Braxton Sutter

= Braxton Sutter (wrestler) =
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Jesse Guilmette (born June 3, 1980) is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) under the ring name Braxton Sutter. where he is a participate in the 2017 Super X Cup Tournament in Block B. He is also best on the independent promotions such as Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) - where he was a one-time CZW World Tag Team Champion - under the ring name Pepper Parks. 
Braxton Sutter 	Braxton Sutter
Sutter in 2016 	Sutter in 2016
Birth name 	Jesse Guilmette
Born 	June 3, 1980 (age 37)
Buffalo, New York,
United States
Spouse(s) 	Allie
(m. 2013)
Professional wrestling career	Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) 	Braxton Sutter
Pepper Parks
Billed height 	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Billed weight 	220 lb (100 kg)
Billed from 	Buffalo, New YorkErie, Pennsylvania
Trained by 	Les Thatcher
Debut 	2000
== Professional wrestling career ==
=== Early career ===
Guilmette was trained by Les Thatcher. He has worked a number of matches under his legal name with the WWE, facing wrestlers such as The Boogeyman, Vladimir Kozlov and Shad Gaspard in squash matches.
=== Independent circuit (2000–2019) ===
In 2000, Guilmette began appearing for the Midwestern independent promotion Heartland Wrestling Association under the ring name Pepper Parks where he would be paired up with Chet Jablonski as the tag team, The A Squad. Debuting on July 27, 2000, the team faced Astin Ambrose and JJ Duquesne in a losing effort. Parks would wrestle for HWA for six years. During this time, he won the HWA Cruiserweight Championship on June 26, 2001, defeating Matt Stryker. On January 1, 2006, Parks gained his first heavyweight championship, defeating Jon Moxley in the tournament finals for the vacant HWA Heavyweight Championship. Parks would lose the title to Moxley on May 9, 2006 and regain it once again on November 11, 2006 defeating Chad Collyer in title vs. career match. His second reign lasted 28 days before vacating the title on December 5, 2006 and leaving HWA.
Throughout 2007, Parks would primarily wrestle for the NWA New York based promotions – NWA Empire, NWA Upstate and NWA New York. On May 19, 2007, at the NWA Empire First Anniversary Show, he defeated Brodie Lee to become the NWA Empire Heavyweight Champion. On October 20, 2007 Parks would also win the vacated NWA National Heavyweight Championship.
On January 16, 2010, Parks began appearing for Empire State Wrestling, losing to Freddie Midnight in his first match. On September 11, 2010, he would go on to win the ESW Tag Team Championship with Kevin Grace.Parks and Grace would drop the titles on June 4, 2011 to The Rochester Wrecking Crew.On October 11, 2014, he unsuccessfully challenged John McChesney for the PWR Heavyweight Championship in a casket match at PWR Halloween Mayhem.
On July 18, 2015, Parks and Cherry Bombmade their debut for Tommy Dreamer's House of Hardcore at the ninth HOH event in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They would appear at the next four HOH events, starting a feud with Dreamer and Mickie James in the process.
=== Ring of Honor (2007, 2012–2015) ===
Guilmette first wrestled for Ring of Honor on April 13, 2007, defeating Mitch Franklin in a dark match. Years later, he would make his official debut for ROH on June 30, 2012, losing to Adam Cole. On February 16, 2013, Parks made his return, losing to former ROH World Tag Team Champion Charlie Haas. On the April 6, 2013, episode of Ring of Honor Wrestling, Parks was defeated by Roderick Strong. He continued to wrestle matches for Ring of Honor throughout 2014 and 2015. Parks made his final appearance for Ring of Honor on September 26, 2015 losing to Caprice Coleman on the ROH Reloaded Tour.
=== Combat Zone Wrestling (2012–2016) ===
Guilmette would make his first appearance for Combat Zone Wrestling on September 8, 2012 at the promotions annual Down with the Sickness event, defeating Kekoa. He would go on to make regular appearances for the promotion over the next four years. In 2015, Parks and his wife Cherry Bomb would align themselves with BLK Jeez, and form the villainous stable known as TV Ready. On December 12, 2015 at CZW's seventeenth annual Cage of Death event, TV Ready would go on to win the CZW World Tag Team Championship, defeating Dan Barry and Sozio. On May 14, 2016 TV Ready lost the CZW World Tag Team Championship to Da Hit Squad at Prelude to Violence 2016, the match was also Parks' final appearance for CZW after signing with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.
