Silas Young

Silas Young

Professional wrestling career[]

World Wrestling Entertainment (2007, 2010)[]

Young made hisWorld Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) debut on theSeptember 24,2007 episode of Heat, facingVal Venis in a losing effort. The next day he lost toThe Miz in a singles match taped for Friday Night SmackDown!. Following these appearances, Young was signed to a developmental contract and assigned toOhio Valley Wrestling (OVW). On December 5, Young made his OVW debut, defeatingSeth Skyfire in a dark match before losing to James Curtis in a match for the Television Championship;however, Young was released from his contract shortly thereafter due to WWE briefly dropping its affiliation with OVW. Young later made an appearance for WWE on theFebruary 25,2010 episode of Superstars, where he lost toLuke Gallows.

Ring of Honor[]

Early appearances[]

OnSeptember 14,2007, Young made hisRing of Honor debut at the promotion's Motor City Madness event, where he was defeated byDavey Richards. Following his debut, Young secured his first victory in ROH upon defeating Rhett Titus at Tag Wars on June 28, 2008. Young would then go on to occasionally compete throughout the rest of 2008 and 2009 before leaving ROH in mid-2009.

The Last Real Man[]

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 toTadarius Thomas in a qualifying match for Survival of the Fittest 2012. He participated in Top Prospect Tournament in 2013. On January 5, he beatAdam Page and qualified for the next round. He was eliminated from the tournament byMatt TavenFebruary 2. OnMarch 2, at 11th Anniversary Show, he lost in a 'Six Man Mayhem match' for the benefit ofACH. OnSeptember 20,2013 atDeath Before Dishonor XI, Young lost toJay Lethal.

OnSeptember 28,2013, Young challenged anyone to beat him in a singles match.Mark Briscoe answered the challenge and proceeded to defeat Young. Later that evening, Young participated in a battle royal to determine who would receive a title shot for the World Championship and was one of the final two participants before he was eliminated by Briscoe. After the match, he refused to shake hands with Briscoe and attacked him. The two subsequently began feuding and atGlory by Honor XII, Young defeated Briscoe. On November 15, Young lost to Mark's brother Jay. On December 14 at Final Battle 2013, their feud culminated when Young defeated Briscoe in a strap match. On January 4, Young competed against World Television ChampionTommaso Ciampa, but was unsuccessful in winning the title. After that match, former champion Matt Taven came to congratulate them, but Young refused to shake his hand and instead attacked him. As a result, Young and Taven wrestled against each other at the 12th Anniversary Show, where Taven was victorious. The next day however, Young responded with a victory over Taven as well asCaprice Coleman andTakaaki Watanabe. On March 8 at Raising the Bar - Night 2, Young defeated Taven following a distraction byTruth Martini. On May 10 at Global Wars, Young received another opportunity at the World Television Championship in a match also involving Taven, Tommaso Ciampa and Jay Lethal, but was again unable to win the title as Lethal retained it. After losing toKevin Steen on June 22 at Best in the World 2014, Young rebounded with a victory over Matt Taven,Jimmy Jacobs and ACH on July 12 to secure a title match for the World Championship. Six days later, Young continued his momentum by defeating Steen in a no disqualification match. Young was scheduled to faceCedric Alexander atAll Stars Xtravaganza, but he suffered a broken leg and will be out of action as long as four months.

After a nearly 7 month-long absence, Young made his return from injury on March 13, 2015 in a losing effort toWill Ferrara after he hit Ferrara with a low blow. The following night, Young defeated Mark Briscoe, Matt Taven andRoderick Strong in a Proving Ground four-corner survival match to earn a title match with World Champion Jay Briscoe later that night. However, he was unsuccessful in defeating Briscoe for the title. After defeating his tag partner Takaaki Watanabe in May at Global Wars '15, he started a feud withDalton Castle, surviving past Young's defeat in June at Best 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 at All 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 at Final Battle, but despite the boys seemingly siding with Young in the weeks prior to the event, they rejoined Castle following the match.

On June 12, 2016, Young and theBeer City Bruiser defeated The Briscoes and The All Night Express in a three-way final to win the 2016 Tag Wars tournament. On July 1, Young announced his contract with ROH had expired. On September 17, 2016 Young won the Honor Rumble by eliminating Jay Lethal. On November 25, 2016, Young was added to the Final Battle 2016 match card and was put in a match versusJushin Thunder Liger. Young defeated Liger after hitting him with Misery. During 2017, Young had a feud against Jay Lethal, calling him the Golden Boy of ROH. At Supercard of Honor, Young defeated Lethal in a Last Man Standing match. At Final Battle on December 15, 2017, Young defeatedKenny King,Punishment Martinez andShane Taylor in a Fatal four-way elimination match to win the ROH World Television Championship. Young lost the title against King on February 10, 2018.

Personal life[]

DeWall is married to professional wrestlingVal Malone. The couple have a son together, named Jack. During a 2011 interview, DeWall revealed that he had been a heroin addict prior to his professional wrestling career. He stated that training to become a professional wrestler was what allowed him to overcome his addiction as well as meeting his wife. Although DeWall claimed to be the nephew ofStan Hansen, Hansen revealed in his interview withJim Ross that they are not related.

In a 2017 interview with Solowrestling.com, DeWall would reveal that he developed the "Last Real Man" gimmick after being inspired by his father, including his work ethic right down to his appearance with slicked-back hair and a thick moustache.

In wrestling[]

• Finishing moves
  • Pee Gee Waja Plunge (Rolling fireman's carry slam near the corner followed by acorner springboard moonsault, with theatrics)
  • Misery(Fireman's carrycutter)
  • Stock Lock(Bridging full nelson)
• Signature moves
  • Killer Combo (STO backbreaker followed by alariat)
  • Corner springboardlariat
• Managers
  • Val Malone
• Nicknames
  • "The Last Real Man"
• Tag Teams and stables
  • Silas Young and The Beer City Bruiser
• Entrance themes
  • "United/Divided" byVoodoo Johnson (Ring Of Honor)
  • "Don't Stop Believin'" byJourney

Championships and accomplishments[]

• AAW: Professional Wrestling Redefined
  • AAW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
  • AAW Heritage Championship (1 time)

• NWA Mid American Wrestling
  • MAW Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • MAW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – withZach Gowen

• NWA Midwest
  • NWA Midwest Heavyweight Championship (3 times)

• NWA Wisconsin
  • ACW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • NWA Wisconsin Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• Ring of Honor
  • ROH World Television Championship (2 times)

• Xtreme Intense Championship Wrestling
  • XICW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - withGavin Starr

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Ranked#427 in thePWI 500 in 2009
  • Ranked#335 in thePWI 500 in 2010
  • Ranked#310 in thePWI 500 in 2011
  • Ranked#282 in thePWI 500 in 2012
  • Ranked#248 in thePWI 500 in 2013
  • Ranked#206 in thePWI 500 in 2014
  • Ranked#215 in thePWI 500 in 2015
  • Ranked#213 in thePWI 500 in 2016

External links[]

• Profile