| Kyle O'Reilly | |
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_(52292915494)_(cropped).jpg) O'Reilly in 2022 | |
| Birth name | Kyle Richard Thomas Greenwood[1] |
| Born | (1987-03-01)March 1, 1987 (age 38) Delta, British Columbia, Canada[1][2] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name | Kyle O'Reilly |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3][dubious –discuss] |
| Billed weight | 206 lb (93 kg)[4][5] |
| Billed from | Vancouver,British Columbia, Canada |
| Trained by | Aaron Idol[6] Scotty Mac[6] Davey Richards[2][6] Tony Kozina[2] |
| Debut | 2005[3] |
Kyle Richard Thomas Greenwood (born March 1, 1987),[7] better known by hisring nameKyle O'Reilly, is a Canadianprofessional wrestler. He is signed toAll Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member ofUndisputed Kingdom. He is also known for working inRing of Honor (ROH) from 2009 to 2017, andWWE (where he performed on theirNXTbrand) from 2017 to 2021, using the same ring name in both companies. He is a record three-timeNXT Tag Team Champion, and was a founding member ofThe Undisputed Era.
He also worked forNew Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and competed for severalindependentpromotions, most notablyPro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG). In ROH, he is aone-timeROH World Champion andthree-timeROH World Tag Team Champion alongsideBobby Fish asreDRagon. In PWG he is aone-timePWG World Champion and the winner of the promotion's2013 Battle of Los Angeles. After his WWE contract expired, Greenwood signed with AEW in December 2021.[8]
O'Reilly appeared atNWA: Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling (ECCW)'s television tapings on December 23, 2005, where he and Tony Tisoy lost to Wrathchild and Killswitch.[9] In January 2006, O'Reilly was in themain event of ECCW's tenth anniversary show, teaming with Fast Freddy Funk and Kurt Sterling to defeat Michelle Starr, Johnny Canuck and Vance Nevada.[10] O'Reilly graduated from ECCW's House of Pain Wrestling School on May 29, 2006.[7] At the graduation show, O'Reilly pinned his trainerAaron Idol.[7] He continued to appear in ECCW throughout the remainder of 2006 and early 2007. In March 2007, O'Reilly began afeud with Sid Sylum, losing to him in a "European Rounds" match on March 2, before he teamed with Veronika Vice to defeat Sylum andNikki Matthews in amixed tag team match the following night.[9] On March 30, O'Reilly defeated Sylum in an"I Quit" match to end the feud.[9]
In June 2007, O'Reilly entered thePacific Cup tournament, where he facedTony Kozina andScotty Mac in the final and was victorious.[11] On July 21, O'Reilly defeated Ice to win theNWA Canadian Junior Heavyweight Championship.[9] He lost the championship back to Ice just six days later.[9] The following month, on August 18, O'Reilly once again defeated Ice to win the NWA Canadian Junior Heavyweight Championship for the second time, but lost it back to Ice again the same day.[9] In a rematch on August 24, the match ended in a double pin, causing the championship to be vacated.[9] As a result, O'Reilly and Ice competed in abest of five series to determine the new champion. O'Reilly defeated Ice in the first match of the series on November 16, but Ice won the second to tie the series at one all.[12] O'Reilly won the third match, but Ice won the fourth, astreet fight.[9] In the rubber match on December 28, O'Reilly defeated Ice in aLast Man Standing match to win the championship for the third time.[9]
In 2008, O'Reilly attempted to win the Pacific Cup for the second year in a row, but was unsuccessful. He defeated Halo and Azeem en route to the final, athree-way elimination match againstBilly Suede andEl Phantasmo, but was the first man eliminated.[13] In April 2009, O'Reilly and 19 other wrestlers took part in ECCW'sWrestling With Hunger marathon show, where he wrestled almost 40 matches in 72 hours to raise money for a local food bank.[14]
On March 19, 2010, O'Reilly competed in athree-way match for theNWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship against champion Billy Suede and Sylum.[15] In April, O'Reilly defeated Rick Sterling atTitle vs. Title.[16] He entered the Pacific Cup tournament again on June 6, defeating Azeem and Suede en route to the final where he lost to Artemis Spencer.[17] AtTo Hell and Back on June 25, O'Reilly wrestled twice in one night, defeating Ice before losing to Sylum in a match for the NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship.[18] The following night, O'Reilly teamed with El Phantasmo to face Pop Culture in atwo out of three falls match, which Pop Culture won, two falls to one.[19] On July 10, O'Reilly lost to Tony Baroni.[20] O'Reilly returned to ECCW to compete in the Pacific Cup tournaments in 2011 and 2014.
