Tyson Dux

Tyson Moody (born June 19, 1978), known by his ring name Tyson Dux (pronounced "Dukes"), is a Canadian professional wrestler, who is currently wrestling for various independent promotions.

Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (1997–present)
Dux trained under Scott D'Amore, Joe E. Legend and Terry Taylor and debuted in 1997 at the age of 18 in the International Championship Wrestling promotion. He was initially known by the ring name "Muay Thai Kid", with a gimmick that saw him don red karate pants and shave off his hair and eyebrows, before switching to the name Tyson Dux. Dux was asked to participate in the East Coast Wrestling Association's 2004 Super 8 Tournament, a tournament highlighting prominent cruiserweights on the independent circuit. However, he was forced to pull out of the tournament on March 31, 2004 after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament while wrestling Mark Jindrak on an episode of Velocity. Dux went on to take part in the 2005 Super 8 Tournament on April 9, 2005, losing to J.J. Perez in the first round.

Dux wrestles for numerous Canadian independent promotions, most prominently BSE Pro and Border City Wrestling. He joined the American Total Nonstop Action Wrestling promotion in April 2006 as a member of Team Canada in the 2006 World X Cup.

He wrestled in Blood, Sweat & Ears, Living Legends Wrestling (LLW), Prime Time Wrestling (PWT), Northwest Ohio Wrestling (NOW) and New Vision Pro Wrestling (NVP) where he is the current NVP Pride Champion.

On September 20, 2009, Dux was defeated by Mr. Anderson at the inaugural Defiance Wrestling Federation show in Barrie, Ontario. This was Mr. Anderson's first match since leaving WWE.

When BSE Pro and Border City Wrestling merged in the beginning of 2010 to form Maximum Pro Wrestling, Dux, at the time the BCW Can-Am Heavyweight Champion, defeated Derek Wylde on March 18 to merge the title with NSP Grand Independent titles, BSE's Suicide Six Pack Championship, which he won from Xtremo, and become the first MaxPro Triple Crown Champion. On April 11 he lost the title to Robbie McAllister. Dux regained the Triple Crown championship on April 17 in North Bay, Ontario.

In September 2010, Dux debuted for the Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling Zero1 losing to Masato Tanaka. Dux later took part in the Tenkaichi Jr. tournament being eliminated in the second round after losing to Munenori Sawa. Dux teamed with the likes of Hikaru Sato, Sonjay Dutt and Takuya Sugawara on several occasions before leaving the company.

On May 26, 2017, at What Culture Pro Wrestling's Pro Wrestling World Cup - Canadian Qualifying Round, Dux was defeated by Kyle O'Reilly in the First Round of the Canada Leg.

World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE (2002–2005; 2007; 2014; 2016)
Between 2002 and 2004, Dux made several appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment on Heat and Velocity. He appeared in an angle on an episode of SmackDown in 2003 that saw him pose as a security guard who was attacked by The Undertaker, and in 2005, he wrestled in dark matches at Raw and SmackDown tapings.
On 28 May 2007, Dux made an appearance for WWE in match for Saturday Night's Main Event XXXIV in which he was defeated by Chuck Palumbo.

On 8 June 2014, Dux returned to WWE for a dark match prior to Friday Night's Smackdown in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, where he was defeated by Sin Cara. Dux was named as a participant in the Cruiserweight Classic in the spring of 2016. The tournament kicked off on 23 June with Dux being eliminated in his first round match by Zack Sabre Jr.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling / Impact Wrestling (2006; 2008; 2017–2019)
Dux debuted in TNA in April 2006 as a member of Team Canada in the 2006 World X Cup and at Sacrifice, Dux competed in the World X Cup Gauntlet match which was won by Petey Williams.

On June 12, 2008, Dux returned to TNA and was confirmed as a member of Team International for the TNA 2008 World X Cup Tournament. On the June 19 episode of Impact!, Dux and Daivari lost to Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin, at Victory Road, Dux competed in a four-team twelve man elimination tag team match with Alex Koslov and Doug Williams; the match was won by Team TNA.

