 Stevens in 2016 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Chase Bradley Stevens (1979-01-17)January 17, 1979 (age 46) Santa Maria, California, U.S. |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Chase Bradley Glacius Lance Taylor Shadow Walker Chase Stevens |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Billed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Billed from | Santa Maria, California |
| Trained by | Tracy Smothers Mike Samples |
| Debut | 1998 |
Chase Bradley Stevens (born January 17, 1979) is an Americanprofessional wrestler, best known under thering name of"The Natural" Chase Stevens. He is known primarily for his work inTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he was a member ofThe Naturals alongside histag team partner Andy Douglas.
Inhigh school, Chase Stevens was aGolden Glovesboxing champion. After attending a professional wrestling training session, in order to watch a friend, Stevens decided to become a wrestler and joined thetraining school. After several weeks, veteran wrestlerTracy Smothers took him under his wing and became his trainer and mentor. Stevens debuted in 1998 under awrestling mask as "Glacius", losing to fellow trainee Johnny B. Dazzled.
Stevens found a niche as atag team specialist, teaming with Blaze as "High Velocity" andCassidy O'Reilly as "The Hotshots". The latter team appeared withTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling in July 2002, and were given full-time contracts. The team split when Reilly left TNA due to travel problems, and Stevens was sent to USA Championship Wrestling for seasoning.
In USA Championship Wrestling Stevens was placed in a tag team with Andy Douglas byBob Ryder. While on afishing trip they chose the name "Natural Heat", which was later shortened to "The Naturals". The Naturals became a pair of sneaky, cheatingvillains.
The Naturals began working forJerry Lawler'sMemphis Wrestlingpromotion in 2003, where they were renamed "The Alternative Express". The Alternative Express - agothic pair ofrock fans who wore black clothing and recolored their hair and fingernails - weremanaged by The Goddess Athena.
The Naturals were brought into TNA in late 2003, immediately beginning a lengthyfeud withAmerica's Most Wanted. In the course of the feud, they defeated America's Most Wanted for theNWA World Tag Team Championship on July 7, 2004. The Naturals successfully defended their titles againstTriple X, but were eventually beaten byChris Harris andElix Skipper (one member of each team) on September 8, 2004.[1]
In 2005, The Naturals formed analliance withChris Candido, who also became their manager. On April 26, they defeated America's Most Wanted to become NWA World Tag Team Champions for a second time. The sudden death of Candido two days later led to a surge in popularity for The Naturals, eventuallyturning them intofan favorites.
On June 19, 2005, atSlammiversary, The Naturals were assisted in a title defence againstTeam Canada byJimmy Hart.[2] They were managed by Hart throughout mid-2005, with their reign ending on the October 22 episode ofTNA Impact!.[3] Then they lost to America's Most Wanted following interference fromJeff Jarrett andGail Kim. They were defeated by AMW in their rematch atBound for Glory on October 23, again following interference from Kim.[4]
During the October 25Impact! tapings, Stevens injured his neck after landing badly during a match. He was diagnosed as having suffered anavulsion fracture of his C5 and C6vertebrae, in addition toherniating his C4 vertebra (described by TNA as the "mildest form of trauma associated with a broken neck"). The injury did not require surgery, and Stevens returned forGenesis on November 13, teaming with Douglas andLance Hoyt in a loss to theDiamonds in the Rough.[5]
In April 2006, Stevens began a bit of singles work in light of his partner being injured byScott Steiner. Stevens' singles run did not go overly well, as he was unable to post a victory in any of his competitions, losing toSamoa Joe twice,Abyss once, and losing anXscape match atLockdown 2006.[6]
In June 2006, Stevens and Douglas began to be managed by the returningShane Douglas after he approached them, asking to be their manager. The duo accepted his offer and were shown "training" in severalvignettes which aired onImpact!.
AtVictory Road, The Naturals returned in brand new black and yellow attire (to replace their black and pink attire) and were managed by Shane Douglas.[7] They were called 'The Newly Franchised Naturals', in reference to Shane's nickname 'The Franchise', and beat The Diamonds In The Rough. On the August 17 edition ofImpact!, Stevens defeated Chris Harris,Frankie Kazarian andB.G. James to win a tag team championship shot for him and Andy.[8] Shane took their tag title match away from them after they lost a match onImpact! to teach them a lesson. They then won a Tag Team "Triple Chance" Battle Royal the following month atNo Surrender.[9] This suggested that their push that had been going for several months would finally conclude with them getting a tag title shot atBound for Glory, but they ended up losing a Four Corners match on the undercard of the show, not even getting the title shot.[10] The Naturals then began a feud with Team 3D and defeated them in a Tables match on TNA's primetime debut.[11] Then it started speculation that the storyline would once again get better for The Naturals, but then on the December 21 episode ofImpact!, Shane turned his back on The Naturals after they lost the second Tables match toTeam 3D, saying "This experiment is over".[12]
Stevens wrestledLance Hoyt atFinal Resolution on January 14, 2007.[13] He lost the match, which led to Shane coming out asking why he was wearing the Franchised gear, when he said the experiment was over. This led to Stevens shoving him, with security separating the two. On May 10 both Stevens and Douglas were released from their contracts.
