page_title: Joaquin Wilde
section_title: X Division Champion (2011–2013)
hierarchical_section_title: Joaquin Wilde / Professional wrestling career / Total Nonstop Action Wrestling / Impact Wrestling / X Division Champion (2011–2013)
context_page_description: Michael Paris is a Filipino-American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling/Impact Wrestling under the ring names DJZ and Zema Ion. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Joaquin Wilde.
  In TNA/Impact Wrestling he is a two-time X Division Champion and one-time World Tag Team Champion with Andrew Everett. He has worked for various other promotions, such as Major League Wrestling, Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide and DDT Pro-Wrestling.
context_section_description: On June 23, 2011, Paris made an appearance on Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's Impact Wrestling television show, working under the ring name Zema Ion, defeating Dakota Darsow and Federico Palacios in a three–way X Division match to advance to the tournament finals at Destination X, where a contract with the promotion would be at stake. At the pay-per-view, Ion competed in a four-way match against Jack Evans, Low Ki and the eventual winner of the match, Austin Aries. On July 24 it was reported that Paris had signed a contract with TNA. Zema Ion made his return to TNA on the August 11 edition of Impact Wrestling, appearing in a backstage segment, where Eric Bischoff introduced new rules to the X Division. The following week, Ion took part in a gauntlet match to determine the X Division rankings. After eliminating Mark Haskins from the match, Ion was himself eliminated by Jesse Sorensen, placing him fifth in the rankings. Ion returned on the September 28 episode of Impact Wrestling, working in a five-man ladder match, which was won by Brian Kendrick.
  On the December 15 edition of Impact Wrestling, Ion started Best of Three Series with Anthony Nese to determine the third and final challenger for the X Division Championship at Genesis. Ion, now wrestling as a heel, won the first match of the series. Two weeks later, Ion defeated Nese in a Contract on a Pole match to win the series 2-1 and advance to the pay-per-view. On January 8, 2012, at Genesis, Ion was the second man eliminated from the X Division Championship match, which also included Austin Aries, Jesse Sorensen and Kid Kash. Ion then helped Aries defeat Sorensen and retain his title. On February 12 at Against All Odds, Ion defeated Sorensen in an X Division number one contender's match, after Sorensen was unable to continue after suffering a legitimate injury and was counted out. Ion received his shot at the X Division Championship on the March 8 edition of Impact Wrestling, winning the match via disqualification, after champion Austin Aries was caught using Ion's hair spray on him; as a result, Aries retained his title. Ion received another title shot on March 18 at Victory Road, but was defeated by Aries via submission. On the following edition of Impact Wrestling, Ion failed again to capture the X Division Championship after he fought Aries, Kid Kash and Anthony Neese to a no contest, following interference from Bully Ray. Ion received another shot at the X Division Championship on the May 10 episode of Impact Wrestling, but was again defeated by Aries. On the June 14 episode of Impact Wrestling, Ion competed in his first Ultimate X match, where he and Chris Sabin unsuccessfully challenged Aries for the X Division Championship.
  On July 8 at Destination X, Ion won a tournament to become the new X Division Champion, defeating Kenny King, Mason Andrews and Sonjay Dutt in an Ultimate X match. He would retain the title against wrestlers like Kenny King, Sonjay Dutt and Douglas Williams until Bound for Glory, where Ion lost the title to Rob Van Dam. Ion received his rematch for the title on the October 25 episode of Impact Wrestling, but was again defeated by Van Dam. Ion tried to regain the title, but he lost every match he had.
caption: Ion wrestling Kenny King
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