On September 10, 2016, Guilmette returned to CZW using his Braxton Sutter ring name for their annual Down with the Sickness event, teaming with BLK Jeez as TV Ready to challenge for the CZW World Tag Team Championship against Da Hit Squad, in a losing effort.
=== Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2015–present) ===
==== TNA Wrestling Early career (2015) ====
Guilmette initially appeared in Impact Wrestlingthrough the company's One Night Only PPV's under his Pepper Parks ring name. First appearing at the 2015 One Night Only event X-Travaganza 2015, losing against Kenny Kingand Jay Rios, he would next appear on 2015's Gut Check PPV, losing to Drew Galloway.
==== Return To TNA (2016) ====
The following year on January 8, 2016; Parks appeared for the company again in the first One Night Only PPV of the year losing to Trevor Lee. He appeared for the company again for the January 19 edition of Impact Wrestling, where he suffered a loss against Mike Bennett. On March 23, Impact Wrestling announced that Guilmette had signed a contract.
On the June 7 edition of Impact Wrestling, he made his Impact debut under the name Braxton Sutter, defeating local independent wrestler Bill Callous in a singles match. On June 12, 2016, at Slammiversary, Sutter wrestled James Storm in a losing effort. On the June 21, episode of Impact Wrestling, Sutter was challenged by Rockstar Spud who had interrupted Sutter's scheduled match against indy wrestler Balam, Sutter went on to defeat Spud and following his victory, was viciously attacked by Spud. On the June 28 episode of Impact Wrestling, he won a battle-royal to become the number one contender for the Impact Wrestling X Division Championship, but was defeated by then champion Mike Bennett who invoked his match against Sutter immediately following the battle-royal. On the July 5 episode of Impact Wrestling, he participated in an Ultimate X match for the X Division Championship, in a losing effort. During the match, he broke a tooth of Rockstar Spud's, intensifying their current feud over several months. At 2016's Destination X, he competed in a six-man ladder match to be number one contender to the X Division Championship, losing to DJZ. On the September 1 edition of Impact Wrestling, Rockstar Spud viciously attacked Sutter with a chair during an Ultimate X match, and attacked him once again on the September 8 edition of Impact Wrestling after his match against Drew Galloway, breaking one of his teeth. On the September 15, Sutter defeated Rockstar Spud in an "Empty Arena, No Turnbuckles" match, ending their feud. At Bound for Glory he participated in the Bound for Gold but was eliminated first by the eventual winner Eli Drake.
On the October 6 episode of Impact Wrestling, Braxton Sutter took part in the first Team X Gold match, teaming with DJZ and Mandrews, and defeated The Helms Dynasty and Marshe Rockett. On the November 3 episode of Impact Wrestling, the team, now dubbed "Go for Broke" defeated once again The Helms Dynasty and Marshe Rockett as well as Rockstar Spud and Decay in a three-way tag team match. On the December 1 episode of Impact Wrestling, Sutter faced Mandrews and DJZ for his Impact Wrestling X Division Championship, but lost the match.
==== On Screen Relationship With Allie (2017) ====
On the January 12, 2017 episode of Impact Wrestling, Sutter inserted himself into the feud between Maria Kanellis-Bennett and Allie, losing to Maria's husband Mike Bennett. The following week, Maria would blackmail him into breaking it off with Allie, after he said that she couldn't control him like everyone else. He was then forced to drive Laurel Van Ness home and later propose to her, or else Allie would be fired. On the February 23 episode of Impact Wrestling, Sutter rejected Van Ness' marriage during the ceremony when he announced that he's in love with Allie. 
====TNA Wrestling Reboot (2017) ====
On the March 9 episode of Impact Wrestling, 
At the first ever TNA Wrestling Reboot 1.0: The New Beginning Braxton Sutter defeated DJZ, Marshe Rockett and Caleb Konley in a four-way match with the help of Allie. In The First X Division Match In TNA New Era. After the match, they were confronted by an angry Laurel Van Ness who observed them from the ramp. At TNA Wrestling Reboot 2.0: Chapter Two in the main event Fatal Four Way Match. Braxton Sutter was unsuccessful in winning the TNA X Division Championship and become the new TNA X Division Champion. The winner was Trevor Lee. The match also featured Suicide, and Andrew Everett U
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On the March 30 episode of Impact Wrestling, Sutter was defeated by Sienna's cousin, KM. On the April 13 episode of Impact Wrestling, Sutter and Allie defeated Sienna and KM. After the match, they were attacked by Sienna's surprise Kongo Kong and Laurel Van Ness. 
