Sozio Niles Young ( May 7 , 1982 ) is an American professional wrestler who competes in Northeastern and Mid - Atlantic independent promotions including NWA Force One Pro Wrestling , Chikara , Combat Zone Wrestling , Future of Wrestling , the Eastern Wrestling Alliance , Hardway Wrestling , International Wrestling Syndicate , Maryland Championship Wrestling and UWA Hardcore Wrestling . He currently competes in the Combat Zone Wrestling under the ring name Sozio . Career . Combat Zone Wrestling . Young was trained by the CZW Wrestling Academy and made his debut at " CZW Divide and Conquer " in a tag team match with Jude against Jon Dahmer and Cory Kastle on March 8 , 2003 . He continued teaming with Jude and later lost to Derek Frazier and Z - Barr a " Tag Scramble " match with Jon Dahmer and Cory Kastle and Rick Feinberg and the Hurricane Kid at " CZW Then And Now " on May 10 . He also began wrestling in single matches losing to Jon Dahmer in a three - way match with The Grim Reefer at " CZW Truth Or Consequences " on June 14 . Later that month , he and Jude were beat by Adam Flash and Ian Knoxx at " CZW Extreme 8 " . On July 20 , Young entered a gauntlet match to receive a title shot at the IWA Mid - South Junior Heavyweight Championship at " CZW Deja Vu 2 " but the match was instead won by Sonjay Dutt . He also lost to Ian Knoxx in a six - way match with Chris Cash , Rick Feinberg , Cory Kastle and Jude at " CZW Tournament of Death II " on July 26 . The match was officiated by special referee Jon Dahmer . Young lost two more three - way matches , one involving Cory Kastle and GQ at " CZW Aftermath " on August 9 , and the second with Ian Knoxx and Chris Cash at CZW Redefined on September 13 . On October 4 , he lost to Cory Kastle in a singles match as well as in a three - way tag team match with Jude against John Dahmer and Cory Kastle and DJ Hyde and Josh Samuels at " CZW Cage of Death V " on December 13 , 2003 . On January 16 , 2004 , Young lost to Joker in a five - way match with Corey Kastle , Sabian and Jonny Storm . He also lost to Jon Dahmer in a four - way match with GQ and Cory Kastle the next night . Although initially rivals , the two having faced each other in matches the previous year , Young and Cory Kastle began teaming together as CKNY during the summer of 2004 . At " CZW Overdrive " , he and Kastle lost to All Money Is Legal ( K - Murda and K - Pusha ) in a three - way match with Nick Berk and Z - Barr to decide the number one contenders to the CZW World Tag Team Championship . On May 9 , they lost matches Chri $ Ca $ h & GQ and , in a three - way tag team match with Merc , lost to Jon Dahmer , DJ Hyde and Sean Bischop on August 14 , 2004 . On January 8 , 2005 , Young was pinned by Derek Frazier at " CZW Gen Z : The Transfusion " held at the New Alhambra Arena in Philadelphia . Entering Chikara ' s " 2005 Tag World Grand Prix tournament " together , CKNY lost to another competing CZW team Jon Dahmer and DJ Hyde in the opening rounds on February 19 , 2005 . He also faced Beef Wellington losing to him in a four - way match with Spyral and Derek Frazier at a house show on March 12 and again at " CZW Violent By Design " on June 11 . Feuding with Derek Frazier over the next few months , Young pinned him at " CZW High Stakes 3 " on July 9 . Fighting to a no - contest in a ladder match on August 13 , he and Nate Webb lost to Ruckus and Derek Frazier at the " Chris Cash Tribute show " on September 10 , 2005 . During the match , both Young and his partner were pinned simultaneously . On January 14 , 2006 , Young pinned Cloudy at " CZW Presents : An Afternoon of Main Events " held at the former ECW Arena . This event was later released on VHS and DVD . At " CZW Seven Years Strong : Settling the Score " , Young was one of several junior heavyweight wrestlers involved in a gauntlet match for a title shot against CZW World Junior Heavyweight Champion Derek Frazier . Niles Young eliminated Heretic before Sabian pinned him . On March 11 , Young defeated Derek Frazier , Sabian , Heretic and Cheech and Cloudy in a ladder match for the CZW World Junior Heavyweight Championship at " CZW Point of No Return " . Two months later at the " CZW Best of the Best Tournament " , Young refused to defend his title however he eventually faced and defeated Cloudy to retain the title . Young was attacked by Cloudy ' s tag team partner Cheech moments after the match , however . He and his new manager Chrissy Riviera would often come out to matches , such as during a triple threat ladder match between Jigsaw , Hallowicked and Danny Havoc , holding up signs to the crowd insulting rival wrestlers . They also attacked SeXXXy Eddy and LuFisto following a tag team match leading to a title match the following month . In April , Young made a surprise appearance at UWA Hardcore Wrestling " The Faded Line " show and announced that he would be defending his title in the opening match defeating both Prodigy and Devon Parkside in a three - way match . In mid - 2006 , in June . After losing the CZW Junior Heavyweight title to SeXXXy Eddy at " CZW Prelude to Violence " on July 8 , managerial services were won by Zac Conner and Bazooka Joe . Harlow formed a stable which included Zac Conner , Bazooka Joe and Niles Young which became known as Hard Candy by Noel . On August 26 , Young fought to a time limit draw with Chris Wyde at a show for Blackball ' d Wrestling Organization . This was the first of a series of matches between him and Wyde for the promotion . On September 9 , Niles Young and Jon Dahmer lost a three - way tag team match to Team AnDrew ( Andy Sumner and Drew Gulak ) at the " CZW Chris Cash Memorial show " . He later lost to Luke at " CZW Fear " held at the Frightland Fairgrounds on Middletown , Delaware . He also lost to SeXXXy Eddy in a four - way match with Gran Akuma and Max Boyer on November 11 . Defeated Derek Frazier at an Eastern Wrestling Alliance show in Essex , Maryland on December 2 , Young lost an 8 - man tag team match with Gran Akuma , Icarus and Player Uno to Max Boyer , Ricochet , Chuck Taylor and Beef Wellington a week later . Young and Frazier defeated Team AnDrew for the titles on October 13 . Although successfully defending the titles against Jon Dahmer and Danny Demanto on November 10 , they lost to DJ Hyde and Core in a non - title match at " EWA Cold Fury " on December 2 and lost the titles to Dahmer and Demanto less than a week later . Niles Young currently wrestles regularly for Combat Zone Wrestling , NWA Force One Pro Wrestling , RCW ( Maryland ) , WPW ( Reading , Pa ) , and various promotions throughout Pennsylvania , New Jersey , and Maryland .