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'''Ronald Ulen''' ist ein amerikanischer Opern-, Lied- und Konzersänger in der Stimmlage [[Bariton]] |
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name=Elix Skipper |
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|names=Elix Skipper<br>Dark Guerrera<br>The Extreme Blade<br>Skip Over<br>Primetime<br>'''"Primetime" Elix Skipper''' |
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|height=5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
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|weight=228 lb (103 kg) |
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|birth_date = [[December 15]], [[1967]] |
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|birth_place = [[Atlanta, Georgia]] |
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|trainer=[[Pez Whatley]]<br>[[WCW Power Plant]] |
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|debut=[[1999]] |
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'''"Primetime" Elix Skipper''' (born [[December 15]], [[1977]], in [[Atlanta, Georgia]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[professional wrestling|professional wrestler]], currently wrestling for [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]]. |
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== Leben und künstlerisches Wirken == |
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Er studierte zuerst Wirtschaftspolitik und Finanzwissenschaft. Sein Gesangstudium absolvierte Ronald Ulen an Minnestota State University und an der Florida State University. Dem folgte ein Studium für Regie und Opernmanagement. Seine Gesangspädagogen waren u.a. [[Warren Hettinga]], [[David Wingate]], [[Jean Kraft]], [[Josef Metternich]], [[Frederic Milnes]] und [[Weldon Thomas]]. Meisterkurse besuchte der Künstler bei [[John Wustmann]], [[Martin Katz]], [[Sherrill Mines]] und [[Robert Merril]]. |
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==Career== |
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Nach seiner Gesangsausbildung debütierte er als Guglielmo in [[Cosi fan tutte]]. es folgten zahlreiche Engagements in den USA. Dabei sang er die großen Rollen seines Faches u. a. Malatesta in [[Don Pasquale]], Figaro in [[Der Barbier von Sevilla]], Herrn Fluth in [[Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor]] sowie Marcello in [[La Boheme]]. Während der Spielzeit 1990/91 war er an der [[Oper Zürich]] tätig. Es folgten Engagements an den Musikbühnen von Coburg (1991-1994)<ref>http://www.coburg.de/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-235/637_read-2052/usetemplate-Druckansicht/</ref>, Schwerin (1994-1996), Mainz (1996-1998) und Augsburg (1998-1999) . Gastspiele in Oper und Kozert führten Ronald Ulen auf die Bühnen und Konzertsäle von Wien, Rom, New York, Chigago, Washington, Hamburg u.dgl.m. |
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===World Championship Wrestling (2000-2001)=== |
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Skipper used to manage a [[McDonald's]] restaurant before deciding to drive to the Power Plant in Atlanta for training. {{citation needed}} He received his biggest [[push (professional wrestling)|push]] in the dying days of [[World Championship Wrestling]] as part of [[Lance Storm]]'s Canadian [[stable (professional wrestling)|faction]], [[Team Canada (WCW)|Team Canada]]. For a brief period, he was [[WWE Cruiserweight Championship|WCW Cruiserweight Champion]], and wore a modified belt as part of the Team Canada gimmick. He was also the first co-holder (with [[Sam Loman|Kid Romeo]]) of the short-lived [[WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Championship]]. The duo lost the belts to [[Billy Kidman]] and [[Rey Mysterio Jr.]] on the final edition of [[Monday Nitro]]. The theme music he used in WCW was sung by Skipper himself and was based on [[DMX (rapper)|DMX]]'s "Party Up (Up In Here)." |
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===After WCW (2002)=== |
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Seit 2000 ist der Künstler freiberuflich tätig. Ferner ist er Professur für Gesang an der Texas State University. |
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After WCW was purchased by the [[World Wrestling Entertainment|World Wrestling Federation]] in [[March 2001]], Skipper was signed to a developmental contract by the WWF. He was released by the WWF in [[December 2001]] without having appeared on WWF television. |
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Skipper toured [[Japan]] with [[All Japan Pro Wrestling]] as '''Extreme Blade'''. |
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== Weblinks == |
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* http://www.ronulen.de/ |
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* http://www.utc.edu/Academic/Music/faculty_staff/ulen-ron.php |
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===Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2002-Present)=== |
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== Einzelnachweis == |
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Skipper joined [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]] upon its formation in [[2002]], where he was named '''"Primetime" Elix Skipper'''. He formed a three man [[tag team]] with [[Brandon Silvestry|Low-Ki]] and [[Christopher Daniels]] called [[Triple X (professional wrestling)|Triple X]], and the trio embarked on a long [[feud (professional wrestling)|feud]] with [[America's Most Wanted (professional wrestling)|America's Most Wanted]]. All three won the [[NWA World Tag Team Championship]] together twice (they were initially stripped of the belts, but won them right back), and Skipper would help Daniels defend the titles when Daniels won them single-handedly in a handicap match on [[May 7]], [[2003]]. Low-Ki eventually left Triple X, and Daniels and Skipper were forced to split after a [[Steel Cage Match|Six Sides of Steel match]] with [[America's Most Wanted (professional wrestling)|America's Most Wanted]] at [[TNA Turning Point 2004|''Turning Point'']] on [[December 5]], [[2004]]. During the match, Skipper pulled off what many consider the single greatest [[Spot (professional wrestling)|spot]] in TNA history: With Chris Harris sitting at the top of the cage fighting Daniels, Skipper climbed up, walked across the top of the cage and hit Harris with a hurricarana that sent both men off the cage and to the mat. The move gained a huge ovation from the crowd and has been featured in numerous TNA montages ever since. |