O'Reilly returned to ECCW on January 14, 2017, for Ballroom Brawl 7 where he defeatedEl Phantasmo for theECCW Championship. He vacated the title 49 days later to ensure ECCW would have a fighting champion as he figured out his future.
O'Reilly made hisFull Impact Pro (FIP) debut at theIn Full Force show on May 30, 2008, where he lost to Damien Wayne.[21] He appeared again for FIP the following night atSouthern Justice 2008 wrestling Johnny DeBall. The match ended in ano contest whenDavey Richards attacked both competitors.[22] He returned to FIP in November 2009, appearing at theJeff Peterson Memorial Cup, Night 1 where he teamed with Tony Kozina in aTag Team Rumble which was won by Bumz R' Us.[23]
On January 16, 2010, O'Reilly appeared at theEvolve promotion's inaugural show, where he defeatedBobby Fish.[24] AtEvolve 2: Hero vs. Hidaka, O'Reilly defeatedHallowicked, who a replacement for an injuredTJP.[25] O'Reilly suffered his first loss in the promotion atEvolve 3: Rise or Fall, when he lost to TJP.[26] He lost his second match toRicochet atEvolve 5: Danielson vs. Sawa, giving him a record of two wins and two losses.[27]
O'Reilly appeared atDragon Gate USA (DGUSA)'sOpen the Freedom Gate pay-per-view taping on November 28, 2009, on the pre-show, where he defeatedAdam Cole.[28][29] At theDGUSA Fearless pay-per-view, O'Reilly won a six-way match on the pre-show, before he accompanied Davey Richards to the ring for his match.[30][31] On September 26, 2010, O'Reilly participated in six pack challenge, which was won byBrodie Lee at a DGUSA inMilwaukee.[32]
On August 28, 2010, O'Reilly competed inChikara'sYoung Lions Cup tournament, but lost to Adam Cole in the quarter-finals.[33][34]
On May 26, 2017, at WCPW Pro Wrestling World Cup - Canadian Qualifying Round O'Reilly defeatedTyson Dux in the first round of the Canada Leg. O'Reilly was defeated by Mike Bailey in the Semi-Finals. O'Reilly competed in theProgress Wrestling Super Strong Style 16 Tournament in May 2019.[35]
O'Reilly made hisRing of Honor (ROH) debut in 2009.[5] On November 13, 2009, Tony Kozina defeated O'Reilly.[36] On the December 21, 2009 episode ofRing of Honor Wrestling, taped on November 5, O'Reilly lost toChris Hero.[37][38] At the February 5, 2010 tapings onRing of Honor Wrestling, O'Reilly defeated Tony Kozina.[39] On April 23, 2010, inDayton, Ohio, O'Reilly defeated Sampson.[40] On September 10, 2010, O'Reilly was defeated byAustin Aries.[41] Three days later, ROH announced they had signed O'Reilly to a contract with the company.[42]
O'Reilly then began to ally himself with fellow ROH newcomer Adam Cole, with the pair forming a tag team. At the October 2Ring of Honor Wrestling tapings they defeated the team of Grizzly Redwood and Mike Sydal.[43] They lost toSteve Corino andKevin Steen on October 15, and the All Night Express ofKenny King andRhett Titus at a show on October 16.[44][45] They defeated theBravado Brothers (Lance and Harlem) on the November 8 episode ofRing of Honor Wrestling.[46] On November 12, O'Reilly participated in the2010 edition of theSurvival of the Fittest tournament, but was eliminated by Kevin Steen in the first round.[47] The following night inToronto, O'Reilly and Cole defeated the Bravado Brothers.[48] O'Reilly made his ROH pay-per-view debut on December 18 atFinal Battle 2010, where he and Cole were defeated by theAll Night Express (Rhett Titus and Kenny King).[49] On April 1 and 2 at Chapter One and Two ofHonor Takes Center Stage, O'Reilly and Cole facedThe Briscoe Brothers (Jay and Mark) andThe Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero andClaudio Castagnoli) in two losing efforts, despite putting on strong performances.[50][51] On July 8, O'Reilly and Cole defeated the Bravado Brothers to earn a future shot at theROH World Tag Team Championship.[52] On July 25, ROH announced that O'Reilly had re-signed with the promotion.[53] At the August 13 tapings ofRing of Honor Wrestling, the tag team of O'Reilly and Cole was named Future Shock.[54]
