Warhorse
Warhorse in 2019
Birth nameJake Parnell
BornSt Louis, Missouri[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Jake Parnell
Warhorse
Brad Fox
Jackie Lee Bosch
Little Viking[1]
Trained byDynamo Pro Wrestling
Dingo
Ricky Cruz
the Hooligans[2]
DebutMarch 2013[1]

Jake Parnell is an American professional wrestler better known by the ring name Warhorse. He is the former IWTV Champion and has performed in various independent wrestling promotions across the United States and internationally. He is well known in the industry for a gruesome in-ring injury which occurred when Gary Jay ripped a turnbuckle out of his mouth, tearing his cheek open.[3][4]

Professional wrestling career

He made his professional wrestling debut as Jake Parnell in March 2013. One of his first matches was in Illinois with Dynamo Pro Wrestling against Alexandre Rudolph on March 5, 2013. That same month Parnell participated in a Triple Threat match against Dave Vaughn and Brandon Gallagher.[5]

Parnell was originally a member of the Viking War Party, a group of Viking wrestlers composed of Alexandre Rudolph and Frank Wyatt. The team was active from Parnell's debut in 2013 to 2016 where Parnell was known as The Little Viking.[6]

In 2019, Parnell, inspired by his love of heavy metal music and 1980s wrestling icons like The Road Warriors and Sting, reinvented himself as Warhorse, a very metal misfit with face paint that likes to headbang, yell, and "Rule Ass".[7][8]

On September 21, 2019, Warhorse was crowned the IWTV (Independent Wrestling.tv) Champion after defeating Erick Stevens. Warhorse lost the title to Lee Moriarty on March 6, 2021.[9]

Warhorse has been active in Game Changer Wrestling as part of the tag team "Warhausen" with fellow wrestler Danhausen.[10] On July 29, 2020, Warhorse made his debut for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) on Dynamite where he challenged Cody Rhodes for the TNT Championship in a losing effort.[11]

Championships and accomplishments

As Jake Parnell he was the simultaneous holder of the ZERO1 USA Heavyweight Championship and the Black Label Pro Midwest Champion
As Warhorse, he became IndependentWrestling.TV's Independent Wrestling Champion

References

  1. ^ a b c "Warhorse". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  2. ^ "Jake Parnell". Missouri Wrestling Revival.
  3. ^ "Indie Wrestler Has Mouth Split Open in Freak Accident & Finishes the Match (Warning: Graphic Photos)". January 30, 2018.
  4. ^ "Warhorse On AEW Match Against Cody: People Will See Independent Wrestling Is Alive And Well | Fightful Wrestling". www.fightful.com.
  5. ^ "Warhorse Debut Match". Cagematch.
  6. ^ "Viking War Party". Cagematch.
  7. ^ "WARHORSE WAS TRYING TO MAKE ZESTY BEER". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26.
  8. ^ "WARHORSE TAUNTS GHOSTS". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26.
  9. ^ "IWTV Independent Wrestling Championship". Cagematch.
  10. ^ "Indie Watch: The Bizarro Worldhausen of Danhausen". 16 November 2019.
  11. ^ "AEW Dynamite 7/29/20 Results: 2 Title Matches, No DQ Tornado Tag Match & Several Debuts". Fightful.
  12. ^ "Warhorse". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  13. ^ "Warhorse". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  14. ^ "New Video! IWTV Timeline: The Independent Wrestling Championship". independentwrestling.tv.
  15. ^ "2020 Achievement Awards". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Kappa Publishing Group: 20–21. 2021.
  16. ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2021". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  17. ^ "Warhorse". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  18. ^ "ZERO1 USA World Junior Heavyweight Championship". CageMatch.
  19. ^ "ZERO1 USA World Tag Team Championship". CageMatch.

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