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Ring Names |
Kevin McAlmond |
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Billed Height |
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
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Billed Weight |
245 lb (111 kg) |
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Born |
April 1, 1980 (age 30) Knoxville, Tennessee |
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Resides |
Saint Charles, Missouri |
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Billed from |
St. Louis, Missouri |
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Trained by |
"Cowboy" Brian McAlmond |
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March 18, 2000 |
March 18, 2000 |
Kevin G. McAlmond (born on April 1, 1980) is an American professional wrestler currently signed with International Wrestling Entertainment (IWE) wrestling on its Fusion brand. Kevin McAlmond is a third-generation professional wrestler; his grandfather Brian McAlmond Sr., father Brian McAlmond, as well as his uncle Barry M., all competed in the professional wrestling industry.
Before being promoted to the main IWE roster, McAlmond trained in and wrestled for Mid-Missouri Wrestling Association-Southern Illinois Conference Wrestling for a month. He was then sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), where Orton held the OVW Hardcore Championship on two separate occasions.
After signing with IWE, McAlmond became a member of the stable Evolution, which quickly led to a IWE Intercontinental Championship reign, his first title with the company. McAlmond also acquired the moniker "The Legend Killer" during a storyline where he began disrespecting Hall of Famers and physically attacking veteranss of the industry outside of appropriate restrictions. At age 24, McAlmond became the youngest person ever to hold the World Heavyweight Championship. With this win, McAlmond departed from Evolution and a feud with his former stablemates began. In 2006, McAlmond joined forces with Edge in a tag team known as Rated-RKO. Together, McAlmond and Gomez held the World Tag Team Championship. After the team disbanded, during mid-2007, Orton gained two IWE Championship reigns in one night. McAlmond's "Legend Killer" character would later evolve into "The Viper", a cold, calculating psychopath. Overall, McAlmond is a seven-titme world champion, having won the World Heavyweight Championship once and the IWE Championship six times. He is also the winner of the 2009 Royal Rumble Match.
Early Life[]
Professional Wrestling Career[]
Training[]
International Wrestling Entertainment[]
Evolution (2002–2005)[]
- Main Article: Evolution
Singles competition (2005–2006)[]
Rated-RKO and the Age of Orton (2006–2008)[]
- Main Article: Rated-RKO
The Legacy and split (2008–2010)[]
- Main Article: The Legacy
Singles Competition and various feuds (2010–2011)[]
Return to Fusion! (2011-present)[]
On the April 25 episode of Meltdown, during the 2011 IWE Draft, Kevin McAlmond was drafted to the Fusion brand. Later that sunday, he once again defeated Justin Eldridge at Extreme Rules in a Last Man Standing match.
In Wrestling[]
- Finishing Moves
- Diving Crossbody – 2002
- O–Zone (Overdrive) – 2002
- RKO (Jumping Cutter, sometimes from the top rope) – 2003–present
- Running Punt to an opponent's head – 2007–present
- Wheelbarrow Suplex – OVW
- Signature Moves
- Bodyscissors
- Dropkick
- European Uppercut
- Falling Closeline
- Fully Nelson Slam
- Inverted Headlock Backbreaker
- Kevin McAlmond Stomp (Multiple Stops While Circling a fallen opponent)
- Rope Hung DDT
- Wrenching Chinlock
- Managers
- Richard Austin
- "Cowboy" Brian McAlmond
- Jehann
- Ali Haunthausen
- Nicknames
- "The Legend Killer"
- "The Viper"
- "IWE's Apex Predator"
- Entrance Themes
- "Line in the Sand" by Motorhead (Used while a member of Evolution)
- "Burn in My Light" by Mercy Drive
- "This Fire Burns" by Killswitch Engage (Used for one week, and eventually became the theme for Justin Eldridge)
- "Voices" by Rev Theory
Championship and Accoplishments[]
- Ohio Valley Wrestling
- OVW Hardcore Championship (2 times)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI Feud of the Year (2009) vs. Triple K
- PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (2007, 2009)
- PWI Most Improved Wrestler of the Year (2004)
- PWI Rookie of the Year (2001)
- PWI ranked him #1 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2008
- PWI Wrestler of the Year (2009, 2010)
- International Wrestling Entertainment
- World Heavyweight Championship (2 time)
- World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Edge
- IWE Championship (6 times)
- IWE Intercontinental Championship (1 time)
- Royal Rumble (2009)
- Seventeenth Triple Crown Champion
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Most Improved (2004)