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Since the Triple X split, both Skipper and Daniels have competed in the [[X Division]], with Skipper [[Turn (professional wrestling)|turning]] [[face (professional wrestling)|face]] after Daniels fully turned on him during [[Ultimate X match|Ultimate X7]] at [[TNA Destination X 2005|''Destination X 2005'']]. Since receiving a shot at Daniels for the [[TNA X Division Championship]] at [[TNA Lockdown|''Lockdown'']], Skipper has not received as strong a push as Daniels. In [[August 2005]], a jealous Skipper turned [[Heel (professional wrestling)|heel]] and joined the [[Diamonds in the Rough]] with Simon Diamond & David Young. From mid-2005 onwards he has remained as a lower card performer alongside David Young managed by Simon Diamond, the team is rarely ever used. The peek for the team was at the December pay per view [[TNA Turning Point 2005]], where the Diamonds faced [[Chris Sabin]], [[Sonjay Dutt]] and former pro-wrestler and baseball player [[Dale Torborg]], managed by Chicago White Sox cather [[AJ Pierzynski]], and with colour commentary provided by [[Bobby "The Brain" Heenan]] in a "BaseBrawl" match. The lead up to the match which included Pierzynski being presented with a specially made TNA [[X Division]] championship belt, gained much media attention all over America and provided a great deal of publicity for TNA. Recently the team has started to detiriorate with ongoing shouting matches between Skipper and Young. |
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[[Kategorie: Opernsänger]] |
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[[Kategorie: US-amerikanischer Musiker]] |
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==Wrestling facts== |
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[[Kategorie: Mann]] |
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*'''Finishing and signature moves''' |
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:*'''''Sudden Death''''' ([[Piledriver (professional wrestling)#Kryptonite Krunch|Kryptonite Krunch]]) |
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:*'''''Play of the Day''''' / '''''Edge of the Blade''''' ([[Neckbreaker#Overdrive|Overdrive]])[[Image:Overdrive.jpg|thumb|190px|[[Elix Skipper]] performs his ''Play of the Day'' (overdrive) on [[David Santo|David Young]]]] |
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:*'''''Instant Replay''''' ([[Professional wrestling throws#Spinebuster|One-armed spinebuster]]) |
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:*'''''New School''''' ([[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Frankensteiner|Rope walk frankensteiner]]) |
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:*''Primetime Submission'' ([[Professional wrestling holds#Octopus Hold|modified octopus hold]]) |
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:*[[Suplex#Full Nelson Suplex|Dragon suplex]] |
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:*[[Suplex#Double underhook suplex|Double underhook suplex]] |
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:*[[Moonsault#Springboard moonsault|Double springboard moonsault]] |
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:*[[Professional wrestling holds#The Matrix|The Matrix]] |
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:*[[Dropkick#Missile Dropkick|Missle Dropkick]] |
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:*[[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Slingshot|Slingshot]] somersault [[Professional wrestling attacks#Lariat|lariat]] |
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:*[[Kick#Crescent kick|Crescent Kick]] |
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:*[[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Somersault Corkscrew Leg Drop|Headstand Corkscrew Leg Drop]] |
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*'''[[Manager (professional wrestling)|Managers]]''' |
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:*[[Pat Kenney|Simon Diamond]] |
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:*[[Robert Fuller]] |
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:*[[Tylene Buck|Major Gunns]] |
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==Championships and accomplishments== |
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*'''All Access Wrestling''' |
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:*1-time AAW Heavyweight Champion |
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*'''Elite Championship Wrestling''' |
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:*1-time ECW Heavyweight Champion |
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*'''[[Great Championship Wrestling|Georgia / Great Championship Wrestling ]]''' |
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:*1-time GCW National Television Champion |
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:*1-time GCW United States Junior Heavyweight Champion |
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:*1-time GCW Tag Team Champion (with John Bogie) |
