TJP

**Theodore James Perkins** (born September 3, 1984) is an American professional wrestler best known under the ring name **T.J. Perkins**. He is best known for his time with WWE and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). In WWE he performed as **TJP** and was the inaugural WWE Cruiserweight Champion, as well as the winner of the inaugural WWE Cruiserweight Classic tournament. In TNA he is a former TNA X Division Champion, where he used the ring name **Manik**, a spin-off of the **Suicide** gimmick. He also worked on the independent circuit as T.J. Perkins, TJP, or under a mask as **Puma** (also stylized as **PUMA**).

## In wrestling

* **Finishing moves**
	+ **As T.J. Perkins / TJP**
		- *Detonation Kick / Damnation Kick* (Fireman's carry dropped into an overhead kick)
		- *Mamba Splash* (Frog splash)
		- *TJP Clutch* (Leglock inverted cloverleaf)
	+ **As Manik / Suicide**
		- *Death from Above* (Double chickenwing double knee gutbuster)
		- Frog splash
	+ **As PUMA**
		- 540° corkscrew springboard tornado DDT
		- *Figure Four Deathlock* (Leglock cloverleaf)
		- *Puma Suplex* (Bridging tiger suplex)
		- Triangle choke

* **Signature moves**
	+ 540° corkscrew springboard tornado DDT
	+ *86er* (Diving high knee)
	+ Brainbuster
	+ Cross armbreaker
	+ Double chickenwing double knee gutbuster
	+ *Figure Four Deathlock* (Leglock cloverleaf)
	+ Kneebar
	+ *Mega Buster* (Jumping neckbreaker)
	+ *Michinoku Driver II* (Sitout scoop slam piledriver)
	+ Senton bomb
	+ Sharpshooter
	+ *Skull Crusher* (Kneeling reverse piledriver)
	+ Tiger suplex
	+ Tornado DDT
	+ *Two Amigos* (Rolling vertical suplexes followed by a belly-to-back suplex)
	+ *Wrecking Ball Dropkick* (Springboard front dropkick to the outside to an opponent draped over the second rope)

* **Nicknames**
	+ "The Fil-Am Flash"

* **Entrance themes**
	+ **New Japan Pro-Wrestling**
		- "Teddy Player One (TJP)" by Mega Ran Feat. Shubzilla
	+ **Ring of Honor**
		- "Going Under" by Evanesence
		- "No Reason" by Sum 41
		- "The Empire Strikes First" by Bad Religion
		- "Pretty Handsome Awkward" by The Used
	+ **Total Nonstop Action Wrestling / IMPACT Wrestling**
		- "Girlfriend" by Dale Oliver (as PUMA)
		- "Coming Alive" by AD/AM (as Suicide)
		- "Inner Villain" by Dale Oliver (as Manik)
		- "Cut You Down" by Dale Oliver & Serg Salinas (used as a member of The Revolution)
		- "A Little Bit More (c)" by Nicolas Phillimore Dagnall & Sadie Rudkins
	+ **EVOLVE Wrestling**
		- "Champion" by Tyrone Briggs
	+ **World Wrestling Entertainment**
		- "Devastate" by The Heroes Lie
		- "Playing with Power" by CFO$

## Championships and accomplishments

* **All Pro Wrestling**
	+ APW Worldwide Internet Championship (1 time)
* **Alternative Wrestling Show**
	+ AWS Light Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
* **Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre**
	+ Best New Sensation (2003)
	+ Feud of the Year (2003)
* **Empire Wrestling Federation**
	+ EWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Liger Rivera
* **EVOLVE Wrestling**
	+ Breakout Match (2010) – vs. Munenori Sawa (January 16)
* **Mach One Wrestling**
	+ NWA Heritage Championship (1 time)
* **New Japan Pro-Wrestling**
	+ American Young Lions Cup Tournament (2004)
* ***Pro Wrestling Illustrated***
	+ Ranked **#35** of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the *PWI 500* in 2017
* **SoCal Uncensored**
	+ Rookie of the Year (2001)
* **Southpaw Regional Wrestling**
	+ SRW Champion (1 time)
* **Total Nonstop Action Wrestling / IMPACT Wrestling**
	+ TNA / IMPACT X Division Championship (2 times)
	+ TNA X Division Championship Tournament (2013)
	+ IMPACT Year End Awards
		- Men's Match of the Year (2021) – vs. Josh Alexander (*BTI* & *IMPACT!*)
* **United Independent Wrestling Alliance**
	+ UIWA Lightweight Championship (1 time)
* **UWA Hardcore Wrestling**
	+ UWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* **World Wrestling Entertainment**
	+ WWE Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
	+ Cruiserweight Classic (2016)