At the January 7, 2012, tapings ofRing of Honor Wrestling, Future Shock disbanded and O'Reilly formed a new tag team named Team Ambition with Davey Richards, opposite Adam Cole andEddie Edwards.[55] Outside of ROH, the team also came to include Tony Kozina.[56] On March 4 at the10th Anniversary Show, Team Ambition was defeated in a main event tag team match by Cole and Edwards.[57] On March 31 atShowdown in the Sun, O'Reilly faced Cole and defeated him using an underhanded tactic.[58] On June 24 atBest in the World 2012: Hostage Crisis, O'Reilly was defeated by Cole in a "Hybrid Rules" match. Afterward, O'Reilly slapped Cole as he tried to make peace with his former partner and later announced that he was now going after Richards, cementing his heel turn.[59]
On December 16 atFinal Battle 2012: Doomsday, O'Reilly and Bobby Fish (known asreDRagon) faced the reformedThe American Wolves (Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards) in a losing effort.[60] At the following iPPV,11th Anniversary Show on March 2, 2013, O'Reilly and Fish defeated the Briscoe Brothers for the ROH World Tag Team Championship.[61] The same month, they successfully defended the championship against Alabama Attitude (Corey Hollis and Mike Posey), before retaining it atBest in the World 2013 in June in a three-way match against the C & C Wrestle Factory (Caprice Coleman andCedric Alexander) andS.C.U.M. (Cliff Compton and Rhett Titus).[62][63] They lost the title to theForever Hooligans (Alex Koslov andRocky Romero) on July 27, but regained the title from the American Wolves on August 17.[64][65] Over the next several months reDRagon successfully defended the championship against teams including the C & C Wrestle Factory, the Forever Hooligans, andJay Lethal andMichael Elgin.[66][67] They retained the championship against Outlaw, Inc. (Homicide andEddie Kingston) atFinal Battle 2013 in December and Adrenaline Rush (A. C. H. and TaDarius Thomas) at the12th Anniversary Show in February 2014.[68][69] On March 8, 2014, reDRagon lost the title toThe Young Bucks.[70] ReDRagon regained the tag team championship from The Young Bucks on May 17, at the ROH andNew Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) co-promoted pay-per-viewWar of the Worlds.[71] They successfully defended the championship against The Briscoe Brothers on June 7 and againstChristopher Daniels andFrankie Kazarian at ROH's first livepay-per-viewBest in the World 2014 on June 22.[72][73] On November 23, reDRagon defeated ACH andMatt Sydal,The Addiction (Daniels and Kazarian), and The Briscoes to retain the ROH World Tag Team Championship and win theTag Wars tournament.[74] They followed up their victory with successful title defenses against theTime Splitters (Alex Shelley andKushida) atFinal Battle 2014, The Young Bucks in March 2015 at ROH's13th Anniversary Show, andThe Kingdom (Michael Bennett andMatt Taven) atSupercard of Honor IX.[75][76][77] O'Reilly and Fish lost the tag team title to The Addiction at theRing of Honor Wrestling tapings on April 4.[78] On September 18, 2015, atAll Star Extravaganza VII, O'Reilly received a shot at the ROH World Championship, but was defeated when Adam Cole turned on him.[79]
