Zachary Green made his professional wrestling debut in 2014 under the ring name Zachary Wentz, the last name being a reference to rock musicianPete Wentz, also possibly due to the slight facial resemblance towards the latter. He teamed up withDezmond Xavier for the first time at a Rockstar Pro eventAmped on December 12, 2015, by defeatingOhio Is 4 Killers (Dave and Jake Crist).[7] They soon formed an alliance with Dave Crist, JT Davidson and Brittany Blake called "Scarlet & Graves"Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW). On February 13, 2016, atSeventeen, Wentz, Xavier and Crist defeated Conor Claxton, Frankie Pickard and Neiko Sozio.[8][9] Xavier and Wentz won many tag team titles as part of the stable including theCZW World Tag Team Championshiptwice[10][11] and theAll American WrestlingTag Team Championship once.[12] In CZW, they split up from Crist and Davidson, with whom Xavier and Wentz had begun feuding and continued to compete as Scarlet & Graves. Xavier and Wentz teamed with their future partnerTrey Miguel for the first time to defeat Ohio Is 4 Killers (Dave Crist, Jake Crist andSami Callihan) in a doors match atEVILution on July 8, 2017.[13]
Scarlet & Graves dissolved in 2017 and Xavier and Wentz formed a tag team calledThe Rascalz in Fight Club Pro by teaming withMeiko Satomura againstTravis Banks andAussie Open (Kyle Fletcher andMark Davis) in a six-person tag team match at the second day of the Dream Tag Team Invitational tournament on March 31, 2018.[14]
Xavier and Wentz then added Miguel andMyron Reed as the new members of Rascalz in CZW atWelcome to the Combat Zone on April 7, 2018. They defeatedBandido andFlamita and Ohio Versus Everything in a three-way match.[15] At FCP'sInternational Tekkers: Nothing Is True, Everything Is Permitted, Xavier and Wentz captured The Wrestling Revolver's PWR Tag Team Championship by defeating the defending championsMillie McKenzie andPete Dunne andBesties in the World (Davey Vega and Mat Fitchett) in a three-way match.[16] They successfully defended the titles in a one-night tag team tournament againstKiller Death Machines (Jessicka Havok andNevaeh), The Crew (Jason Cade andShane Strickland) andThe Latin American Exchange (Santana and Ortiz) atCatalina Wrestling Mixer 2. Miguel and Reed also participated in the tournament, losing to Besties in the World in the opening round.[17] Rascalz held the PWR Tag Team Championship untilIt's Always Sunny In Iowa on March 3, 2019, where they lost the titles to Latin American Exchange in a three-way match, also involving Besties in the World.[18] Reed would leave the group after Miguel, Xavier and Wentz signed withImpact Wrestling.
On May 12, Miguel and Wentz won the WC Big Top Tag Team Championship at WrestleCircus eventEncore by defeating The Dirty Devils (Andy Dalton and Isaiah James) and The Riegel Twins (Logan and Sterling) in a three-way match.[19][20] After a successful title defense against Riegel Twins andPrivate Party atBig Top Revival,[21] Miguel and Wentz vacated the titles on July 25.[22] In theUnited Kingdom-based Southside Wrestling Entertainment, Xavier and Wentz captured the SWE Tag Team Championship by defeating Chris Tyler and Stixx atIII Manors on August 10. They lost the titles to Deadly Sins atLock, Stock And Three Smoking Rascalz.[23]
Xavier and Wentz debuted forPro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) atTime is a Flat Circle on March 23, 2018, by defeating Bandido and Flamita in a tag team match.[24] The following month, during the night one ofAll Star Weekend on April 20, Rascalz defeated The Chosen Bros (Jeff Cobb andMatt Riddle) andThe Young Bucks in a three-way match to capture theWorld Tag Team Championship.[25] The Rascalz made their first successful title defense the following night against Violence Unlimited.[26] The Rascalz would retain the titles throughout the rest of 2018 and 2019 as they successfully defended the titles against The Young Bucks,[27]Lucha Brothers,[28] Latin American Exchange[29] andBest Friends in quick succession.[30] AtTwo Hundred, the Rascalz retained the title against LAX and Lucha Brothers in a three-way match.[31] They successfully defended the titles against Flamita andRey Horus atMystery Vortex VI[32] and LAX in aladder match atSixteen.[33] In 2021, after Xavier and Wentz signed with WWE, PWG vacated the titles and crowned new tag team champions. At 1,025 days, The Rascalz are the longest reigning PWG World Tag Team Champions in history.
