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Raymond Rowe (wrestler)

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Birth name
  
Raymond Rowe

Billed weight
  
240 lb (110 kg)

Name
  
Raymond Rowe

Height
  
1.85 m

Trained by
  
Billed height
  
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)

Debut
  
May 2003

Weight
  
109 kg

Billed from
  
Cleveland

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Born
  
August 21, 1984 (age 39) Cleveland, Ohio (
1984-08-21
)

Ring name(s)
  
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Raymond "Ray" Rowe is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to Ring of Honor, where he performs as part of the tag team War Machine alongside Hanson.

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After performing for several independent promotions since 2003, Rowe made his Ring of Honor debut on June 1, 2013 in a losing effort against Bobby Fish. Following this, he returned to ROH on January 4, 2014, as part of that year's Top Prospect Tournament and defeated Kongo in a first round match. After managing to advance to the finals, Rowe ultimately lost the Tournament to Hanson. Despite this, Rowe began performing regularly performing for ROH following the tournament in addition to forming the tag team War Machine with Hanson on April 4, 2014.

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In August, Rowe was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident and was out of action for several months. On March 1, 2015, Rowe made his return to ROH at the promotion's 13th Anniversary Show by assisting his partner Hanson after the World Championship main event. On August 22, War Machine defeated Killer Elite Squad (Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Lance Archer) in a non-title match and afterwards challenged them to a match for their GHC Tag Team Championship, a title owned by the Japanese Pro Wrestling Noah promotion. War Machine received their title shot in Japan on September 19, but were defeated by the Killer Elite Squad. On December 18 at Final Battle, War Machine defeated The Kingdom (Matt Taven and Michael Bennett) to win the ROH World Tag Team Championship.

In wrestling

  • Finishing moves
  • Death Rowe (Full nelson lifted and dropped into a knee lift to the back of the opponent's head)
  • Signature moves
  • Double leg takedown followed by a waist-lock takedown
  • Forearm smash
  • Multiple suplex variations
  • Exploder
  • High-angle belly-to-back
  • Overhead belly-to-belly
  • Saito
  • Suicide dive
  • With Hanson
  • Double team finishing moves
  • Fallout (Belly-to-back suplex (Rowe) / Diving leg drop (Hanson) combination)
  • Double team signature moves
  • Double chokeslam
  • Hanson powerbombs Rowe onto a grounded opponent
  • Nicknames
  • "Mr. Right"
  • "Death Rowe"
  • Entrance themes
  • "Am I Evil?" by Metallica
  • "Death Rowe" by Dog Race
  • "Blood and Tears" by Eric Baumont & Jean-Michel Bacou
  • Championships and accomplishments

  • Absolute Intense Wrestling
  • AIW Absolute Championship (1 time)
  • J.T. Lightning Tournament (2015)
  • Cleveland All-Pro Wrestling
  • CAPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • CAPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jason Bane
  • Firestorm Pro Wrestling
  • Firestorm Pro Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • International Wrestling Cartel
  • IWC World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • IWC Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with J-Rocc
  • NWA Branded Outlaw Wrestling
  • NWA BOW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • NWA BOW Outlaw Championship (1 time)
  • NWA Lone Star
  • NWA Lone Star Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • NWA Lone Star Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jax Dane
  • NWA Wrestling Revolution
  • NWA Grand Warrior Championship (2 times, current)
  • Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI ranked him #203 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2015
  • Ring of Honor
  • ROH World Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) – with Hanson
  • VIP Wrestling
  • VIP Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)
  • References

    Raymond Rowe (wrestler) Wikipedia