On August 19, 2016, atDeath Before Dishonor XIV, O'Reilly made his return and surprisingly interrupting Cole's victory celebration as the two-time ROH World Champion by attacking him, thus reigniting their feud.[80] On December 2 atFinal Battle, O'Reilly defeated Cole to win the ROH World Championship for the first time.[81] On December 31, O'Reilly's ROH contract expired. He was said to be reviewing his future options and working for ROH on a per date agreement until he made a decision.[82] On January 4, 2017, O'Reilly lost the ROH World Championship back to Cole at NJPW'sWrestle Kingdom 11 in Tokyo Dome.[83] On January 11, 2017, O'Reilly was removed from the ROH roster page and pulled from all upcoming ROH events, indicating his contract with Ring of Honor had expired, ending his 8-year tenure with the company.[84]
On October 22, 2011, O'Reilly debuted inPro Wrestling Guerrilla alongside regular tag team partner Adam Cole as Future Shock. They unsuccessfully challengedThe Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) for thePWG World Tag Team Championship.[85][86] AtFear on December 10, Future Shock were defeated by the RockNES Monsters (Johnny Goodtime and Johnny Yuma).[87] On April 21, 2012, Future Shock entered the annualDynamite Duumvirate Tag Team Title Tournament (DDT4), where they made it to the semifinals, before losing to the eventual tournament winners,Super Smash Bros. (Player Uno andStupefied).[88] On July 21 at PWG's ninth anniversary event, Future Shock unsuccessfully challenged the Super Smash Bros. for the PWG World Tag Team Championship in a three-wayladder match, which also included The Young Bucks.[89] On January 12, 2013, Future Shock entered the2013 Dynamite Duumvirate Tag Team Title Tournament. After defeating the DojoBros (Eddie Edwards andRoderick Strong) in their first round match, the team was eliminated from the tournament in the semifinals byEl Generico and Kevin Steen.[90]
On August 30, O'Reilly entered the2013 Battle of Los Angeles, defeatingTrent? in his first round match.[91] The following day, O'Reilly first defeatedA. C. H. in the second round, thenDrake Younger in the semifinals and finallyMichael Elgin in the finals to win the 2013 Battle of Los Angeles and become the number one contender to the PWG World Championship, held by his former Future Shock partner Adam Cole.[92] O'Reilly received his title shot on October 19, but was defeated by Cole, following interference from Kevin Steen and The Young Bucks.[93] O'Reilly received a rematch for the PWG World Championship in a "Knockout or Submission Only" match on May 23, 2014, and defeated Cole to become the new champion.[94] In August, O'Reilly made it to the semifinals of the2014 Battle of Los Angeles, but was forced to withdraw from the match after suffering a storyline injury at the hands of Roderick Strong.[95] On December 12, O'Reilly successfully defended the PWG World Championship against the 2014 Battle of Los Angeles winner Ricochet, only to lose it to Strong in an impromptuGuerrilla Warfare match immediately afterward.[96]
On March 4, 2016, O’Reilly defeatedMarty Scurll and the next night reDRagon lost toThe Young Bucks failing to the tag titles. on July 29, O’Reilly received a PWG World Title match againstZack Sabre Jr. but lost. on September 2, reDRagon andDalton Castle lost a six-man tag to Mount Rushmore 2.0 (Adam Cole, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson). on September 3, O’Reilly defeated Matthew Riddle in the 1st round of a tournament but lost in the quarter-finals toMark Haskins. on December 16, reDRagon defeated Death By Elbow (Chris Hero and JT Dunn). on April 21, 2017, O'Reilly lost toMichael Elgin. then on May 19, reDRagon lost to The Chosen Bros (Jeff Cobb and Matthew Riddle).