Wentz (right) withDez (left) andTrey (center) asThe Rascalz in July 2019
The Rascalz signed withImpact Wrestling in the fall of 2018. Dezmond Xavier had already worked for Impact, having won theSuper X Cup tournamentthe previous year.[34] Zachary Wentz and Trey Miguel made their first appearance in Impact by teaming withAce Austin asenhancement talents againstoVe (Dave Crist, Jake Crist andSami Callihan) in a losing effort on the September 6 episode ofImpact!.[35] Avignette aired promoting the debut of The Rascalz on the November 15 episode ofImpact!. The Rascalz made their debut as afan favorite team on the November 29 episode ofImpact! as Xavier and Wentz (with Miguel in their corner) defeatedChris Bey and Mike Sydal.[36] The Rascalz began their feud againstMoose in 2019, which led to The Rascalz making their Impactpay-per-view debut against Moose andThe North in a six-man tag team match atRebellion, which The Rascalz lost. During the match, thering names of Xavier, Miguel and Wentz were shortened toDez,Trey andWentz respectively.[37]
Dez and Wentz would lose to North atCode Red. The Rascalz would then go on to defeat oVe members Dave Crist,Jake Crist andMadman Fulton atA Night You Can't Mist. On the June 7, 2019 episode ofImpact Wrestling, Dez and Wentz received their first opportunity for theImpact World Tag Team Championship againstThe Latin American Exchange (Santana and Ortiz), which they lost via disqualification after Wentz interfered in the match.[38] This led to a rematch between the two teams for the titles atSlammiversary XVII.[39] On the July 5 episode ofImpact Wrestling, Dez and Wentz defeated Trey in a three-way match to earn the right to be LAX's opponents at Slammiversary.[40] In the meantime, LAX lost the titles to The North, which led to North being added into the match, making it a three-way match for the titles, where North retained the titles.[41] Rascalz would then defeat Andy Dalton, Matthew Palmer and Steve O Reno atBash at the Brewery.[42]
In 2020, atSlammiversary, The Rascalz, represented by Dez and Wentz, issued an open challenge to any tag team. The reunitedMotor City Machine Guns accepted the challenge and won the match. On November 11, it was revealed that The Rascalz would be leaving Impact Wrestling amid interest from bothWWE andAll Elite Wrestling (AEW). During the November 17 tapings, The Rascalz were given a "send off" by the Impact locker room. Miguel confirmed the following day that he, Dez and Wentz were in fact finished with Impact Wrestling. However, Miguel eventually made his return to Impact Wrestling, effectively ending The Rascalz as a trio.
On June 9, it was announced that the Rascalz would be reforming with Miguel, Wentz and Reed, facing the team ofBlake Christian,Nick Wayne andFuego Del Sol at Warrior Wrestling 24 on June 26, only to be replaced byDante Leon.
Return to Impact/Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2023–present)
On the June 29, 2023 episode ofImpact!, Wentz made his return toImpact Wrestling, attackingChris Sabin during his match withTrey Miguel and reuniting The Rascalz asvillains in the process.[54] On August 27 atEmergence, Wentz and Miguel won the Impact World Tag Team Championship for the first time in their careers by defeatingSubculture (Mark Andrews andFlash Morgan Webster).[55] AtBound For Glory, Wentz and Miguel lost the Impact World Tag Team Championship toABC (Ace Austin andChris Bey), ending their reign at 55 days.[56] Soon afterwards, Impact Wrestling announced that they would be rebranding back to the promotion's former name, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA),[57] and in December, Wentz and Miguel re-signed with TNA.[58]
On the July 4, 2024 episode ofTNA Impact!, Wentz seconded Miguel as he took onLeon Slater. The match ended in a no-contest whenCharlie Dempsey of theNXT stableNo Quarter Catch Crew (NQCC), attacked the other wrestlers, as well as the referee.[59] On the July 11 episode ofTNA Impact!, Dempsey, in his TNA in-ring debut, defeated Wentz, after interference from NQCC stablemateMyles Borne. After the match, TNA Director of AuthoritySantino Marella scheduled a six-man tag team match involving both stables.[60] On the July 18 episode ofTNA Impact!, Wentz, Miguel andKushida were defeated by NQCC.[61] In between tapings, Wentz and Miguel had reunited with Wes Lee on NXT,[62] and atSlammiversary, The Rascalz defeated NQCC.[63] On the August 8 episode ofTNA Impact!, Wentz defeatedDante Chen andKC Navarro in a three-way match to qualify for anUltimate X match atEmergence.[64] On August 30 at Emergence, Wentz defeated championMike Bailey,Hammerstone, Jason Hotch,Laredo Kid and NXT'sRiley Osborne in the Ultimate X match forTNA X Division Championship, winning it for the first time in his career.[6] AtVictory Road on September 13, Wentz lost the title to Mike Bailey, ending his reign at 14 days.[65]
