American professional wrestler
Calvin Tankman Birth name Christopher Heyward III Born December 22nd, 1994Indianapolis , Indiana , U.S.[ 1] Ring name(s) Calvin Tankman Billed height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[ 2] Billed weight 355 lb (161 kg) Debut 2016
Christopher Heyward III , better known by the ring name Calvin Tankman , is an American professional wrestler , currently performing on the independent circuit . He is known for his tenures with Major League Wrestling ,[ 3] IWA Mid-South ,[ 4] and Deadlock Pro-Wrestling .
Professional wrestling career [ edit ] IWA Mid-South (2016–2020)[ edit ] One of his first matches as a professional wrestler was at IWA Mid-South 's 20th Anniversary Show on October 6, 2016, where he competed in a 20-man rumble match against other superstars such as the winner Randi West, Ian Rotten and Trey Miguel .[ 5] Heyward is known for his tenure with IWA Mid-South , where he was a former IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Champion , title which he won at IWA Mid-South Spring Heat 2018 on April 12 after defeating Mance Warner .[ 6] At IWA Mid-South A Hard Day's Night on January 19, 2018, he unsuccessfully defended Eddie Kingston and Homicide 's IWA Mid-South Tag Team Championship alone against Unfortunate Pairing (Elliott Paul and Pat Monix) in a 2-on-1 handicap match , being still unknown if he was recognized champion or not.[ 7] He did have another successful defense alongside at Homicide IWA Mid-South Simply The Best 11 December 14, 2017, against Jake Parnell and Shane Mercer.[ 8] His last appearance for IWA was at IWA Mid-South Card Subject To Change on December 19, 2020, where he fell short to Vincent Nothing.[ 9]
Major League Wrestling (2020–2023)[ edit ] Heyward made his first appearance for Major League Wrestling (MLW) on the November 25, 2020, episode of Fusion , where he scored a victory against enhancement talent Robert Martyr.[ 10] He was heavily pushed with wins over Zenshi[ 11] and the AAA World Cruiserweight Champion Laredo Kid in a non-title match on Fusion .[ 12] At Never Say Never on March 31, 2021, Heyward unsuccessfully challenged Jacob Fatu for the MLW World Heavyweight Championship .[ 13]
On February 26, 2022, Calvin Tankman and a tag team wrestling partner of his by the name of E. J. Nduka defeated 5150 (Danny Rivera and Slice Boogie ) and became the MLW World Tag Team Champions at the Grady Cole Center in North Carolina event that was sold out.[ 14]
On January 7, 2023, Calvin and his tag team partner Nduka lost their MLW World Tag Team Championships to The Samoan SWAT Team's Juice Finau and Lance Anoa'i at MLW's pay-per-view Blood and Thunder of year 2023.[ 15]
Game Changer Wrestling (2020–present)[ edit ] At Game Changer Wrestling 's Joey Janela's Spring Break 4 from October 10, 2020, Heyward participated in a 30-person battle royal where he competed against various wrestlers such as the winner Nate Webb, Shark Boy , JTG , Flash Flanagan , Marko Stunt and Joey Janela .[ 16] He also competed at GCW Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 3 on October 11, 2020, an event produced by Game Changer Wrestling in partnership with Josh Barnett , where he defeated Alexander James by way of knockout .[ 17] At GCW Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 4 February 13, 2021, he fell short to Davey Boy Smith Jr. by way of submission .[ 18] At GCW Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 5 from February 20, 2021, Heyward scored a victory against Nolan Edward by way of knockout .[ 19]
Championships and accomplishments [ edit ] Freelance Wrestling
Freelance World Tag Team Championship (1 time, Current) With Shane Mercer
AAW: Wrestling Redefined
Bizarro Lucha
Bizarro Lucha Luchaversal Championship (1 time, current)[ 21] [ 22]
Black Label Pro
BLP Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[ 23] [ 24]
BLP Midwest Championship (1 time)
Deadlock Pro-Wrestling
Freelance Underground
FU Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)[ 28] [ 29]
IWA Mid-South
Major League Wrestling
New Wave Pro Wrestling
NWP Crossroads Championship (1 time)[ 34] [ 35]
Paradigm Pro Wrestling
MidwestTerritory.com Championship (1 time)[ 36] [ 37] [ 38]
MidwestTerritory.com Interim Championship (1 time)[ 39]
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Ranked No. 134 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2021[ 40]
Ranked No. 138 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2022[ 41]
Wild Championship Wrestling Outlaws
WCWO Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Dale Patricks[ 42] [ 43]
Wrestling Theology Fellowship
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