Nikos Rikos

William "Bill" Marchi (April 28, 1990) is an American professional wrestler better known by the ring name Nikos Rikos. He is known for his frequent work in WrestlePro.
==Professional wrestling career​==
===Early career (2015-2018)===
Marchi was trained by wrestlers Dan Maff, Mario Bokara and Pat Buck. A New Jersey native, Marchi began his career in his home state in 2015 at a Pro Wrestling Syndicate event under the ring name Nikos Rikos, competing in a six-way match for the PWS Suicidal Six Way Championship held by Bobby Wayward. He went on to appear in local promotions including WrestlePro where on June 11, 2016, Rikos wrestled for the Global Force Wrestling NEXGEN Championship in a six-way match. He became a tag team champion on February 10, 2017 upon winning the WrestlePro Trios Championship with Jos A and Jos B under the team name Team Espanikos. They held the titles until the May 20 WrestlePro event, losing to The Beach Bums. He won his first singles title during the October 19, 2018 WrestlePro event, defeating Buster Jackson to become the new WrestlePro Silver Champion.
===World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE (2019)===
Under a modified spelling of his ring name Nykos Rikos, he first appeared on the June 26 episode of NXT in a squash match lost to Keith Lee. He returned five months later on the November 4 episode of Monday Night RAW teaming with local wrestler Bobby Wayward under the team name The East Hampton Polo Boys in a squash match lost to The Viking Raiders.
===Impact Wrestling (2018-2020)===
Rikos first appeared in iMPACT! Wrestling on February 3 during the WrestlePro co-produced event Brace For IMPACT. He teamed with Nikki Addams in a mixed tag match defeating iMPACT's Allie and Braxton Sutter.
The following year, Rikos returned on January 26 in another WrestlePro co-produced event Battle Of Brooklyn where he successfully defended the WrestlePro Silver Championship against Talon. Riko's made his third iMPACT! Wrestling appearance in 2020 on the January 4 episode of Xplosion teaming with Gigolo Justin in a tag match lost to Buster Jackson and Matt Macintosh.
===Independent circuit (2020-present)===
Rikos continued his work in WrestlePro between the months of January and February before the Coronavirus Pandemic compelled all live events to shut down beginning in March of 2020. Rikos returned to WrestlePro on October 25 teaming with Justin Corino and Shawn Donavan in a six-man tag match defeating Anthony Bowens, Deonn Rusman & Matt Macintosh. On November 14 Rikos successfully defended the Titan Championship Wrestling Middleweight Championship against Matt Macintosh.
==Personal life==
Outside of professional wrestling, Marchi works as a personal trainer at Infinity Health & Fitness located in Middletown, New Jersey.
==In wrestling==
*Finishers & Signature moves
**Backstabber
**The Liontamer
**Jumping Gutbuster
**Charging Knee
**Double Stomp
*Nicknames
**"The Spartan Pitbull"
==Championships and accomplishments==
*D2W Pro Wrestling
**D2W International Championship
*Titan Championship Wrestling
**TCW Middleweight Championship (1 time)
*WrestlePro
**WrestlePro Silver Championship (1 time)
**WrestlePro Trios Championship (1 time)
==External links==
* Profile
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* Facebook
* Twitter
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Category:1990 births
Category:2015 debuts
Category:American wrestlers
Category:Living people
Category:Male wrestlers
Category:New Jersey wrestlers
Category:Old Time Wrestling current roster
Category:Pro Wrestling Syndicate alumni
Category:WrestlePro alumni
Category:Global Force Wrestling alumni
Category:WWE NXT alumni
Category:Titan Championship Wrestling alumni