Chase Stevens Chase Stevens ( January 17 , 1979 ) is an American professional wrestler . He is known for his work in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling where he was a member of The Naturals alongside his tag team partner Andy Douglas . Career . After attending a wrestling training session , in order to watch a friend , Stevens decided to become a wrestler and joined the training school . After several weeks , veteran wrestler Tracy Smothers took him under his wing and became his trainer and mentor . Stevens debuted in 1998 under a mask as " Glacius " , losing to fellow trainee Johnny B . Dazzled . Stevens found a niche as a tag team specialist , teaming with Blaze as " High Velocity " and Cassidy O ' Reilly as " The Hotshots " . The latter team appeared with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in July 2002 , and were given full - time contracts . The team split when Reilly left TNA due to travel problems , and Stevens was sent to USA Championship Wrestling for seasoning . In USA Championship Wrestling Stevens was placed in a tag team with Andy Douglas by Bob Ryder . While on a fishing trip they chose the name " Natural Heat " , which was later shortened to " The Naturals " . The Naturals became a pair of sneaky , cheating heels . The Naturals began working for Jerry Lawler ' s Memphis Wrestling promotion in 2003 , where they were renamed " The Alternative Express " . The Alternative Express - a gothic pair of rock fans who wore black clothing and recolored their hair and fingernails - were managed by The Goddess Athena . The Naturals . The Naturals were brought into TNA in late 2003 , immediately beginning a lengthy feud with America ' s Most Wanted . In the course of the feud , they defeated America ' s Most Wanted for the NWA World Tag Team Championship s on July 7 , 2004 in a twelve second long match after hitting James Storm with one of the title belts . The Naturals successfully defended their titles against Triple X , but were eventually beaten by Chris Harris and Elix Skipper ( one member of each team ) on September 8 , 2004 . In 2005 , The Naturals formed a stable with Chris Candido , who also became their manager . On April 26 , they defeated America ' s Most Wanted to become NWA World Tag Team Champions for a second time . The sudden death of Candido two days later led to a surge in popularity for The Naturals , eventually turning them into fan favorites . On June 19 , 2005 at Slammiversery The Naturals were assisted in a title defence against Team Canada by Jimmy Hart . They were managed by Hart throughout mid - 2005 , with their reign ending on the October 22 episode of TNA Impact ! . Then they lost to America ' s Most Wanted following interference from Jeff Jarrett and Gail Kim . They were defeated by AMW in their rematch at Bound for Glory ( 2005 ) on October 23 , again following interference from Kim . During the October 25 Impact ! tapings , Stevens injured his neck after landing badly during a match . He was diagnosed as having suffered an avulsion fracture of his C5 and C6 vertebrae , in addition to herniating his C4 vertebra ( described by TNA as the " mildest form of trauma associated with a broken neck " ) . The injury did not require surgery , and Stevens returned for TNA Genesis on November 13 , teaming with Douglas and Lance Hoyt in a loss to the Diamonds in the Rough . In April 2006 , Stevens began a bit of singles work in light of his partner being injured by Scott Steiner . Stevens ' singles run did not go overly well , as he was unable to post a victory in any of his competitions , losing to Samoa Joe twice , Abyss once , and in the Xscape match at the Lockdown event . In June 2006 , Stevens and Douglas began to be managed by the returning Shane Douglas after he approached them , asking to be their manager . The duo accepted his offer and were shown " training " in several vignettes which aired on Impact ! . Newly Franchised . At TNA Victory Road 2006 The Naturals returned in brand new black and yellow attire ( to replace their black and pink attire ) and were managed by Shane Douglas . They were called ' The Newly Franchised Naturals ' in reference to Shane ' s nickname ' The Franchise ' . and beat The Diamonds In The Rough . On the August 17 edition of Impact ! , Stevens defeated Chris Harris from America ' s Most Wanted , Frankie Kazarian , and B . G . James of The James Gang to win a tag team championship shot for him and Dougles . Shane took their tag title match away from them after they lost a match on Impact ! to teach them a lesson . They then won a Tag Team " Triple Chance " Battle Royal the following month at TNA No Surrender 2006 . This suggested that their push that had been going for several months would