Through ROH's relationship with NJPW, reDRagon made an appearance for the Japanese promotion on August 10, unsuccessfully challengingTime Splitters (Alex Shelley andKushida) for theIWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship.[97] reDRagon returned to NJPW on October 25 to take part in the2014 Super Jr. Tag Tournament.[98] On November 3, reDRagon defeated The Young Bucks in the finals to win the tournament.[99] Five days later atPower Struggle, reDRagon defeated Time Splitters in a rematch to become the new IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions.[100] They made their first successful title defense on January 4, 2015, atWrestle Kingdom 9 in Tokyo Dome, in a four-way match against Forever Hooligans, Time Splitters and The Young Bucks.[101] On February 11 atThe New Beginning in Osaka, reDRagon lost the title to The Young Bucks in a three-way match, also involving Time Splitters.[102][103] reDRagon returned to NJPW on May 3 atWrestling Dontaku 2015, where they unsuccessfully challenged for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship in a three-way match withRoppongi Vice (Beretta and Rocky Romero) and The Young Bucks.[104] Later that month, O'Reilly entered the2015 Best of the Super Juniors.[105] Finishing with a record of six wins and one loss, he won his block and advanced to the finals of the tournament.[106] On June 7, O'Reilly was defeated in the finals of the tournament by Kushida.[107] Following the tournament, reDRagon received a rematch for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship in a three-way match, also involving Roppongi Vice, but were again defeated by The Young Bucks on July 5 atDominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall.[108] On August 16, reDRagon defeated The Young Bucks to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship for the second time.[109] They lost the title back to The Young Bucks in a four-way match that also includedRoppongi Vice andMatt Sydal andRicochet on January 4, 2016, atWrestle Kingdom 10 in Tokyo Dome.[110] On October 10 atKing of Pro-Wrestling, O'Reilly received his first singles title shot in NJPW, when he unsuccessfully challengedKatsuyori Shibata for theNEVER Openweight Championship.[111] AtWrestle Kingdom 11, O'Reilly lost the ROH World Championship to Adam Cole.
O'Reilly made his debut forWWE'sNXTbrand at the July 12, 2017, television tapings ofNXT, which aired on August 2, losing toAleister Black.[112][113] AtNXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III, O'Reilly along withBobby Fish attackedSanity after they won theNXT Tag Team Championship against TheAuthors of Pain. They then attacked newly crowned NXT ChampionDrew McIntyre later that night, being joined by the debutingAdam Cole, turning heel in the process.[114] The following month, the trio of O'Reilly, Cole, and Fish was officially dubbedThe Undisputed Era.[115][116]
On the September 20 episode ofNXT, O'Reilly and Fish defeatedTyler Bate andTrent Seven due to interference by Adam Cole. On the October 4 episode, afterRoderick Strong's match with Drew McIntyre, The Undisputed Era walked out and patted Strong on the back. On the October 25 episode, The Undisputed Era gave Roderick Strong an Undisputed Era armband, with Cole telling Strong that he is "not a loser" and offering him a position in their group. On the November 1 episode, The Undisputed Era attacked both SAnitY and The Authors of Pain during their match and it was announced that The Undisputed Era would be involved in the WarGames match atNXT TakeOver: WarGames.
On the November 8 episode ofNXT, O'Reilly and Fish interrupted Roderick Strong vs. Adam Cole, leading to a massive brawl among the WarGames teams. At TakeOver: WarGames, The Undisputed Era defeated SAnitY and the team of Roderick Strong and The Authors Of Pain to win the first War Games match that was held in over 17 years. On the December 20 episode ofNXT, O'Reilly and Fish defeated SAnitY to win the NXT Tag Team Championship. AtNXT TakeOver: Philadelphia, The Undisputed Era defeated The Authors of Pain to retain the titles. AtNXT TakeOver: New Orleans, The Undisputed Era defeatedRoderick Strong andPete Dunne and The Authors of Pain to retain the titles and win theDusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic after Strong turned on his partner and joined Undisputed Era.
AtNXT TakeOver: Chicago II, O'Reilly and Strong defeatedOney Lorcan andDanny Burch to retain the titles. On the June 19 tapings for thesecond annual United Kingdom Championship Tournament, O'Reilly and Strong lost the titles to Moustache Mountain (Tyler Bate andTrent Seven), but won them back two days later. AtNXT TakeOver: Brooklyn 4, O'Reilly and Strong defeated Moustache Mountain to retain the titles. After the match,The War Raiders (Hanson andRowe) attacked Strong and O’Reilly. On the November 14 episode ofNXT, O'Reilly defeated Hanson, meaning Undisputed Era would have an advantage in numbers in the WarGames match atNXT TakeOver: WarGames. At the event, The Undisputed Era lost toPete Dunne,Ricochet, andWar Raiders (Hanson andRowe). AtNXT TakeOver: Phoenix, O'Reilly and Strong lost the titles to The War Raiders. AtNXT TakeOver: XXV, O'Reilly and Fish faced TheStreet Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford), The Forgotten Sons (Wesley Blake andSteve Cutler), andOney Lorcan andDanny Burch in a fatal four-way ladder match for the vacant NXT Tag Team Championship, but the match was won by The Street Profits. Fish and O'Reilly later challenged The Street Profits for the titles atNXT TakeOver: Toronto on August 10, but again failed to become the champions. Six days later on the August 16 tapings ofNXT, however, O'Reilly and Fish finally defeated The Street Profits for the NXT Tag Team Championship.[117] O'Reilly and Fish would go on to hold the NXT Tag Team Titles for several months until they lost them to the BroserWeights (Pete Dunne andMatt Riddle) atNXT Takeover: Portland on February 16, 2020. Following this, O'Reilly stopped appearing with Undisputed Era on television and only appeared in pre-taped segments as he refrained to compete during theCOVID-19 pandemic due to his diabetes disease.[118] He made his in-ring return on the August 5 episode ofNXT where he and Fish unsuccessfully challengedMarcel Barthel andFabian Aichner ofImperium for the NXT Tag Team Championship.