AtGenesis on January 19, 2025, Wentz and Miguel failed to defeat TNA World Tag Team ChampionsThe Hardys (Matt Hardy andJeff Hardy) for the titles. Later that night, it was announced that Wentz and Miguel will face NXT Tag Team ChampionsNathan Frazer andAxiom for the titles (Wentz and Miguel were supposed to challenge for the titles in October 2024 but Miguel had to undergo an unexpected surgery) on the January 23 episode ofImpact!,[66] where they lost after Lee and his new allies Tyriek Igwe andTyson Dupont interfered in the match.[67] On the January 30 and February 6 episodes ofImpact!, Wentz and Miguel ran out to save Ace Austin from Lee, Igwe and Dupont after Austin's matches against Lee and Dupont respectively.[68][69] Despite their past differences, Austin joined The Rascalz in their feud against Lee.[70] AtSacrifice on March 14, The Rascalz and Austin defeated Lee, Igwe and Dupont in a "Lucha Rules" six-man tag team match to end the feud.[71] On the July 3 episode ofImpact!, Miguel was scheduled to faceNic Nemeth but was later reported as sidelined due to a hernia injury. Wentz replaced Miguel and was accompanied by Reed, who reunited with The Rascalz in the process.[72][73] AtTurning Point on November 14, The Rascalz reunited with the now reverted Dezmond Xavier to defeatThe System (Brian Myers,Eddie Edwards,JDC, andMoose) in an eight-man tag team match.[74]
On the July 9, 2024 episode ofNXT, Wentz returned to NXT withTrey Miguel to interrupt Wes Lee as Lee was about to announce that he would walk away after losing aLast Chance match for the NXT North American Championship atNXT Heatwave. Miguel and Wentz managed to convince Lee to stay and the trio reunited for the first time since 2020.[75] In his first WWE match since 2022, The Rascalz defeatedGallus (Joe Coffey,Mark Coffey, andWolfgang) in a six-man tag team match the following week.[76] At Week 2 ofNXT: The Great American Bash on August 6, Wentz and Lee failed to defeat NXT Tag Team ChampionsNathan Frazer andAxiom for theNXT Tag Team Championship. After the match, Lee turned on Miguel and Wentz, lashing out at the latter for leaving him back in 2022 to turn heel for the first time in his career.[77] Wentz returned toNXT on August 20 to attack Lee and a match between Wentz and Lee was made official forNXT No Mercy a week later.[78][79] A day after winning the TNA X Division Championship atEmergence, he became the third TNA wrestler to walk into WWE with a TNA championship and he defeated Lee at NXT No Mercy on September 1.[80] Two days later, Miguel and Wentz defeated Gallus (Mark Coffey and Wolfgang) and Hank Walker and Tank Ledger in a triple threat tag team match for a NXT Tag Team Championship match.[81] However, Miguel and Wentz failed to appear for the title match after Lee had taken out Miguel offscreen. In reality, it was reported that Miguel had to undergo an unexpected minor surgery. Lee then challenged Wentz to aStreet Fight match atNXT's CW premiere on October 1 where Lee won.[82][83][84]
On the May 6, 2025, episode ofNXT, Wentz made a temporary return to NXT where he participated in a 25-manbattle royal to become the #1 contender for theNXT Championship. During the battle royal, he reignited his feud with Lee but the both men were eventually eliminated.[85] On the September 23 episode ofNXT, Wentz, along with other wrestlers of the TNA roster, took part in a major storyline, where they invaded NXT and brawled with various wrestlers on the NXT roster in a build up toNXT vs. TNA Showdown.[86]
Green was in a relationship with fellow wrestlerKimber Lee that began in 2018.[87] The couple got engaged in August 2019 and married the following year, in May 2020.[88][89] Following their separation in 2022, Lee made allegations that Green had domestically assaulted her over a period of time. Shortly after these allegations, a photo was posted by Lee showing Green performing aNazi salute with amoustache similar to that ofAdolf Hitler, which led to him being released by WWE.[90]
As of February 15, 2023, Green has been in a relationship with fellow wrestlerPriscilla Kelly. They got engaged in October of that same year.[91][92]
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