biography
Birth Name: Brian Cayden Smith
Born: September 8, 1984
Residence: Rochester, NY
Ring Name(s):
Chris Cayden
El Verano
Mr. Liberty
Chris Evans
Brian Prospect
Billed Height: 5'7"
Billed Weight: 203lbs
Billed From: 585 by way of 718
Roc City, NY
Brooklyn, NY
Trained By:
MVW: Tony Colangelo
ACE: Mo Sexton & JL Rivera
BWF: Bronco Internacional
NDIW: Dameon Slugga
Debut: 2001
Finishing Moves:
"Understatement" (Snap Swinging Neckbreaker)
"Major Understatement" (Swinging Vertical Suplex)
"TOTAL Understatement" (Lifting Rolling Cutter)
"BCS" (Single Knee Facebuster)
"Kumbaya" (Running Single Leg High Knee)
"Death to Smoochy" (Brainbuster onto Knee)
"Cayden Clutch" (Flying Gogoplata)
Signature Moves:
"Plot Twist" (Counter into a single underhook either followed by headbutt or into arm ringer transitioned to hammerlock twisted into short arm clothesline)
"D Train" (Forearm followed by European Uppercut followed by Running High Knee to Opponent in Corner)
"I Hate Your Face" (Facebuster or weave through followed by Discus Clothesline)
"Die Hard" (Spinning Back elbow with a follow through)
Running Neck Snap
Jumping Downward Spiral
Koji Clutch
Anaconda Vice
ACL (Ascended Cloverleaf)
Nicknames:
Mr. Charisma Personified
Charismatic Classic
Host With The Most
The Superman
The Role Model
Entrance Themes:
Rollin' by Limp Bizkit
Lose Yourself by Eminem
Feel So Numb by Rob Zombie
I Don't Wanna Stop by Rob Zombie
If You Want Blood by AC/DC
We Will Rock You (Remix) by Queen
Can You Hear Me Now by Downstait
Name of The Game by The Crystal Method
Mama Said Knock You Out by LL Cool J
The Champ is Here by Jadakiss
We Own It by Wiz Khalifa
CAYDENnation by Malicious Intent
Defiance by Godcloud
Defiant (Want The D) by Godcloud
Here Comes Defiance by A'Don
Championships & Accomplishments:
MvW Elite Championship,
MvW Heavyweight Championship,
ACE Tag Team Championship,
Nomination for ACE Tag Team Of The Year
BWF Light Heavyweight Championship,
UWA Elite Trios Championship,
KDW 1st Dustytaker Invitational Champion,
KDW Heavyweight Champion,
IWF Tag Team Champion (x2),
UPW Tag Team Champion (x5),
KDW Tag Team Champion,
UW Internet Champion,
UW Heavyweight Champion,,
UW Utimate Rumble 2019 winner,
Nomination for UPW Comeback of 2016,
Nomination for UPW Tag Team of 2016,
Nomination for UPW Match of The Year 2017,
Nomination for UPW Tag Team of 2017,
Nomination for UPW Tag Team of 2018,
UPW Match of The Year 2018
Trainer at Kayfabe Dojo (UPW)
Tag Teams & Stables:
QuietRiot (with Hush Holiday)
Defiance (with Raymond Rysk)
PR Nation (with Maximo Suave, Bam Bam, L-Max The One, D'Andre Garcia, Icon Ace)
Defiance (with Maximo Suave)
*Defiance as a stable (Rysk, Maximo Suave, Nick Sullivan, Matt Lawson)
Limited Edition aka Budget Busters (with Hellcat)
Promotions: UPW Upstate Professional Wrestling (NY), KDW Kayfabe Dojo Wrestling (NY), SWA Suffolk Wrestling Alliance (NY), ACE American Championship Entertainment (NJ), NDIW New Division of Independent Wrestling (NY), ECPW Eastern Championship Professional Wrestling (NY), FSW Fighting Spirit Wrestling (NY), MvW Middle Village Wrestling (NY), SIWA Staten Island Wrestling Association (NY), ESWA Empire State Wrestling Association (NY), NEW New Era Wrestling (NY), FTW Fuck The World Wrestling (NY), Evolve (NY), UW Ultimate Wrestling (NY), IWE Independent Wrestling Entertainment (ME), MEW Maine Event Wrestling (ME), BWF Bronx Wrestling Federation (NY), IWF International Wrestling Federation (NY), MAW Maximum Assault Wrestling (OH), UWA Elite (NJ), Xcite (NY), Fringe (Canada), Crossfire (Canada), VPWA Virginia Professional Wrestling Association (VA), Sanctuary (PA), RICW Rhode Island Championship Wrestling (RI), Eclipse (PA), NTW Northern Tier Wrestling (NY), STW Southern Tier Wrestling (NY), Victory 1 Wrestling (NY), WXWC4 (PA), Chaos4K9s (Canada), UIW Underground Independent Wrestling (NC), IWA MidSouth (IN), PCWA Pennsylvania Championship Wrestling Alliance (PA), Test of Strength Wrestling (Conn), CZW Combat Zone Wrestling (NJ), NOVA Pro (VA), NEW New Evolution Wrestling (NY), PWMS Pro Wrestling Mid South (TN), RWC Ring Wars Carolina (NC), HPW Honor Pro Wrestling (IN), VCW Victory Championship Wrestling (AL), The SHOW Southern House of Wrestling (SC), ACW Atlantic Championship Wrestling (VT)
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