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*'''Nationwide Championship Wrestling''' |
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:*1-time NCW National Champion |
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*'''[[NWA Shockwave]]''' |
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:*1-time [[NWA Shockwave Cruiser X Championship|NWA Shockwave Cruiser X Champion]] |
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*'''[[National Wrestling Alliance|NWA]] Wrestle Birmingham''' |
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:*2-time NWA Alabama Tag Team Champion (1-time with [[Sonny Siaki]], 1-time with [[David Santo|David Young]]) |
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*'''Southern California Wrestling Association''' |
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:*1-time SCWA Heavyweight Champion |
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*'''[[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]]''' |
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:*2-time or 3-time [[NWA World Tag Team Championship|NWA World Tag Team Champion]] (1-time or 2-time with [[Brandon Silvestry|Low-Ki]] and [[Christopher Daniels]] as [[Triple X (professional wrestling)|XXX]], 1-time with [[Chris Harris (wrestler)|"Wildcat" Chris Harris]]) |
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:**''NOTE: XXX, as a three-man tandem, held the NWA Tag titles twice. While Skipper won the title with Low-Ki the first time, on the second occasion, the belts were won by Low-Ki and Christopher Daniels, and Skipper then began defending the titles along with Low-Ki and Daniels. As a result, some sources only note him as holding it once with XXX.'' |
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:*[[TNA 2004 World X Cup Tournament#World X Cup Results|2004 World X Cup Winner]] (with [[Chris Sabin]], [[Christopher Daniels]], and [[Jerry Lynn]] as [[Team USA]]) |
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*'''USA Xtreme Wrestling''' |
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:*1-time uXw X-treme Champion |
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*'''[[World Championship Wrestling]]''' |
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:*1-time [[WWE Cruiserweight Championship|WCW Cruiserweight Champion]] |
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:*1-time [[WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Championship|WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Champion]] (with [[Sam Loman|Kid Romeo]]) |
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==References== |
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*[http://bodyslamming.com/nwa/skipper.html Elix Skipper at Bodyslamming.com] |
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*[http://www.obsessedwithwrestling.com/profiles/e/elix-skipper.html Elix Skipper at OWW.com] |
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*[http://alanwojcik.com/id109.html Interview with Alan Wojcik] |
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*[http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2005/03/10/956560.html ''Primetime has reached the big time''] |
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*[http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/ Solie's title histories] |
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*[http://www.angelfire.com/wrestling3/johnnymik/Skipper Interview With Elix Skipper] |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.tnawrestling.com/roster/primetime/index.html TNA profile] |
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*{{imdb name|id=0804350}} |
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[[Category:American professional wrestlers|Skipper, Elix]] |
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[[Category:People from Atlanta|Skipper, Elix]] |
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[[Category:African American professional wrestlers|Skipper, Elix]] |
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[[Category:Living people|Skipper, Elix]] |
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[[Category:World Championship Wrestling alumni|Skipper, Elix]] |
Version vom 1. Dezember 2006, 07:54 Uhr
Elix Skipper | |
Geboren am | December 15, 1967 Atlanta, Georgia |
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Wrestling-Daten | |
Ringname(n) | Elix Skipper Dark Guerrera The Extreme Blade Skip Over Primetime "Primetime" Elix Skipper |
Körpergröße | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
Kampfgewicht | 228 lb (103 kg) |
Trainiert von | Pez Whatley WCW Power Plant |
Debüt | 1999 |
"Primetime" Elix Skipper (born December 15, 1977, in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American professional wrestler, currently wrestling for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.
Career
World Championship Wrestling (2000-2001)
Skipper used to manage a McDonald's restaurant before deciding to drive to the Power Plant in Atlanta for training. Vorlage:Citation needed He received his biggest push in the dying days of World Championship Wrestling as part of Lance Storm's Canadian faction, Team Canada. For a brief period, he was WCW Cruiserweight Champion, and wore a modified belt as part of the Team Canada gimmick. He was also the first co-holder (with Kid Romeo) of the short-lived WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Championship. The duo lost the belts to Billy Kidman and Rey Mysterio Jr. on the final edition of Monday Nitro. The theme music he used in WCW was sung by Skipper himself and was based on DMX's "Party Up (Up In Here)."
After WCW (2002)
After WCW was purchased by the World Wrestling Federation in March 2001, Skipper was signed to a developmental contract by the WWF. He was released by the WWF in December 2001 without having appeared on WWF television.
