Billed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Name Chase Owens | Debut 2007 Billed weight 205 lb (93 kg) | |
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Ring name(s) Chase OwensKevin Bendl | ||
Nwa invasion world junior heavyweight championship match chase owens vs jason kincaid
Chase Owens (born March 7, 1990) is an American professional wrestler, currently working most notably for New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) as a member of Bullet Club. Owens has also worked for various promotions under the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) umbrella, winning the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship three times.
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- Nwa invasion world junior heavyweight championship match chase owens vs jason kincaid
- Davey richards vs chase owens
- National Wrestling Alliance 2007present
- Other promotions 2007 present
- Canadian Wrestlings Elite 2014 present
- WWE 2012
- New Japan Pro Wrestling 2014present
- In wrestling
- Championships and accomplishments
- References
Davey richards vs chase owens
National Wrestling Alliance (2007–present)
Owens made his debut at CWA's Snowed the F Out, where he was defeated by Tony Givens. Owens participated in the 2007 Best of the Best tournament, but he was defeated in the first round by The Jin, and the tournament was eventually won by "High Risk" Robbie Cassidy. On November 14, 2008, Owens had his first title match, but was defeated by the AWA World Heavyweight Champion Tony Givens. Owens spent the following years in various NWA territories. He participated in the 2009 and 2010 editions of the Best of the Best tournament, but was unsuccessful, with Robbie Cassidy winning again for the second time and Alyx Winters in 2010, respectively.
On February 26, 2011, Owens defeated Sigmon to win his first title, the NWA Mid-Atlantic Junior Heavyweight Championship. The following month, he defeated Jason Kincaid in a ladder match to win the NWA Mountain Empire Championship. On April 1, Owens participated won the 2011 Smoky Mountain Cup tournament. He defeated Eddie Golden in the first round. He won the cup in a six way final by defeating Alyx Winters, Chance Prophet, Jason Kincaid, Jeff Connelly, and Menace. On October 7, Owens participated in a tournament for the vacant NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship. He defeated Steve Walters in the first round, Scorpio Sky in the second round, but was defeated in the final by Kevin Douglas.
On February 11, 2017; Owens defeated Jason Kincaid to win the NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship. Owens ended Kincaid's historic reign of 1,951 days.
Other promotions (2007-present)
On August 27, 2011; Owens competed in the Chikara Young Lions Cup IX, but he was defeated by Jakob Hammermeier in the first round in four way elimination match. The match also included Gregory Iron and Obariyon.
Canadian Wrestling's Elite (2014-present)
On July 17, 2014; Owens made his debut for Canadian Wrestling's Elite. He defended the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship on each day of the tour between July 17-27.
On April 24, 2015; Kindcaid defeated Owens in the first round of the 2015 Elite 8. On August 18, 2017; Owens defeated Kaito Kiyomiya in the first round, "Zombie Hunter" Mentallo in the second round, and Shane Sabre in the finals to win the 2017 Elite 8.
WWE (2012)
On the May 25, 2012 episode of SmackDown, Owens under the name Kevin Bendl competed in a handicap match teaming with Brian Edwards. The duo came out on the losing end versus Ryback.
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2014–present)
On October 13, 2014, Owens made his debut for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) at King of Pro-Wrestling, successfully defending the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship against Bushi. After the match, Owens challenged Jushin Thunder Liger. On November 8 at Power Struggle, Owens lost the title to Liger. Owens returned to NJPW on February 11, 2015, at The New Beginning in Osaka, where he and Rob Conway defeated Liger and Hiroyoshi Tenzan in a tag team match. Three days later at The New Beginning in Sendai, Owens unsuccessfully challenged Liger for the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship. Owens returned to NJPW in May to take part in the 2015 Best of the Super Juniors tournament. He finished the tournament with a record of four wins and three losses, failing to advance to the finals.
Owens returned to NJPW on October 23, 2015, when he joined Bullet Club. The following day, Owens and new stablemate Kenny Omega entered the 2015 Super Jr. Tag Tournament, but were eliminated in their first round match by Roppongi Vice (Beretta and Rocky Romero). Owens returned to NJPW in May 2016 as a late replacement for an injured Nick Jackson in the 2016 Best of the Super Juniors tournament. He finished second to last in his block with a record of three wins and four losses. At the end of the year, Owens took part in the 2016 World Tag League, teaming with Bullet Club leader Kenny Omega. The two finished second to last in their block with a record of three wins and four losses. Around this time, Owens was quietly promoted to the heavyweight division.