| Tristan Archer | |
|---|---|
 Archer in June 2022 | |
| Born | (1985-09-07)September 7, 1985 (age 39)[1] Amiens, France |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Clément Petiot David Goliath Tristan Archer |
| Billed height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)[2] |
| Billed weight | 105 kg (231 lb) |
| Trained by | Lance Storm Joey Ryan Jesse Hernandez |
| Debut | 2009 |
Clément Petiot, better known by hisring nameTristan Archer, is a Frenchprofessional wrestler. As of September 2024, he is currently a free agent performing on the European independent circuit.[3] He is best known for performing inWestside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw), where he was a formerwXw Unified World Wrestling Champion.[4] He is also known for his participation in theWWE Cruiserweight Classic, representing France under his real name.
In September 2024, amidstphysical andpsychological abuse allegations being put on him by fellow French wrestlerAmale, Petiot was released from wXw, putting his career overall in jeopardy.
Petiot made hisprofessional wrestling debut under the name of David Goliath at2FC Controverse Dans La Ville Rose, ahouse show promoted by Force Francophone de Catch on November 21, 2009, where he competed twice, first by falling short to Stixx in singles competition, and secondly in abattle royal to determine the number one contender for the 2FC Heavyweight Championship, bout won by Darren Burridge and also involvingJody Fleisch,Mark Haskins and others.[5]
Petiot spent a month in theJapanese independent scene in the summer of 2023 where he mainly competed inBig Japan Pro Wrestling as a foreign guest. He made his first appearance on the second night of theBJW Hatagaya Rokugou-dori Shopping Street Event Pro-Wrestling on July 22, 2023, where he competed in abattle royal won byYuki Ishikawa and also involving various opponents such asKazuki Hashimoto,Ryuji Ito andYasufumi Nakanoue.[6] AtBJW Shopping Street Wrestling 2023 Series ~ New Chapter Begins on July 29, 2023, he teamed up withDaichi Hashimoto andKota Sekifuda to unsuccessfully challengeHideyoshi Kamitani,Kazumi Kikuta and Yuki Ishikawa for theYokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Championship.[7] Besides BJW, Petiot competed in a match promoted by Total Triumph Team (TTT) at ahouse show promoted on July 23, 2023, where he teamed up withFuminori Abe to unsuccessfully challenge Syuou Fujiwara andTakumi Tsukamoto for the TTT Indie Unified Tag Team Championship.[8]
Petiot made his debut inWestside Xtreme Wrestling atwXw 14th Anniversary Tour: Borken on October 24, 2014, where he fell short to Kim Ray.[9]
After a six-year no-show, he returned to the promotion at one of its signature events, thewXw Shortcut To The Top, at the inaugural edition of 2020 from August 21, where he unsuccessfully challengedBobby Gunns for theUnified World Wrestling Championship.[10] One year later at the 2021 edition of the event, Petiot competed in thepay-per-view's signature traditionalbattle royal, bout won byJurn Simmons which also involved various other notable opponents, both male and female such asAigle Blanc,Avalanche,Levaniel, Tayra Gates and many others.[11] He continued to make regular appearances for the company in its other signature events. As for theCatch Grand Prix, where he made his first appearance at the 2020 edition in which he placed himself in the block B, where he finished as a runner-up by scoring a total of eight points after going againstCara Noir,Senza Volto,Emil Sitoci, Prince Ahura,Norman Harras and Vincent Heisenberg, failing to qualify to the finals.[12] At the 2021 edition, he competed in afour-way first round match won byAxel Tischer and also involvingFrancesco Akira and Dennis Dullnig.[13] In the16 Carat Gold Tournament, Petiot made his first appearance at the 2023 edition where he defeatedMike D Vecchio in the first round, but fell short toShigehiro Irie in the second round.[14]
Petiot won theUnified World Wrestling Championship by defeating Axel Tischer on the finals night of the 2022 16 Carat Gold Tournament.[15] He would hold the title on one more occasion beginning with April 30, 2022, when he defeated Jurn Simmons atWe Love Wrestling - SLAM In Den Mai.[16] Another title for which he competed was thewXw Shotgun Championship by battling in athree-way match against reigning champion Elijah Blum andAigle Blanc atwXw We Love Wrestling - Live in Bad Säckingen on November 4, 2023.[17] Following the allegations made in September 2024, wXw announced that they will no longer work with Archer.
Due to being a developmental talent representing wXw, Petiot shared two brief tenures with the American promotionWWE. In the first one, he competed in theCruiserweight Classic, a tournament held to determine the inauguralWWE Cruiserweight Champion in which he fell short toCedric Alexander in one of the first round matches from July 13, 2016.[18] In his second tenure, he competed in two bouts promoted by theNXT UK brand. In the first one fromWWE NXT UK #154 of July 22, 2021, he fell short toJoseph Conners in singles competition.[19] AtWWE NXT UK #155 on July 29, 2021, he fell short toJordan Devlin.[20]
Petiot was previously in a relationship with fellow professional wrestlerAmale Dib. On September 3, 2024, Dib released a statement onX, accusing Petiot of "physical,psychological and emotional abuse", as well ascheating, threatening Dib's family,racist remarksdue to herMoroccan heritage,misogyny,stalking, and threats toblacklist her from the wrestling scene entirely in France after her WWE release in 2022. She detailed the assault that Petiot gave against a female friend of Dib's, and stated that, in partiality to the incident, that Petiot displays "violent behavior towards [her], other women, [her] colleagues and fans". Petiot allegedly asked her to not go forward with making the allegations public, which coincided with the previous peaks of theSpeaking Out movement in 2020. Dib stated that, due to an incident regarding her and Petiot at unnamed wrestling events in Europe, that Petiot had to be cut from any WWE coverage, including him participating in some events, includingBacklash France. Due to the psychological pressure put on her by Petiot, Dib stated that she had grown into aneating disorder, with her losing 45 kilograms (99 lb) during and after the relationship at various points.[21] After the allegations came about from Dib, Petiot was taken off programmes in France that month and abroad, as well as him being released from wXw.[22]
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