Chuck Williams

Chuck Williams (January 13, 1966 - June 1, 2018), was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Rockin' Rebel. He was best known for his appearances on the U.S. independent circuit with promotions such as Eastern Championship Wrestling and Combat Zone Wrestling.
==Career==
Williams trained as a professional wrestler under the Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson), debuting in December 1988 as Rockin' Rebel. He also wrestled as Mr. X.
===Tri-State Wrestling Alliance===
In 1990, Rockin' Rebel signed with the Philadelphia-based Tri-State Wrestling Alliance. While touring with the TWA, Rebel had memorable feuds with The Sandman, D.C. Drake, and C.N. Redd. He also teamed with Jimmy Jannetty to form The Confederacy. They became top contenders to the tag team titles and feuded with teams such as The Super Destroyers and The Blackharts. Despite its success, the TWA ceased operations abruptly in 1991. Rebel returned to the promotion in early 1992 after it had been renamed Eastern Championship Wrestling.
===Independent circuit===
Rockin' Rebel hit the independent circuit after leaving ECW in 1994. he had a brief stint in WCW and numerous dark matches with the then called WWF. He had successful tours of Japan, Korea and Puerto Rico before returning to the U.S. in 1995. Throughout the mid-90s, Rebel and fellow ECW alum Glen Osbourne formed a successful tag team known as Darkside. Together they won the Maryland-based Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation tag team titles five times, the Virginia-based International Pro Wrestling Association tag team titles twice, and appeared regularly for the NWA. On July 25, 2000, Rockin' Rebel debuted in Combat Zone Wrestling. He joined Lobo's Army and remained in the stable until it dissolved upon Lobo's retirement. He then formed a stable known as Rebel's Army with Derek Frazier, Doomsday Danny Rose and former Tough Enough contestant Greg Matthews. Rebel and Matthews teamed together in many promotions around the independent circuit.
Between 2003 and 2005, Rockin' Rebel made numerous appearances with Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling.
As of 2006, Rockin' Rebel has been working regularly with the World Wrestling Coalition and Delaware-based Dynamite Championship Wrestling. He was the owner, operator, and head trainer of the Top Gun Wrestling Academy in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, as well as president / promoter of Blackball'd Wrestling Organization (BWO).
==Death==
In the early morning hours of June 1, 2018, Williams shot and killed his wife then himself. His family announced that his brain would be donated for CTE research.
==In wrestling==
*Finishing and signature moves
**Rebelizer
*Nicknames
**"The Original Ayatollah Of Rock'n'Rollah !"
**"The General of Rebel's Army"
*Tag teams and stables
**Blackball'd - with Greg Matthews
**Darkside - with Glen Osbourne
**Double Trouble - with Jack Victory
**Rebel's Army
*Wrestler(s) trained
**Don E. Allen
**Rob Cook
*Entrance themes
**"Cochise" by Audioslave (ROH)
**"Keep Away" by Godsmack (ROH)
==Championships and accomplishments==
*Blackball'd Wrestling Organization
**BWO Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
**BWO Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Greg Matthews (2)
*Combat Zone Wrestling
**CZW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Greg Matthews (1)
*Dynamite Championship Wrestling
**DCW No Limits Championship (1 time)
*National Wrestling Alliance
**NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
*Premier Wrestling Federation
**PWF WORLD-1 Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
*Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling
**3PW Tag Team Championship (1 time) with Greg Matthews
*Pro Wrestling Illustrated
**PWI ranked him #246 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1993
**PWI ranked him #278 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1994
*Tri-State Wrestling Alliance
**TWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
*World Xtreme Wrestling
**WXW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
==External links==
* Chuck Williams Profile on CAGEMATCH
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