On the September 16 episode ofNXT, O'Reilly savedJake Atlas from a beatdown at the hands ofTommaso Ciampa, thus turningface in the process.[119] The following week onNXT, O'Reilly defeatedBronson Reed,Cameron Grimes,Kushida, andTimothy Thatcher in the first-everGauntlet Eliminator match to challenge for his first singles title in the promotion, becoming number one contender for theNXT Championship atNXT TakeOver 31 againstFinn Bálor.[120] At the event, O'Reilly was unsuccessful in winning the title.[121] After the event, O'Reilly and the rest of The Undisputed Era would begin to feud with TheKings of NXT (Pat McAfee, Pete Dunne,Danny Burch, andOney Lorcan). NXT General ManagerWilliam Regal would announce that Undisputed Era would face The Kings of NXT in a WarGames match atNXT TakeOver: WarGames. At the event, Undisputed Era would defeat The Kings of NXT.[122] On the December 16 episode ofNXT, O'Reilly defeated Dunne to become the number one contender to the NXT Championship atNXT: New Year's Evil.[123] On January 6, 2021, at NXT New Year's Evil, he was unsuccessful once again.
AtNXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day, The Undisputed Era aided Finn Bálor to fend off Pete Dunne, Danny Burch, and Oney Lorcan. They then posed in the ring, however, Cole attacked Bálor. When O'Reilly protested against Cole attacking Bálor, Cole then hit the superkick to O'Reilly, thus signalling the end of The Undisputed Era.[124]
On the following episode ofNXT, Cole once again attacked O'Reilly during the six-man tag team match. Cole then hit O'Reilly with a brainbuster on the steel steps, causing O'Reilly to get stretchered out of ringside.[125] The kayfabe injury led to fans speculating that O'Reilly had suffered aseizure. A lot of fans and wrestlers showed their support and concern for O'Reilly via social media. It was later revealed that day that O'Reilly never suffered a seizure.[126] O'Reilly returned on the March 11 episode and attacked Cole during the NXT Championship match between Cole and Bálor.[127] On the March 24 episode ofNXT, O'Reilly and Cole would sign a contract to make theirunsanctioned match atNXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver official.[128] At the event, O'Reilly would defeat Cole.[129]
Soon after, O'Reilly began to pursue the NXT Championship again, therefore beginning a feud with the reigning championKarrion Kross. On the June 1 episode ofNXT, O'Reilly facedJohnny Gargano and Pete Dunne in atriple threat match for an NXT Championship opportunity atNXT TakeOver: In Your House which ended in a no contest after Cole returned and laid out all three men. Later that night, it was announced that Kross would defend his title in afive-way match against O'Reilly, Cole, Gargano, and Dunne. At the event, Kross retained the title.[130] After failing to win the championship, O'Reilly resumed his feud with Cole and a rematch between the two was made forThe Great American Bash, where O'Reilly was defeated by Cole.[131] He would continue to feud with Cole until he defeated him atNXT TakeOver 36, ending the feud.[132]
After his feud with Cole ended, O'Reilly would form an uneasy partnership with newcomerVon Wagner, who helped him fend off an attack from Pete Dunne andRidge Holland. On the October 12 episode ofNXT 2.0, O'Reilly and Wagner teamed up to defeat Dunne and Holland. Soon after they declared their intentions for the NXT Tag Team Championship and on the November 30 episode, defeatedJoaquin Wilde andRaul Mendoza to become the number one contenders. AtNXT WarGames, O'Reilly and Wagner faced the reigning championsImperium in a losing effort and after the match, Wagner attempted to attack O'Reilly but O'Reilly would counter his attack. On the following episode ofNXT 2.0, O'Reilly faced Wagner in a steel cage match but would be defeated and after the match would have his head smashed repeatedly with the steel cage door by Wagner. This would be O'Reilly's final appearance on NXT as his WWE contract expired on December 10 and he chose not to renew it.[133][134]
