Josh Lewis

Joshua Ryan Lewis (August 27, 1975), better known by his ring name " Big Time" Josh Lewis is a Professional wrestler and former Arnold Classic competitor and National level competitive Bodybuilder.
==Bodybuilding career==
Josh Lewis has competed at the national level in several bodybuilding competitions throughout his career including 37 competitions for the National Physique Committee (NPC). He achieved 1st place in 14 of these competitions, including his most recent one in 2013, the NPC Southern Indiana Championships in Super Heavyweight weight class. He has also competed in 3 Arnold Classic competitions in 2009, 2010, and 2013.
==Professional wrestling career (2015–present)==
Beginning in 2001, Josh Lewis began training for a professional wrestling career in Heartland Wrestling Association under the tutelage of renowned professional wrestler and trainer, Les Thatcher. However, at a career crossroads, Lewis decided to move towards bodybuilding. It was at a bodybuilding event in Indiana that Lewis struck up a friendship with Rob Conway a three time WWE World tag team champion, who was then wrestling for the National Wrestling Alliance. Once Conway found out about Lewis's love for professional wrestling, he took him under his wing and trained him to become a wrestler. In 2015, Lewis made his debut with the National Wrestling Alliance. In just under a year's time, Lewis has become a multiple time champion, as well as competed for several major National Wrestling Alliance championships. He has competed in NWA promotions including NWA Mid South, NWA Circle City Wrestling, and NWA Supreme. The first championship he held was the Wild Championship Wrestling Outlaws (WCWO) Tag Team Championship with Rob Conway. Josh Lewis has also held championships in ICW and AWA.
Josh Lewis made his debut with the National Wrestling Alliance, the oldest sanctioning body in professional wrestling, debuting for NWA Mid South, NWA Supreme and NWA Circle City Wrestling in October 2015. In early 2016, he teamed with Jeremy Moore to take on former partner Rob Conway and "Loverboy" Matt Riviera, collectively known as The Iron Empire to challenge for the NWA World Tag Team Championship. It was during this time that he began feuding with Rob Conway. While in NWA Mid South, Lewis also challenged top NWA stars for championship gold. He challenged Tim Storm for the NWA North American Heavyweight Championship, as well as for the NWA National Heavyweight Championship against champion Greg Anthony.
In NWA CCW, he had matches against top wrestlers such as Kevin Thorn and former NWA and Total Non-Stop Action Wrestling World Heavyweight Champion Abyss (wrestler).
In NWA Supreme Josh Lewis Made an immediate impact, Lewis faced off against NWA Supreme Heavyweight Champion The Texas Outlaw in his first match. Lewis won this match by countout. Over the next few months, Lewis competed against many NWA Supreme top stars. On February 27, 2016 Josh Lewis was one of the last two men standing in a battle royal where the winners would face each other later in the show to win the brand new NWA United States heavyweight Championship. He went on to defeat one of NWA Supreme's top stars, "Custom Made" Eric Draven to win the new title. He would hold this championship until losing it to "Vivacious" Van Martigan at Supershine Showdown 2016 in May. He would regain the title on May 28, 2016 when Van Martigan passed out while in the Human Torture Rack.
A week prior to this, he would win his second title while competing at NWA Supreme. "Custom Made" Eric Draven chose Josh Lewis when he needed a partner at Spring Stampede 2016 to face off against The Cross Brothers for the NWA Mid-America Tag Team Championships. Draven and Lewis won the titles, bringing them to NWA Supreme for the first time. The pair would go on to hold the titles until June 11, 2016 when they lost them to The King's Court. Josh Lewis faced off against NWA Supreme Heavyweight Champion Rob Conway in a champion vs champion match in June 2016. Lewis won this match by disqualification when Conway hit him with the NWA Supreme title belt.
On September 16, 2016 Josh Lewis defeated "The Ironman" Rob Conway for The NWA Supreme Heavyweight Championship at Surviving the Steel. This was his first reign as Supreme Heavyweight Champion.
On September 24, 2016 Josh Lewis put both of his NWA sanctioned championships on line against NWA Mid-America Champion Johnny Justice. Josh won adding the very historic and prestigious championship to his accomplishments.