On April 13, 2017 at TNA Lockdown 2017 DJ Z again failed defeated Matt Sydal, , Sonjay Dutt , Andrew Everett, Trevor Lee(c), Suicide, Marshe Rockett, Braxton Sutter and Dezmond Xavier losing a 10 man Xscape match For The TNA X Division Championship. Which was won by Low Ki. DJ Z was seventh man eliminated match form the submission to a crossface form Matt Sydal. DJ Z did gets one eliminations in match. Pinning Braxton Sutter after giving him a DDT ten seconds into the match. On May 23 episode of impact wrestling. DJ Z team up with Braxton Sutter to face the team of Trevor Lee and Suicide after Trevor Lee walk out on the match. DJ Z Gave Suicide A DDT and got the win for his team. him and Sutter qualified for the brand new After the match him and Sutter celebrate together before truing on him and saying now it every man for himslef! It also announced that they would take on each in the second of block b. Setting up a rivalry going into the Ealry stage of the tournament. 
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Date
June 13, 2017
City
Mumbai, India, India
Venue
India Impact Zone
Attendance
1,900
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=== All Elite Wrestling (2019-present) ===
Guillmette made his All Elite Wrestling (AEW) debut as The Blade on the November 27 episode of AEW Dynamite attacking Cody Rhodes, along with The Butcher, and his real-life wife, Allie (The Bunny) establishing themselves as heels. On the December 11, 2019 episode of AEW Dynamite, The Butcher and The Blade defeated QT Marshall and Cody Rhodes. It was later revealed that The Butcher and The Blade had been hired by MJF, furthering his ongoing feud with Cody. On the December 11 episode of Dynamite, The Butcher won his first tag match in AEW when he and The Blade defeated Cody and QT Marshall, who was handpicked by MJF.
In March 2020, The Butcher and The Blade had a brief feud with the Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy, Luchasaurus and Marko Stunt), which would lead to The Butcher and The Blade ending their alliance with MJF. 
During the summer, The Butcher and The Blade began working with Lucha Brothers (Rey Fenix and Penta El Zero Miedo) and later, formed a group, led by Eddie Kingston.However, the group disbanded on the November 18 episode of Dynamite, after The Butcher and The Blade sided with Kingston, while the Lucha Brothers reunited their Death Triangle group with Pac, who had returned the previous week. They feuded with Pac, Penta, and Fenix for the next couple of weeks.Following AEW Revolution, The Butcher and The Blade ended their alliance with Kingston after he turned face and began teaming with Jon Moxley as they allied themselves with Matt Hardy who along with Private Party created a faction known as the Hardy Family Office.
On March 17, 2021, on a special edition of Dynamite called St. Patrick’s Day Slam, in their debut match with the HFO, The Butcher and The Blade teamed with Matt Hardy and Private Party in a victory over Bear Country and Jungle Express.On the September 17 episode of Dynamite, The Butcher and The Blade, now ranked No. 1, unsuccessfully challenged the Lucha Bros. for the AEW World Tag Team Championship. After the match, the entirety of the HFO beat down the Lucha Bros before being stopped by Santana and Ortiz. The Blade did not appear on television again until the November 10 edition of Dynamite, assisting Matt Hardy and Isiah Kassidy in assaulting Orange Cassidy, Chuck Taylor, and Wheeler Yuta after Yuta was squashed by Wardlow. 
== Personal life ==
Sutter posing with his wife Allie in 2016
On September 21, 2013, Guilmette married fellow professional wrestler Laura Dennis, better known as Cherry Bomb on the independent circuit, Allie in Impact Wrestlingand The Bunny in AEW.
Guilmette is an advocate for Mental Health awareness, as he has been open about his struggles with mental health and anxiety.
== Championships and accomplishments ==
* Combat Zone Wrestling
** CZW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with BLK Jeez
* Empire State Wrestling
** ESW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
** ESW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Kevin Grace
* Heartland Wrestling Association
** HWA Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
** HWA Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
** HWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Chet Jablonski
* National Wrestling Alliance
** NWA National Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
** NWA Empire Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* Pro Wrestling Illustrated
** PWI ranked him No. 139 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2017
* Pro Wrestling Rampage
** PWR Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Andy Williams
* Pro Wrestling Xtreme
** PWX X-Division Championship (1 time)
* Smash Wrestling
** F8tful Eight (2016) – with Mike Rollins
** Smash Wrestling Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Mike Rollins
* Squared Circle Wrestling
** SCW Premier Championship (1 time)
** SCW Premier Championship Tournament (2011)
* Upstate Pro Wrestling
** NWA New York Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
== References ==