On December 22, 2021, O'Reilly made his debut forAll Elite Wrestling (AEW) at the specialHoliday Bash episode ofDynamite, attackingOrange Cassidy during his match withAdam Cole, allowing Cole to win and joiningThe Elite, thus establishing himself as aheel, and after the match, O'Reilly reunited with Cole andBobby Fish.[135] They then formed the Undisputed Elite with the Young Bucks. On the February 23, 2022 episode ofDynamite,reDRagon (O'Reilly and Fish) would win a 10-team battle royal to become a place in the Triple Threat match for the AEW Tag Team Championship atAEW Revolution after O’Reilly eliminated Matt Jackson.[136][137] ReDRagon would lose the match.[138] On May 23, 2022, O'Reilly made public that he had signed a five-year deal with AEW.[139] In May 2022, O'Reilly competed in theOwen Hart Foundation Men's Tournament until he was eliminated by Samoa Joe in a semifinal match which took place onDynamite on May 25.[140][141] AtDouble or Nothing O'Reilly defeatedDarby Allin. On the June 8 episode ofDynamite, O'Reilly won aCasino Battle Royal to faceJon Moxley, in the show's main event to advance toAEW×NJPW: Forbidden Door for a chance to win theinterimAEW World Championship, however he lost to Moxley.[142] O'Reilly sustained an injury, and on the August 3 episode ofDynamite, Adam Cole and ReDragon turned on the Young Bucks.
O'Reilly then returned from injury atRevolution on March 3, 2024, refusing an offer to join his former Undisputed Era stablemates Adam Cole andRoderick Strong in theUndisputed Kingdom, turning face in the process.[143] On the March 16 episode ofAEW Collision, O'Reilly wrestled his first match in almost two years, defeatingBryan Keith. On the April 13 episode ofBattle of the Belts, O'Reilly decided to come to the aid ofRocky Romero after Strong defeated him in an eliminator match for a future shot at theAEW International Championship, Strong then attacked O'Reilly. On April 21 atDynasty, O'Reilly unsuccessfully challenged Strong for the International Championship. On the May 11 episode ofCollision, O'Reilly unsuccessfully challengedAdam Copeland for theAEW TNT Championship.[144] In June 2024, O'Reilly formed an alliance withMark Briscoe andOrange Cassidy known as "The Conglomeration." In November 2024, O'Reilly became involved in the feud between Adam Cole andMJF, where he warned Cole to not pursue a match with MJF.[145] On December 11 atWinter is Coming, O'Reilly lost to Cole in a number one contender's match for MJF'sDynamite Diamond Ring.[146] On December 28 atWorlds End, O'Reilly and Strong came to the aid of Cole from an MJF attack, joining the Undisputed Kingdom in the process.[147][148]
Greenwood hastype 1diabetes.[6] He citesBret Hart,Toshiaki Kawada,Royce Gracie, andMuhammad Ali as his role models.[6] Growing up, Greenwood participated in several sports, includingamateur wrestling,ice hockey,football,lacrosse,kickboxing,Jiu-jitsu, andsnowboarding, and briefly playedrugby in Europe.[6] He remains part of a rugby club and holds a purple belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.[149][150] While training to become a professional wrestler, he worked as a cook at a local restaurant.[7] Greenwood once lived withDavey Richards andTony Kozina.[2]
On January 17, 2022, Greenwood and his wife had a daughter, Janie Elizabeth Greenwood, named after his late mother.[151]
1^ Fish and O'Reilly originally won the title as a duo, but Cole and Strong also became recognized as champions under theFreebird Rule after Fish suffered an injury.
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