Caleb Konley Mason Burnett ( August 30 , 1983 ) is an American professional wrestler better known by the ring name Caleb Konley currently signed to Impact Wrestling . He is perhaps best known for his work on the independent circuit in promotions throughout the southern United States including the Carolina states and Georgia . Konley ' s career includes extensive work for Premiere Wrestling Xperience and Carolina Wrestling Federation Mid - Atlantic , with guest matches for Ring of Honor , Full Impact Pro and EVOLVE among an expansive list of other independent promotions . Professional wrestling career . Independent circuit ( 2005 - present ) . A North Carolina native , Konley found wrestling opportunities in the now - defunct NWA - sponsored promotion Pro Wrestling Evolution in Canton , Georgia . Debuting in 2005 as Black Pegasus , Konley first wrestled in the September 17th edition of PWE , losing to Bio - Hazard . He wrestled again on December 17 , 2005 edition of PWE , teaming with indy wrestler Raddick in a National Wrestling Alliance Evolution Wrestling Tag Team Title Tournament three - way tag match against Double Deuce Inc . ( Frankie Capone & Marcus Dillon ) and won by Alan Funk & Sonny Siaki . On June 17 , 2006 at PWE , Konley teamed with the late Shamus McCarthy in an Evolution Wrestling Tag Team Title Four Way Elimination match won by The Hollywood Brunettes ( Andrew Alexander & Kyle Matthews ) . On August 18 , 2006 , Konley wrestled his last PWE match at PWE Southern Heritage Invitational Tournament - Tag 1 in a Southern Heritage Invitational Qualifying match , winning by count - out against Bio - Hazard . Premiere Wrestling Experience ( 2007 - present ) . Konley embarked on the first year of his 8 - year career working in Premiere Wrestling Xperience on October 16 , 2007 . At that time it was known as Carolina Wrestling Association . Konley wrestled on the October 16 th edition of CWA defeating Ethan Cage . Two months later at CWA Christmas Chaos III on December 14 , Konley defeated Ultra J Champion Stoney Hooker and Lee Valiant in a three - way title match , winning the Ultra J title . Konley later regained the Ultra J Championship at CWA Rise Of A Champion IV , winning a three - way match against the champion Kamakazi Kid and Stoney Hooker . He successfully defended the title at CWA A New Era Begins , against Stoney Hooker . By 2008 , CWA became known as Premiere Wrestling Showcase ( PWS ) and on the May 17 edition of PWS , Konley dropped the Ultra J title to Stoney Hooker in a steel cage match . On May 31 at the PWS / CWF Mid - Atlantic show , Konley joined a four - way match against Brass Munkey , Kamakazi Kid and Ultra J Champion Stoney Hooker for the title , losing to Hooker once more . On June 27 , 2008 at PWS Heatstroke , Konley teamed with Brandon Phoenix to win the vacant PWS Tag Team titles against BJ Hancock & Brice Anthony . Over the remaining course of 2008 , Phoenix and Konley successfully defended their tag team titles throughout the later editions of PWS . At the PWS Rise Of A Champion V - 5th Anniversary Show held on February 28 , 2009 , Phoenix and Konley finally were defeated by Team Macktion ( Kirby Mack & TJ Mack ) , and therefore lost their tag team titles . Afterwards , Konley wrestled one last tag team match , pairing with Ricky Steamboat Jr . to defeat The Elite Icons ( Jake Manning & Joey Silvia ) [ 2 : 1 ] in a Two Out of Three Falls match . On August 22 at PWS King Of The Ring 2009 , Konley participated in a King Of The Ring , wrestling a winning quarter final match against Donnie Steamboat . He later lost his semi final match against Petey Williams . Full Impact Pro ( 2009 - present ) . Konley first wrestled for Full Impact Pro on May 2 at FIP Unfinished Business 2009 where he wrestled Francisco Ciatso to a no - contest finish . On the June 6 edition of FIP , Konley wrestled Shawn Osbourne and Pro Wrestling RIOT Champion Bruce Santee in a three - way match won by Santee for the PWR title . On August 1 at FIP Heatstroke 2009 , Konley teamed with Brett Thunder in a losing tag match against the team of 2 Fast 2 Furious ( Jerrelle Clark & Nooie Lee ) . On October 3 at FIP Fallout 2009 , Konley defeated Q . T . Marshall . Konley returned seven months later to FIP , making his return on April 17 at FIP Southern Stampede 2010 to first wrestle and win a Six Way Wild Card match against Craig Classic , Johnny Vandal , Ronnie The Red , STIGMA and Sugar Dunkerton . Konley later joined a Southern Stampede Battle Royal won by Jon Moxley and Roderick Strong . At the same event , he wrestled and lost to Erick Stevens . During the June 26 edition of FIP , Konley defeated Johnny Vandal . At FIP Cage Of Pain III , Konley defeated Craig Classic in singles action . During the following year on March 19 , 2011 at FIP , Konley defeated Chris Jones . Seven months later that year on October 28 at Jeff Peterson Memorial Cup 2011 - Night 1 , Konley joined forces with Scott Reed to win a No . 1 Contendership match for the FIP Tag Team titles in an 11 - team battle royal . Wrestling as The Scene , Konley and Reed won the tag titles later at this event against the champions The Dark City Fight Club ( Jon Davis & Kory Chavis ) . At Night 2 of the same event , The Dark City Fight Club defeated The Scene & Pinkie Sanchez in a two - on - three handicap match . Total Nonstop Action Wrestling / Impact Wrestling ( 2016 – present ) . Konley made his Total Nonstop Action Wrestling debut at the April " Impact " tapings facing both Eddie Edwards and DJZ in losing efforts for TNA Xplosion . On April 29 , 2016 , TNA has officially announced Konley ' s signing to the company . Konley would make his first appearance as a contracted wrestler at One Night Only : X - Travaganza 2016 , where Konley once again faced off against Edwards in a losing effort . On the special Genesis edition of " Impact Wrestling " that aired on January 26 , 2017 , Konley competed in a Five - way match for the TNA X Division Championship , in a losing effort . At , that aired on February 10 , Konley teamed with Edwards , in a winning effort against Andrew Everett and Marshe Rockett , however , he failed to win the Joker ' s Wild gauntlet battle royal .