Stevens returned to TNA on March 17, 2013, as he took part in 10 manBattle Royal which featured TNA Wrestlers from the past and present, the match was won byMatt Morgan.[14] On March 18, 2013, The Hot Shots (Cassidy Riley and Chase Stevens) were defeated by theAces & Eights (Wes Brisco andGarett Bischoff) in the first round of theTNA Tag Team Tournament. AtSlammiversary, on June 19, 2022, Stevens made an unannounced appearance as a participant in theReverse Battle Royal, which he failed to win as he was eliminated byShera.[15][16]
Stevens alongside his Naturals partner, Andy Douglas, were originally going to receive a try-out match forWorld Wrestling Entertainment at aRaw taping in September 2007, but was cancelled when Douglas posted the tryout information on his Myspace without WWE's permission.
Stevens later appeared on the March 21, 2008 edition ofWWE SmackDown, alongside his Naturals partner Andy Douglas, fighting in a losing effort to theBig Show.[17] He made another appearance on the September 16, 2008 edition ofECW, losing toJack Swagger and again the next week againstMike Knox.[18][19]
Stevens was in attendance for a tryout at the March 12, 2012WWE RAW SuperShow in Cleveland. The next day, on March 13, 2012, Stevens wrote on his Twitter page that he was backstage in Columbus for theSmackDown tapings, saying he was as ready as he will ever be.[20]
Stevens returned to wrestle on the southeastindependent circuit with Naturals partner Andy Douglas. He has wrestled in many organizations such asShowtime All-Star Wrestling, United States Wrestling Organization, United Wrestling Association and TheJerry Lawler Tribute Show where he and Andy Douglas defeated Big Bully Douglas and Seven.[21] In late 2008 Andy Douglas turned on Stevens while Stevens teamed with Arrick Andrews and Nikki Vaughn in a tag team match against theA-Team thus Douglas aligned himself with The A-Team joiningTNA Alumni,David Young and Rick Santel. This created a bitter rivalry between the two spanning over a year long and culminating in several matches, until Andy's retirement in early 2010. Chase Stevens is a former SAW International Heavyweight Champion, a championship he won fromKid Kash on the same night Andy Douglas and himself, had their final war.[22] He lost the title toPhill Shatter.
On September 28, 2012, Stevens defeatedMatt Hardy inPigeon Forge, Tennessee at KFW Black Harvest 2012. On October 20, 2012, Stevens defeated John Skyler, Jon Malus and Sixx at WrestleForce Fall Brawl 3: All Or Nothing to win the WrestleForce Championship.[23]
On November 3, 2012, at Crossfire Wrestling's TV Taping The Hot Shots (Cassidy Riley and Chase Stevens) defeatedDiamonds in the Rough (David Young and Sigmon) inNashville, Tennessee.[24]
On May 17, 2013, at WrestleForce Revenge Stevens teamed with TNA SuperstarsCrimson,D.O.C andGunner defeating Team WrestleForce Brady Pierce,Cedric Alexander, John Skyler and Jon Malus.[25]
On May 30, 2014, Stevens participated in a match for the UCW (Universal Championship Wrestling) Heavyweight title in a street fight, but lost the match. He faced Rhyno after "The Headliner"Chris Michaels was a no-show.
On June 14, 2013, Stevens challengedRob Conway for theNWA World Heavyweight Championship at the NWA SAW Gathering of the Champions event, the match ended in a draw after time had expired.[26] In 2014, Chase Stevens participated in a Triple Threat Match in Puerto Rico for the Entertainment Wrestling Organization's (EWO) World Championship against Dameon Slugga and Mike Piconose, during EWO's "Renacer" (Reborn) event, where Stevens successfully captured the championship. On May 11, 2015, Stevens was announced as part of the roster for theGlobal Force Wrestling (GFW) promotion.[27]
Stevens appeared in the filmChained: Code 207 alongside TNA wrestlerCrimson and OVW wrestler Ryan Howe.
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