On October 7, 2016 at NWA Supreme 3 Generations of Excellence, Josh lost the NWA Supreme Heavyweight Championship to Rob Conway. On November 5, 2016 Josh Lewis lost the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship to Nicolas Noble. On January 6, 2017 Josh Lewis was awarded the NWA Tri State Television Championship in Dyersburg, Tennessee, when Van VanHorn refused to defend the title. On February 18, 2017 Josh Lewis put the NWA Tri State Television championship on the line in a triple threat match. Colton Cage captured the championship when he pinned Timmy Danger in Madison, Indiana. One week later, Josh Lewis would regain the NWA Tri State Television Championship by defeating Colton Cage. Lewis 2nd reign as NWA Tri State Television champion lasted 120 days. Eventually loseing the championship to "The Iornman" Rob Conway in Dale Indiana.
On May 12, 2017 Josh Lewis's 2nd reign as NWA United States heavyweight champion came to a end after 350 days when he was defeated by Rob Conway in Hanover Indiana at NWA Supreme Rebelution 2017. Just 15 days later Josh Lewis would regain the NWA United States heavyweight championship by defeating Conway in Madison Indiana.
June 10, 2017 "Big Time"Josh Lewis teamed up with "Fantastic" Bobby Fulton to win the NWA Mid-America Tag Team Championship from the East and West Express in NWA Supreme. The East and West Express regained the championship on June 23, 2017. At this time Rob Conway convinced Josh Lewis to leave Custom Made and become his tag team partner. On July 14, 2017 Josh Lewis teamed with "The Ironman" Rob Conway to win the NWA Mid-America Tag Team Championship from Custom Made (Eric Draven and Roger Malcolm) at NWA Supreme in Madison, Indiana. On August 18, 2017 Rob Conway and Josh Lewis lost the NWA Mid America tag team championship to Custom Made. When Eric Draven struck Josh Lewis with a chain.
On September 15th, at NWA Supreme's Surviving the Steel, Josh Lewis captured his second NWA Supreme Heavyweight Championship in a steel cage against "Custom Made" Eric Draven. The following night, he lost the title back to Draven after interference from Morty's Mercenaries.
On September 27th 2017 Josh Lewis lost the NWA United States heavyweight championship to the Monster Abyss in Indianapolis IN. Just two days later Josh Lewis would regain the NWA United States heavyweight championship from the Monster Abyss in North Vernon Indiana. Josh Lewis would hold the NWA United States heavyweight championship until the title was vacated when NWA owner and president Billy Corgan vacated the championship.
==In wrestling==
*Finishers
:*Human Torture Rack
:*Catatonic Backbeaker (Swinging Backbreaker)
*Signature moves
:*Powerslam
:*Vertical suplex
:*Press Slam
:*Clothesline
:*Knee lift
:*Bear hug
*Entrance Music
:*"Just Look at Me" by Jim Johnston
:*"Requiem for a Tower, Movement 4" by Corner Stone Cues (When teaming with "Custom Made" Eric Draven)
:*For Whom the Bell Tolls (Metallica song)
:*"Overdrive"
*Nicknames
:*"Big Time"
*Managers and valets
:*Christopher White
:*Mortimer Blankenship III
:*Rob Conway
:*Travis Sams
:*Saul Creetchman
==Championships and accomplishments==
*National Wrestling Alliance
:*NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (4 times)
:*NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
:*NWA Mid-America Tag Team Championship (3 times) with Bobby Fulton (1) Eric Draven (1) and Rob Conway (1)
:*NWA Supreme Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
:*NWA Tri State Television Championship (2 times)
*Wild Championship Wrestling Outlaws
:*WCWO Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Rob Conway
*Indianapolis Championship Wrestling
:*ICW Heavyweight Champion (2 times)
*All-Star Wrestling Association 
*AWA United States Heavyweight Champion (3 times)
:*AWA Central States Heavyweight Champion (5 times)
*New Focus Wrestling
:*NFW World Heavyweight Champion (3 times)
*Ohio Championship Wrestling
:* American Heavyweight Champion (1 time)
==External links==
* Profile
* Facebook
Category:Living people
Category:National Wrestling Alliance alumni
Category:American wrestlers
Category:Bodybuilders
Category:Indiana wrestlers
Category:NWA Supreme alumni
Category:NWA Mid South alumni
Category:Circle City Wrestling alumni
Category:Male wrestlers