SETH ROLLINS

Professional  wrestling  career  :  Ring  name(s)  Gixx
Seth  Rollins
Billed  height  6  ft  1  in  (1.85  m)
Billed  weight  217  lb  (98  kg)
Billed  from  Davenport,  Iowa
Trained  by  Danny  Daniels
Debut  2003

Early  career  and  independent  circuit    :  Colby  Lopez,  as  Gixx,  debuted  in  2003  for  Scott  County  Wrestling  (SCW).  He  also  worked  for  Ian  Rotten's  IWA  Mid-South,  and  entered  the  Ted  Petty  Invitational  Tournament,  defeating  Sal  Thomaselli  before  being  eliminated  by  Matt  Sydal  in  the  quarterfinals  in  Hammond,  Indiana,  on  September  23,  2005.He  later  won  the  SCW  Heavyweight  Championship,  and  spray-painted  the  championship  belt  black  to  mark  "The  Black  Era"  in  SCW.

He  soon  joined  NWA  Midwest  winning  the  promotion's  tag  team  championship  with  Marek  Brave.  The  two  successfully  defended  the  championship  against  Ryan  Boz  and  Danny  Daniels,  Brett  Wayne  and  Hype  Gotti,  and  Jayson  Reign  and  Marco  Cordova  several  times  in  early  2006.He  also  faced  Eric  Priest  and  A.J.  Styles  in  singles  matches.

He  briefly  appeared  in  Total  Nonstop  Action  Wrestling  and  teamed  with  Jeff  Luxon  in  a  loss  to  The  Latin  American  Xchange  (Homicide  and  Hernandez)  on  Impact  in  October  2006.


Tyler  Black  in  2008 : On  May  25,  2007,  while  in  a  match  with  the  Full  Impact  Pro  (FIP)  Tag  Team  Champions  The  Briscoes  in  Melbourne,  Florida,  Black's  tag  team  partner  Marek  Brave  suffered  a  back  injury  that  sidelined  him  for  several  weeks  before  ultimately  causing  him  to  retire.  Brave  returned  to  competition  in  2012.  During  this  time  Black  pursued  a  singles  career,  competing  in  Pro  Wrestling  Guerrilla  (PWG)  where  he  defeated  Joey  Ryan  on  June  10  and  former  mentor  Danny  Daniels  at  the  supercard  Point  of  No  Return  '07  on  June  16.

At  PWG's  Life  During  Wartime  on  July  6,  2008,  Black  teamed  with  Jimmy  Jacobs  to  win  the  PWG  World  Tag  Team  Championship  by  defeating  Roderick  Strong  and  El  Generico,  who  was  a  replacement  for  Jack  Evans.At  FIP's  event  on  December  20,  2008,  Black  defeated  Go  Shiozaki  to  win  the  FIP  World  Heavyweight  Championship.  At  FIP's  event  on  May  2,  2009,  Davey  Richards  was  awarded  the  FIP  World  Heavyweight  Championship  by  forfeit  when  Black  was  unable  to  compete.