finally conclude with them getting a tag title shot at Bound for Glory ( 2006 ) , but they ended up losing a Four Corners Match on the undercard of the show , not even getting the title shot . Many thought this signaled the end of the Newly Franchised storyline , but suddenly , The Naturals began a feud with Team 3D and defeated them in a Tables match on TNA ' s primetime debut . Then it started speculation that the storyline would once again get better for The Naturals , but then on the December 21 episode of Impact ! Shane turned his back on The Naturals after they lost the second Tables Match to Team 3D , saying " This experiment is over " . Many were confused by this angle , as it went back and forth between them rising to the top and suddenly falling back down several times before the plug was pulled . Stevens wrestled Lance Hoyt at TNA ' s Final Resolution pay - per - view , on January 14 . He lost the match , which led to Shane coming out asking why he was wearing the Franchised gear , when he said the experiment was over . This led to Stevens shoving him , with security separating the two . On May 10 both Stevens and Douglas were released from their contracts . World Wrestling Entertainment . Stevens alongside his Naturals partner , Andy Douglas , were originally going to receive a try - out match for WWE at a Raw taping in September , but was cancelled when Douglas posted the tryout information on his Myspace without WWE ' s permission . Stevens later appeared on the March 21 , 2008 edition of Friday Night SmackDown , alongside his Naturals partner Andy Douglas and wearing the Naturals attire , fighting in a losing effort to The Big Show . He made another appearance on the September 16 , 2008 edition of ECW , losing to Jack Swagger and again the next week against Mike Knox . Independent circuit ( 2007 – present ) . Shortly after Stevens was released from WWE , he returned to wrestle on the southeast independent circuit with Naturals partner Andy Douglas . He has wrestled in many organizations such as Showtime All - Star Wrestling , United States Wrestling Organization , United Wrestling Association and The Jerry Lawler Tribute Show where he and Andy Douglas defeated Big Bully Douglas and Seven . In late 2008 Andy Douglas turned on Stevens while Stevens teamed with Arrick Andrews and Nikki Vaughn in a tag team match against the A - Team thus Douglas aligned himself with The A - Team joining TNA Alumni , David Young and Rick Santel . This created a bitter rivalry between the two spanning over a year long and culminating in several matches , until Andy ' s retirement in early 2010 . Chase Stevens is a former SAW International Heavyweight Champion , a championship he won from Kid Kash on the same night Andy Douglas and himself , had their final war . He lost the title to Phill Shatter . On September 28 , 2012 , Stevens defeated Matt Hardy in Pigeon Forge , Tennessee at KFW Black Harvest 2012 . On October 20 , 2012 , Stevens defeated John Skyler , Jon Malus and Sixx at WrestleForce Fall Brawl 3 : All Or Nothing to win the WrestleForce Championship . On November 3 , 2012 , at Crossfire Wrestling ' s TV Taping The Hot Shots ( Cassidy Riley & Chase Stevens ) defeated Diamonds in the Rough ( David Young & Sigmon ) in Nashville , Tennessee . On May 17 , 2013 , at WrestleForce Revenge Stevens teamed with TNA Superstars Crimson , D . O . C and Gunner defeating Team WrestleForce Brady Pierce , Cedric Alexander , John Skyler & Jon Malus . On May 30 , 2014 , Stevens participated in a match for the UCW ( Universal Championship Wrestling ) Heavyweight title in a street fight , but lost the match . He faced Rhyno after " The Headliner " Chris Michaels was a no - show . On June 14 , 2013 , Stevens challenged Rob Conway for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship at the NWA SAW Gathering of the Champions event , the match ended in a draw after time had expired . In 2014 , Chase Stevens participated in a Triple Threat Match in Puerto Rico for the Entertainment Wrestling Organization ' s ( EWO ) World Championship against Dameon Slugga and Mike Piconose , during EWO ' s " Renacer " ( Reborn ) event , where Stevens successfully captured the championship . Return to TNA ( 2013 ) . Stevens returned to TNA on March 17 , 2013 as he took part in 10 man Battle Royal which featured TNA Wrestlers from the past and present , the match was won by Matt Morgan On March 18 , 2013 , The Hot Shots ( Cassidy Riley & Chase Stevens ) were defeated by the Aces & Eights ( Wes Brisco & Garett Bischoff ) in the first round of the TNA Tag Team Tournament . Global Force Wrestling ( 2015 – present ) . On May 11 , 2015 , Stevens was announced as part of the roster for the Global Force Wrestling ( GFW ) promotion .