Eric Young

**Jeremy Fritz** (born December 15, 1979) is a Canadian professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, **Eric Young**. He currently competes for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he has worked in multiple runs since 2004 and is a two-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion. He is also known for his time in WWE, where he was the leader of the stable Sanity and a former NXT Tag Team Champion.

In TNA, Young is known for portraying many different comic relief gimmicks. During his time in TNA, he has also won the X Division Championship once, the Legends/Global/Television/King of the Mountain Championship twice, and men's Tag Team Championships six times (the TNA/Impact World Tag Team Championship four-times and the NWA World Tag Team Championship). He also became the only man to co-hold the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship when he won the title with ODB.

Outside of wrestling, Fritz hosted _Off the Hook: Extreme Catches_ on Animal Planet.

## Championships

- **American Combat Wrestling**
    - ACW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- **Allied Powers Wrestling Federation**
    - APWF Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
- **Family Wrestling Entertainment**
    - FWE Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- **Fighting Spirit Pro Wrestling**
    - FSPW Independent Championship (2 times)
- **Greektown Pro Wrestling**
    - Greektown Championship (1 time)
- **Independent Wrestling Federation**
    - IWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- **Lariato Pro Wrestling**
    - Lariato Pro Championship (1 time)
- **Memphis Wrestling**
    - Memphis Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Johnny Devine
- **Neo Spirit Pro**
    - NSP Independent Championship (1 time)
- ***Pro Wrestling Illustrated***
    - Ranked No. 19 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the _PWI 500_ in 2014
- **Total Nonstop Action Wrestling/Impact Wrestling**
    - TNA World Heavyweight/Impact World Championship (2 times)
    - TNA Legends/Global/Television/King of the Mountain Championship (3 times)
    - TNA X Division Championship (1 time)
    - TNA/Impact World Tag Team Championship (4 times)<sup>1</sup> – with Kaz (1), Kevin Nash and Scott Hall (1), Rhino, Joe Doering and Deaner (1), Joe Doering and Deaner (1)
    - TNA World Beer Drinking Championship (1 time)<sup>2</sup>
    - TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with ODB
    - NWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Bobby Roode
    - TNA Turkey Bowl (2011, 2012)
    - TNA World Cup of Wrestling (2014) – with Bully Ray, Gunner, Eddie Edwards, and ODB
    - King of the Mountain (2016)
    - Gauntlet for the Gold (2022 – Heavyweight)
    - Seventh TNA Triple Crown Champion
    - Fourth TNA Grand Slam Champion
    - TNA / Impact Year End Awards (3 times)
        - Match of the Year (2020)
        - Moment of the Year (2020) –
        - Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (2006)
- ***Wrestling Observer Newsletter***
    - Worst Worked Match of the Year (2006) <small>TNA Reverse Battle Royal on _TNA Impact!_</small>
- **WWE**
    - NXT Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Alexander Wolfe
    - NXT Year-End Award (1 time)
        - Tag Team of the Year (2017) – with Alexander Wolfe and Killian Dain
- **World Series Wrestling**
    - WSW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Frankie Kazarian
- **Xtreme Wrestling Coalition**
    - XWC World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

<sup>1</sup><small> Young defended the championship with either Hall or Nash/Deaner, Rhino or Doering under the Freebird Rule during reigns 2–4.</small>

<sup>2</sup><small> Championship not officially recognized by TNA.</small>

## Other websites

- TNA profile

## Infobox (professional wrestler)

- **name**: Eric Young
- **image**: Eric Young at Alpha1 Dec 2015.jpg
- **caption**: Young in December 2015
- **birth name**: Jeremy Fritz
- **birth place**: Dawn-Euphemia, Florence, Ontario, Canada
- **names**: **Eric Young**
Super Eric
- **height**: 5 ft 11 in
- **weight**: 232 lb
- **billed**: Parts Unknown (wrestling), An Undisclosed Location
Parts Unknown (wrestling), Freedomland
Vancouver, British Columbia
**Nashville, Tennessee** (as Eric Young)
Metropolis (Superman), Metropolis (as Super Eric)
The Orient (as The Not So Great Muta)
- **trainer**: Waldo Von Erich
Carl LeDuc
Scott D'Amore
Chris Kanyon
- **debut**: 1998