Chad Lewellyn

Craig Lewellyn

(brother)

Ben the Unhinged

(cousin)

MC Jeff Patz

(cousin)

Big Ty

(cousin)

**Chad Lewellyn** is a fictional American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to the American Wrestling Federation (AWF), where he competes under his real name. He is best known as a member of the tag team The Flying Lewellyns alongside his real-life brothers Cal and Craig in Ohio Valley Wrestling and the AWF.

## Professional wrestling career

### **Ohio Valley Wrestling (2008–2013)**

Lewellyn made his professional wrestling debut as a trainee of Ohio Valley Wrestling in 2008, not long after its partnership with WWE ended. There, he primarily worked alongside his older brother Craig Lewellyn as a tag team called The Flying Lewellyns. After several months as rookies, Chad and Craig became a highly skilled team, winning the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship in early 2009. They dominated the tag team division in OVW until Craig decided to pursue a singles career on his own in mid-2010. Around this same time, Chad and Craig's younger brother Cal Lewellyn made his professional debut in OVW, resulting in Chad reforming The Flying Lewellyns with Cal. Despite a rocky start, Chad and Cal gradually became an immensely popular tag team. In this new combination, the Flying Lewellyns won the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship twice, holding it for over a year in their second reign (Chad's third). After losing the belts in late 2012, Chad appeared to be gaining momentum towards challenging for the OVW Heavyweight Championship, but these plans never came to fruition. Chad and Cal officially parted ways with the company months later.

### **Independent circuit (2013–2017)**

In early 2013, Chad and Cal were offered a full-time contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), who were using OVW as a farm territory at the time. However, they turned the offer down in favor of becoming free agents. They wrestled for numerous independent promotions and won multiple tag team championships, but they rarely remained in the same promotion for any extended period due to their disapproval with many of the independent wrestling norms of the time. Despite this, the Flying Lewellyns received praise for their skill as a tag team and their dedication to old-school wrestling disciplines.

### **American Wrestling Federation/AWF (2017–present)**

> "*The Lewellyns don’t have a fancy gimmick or a fancy backstory to get in the way of their wrestling. Chad and Cal are two brothers, both former football players, who broke into the Kentucky wrestling scene together. Since their debut, they have been three-time OVW Southern Tag Team Champions and Chad even came close to a Heavyweight Championship shot, but it was not meant to be. They’re high-flying, high-energy, crowd-pleasers who never tap out and like to settle their disputes in the ring.*"
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On September 1, the Flying Lewellyns were officially announced to have signed a multi-year contract with the American Wrestling Federation (AWF). They made their in-ring debut on September 22 episode of *Clash*, defeating Colin Cliff and Justice in a tag team match. The Lewellyns went undefeated in tag team matches for months before being attacked by M.C. Jeff Patz and Ben the Unhinged on December 22. This would lead to an AWF Tag Team Championship match on January 28 at *Grim Resolution*, which ended after Ben attacked Jeff with his barbed wire bat, causing the match to end in a no contest and the titles to be vacated. The second ever AWF Tag Team Tournament would be announced shortly after, with the Lewellyns winning their qualifying match against Christian Carmello and Rocky Zodiac on March 23. On April 1 at *Capitol Hill*, the Lewellyns defeated Big Ty and Sam Bates to win their tournament semifinal match. Finally, on May 27 at *Graduation III*, the Flying Lewellyns defeated Akbar and Ali to win the vacant AWF Tag Team Titles after Chad lifted the giant Akbar to deliver a *Chad-ifix*. The match was lauded as being one of the best on the show.

On July 29 at *Summer Breakdown*, the Flying Lewellyns successfully defended the Tag Team Titles in a rematch against Akbar and Ali.

## Personal life

Lewellyn was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. Along with his brothers Craig and Cal, he has multiple family members in the wrestling business including Big Ty, Ben the Unhinged and M.C. Jeff Patz.

## In wrestling

* **Finishing moves**
	+ *Chad-ifix* (Crucifix powerbomb) – 2008–present
* **Signature moves**
	+ 450 splash
	+ Blockbuster
	+ Frankensteiner, sometimes off the top rope as a finisher
	+ Jumping DDT
	+ Multiple suplex variations
		- Back
		- Exploder
		- German
		- Overhead belly-to-belly
		- Tiger
		- Vertical
	+ Neckbreaker
	+ Shooting star press
	+ Standing dropkick
* **With The Flying Lewellyns**
	+ **Double team finishing moves**
		- *Flying Touchdown* (*Chad-ifix* (Chad) followed by a shooting star press or a frog splash (Cal))
		- *720° DDT* (Twisting tornado DDT (Cal) off of Chad's chest)
* **Managers**
	+ Craig Lewellyn
	+ **Cal Lewellyn**
* **Nicknames**
	+ **"The Powerhouse"**
	+ **"The Muscle"**

* **Entrance themes**
	+ **"Back and Forth"** by Silent Partner (September 1, 2017 – present)

## Championships and accomplishments

* **American Wrestling Federation**
	+ AWF Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) – with Cal Lewellyn
	+ AWF Tag Team Tournament (2018) – with Cal Lewellyn
* **Ohio Valley Wrestling**
	+ OVW Southern Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Cal Lewellyn (2) and Craig Lewellyn (1)