Josh Woods (wrestler)
| Josh Woods | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 20, 1988 Dallas, Texas |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Josh Woods Preston Cunningham Jr. |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Billed weight | 233 lb (106 kg) |
| Trained by | Silas Young WWE Performance Center Ring of Honor |
| Debut | August 25, 2015 |
Joshua Aaron Woods (born March 20, 1988) is an American professional wrestler. He currently wrestles for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and their sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH). and is a member of The Premier Athletes stable.
Woods has also competed in WWE on their NXT brand.
In ROH, Woods was a one-time ROH Pure Champion and was the winner of the ROH Top Prospect Tournament in 2017.
Career
WWE
In 2014, Woods started to train at the Performance Center after signing a contract with WWE.[1] He made his WWE in-ring debut in a 20-man Battle Royal which was won by Scott Dawson.[2] His last match with WWE was on July 23 and he was defeated by Mojo Rawley. He was released afterwards.[3]
Ring of Honor
At Death Before Dishonor XVIII, Woods defeated Jonathan Gresham to become the ROH Pure Champion.[4] He lost the title to Wheeler Yuta at Supercard of Honor XV.[5]
All Elite Wrestling
On December 12, 2021 episode of Dark, Woods made his AEW debut and lost to Shawn Spears.[6] He then split time between AEW and their sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH). On the May 17 episode of Dark, Woods challenged Yuta to a rematch for the ROH Pure Championship but lost.[7] On the September 16 episode of Rampage,Woods challenged Samoa Joe for the ROH World Television Championship but lost.[8] He then began to start teaming with Tony Nese. On the October 21 episode of Rampage, Woods and Nese, now going by the name The Varsity Athletes, challenged The Acclaimed for the AEW World Tag Team Championship but lost.[9]
References
- ↑ "Josh Woods Recalls The Intense Moment He Was Told "If You Hurt Daniel Bryan You're Fired"". ITR Wresting. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
- ↑ "WWE NXT Live « Events Database « Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database". Cagematch. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
- ↑ "ZZ, two others released from WWE developmental". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
- ↑ "9/12 ROH Death Before Dishonor results: Powell's review of Bandido vs. Brody King vs. EC3 vs. Demonic Flamita in an elimination match for the ROH World Championship, Jonathan Gresham vs. Josh Woods for the ROH Pure Title, Miranda Alize vs. Rok-C to become the first ROH Women's World Champion". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
- ↑ "4/1 ROH Supercard of Honor results: Powell's live review of Bandido vs. Jonathan Gresham for the undisputed ROH Championship, The Briscoes vs. FTR for the ROH Tag Titles, Rhett Titus vs. Minoru Suzuki for the ROH TV Title, Josh Woods vs. Wheeler Yuta for the ROH Pure Rules Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW Dark (12/14) Stream And Results: Marina Shafir, Jade Cargill, Tay Conti, And More In Action". Fightful. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW Dark Stream And Results (5/17): Wheeler Yuta Defends ROH Pure Championship, And More". Fightful. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW Rampage Results (9/16/2022): ROH TV Title Match, Ethan Page, Willow Nightingale Compete & More". Fightful. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW Rampage Results (10/21/2022): AEW All-Atlantic Title Match, The Acclaimed & Hook Compete". Fightful. Retrieved March 12, 2025.