Skipper toured Japan with All Japan Pro Wrestling as Extreme Blade.
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2002-Present)
Skipper joined Total Nonstop Action Wrestling upon its formation in 2002, where he was named "Primetime" Elix Skipper. He formed a three man tag team with Low-Ki and Christopher Daniels called Triple X, and the trio embarked on a long feud with America's Most Wanted. All three won the NWA World Tag Team Championship together twice (they were initially stripped of the belts, but won them right back), and Skipper would help Daniels defend the titles when Daniels won them single-handedly in a handicap match on May 7, 2003. Low-Ki eventually left Triple X, and Daniels and Skipper were forced to split after a Six Sides of Steel match with America's Most Wanted at Turning Point on December 5, 2004. During the match, Skipper pulled off what many consider the single greatest spot in TNA history: With Chris Harris sitting at the top of the cage fighting Daniels, Skipper climbed up, walked across the top of the cage and hit Harris with a hurricarana that sent both men off the cage and to the mat. The move gained a huge ovation from the crowd and has been featured in numerous TNA montages ever since.
Since the Triple X split, both Skipper and Daniels have competed in the X Division, with Skipper turning face after Daniels fully turned on him during Ultimate X7 at Destination X 2005. Since receiving a shot at Daniels for the TNA X Division Championship at Lockdown, Skipper has not received as strong a push as Daniels. In August 2005, a jealous Skipper turned heel and joined the Diamonds in the Rough with Simon Diamond & David Young. From mid-2005 onwards he has remained as a lower card performer alongside David Young managed by Simon Diamond, the team is rarely ever used. The peek for the team was at the December pay per view TNA Turning Point 2005, where the Diamonds faced Chris Sabin, Sonjay Dutt and former pro-wrestler and baseball player Dale Torborg, managed by Chicago White Sox cather AJ Pierzynski, and with colour commentary provided by Bobby "The Brain" Heenan in a "BaseBrawl" match. The lead up to the match which included Pierzynski being presented with a specially made TNA X Division championship belt, gained much media attention all over America and provided a great deal of publicity for TNA. Recently the team has started to detiriorate with ongoing shouting matches between Skipper and Young.
Wrestling facts
- Finishing and signature moves
- Sudden Death (Kryptonite Krunch)
- Play of the Day / Edge of the Blade (Overdrive)
Elix Skipper performs his Play of the Day (overdrive) on David Young - Instant Replay (One-armed spinebuster)
- New School (Rope walk frankensteiner)
- Primetime Submission (modified octopus hold)
- Dragon suplex
- Double underhook suplex
- Double springboard moonsault
- The Matrix
- Missle Dropkick
- Slingshot somersault lariat
- Crescent Kick
- Headstand Corkscrew Leg Drop
Championships and accomplishments
- All Access Wrestling
- 1-time AAW Heavyweight Champion
- Elite Championship Wrestling
- 1-time ECW Heavyweight Champion
- 1-time GCW National Television Champion
- 1-time GCW United States Junior Heavyweight Champion
- 1-time GCW Tag Team Champion (with John Bogie)
- Nationwide Championship Wrestling
- 1-time NCW National Champion
- NWA Wrestle Birmingham
- 2-time NWA Alabama Tag Team Champion (1-time with Sonny Siaki, 1-time with David Young)
- Southern California Wrestling Association
- 1-time SCWA Heavyweight Champion
- 2-time or 3-time NWA World Tag Team Champion (1-time or 2-time with Low-Ki and Christopher Daniels as XXX, 1-time with "Wildcat" Chris Harris)
- NOTE: XXX, as a three-man tandem, held the NWA Tag titles twice. While Skipper won the title with Low-Ki the first time, on the second occasion, the belts were won by Low-Ki and Christopher Daniels, and Skipper then began defending the titles along with Low-Ki and Daniels. As a result, some sources only note him as holding it once with XXX.
- 2004 World X Cup Winner (with Chris Sabin, Christopher Daniels, and Jerry Lynn as Team USA)
- 2-time or 3-time NWA World Tag Team Champion (1-time or 2-time with Low-Ki and Christopher Daniels as XXX, 1-time with "Wildcat" Chris Harris)
- USA Xtreme Wrestling
- 1-time uXw X-treme Champion
- 1-time WCW Cruiserweight Champion
- 1-time WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Champion (with Kid Romeo)
References
- Elix Skipper at Bodyslamming.com
- Elix Skipper at OWW.com
- Interview with Alan Wojcik
- Primetime has reached the big time
- Solie's title histories
- Interview With Elix Skipper