Dux returned to Impact Wrestling at Bound for Glory, where Dux lost to Taiji Ishimori.

On the November 30, 2017 episode of Impact!, Dux lost to Matt Sydal.

Ring of Honor (2009–2010; 2014–2015)
On July 25, 2009 Dux made his debut in Ring of Honor in a losing effort against Tyler Black as a replacement for Nigel McGuinness, who was injured from the previous night. In May 2010, Dux began wrestling for the Ring of Honor promotion, marking his return to the national wrestling scene.

Hard Knocks Wrestling Academy (2021 to Present) 
In 2021, Tyson took the role of Head Coach and Lead Trainer at Hard Knocks Wrestling Academy in Listowel, Ontario, Canada where he continues to train the young and up and coming talent of the wrestling industry.

In other media

Dux has been featured in an episode of Kenny vs Spenny in which the two friends train to become the best professional wrestlers. Dux is assigned with training Spenny, who chooses the name "The Nice Guy", whereas Kenny chooses the name "Specimen Yarp". When the actual match occurs, Dux turns on Spenny, aiding Kenny and his trainer in a three-on-one assault. At the conclusion of the episode, Kenny is declared the winner because Spenny breaks character, and as his humiliation forces Spenny to strip naked and receive a beating from wrestling legend The Iron Sheik.

In 2003, Dux appeared in Zombie Beach Party. Dux also makes a cameo in the music video for "Suplex" by A Tribe Called Red.

In 2020, Dux portrayed wrestler Chris Benoit in the second-season premiere of Viceland's Dark Side of the Ring.

Personal life
Moody is married and has four children.

Championships and accomplishments

Absolute Intense Wrestling
AIW Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Tracy Williams
All-Star Wrestling
ASW Canadian Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Alpha-1 Wrestling
A1 Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Gavin Quinn and Josh Alexander
 Absolute Wrestling Entertainment
 AWE Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)
Barrie Wrestling
BW Heavyweight Championship (2 time, current)
BW 400 North Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) - with Brent Banks
Blood Sweat and Ears
BSE Adrenaline Cup (2008)
BSE Arctic Championship (1 time)
BSE Suicide Six Pack Championship (1 time)
BSE Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with El Tornado
Border City Wrestling
BCW Can-Am Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
BCW Can-Am Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Jack Damage (2), and El Tornado (1)
Canadian Wrestling Federation
CWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Conflict Wrestling
Conflict Wrestling Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)
Full Impact Wrestling
FIW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Future Stars of Pro Wrestling
FSPW Internet Championship (1 time)
Hardcore Championship Wrestling
HCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Maximum Pro Wrestling
MaxPro Triple Crown Championship (2 times, current)
MaxPro Arctic Championship (1 time)
Motor City Wrestling
MCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
New Vision Pro Wrestling
NVP Pride Champion (1 time, current)
North Shore Pro Wrestling
NSPW Championship (1 time)
NSPW Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) - with Tarik
New Evolution Wrestling
NEW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
PWI ranked him #98 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2009
Proving Ground Pro
 Ryan Buckley Memorial Tournament (2016)
Pro Wrestling Xtreme
PWX Bar Championship (1 time)
PWX X Division Championship (1 time)
Smash Wrestling
Smash Wrestling Championship (1 time)
Smash Wrestling Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) - with Brent Banks
Squared Circle Wrestling
SCW Triple Crown Champion (1 time, current)
Wolverine Pro Wrestling
 WPW Heavyweight Champion (1 time)
Other titles
ICW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
Ontario Indy Wrestling Awards
 Technical Wrestler Of The Year - 2008, 2009
 Wrestler Of The Year - 2009
 Match Of The Year - 2008: vs. Derek Wylde

References

External links

 The official website of Tyson Dux
 The official MySpace of Tyson Dux
 TV.com Profile
 WWE Cruiserweight Classic profile
 Online World of Wrestling profile

1978 births
21st-century professional wrestlers
Canadian male professional wrestlers
Living people
People from Miramichi, New Brunswick
Professional wrestlers from New Brunswick