolution/Axis.
- "Cult of Personality" by Living Colour is Thunder's current theme music.
- A version of the cobra clutch (called "The Million Dollar Dream") and a death valley driver ("Thunder and Lightning") are Thunder's finishing moves.
Championship Succession[]
| WFWF Television Championship | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by: Stuart2k1 |
First 9/19/04 to 10/03/04 |
Succeeded by: Drakz |
| WCF People's Championship | ||
| Preceded by: First Champion |
First 9/24/06 to 2/04/07 |
Succeeded by: Chris Avery |
| WCF Television Championship | ||
| Preceded by: Creeping Death |
First 11/12/06 to 1/28/07 |
Succeeded by: JJ Biggs |
| WCF Tag Team Championships | ||
| Preceded by: Danny Vice & JJ Biggs |
First 12/10/07 to 1/14/07 |
Succeeded by: Danny Vice & JJ Biggs |
| WFWF Tag Team Championship | ||
| Preceded by: First Champion |
First 2/28/07 to 4/28/07 |
Succeeded by: Yukio Blaze |
| GWC World Championship | ||
| Preceded by: Miguel Sanchez |
First 3/21/07 to 4/18/07 |
Succeeded by: T-Money |
| Preceded by: T-Money |
Second 5/23/07 to 6/27/07 |
Succeeded by: T-Money |
| WCF Hardcore Championship | ||
| Preceded by: Skyler Striker |
First 4/08/07 to 4/29/07 |
Succeeded by: Danny Vice |
| WFWF International Championship | ||
| Preceded by: Josh Dean |
First 7/07/07 to 10/11/07 |
Succeeded by: Yukio Blaze |
| GWC Tapout Championship | ||
| Preceded by: First Champion |
First 7/18/07 to 9/05/07 |
Succeeded by: Kevin Hardaway |
| WFWF World Championship | ||
| Preceded by: Obo |
First 11/21/07 to present |
Succeeded by: Current Champion |