Roderick Strong
| Roderick Strong | |
|---|---|
.png?lang=simple) Strong at an ROH show in February 2016 | |
| Born | July 26, 1983 Eau Claire, Wisconsin |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 1 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Roderick Strong The Jester |
| Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Billed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Billed from | New Orleans, Louisiana Tampa, Florida |
| Trained by | Jim Neidhart The Warlord Prince Iaukea Tim Mahoney |
| Debut | March 24, 2000 |
Christopher Lindsey (born July 26, 1983) is an American professional wrestler. He currently wrestles for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and their sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH) under the ring name Roderick Strong. He is a member of the Undisputed Kingdom stable.
Rivera has also made appearances in Ring of Honor (ROH) (before AEW's purchase), Full Impact Pro (FIP), Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), Dragon Gate (DG), Pro Wrestling Noah, and WWE.
Lindsey has held many championships over his career. In AEW, has has been a one-time AEW International Champion. In FIP, he was a two-time FIP Tag Team Champion and three-time FIP World Heavyweight Champion. In PWG, he was a one-time PWG World Champion, three-time PWG World Tag Team Champion, and a two-time co-winner of the Dynamite Duumvirate Tag Team Title Tournament; winning with Pac in 2007 and Jack Evans in 2008. In WWE, he was a one-time NXT Cruiserweight Champion, one-time NXT North American Champion, and two-time NXT Tag Team Champion.
Career
[change | change source]All Elite Wrestling
[change | change source]On the April 26, 2023 episode of Dynamite, Strong made his AEW surprise debut after running in and helping save Adam Cole from a beatdown by the Jericho Appreciation Society.[1] Shortly after, AEW owner Tony Khan announced that Strong had signed a contract to become a member of the AEW roster.[2] On the May 3 episode of Dynamite, Strong made his AEW in-ring debut, teaming with Adam Cole, Bandido and Orange Cassidy to defeat Jericho Appreciation Society (Angelo Parker, Daniel Garcia, Jake Hager and Matt Menard).[3] Strong then entered the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament but lost to Samoa Joe in the quarter finals.After the match, Strong was stretchered out of the arena with a kayfabe neck injury.[4] Strong then entered the Grand Slam Eliminator Tournament for the AEW World Championship. He went on to defeat Trent Beretta and Darby Allin before losing to Samoa Joe in the finals and suffering yet another kayfabe neck injury.[5][6][7] At Worlds End, Strong was revealed as one of the masked men and created the Undisputed Kingdom stable, alongside Adam Cole, Matt Taven, Mike Bennett, and Wardlow.[8]
At Revolution, Strong challenged Orange Cassidy for his AEW International Championship and was able to win both the match and the title. This was Strong's first championship in AEW.[9] At AEW Dynasty, Strong successfully defended his championship against Kyle O'Reilly.[10] At Double or Nothing, Strong lost the championship to Will Ospreay.[11] On the June 5 episode of Dynamite, Strong challenged Swerve Strickland for the AEW World Championship but was unsuccessful.[12] On the July 13 episode of Collision, Strong defeated Dalton Castle to become the number one contender for the ROH World Championship.[13] At Death Before Dishonor, he unsuccessfully challenged Mark Briscoe for the championship.[14] At Grand Slam, Strong challenged Hook in a FTW Rules match for the FTW Championship but lost.[15]
On the February 12, 2025 episode of Dynamite, Undisputed Kingdom challenged Death Riders (Claudio Castagnoli, PAC and Wheeler Yuta) for the AEW World Trios Championships but were unsuccessful.[16]
Personal life
[change | change source]On November 7, 2018, Lindsey married Moldovan mixed martial artist and fellow professional wrestler Marina Shafir.[17] They have 1 son together.[18]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Roderick Strong Makes AEW Debut On 4/26 Dynamite, Reunites With Adam Cole". Fightful. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
- ↑ "Roderick Strong signs with AEW, debuts on Dynamite". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW Dynamite (5/3/23) Preview: Roderick Strong Debuts, Trios Battle Royal, More". Fightful. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW Collision (7/1/2023) Results: Samoa Joe vs. Roderick Strong | Owen Hart Foundation Match". Fightful. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW Dynamite (9/6/23) Results: Grand Slam Tournament Starts, Two Title Bouts, Le Sex Gods, MJF, More". Fightful. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW Collision (9/9/2023) Results: Grand Slam Eliminator Matches, Jon Moxley, Bullet Club Gold & More". Fightful. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW Dynamite (9/13/23) Results: Jon Moxley Defends, Roderick Strong vs. Samoa Joe, Grand Slam Hype". Fightful. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
- ↑ "Adam Cole Revealed As The Devil At AEW Worlds End, Joined By Roderick Strong, The Kingdom And Wardlow". Fightful. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW Revolution results: Powell's live review of Sting and Darby Allin vs. The Young Bucks for the AEW Tag Titles in Sting's final match, Samoa Joe vs. Swerve Strickland vs. Hangman Page for the AEW World Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW Dynasty results: Powell's live review of Samoa Joe vs. Swerve Strickland for the AEW World Championship, Will Ospreay vs. Bryan Danielson, FTR vs. Young Bucks in a ladder match for the AEW Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW Double Or Nothing results: Powell's live review of Swerve Strickland vs. Christian Cage for the AEW World Championship, Willow Nightingale vs. Mercedes Mone for the TBS Title, Anarchy in the Arena". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW Dynamite (6/5/24) Results: MJF Returns To TV, AEW World Title Match, BCC Reunion, More". Fightful. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW Collision (7/12/2024) Results: Roderick Strong vs Dalton Castle, Takeshita, Skye Blue, More Set". Fightful. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
- ↑ "ROH Death Before Dishonor results: Vetter's review of Mark Briscoe vs. Roderick Strong for the ROH Championship, Athena vs. Queen Aminata for the ROH Women's Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW Dynamite results (9/25): Powell's live review of Grand Slam featuring Bryan Danielson vs. Nigel McGuinness in a non-title match, Jon Moxley vs. Darby Allin for a shot at the AEW Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW Dynamite (2/12/25) Results: Death Riders vs. Undisputed Kingdom; MJF, Megan Bayne, More Compete". Fightful. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
- ↑ "Roderick Strong and Marina Shafir get married". WWE. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
- ↑ "Roderick Strong and Marina Shafir welcome son into the world". WWE. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
Other websites
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- Roderick Strong on WWE.com
- Roderick Strong on Twitter