 Young as theROH World Television Champion in 2018 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Caleb DeWall[1] (1980-09-08)September 8, 1980 (age 45) Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name | Silas Young |
| Billed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] |
| Billed weight | 220 lb (100 kg)[1] |
| Billed from | Milwaukee, Wisconsin[2] |
| Trained by | Angel Armoni Chris Bassett Mike Mercury |
| Debut | March 2, 2002[1][2] |
Caleb DeWall (born September 9, 1980) is an Americanprofessional wrestler, better known by hisring nameSilas Young. He was last contracted forRing of Honor, where he is a two-timeROH World Television Champion, and has wrestled on the revivedRing of Honor Wrestling in 2023. He also is currently performing on the independent circuit.
Young made hisWorld Wrestling Entertainment debut on the September 24, 2007, episode ofHeat, facingVal Venis in a losing effort. The next day he lost toThe Miz in a singles match taped forFriday Night SmackDown!. Following these appearances, Young was signed to a developmental contract and assigned toOhio Valley Wrestling.[3][4] On December 5, Young made his OVW debut, defeating Seth Skyfire in a dark match before losing toJames Curtis in a match for theTelevision Championship;[5] however, Young was released from his contract shortly thereafter due to WWE briefly dropping its affiliation with OVW.[6] Young later made an appearance for WWE on the February 25, 2010, episode ofSuperstars, where he lost toLuke Gallows.
On September 14, 2007, Young made hisRing of Honor debut at the promotion's Motor City Madness event, where he was defeated byDavey Richards.[2][7] Following his debut, Young secured his first victory in ROH upon defeatingRhett Titus atTag Wars on June 28, 2008.[3] Young would then go on to occasionally compete throughout the rest of 2008 and 2009 before leaving ROH in mid-2009.
Young would make his return to ROH on July 14, 2012, losing againstMichael Elgin after a three-year-long absence. On September 15 atDeath Before Dishonor X, he lost to Tadarius Thomas in a qualifying match forSurvival of the Fittest 2012.[8] He participated inTop Prospect Tournament in 2013. On January 5, he beat Adam Page and qualified for the next round. He was eliminated from the tournament byMatt Taven February 2. On March 2, at11th Anniversary Show, he lost in a 'Six Man Mayhem match' for the benefit ofA. C. H.[9] On September 20, 2013, atDeath Before Dishonor XI, Young lost toJay Lethal.[10]
On September 28, 2013, Young challenged anyone to beat him in a singles match.Mark Briscoe answered the challenge and proceeded to defeat Young.[11][12] Later that evening, Young participated in a battle royal to determine who would receive a title shot forWorld Championship and was one of the final two participants before he was eliminated by Briscoe.[11] After the match, he refused to shake hands with Briscoe and attacked him. The two subsequently beganfeuding and atGlory by Honor XII, Young defeated Briscoe.[13] On November 15, Young lost to Mark's brotherJay. On December 14 atFinal Battle 2013, their feud culminated when Young defeated Briscoe in astrap match.[14][unreliable source?] On January 4, Young competed againstWorld Television ChampionTommaso Ciampa, but was unsuccessful in winning the title.[15][unreliable source] After that match, former championMatt Taven came to congratulate them, but Young refused to shake his hand and instead attacked him.[15] As a result, Young and Taven wrestled against each other at the12th Anniversary Show, where Taven was victorious.[16] The next day however, Young responded with a victory over Taven as well asCaprice Coleman andTakaaki Watanabe.[17][unreliable source?] On March 8 at Raising the Bar - Night 2, Young defeated Taven following a distraction byTruth Martini.[18][unreliable source?] On May 10 atGlobal Wars, Young received another opportunity at the World Television Championship in a match also involving Taven, Tommaso Ciampa andJay Lethal, but was again unable to win the title as Lethal retained it.[19] After losing toKevin Steen on June 22 atBest in the World 2014,[20] Young rebounded with a victory overMatt Taven,Jimmy Jacobs andA. C. H. on July 12 to secure a title match for theWorld Championship.[21] Six days later, Young continued his momentum by defeating Steen in ano disqualification match.[22][unreliable source] Young was scheduled to faceCedric Alexander at All Stars Xtravaganza, but he suffered a broken leg and was out of action for nearly seven months.[23][unreliable source?] During his absence, a series of vignettes aired of Young giving out aPSA—a public Silas announcement—that largely criticized most men in today's culture, signifying a major push once Young came back from injury.[24]
Young made his return from injury on March 13, 2015, in a losing effort to Will Ferrara after he hit Ferrara with alow blow.[25] The following night, Young defeated Mark Briscoe,Matt Taven andRoderick Strong in a Proving Groundfour-corner survival match to earn a title match withWorld Champion Jay Briscoe later that night.[25] However, he was unsuccessful in defeating Briscoe for the title.[25] After defeating his tag partnerTakaaki Watanabe in May atGlobal Wars '15, he started a feud withDalton Castle, surviving past Young's defeat in June atBest in the World 2015. The feud development about Young wanting to take Castle's boys and make them "real men". Castle agreed to a match atAll Star Extravaganza VII with the stipulations that if he lost, Young would get the boys, while if Young lost, he would become one of Castle's boys. Castle subsequently lost the match, with Silas Young getting the boys. Young faced Castle in another losing effort atFinal Battle, but despite the boys seemingly siding with Young in the weeks prior to the event,[26] they rejoined Castle following the match.[27]
On June 12, 2016, Young and the Beer City Bruiser defeatedThe Briscoes andThe All Night Express in a three-way final to win the 2016Tag Wars tournament.[28] On July 1, Young announced his contract with ROH had expired.[29] On September 17, 2016, Young won theHonor Rumble by eliminatingJay Lethal. On November 25, 2016, Young was added to theFinal Battle 2016 match card and was put in a match versusJyushin Thunder Liger. Young defeated Liger after hitting him with Misery. During 2017, Young had a feud againstJay Lethal, calling him the Golden Boy of ROH. At Supercard of Honor, Young defeated Lethal in a Last Man Standing match. AtFinal Battle on December 15, 2017, Young defeatedKenny King,Punishment Martinez and Shane Taylor in a Fatal four-way elimination match to win theROH World Television Championship.[30] Young lost the title to King on February 10, 2018,[31] but won it back on April 7, 2018, by defeating King in a Last Man Standing match atSupercard of Honor XII. He lost the title again to Punishment Martinez on June 16, 2018, at Ring of Honor's State of the Art event in Dallas. He and Josh Woods formed Two Guys One Tag. On March 26, 2021, on ROH 19th Anniversary Show, Young turned on Woods splitting up the team.[32]
Young made hisAll Elite Wrestling debut on the June 22, 2022 episode ofDynamite, facing"Hangman" Adam Page in a losing effort.[33] He then facedPowerhouse Hobbs on the April 12, 2023 episode ofDynamite, losing in a squash match.
During a 2011 interview, DeWall revealed that he had been aheroinaddict prior to his professional wrestling career.[34] He stated that training to become a professional wrestler allowed him to overcome his addiction and meet his wife.[34] Although DeWall previously claimed to be the nephew ofStan Hansen, Hansen stated in an interview withJim Ross that he and DeWall are not actually related.[35]
In a 2017 interview withSolowrestling.com, DeWall revealed that his "Last Real Man" gimmick is inspired by his father's work ethic and physical appearance.[36] Starting in mid-2019, DeWall began incorporating his real-life habit oftobacco smoking into his "Last Real Man" gimmick by smokingcigarettes after winning a match.[37]
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