Michael Barry Barry Linduff ( January 12 , 1982 ) is an American professional wrestler better known by ring name Michael Barry . He is best known for his work on Metro Pro Wrestling and Traditional Championship Wrestling ( TCW ) . Professional wrestling career . Michael Barry made his professional debut wrestling for the National Wrestling Alliance ( NWA ) in 2005 . He first wrestled on October 6 , 2005 in a losing effort to the LA Player . Barry went on to compete in matches across the central and southern United States involving promotions such as World League Wrestling , Dynamo Pro Wrestling , Asistencia Asesoria y Administracion ( AAA ) , Pro Wrestling ZERO1 USA ( ZERO1 USA ) and Metro Pro Wrestling ( MPW ) during the course of the 2000s into the 2010s . National Wrestling Alliance and Joint Promotions . Barry wrestled for the NWA in a joint promotion called NWA Central States on June 6 , 2006 . It was held in Lawrence , Kansas by the NWA , Pro Wrestling ZERO1 USA and Dynamo Pro Wrestling . Barry wrestled in a winning tag team match with Domino Rivera against Corwin Star and Kraig Keesaman . Barry then competed in another event held by the same three promotions called " NWA Central States / AAA Warped Tour " on August 15 , 2007 in a singles match losing to Dingo . NWA Oklahoma . On August 13 , 2010 , Barry wrestled Brad Michaels in a losing effort for a qualifying NWA Oklahoma Heavyweight Title No . 1 Contendership Fatal Four - Way Match . Barry competed in a tag team title match for the NWA Oklahoma Tag Team Championship on September 17 with Lars Manderson under the team name of Excellence Personified against team Aerial Assault ( Ky - ote and Montego Seeka ) losing by disqualification . On November 13 , Barry faced champion Michael Faith for the NWA Oklahoma Heavyweight Championship in a losing effort at NWA Southwest in Sherman , Texas . NWA Kansas . On March 5 , 2011 , Barry wrestled against Tyler Cook for the NWA Kansas Heavyweight Championship at an MPW event in Kansas City , Kansas , losing to Cook . Metro Pro Wrestling ( 2011 - 2012 ) . Barry ' s first match in MPW was on March 5 , 2011 on the joint promotion produced by Metro Pro Wrestling , Pro Wrestling ZERO1 USA and the NWA . After losing his title match against Tyler Cook , Barry successfully faced Rebelucha in a singles match . On the July 9 taping of MPW , Barry defeated Josh FX and Rebelucha in a triple - threat match . During that same taping , Barry competed in a losing title match against Tyler Cook . During the March 3 , 2012 MPW taping , Barry wrestled Trevor Murdoch , losing by disqualification . He lost his second match during that same taping against Davey Vega . Traditional Championship Wrestling ( 2010 - present ) . Barry first wrestled for the Arkansas - based promotion Traditional Championship Wrestling ( TCW ) on August 21 , 2010 in a losing singles match against El Super Colibri . On June 11 , 2011 Barry joined forces with " All That " Alan Steel , forming the team Genetic Perfection successfully facing the team of Danny Matthews and Galan Ramirez at TCW Throwdown In The Downtown VI . Genetic Perfection Tag Team and Championship ( 2011 - 2012 ) . Since first wrestling with Alan Steel as tag partners , the Genetic Perfection then embarked in heavily - focused title matches . On October 14 , Barry and Steel won the TCW Tag Team Championships from the team of The Natural State Connection ( Matt Riviera and Tim Storm ) at TCW Throwdown In The Downtown VII . At that same event , the new champions defeated the team of Jon Michael Worthington and Richie Adams . Genetic Perfection retained their championships at TCW Bash At The Bluff on May 5 , 2012 against Dustin Heritage and Ricky Morton . Later that night , Barry went on to challenge unsuccessfully for the TCW International Heavyweight Championship against Tim Storm . The team continued to pick up a streak of victories , with wins at TCW Summer Inferno on June 2 , and at TCW Back To School Bash 3 on August 11 . On the September 15 TCW taping , Genetic Perfection lost the tag titles to the team of Dustin Heritage and Ricky Morton . Barry ' s last match as part of Genetic Perfection was on October 20 , at TCW Battle Of Bryant in Bryant , Arkansas in a losing match against Scott Steiner and Tim Storm . Singles Competition ( 2012 - 2013 ) . Barry apparently returned to singles competition after October , wrestling again on December 8 at TCW Holiday Homecoming 2 defeating Lance Hoyt . On February 9 , at TCW Jonesboro Jam , Barry successfully defended the TCW International Championship against The Giant Titan and Alan Steele in two separate singles matches . At that same event , he wrestled a successful tag match , teaming with Barrett Brown & John Saxon to defeat Bob Orton Jr . & The Empire ( Greg Anthony & Matt Riviera ) . At TCW Missouri Madness , Barry successfully defended the TCW International title against Jon Omari , before defeating Alan Steel in a consecutive title defense . The following month , on April 13 , at TCW Night Of Champions , Barry won another title defense match , this time against Cerebus . On June 1 , at TCW Mississippi Meltdown , Barry lost the International Championship to The Giant Titan in a three - way match involving Greg Anthony . He lost another match at this event , teaming with Bu Ku Dao against the The Bradford Family ( Cerebus & Roosevelt The Dog ) . This was Barry ' s last TCW match for the year . Independent circuit ( 2014 ) . On April 4 , at Mid - South Legends Fanfest Battle Lines , Barry and Alan Steele dropped their TCW Tag Team titles in a match against The Rock ' n ' Roll Express ( Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson ) . Barry went on to appear at Wrestling For A Cause . At WFC The Fight For Bella , on April 13 , Barry won a singles match against Big L . On During the May 18 edition of WFC , Barry defeated O ' Malley . At NWA Summer Clash on July 4 , Barry lost to Jax Dane . On July 12 , Barry wrestled two matches for Impact Zone Wrestling , including a four - on - one handicap match , teaming with Damon Windsor , & What Wrestling Should Be ( Jermaine Johnson & Jordan Jacobs ) to defeat The Bronze Bull , before wrestling IZW owner Johnny Z . in a singles match ending in No - Contest .