Roderick Strong

**Christopher Lindsey** (born July 26, 1983) is an American professional wrestler who is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name **Roderick Strong**. He is a member of **The Undisputed Era** (alongside Adam Cole, Bobby Fish & Kyle O'Reilly).

He is known for his 13-year tenure with Ring of Honor, where he is a former one-time ROH World Champion, a two-time ROH World Television Champion, and a one-time ROH World Tag Team Champion with Austin Aries. He is also known as the second ROH Triple Crown Champion.

He debuted as **The Jester** on the Floridian independent circuit before quickly changing to his current name. He worked for IPW Hardcore and NWA Florida, before debuting for ROH in September 2003. In mid-2004, Strong joined forces with Alex Shelley, Austin Aries, and Jack Evans, collectively known as **Generation Next**. As part of Generation Next, Strong won the ROH World Tag Team Championship with Aries. Strong later turned on Aries, forming a new faction, the **No Remorse Corps** with Davey Richards and Rocky Romero. During this time, he was also competing for ROH's sister promotion, FIP, and debuted for PWG. Strong has also toured Japan with Dragon Gate and Pro-Wrestling Noah and had a brief stint in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in 2005.

In FIP, he has won the World Heavyweight Championship three times, and the Tag Team Championship twice, once with Erick Stevens and once with Rich Swann. In PWG, he is a one-time World Champion and a three-time World Tag Team Champion, having held the title with Davey Richards, Pac, and Jack Evans with each reign respectively. In addition, he is the only wrestler to win PWG's annual Dynamite Duumvirate Tag Team Title Tournament with two different partners (PAC in 2007 and Evans in 2008).

After signing with WWE, Strong initially debuted in NXT as a babyface before turning heel and joining the Undisputed Era, where he became a two-time NXT Tag Team Champion (both with O'Reilly) and a one-time NXT North American Champion.

## In wrestling

* **Finishing moves**
	+ *End of Heartache* (Vertical suplex lifted and dropped into a double knee backbreaker)
	+ *Sick Kick* (Running single leg dropkick)
	+ *Strong Hold* (Elevated Boston crab while kneeling on his opponent's back)
* **Signature moves**
	+ *Accordion Rack* (Modified backbreaker rack)
	+ *Cloud-9* (Belly-to-back facebuster)
	+ Cutter
	+ *CX '02* (Crucifix cutter)
	+ *Death by Roderick* (Fireman's carry double knee gutbuster)
	+ Discus elbow smash
	+ Double underhook suplex
	+ *Falcon Arrow* (Sitout suplex slam)
	+ *Gibson Driver* (Double underhook powerbomb) – adopted from James Gibson
	+ German suplex
	+ Jumping high knee
	+ Multiple backbreaker variations
		- Argentine, sometimes while dropping to a kneeling position
		- Belly-to-back, sometimes into the ring apron or after pulling an opponent off the second rope
		- Canadian, sometimes while dropping to a seated position
		- Capture suplex onto the knee
		- Double underhook
		- Half nelson
		- Pendulum, sometimes onto the top turnbuckle
		- *Power-Breaker* (Powerbomb onto the knee)
	+ Multiple rib breakers
	+ Olympic slam
	+ Rolling release suplex
	+ Straight jacket German suplex, transitioned into a Straight jacket camel clutch
	+ *Sick Kick* (Single leg dropkick)
* **Managers**
	+ Malcolm Bivens
	+ Truth Martini
* **Nicknames**
	+ "The Messiah of the Backbreaker"
	+ "Mr. Ring of Honor"
* **Entrance themes**
	+ **Ring of Honor**
		- "5 Minutes Alone" by Pantera
		- "Did My Time" by Korn
		- "Personal Jesus" by Marilyn Manson (used as a member of Generation Next)
		- "Interstellar Overdrive" by Melvins
		- "A Victim, A Target" by Misery Signals Feat. Devin Townsend (used as a member of No Remorse Corps)
		- "The Fighter" by Jim Klein & Scott P. Schreer (used as a member of No Remorse Corps)
		- "Konkussion" by Crushpile
		- "Emofarm" by Eliot Purse & Judson F. Snell (used as a member of The Decade)
	+ **Independent circuit**
		- "Did My Time" by Korn
		- "A Victim, A Target" by Misery Signals Feat. Devin Townsend
		- "The End of Heartache" by Killswitch Engage
	+ **Total Nonstop Action Wrestling**
		- "F.U. System" by Dale Oliver
		- "Iron Clad" by Dale Oliver
		- "Amazing" by Dale Oliver
	+ **NXT**
		- "Slow Burn" by CFO$
		- "Next Level (V2)" by CFO$
		- "Undisputed" by CFO$ (used as a member of The Undisputed Era)
		- "The Tide Is Turning" by def rebel (used as a member of The Diamond Mine)
	+ **All Elite Wrestling**
		- **"The End of Heartache"** by Killswitch Engage

## Championships and accomplishments

* **American Wrestling Federation**
	+ AWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* **Championship Wrestling from Florida**
	+ NWA Florida X Division Championship (3 times)
* **Full Impact Pro**
	+ FIP World Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
	+ FIP Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Erick Stevens (1) and Rich Swann (1)
* **Florida Entertainment Wrestling**
	+ FEW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* **Independent Professional Wrestling**
	+ IPW Florida Unified Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
	+ IPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Sedrick Strong
* **Independent Wrestling Association East Coast**
	+ IWA East Coast Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* **Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South**
	+ Revolution Strong Style Tournament (2008)
* **Lethal Wrestling Federation**
	+ LWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* **Premiere Wrestling Xperience**
	+ PWX Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Eddie Edwards
* **Pro Wrestling Guerrilla**
	+ PWG World Championship (1 time)
	+ PWG World Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Davey Richards (1), Pac (1) and Jack Evans (1)
	+ Dynamite Duumvirate Tag Team Title Tournament (2007) – with Pac
	+ Dynamite Duumvirate Tag Team Title Tournament (2008) – with Jack Evans
* ***Pro Wrestling Illustrated***
	+ Ranked #**13** of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the *PWI 500* in 2011 and 2016
	+ Ranked **#82** of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the *PWI 500* in 2019
* **Pro Wrestling-Noah**
	+ Nippon TV Cup Jr. Heavyweight Tag League Outstanding Performance Award (2010) – with Eddie Edwards
* **Ring of Honor**
	+ ROH World Championship (1 time)
	+ ROH World Television Championship (2 times)
	+ ROH World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Austin Aries
	+ Survival of the Fittest (2005)
	+ Honor Gauntlet (2010)
	+ Toronto Gauntlet (2010)
	+ Second Triple Crown Champion
* ***SoCal Uncensored***
	+ Match of the Year (2006) – with Jack Evans vs. Super Dragon and Davey Richards (March 4)
	+ Match of the Year (2013) – with Eddie Edwards vs. Inner City Machine Guns (Rich Swann and Ricochet) and The Young Bucks  (August 9)
* **South Florida Championship Wrestling**
	+ SFCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
	+ SFCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Justin Venom
* ***Wrestling Observer Newsletter***
	+ Most Improved Wrestler (2005)
* **World Wrestling Entertainment / NXT**
	+ NXT North American Championship (1 time)
	+ NXT Cruiserweight Championship (1 time, current)
	+ NXT Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Bobby Fish (1), Adam Cole(1), and Kyle O'Reilly (2)
	+ NXT Year-End Award (1 time)
		- Tag Team of the Year (2018) – with Kyle O'Reilly