Tom Pendergrass

Tom Pendergrass
Billing information
Ring name(s)	Tommy Pendergrass Tom Pendergrass
Nickname(s)	"Mr. 502" "The Prince of The Red and Black" "The People's Champ" "The Louisville Lip" "The Arch Bastard of Cardinal City Pro"
Height	6'4"
Weight	260 lbs
Born	November 5th, 1992 (20 Years Old)
Place of Birth	Louisville, Kentucky
Spouse	{{{Spouse}}}
Hometown	Louisville, Kentucky
Billed From	Louisville, Kentucky
Theme music	"New God Flow (Remix)" by Kanye West, Pusha T, and Ghostface Killah(PCW)
Stable/Tag Team	Team Lethality
Wrestling information
Alignment	Face
Wrestling Style	Striking Powerhouse Mat Wrestling
Notorious Feuds With	Mariella Lopez TJ Parks Harrison Andrews
Notorious Partnerships With	Danielle Lopez Laurie Young Ryan "The Reaper" Robinson Crystal Alvarez Mariah Lopez Rayne Winters
Trainer	Damian Seth Stephen Creed
Handler	Syn/Tom/MaNonTheMoon
Professional career
Debut	September 22nd, 2012
Record	4/3
Accomplishments	PW X Champion (1x, Current) CCP Television Champion (3x) CCP Tag Team Champion (1x)
Previous Federation(s)	N/A
Retired	N/A
Current Federation(s)	Premium Championship Wrestling Pride Wrestling

Thomas Hayden "Tommy" Pendergrass Jr. (Born November 5th, 1992), better known by his ringname Tommy Pendergrass,  is a semi-retired American Boxer and Professional Wrestler currently signed to Premium Championship Wrestling, as well as it's developmental facility, Pride Wrestling, Where he is the Reigning X Champion.

Pendergrass is most known for his tenure in the Louisville Based Independent Promotion, Cardinal City Pro, where he has held the CCP Television Championship three times, the CCP Tag Team Championship once, and is the Longest Reigning Television Champion in company history.

Professional Wrestling Career

Premium Championship Wrestling (2013-Present)

Pendergrass made his debut on November 10th in an interviewing segment with Team Lethality, hosted by fellow Team Lethality Member Ryan "The Reaper" Robinson. He would make sporatic appearences over the next several months, including a short stint in The Struggle for Power Battlefield Match. On March 30th, Pendergrass was revealed to be one of the 4 members of Team Baker to take on Morgan Simmon's team. His team mates were Kai, and Kyra and Tiffiny Banks.

On April 21st at Battle Finale III, Pendergrass and Team Baker took on Team Simmons in a 4 on 4 Elimination Tag Team Match, with James Baker's job as General Manager on the line. He managed to eliminate Melanie Ramirez, before it came down to just he and longtime rival, Mariella Lopez. Pendergrass was poised to win the match with a Red and Black Dragon Bomb, before he was struck from behind with a chair by Terrell Ryder, costing him the match.

Premium Academy/Pride Wrestling (2012-Present)

Pendergrass made his debut on Episode 2 of Premium Academy, losing a Triple Threat Tag Team Title Match to Jesse Wright and Steve Fabulous in a match that featured Jin and Alisyn of the Disciples of Syn. He and Laurie Young would lose again, this time in a 5 way Tag Team match for the titles.

Feud with Mariella Lopez and X Champion

In the days leading up to Episode 7, Pendergrass engaged in a war of the words with The Premium Academy's X Champion,Mariella Lopez. He would challenge her legitimacy as a champion, and goad her into facing him one on one, with the added stipulation that if he would win, he would get a shot at her title in the future. Pendergrass went on to win the match after hitting The Red and Black Dragon Bomb. The two continued to trade words in interviews and over twitter in the lead up into their Title Match. On Episode 8, Mariella defeated Pendergrass after her tag partner, Melanie Ramirez, interfered on her behalf and hit him with the title. Pendergrass would earn another title match after defeating Ramirez with The Red and Black Tiger Bomb. He would reveal that he would challenge her for the title in a Louisville Cage of Death Match

The two would go back and forth in this feud with various attacks, both verbal and physical, even including Pendergrass and Mariella's own sister, Mariah Lopez, kidnapping her and sending her to "Therapy". One incident even saw the two arrested after a brawl that too place after a show. The two finally met for their match on Episode 15 in The Cage of Death. After a long, bloody match, Tom managed to win after hitting The Lights Out Knockout Punch, keeping her down for the 10 count to become The New Premium Academy X Champion.

In Wrestling

Finishing Moves:

• Lights Out - (Right Handed Knock Out Hook)
• T-Plex - (Exploder Suplex lifted Powerslam) (CCP, used as a signature in PCW/PW)
• Red & Black Tiger Bomb - (Gutwrench lift into an Elevated Powerbomb)
• Four Point Stance Spear - (A Spear done from a four point stance)
• Cobra Clutch

Signature Moves:

• Chin-Check - (High Impact Uppercut)
• Louisville Shuffle - (Ali Shuffle/3 Left Handed Jabs, followed by a Right Hook, with theatrics )
• Bombs Away! - (Diving Knee Drop)
• Uraken Combination- (2 Body shots, followed by a spinning backfist)
• Springboard Diving Clothesline

Other Moves:

• Multiple Suplex Variations:
  • -Belly To Belly
  • -T-Bone
  • -Gutwrench
  • -Bridging/Released German
  • -Overhead Underhooked
  • -Backdrop
• Double Leg Takedown
• Rear Waistlock Takedown

• Judo O Goshi into a Side Headlock

• Mounted Punches

• Big Boot

• Slingshot Shoulder Block

• STS

• Boxing Shots in the corner

• Running Knee Lift, followed by a Neckbreaker

• Snap Scoop Powerslam

• STF

• Lariot

• Spiked Piledriver

• Sidewalk Slam

• Fujiwara Armbar

Nicknames

• "Mr. 502"
• "The Prince of The Red and Black"
• "The People's Champ"
• "The Louisville Lip"
• "The Arch Bastard of Cardinal City Pro"

Entrance Themes

• "Bring 'Em Out" by T.I (2009-Present) (CCP)
• "Headstrong" by Trapt (2009-2011, as a Member of The KY-C)
• "My Time (Remix) by Jim Johnston (September 2012-2013)
• "New God Flow (Remix)" by Kanye West ft. Pusha T and Ghostface Killah (2013-Current) (Pride Wrestling/PCW)

Accomplishments

Cardinal City Pro

• CCP Television Champion (3 x)
• Longest reigning Television Champion in history (280 Days)
• CCP Tag Team Champion (1 x, with Ryan "The Reaper" Robinson)
• Feud of The Year 2011 (Vs. TJ Parks)
• "Gift for Gab/Best in Interviews" award (2010)

Pride Wrestling

• Pride Wrestling X Champion (1x, Current)

Boxing Record

• 11-2-0

Personal Life

Tom was born on November 5th, 1992. He attended St. Xavier High School, where he played football and wrestled for majority of his time there. He also began amateur boxing  at the age of 11, and continued until the age of 19.

He has three homes: A Home in Louisville, a loft in Chicago, and an appartment in Los Angeles.